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Instagram Support Comes to SoundTracking Android and iOS App
SoundTracking, an awesome music sharing service has added Instagram support today, which allows users to share their Instagram photos directly to their posts on the SoundTracking app. Users can also share their SoundTracking posts to Instagram as a “music postcard” image. The update is available for both the Android and iOS versions of the Soundtracking app. SoundTracking is gaining popularity with the teenage demographic in the U.S., but forty percent of its traffic is coming from overseas, with Brazil and the U.K. topping the international user base. The app combines the … Read more
Ian Kersey
Spotify Records Smashed by Futuristic French Duo Daft Punk
Daft Punk, one of the quintessential late 90′s electronic duos has smashed Spotify streaming records with their new single Get Lucky, their first single in eight years. The helmet clad French duo’s new single features Neptune’s mastermind Pharrell, who lays down some smooth vocal tracks over Daft Punk’s disco-y jams. Daft Punk’s new album, Random Access Memories will be released on May 21st, according to Amazon.com. Get Lucky broke Spotify streaming records in both the US and the UK, being streamed more times than any other track managed by Spotify in a … Read more
Ian Kersey
Spotify iOS app gets updated with Ford SYNC support
Spotify for iOS just got updated to version 0.6.2. In this new version Ford drivers get a nice treat, as it will support Ford’s voice-controlled SYNC AppLink platform. This gives Premium account subscribers access to Spotify playlists and radio using the hands-free platform integrated in newer Ford vehicles. Both companies announced that they were teaming up to bring this feature a few weeks back, but failed to pinpoint an exact date. Well, today is the day folks finally get to use Spotify’s Ford SYNC support. The music streaming company left … Read more
Charles West
Windows Phone 8 lands official Pandora app
The Windows Phone platform just landed another major app today. Pandora, the wildly popular internet radio app, is now available for all Windows Phone 8 users to download. This addition basically completes a list that has the top streaming services, which includes Spotify and Rdio. Albeit, Pandora finally hitting the Microsoft platform is five months in the making. Windows Phone 8 users will get to enjoy the internet radio service free without ads and a 40 hour monthly cap restriction for the rest of the year. Other amenities include the … Read more
Charles West
Spotify moves to 6 million paid subscribers worldwide
Spotify continues to grow at a rapid pace as the music streaming service now home to 6 million paid subscribers worldwide. This number makes Spotify by far the industry leader in the all you can eat music biz. What’s even more impressive, is that the company added 1 million paid subscribers since the month of December. Spotify is now the second fastest growing digital music provider ever, only trailing Pandora. Here’s another amazing factoid, Spotify now sits at 24 million active users, which is more than double what it had … Read more
Charles West
Soundtracking App Delivers Solid Music Sharing Experience
There are many apps out there that focus on sharing music, and now an app called Soundtracking has seemingly pulled the best parts from social networks and music sharing into one app. Soundtracking is an iOS and Android app that brings together picture sharing like Instagram, music tagging/discovery like Shazam, and location sharing features like those of FourSquare into one app so that users can “share the soundtrack of their lives.” Since this app centers around music sharing, users must first identify a song with the app, either Shazam style via the microphone, … Read more
Ian Kersey
Pandora to impose 40-hour listening limit for free mobile users
Pandora is struggling to pay royalty fees and it looking to mitigate that cost by limiting the amount of time mobile users on a free account can listen to music. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Pandora will limit mobile listening on a free account to 40 hours each month. This change should only affect 4% of Pandora users as most users only consume 20 hours across all devices each month. Pandora co-founder Tim Westergren justified these changes by noting that royalty rates have skyrocketed 25% in the past … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Ford to bring Spotify music streaming to Sync-equipped cars
Ford Motors is at it again. The american car manufacturer is partnering up with Spotify to offer drivers a top-notch music streaming experience. This after the company announced that the Amazon Cloud player app for Android would get Ford SYNC support as well. Ford’s plan is to have Spotify’s music streaming service be a part of its Sync AppLink system in the EcoSport compact SUV when it’s made available in Europe later this year. People who live in North America already driving Sync AppLink-equipped cars, won’t be left out, as … Read more
Charles West
Rdio for iOS update brings new long press, design and badges feature
Rdio for iOS has been just updated. Version 2.1.0 brings an even better more visually stimulating appeal to what was already a nice looking mobile application. What’s New in Version 2.1.0 Long Press. Hold your finger on a piece of music to share, sync to device, add to playlist, or Play Later. Improved Design. Continued usability enhancements make it easier to browse and interact with content. Badges. Easily see what music you’ve added to your Collection or synced to your device. I am partly bias toward this app because it … Read more
Charles West
Slacker Radio brings complete redesign of Android app
Slacker Radio today released a major update of its an Android app. Version 4.0 is a visual overhaul that’s given the app a different look and feel. Users who hate change, need not worry, as core features of the app seem to have remained the same. Slacker Radio CEO Jim Cady spoke glowingly about the new look in a statement: “Slacker is the most complete music service on earth, with 10 times the music of Pandora, expert-programmed stations Spotify can’t touch, and personalization that satellite services only dream of.” “We’ve … Read more