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Free music streaming service Songza raises $3.82m in funding

Brian Sin, Apr 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

The free music streaming and recommendation service, Songza, has just secured $3.82 million in funding. Its funding was revealed in a recent SEC filing. Songza offers playlists created by "music experts". The playlists are configured based on the date, the time of day, your mood, and the type of activity that you're currently doing. Like other music streaming services, you can thumbs up or thumbs down a song to better adjust your playlists. Read The Full Story

Twitter Music goes from “Invite Only” to “Coming Soon”

Chris Burns, Apr 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

It’s nearly time for Twitter to launch their own music service – with today’s updates letting us know that not only is this rumored project real, it’s right around the corner. If you head to https://music.twitter.com/ right this minute, you’ll even be able to connect the service to your own Twitter account – as odd as that sounds, the service hosted by Twitter itself. This service shows up as “Twitter #music web by Twitter, Inc.” when you sign up, the tagline “The best new music in the world right now” shining brightly.

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Grand Theft Auto soundtracks now available on iTunes and Spotify

Craig Lloyd, Apr 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

We're not sure if this could have come soon enough, but it's here, at last. Rockstar Games announced today that the radio playlist soundtracks from all of the Grand Theft Auto titles, starting with the classic Grand Theft Auto III, are now available either for purchase on iTunes or for streaming on Spotify. Read The Full Story

Twitter’s acquisition of We Are Hunted officially announced

Brittany Hillen, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Word has had it for a while now that Twitter acquired music service We Are Hunted, which it is using as part of its rumored music app that we'd like to see an official announcement about some time soon. That acquisition was just made public by We Are Hunted, which announced it on its website while dropping precious few (and we do mean few) details. Read The Full Story

Psy to debut new single live on YouTube

Craig Lloyd, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you've been on the internet at any point during the past several months, or have even listened to the radio, then you undoubtedly know about the popular K-Pop hit "Gangnam Style" by Psy. The music video currently has over 1.5 billion views on YouTube, which is more than any other YouTube video ever. However, Psy is moving onto another new song that he will be debuting live on YouTube this Saturday. Read The Full Story

Korg Volca analog synths power retro on-the-go

Chris Davies, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Korg can't seem to stop itself putting squelchy analog sounds into portable synths, and its latest grab-and-geek-out playthings are the Korg Volca Series. A trio of true-analog synthesizers - the Volca Keys for loops, Volca Bass for basslines, and Volca Beats for rhythms - each pack a sequencer and recording functionality, and can be daisy-chained into an impromptu studio. Read The Full Story

Ferrari by Logic3 launches its Scuderia FS1 Air Speaker Dock equipped with Airplay

Brian Sin, Apr 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

Ferrari by Logic3 has just launched its new speaker dock, the Scuderia FS1 Air. The Scuderia FS1 Air comes equipped with Airplay, so you can stream music wirelessly from your iOS devices, or from iTunes. The 2.1 speaker system is Bluetooth capable as well, so if you don't have an iOS device, you can still wirelessly stream music straight from your Android device, Windows Phone 8 device, or Blackberry 10 device. Read The Full Story

Korg KROSS takes synth workstation mobile

Chris Davies, Apr 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

Korg has a history of making keyboard workstations, but the KROSS takes the all-in-one flexibility to a new level, throwing in battery power support for mobile music creation. Available in 61- and 88-key versions - the latter using fully-weighted keys - the KROSS offers analog step sequencing, some of the key sounds from Korg's premium synth line-up, 134 effects, and a 16-track MIDI sequencer, with the potential for running the keyboard either off the mains or from six AA batteries. Read The Full Story

Google Play Music launches in Australia, New Zealand, and more

Brittany Hillen, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier today, Google rolled out an update to the Google Play Store's design, offering a cleaner, simpler interface that is easier and faster to navigate through. Now it has released another update, this time bringing Music to the Google Play Store in a variety of new locations, including Australia, New Zealand, and more, which you can check out after the break. Read The Full Story

Pandora hits 200 million registered users

Craig Lloyd, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Internet radio service Pandora has reached yet another milestone. The company announced today that they have hit 200 million registered users in the US. Pandora has been around for almost eight years, and half of the 200 million subscribers were added in a time period of just two years. Approximately 67 million Pandora users are monthly active listeners. Read The Full Story

JVC adds five new headphones to Xtreme Xplosives line

Craig Lloyd, Apr 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

JVC isn't a huge name in the headphones market -- they're best known for their camcorders -- but they've been making headphones for quite awhile now too. The company just launched five new pairs of headphones that will be added on to the company's current line of Xtreme Xplosives headphones, which feature over-the-ear and in-ear models. Read The Full Story

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