Tag: Music
Spotify will not be supporting Google Cast for Audio
The other day we learned about Google Cast for Audio, Google's plan to bring the ease of Chromecasting video to your music - so that in one button press, your tunes can go from your phone to your hi-fi. Despite pledges of support from a number of manufacturers, including Sony, the largest streaming music player…
WATCH: NASA “All About That Space” music video
How do you reach young people to tell them about the latest developments on the Orion space programme? No, don't show them the wonders of science and engineering - give them pop music instead. NASA employees have re-imagined Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” and shot the above music video, showing what the space nerds…
Can the film industry learn from the music industry to stop piracy?
Over the weekend we heard the news that Sony Pictures has been hacked by a group known as "GOP" (who aren't the same people as the US Republican "Grand Old Party", presumably). GOP claims to have stolen many of Sony's "secrets", including copies of films that haven't been released, or at least released outside of…
What’s the deal with YouTube Music Key?
Google/YouTube has announced a new service called YouTube Music Key... but what exactly is it, and why has Google launched it? What is YouTube Music Key? Music Key is a new premium service on YouTube. It is currently only available to a select few users but we expect it to be rolled out soon. In…
REVIEW: Video Games Live in London
What happens if you take a full orchestra, the sounds of Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid and Zelda, and 3000 video gamers? A really fun night out, it turns out. STEVE! #VGL #VideoGamesLive pic.twitter.com/YeNNhQLIRL — teaandcheese (@teaandcheese) November 2, 2014 Video Games Live, the stage show created by game composer and former TV presenter Tommy…
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…
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…
The 5 Best Spotify Apps
In addition to being a great music service, Spotify is also an app platform. Developers have been using Spotify's huge music catalogue to build some really interesting and rather clever apps – here's our pick of the best….
BBC Playlister launches – here's our initial review
The BBC Playlister, which has launched in beta today, is the BBC's attempt to help it better define its role in music. Now the radio's role as a jukebox has been eclipsed by services such as Spotify, the Beeb are…
