New Apps Allow Fans More Interaction With Music
Musicians in the digital age are flocking to apps to woo fans and also engage them in the creative process to create new music and art. Apps featuring indie rock band Metric, pop sensation Lady Gaga...
View ArticleApple Scoops Up Topsy, Social Media Analytics Firm
Apple Inc has purchased social media search and analytics startup Topsy, an unusual purchase for a hardware-focused company that has made few forays into social networking. Apple confirmed the...
View ArticleSpotify Announces Free Music Service For Mobile Devices
Online music-streaming provider Spotify launched a free music service for smart phones and tablets as it attempts to snag a fast-growing group of users keen to stream tunes on their mobile devices....
View ArticleSMS Audio Introduces Biometric Headphones
Want to monitor your heart rate while running and listening to music? SMS Audio’s BioSport In-Ear Headphones, announced at an event will tell you. The headphones are good for people who work out as...
View ArticleYouTube Music Might Prove Lucrative For Google
A beefed up version of YouTube offering exclusive content might turn out to be lucrative bait for Google to lure some of its users deeper into its digital video and music services. YouTube appears to...
View ArticleAlibaba, BMG Sign Music Distribution Deal
Germany’s BMG music rights company announced that it has signed a music digital distribution deal with China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, as the world’s largest e-commerce giant firms up its bid to...
View ArticleApple Seeking Exclusive Streaming Deals With Musicians
Apple Inc has reached out to more than a dozen musicians, including British band Florence and the Machine, hoping to sign exclusive deals for some of their music to be streamed on Beats, Bloomberg...
View ArticleApple Pulling The Plug On Beats Music
Apple is dropping the ax on Beats Music on Nov. 30, shortly after launching the beta of an Android app for its Apple Music streaming service. The company is now encouraging both Android and iOS users...
View ArticleGoogle’s Waymo Unveils Self-driving Minivan
Now that Google has transitioned its autonomous car research project into a business, the company debuted a different kind of driverless car that is being road tested. Waymo, the new autonomous vehicle...
View ArticleDo The Apple Airbuds Have a Design Flaw?
This means that if you recycle them in the traditional way by meshing them you will get a fire at your recycling factory.
View ArticleDid Apple Ship The Airbuds With A Bluetooth Problem?
MacRumors replicate the problem if the phone was connected to a Fitbit Blaze or an iWatch, suggesting a more general conflict with other Bluetooth devices.
View ArticleSoundCloud Seeks New Subscribers With New Budget Plan
Music-streaming service SoundCloud rolled out a new budget subscription package on Tuesday, seeking to lure more listeners into paying subscribers and undercutting rivals Apple and Spotify. The $4.99...
View ArticleSelf-driving Bus With No Human Backup To Hit California Streets
A pair of $250,000 autonomous buses began driving around an empty San Francisco Bay Area parking lot on Monday, gearing up to move onto a local public road in California’s first pilot program for a...
View ArticleIs Tidal About To Go Under
Tidal has had a rough time lately. It was always going to have a rough time in the media because it competes directly with Apple. The Tame Apple Press has been focused on getting any dirt it can to...
View ArticleAre Apple’s Earbuds Spying On You
But putting a Siri connection in the earbuds means that Siri is continuously listening to your commands and is effectively a walking microphone. It is just as well that they have such super cool Apple...
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