Google makes so many apps for iOS, we thought maybe we could live the Android life on our iPhones. Joel Mathis tried it for a week. Here's what you need to know.
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Apple vs. Google: Replacing Apple's stock iOS apps with Google apps 0
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TuneIn Launches TuneIn Premium With Ad-Free Radio, Audiobooks, MLB Games 0
August 25th at 8:43pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsPopular radio service and app TuneIn just launched a new subscription service. For $7.99 per month, TuneIn Premium subscribers get a bunch of new premium content as well as a nifty ad-free feature.
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The Best Song Is Tinder For Music Discovery 1
July 21st at 1:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsDo you end up listening to the same song over and over on your favorite music streaming service? Meet The Best Song a nifty little app to quickly discover new songs and add them to your Spotify or Deezer collection. This app combines free music samples and curated playlists with Tinder-like gestures to quickly grind through dozens of songs.
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Spotify introduces Discovery Weekly playlists tailored to individual listeners 0
July 21st at 12:51am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsSpotify on Monday launched potential Apple Music curation competitor Discover Weekly, a new playlist feature promising more personalized recommendations for its on-demand streaming service.
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Xbox Music for iOS and Android now streams songs from OneDrive for free 0
July 9th at 1:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsMicrosoft updated Xbox Music on Windows to play songs stored on OneDrive back in March, and today the company is refreshing its iOS and Android apps with the same feature. While Xbox Music is being renamed to Groove, todayâs updates do not include the new branding. However, the new update does bring the ability to use Xbox Music on iOS or Android without a subscription. You can now upload a collection of MP3s to OneDrive and stream them to the mobile apps like a music locker service....
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Amazon finally releases Cloud Drive mobile apps, but they're bare bones 0
July 6th at 6:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsUsers of Amazonâs online storage service can now view all their files on iOS and Android, but thereâs still no way to edit or upload.
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In Wake Of Apple Music, SoundCloud Update Focuses On Music Discovery, Better User Experience 1
July 2nd at 8:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsAll the buzz this week may be about the launch of Apple Music, but another popular streaming music application, SoundCloud, has also now rolled out a notable update to its mobile application. The update – which delivers new features including related tracks, shuffle, direct playlist editing, and more – is aimed at both improving music discovery and the overall user…
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GarageBand update lets artists publish directly to Apple Music Connect 0
June 30th at 11:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsArtists can create an engaging social experience by using the new iOS version of GarageBand to directly upload content to their Apple Music Connect account.
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Which songs stumped Shakira? Shazam will now show you 0
June 30th at 4:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsAn updated version of the app will show artists' searches to users.
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Google imitates Spotify and adds a free tier to its Play Music streaming service 1
June 23rd at 11:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsApple Music won't be available for another week but music listeners now have a new free streaming service to consider: Google's Play Music.
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Google Play Music adds free, ad-supported radio in effort to lure subscribers 0
June 23rd at 9:22pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsHuman-curated playlists, the fruit of Google's acquisition of Songza, are part of the free offering that anyone can try.
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The best launcher apps for iOS 4
June 18th at 2:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsA good launcher app can vastly speed up many of the everyday tasks you do on your iPhone or iPad. But which ones are the best? (Hint: We love Launch Center Pro.)
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Dash Radio wants to bring FM radio into the modern age 1
June 5th at 8:49pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsDespite the proliferation of streaming music, somehow radio is still thriving: 91 percent of Americans still listen to old-fashioned AM/FM terrestrial radio. With those kinds of numbers, itâs no surprise that Dash Radio, an online radio service, is looking to bring that audience into the digital age. After racking up over 1 million listeners while in beta, it looks to be well on its way....
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Yandex Launches Yandex.Radio, A Curated Free Music Service For Russian Users 1
June 4th at 1:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsAmid reports that Russia will be one of the first countries to get access to the new music service that Apple is reportedly launching next week, Russian search giant Yandex is enhancing its own. Today it announced Yandex.Radio, an ad-supported streaming music service that provides around 100 ready-made “stations” to users organised around moods and themes, initially available…
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Spotify gains video, moods, and podcasts, Facebook Messenger rolls out video calls globally 1
May 20th at 11:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsMusic service Spotify on Wednesday announced a slate of major changes -- including the addition of videos, podcasts, and mood-based playlists -- while Facebook officially expanded Messenger video calls worldwide.
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MixRadio Finally Brings Its Music Service To iOS And Android 1
May 20th at 7:43am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsMixRadio, the radio music service that was transferred from Nokia to Microsoft and then bought by messaging app company Line last year, is finally available for iOS and Android.
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Watch this insanely trippy 360-degree music video 1
May 14th at 12:49am / The Verge / 0 opinionsDespite the strong suggestions of friends (and an early obsession with The Doors) I've never actually taken LSD, mescaline, or any other premium hallucinogenic â but thanks to the magic of YouTube I'm pretty sure I'm close to the next best thing. "Stor Eiglass" is a track from recording artist Squarepusher, and a new interactive music video for the song is a 360-degree trip through a landscape of day-glow horizons and a cartoon city. While you're wearing a jetpack. Or something....
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Coppertino launches Loop cloud music storage, Google Docs and Slides for iOS get direct image capture 0
May 13th at 11:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsCoppertino on Wednesday launched a new cloud music locker called Loop, while Google updated its Docs and Slides iOS apps to enable inserting freshly-snapped photos.
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Lust List: Gear that will take your adventures over the top 2
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Apple Watch review: Futuristic, fun and fan-flipping-tastic 0
April 28th at 4:44pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsApple Watch is the most confounding device to come out of Cupertino since Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone. Is is it a watch? Is it a tiny computer on your wrist? Itâs both — and itâs so much more. After…
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Rumor: Apple deliberately delayed Tidal app updates to help Beats Music relaunch 1
April 27th at 2:51am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsApple may be intentionally slowing the release of updates to Tidal's iOS app in an attempt to weaken the music service ahead of an impending relaunch of Beats Music, a report said on Saturday.
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Roundup: The best and most interesting third-party apps for your new Apple Watch 1
April 24th at 10:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsWith newly-delivered Apple Watch units now on the wrists of the lucky, users will undoubtedly be looking to try out the best launch-day apps for their latest purchase. AppleInsider offers a roundup of some prominent and essential launch-day apps, divided by category.
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The 9 best apps for Apple Watch you can get right now 0
April 24th at 5:49pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsApple has the best smartphone ecosystem, the best tablet ecosystem, and as of today, the best smartwatch ecosystem when it comes to apps. But the app story is dramatically different on the Watch in a way that you won't quite understand until you start to use one. Where on the iPhone and iPad, apps are almost everything that you do, on the Apple Watch, apps really aren't something you want to play around with. In fact, you may often find yourself wondering why you'd use some of these apps at all....
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25 Apple Watch apps you need on your wrist 0
April 24th at 4:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsHappy downloading!
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Staff Picks: 8 Apple Watch apps we can't wait to use 0
April 24th at 2:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsBefore the Apple Watch even shipped, updates started hitting the App Store, adding Watch interfaces to the apps we already love on the iPhone.