Tag: Music streaming
Deezer now compatible with Apple HomePod and HomePod Mini
Music streaming service Deezer is now compatible with Apple's HomePod and HomePod mini smart speakers. Music lovers can set Deezer as their default music service and ask Siri to play any song from its global catalogue of 73 million tracks. All paying subscribers with iOS 14.3 and above and the latest software on HomePod can use…
Spotify Lite launched for users with older devices
Spotify has launched a new streamlined version of its music service called Spotify Lite which is aimed at users in countries where access to the latest devices and software is not as common. The music service said it will work in a similar fashion to its main app but will be smaller in size and…
Deezer announces Amazon Alexa voice control for free users
Global music streaming service Deezer is now giving its free users the ability to control their music through voice on Amazon Alexa. Free users on the advert supported version of the service will now be able to enjoy music from requested artists, genres and editorial playlists. Users can set Deezer as their preferred music streaming…
Deezer launches free radio app to compete with BBC Sounds and Spotify
Music streaming provider Deezer has launched a free radio app to compete with the likes of BBC Sounds and Spotify which aims to offer a unique seamless listening experience. The app provides live streams of more than 30,000 radio stations worldwide and is available without additional advertising on Android (not iOS yet). Radio by Deezer…
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…
Jay Z announces $9.99 streaming version of Tidal to rival Spotify
At an event in New York last, rapper and media mogul Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, announced an updated version of his recently acquired high quality audio service, Tidal. It was also announced that several other artists had become co-owners of the site, including fellow rapper Kanye West as well as Madonna, Beyonce, Alicia Keys…
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…
Our review of the Sonos Play 1 wireless audio streaming speaker
The Sonos Play range have long been at the elite end of music streaming systems, requiring kit costing hundreds of pounds to get the most out of what it can do. With the Play 1, Sonos are attempting to create…
Apple's new Warner deal breathes life into iRadio Spotify / Pandora streaming rival
Apple's rumoured "iRadio" Spotify and Pandora music streaming rival is said to have taken one step closer to release, with whispers circulating that the Cupertino company has secured a deal with Warner music. If true, the news follows rumours of…