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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…