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Sony takes on Spotify with Music Unlimited iPhone app
Over 15 million songs 22 May 2012 13:54 GMT TweetSony has made its Music Unlimited streaming service available on both the iPhone and iPod touch, as it looks to take the fight to the likes of Spotify.
The app is currently available only on the iOS platform in the US, though a UK arrival seems...
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Spotify launches apps to help find your perfect partner
Love is in the air 10 May 2012 16:51 GMT TweetSpotify is launching two new apps that aim to find your perfect partner by matching your playlists and favourite artists with other subscribers.
Do you dream of the day when you might find that special someone who shares the same love of German...
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Spotify rival Rdio now available in UK
With 7 day free trial 3 May 2012 9:36 GMT TweetMusic-streaming service Rdio has launched in the UK, softly at least. While there's been no word from the company itself, Twitter has been inundated with postings claiming that it has arrived this side of the pond, while Pocket-lint has been able to...
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Pure Music review
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Spotify rival
26 December 2011 13:00 GMT
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Back in October, Pure, the radio specialist, officially announced Pure Music; a streaming service that sees it going head-to-head with Spotify. Although you won't hear a Pure employee mention the S word, the similarities are obvious and it is impossible...
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iTunes Match lands in UK App Store ... with a bump
UPDATE: Service goes live 15 December 2011 21:42 GMT TweetThe iTunes Match music service has landed in the UK with a bit of a bump, as it looks as though it has suffered from a premature release - something that is never welcome.
Reports came in that iTunes Match had been spotted in a variety of countries...
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Spotify event to unleash app store?
Or iPad app, or radio play, or... 30 November 2011 10:24 GMT TweetSpotify is all set to reveal its "new direction" at the "What's next for Spotify" event in New York and the rumour mill has worked itself up into a frenzy trying to work out exactly what the music streaming giant might announce.
There's big...
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Spotify responds to iTunes and Google Music with "what's next" event
Movies on the cards? 23 November 2011 8:44 GMT TweetSpotify has announced a "what's next" event to be held in New York on 30 November, just 4 months since the launch of Spotify in the States.
We've been enjoying Spotify for some time here in the UK, but Spotify decided to take its time with...
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Spotify and Napster see mass exodus of record labels
Over 230 withdraw from services 16 November 2011 13:39 GMT TweetDance music distribution, manufacture and management company ST Holdings has withdrawn all of the content it looks after from Spotify, Napster, Simfy and Rdio. Out of the 238 labels it distributes, only four requested that they remain on the streaming...
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Spotify Gift Cards arrive in time for Christmas
On sale in supermarkets 1 November 2011 10:32 GMT TweetIf you needed further proof that Spotify is fast becoming a mainstream brand, not just for tech fans in the know but rather a High Street name, then take note that the music streaming giant has just released its first gift cards into the shops in time...
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Onkyo Spotify Premium enabled on remote Android app
Easy listening 31 October 2011 15:40 GMT TweetOnkyo has updated its remote Android app to enable the use of Spotify Premium on a variety of its AV receivers.
This news follows Onkyo's introduction of Spotify on its AV receivers back in March, where the online streaming service was controlled... -
Virgin Media bundles Spotify Premium into broadband and mobile deals
TiVo app in "coming weeks" 31 October 2011 10:00 GMT TweetVirgin Media has detailed its latest Spotify plans - bundling Spotify Premium deals in with mobile and broadband contracts.
Anyone taking out, or renewing, a Virgin Media fibre optic broadband plan will be entitled to 6 months of the music...
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Skifta Android streaming app launches with 3G functionality
DLNA all the way 27 October 2011 8:20 GMT TweetQualcomm has announced the launch of Skifta 1.0, a new Android streaming app which enables Android users to stream their media to any DLNA connected devices worldwide.
Pocket-lint covered the beta launch of Skifta back in February, and it's...
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Pure Music to take on Spotify
Streaming service announced 26 October 2011 9:15 GMT TweetPure, the radio specialist, announced Pure Music on Tuesday; a streaming service that sees it going head-to-head with Spotify.
Building on the success of last year's FlowSongs platform, Pure Music again uses 7Digital's extensive catalogue but...
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Google Music expected to launch in November
iTunes beater? 20 October 2011 10:42 GMT TweetGoogle Music could be less than a month away if industry sources are correct, as the new cloud-based music service has been pegged for a November launch by music industry insiders.
The Guardian is reporting that EMI just signed up for the service...
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APP OF THE DAY: Spotify preview release (BlackBerry)
Stream me up spotty 19 October 2011 18:15 GMT TweetSpotify continues to extend its web of musical streaming onto just about every platform imaginable, just recently Facebook integration was added and now finally long overdue BlackBerry connectivity is nearly complete.
As of now the Spotify...
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