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Microsoft to Plan New Music Service

Redmond-based software giant Microsoft might soon announce a new service designed for its Xbox users, as well as for the owners of Windows Phones. Apparently, the company is already involved in talks with various leading labels out there for the launch of the new service. A recent article on CNet cites sources &...

18 February 2012
04:40 GMT

RIM Offers Six Months of Free BBM Music in the UK

RIM is extending the period of free BBM Music service to six months for BlackBerry users living in UK (new BBM Music users only). Apparently, the service didn’t take off as expected, and RIM is expanding the trial period, so as to make it more appealing to new users. In the US, the service offers a four month...

10 February 2012
14:11 GMT

Rdio for Android Gets Redesigned, Comes with "Remote Control" Client

Creators of Skype have just announced that the Android client of their music service Rdio has just been updated with a new user interface and new features.   The application has been entirely redesigned to offer easier navigation and one-click access to features available on other version of Rdio for Android. &n...

6 February 2012
20:01 GMT

BBM Music 1.1.0.12 Now Available for BlackBerry Users

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has just made available for download a new flavor of its new BBM Music app for BlackBerry smartphones. The new application release, BBM Music 1.1.0.12, can be found up for grabs via the BlackBerry App World with a wide range of enhancements packed inside. The softwa...

23 December 2011
04:01 GMT

Google Music Video Preview: Sharing

Google Music allows users to sync their music into the cloud to access it whenever they go via their Android-based devices, while also offering them the possibility to share songs with their friends over Google+. The feature can prove great especially when it comes to songs that users have bought through the Google...

24 November 2011
08:51 GMT

Google Music Video Preview: Listening

What Google Music did to Android users was to enable them access their favorite music while on the go through the cloud, so that they would have the storage space available on their devices free for something else. Google Music enables people sync songs into the cloud and even purchase some more of them, while also...

22 November 2011
17:11 GMT

Google Music Video Preview: Organize

Google Music, the new service that Google made available for its Android users in the United States, enables people to easily take their favorite music along with them regardless where they go, and also provides them with the possibility to purchase new songs. One can sync up to 20,000 tracks into the cloud, so t...

19 November 2011
07:11 GMT

Download the New Google Music App for Android

Following the official launch of Google Music for Android devices in the United States, Internet giant Google made available for download a new version of the Google Music application for its users. Put for download in the official app storefront here, the new flavor of the application brings full support for the n...

17 November 2011
09:11 GMT

Google Music Now Live for Android Users in the US

Google has just announced the availability of a new service for devices running under the Android operating system, namely Google Music, through which users can easily discover, purchase and share digital music. The service offers users the possibility to sync their music collection into the cloud, and to purchase ...

17 November 2011
02:24 GMT

BBM Music Arrives in the UK

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has just announced the availability of its BBM Music on the market in the UK, after making it available for users in the United States, Canada and Australia only last week. The new mobile service was unveiled to the world back in August, but RIM needed a few months to...

15 November 2011
10:21 GMT

RIM Releases Updated BBM Music Application

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion announced the release of a new application and service for its BlackBerry users only a few days ago, namely BBM Music, and the company has already released the first update for the mobile client. Unfortunately, RIM did not offer specific info on what was updated in ...

12 November 2011
05:42 GMT

Download Spotify for Windows Phone

Spotify is now available for download via the Windows Phone Marketplace, after being officially announced several hours ago. Windows Phone 7.5 Mango users who would like to give it a try will find it available in the web Marketplace here. The app is available for download via Zune from here. In addition to offering a...

8 November 2011
05:52 GMT

Spotify Now Available on Windows Phone

A new mobile application has just been launched for the owners of devices running under Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, namely Spotify. The app will provide users with fast access to millions of songs that are available through the Spotify subscription service. Thus, users will be able to access fav...

8 November 2011
01:23 GMT

A Closer Look at the BBM Music App and Service

Today, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion made available for download a new application for its customers, namely BBM Music, and announced that users will be able to access a wide range of songs via the service attached to it. For starters, we should note that, although they will be able to enjoy the s...

2 November 2011
13:01 GMT

Spotify Mobile Arrives on Blackberry

Owners of devices running under the BlackBerry operating system from Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion have now the possibility to download and install a new application on their devices, namely Spotify. Only a preview of the mobile software has been made available for download at the moment, but it st...

19 October 2011
09:24 GMT

RIM Launches New BlackBerry Messenger Service, BBM Music

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has just announced the launch of BBM Music, a new BlackBerry Messenger service aimed at fulfilling the needs of socially connected music fans. The new BBM Music has been launched as a cloud-based service aimed at enabling users easily discover music through the build...

25 August 2011
01:58 GMT

Motorola Now Exclusive Mobile Partner for Spotify in the US

Spotify, the highly popular music service in Europe, has just made its official debut on the market in the United States, and teamed with Motorola for the release of its service on the North American market on mobile devices and tablet PCs. In the coming weeks, the mobile phone maker will kick off a series of ma...

