Mp3 Players & PMPs Category - Page 3

Music streaming service Spotify has big dreams for changing the music industry. In a world now currently dominated by the $0.99-per-song iTunes service, Spotify aims to dominate the subscription model by launching as a platform that different apps can use.

After launching a brand new iPad 2 commercial just a few days ahead of this year’s Black Friday shopping spree edition, Apple is now back with a new TV ad that focuses on the company’s iPod touch 4G.

Spotify users may find themselves losing access to songs by independent labels, as a distributor representing 238 indie music publishers wants to pull out their content, not being satisfied with subscription-based licensing deals.

Well folks, it looks like the Google Music Store is almost in a position to take on the world, as it’s set to offer up a whole lot of big support from the industry, as well as a few interesting twists all its own. Screenshots have unexpectedly made their way [...]

Apple is officially recalling the first-generation iPod Nano due to faulty batteries. The issue involves possible overheating, which reportedly affects the entire first generation. Previously available in other markets, Apple’s recall will now include customers in the U.S.

Apple missed the end-October targeted launch of its iTunes Match service. With a note to developers that libraries will be wiped out this November 12, users can expect the actual launch sometime soon.

There’s not a whole lot of news out these days for a couple of Apple’s simplest products, the iPod Nano and the iPod Shuffle. Normally, everyone’s more focused on the iOS gear, and with good reason. But the top rank in MP3 players, themselves something of a vanishing breed, may [...]

Even with convenient and inexpensive means to download music and other multimedia legally, illegal sharing sites are still popular, and among these are peer-to-peer technologies like BitTorrent. As such, music industry groups in the U.K. want ISPs to block Torrent file hosts, starting with The Pirate Bay.

We’ve seen more than a few alarm clocks out there that serve as iPod / iPhone / iPad docks as well, and for the most part, these devices are pretty sweet. They not only let you fall asleep to music, if you like, but they also let you get up [...]

More details have emerged over Apple’s latest update to its Apple Store app for iOS, which will launch on Thursday. Users who use the Apple Store app will be given priority at Apple Retail Stores, which means you won’t have to fall in line at the checkout counter, ever.