Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom: ‘I’m no piracy king’
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom on Thursday questioned his accusers’ motives while speaking to The Guardian. “I’m no piracy king,” Dotcom told the paper. “I offered online …
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Google Music said to be floundering as user count declines each week
Google’s answer to iTunes, Spotify, Pandora and other popular digital music services may be in serious trouble. Reports surfaced last week suggesting Google Music wasn’t …
Authorities take down another popular file-sharing site, arrest founder for piracy
Authorities in Germany recently executed a raid that resulted in at least two arrests and the takedown of another popular file-sharing service. German-language news site …
Apple may launch revamped iTunes Store, App Store later this year
Apple may be working on an overhaul of its iTunes Store and App Store, according to 9to5Mac. Due to growing competition from music streaming services …
HTC rumored to be working on a streaming music service
HTC has fallen from Android grace due to heavy competition from Motorola and Samsung, and the Taiwanese company promised to change by soon offering devices with …
Megaupload shutdown did nothing to slow piracy, study finds
The recent federal takedown of notorious file-sharing service Megaupload was initially seen as a huge victory for owners of copyrighted music and movies, but new …
Pictures of iPod nano with camera re-emerge
Last year a number of leaks and photos suggested that Apple had a redesigned iPod nano with an integrated camera in the works. The new …
Spotify surpasses 3 million paid subscribers
Spotify said Thursday that it now serves more than 3 million active paid subscribers per month, up from the 2.5 million subscribers it was serving …
Megaupload.com shut down, founder charged with violating piracy laws
Federal prosecutors in Virginia have shut down notorious file-sharing site Megaupload.com and charged the service’s founders with violating piracy laws. The Associated Press broke the story on Thursday, reporting …
Album sales jump in U.S. for the first time since 2004
Album sales in the United States jumped 3% during 2011 according to one report. That may seem like minor growth, but it is actually the …
Apple’s ’12 Days of Christmas’ app brings 12 days of iTunes freebies
Apple on Monday released the 2012 edition of its “12 Days of Christmas” application for iOS devices. From December 26th through January 6th, Apple is …
Rhapsody president shaves head as service tops 1 million paid U.S. subscribers
Rhapsody announced on Thursday that it now has more than 1 million paying subscribers in the United States. The company claims it is now the …
Spotify for BlackBerry now available… with a catch
Spotify announced on Wednesday that its BlackBerry client is now out of beta and officially available for download. Spotify is a free ad-supported desktop music …
Spotify takes on Pandora with Spotify Radio
Spotify on Friday unveiled Spotify Radio, a new service similar to Pandora that will roll out as an extension to the company’s desktop client. The service allows …
Hands on with Spotify’s brand new app platform [video]
Spotify’s New York City press conference just wrapped up and we spent some time checking out several of the popular music service’s new apps. There’s …
Spotify officially announces apps, opens platform to developers
We’re live from Spotify’s New York City press conference where CEO and founder Daniel Ek took the stage to announce several new Spotify features, most …
Spotify passes 2.5 million paid subscribers
Spotify on Wednesday announced that it now has 2.5 million subscribers around the world paying for its service. The company has roughly 10 million paid …
Amazon Kindle Fire review: It’s no iPad killer, and that is why it will succeed
Amazon has been a leader in the eBook reader space since it first introduced the Kindle eReader in November 2007. At that point in time, …
Spotify to discuss ‘what’s next’ during November 30th event
Spotify announced on Monday that it will hold a press conference on November 30th in New York City during which the company’s CEO Daniel Ek, …
More money being spent on online music than ever before, Gartner says
More money is being spent purchasing music online than ever before according to a new report from Gartner. The firm’s data suggests that consumer spending on …
Google Music Store may support song sharing
On Wednesday, Android head Andy Rubin said that Google’s Music Store will offer a special “twist” that will separate it from its competitors. Speaking to Business …
Google to launch music store this quarter
Google will announce and launch its own music store this quarter, Business Insider said recently. The company revealed its Music beta service in May, which …
Microsoft to drop Zune Music Pass to $10 per month on October 3rd
Microsoft will lower its Zune Music Pass from $14.99 per month to $9.99 per month beginning on October 3rd alongside the service’s launch in Canada. …
Kazaa raised from the dead as also-ran music subscription app
Former renegade peer-to-peer file sharing service Kazaa is back from the dead. After numerous legal battles and settlements that reportedly reached into the hundreds of millions, …
Facebook to launch music service on September 22nd
Facebook will launch a music service on September 22nd, CNBC reported today. There are currently no details on whether it will be a streaming subscription …
Sony Ericsson unveils 'Live with Walkman' Android phone
Sony Ericsson on Monday unveiled its latest Android smartphone, dubbed “Live with Walkman.” With a name almost as catchy as Nokia’s failed “Comes with Music” …
RIM prepping BBM subcription music service
Research In Motion is working on a music service that will tie in with BlackBerry Messenger. CNET reports that RIM will deploy a test version …
Sonos PLAY:3 hands-on
Sonos released a new sibling in their audio lineup recently, and it’s called the PLAY:3. You can think of it as a smaller PLAY:5 (what …
Rumored 'iTunes Replay' service won't launch soon according to report
Apple’s upcoming “iTunes Replay” service is indeed in the works, but the company has yet to sign “cloud agreements” with at least four of the top-six …
Amazon tablet shipments could reach 3 million units in Q3
Amazon’s manufacturing partner is expected to ship as many as 3 million tablets for the online retail giant this quarter, Taiwan Economic News reports. BGR …
