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Apple reportedly in talks with Beats over music streaming service

, Mar 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

According to sources said to be familiar with the situation, Apple's Tim Cook and Eddy Cue met up with Jimmy Iovine, the CEO of Dr. Dre's Beats. The trio are reported to have talked about Beats' planned music service codenamed Project Daisy, something it says is in reference to the first digital song. The talks weren't about any sort of deal, however, instead spanning a wide range of topics about the service in general. Read The Full Story

YouTube tipped to launch its own music streaming service

, Mar 5th 2013 Discuss [1]

YouTube is rumored to be gearing up to launch a subscription-based music streaming service. The video-streaming juggernaut is hoping to become a fully-fledged media juggernaut in the future it seems. The service is said to have a free model which allows users to listen to all the music they'd like, but with ads popping up from time to time. It's no different than when ads pop-up before/while you're watching your favorite YouTube videos. A paid subscription would of course remove the ads for an uninterrupted music-listening experience. Read The Full Story

IK Multimedia launches AmpliTube Orange software for Mac and PC

, Feb 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

IK Multimedia, a company that specializes in guitar and music software, has just launched a new piece of software for both OS X and Windows computers that emulates the style and sound of 17 different Orange amplifiers and cabinets. It's called AmpliTube Orange, and it's available now for the price of $99. Read The Full Story

Amazon optimizes Cloud Player for iPad, warns users of Kindle iOS update

, Feb 27th 2013 Discuss [3]

Amazon has pushed out a couple of updates to its mobile apps today, one of which is a native, optimized version of Cloud Player on the iPad that comes with a new look and a new setting to adjust cache size. Furthermore, the company pushed out an update for the Kindle iOS app, but due to ebooks being deleted upon updating the app, Amazon is warning users not to update. Read The Full Story

Spotify for iOS updates with overhauled interface

, Feb 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

You may remember when Spotify for Android received a big overhaul during the summer last year. This time around, iOS is getting the same treatment. At first glance, it may look like the app didn't see a huge UI improvement, but a few new features were added that make all the difference when it comes to navigating around the music-streaming app. Read The Full Story

Illegal music file sharing down 26%, free streaming services to blame

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [7]

While downloading music illegally may seem like all the rage, it turns out that it's quite the contrary. According to a report from the NPD Group, the volume of illegally downloaded music from peer-to-peer (P2P) services declined 26% in 2012 compared to 2011. The number of users downloading music illegally also dropped 17%. Read The Full Story

Google reportedly to launch free unlimited music streaming service

, Feb 22nd 2013 Discuss [3]

Google is looking into creating its own music streaming service, according to the folks over at the Financial Times. The service would offer free unlimited streaming, and would be in direct competition with similar services, such as Spotify. The service would be supported by ads, but word has it that an ad-free subscription version might also be available. Read The Full Story

Billboard now takes YouTube views into account in its Hot 100 formula

, Feb 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

Billboard has been offering up charts that show which songs are the most popular in the country and around the world for decades. The company has had its Hot 100 chart for 55 years and the formula used to determine which songs go on that chart has now been changed. Billboard has announced that it now takes a number of plays a song has had on YouTube into account when figuring Hot 100 rankings. Read The Full Story

Spotify reportedly aiming at free access for mobile users

, Feb 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Spotify, the ever-popular music streaming service, is apparently in talks with major music labels to negotiate reductions in royalty fees in order to offer free access to the service's mobile offerings. Currently, users have to pay $9.99 per month in order to access Spotify on their smartphones or tablets. Read The Full Story

HTC One features new BoomSound front-facing speakers

, Feb 19th 2013 Discuss [2]

We're here live at today's HTC event where they have officially announced the new HTC One smartphone. Of course, it has all the goodies that any fan would love, including "UltraPixel" camera technology. However, the company also introduced what they're calling BoomSound: two front-facing speakers -- one on the top near the earpiece and one on the bottom near the mic. Read The Full Story

V-MODA Crossfade M-100 Review

, Feb 18th 2013 Discuss [1]

This week we’ve had a look (or a listen, rather) to the V-MODA Crossfade M-100 over-ear headphones, the newest in a line of hardcore solutions from the team that brought you some of the best ear-blasting sound machines we’ve got in our review archives. This newest design is what the company calls “crowdsourced” as they’ve made the creation process one where more people were involved than on any previous project in the company – audiophiles, producers, editors, and DJs alike. The end product is a pair of headphones that sound just as good or better than the Limited Edition LP2s we saw last year (and the original LPs back in 2010) in a slightly more compact setup – a win win!

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Bem Wireless Speaker Trio Review

, Feb 15th 2013 Discuss [5]

Bem Wireless may not be terribly well known in a world saturated with different speaker options and accessories, but they caught our eye when they introduced the Speaker Trio, a set of three small Bluetooth speakers that are simple and minimalistic, as well as stylish and swanky. We decided to try them out for ourselves to see just how simple these things are, and if the audio quality can match its good looks.

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