July 16, 2011
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Spotify, one of the most popular music streaming services in Europe and other regions, today launched in the U.S., as expected. But mobile users will have to pay for the Premium plan, a $9.99 monthly subscription. What features do you … Continue reading
July 14, 2011
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According to the Wall Street Journal’s sources, Amazon is planning to introduce a 9″ tablet computer before October that will place it head-to-head against Apple’s iPad. The new tablet will intensify a growing clash between Amazon and Apple. The two … Continue reading
May 2, 2011
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As noted by the Los Angeles Times, Amazon has taken Apple’s iTunes Store head-on in the digital music marketplace with its new feature of 69-cent on popular new release tracks. The new, lower price marks a substantial discount from iTunes, … Continue reading
April 17, 2011
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Those of you out there with a vinyl collection may at some point want to preserve your collection digitally. I set out to capture the highest quality music my Mac Pro could provide. Here’s how I create 24bit 96kHz Apple … Continue reading
April 12, 2011
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AirPlay’s wireless music streaming just got a lot more useful, thanks to developer James Laird, who used the private key employed by Apple’s AirPort Express when it streams iTunes music to create an open source emulator which accomplishes the same … Continue reading
March 30, 2011
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While ostensibly beating Apple and Google to market with its music locker service, Amazon’s new Cloud Drive online music streaming service was launched before licenses from music owners were in place, threatening a new legal battle. More: continued here
March 30, 2011
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Amazon upped the ante in its fierce rivalry with Apple over control of the digital music market, with the introduction of a Cloud Drive digital locker and a Cloud Player service that offers streaming music via the Web and Android … Continue reading
March 30, 2011
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Amazon today unveiled a pair of cloud-based offerings designed to allow users to store music and other digital content in the cloud and to play cloud-hosted music tracks via players for the Web and on Android. Amazon Cloud Driv… More: … Continue reading
March 28, 2011
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According to a new rumor, Apple plans to release iOS 5, the next major update to its mobile operating system, at a later-than-usual date, arriving this fall with long-rumored cloud-based features for online storage of music, photos and video. More: … Continue reading
March 28, 2011
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Houston Chronicle technology columnist Dwight Silverman, a non-musician who “can only intermittently carry a tune,” describes how he was able to release his inner Clapton using the Smart Guitars and stomp box effects included in GarageBand for iPad. He writes, … Continue reading
March 18, 2011
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One of the major new features included in Apple’s iOS 4.3 released last week was a new Home Sharing feature allowing users to stream music, movies, and TV shows from Macs and PCs to iOS devices. The feature is an … Continue reading
March 12, 2011
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In a detailed review, MacWorld’s Chris Breen recommends GarageBand for iPad (5 out of 5 mice) as a “flexible and affordable” tool for anyone “from musicians to tin-eared newbies.” Writing that GarageBand “may be the most inspiring musical iOS app … Continue reading
March 5, 2011
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Apple wants record companies to let iTunes customers download music they’ve purchased as many times as they like, on multiple devices, according to Bloomberg. The Mac-maker is reportedly now in talks with its major record label partners to make this … Continue reading
March 5, 2011
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Bloomberg reports that Apple is talking with a number of music labels about allowing customers to download tracks purchased from the iTunes Store an unlimited number of times to any device associated with a specific iTunes Store account. Acc… More: … Continue reading
February 18, 2011
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Apple today announced a new subscription service available to all publishers of content-based apps on the App Store, including magazines, newspapers, video, and music. This is the same innovative digital subscription billing service that Apple recently launched with News Corp.’s … Continue reading