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Shazam has announced it is expanding it’s music recognition service partnership service with VF Germany – it will offer a music discovery app, alongside the existing dial-up IVR service. The app is going to be called “MusicFinder with Shazam”, and will allow users to capture music on their handsets, share discoveries, and purchase music through the VF music store.
VF Germany subs will be able to download the app to their handset from the Live! portal, and then get a free 30 day trial, after which it will cost 2.99 EUR/month.
If you’ve not tried the IVR service that Shazam offers before, you dial a shortened phone number (it is 2468 in the UK), and then hold your phone to the music source you want it to identify. After a short while Shazam hangs up, and you get texted the name of the song. I’ve no idea how it works, because I’ve tried it before with some fairly loud distorted music, and it has picked out the tune exactly! So, the thought of an app that speeds that along, and adds social networking in the mix, could be quite a nice one – let’s get that app rolled out in more countries now 
[Via: Cellular News]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