14 July 2011
09:53 GMT

Sony Brings Music Unlimited to Android

Android mobile phone users now have the possibility to enjoy a new music service on their devices, with the launch of Sony's subscription-based Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity service for Google's mobile OS. The company has made available for download via the Android Market an application that offe...

16 June 2011
02:52 GMT

Introducing Sprint Music Plus

A new music service is now available for Sprint's customers, aimed at those who are fond of having their mobile phone, or their MP3 player available with them at all times, namely Sprint Music Plus.The new service was put in place along with a mobile application that sports the same name, and can be accessed ei...

12 April 2011
08:15 GMT

Amazon Intros Cloud Player for Android

Amazon.com, Inc. has just announced the launch of a new service for users of Android-based devices, namely the Amazon Cloud Player for Android. Through the new service, any Android phone can enjoy access to music that has been securely sorted in the cloud, the leading retailer announced. The new launch is co...

29 March 2011
01:36 GMT

Nokia to Shut Down Ovi Music Unlimited

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is rumored to have decided to shut down the popular Ovi Music Unlimited service (previously known as Comes With Music) that it offered with a series of select devices. Apparently, while the music store might not be closed, the service through which Nokia phone owners were granted...

17 January 2011
01:41 GMT

Comes With Music Rebranded to Ovi Music Unlimited

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia seems set to transform its Comes With Music service into Ovi Music Unlimited. The company already made the change in various markets around the world, and it seems that it would soon perform it in more countries, including the UK, as it already informed its users.“We are excite...

17 August 2010
10:50 GMT

Apple's iTunes Cloud-Music Service Delayed

One of the cloud services Apple was rumored to plan on launching for its users was an iTunes cloud music service, but it seems that we might still have a while to wait before the full-scale service is made available for users. However, rumor has it that the Cupertino-based company might actually plan the near launch...

3 August 2010
09:42 GMT

Thumbplay Now with Offline Play for Mobile Devices

Not too long ago, cloud-based music subscription service Thumbplay has announced that it offers a new feature for its Android and BlackBerry smartphones, namely offline play. What the new functionality is all about includes the possibility for users to access and listen various albums and playlists without the need ...

27 July 2010
04:51 GMT

MOG Music App Hits Android and iPhone

MOG, the on-demand music listening service, today announced officially the availability of a mobile streaming application for handsets running under Google's Android operating system, as well as for Apple's iPhone device. According to the company, the MOG application can be downloaded for free from the And...

20 July 2010
15:11 GMT

Lala Officially Shut Down by Apple

Industry watchers are expecting Apple to launch a web-based version of iTunes, following the acquisition, and now the closing of Lala.com, a service that enabled its subscribes to upload their music libraries and access the songs through a Web browser on an array of devices. Lala.com offered its subscribers the abil...

2 June 2010
05:06 GMT

Free Batanga Radio App Now Available for iPhone, iPod touch

Batanga Inc., a decade-old online provider of Latin music, has announced the availability of a free application for owners of an iPhone or iPod touch - the Batanga Radio App. Fully integrated with the company’s online radio platform, the free application allows users to listen to their existing personalized rad...

18 May 2010
09:39 GMT

Thumbplay Music Now Available on Android

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 ...

4 May 2010
04:02 GMT

Apple Shuts Down Lala Ahead of WWDC 2010

It has been confirmed that Lala.com, an online music service acquired by Apple in 2009, is now shutting down, a move fueling speculation that the Mac maker is on track to launching its own web-based music-streaming service – iTunes.com. Lala itself has announced the closure on its website, saying it would shut ...

4 May 2010
04:02 GMT

AT&T Intros New Music App and Service

Mobile phone carrier AT&T announced today the launch of a new AT&T Music application for its users, putting together some of the most popular music services in a single experience for AT&T mobile phones. According to the carrier, its users can now enjoy song downloads, song match, streaming radio, lyric search and a...

24 March 2010
11:48 GMT

3UK Announces Spotify for Symbian App

Mobile phone users in the UK, especially those who are very fond of the music they are listening to, have now yet another reason to rejoice. Wireless carrier 3UK has announced that the Spotify for Symbian application is now available for download for its users, and that they can enjoy it at the moment on a wide rang...

29 December 2009
05:41 GMT

Spotify Gets Launched on Symbian

Mobile phone users that own a Symbian-based device can now enjoy a new feature on their handsets, namely Spotify Mobile. The mobile version of the popular app is now available on a wide range of phones from Nokia, Samsung, or Sony Ericsson, offering users the possibility to access a large library of music directly f...

23 November 2009
08:27 GMT

Google Music OneBox to Come Back with a Vengeance

Google's rumored upcoming music service gets a few more details fleshed out but so far there isn't much consensus on what it is and how it will work. The details that did come through, though, point to a service that is less revolutionary than first envisioned and may be just an enhanced search option that ...

