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Shazam serves up ‘unlimited tagging’ for free Android app

Monday, May 2, 2011Sunday, May 1, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

Shazam and eBay have bumped fists and announced that together they will be offering a tempting freebie for users of their Android music tagging app.

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Android / Apple / audio / iPhone / mobile apps

Sonos releases Android controller app, adds Apple AirPlay support

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2011Tuesday, Apr 19, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

If you’re down with that multi-room audio action thang and you like to walk the earth with an Android phone in your pocket, we bring glad tidings: Sonos has finally …

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software

Spotify stingifies and halves the amount of free music on offer

Thursday, Apr 14, 2011Thursday, Apr 14, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

The music streaming service Spotify is getting stingier, and restricting the amount of songs that can be listened to for free.

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audio / portable

Goodbye music cassettes – you served us well

Wednesday, Apr 6, 2011 - by mike s - 3 Comments.

It’s rather a sad day here at Chez Wirefresh, as large boxes are being filled with vast piles of music cassettes ready for throwing out. Unused, unwanted and – for …

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portable / web

Amazon launches innovative cloud-based music storage/streaming service

Tuesday, Mar 29, 2011 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

In a bold bid to establish itself as the de facto online storage centre for music, Amazon has taken the covers off its new Amazon Cloud Drive and Player offering, …

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles

WinAmp music player hits v1. Is it the best Android music player?

Friday, Mar 11, 2011Friday, Mar 11, 2011 - by mike s - 4 Comments.

Android music player par excellence WinAmp has now being upgraded to version one and is now awaiting your downloading pleasure in the Android market.

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audio / business

Here’s what the death of the music industry looks like

Friday, Feb 18, 2011Friday, Feb 18, 2011 - by mike s

People can talk about the death of the music industry and throw figures around, but nothing brings its demise into sharp focus more succinctly than this graphic plotting sales over various formats from 1973 to 2009.

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audio

Radiohead’s King Of Limbs: ‘world’s first Newspaper Album’, 19th Feb 2011

Monday, Feb 14, 2011Monday, Feb 14, 2011 - by mike s

Radiohead are a band that like to do things differently, and they’re continuing that tradition with the forthcoming release of their new ‘The King Of Limbs’ album.

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Android / audio / computing / hardware / mobile apps / mobiles

Sonos slams down Sonos Controller for Android

Thursday, Feb 10, 2011 - by mike s

Wireless multi-room music systems supremos Sonos have announced Sonos Controller for Android, a free app that lets most Android smartphones take control of their Sonos Multi-Room Music System.

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web

Musikki music search engine looks worthy of your attention

Thursday, Jan 27, 2011Wednesday, Jan 26, 2011 - by mike s

We’re always on the look-out for new ways to discover great new artists, and we’ve just been spending some time on Musikki, a new search engine designed especially for seeking …

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Android / audio / iPhone / mobiles / video

British Library ‘Treasures’ app released for Apple/Android

Monday, Jan 10, 2011Monday, Jan 10, 2011 - by Lee J.

The British Library has slammed down its first app, letting Android, iPhone and iPad devices gorge themselves on some of the world’s rarest and most interesting printed works.

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business

HMV to shut 60 stores as sales and shares crash

Wednesday, Jan 5, 2011Wednesday, Jan 5, 2011 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

With sales reeling from the punter-repelling harsh Christmas weather, entertainment retailer HMV Group has reported that it will need to take “aggressive action” to cut costs, with approximately 10% of its retail …

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web

MySpace continues to slide into oblivion, big cuts mooted

Monday, Jan 3, 2011Monday, Jan 3, 2011 - by mike s

Once the unrivalled heavyweight of the social networking scene, MySpace continues to suffer a calamitous decline in traffic, with a dreadful redesign doing nothing to stave off the mass exodus of users.

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audio

Spotify serves up free 7 day trial of its premium service

Monday, Nov 8, 2010 - by Lee J.

Spotify is pushing hard to get more subscribers to their music streaming service by offering a free seven day trial of the premium service.

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gadgets

Gibson launches hi-tech Firebird X guitar with ‘selective’ appeal

Tuesday, Nov 2, 2010Tuesday, Nov 2, 2010 - by mike s

Promising to take guitars to “new heights of functionality and usability,” Gibson is hoping that their new Firebird X guitar will prove a hit with seasoned six string pros and …

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