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Microsoft Xbox Music arrives on iOS, Android plus free streaming on the web
Android / audio / iPhone / mobile apps / web

Microsoft Xbox Music arrives on iOS, Android plus free streaming on the web

Monday, Sep 9, 2013 - by Lee J.

Microsoft has announced that it is making Xbox Music available on the Android and iOS platforms as it seeks to grab a piece of the streaming music market currently dominated …

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Google Chromecast serves up a $35 HDMI streaming solution for TV
Google / web

Google Chromecast lets you enjoy streaming video and music on your TV for $35

Wednesday, Jul 24, 2013Wednesday, Jul 24, 2013 - by Tony Fletcher - 1 Comment

Google has announced Chromecast, a tiny two-inch wi-fi-enabled dongle that mirrors content being played nearby on a tablet, smartphone or computer.

Google Chromecast lets you enjoy streaming video and music on your TV for $35 Read More
Roku 3 set-top box media streaming box announced: cheap, powerful and shiny
computing / video

Roku 3 set-top box media streaming box announced: cheap, curvy, powerful and shiny

Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013 - by Tony Fletcher

Roku has thrown the wraps off its third generation set-top box media streaming box, the Roku 3, and it’s a shiny, curvy wee thing. Featuring an updated user interface and …

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The rise and fall of CDs, vinyl, cassettes and othe rmusic delivery formats in an animated GIF
audio / web

The rise and fall of CDs, vinyl, cassettes and other music delivery formats in an animated GIF

Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

This simple but fascinating animated gif shows the rise and fall of music formats across three decades, from 1980 to 2010.

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Spotify finally arrives for Windows Phone 8 users
audio / mobiles / Windows Mobile

Spotify finally arrives for Windows Phone 8 handsets

Friday, Feb 8, 2013 - by mike s

It’s been a frustrating wait for some users, but Spotify have finally released a version of their music streaming app for the Windows Phone 8 platform.

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Fabulous TVCatchup Android app gets full release
Android / broadcasting / mobile apps / mobiles

Fabulous TVCatchup Android app gets full release – download it now!

Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012 - by Pete Railton - 2 Comments.

We’ve been loving this app ever since it was released in beta, and we’re delighted to see the UK online TV service Android app, TVCatchup, reaching a full release.

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computing / Google / hardware / portable

Google postpones its Nexus Q media streamer launch to ‘make it better’

Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012Wednesday, Aug 1, 2012 - by mike s

We’re still a little bit baffled by Google’s curious social streaming device, the Nexus Q, which offers an intriguing feature set with a rather high $299 price tag.

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broadcasting / video / web

Sky NOW TV looks to take on Lovefilm and Netflix in the UK, launches tomorrow

Monday, Jul 16, 2012 - by Pete Railton

Sky has announced that it’s launching a new service called Now TV designed to go head to head with popular video streaming services like Lovefilm and Netflix in the UK.

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Logitech Squeezebox Internet streaming radio gets UK price slashed
audio / portable

Logitech Squeezebox streaming radio gets UK price slashed

Monday, Jul 2, 2012Monday, Jul 2, 2012 - by mike s

If you’re after a great Internet radio streamer,  Logitech’s highly rated Wi-Fi and Ethernet Squeezebox Radio is currently available on a killer deal in the UK.

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Google announces Nexus Q - 'the first social streaming media player'
Google / hardware / mobiles / video

Google announces Nexus Q streaming media player – full specs released

Thursday, Jun 28, 2012Thursday, Jun 28, 2012 - by Pete Railton

Google has unveiled the Nexus Q, a curious, minimalist, streaming home entertainment hub packed in a 4.6 inch sphere.

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Samsung Music Hub offers 100GB of cloud storage, unlimited streaming for £9.99 a month
Android / audio / mobiles

Samsung Music Hub offers 100GB of cloud storage, unlimited streaming for £9.99 a month

Tuesday, May 29, 2012Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - by mike s

Samsung has just launched its iTunes-challenging Music Hub product today, a new service offering 19 million streaming songs to Galaxy S III customers, backed by 100GB of storage space to match songs …

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Android / audio / Blackberry / iPhone / mobiles / portable / Windows Mobile

Rdio takes on Spotify and offers a rival music streaming service for the UK

Thursday, May 3, 2012Thursday, May 3, 2012 - by Pete Railton

A new music streaming service called Rdio has just launched in the UK with the minimum of fanfare, and offers an alternative to the already-established Spotify.

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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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audio / mobile apps / mobiles

We7 music streaming site serves up Android free trial

Monday, Sep 20, 2010 - by mike s

The UK-based  music streaming service We7 is ready to go head to head with Spotify and launch its  own Android app, offering a two-week trial of the full version to …

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mobile apps / mobiles

O2 UK: “watching a YouTube video on a mobile = 500,000 text messages”

Wednesday, Dec 23, 2009 - by Tony Fletcher

If their recent patchy network coverage is anything to go by, there must be an awful lot of O2 customers watching YouTube videos on their smartphones at the moment. Talking …

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