The day the music died
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How to stop streaming apps like Spotify from randomly shutting down
Changing a setting can keep streaming apps like Spotify up and running instead of cutting off your favorite song.
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How to see Twitch comments through PlayStation VR
With the latest PS4 and PSVR updates, comments have finally come to Twitch in VR.
12 Days of Tech Tips
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Digitizing and streaming your media library
It's cold outside, the kids are out of school, and it's time to make some changes for the new year. Make a change that'll bring your dusty old DVDs and CDs out of the case and into the cloud.
Give the gift of streaming
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Best holiday subscription services for Americans
Giving physical gifts is traditional, but this is the digital age and we all have enough crap cluttering our homes. Give them something that takes no space and can be used anywhere: a streaming subscription.
The Numbers
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How much mobile data does streaming media use?
Here's the breakdown on how much data streaming music and video use so you know how much to budget.
Vudu Chromecast support 'coming soon' along with updated Android app and website
Streaming control will be available for Android, iOS, Windows and Mac Although there hasn't exactly been a flood of new services supporting Chromecast after the official SDK was announced, Vudu is ready to throw its hat into the ring. Vudu, if you're not familiar, streams TV shows and videos just like its competitors such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant, and a whole grouping of...
Spotify on mobile goes free, replaces a paywall with shuffle play
Listen to artists or playlists at random for free With an update to its app, Spotify has dropped the paid subscription requirement for using its music service on mobile. Although a free component was previously available to desktop users, a subset of features is now available on mobile as well. What you'll find in the free version of Spotify is what it calls "shuffle play." That...
Google Play Music for iPhone reviewed
Google's music streaming service arrives on iOS looking familiar, but missing a couple of features Google Play Music finally arrived on the iOS App Store late last week, giving iPhone owners the opportunity to access Google's library of streaming music on their devices. Over at our sister site iMore they've been putting Google Play Music for iPhone through its paces, and they've found...
AT&T U-verse opens up over 100 live TV channels to Android users
Just 20 channels available for streaming when outside your home network, however Building on the announcement earlier this month that it would be bringing live TV streaming to mobile devices, AT&T U-verse has just announced that Android users now have access to over 100 channels in its app. The service lets U-verse TV subscribers authenticate within its app on either a phone or...
Beats Music streaming service reportedly just months away
U.S. launch on Android, iOS and the web 'within the next few months' It seems Beats Electronics' rumored music streaming service could become a reality sooner rather than later. Beats president and COO Luke Wood has told TheNextWeb that the Beats Music streaming service will be arriving for U.S. users "within the next few months" on the web, as well as in the form of mobile apps for...
Developer demos Phone-to-Chromecast video streaming
Koushik Dutta shows streaming of video through the gallery app, but a public release isn't on the cards just yet ClockworkMod developer Koushik Dutta has stepped in to plug one significant feature gap in Google's Chromecast dongle. At the moment Chromecast allows content to be streamed directly through the web, or from a mirrored browser window. But there's been no easy way to view...
Watch Lollapalooza 2013 as it streams live on your Chromecast
Experience all the sights and sounds direct from Grant Park through the magic of YouTube If you've got your hands on Google's newest gadget, the $35 Chromecast, this weekend you'll have a great way to put it to the test. Lollapalooza 2013 will begin streaming Friday, August 2 and carry through until Sunday August 4 on YouTube. Featured bands include Nine Inch Nails, Mumford and Sons, ...
Verizon and NFL extend deal to offer streaming games to customers
Live Sunday regional games, playoff games and Super Bowl added to the deal starting in 2014 Verizon and the NFL announced today that the companies are making a multi-year extension to their current agreement, which will continue to make Verizon the official mobile network streaming partner for NFL in the U.S. Starting this season, the NFL Mobile app from Verizon will receive a facelift...
iHeartRadio brings "Perfect For" and alarm clock features to Android
Find a radio station that's just right for the time of day or mood you're in Just a couple of months after new features of iHeartRadio were released, the Android app has been updated to integrate the new features of "Perfectly For" and alarm clock. Perfectly For is an interesting idea that aims to automatically select from a curated list of radio stations depending on the time of day or...
Deezer music app launches new beta for Android
New look, mini-player and predictive search added in new version of app Music subscription service Deezer has announced the launch of a new beta version of its Android app. The new Deezer beta includes a re-vamped, more modern-looking UI, and introduces predictive search capabilities to the search box. In addition, a mini player has been added, providing track controls throughout in the...
Pandora update adds lockscreen controls and a few visual tweaks
Startup times also improved, along with the requisite 'bugfixes' The latest update to Pandora brings a couple of new features that users have been wanting for some time now -- lockscreen controls and improved playback display. The former is a very simple (and standard by now) set of controls consisting of play/pause and next track buttons, along with a background of the current song's...
TuneIn Radio adds new 'live' interface for music discovery
"TuneIn Live", added in the latest update, aims to improve music discovery with a visually appealing interface. Popular music and radio streaming service TuneIn Radio is adding a new way to browse for interesting content via the "live" tab at the top of the interface. The so-called TuneIn Live area presents large tiles of album artwork for stations that are currently playing interesting...
Team Coco app now supports phones, full episode streaming
The Conan O'Brien Team Coco app now supports phones as well as full episode streaming right inside the app. Previously, the app was only available for tablets, which didn't make a whole lot of sense. The new update opens things up to phones, and has a pretty solid UI to go along with it. You have access to videos, photos, articles and show schedule from a slide-in panel on the left, and...
eTrizzle: find movies from a variety of sources
Unless you've used the eTrizzle service on the web before, the name won't give you any indication of what this app actually does. Confusing branding aside, the app provides a very useful service. In an age where people are looking to "cut the cord" and have multiple sources of content, it can be either confusing or time consuming to try and find where movies are available. eTrizzle...
Pocket Casts 4: more than just a fresh coat of paint
Pocket Casts has been around for some time, and is always part of the conversation when talking about podcast apps on Android. But like many other apps, it was long overdue for a redesign. This latest update, Pocket Casts version 4, has thrown the app back into the forefront of quality Android design. But the update is more than just skin deep -- underneath that design is a whole bucket...