Tag: Music streaming
Spotify rival Rdio launches in the UK
Rdio has made a bit of a name for itself stateside as a valid Spotify alternative, and now the music streaming service has touched down for UK users too. Matching Spotify's price plans at £5 a month for a desktop-only…
Spotify for iPhone and iPad now streams at 320Kbps
Spotify have updated their iOS app, allowing music fans with iPads, iPhones and iPods to now use the service to stream tracks at 320Kbps. It now puts the quality of the streaming tracks as high as those saved for…
Facebook adds "Listen With Friends" social music service
Facebook have announced a new social music feature, rolling out across their network today, called "Listen With Friends". Music fans on Facebook will now be able to see what their pals are listening to from within the Facebook Chat pane,…
Apple's iTunes Match makes premature UK debut
iTunes Match has gone live prematurely across Europe, hitting users' iTunes programs before all its functionality was ready. iTunes users in the UK, France and further afield in Australia were given the option to sign up for the cloud-based…
Rara launches: Spotify music-streaming rival aims for mass-market appeal
Today marks the launch of Rara.com, a new mobile and web browser based digital music streaming service that's set to rival Spotify. Offering somewhere in the region of 10 million tracks, including all the major labels, Rara.com sets itself…
CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Top Online Digital Services – Spotify, LoveFilm, Dropbox and more!
Tech gifts don't have to be about screen sizes or processing capabilities these days. In fact, they don't have to be physical gifts at all. You can put a smile on a loved one's face just by setting them up…
Spotify arrives for select BlackBerry handsets
Some welcome good news for BlackBerry owners today after the recent outage troubles. It's been a long time coming, but BlackBerry users can finally get the superb Spotify music streaming service on their handsets. Revealed today over on the official…
Rhapsody set to buy Napster
Rhapsody have announced that they are to purchase the infamous Napster service from gadget retailers Best Buy in a move that they will hope will keep them competitive alongside the ever growing popularity of Spotify. Upon closing the deal, Rhapsody…
Going underground: We7 Music Map takes inspiration from the Tube
Popular music streaming service We7 is going underground as the company prepare to relaunch this week, creating an interactive Tube map-like playlist based on the artists and tracks that have been most popular over the past year. Each line, laid…
PREVIEW: Sonos Play:3 hands-on
Sonos, the wireless home streaming speaker maestros, are staking a claim at smaller wallet sizes than usual with the launch of the the Play:3, set to cost £259.99. An entry level system, it not only offers bang for your buck but also introduces a new playful, simplified branding scheme for Sonos. As such, the popular premium S5 speaker gets renamed the Play:5 for instance. We went hands on with the Play:3 to see whether it can match the quality of its renamed sibling.