22 October 2009
05:02 GMT

Google Said to Launch Music Service 'Google Audio'

The online music market is crowded enough as it is and a bunch more services have launched recently. Very few are actually making money from it but there is definitely a lot of potential judging solely by the interest in the market. But, while there are plenty of startups trying to get their hands on a piece of the a...

21 October 2009
05:33 GMT

Nokia Comes With Music in the US Only Next Year

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is reportedly pushing back the launch of its music service in the United States. The company promised earlier this year that it would launch Comes With Music on the US market in 2009, yet it seems that now it has decided to make the service available for mobile phone users in the coun...

1 September 2009
11:34 GMT

Spotify Colaborates with TelecityGroup to Impove Its Services

TelecityGroup has just announced that it will provide colocation services in Sweden to Spotify. The association is designed to offer a better service for the Nordic region thus sustaining Spotify's needs for a rapidly expanding user base. The Spotify service was developed and promoted as a business model set up ...

10 July 2009
09:01 GMT

SingTel Launches New Mobile Music Service

SingTel, one of the largest telecoms companies in Southeast Asia, announced on Sunday the release of a new mobile download service on its home market of Singapore, called AMPed. The new service, which was launched in collaboration with Universal Music, provides users with access to music and videos, and is meant to p...

15 June 2009
09:58 GMT

Nokia to Revive Comes With Music with a Carrier Deal

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is reported to plan inking a deal with a UK carrier for its Comes With Music service, so as to revive it, since it has seen so little traction from the users in the country, though it has enjoyed a great advertising campaign. Moreover, it seems that the company might soon announce an ...

12 May 2009
11:21 GMT

Nokia Extends Its Music Services to More Markets

As many of you might remember, we reported a couple of days ago that Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia was getting ready to make a launch today. While back then we had no clue about what the company was planning to unveil today, we learn now that it launched a new series of handsets, as well as services on more market...

11 March 2009
06:23 GMT

Comes With Music Heading Towards India

According to the latest news on the Web, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is preparing the launch of its Comes With Music online portal on a new market, namely India. As many of you might already know, the company already launched the service in a few markets around the world, including UK and Singapore, and it is al...

10 March 2009
10:18 GMT

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Goes to Australia

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced today that its digital music offer, Comes With Music, would become commercially available in Australia on March 20, 2009. At the same time, the company will also launch its first mass market touch screen device in the area, namely the highly expected Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. ...

25 February 2009
04:43 GMT

Nokia Expands 'Comes With Music' to More Markets

Nokia, the largest mobile phone maker in the world, is reported to plan on launching its Comes With Music unlimited music service in Australia and Singapore this quarter, while also extending it to Europe and the United States. According to Tero Ojanpera, the roll-out is based on the great traction the service has se...

20 January 2009
06:33 GMT

Napster Mobile Service Expands on AT&T Carrier

Napster and AT&T announced this week the availability of Napster Mobile to more than 13 million AT&T customers, a significant expansion of the service. Napster Mobile lets music fans use their handsets to search, browse and download music from Napster's collection of more than 6 million songs, one of the in...

31 October 2008
11:58 GMT

Rhapsody's DRM-Free Tracks Work on iPod

For how long have you been waiting to hear that a DRM-free music store was open? How about one that lets you preview an entire song for free? You can leave your answer in the comments later on. For now, read on to see how you too, as an Apple iPod owner, can grab DRM-free MP3s straight from Rhapsody. Fortune is repor...

1 July 2008
06:35 GMT

iTunes Sells Over 5 Billion Songs

Apple made it official today that its music business has again hit a landmark, this time having sold over five billion songs through the iTunes Store. iTunes is currently the number one music retailer in the US, having surpassed Wal-Mart in popularity just a few months ago.iTunes features the largest music catalog ha...

19 June 2008
18:06 GMT

Nokia Music Store Opens in the UK

The much-anticipated UK Nokia Music Store will open its virtual doors on the 1st of November. The service has been announced for some while now to head towards Nokia mobile phones and it was just about time to see it happen.The Nokia Music Store brings millions of tracks from major artists, independent labels, and u...

31 October 2007
10:52 GMT

Operators Reject Nokia N81 Because of Integrated Music Service

Nokia's idea to include its Music Store service on the Nokia N81 and the 8GB version of Nokia N95 seemed pretty witty at first. The company planned on making a smooth adoption for its new service by providing it by default on its future handsets too. Operators don't like the idea that much and are now rejec...

7 September 2007
05:45 GMT

Nokia to Make iPhone Competition with New Music Download Service

Combining mobile phones with music has proved to be an excellent concept that has brought great success to handset producers. Camera music rendering possibilities have turned into basic features which are supposed to be included by default in more evolved cellulars.Nokia looks to exploit the mobile music market too, ...

30 July 2007
02:58 GMT

Mobile Operator 3 Wins Best Digital Music Award

Mobile operator 3 managed to snag the title of best Digital Music Service at last week's Music Week Awards for the second year in a row. The 3G operator has continued its commitment to provide the highest quality and best value content and as a result, it managed to take the top spot, ahead of serious competitio...

20 March 2007
04:56 GMT


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