Video of Android’s next generation music player hits the internet
Back at Google IO 2010, we got a sneak peak at the company’s next generation music player to be included in the Android mobile operating system. …
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Sony launches ‘Qriocity’ unlimited music streaming in U.K. and Ireland
Sony announced Wednesday that its new subscription music service is now available in the U.K. and Ireland, with availability in the U.S. Canada, Germany, France, …
Motorola eyes cloud-based media streaming, acquires ZumoDrive maker
Motorola announced Wednesday that it has acquired Zecter. While Zecter is perhaps best known for its original ZumoDrive service — a cloud-based file storage and …
Cricket adds unlimited music downloads to unlimited calling plan
Value-driven wireless provider Cricket has announced a new, unlimited mobile calling plan that has a bit of a musical twist. The new plan will offer …
Throwback Thursday: Pocket Rockers
Back for another installment of Throwback Thursday? After several weeks of technology focused throwbacks, we’re going to revisit the retro toy scene as December 25th …
BlackBerry Desktop Manager 2.0 for Mac now available
Although it has been available in a beta version for the past several weeks, BlackBerry Desktop Manager 2.0 for Mac had yet to be given …
RIM announces Amazon MP3 app for BlackBerry, available now
Today, RIM and Amazon.com launched Amazon MP3 for BlackBerry smartphones, giving BlackBerry smartphone users in the U.S. access to Amazon’s catalog of over 14 million …
90 second song previews begin to trickle into iTunes Music Store
Back in November, a leaked email from Apple to record label representatives indicated that 90 second song previews were in the works for the iTunes …
LimeWire abandons hope, prepares to close music store
A new report Thursday suggests that legendary piracy pioneer LimeWire may soon call it quits. LimeWire was hardly the first network of its kind, but …
Winamp 5.6 gets official, improves Android support and adds wireless music synchronization
Today, Winamp announced a new, desktop version of its popular music management software, Winamp 5.6. When paired with Winamp for Android, the company boasts that its software …
Sony PSP to get Qriocity music with next update
Are you wondering what the music service on Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Phone might look like? PSP owners will soon have access to what may be …
Nokia opens Ovi Suite 3.0 beta to the public
Late yesterday, Nokia announced the availability of a public beta for its new software synchronization suite, Ovi 3.0. The new Ovi has been in private testing for the past …
The Fab Four go digital; The Beatles’ catalog now available on iTunes
Yesterday, there were internet rumors aplenty after Apple posted a cryptic message about iTunes on its homepage, and today, we have to wonder no more. …
Apple releases iTunes 10.1; updates iOS 4.2 GM candidate for iPad
Today, after much speculation, Apple released version 10.1 of its iTunes music and iThing synchronization suite. The relatively small, point-upgrade has been highly-anticipated by some …
Apple’s music social-network Ping gets Twitter integration
It looks like Apple’s musical social network — Ping — is getting integrated with an actual social network, Twitter (burn). Via a post on the …
Apple reminds disinterested iTunes users that Ping exists
When Apple announced Ping back in September, some heralded it as another brilliant move from Apple that would keep people immersed in the iTunes experience …
U.S. iTunes Music store extending song previews to 90 seconds
According to blog Symphonic Distribution, Apple will be extending the length of song previews in its U.S. iTunes Music store from 30 seconds to 90 …
Motorola posts known issues list for DROID X running Android 2.2
To be honest, we haven’t heard all that much complaining from DROID X users running Android 2.2, but apparently Motorola has. In a forum post, …
Apple TV first impressions
By now, if you preordered an Apple TV, you should be enjoying one for yourself, but in case you didn’t, a limited number of units …
Sonos Controller app for Apple iPad now available
We checked out Sonos’ Controller app for the iPad a little while ago before it was in final form, but last night, dear music lovers, …
Nielsen: U.S. digital music sales flat in 2010
According to analytics company Nielsen, digital music sales in the United States were flat during the first half of 2010; showing no positive growth from 2009. …
Sonos introduces Wireless Dock for multiroom wireless iPod enjoyment
You know we love us some Sonos gear around these parts, and Sonos’ latest announcement definitely caught our attention. Today at CEDIA, Sonos introduced the …
iTunes Store: applications to overtake songs in number of downloads this year
Aysmco is reporting that iOS application downloads on Apple’s iTunes store should overtake the number of song downloads sometime this year. The report is based …
Reuters: Google to have music service up and running by December 25th
Reuters is reporting that Google’s VP of Engineering, Andy Rubin, has been conducting talks with record labels in an attempt to launch an online music …
Apple to live stream music-event keynote today
Live blogs are cool, but live video streams are way better. Late yesterday, Apple announced that they would broadcast today’s music-event keynote live via the …
Samsung Fascinate begins arriving in Verizon warehouses, early September launch?
Phandroid is reporting that Verizon Wireless has started taking shipments of the Samsung Fascinate into their distribution warehouses. The report has a screen shot of …
Nokia makes 5250 official
Today, Nokia made the music-centric, full touch-screen 5250 handset official. The device will include a 2.8-inch TFT touchscreen with 640 x 360 resolution (16:9 aspect …
The iRig, mobile device meets guitar
I’m just going to come right out and say it. If you own an iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone, and you play the guitar, you …
Yoko oh no! No Beatles catalog on iTunes for now
This article totally gave me an excuse to write that headline… been saving it for years. Reuters is reporting that 77-year old Yoko Ono was …
Roku and MP3tunes ink deal to stream iTunes library to your TV
Today, Roku and MP3tunes announced a partnership that will bring your iTunes music library to your television. MP3tunes, for those not familiar, is a company that provides …
