Spotify launched in the US less than a month ago and it's already proving that it could be just as popular stateside as it's been in Europe. Two weeks after launch, the music streaming service was rumored to have hit 70,000 paying subscribers. Well, new numbers are leaked now that reveal the service is still growing rapidly.
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Spotify Gets Sued For Patent Infringement
Just two weeks since its U.S. debut, the popular European music service, Spotify, has already gotten a big American "welcome" complete with bear hugs and a patent lawsuit. The company has just been sued by multimedia software company PacketVideo for patent infringement. And oddly, the patent is essentially for music streaming, or some verbiage that resembles that.
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Kindle, WSJ, Spotify iOS apps & more lose store links
Multiple iOS apps have been updated this weekend to remove in-app purchasing links, with the WSJ, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Spotify and others apparently complying with Apple’s stricter rules. Apple quietly updated its terms & conditions back in June, no longer preventing services from selling content outside of apps – as had been originally the case – but insisting that in-app links to external stores be removed.
SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video – July 24, 2011
The much anticipated Mac OS X Lion touched down this past Wednesday along with revamped MacBook Airs, Mac Minis, and Cinema Displays. Apple’s on a winning streak with more than 1 million Lion copies sold in the first day and a record breaking third quarter earnings call. Intel and Microsoft also did quite well, but Nokia hugely disappointed. Other record setting numbers from Google and Spotify round out the week. Continue after the cut for the video and full roundup list.
Spotify Reached 70,000 Paying Subscribers In First Week Of U.S. Launch
After launching for only about a week in the U.S., Spotify is estimated to have already reached 70,000 paid subscribers. The incredibly popular European-based music streaming service offers both free and paid subscription plans that offer unlimited access to a massive music library including the latest chart toppers as well as more obscure oldies.
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SlashGear Spotify Invites Now Up for Grabs!
It’s time for Spotify! It’s the streaming music service that everyone is talking about, one where when your in, you’ve got access to thousands of tracks of music, new and old, all from your home computer or mobile device (for a fee of course.) What we’ve had up until this point is a collection of 100 invites we’ve been dolling out on Google+, one by one. NOW what we’ve got is a whole invite page that’ll allow you, your sister, your cousin, your mother, and your estranged uncle to get an invite right away! Check out all the details below!
Spotify Invites Giveaway Courtesy of SlashGear!
The phenomenon known as Spotify is sweeping the nation, and we’re right here to give you a little key to let yourself in to the boat that is the music streaming service. Spotify will give you access to thousands of music tracks on both your computer and your mobile device, and all for a low low monthly price. But what if you just want to try it out for a while? You’ll need an invite! It just so happens that we’ve got that for you right here! Head below for some sweet instructions on how to get in on the Spotify world right this minute!
SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video – July 17, 2011
It was a disappointing week for Apple fans eager to pick up a new MacBook Air and OS X Lion, as both were no-shows with a launch looking to be next Thursday or Friday instead. The much anticipated Spotify music streaming service did open its doors to the US finally, although by invite-only. Google had an excellent earnings call and Microsoft revealed upcoming some Windows Phone Mango handsets. Continue after the cut for the roundup video and links.
SlashGear Free Spotify Invite Giveaway
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!
SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up : July 15, 2011
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!
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Spotify ecosystem is key: Sonos, Motorola, more
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.
Spotify Invites Here, There, and Everywhere
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.
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