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Gather around friends and I’ll let you in on a secret which could enrich your lives: have some sort of music-playing device in or near your shower. Having music or podcasts while you bathe is one of life’s little pleasures and the makers of the iGrill are trying capitalize on this with a water-proof, Bluetooth…
After a short beta period, Spotify is finally ready for BlackBerry handsets. Be warned though, compatibility is currently limited to the Bold 9780, Bold 9700, Curve 9300, Bold 900, and Curve 8520. No love for CDMA phones nor the Torch 9800 yet. Those are all relatively older devices… Where’s the OS 7 compatibility? Spotify faces…
The open beta for BBM Music is being extended a bit past January for Americans, but up in Canada, we now have the option to check out a beta for the next version with a smattering of new features. The gifting mechanism recently launched in BlackBerry App World is now available for BBM Music, so…
BBM Music went live a few weeks ago, and though it had a 60 trial attached, RIM is bumping up the trial period to four months. Anyone who isn’t already giving it a try and downloads from now until January 4 will be able to get the extended trial period. Unfortunately the offer is limited…
Most people who have heard of apps such as Apple’s GarageBand or Alchemy Synth praise them for bringing detailed musical instruments to a mobile platform. However, those same people would probably doubt just how useful they can actually be. Well some very clever and talented music enthusiasts put that concept to the test, and proved…
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek took to the stage today and laid out the future path for the streaming music service. Starting today, Spotify is not just a place to listen to music, it’s a place to find apps that’ll help you listen to music. Spotify is opening its platform to developers who can create apps that’ll pull music from Spotify and use it in a novel way.…
Ford has this pretty cool system called AppLink that lets smartphones take advantage of the car’s built-in voice recognition. The selection of compatible apps has been limited, but now they can count one more well-established name to add to their roster: Slacker Radio. Once paired over Bluetooth, you can tell Ford Sync to play stations…
U.K. music distributor STHoldings has decided to remove all of its distributed content from music services including Spotify, Simfy, Rdio and Napster, all of which have mobile counterparts. Streaming music services are taking a hit because the U.K. distributor believes the new business model isn’t helping the industry. On its site STHoldings said: “As a…
In the final hours before launching its music store, Google has reportedly signed licensing agreements with three major record labels. A report from the Wall Street Journal claims Google will have deals in place with Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and EMI when it kicks off the service at a Wednesday event in Los…
We’re a little more than 24 hours away from what should be a major event for Google Music but a report suggests that the music-buying service may launch without two of the major music labels. CNET’s Greg Sandoval reports that Universal Music Group has signed on to the deal but Google Music will be missing…