Samsung has struck a deal with Spotify that makes it the first manufacturer to bring the music streaming service to its Smart TVs and Blu-ray players. An official Spotify app will launch later this year, giving Premium subscribers instant access to more than 18 million tracks in their living room. New Spotify users will be able to trial the service for a limited time, TechCrunch...
Microsoft will be the next company to offer a music service when Windows 8 launches on Oct. 26. According to sources speaking with The Verge, the service will be based on both ad-supported free and subscription models, and be available across Windows Phone, Windows 8 and Xbox 360. Additionally, apps for Android and iOS are planned, though they won’t be made immediately available when...
The BBC is said to be working on its own music streaming service called "Playlister," which will give license-fee payers free access to "hundreds of thousands" of tracks at no extra cost. The service is expected to compete with the likes of Spotify and Deezer in the United Kingdom. The BBC has "talked about" launching a music streaming service before, according to British broadsheet...
After announcing that Google Play had reached 15 billion downloads back in May, Google has today announced that its store has now surpassed the 25 billion downloads milestone, with more than 675,000 apps and games now available to Android smartphones and tablets. The celebrate this momentous achievement, Google is offering apps, books, music, and movies for as little as $0.25 over the...
Apple announced on Wednesday during its iPhone 5 event that there are now more than 26 million songs available from iTunes. There are also 435 million iTunes accounts set up for Apple's one-click purchase option. The store is available in 64 countries around the globe. In celebration, or perhaps by coincidence, Apple has also revamped its App Store with a brand new look. Apple just...
Spotify is said to be gearing up to launch a web-based player that will allow users to listen to their favorite music through their browser, without the need for downloading and installing a native app. There's little possibility, however, that a price cut will accompany that, as a recent report had suggested. AllThingsD reports: Waiting to use Spotify on the Web? Hang on a few weeks...
Nokia Music has arrived in the United States today. Available to users with a Lumia 900 or Lumia 710 smartphone, the service provides free access to over 150 exclusive playlists — without the need for a paid subscription, and without forcing you to listen to adverts. The app can be downloaded for free from the Windows Phone Marketplace. In addition to ready-made playlists from a huge...
A while back, Warren Spector and the folks at Junction Point announced Disney Epic Mickey 2. At the time, they said they were working on a musical game. Back then, we weren't sure what they meant. Now? We know. Musical numbers are an actual plot driving feature in Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. Characters will, as Warren Spector explains in the video above, actually express...
Bruce Willis is reportedly planning to sue Apple over the rights to his iTunes music collection after his death. The 57-year-old wishes to leave his collection to his daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah, but this is a violation of Apple's terms and conditions for iTunes. British tabloid The Sun reports: BRUCE Willis is preparing to take Apple to court over who owns his huge digital...
It sounds like music fans in Canada will soon have an additional outlet to stream Justin Bieber. According to the Wall Street Journal, Spotify is looking to expand its music-streaming service to the North American country, with an eye on moving into Asia and South America at some point as well. Spotify's "annual account filing" allegedly outed the company's secretive plans. The move,...