With no fanfare, The W8 Walkman phone appeared on Sony Ericsson's website today. The phone runs Android (like all the cool phones do now-a-days), and for all intents and purposes is a re-worked Xperia X8 -- including still being stuck on Eclair (Android 2.1). For now, SE warns that availability will be limited, and the W8 is set to be released in Asia sometime in Q2.Travel back in...
YouTube link for mobile viewing Its only been a few days since 4shared unleashed its mobile app to the Android masses. Today, 4shared is back at it again. The file sharing service has released their 4shared Music app in the Android Market. The newly announced app gives access to thousands of songs on the 4shared servers. According to head of marketing Andrew Liulko, “Developing of...
Sprint has announced the launch of a new service dubbed "Sprint Music Plus" for Android, Blackberry, and some feature phone users. The app will allow Sprint customers to purchase and directly download a range of songs, albums, ringtones, and ringback tones on their device. Sprint has promised the music is DRM-free and purchases will be charged directly to your monthly Sprint bill....
There's a definite lack of Windows Phone-themed music players in the Android Market -- can't imagine why -- but simplePlay hopes to remedy that. SimplePlay is actually a dual music/podcast player that boasts a clean UI, innovative navigation system, and some slick, eye-catching effects. Setup is simple, with the app asking you to locate your music and podcast folder on its first boot up...
Youtube link for mobile viewing One major features that's left us wanting on Android has been music integration and playback. The default players are usually not up to par, forcing us to find third party solutions (which isn’t a problem, increased competition is always good). But I have not found a third-party player good enough in synchronization and playback. Amazon’s updated mp3 app...
Now that Amazon's unleashed its cloud-based music service (the short version: you upload your music and can play it from anywhere), you've got a choice to make: Which plan to choose? Here's the breakdown: 5GB - FREE! 20GB - $20/year 50GB - $50/year 100GB - $100/year 200GB - $200/year 500GB - $500/year 1000GB - $1000/year But, wait, there's more. Amazon's...
If you're not already using Rdio as your music service then let me just say -- you should be. My personal preferences aside, Rdio yesterday updated their Android application to correct some bugs in the previous release. While some of the big fixes may seem rather small it's still great to see they've addressed them. Full list of changes: Fix notification styles for Gingerbread...
Virgin Mobile USA has released a new, free music app to the Android Market and it's not just limited to Virgin Mobile users. All Android users can access Virgin Mobile Live 2.0 and the benefits it offers for music fans. After the app is installed, you'll be able to tune into Virgin Mobiles streaming music channel as well as view videos from past artist performances and starting next...
Nullsoft has updated the Android version of Winamp, its multi-platform music player to version 1.0, adding a host of new features and bug fixes along the way. Changes include gesture controls, redesigned home and "now playing" screens, as well as "listen to..." Voice Action integration and a "free music" section. Sony Ericsson Xperia series owners will also be pleased to hear that...
Verizon has released a new update to its V CAST Music app that finally brings MP3s, ringtones, and ringback tones under the same roof. Notably the MP3s will come without DRM and in high-quality. Other new features added include a wish list for storing songs for later purchase and the ability to send a song recommendation to friends, which will open the song's purchase page in the app...
If you've been making use of a smartphone long before they were even called smartphones then the name Kinoma should be rather familiar to you. If not, now is a great time to get to know them and what they offer. Made popular on Palm OS, Symbian and Windows Mobile, Kinoma Play is now making its way to Android with their newly announced beta media player and platform services.Having...
Just in case you happen to be the owner of a Sonos audio system (Mr. Moneybags, you), know that Sonos hasn't forgotten the vast amount of Android users out there. In fact, they've been working hard on their official Sonos controller and even a new system for Android. You can head on over to their product page, fill in your email and they'll let you know when the app becomes available...
Play.fm, the largest online site for DJ mixes and recordings, has released their Android app to the Android Market. If you're not into listening to the same old stuff you can find on each and every radio station each day then maybe this is the app you have been waiting for. The Play.fm app takes mixes recorded live in clubs, at festivals and radio shows and puts them all into one...
The Ubuntu One service is a pretty cool thing. Think of it a Dropbox, but written by the open source people at Canonical. Maybe one of it's coolest, yet least known features is the ability to stream the music you save in the cloud to your Android phone. It's really easy -- install the client on your phone and sign in, and you're ready to go. Really, that's it. The app finds all the...
Let me start this off by saying without Shazam, I'd likely never remember the names of songs and artists that I listen to on a daily basis. For some reason, that stuff just doesn't have staying power for my brain. Today, Shazam announced a new partnership with Spotify, the premium music app available in the UK, Sweden, Norway, Finland, France, Spain and the Netherlands.Shazam users will...
If you spend a lot of time on YouTube looking for music videos you'll certainly know the name VEVO. Their massive collection of music videos and exclusive content has finally hit the Android Market all wrapped up in a beautifully designed app. VEVO has 7,500 artists in more than 25,000 music videos collected on their services and now you can browse them all right from your Android...
Drivers interested in the Ford Mustang should rejoice at the news that Ford's SYNC App-Link will be coming to the car in the 2012 model. App-Link extends the current abilities of SYNC, such as hands-free calling and music search, by allowing users to control third-party apps on their phone using SYNC's voice recognition. Announced awhile back, the service currently works only with...
One aspect of Android that has remained nearly untouched since 1.0 is its music player. Some would say Android's UI as a whole could use some polishing, but when it comes to the stock music player, I couldn't agree more. You may recall Google's introduction of new features added to the Music app during this year's Google IO. Although none of those features are present in this leaked 3...
The multitude of VLC compatible apps already in the Android Market is pretty amazing. The fact those apps exist at the level in which they do already shows there is demand for VLC to be on Android. Yes it's true, some most are just remote apps but that shows people use VLC enough to even care. Now, the news comes that VLC will be releasing an Android App come early 2011.According to...
SoundHound, one of a few music identification services out there has announced it will now be providing free, unlimited music IDs from here on out. The application is still supported by ads so if you're looking to get rid of those, they do still offer an upgrade without them as well as a few other features. But if you don't mind the ads all that much you are more then welcome to...