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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

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

MWC 2013: LG Unveils First Wireless Ultra HD Transmission Technology

LG is providing us with a glimpse of a new technology that will bring wireless transmission of content from smartphones to Ultra HD TV’s in real time. The technology can take 1080p video and transmit it to a TV. LG’s Wireless Ultra High Definition Transmission technology will be debuted at MWC in Barcelona earlier today, and is looking pretty sweet. “Thanks to our innovative Wireless Ultra HD Transmission technology, users can now enjoy their favorite mobile content on today’s most advanced Ultra HD TVs,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of Read more

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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

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