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‘Napster’ Stories

Rhapsody buys Napster’s Euro streaming business

, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [1]

Rhapsody has acquired Napster in Europe, grabbing an instant user-base boost in the UK and Germany, and continuing to ramp up the pressure on streaming darling Spotify. Current Napster subscribers in Europe will be shifted over to Rhapsody's system in March 2012, gaining a new web-based client and mobile apps, but keeping their existing library of tracks and albums. Read The Full Story

Rhapsody music service claims top paying customers spot in the USA

, Dec 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

There's a site out there folks by the name of Rhapsody, one that's been around for 10 years now, averaging now more than 10 million songs running through its halls per day, and this week they've claimed their spot as the number one premium music service in the USA. Their other big claim to fame this week is that they've now got over one million paying subscribers, no small feat in itself. All this of course makes us not forget their recent acquisition of the infamous Napster back in November of this year. Read The Full Story

Rhapsody buys Napster in attempt to fight Spotify

, Oct 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

Rhapsody announced today that it will be buying Napster from Best Buy to boost its subscriber base and expand its IP portfolio. The move appears to be a direct reaction to the intensifying competition from music service rivals like Spotify, which has been hogging much of the spotlight lately. The terms of the deal have not been revealed, but it is expected to close around November 30 with Best Buy receiving a minority stake in Rhapsody. Read The Full Story

Napster mobile streaming hits UK iPhones and Androids [Video]

, May 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

Napster's mobile streaming access has finally crossed the Atlantic and turned up on Android and iOS devices in the UK, promising unlimited on-demand playback of the company's 15m+ catalog for £10 ($16) per month. The new app also offers automatic offline playback of the last 100 tracks played, in addition to saved playlists, albums and artists. Read The Full Story

LG LCD HDTV CES 2010 range revealed: 3D-ready flagship Infinia LE9500

, Jan 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

LG's CES 2010 LCD HDTV line-up may not be quite as technologically impressive as Toshiba's CELL-packing ZX900, but it certainly dwarfs it in terms of sheer number of models.  The company have announced a full 39 different HDTVs, ranging from the entry-level LD350 which kicks off at a modest 19-inches, through to the Infinia LE9500 flagship with up to 55-inch panels, skinny 8.5mm bezels, Full HD 1080p, Skype videocalls (assuming you plug in a webcam), 3D-ready support and streaming media from Netflix, VUDU, YouTube, Napster and Yahoo! Widgets. Read The Full Story

Dell computers come with Napster for a year

, Oct 5th 2009 Discuss [0]

Dell and Napster announced today that certain Dell consumer laptops and desktops would be offered with a year of free Napster service included. The machines are set to start shipping later this month in the UK, US, and Germany. Read The Full Story

Napster now available on web-enabled mobile phones

, Sep 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

When Best Buy gobbled up failing music company Napster, many wondered what the retail giant saw in the company. Best Buy used the Napster name to start its own online music store to compete with Walmart and iTunes. Read The Full Story

Napster tries $5 subscription on for size

, May 18th 2009 Discuss [0]

Napster has been known to be having a bit of trouble with their music download service, but they're now trying to spruce it up by offering a subscription service with a dramatically lower price tag than the competition at only $5 a month. You will gain access to as much music as you want under the new subscription plan, so long as it's streamed onto your computer. You will also get five MP3s you can download and keep per month as a part of the deal. If you live in the U.S., you can sign up for the new plan today. With the economy so bad and Napster really struggling to maintain a foothold, this move makes sense. However, time will only tell if this is enough to resurrect the company and keep them relevant.

iRiver E100 MP3 Player – thin and sexy

, Apr 15th 2008 Discuss [0]

This isn’t your standard MP3 player, its packing stereo speakers, FM radio, a microSD card slot, line-in, and a new D-Click system. On top of all that it has a large 2.4-inch TFT LCD screen. Read The Full Story

Samsung SGH-a747 SLM Napster Phone

, Nov 21st 2007 Discuss [0]

So we already mentioned this, but we have something new, more specs, and a whole lot more pics. In fact if I recollect right, we didn’t have a single pic of the actual handset last time. It has Bluetooth 2.0, Quad-Band GSM, Dual-Band UMTS, and a talk time of about 3 hours. There is the 2MP cam that has up to a 4x digital zoom, and other than all the video and music services that come with it, it has Java, and SMS, MMS, AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! instant messengers built in. Read The Full Story

AT&T getting a phone from Napster

, Nov 19th 2007 Discuss [2]

Samsung is the maker, its their SLM phone, and it’s a flip phone. So, what are Samsung, Napster, and AT&T all bringing to the table that could possibly compete with the iPhone? Well, not much really, I mean, first it’s a flip phone, so it loses all the touchscreen functionality of the iPhone, then its not an Apple product, so no OSX, no HTML browser, no YouTube app, no iTunes Store, and no Google Maps. It does have 3G (HSDPA), and support for all of AT&T’s features like their music and video services as well as mobile banking from a couple of banks, and obviously it has a mobile version of Naptser. Read The Full Story