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Shazam brings free iTunes downloads this Christmas
As part of iTunes 12 Days promotion 17 December 2010 13:09 GMT TweetWe recently covered the availability of the iTunes 12 Days of Christmas app in out app-vent calendar, and now it turns out that Shazam is taking part in the promotion as well.
From 26 December 2010 to 6 January 2011 Shazam users with an... -
iTunes increases song preview time
Triple the time to decide if you like 9 December 2010 9:34 GMT TweetAs you may be aware, the Pocket-lint awards took place in London last night, with the tech industry gathering to see the Amazon Kindle named Product of the Year.
And we at Pocket-lint know how to throw a party - so you'll forgive us if we come...
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Tech deals: Download your favourite tunes with fairsharemusic.com
And help support some good causes 21 October 2010 13:06 GMT TweetWe covered the launch of Fairsharemusic.com back in June, but thought the ethical music download site could do with another mention as it is partnered with some top UK charities.
The site has over 10 million tracks in its data base, ranging... -
Pure FlowSongs review
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Streaming, tagging, downloading all from your radio
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FlowSongs is a service that allows users of Pure's internet enabled radios to tag and buy tracks while listening to any digital, FM or internet radio station. So in order to get make use of this service you're going to need one of the following radios:...
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Tesco set to launch iTunes rival Digital Locker
Content "whenever or wherever" you are 14 June 2010 12:11 GMT TweetTesco's ambition to stick its fingers into as many pies as possible continues, as news comes out that it will be launching a "Digital Locker" for users to store digital content.
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How to download music from YouTube
Web and desktop apps to get video and tunes from the Internet 3 June 2010 11:41 GMT TweetYouTube has become as an important source of music as any these days. It just so happens that the songs all have to have a visual component to them as well - whether you actually watch them or not.
Of course, if you'd rather not have to navigate...
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Apple iTunes store sells its 10th billion download
250,000 iPod classics worth of music 25 February 2010 9:06 GMT TweetApple has announced that its customers have downloaded 10,000,000,0000 (10bn) iTunes tracks since the store first opened in 2003.
In what the company called "One huge milestone for music" the Cupertino based company offered shoppers the chance...
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Apple offers $10,000 prize for 10,000,000,000th song download
iTunes gift card to go mad with if you win 14 February 2010 1:52 GMT TweetApple is offering one lucky shopper $10,000 dollars in the form of an iTunes gift card if they happen to be the buyer of the 10 billionth song from the iTunes store.
In what the company is calling "One huge milestone for music" the Cupertino...
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Vodafone claims most paying music subscribers in Europe
450,000 sign up 26 January 2010 9:34 GMT TweetIt seems Vodafone's DRM-free music is going down well with consumers as it has announced that nearly 450,000 Vodafone customers have signed up to its music subscription services since 2009.
Vodafone is claiming this customer base gives... -
Majority of Pocket-lint readers still buy CDs
Physical format still has legs as the Noughties come to a close 30 December 2009 10:00 GMT TweetDespite the rise of both digital downloads - now thankfully mostly DRM-free - and free music streaming services, it seems the humble CD still has life in it yet.
In a recent Pocket-lint poll we asked our readers if they still bought the... -
iTunes "12 days of Christmas" freebies kick off
Did you get an iPod for Christmas? Here's how to get some free content from Apple 26 December 2009 15:05 GMT TweetDid you get an iPod or iPhone for Christmas? Then you'll be happy to hear Apple is offering free content to help you get it filled up.
As is becoming a Yule tradition, Apple is running its "12 days of Christmas" promotion, this means from... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - One Track Mind
Discover one new song every day the easy way 22 December 2009 0:00 GMT TweetIf you like discovering new music but are a little lazy about going out of your way to do so, then One Track Mind could be the site for you.
A simple premise, it offers one new song every day from a new artist for your listening pleasure with...
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BPI says one in three still downloading music illegally
New streaming services not stopping "stealing" 18 December 2009 17:30 GMT TweetNew legal services that offer consumers free access to songs - such as We7, Spotify and Last.fm - are not stopping people from illegally downloading music, says the British Phonographic Industry.
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iTunes offers five free songs Facebook bribe
Fan up for freebies 16 December 2009 14:03 GMT TweetApple is giving away five free songs to UK-dwellers who sign up to become a fan of iTunes on Facebook.
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Sky Songs offers Christmas gift options
Give the gift of browser-based, ad-free streaming, DRM-free downloads, or both 11 December 2009 17:26 GMT TweetSky Songs, the broadcaster's new music streaming and download service, is following rival service Spotify in offering gift subscriptions for Christmas.
Sky Songs has three packages to chose from, a streaming option, a download option and...
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