Tag: spotify
Shazam and Spotify join forces
Shazam, the music discovery app that identifies tracks, has today announced that it will be integrating Spotify connectivity into its service, allowing users to instantly access recognized songs for streaming. "Integrating Spotify into Shazam's applications combines music discovery with one…
Sony take on Spotify with Qriocity Music Unlimited service
Sony are to launch their own cloud-based music service called Qriocity Music Unlimited. Tying one account across multiple Sony Bravia TVs, Blu-ray players, PS3 games consoles, Vaio PCs and more, 6 million songs will be accessible at launch. Songs from…
Spotify pass 750,000 paid users mark, US launch still on the way
Spotify have now surpassed 750,000 paid users on their Premium service. Shakil Khan, head of special projects for Spotify broke the news via Twitter, meaning that paid user numbers have almost doubled from the 320,000 noted nine months ago back…
Spotify announce big 2009 losses, but does it matter?
Spotify have revealed their financial accounts for 2009, and it makes for a very interesting read indeed. Spotify Limited, the UK based arm of the music streaming service which also acts as the company's main sales body, revealed 2009 revenues…
Is Apple Trying To Sneakily Introduce A Spotify rival?
This morning I reported that Apple has been informing music labels of changes to the iTunes store that will triple the length of music previews. This change will now allow users to listen to the first 90 seconds of…
Spotify for Sonos goes live
After being in an invite-only beta period for sometime, Spotify for Sonos has now gone live to all users. A Sonos firmware update brings the music streaming service to the multi-room audio gear. You'll need a Spotify Premium account…
Google Music service to launch before the New Year? Can it topple iTunes?
Google have been looking to get into digital music sales for a while now, first hinted at back in June. At that point it seemed quite a long way off into the distance, but now new reports are suggesting that…
The Best Tech of IFA 2010
Another year, another IFA tech conference in Berlin touts it's wares. It was a bit of a tablet and 3D free-for-all this year, with most of the heavyweight tech firms throwing their clout behind those two growing technologies. But…
IFA 2010: Video round-up – LG OLED, Samsung Galaxy Tab and more!
Tech Digest got our Scorsese on out in Berlin at this week's IFA conference, shooting a whole load of video previews. For your convenience, here's the whole lot compiled into a single post. Just click through each video's headline…
IFA 2010: Spotify hitting Sonos multi-room music systems- VIDEO
Spotify and multi-room streaming sound-system specialists Sonos have announced at this year's IFA conference that they are to join forces. From the end of September, all Sonos systems will be upgraded to 3.3, which (when paired with an iPhone/iPad app…