Category: Digital Music
Shazam team up with Last.fm for updated Encore and (SHAZAM)RED apps
Shazam have today unveiled new versions of their Encore and (SHAZAM)RED music discovery apps. Teaming up with Last.fm, Encore and (SHAZAM)RED users can now access geo-tagged tour information for tagged artists, look up the Shazam blog and create Internet radio…
Top Ten Geeky Valentine Presents: For Him
It's that time of year again, where we all rush off to Clinton's for a naff card, a syrupy teddy and a box of Quality Streets for our loved ones. Yep, Valentine's Day rears its sickly head once again,…
Blue Microphones unveil the Snowball USB mic
Blue Microphones have today announced the release of their Snowball USB mic. Ideal for podcasts, Skype conversations or home recording, the microphone costs £89.95, available from Solutions-Inc. Thanks to a dual capsule design and three-pattern switch (cardioid, cardioid with -10db…
Vodafone claims Europe's largest base of digital music subscribers
According to Vodafone nearly 450,000 of its customers have signed up for music subscription services since it signed digital rights management free MP3 music deals with all major labels in 2009. Two million tracks are currently available through the…
HP and Omnifone announce Spotify rival for £8.99 a month
At the Midem conference in Cannes Omnifone and HP announced a partnership to bring digital music to PCs in ten European countries. Preloaded on HP's Pavilion, Presario and Envy PCs, MusicStation will provide access to approximately 6.5 million tracks from…
Spotify making money for record labels
Universal Music Group's Rob Wells has said that Spotify is finally beginning to present itself as a very sustainable financial model for the record labels that have agreed licensing deals with the streaming app. Wells went on to reveal for…
CES 2010: Final Thoughts
The Consumer Electronics show, the behemoth of tech, the Valhalla of gadgetry, has come and gone for yet another year. But this time, rather than arriving with a bang, it slinked into sight with something more like a whimper. CES…
CES 2010: Day 3 Round-Up
Another day, another Tech Digest CES 2010 round-up. Fancy Tweeting hands-free in your car or controlling your PC by breathing? Check today's top stories below and find out how. Twitter coming to Ford cars The digital equivalent of drink-driving? Motorola…
Can the X6 save Nokia's Comes With Music?
Analysts from MKM Partners have today predicted that Nokia's Comes With Music service may not survive till the end of 2010, and may have to close unless Nokia drastically increases its number of active users. As MKM's Tero Kuittinen suggests:…
Guide to digital music startups compiled by MusicAlly
A great feature this one. The bloggers over at MusicAlly have compiled a pretty extensive list of the best digital music startups they have found this year. Everything from torrent file-sharing, browser streaming and Twitter music apps are featured,…
