Rumor: Licensing is holding up cloud-based iTunes
According to tips sent in to Electronista, the reason that Apple’s planned iTunes streaming service yet to be released is due to the fact that …
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Google VP: Music service to launch in Q4 alongside Android 3.0
According to Israeli newspaper Calcalist, Google VP of Engineer Gaurav Jain has gone on the record as stating that his company will launch its oft-rumored music …
I Am T-Pain + iPhone 4 + FaceTime = Must. Have. App.
Remember how psyched we were when I Am T-Pain made its App Store debut? Well multiply that by 25 times and you’ll know exactly what …
Google to launch new search engine-powered music service
Google is going to step into the online music business according to The Wall Street Journal, which cites to sources familiar with the matter. The search giant …
Sonos Controller gets iPad upgrade
The good folks at Sonos just stopped by our office to give us a preview of their brand new Controller application for the Apple iPad, …
Apple to announce iTunes.com, new Macs at WWDC?
It’s no secret that the star of this year’s WWDC keynote will be the next-gen iPhone, but what else could it potentially bring to the …
Department of Justice sets its sights on iTunes in new anti-trust investigation
And it has happened once again. The New York Times published an interesting article this evening which alleges that the U.S. Department of Justice has …
RIAA and MPAA call for government mandated spyware on computers to fight piracy
If you didn’t already think the people behind the RIAA and MPAA were insane, we’re positive that your opinion on them will change as soon …
Spotify to show up Stateside in Q3?
Spotify’s Senior VP, Paul Brown, confirmed in an interview that his company is already in talks with U.S. partners to try and bring the subscription …
Sony to launch a multimedia tablet and the long-rumored PlayStation phone in 2010?
According to a rumor from the Wall Street Journal, Sony may be taking aim at the Apple iPhone, the Apple iPad and Microsoft’s Zune Phone …
Apple iTunes hits another milestone, 10 billion songs served!
We jumped the gun on this one the other day, but it’s finally official, so break out the noise makers, throw up the confetti, and …
Sonos Multi-room Music System Review: S5, ZoneBridge, Controller 200
It’s pretty incomprehensible that until about two weeks ago, I had never used a piece of Sonos equipment. Heard about it, and read about it? …
Oxford University gets quiet as students are banned from using Spotify
There’s nothing like ruining your ears by blasting your favorite tunes while studying up on photochemistry and reaction dynamics, but Oxford students will have to …
Apple acquires streaming music company Lala
Circulating reports suggest that Apple has purchased online streaming music company Lala. Lala offers a service that allows users to stream music from Lala’s massive …
Google said to be launching Google Audio soon
From Gmail to YouTube and from Voice to Maps, it seems there is hardly a service that Google isn’t in the business of providing. So …
Nokia 5130 XpressMusic gets official for T-Mobile; $29.99 after rebate
T-Mobile subscribers have a pretty solid new option today in the form of an affordable music-centric handset from Nokia. The latest addition to our Finnish …
Sony Ericsson announcement coming Monday; “the way you listen to music changes forever”
It’s always annoying when products get over-hyped by marketing agencies, but we suppose they wouldn’t be doing their jobs if they didn’t go overboard. Case …
Smule + T-Pain + Antares + iPhone = madness
There’s really not too much to say other than T-Pain will probably be adding about 70 more of those “Big Ass Chain” pieces to his …
Rhapsody app coming soon to an iPhone near you… Pending approval
Got an iPhone or an iPod touch? Got a Rhapsody ToGo subscription? Life is about to get a whole lot better for you… If Apple …
BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac walkthrough
Sure it’s been announced and even previewed, but there’s nothing like having our very own copy to mess around with. (Someone should check if Zach …
Zune HD pre-order page appears on Amazon.com; 16GB priced at $220, 32GB at $290
We wouldn’t go as far as to call Microsoft’s upcoming Zune refresh a PMP hail mary, but it’s pretty clear that a lot is riding …
Verizon and Slacker make sweet music together on your BlackBerry Storm
If you own a BlackBerry and haven’t yet heard of Slacker, you clearly haven’t been paying attention. The spunky Internet radio provider is making headlines …
Sony Ericsson W518a completes the trifecta; also hitting AT&T on July 19th
Sony’s Ericsson’s day in the sun continues with the announcement of the AT&T-bound W518a. Slim and sleek, this clamshell Walkman phone packs as much music-centric …
Sony Ericsson announces entry level W205 and W205a Walkman phones
If you had always been itching for some of that Sony Ericsson Walkman goodness but were hoping for something wrapped in a slightly more attainable …
Slacker for BlackBerry updated to version 2, iPhone to follow
The winners of our recent Slacker Radio Plus giveaway won’t be the only ones excited to learn that Slacker Radio’s mobile app has just received …
Napster re-re-launches as streaming radio/music store combo
Shawn Fanning has long since bailed but his brainchild, Napster, has just been re-launched again and this time Best Buy is at the helm. Whether …
Verizon unveils the Samsung Trance
Just as we said in our exclusive post a few weeks ago, Verizon Wireless has just announced that the Samsung Trance will go on sale …
Sony's X1000 series Walkman to launch April 25th in Japan
Sony’s highly anticipated OLED MP3 player, the X1000 series Walkman, is slated for launch on April 25th in Japan. The 3-inch touchscreen-sporting device will debut …
New Nokia 5530 XpressMusic to arrive this fall?
We have to file this one under super-duper-rumor for the time being as zero evidence was provided, but according to Daily Mobile (a blog with …
Verizon Wireless Samsung Trance to launch April 24th
Thanks to one of our ninjas we got word that the Samsung Trance U490 will launch via all available channels on April 24th. The Trance …
