Tag: Pandora

20 Must Have Apps for the Kindle Fire

20 Must Have Apps for the Kindle Fire

The Amazon Kindle Fire flew off store shelves and Amazon’s warehouses since its launch last month, and should be one hot gift this holiday season. If you got a Fire or hope to be getting one for Christmas, then be sure to download these apps after you tear open the box. Our staff came up [...]

Posted by | 12/17/2011 | 7 Comments More
MetroRadio: Unofficial Pandora App Released for Windows Phone

MetroRadio: Unofficial Pandora App Released for Windows Phone

Those on Windows Phone now have another app to look forward to. While Pandora itself isn’t officially available on Microsoft’s growing platform, a third-party developer had stepped in to fill the void for those who want free streaming radio with personalized listening in the form of MetroRadio, which taps Pandora’s streaming service. According to Marketplace [...]

Posted by | 12/08/2011 | 2 Comments More
Google Music Beta Hands On and First Impressions

Google Music Beta Hands On and First Impressions

Google launched the Google Music Beta, an online storage space for up to 20,000 songs, web player and Android App, at Google I/O last week. WE just got access to the service and have started to put the cloud music service through its paces. Google Music is currently in an invite only beta, which you [...]

Posted by | 05/18/2011 | 5 Comments More
Does Cloud Music Even Matter? Why Google Music Isn’t For Me

Does Cloud Music Even Matter? Why Google Music Isn’t For Me

The Google Music Beta has  just launched, asking you to upload all the music files you keep on your computer to the cloud so that you can access them from almost any Internet connected device. At first, a cloud music service for your own media sounds like a great idea, I know it sounded awesome [...]

Posted by | 05/18/2011 | 6 Comments More
10 Essential Free Apps For Your New Android [HTC Thunderbolt]

10 Essential Free Apps For Your New Android [HTC Thunderbolt]

The HTC Thunderbolt it just the latest amazing Android device to arrive on a major carrier. With the upcoming launch of the Motorola Droid Bionic, Samsung Droid Charge, Sony XPERIA PLAY and others, Android is about to be gracing the smart phones of a lot of new users. If you are new to Android, we [...]

Posted by | 04/07/2011 | 10 Comments More
Feds Investigating Mobile App Makers for Privacy Concerns

Feds Investigating Mobile App Makers for Privacy Concerns

Privacy issues are something that make a lot of folks nervous and it is certainly an issue that stays in the news. That’s because it is tough to pin anything down on the issue beyond the occasional yelling and screaming that goes on about it. Well, it looks like the Feds are trying to learn [...]

Posted by | 04/05/2011 | 1 Comment More
What’s Going on with Pandora and Windows Phone 7?

What’s Going on with Pandora and Windows Phone 7?

In between watching the Google news and going to a Dr’s appointment this morning I noticed some news about this bouncing around on Twitter. It is confusing news. What I was seeing was news that Pandora was not going to develop an App for Windows Phone 7. If that holds true that will certainly be [...]

Posted by | 12/06/2010 | 7 Comments More
Web Services I Enjoy Paying For

Web Services I Enjoy Paying For

I was having a discussion with a family member over the weekend about paying for services and content on the Internet. He said he couldn’t imagine ‘paying to use the Internet.’ I think his sentiments are pretty common these days. When I was back in college I remember feeling the same way. My opinion of [...]

Posted by | 08/10/2009 | 14 Comments More

Microsoft to Offer Online Music Streaming Service

According to the Telegraph, Microsoft is gearing up to launch a music streaming service later this summer,   in what is becoming an increasingly competitive space. Here’s the statement quoted in the article: Peter Bale, executive producer of MSN, Microsoft’s news and entertainment portal, told The Telegraph exclusively: ““Music is an important area for Microsoft. [...]

Posted by | 07/13/2009 | 0 Comments More
Pandora Gets a Deal and Stays in Business

Pandora Gets a Deal and Stays in Business

According to reports, Pandora fans can breathe a sigh of release as it looks like the Internet radio service can keep on bringing the tunes. Pandora and other Internet radio outlets had been threatened by large royalty increase that put the cost of doing business basically out of reach. But it looks like negotiations have [...]

Posted by | 07/07/2009 | 5 Comments More