Tag: napster
Xbox 360 getting 40 new apps: SkyDrive, Napster, Karaoke hit the UK this week
Microsoft have announced that 40 new apps will be landing on the Xbox 360 through Xbox Live by next Spring, with several due to hit the UK service in the next few days. Top of the list is SkyDrive, Microsoft's…
Spotify add Metallica to their music streaming service, revamp discovery tools
Spotify have rounded off their most successful ever year with the announcement of an elusive band bringing their music to the streaming service's catalogue. Heavy metal superstars Metallica, a band with a notoriously icy, skeptical view of digital music and…
AirTime promises it won't be as sleazy as Chatroulette
We first heard about Chat Roulette inspired venture Airtime late last year and now Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker's new baby is out in the wild the big question we're all asking is, will we be able to use…
Napster closes as Rhapsody merger is completed
Napster, the digital music download service that rocked the industry and changed the way we consume tunes forever, has closed following the completion of a merger with Rhapsody. Though beginning life as an illegal P2P service, in the past few…
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…
3 months free Napster on iPhone and Android with Carphone Warehouse contracts
Fancy nabbing yourself 3 months worth of free music streaming through Napster? Then you'd best head down to the Carphone Warehouse. They're offering 12 weeks worth of Napster Unlimited plus Mobile to anyone who purchases a monthly contract or prepaid…
Napster added to Loewe connected TVs
Loewe's collection of web-connected HD TVs are getting a software update today that sees Napster added to the growing selection of services through the televisions' online portal. Napster will now feature in Loewe's MediaNet on all Individual LED, Connect LED…
Former Facebook Exec and Napster Founder Launch New Social Network Path
Do you ever feel like Facebook has become a bit to impersonal? I have something like 500 friends, but the reality is there is only a small percentage of those that I actually care about. I mean do we…
Napster to go free? Or maybe launch an iPhone/Android app
What Napster may do is offer a cut-down free service with fewer tracks than its rival and keep its fingers crossed that one day very soon Spotify either goes bust or ditches its freebie business model.
Turns out kids don't want Spotify – they want to own MP3s
The research undertaken by the University Of Hertfordshire for UK Music asked nearly 2000 14-24 year olds how they wanted their music, and a staggering 78% said they don't want to pay to stream it.