14 DAY TRIAL // Leading provider of mobile entertainment in the U.S. Thumbplay announced the launch of its cloud-based Thumbplay Music service on Google's Android platform. The application is already available for download from the Android Market, offering users the possibility to access millions of songs no matter where they are. Thumbplay Music is an on-demand, subscription music service that can be accessed from Android and BlackBerry handsets and should soon arrive on the iPhone too.
According to the company, Thumbplay Music has a number of more than eight million tracks available for users, licensed from all major labels and from more than 25,000 independent labels. This next generation music service has been designed by experts in mobile content delivery to ensure that it can fit with the growing U.S. smartphone market, which is expected to reach 160 million users by 2013. the service is available for Android phones like Motorola DROID, Nexus One, HTC G1 and the HTC myTouch 3G.
[ADMARk=1]“With Thumbplay Music now live on Android and BlackBerry smartphones, we’re giving tens of millions of people truly portable, anytime, anywhere access to all the music they want. We’ve been getting rave reviews from our Android users in Beta, especially when they employ the companion app on PC and see the power of having their complete music collections and playlists in-sync. We’re thrilled to deliver a music service worthy of discerning Android fans,” Evan Schwartz, CEO and Co-Founder of Thumbplay, commented on the launch.
Thumbplay Music sports an in-app media player and delivers a nice series of features, including: -* Build a personal music collection with Favorites and effortless Playlist creation; auto-sync between smartphone and PC/Mac - Online and offline access: No connection? No problem! Listen to music on the subway or in-flight. Available anytime, anywhere. (Offline access currently only available on BlackBerry devices; coming soon for Android.) - Import existing iTunes playlists within Thumbplay Music’s companion desktop app. With a few clicks, recreate iTunes playlists and have them available on smartphone and PC/Mac.
The company notes that users will receive unlimited, on-demand access to all artists and albums available in the catalog, adding that searching for an artist, song or genre is as simple as it can be, especially since free previews of all songs are included. Music can be discovered via a Music Genie, and users can try out the service for free for three days. Those who would like to continue enjoying the service will pay a monthly subscription fee of $9.99.