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Twitter #Music app helps you find tunes by who you follow

by John-Michael Bond (Apr 18th, 2013)

With so much competition already existing in the streaming music world, the Twitter #Music app faces the same problem as every new service -- how do they set themselves apart from the competition? The answer for Twitter is discovery; more specifically helping users discover new musical artists ...

Slacker music service relaunches, takes aim at Spotify with new iOS app

by Randy Nelson (Feb 13th, 2013)

Just shy of its sixth birthday, streaming music service Slacker flipped the switch on a major relaunch today that it hopes will put it ahead of competitors like Spotify and Pandora. The company is maintaining a free-to-stream, radio-style model for all users but also has two paid tiers that ...

Microsoft's Xbox Music to challenge iTunes, others

by Steven Sande (Oct 15th, 2012)

Microsoft has announced Xbox Music, a digital music service designed to work initially with the 67 million Xbox gaming consoles that have been sold since 2005. With Xbox Music, Microsoft wants to challenge the dominance of Apple's iTunes and services like Pandora. The service debuts on the ...

Apple is developing Pandora-like music service, Wall Street Journal reports (updated)

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Sep 6th, 2012)

A tweet from the Wall Street Journal's Dennis Berman states that Apple is developing a streaming-music service that is similar to Pandora. The news comes six days before Apple's September 12 media event. Berman said details will be posted on the Wall Street Journal's site shortly. We'll ...

Spotify goes live in the US, iOS app now available

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 14th, 2011)

As expected, Spotify went live in the US at 8 am ET. The free service which limits the amount of time you can listen will be available via invites which will roll out gradually starting today. If you don't want to wait, you can grab a paid Spotify plan right now. Subscribers in the US can ...

Amazon Cloud Player now supports the iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 7th, 2011)

Amazon partially embraced iOS by adding support for the iPad to its web-based Cloud Player. The tablet version of the web app looks and performs just like the desktop version. It lets you view your songs by title, album, artist or genre, play your songs in normal, shuffle or repeat mode, and ...

iCloud named as successor to MobileMe, will be free service

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 6th, 2011)

Steve Jobs unveiled the new iCloud service at WWDC today. iCloud stores a user's content in the cloud and wirelessly pushes that content to all devices. The services will be free with no ads and be completely integrated with the apps found in MobileMe -- and they've all been rewritten from the ...

Apple cloud music will be better than Google or Amazon says industry source

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 12th, 2011)

A music insider told CNET that Apple's cloud music service will be better than Google's recently announced Music Beta or Amazon's Cloud Player. The source did not elaborate on the differences between the music services, but did say the two competing services would not have the "same range of ...

Apple's cloud music service ready to rock and roll (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 22nd, 2011)

A report from AllThingsD suggests Apple has already inked deals with two of the four major record labels for its upcoming streaming music service. Apple's VP of Internet Services, Eddy Cue, is supposedly traveling to New York to complete negotiations with the remaining two music labels as early ...

Apple's cloud music service ready for launch

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 21st, 2011)

A report out of Reuters claims Apple is set to launch its online music storage service. The service would allow users to store their iTunes content in the cloud and access it from an internet-connected device. Apple has yet to secure the licenses for the new service and is in the process of ...

Amazon launches 'cloud locker' music service

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 29th, 2011)

Amazon announced Cloud Drive and Cloud Player for the Web and Android, a new web-based service that lets you store your music and other files in the cloud and access them on the go. Streaming music is possible using a web-based player compatible with the Mac and PC as well as an Android ...

iHome gives further details on AirPlay-ready speakers

by Matt Tinsley (Jan 5th, 2011)

iHome's first AirPlay compatible wireless speaker system didn't make it out for the holiday season as expected, but they have just released further information on the system, now known as the iW1. We first got wind of the iW1 last September. Back then we simply knew that it would be a wireless ...

Spotify denies talks with Apple

by Dave Caolo (Oct 27th, 2010)

Despite rumors to the contrary, UK-based Spotify denies being in talks with Apple over a possible acquisition. In an interview with CNET, Spotify representative Jim Butcher said that is company has "...absolutely no intention" of selling to Apple or anyone for that matter. That takes care of ...

iHome reveals first AirPlay wireless speaker system

by Matt Tinsley (Sep 6th, 2010)

iHome, makers of iPhone and iPod accessories, is the first to announce an AirPlay compatible wireless speaker system. So far, the details are slim, but what we do know is that it will incorporate Apple's new AirPlay technology, have a rechargeable battery, and be available for the holiday season! ...

Streaming app Grooveshark pulled from App Store

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Aug 17th, 2010)

Grooveshark, the music-streaming app that's had a home on Cydia for the past year, was kicked out of the App Store after Apple notified the company that they received a complaint from Universal Music Group UK. While Apple has approved streaming music apps (such as Rhapsody) in the past, ...