The other day Google introduced its new search engine featuring the ability to open up music apps automatically. Meaning when you tap a link from a google search for music content on a smartphone or tablet Google will open the application for you. Pretty Cool.
Like A Boss! Spotify Buys Company That Powers Internet Radio!!!
More than likely you never heard of ‘The Echo Nest’, shoot, I’m a super geek and I never thought to find out what’s the force behind(API) Internet Radio apps like Pandora(in the #1 position), Spotify, Rdio, Twitter Music, and I assume iTunes radio, Songza, and more, but now we know it’s the Echo Nest, and we now know it’s own by Spotify because they just acquired it! What does that mean for your fav radio app though?!
Some Major Details Leak About Twitter’s New #Music Service!!
The Twitter Music launch is expected to happen anytime this weekend, but code from the placeholder site has revealed a little bit how it works. More on that and There’s a glimpse of the track player after the jump.
WTF…Another Music Streaming Service, And From Nokia?!?!
Nokia this morning announced a premium version of their music streaming service, called Nokia Music+, that let’s you listen to unlimited music for only $3.99 a month. There’s a free version of this already available, called Nokia Music, that gives you free music with ads, not unlike Spotify. But Nokia undercuts Spotify completely by charging well underneath the $10 that the popular service offers. But there’s one glaring issue with it. Find out what it is after the jump!
