Sad that Samsung’s rumored S-Cloud didn’t appear on the scene? Well the arrival of the company’s new Video, Game and Music hubs might heal the wounds. Rather than a unified service, the Galaxy S III will have access to three separate stores that will offer an alternative to Google Play . We spent a few minutes having a play, and you can see what it’s like after the break.
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Samsung Game Hub, Video Hub hands-on (video)
The hottest tech news of the day in Europe will undoubtedly be the next Galaxy phone , launching tonight in London . Music fans on that side of the pond woke up to another surprise, however, with the launch of Rdio’s online streaming service in France and the UK . Pricing starts at
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We love listening to our favorite tunes, as they provide a soundtrack to our otherwise dull and silent blogging existence. But, sometimes the lyrical stylings of Jay-Z and glorious jams of Trey Anastasio simply don’t meet our musical needs. We need something different, something never before heard by human ears, to get us through the news day. Enter Cornell students Charong Chen and Siyu Zhan, who have constructed an electric keyboard that one ups Yamaha’s singing piano by creating and playing its own compositions.
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Auto-composing keyboard creates tunes tailored to your taste
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To kick off the annual BlackBerry World trade show, Research In Motion unveiled a gadget, the BlackBerry Music Gateway, that bridges your phone with your stereo. Just pair your BlackBerry (or competing handset) via Bluetooth, and you’ll be quickly streaming music to whatever audio system it’s connected to.
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BlackBerry Music Gateway: Streaming So Simple Your Grandma Could Do It
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To kick off the annual BlackBerry World trade show, Research In Motion unveiled a gadget, the BlackBerry Music Gateway, that bridges your phone with your stereo. Just pair your BlackBerry (or competing handset) via Bluetooth, and you’ll be quickly streaming music to whatever audio system it’s connected to.
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BlackBerry Music Gateway: Streaming So Simple Your Grandma Could Do It
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It’s getting tough for bands to out retro each other these days (what with even cassettes making something of a comeback ), but Birmingham, Alabama’s own Fort Atlantic has managed to come up with something that’s likely to break through the nostalgia-filled haze. While you’ll soon be able to buy the band’s self-titled debut album in all the usual formats, you can now pre-order a limited edition version that ships a week before the proper release date and comes in the form of an NES cartridge modded to hold a USB drive ($25 and apparently limited to just 50). That includes the full album in both lossless and MP3 formats, along with an added EP, videos and other bonuses. Unlike past NES album releases , though, there’s no chiptunes to be found here — you can listen to one song from the album courtesy of the Paste Magazine link below, and see frontman Jon Black explain the cartridge decision in the video after the break.
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Fort Atlantic releases new album on modded NES cartridge, no chiptunes in sight
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It may not have all the glitz of a Spotify or an Rdio , but eMusic is the one of the OGs of the online music game, serving up MP3s to internet citizens since the late-90s. The site today is celebrating the launch of an Android app, which brings curated radio stations, music recommendations, playlist mixes and downloads (with a subscription) to the Googley mobile OS. The app, which was created in conjunction with the folks at music discovery app, We Are Hunted , is available for devices running Android 2.3.3 or higher
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eMusic launches Android app
Tired of walking from room to room, bringing your Entourage with you via your minty fresh Dish Hopper ? Well, now you can sit down, relax and enjoy a hot cup of your favorite tunes from the same box. Dish has introduced the popular Pandora music service into its Hopper Whole-Home HD DVR System. So, you’ll be able to pull up tracks, create playlists and all the usual recommendation delights you’ve come to expect from the personal radio service
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Dish adds Pandora to Hopper Whole-Home DVR system
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In case you hadn’t heard, Spotify’s finally given its Android app the update love it deserves. It’s looking for feedback in the form of an app preview, available to download now — if you’re willing to install from “unknown sources”. The update is a top-to-bottom refresh, bringing the sort of functions (lockscreen player?) we’ve been patiently waiting for, all wrapped up in Android’s Holo theme. How does it all fare? Step beyond the break to see. Gallery: New Spotify for Android preview screenshots Continue reading New Spotify for Android hands-on New Spotify for Android hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:43:00 EDT
While its parent company goes through a dramatic reinvention , Sony Music’s scraped together $2.2 billion to lead a consortium that’s just bought EMI’s music publishing business. While it’ll sell off the three Virgin and Famous Music labels to avoid competition concerns, the company will gain access to three million songs from artists like Frank Sinatra, Jay-Z and Adele. It won’t affect the day-to-day running of EMI’s record label, which is a separate entity, but it will make Sony the biggest music publisher in the world
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What crisis? Sony Music buys EMI’s back catalogue for $2.2 billion
Need something to fill in the awkward silence between your vlog’s unscripted stuttering? YouTube’s got your back. In yet another attempt to make your crummy videos just a little better, the streaming outfit has revamped its audio editing suite, giving users access to over 150,000 tracks and a simple sound mixer, to boot. Sure, YouTube’s tracks may not be as catchy as your favorite Flaming Lips single, but at least you won’t have to worry about copywrite infringement. Check out YouTube’s quick demo of the feature after the break.
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YouTube wants more videos to have background music, adds audio editor
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