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SlashGear Free Spotify Invite Giveaway

, Jul 15th 2011 Discuss [5]

Well wouldn’t you know it? We’ve got our very own batch of Spotify invites and we’re giving them away to you! For those of you completely out of the loop, Spotify is a music streaming service where you’re able to access thousands of tracks of music from artists new and old, all available from your computer and, if you’ve got a premium account, from your mobile device as well! What we’ve got here is a stash of invites and we want to give them away to you for free! All you’ve got to do is give us a high-five on Google+! (See rules below!) We’ve got ONE HUNDRED invites to give out, ladies and gentlemen, so get to it!

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SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up : July 15, 2011

, Jul 15th 2011 Discuss [1]

There's a terrifying robot smashing about, and it's coming to yours neighborhood! It's no Michael Jackson apparatus, but you'll certainly be doing the Thriller when you see what we're talking about. Then there's an announcement by the NYC police that they're about to get a bit more electric, Cisco's pairing with Verizon is about to get a whole lot speedier, and SOMEone had the idea to go snooping around Google's code again, this time discovering no less than a full gaming experience on the horizon! Also don't think that Spotify has gone away, it's just begun - a full ecosystem coming up! Read The Full Story

Spotify ecosystem is key: Sonos, Motorola, more

, Jul 15th 2011 Discuss [1]

Spotify has finally made its US debut, but the streaming music service is about more than just playback on your PC or Mac. As well as the mobile clients for iPhone, Android and other platforms – which we reviewed yesterday - there’s a growing ecosystem of third-party boxes that support Spotify playback like Sonos and Onkyo.

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Spotify Invites Here, There, and Everywhere

, Jul 14th 2011 Discuss [14]

Well would you look at that, Spotify is live in the good ol' U S of A! This is a streaming music service with the ability to push basically any track you've ever heard of to your mobile devices, PC, or Mac computers, all for $10 a month. There's other plans too, of course, including one that only attaches to your home computer, that being a $5 a month plan, then there's a FREE plan that's going out today via exclusive invite! Only it's not the most exclusive thing in the world, is it? You'd better take a look right here. Read The Full Story

SlashGear 101: What is Spotify?

, Jul 14th 2011 Discuss [3]

Today I’m sure you heard the news: Spotify has hit the USA! Finally, everyone is saying, finally we can get our Spotify on and we can have a real good time. But wait – what is Spotify? And maybe more importantly, where can I get it? Spotify is a music streaming service that’s been around the UK for a couple of years already at the moment we post this post, and has JUST been released in Beta form today in the USA as both an official mobile app and a desktop app for PC, Mac OS X, Android, and iOS. You’ll be able to pay for a basic service at $4.99 that includes access through the desktop app only, or $9.99 which includes mobile access as well.

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Spotify US goes live

, Jul 14th 2011 Discuss [2]

As expected, Spotify US has gone live, offering streaming music to PC, Mac and mobile devices. Spotify’s free service requires an invite in order to get started – so that the company isn’t overwhelmed – but you can jump the queue by subscribing to the unlimited or premium packages at $4.99 or $9.99 per month respectively.

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The Daily Slash: July 13, 2011

, Jul 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

Today there were a handful of leaks that made the whole thing just a big ol’ glass of awesome – potential awesome, that is. First lets get to the facts: tomorrow is the official BETA launch of Spotify here in the USA. Spotify is a music streaming service that you pay a monthly fee for to get basically every music track in the universe to your computer and/or your mobile device over the internet – the UK already knows how awesome it is, now it’s time for some USA flavors to drop on by. Next: wouldn’t you know it? Amazon Android tablets!

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Spotify US Launch Tomorrow

, Jul 13th 2011 Discuss [7]

Joy unto the mountains, the greatest subscriber music service in the whole wide world will be launching officially in the USA tomorrow. This is the most highly touted music service in the UK, Spotify, being quite like a Netflix for music, if you know what I mean, streaming whatever music you like from whatever internet-connected device you have hooked up to the service, with the only limit being your ability to keep listening to music 24 hours at a time – unlimited plans will be $9.99 a month while the $4.99 “ad free” service will be available as well. The difference between the two lies in mobile access: want to listen on your Android or iPhone? Gotta pay that price!

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Spotify US Launch To Be Invite-Only?

, Jul 11th 2011 Discuss [2]

The much hyped European music streaming service, Spotify, is making its US debut this week after months of wrangling deals with US record label companies. If you've been hearing about all the love for Spotify overseas and are anxious to hop on board, you may be a little disappointed when Spotify does launch because it could be by invitation only. Read The Full Story

Spotify Will Not Be Exclusive Partner To Facebook Music

, Jul 11th 2011 Discuss [0]

The popular European music streaming service, Spotify, is ready to make a splash with its U.S. launch this week. A recently leaked internal document of Spotify's marketing plan along with rumors of deep Spotify integration into Facebook suggested a tight partnership between the two companies. However, new reports reveal that Spotify does not have an exclusive deal with Facebook for the social network's upcoming music service. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video – July 10, 2011

, Jul 10th 2011 Discuss [11]

Battle of the social networks kicked off this week with Facebook announcing group chat support, a new design, and a video calling feature developed in partnership with Skype. However, the Google+ Hangouts group video chat feature still has Facebook beat although we won’t know how real adoption of Google’s social platform will be until it opens to the public sometime around July 31st. Continue after the cut for the full weekly roundup video and list.

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Spotify Plans U.S. Domination With Help From Facebook

, Jul 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Spotify has recently confirmed a U.S. launch for next week. This news comes after months of delays as the popular European music streaming service struggled to close deals with U.S. record label companies. But perhaps the biggest deal it's landed is a rumored partnership with Facebook. Some leaked internal marketing materials reveal that Facebook will be a major key to Spotify's U.S. domination. Read The Full Story
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