Another music streaming service is coming shortly to Canada. Following Google Play Music’s recent launch in Canada, it’s now Spotify that’s getting ready to make its way to Canada. To do so, it has begun to ask interested Canadians to sign up for an invitation to try out the service ahead of its official launch. A statement received by iMore […]
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Microsoft launches Xbox Music all-in-one music service
Microsoft today announced that its new Xbox Music music service will launch tomorrow. The cross-platform service promises to be the first all-in-one music service, offering everything from streaming, a subscription service, and the ability to download songs. It will first be available on the Microsoft Xbox with availability on Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets and PCs and on Windows […]
At the Sony Entertainment Network services media event
Sony Canada this week held a media event in Toronto to launch its Sony Entertainment Network which now spans music, movies, games and user created media. Essentially it is a “portal for all of your digital entertainment needs. Movies, music and games across multiple devices (Sony and non-Sony) from one convenient account.” It consists of four key services: Video Unlimited, […]
Sony Entertainment’s Music Unlimited service now available in Canada
Sony Entertainment Network this week announced that its Music Unlimited cloud-based digital music subscription service is now available in Canada and supports a variety of Sony devices. A single user account will provide access to devices such as PCs, Android smartphones (including the Sony Xperia handsets), Sony Bravia televisions (2010 models and up), the PlayStation 3 and even the just […]
Apple Canada kicks off Boxing Week iTunes sale
Apple Canada today kicked off a Boxing Week sale with a selection of songs for CA$0.69 and albums starting at CA$5.99. Albums from 2011 are emphasized and include Mylo Xyloto by Coldplay, Wasting Light by the Foo Fighters and Metals by Feist as well as older releases. In all, more than 30 albums are offered. On the song side, Apple […]
Google launches Google Music in US
Google formally launched its Google Music service today. The beta version first unveiled at Google I/O allowed users to upload their personal music collections for free to the cloud to stream it to any device. Now out of beta, the service adds a number of new features including the ability to buy music from the Android Market. The store offers […]
RIM launches BBM Music for BlackBerry smartphones
Research In Motion today announced that its BBM Music app is out of beta and available to everyone. The download will initially be available in Canada, the United States and Australia and will hit BlackBerry App World within the next 24 hours. Other countries will follow in the coming weeks. Essentially you start out by choosing up to 50 songs. […]
Microsoft Zune not dead after all?
The Microsoft Zune appears to have made a miraculous recovery. Microsoft announced earlier this week that it would stop producing Zunes but has now reversed its position. According to a tweet by ZuneSupport, Microsoft is still “supporting the Zune HD hardware. No official info has been released stating hardware is being discontinued.” The support page that indicated that Microsoft would […]