Category: Digital Music
‘Eight days a week’. The 24 hour Beatles channel to launch on SiriusXM
With the 50th anniversary of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club fast approaching, US broadcaster SiriusXM is pleased to announce the first ever Beatles-backed radio station. Launching May 18 on SiriusXM channel 18, it will celebrate the world's most important band in collaboration with and fully authorised by The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd. The Beatles Channel…
Top 5 Bluetooth headphones for Apple iOS, Android smartphones
Chris Price looks at some of the best Bluetooth headphones for your Apple, Android smartphone Who needs another set of wires? Now Apple has got rid of the headphone jack on its iPhone 7 and 7 Plus devices you simply can't plug in your standard set of wired headphones into the phone anymore without…
Pure ships 5 million digital radios, maintains number one status
Pure has announced it has shipped in excess of five million digital radios worldwide, maintaining its position as best-selling digital radio manufacturer of all time. Pure’s success is supported by another world leading British company, Frontier Silicon, which supplies more digital radio modules and integrated circuits than anyone else. Additionally, technology from Pure’s parent company,…
Deezer revamps iPad app, Deezer for Mac as Apple prepares to enter fray
Deezer CEO since February, Hans-Holger Albrecht Music and audio streaming service Deezer has launched a revamped iPad app and new Deezer for Mac application. Key features that have been rolled out on the iPad app include Flow, a custom mix of music based on your tastes, and Hear This - a personalised…
Pure and Mini Moderns launch nautical inspired designer digital radios
Ahoy shipmates! Digital radio company Pure has unveiled a new nautical looking, designer edition of the award-winning Pop Midi and Maxi digital radios. Inspired by 1950s linocuts, Mini Moderns’ Whitby design aims to capture the majesty and beauty of the open sea. Pure claims the range boasts highly energy efficient digital audio amplification to deliver…
Deezer adds news and entertainment podcasts to digital music library following Stitcher acquisition
Above: Deezer CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht 20,000 news, entertainment, comedy and sports shows available on demand Podcasts will include popular favorites from Slate, Financial Times, Monocle 24, Radio Nova, Télérama and Sveriges Radio Search, add and listen to shows mobile and desktop Available immediately in UK, France and Sweden and rolling out internationally in the coming months…
Stream music everywhere with Gramofon – now integrated with Qualcomm’s AllPlay and Spotify Connect
Gramofon has launched a streaming device which it claims will let you turn your existing audio gear into a multi-room, music-streaming system for a fraction of the cost of Sonos. Simply stream music over the cloud to any audio system you own, from portables to hi-fi separates. So how does it work? First of all you need…
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: Spotify v Tidal. BUT who ripped who off?
Spot the difference: Top, Spotify's User Interface and below, Tidal's UI Seems like the gloves are well and truly off in the digital music streaming wars. On Twitter a row is brewing as developer and founder of SimpleAsMilk James Seymour-Lock has accused Tidal of double standards, ripping off Spotify's user interface for its own digital…
Top 10 Gadget Christmas Gifts for Her
[nextpage title="Next"] As Christmas continues to hurtle toward us, it's time to think about what to buy for the lady in your life. Forget the old reliable standby of pyjamas or a handbag - what your wife/girlfriend/daughter/mother/sister/aunty/secret lover really wants (and needs) is the latest gadget to make her day-to-day life that little bit easier…
The Digest: Spotify vs Taylor Swift… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Spotify defends itself against Taylor Swift's criticism | BBC News "Spotify's chief executive has defended its business model, saying it has paid out $2bn (£1.2bn) to the music industry to date. Daniel Ek's lengthy blog post follows a high profile move by pop star Taylor Swift to pull her entire back catalogue from…
