Although this week has been predominantly about the Google I/O conference, there’s been plenty of interesting iOS stories flying around this week. Whether you’re interested in seeing what Apple might have up its sleeve for 2013, or you like looking at great concepts, there’s been a mixture of everything in this week’s top stories. As always, the…
According to a new report from CNET which cites sources “familiar with the ongoing negotiations,” Apple and Sony Music are working hard to finalize an agreement for Apple’s iRadio streaming service. Apparently, what’s giving Sony pause (pun intended) is the built-in song skip feature. Sony and Apple can’t seem to reach an agreement regarding how much…
1. Universal Music agreement This is one of the first concretely positive things we’ve heard about Apple’s iRadio service in a while. It’s definitely great news to hear that such a major record label is getting on board with Apple. It took some serious convincing back when iTunes was first launching, and obviously that turned out pretty well, so…
iRadio is getting closer to reality, so audiophiles, get ready. People familiar with negations claim that Apple has reached a deal with Universal Music Group, which is the largest record company in the world. Sources claim that the deal is much better than the one record labels currently have with Pandora, and the same deal is on the table for other…
We’ve been talking about the iRadio for months but in case you missed it, this rumored music streaming service would be Apple’s answer to Pandora and Spotify. With the enormous customer base of iTunes built right in and Apple’s experience when it comes to online music, it would seem like iRadio couldn’t fail. Of course, all that is assuming that the…
A patent released today has revealed an Apple patent focused on an intelligent audio splitter, which would allow two users to enjoy different volume levels during playback from a single device. The patent, entitled “adapter for connecting accessories to an electronic device” allows users to customize their own audio levels whilst sharing an audio jack….
Apparently Spotify wants to do a little better with its “music discovery” department. It has just acquired the Swedish company known as “Tunigo”, which makes a music discovery application, according to AllThingsD. The company will reportedly continue on as normal, but eventually all the employees will begin moving to Spotify’s own Stockholm and New York…
Despite the initial buzz surrounding its launch, Twitter #Music has seen a significant drop in popularity just 9 days after its launch. Twitter #Music peaked a no.5 in the App Store’s free apps chart, however it now sits at No.113, and is now ranked No. 10 in the App Stores’ music category. Twitter #Music is much less popular than Twitter’s video…
It wasn’t too long ago that Apple and The Beatles did not get along very well. Luckily for us, it seems like that has changed for good. The Beatles are now featured quite prominently in the iTunes Store and, according to recent reports, Apple has signed on to sponsor John Lennon’s “Lennon Educational Tour Bus” organization. The purpose of the…
TiP Daily April 18, 2013: A photo is circulating that allegedly depicts the back of Apple’s low cost iPhone, Twitter finally launched its #Music application, and more! – Auxo for iPad: http://tinyurl.com/d6fh9ul – Twitter #Muisc: http://tinyurl.com/d7f7tfp – Low cost iPhone leak: http://tinyurl.com/bvgjssa – Follow me on…
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