Category: music
Archos launch the “Music Beany”. Are bluetooth hats cool?
If you're the sort of cool kid who understands popular music and likes to listen to banging tunes on your personal stereo - or whatever it is that young people do these days - then you'll want to get yourself the latest cool accessory: The bluetooth hat. Archos has come up with a beany hat…
Spotify now free on Windows Phone
Music streaming service Spotify is now free on the Windows Phone app, after unveiling an ad-supported and shuffle-mode which came to iOS and Android earlier this year. Previously, Windows Phone users were only able to stream via the Spotify app with a premium subscription, which includes ad-free mobile and offline listening. Now, Windows Phone streams…
Online music videos to get age rating in UK
In further proof that he has absolutely no understanding of how the internet works, UK prime minister David Cameron has announced that music videos on YouTube and other websites will be given age ratings from October to stop children seeing “graphic content”. Cameron said that new filters will replicate rules that exist offline for media…
Shazam brings music ID powers to Mac
Shazam is bringing its media identification software to the desktop with an app for the Mac. Previously only available on smartphones, Shazam is now available for free in Apple’s Mac App Store. As with the Android or iOS version, Shazam for Mac identifies songs playing in the background of your home, office, coffee shop, or…
Is Google trying to buy Spotify? Here’s why a deal would be great for both companies.
Interesting rumours are doing the rounds suggesting that Google might be attempting to acquire music streaming service Spotify. Such a deal could massively upset the music and tech industries. TechRadar reports that Google was on the cusp of making the deal, before deciding that the $4-5bn price was simply too high. To put that into…
Anti-piracy campaign set to kick off in UK
In an effort to fight digital piracy, the movie and music industries have announced a deal with the UK’s leading ISPs to send warning emails to alleged copyright infringers. Called the Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme, the campaign will focus on alerting people to the fact that their activities infringe copyright. Starting next year, up to…
Paul McCartney re-releases five albums as iPad apps
Sir Paul McCartney has somehow never managed to loses his cool – or his financial touch. This week, a "selfie" of Macca sitting on a bench with billionaire Warren Buffett that was taken by a 16-year-old in Omaha, Nebraska, went viral. Now the coolest surviving Beatle has announced that five of his classic albums – Band…
Sonos adds support for Soundcloud
Sonos has announced the addition of Soundcloud as a supported service on its systems - joining the likes of Spotify, Google Play Music and Deezer. Sonos's range of speaker systems are at the top end of the market - offering a wifi home-streaming music system capable of playing music in different rooms of your house…
Happy birthday! Sony Walkman turns 35
If you think that the Apple iPod revolutionised how we listen to music, then think again. All the way back in the dim, dark days of 1979, the Sony Walkman came along and made music on the go truly possible….
Google buys music streaming service Songza
Google, it seems, it keen to keep up with the Joneses – and the Apples. Just weeks after Apple acquired Beats Music, Google has announced that it has bought music streaming service Songza. Mashable reports that Google plans to integrate…
