Every Apple iOS device from the original iPhone to the latest iPad has shipped with a YouTube app pre-installed. But with the launch of iOS 6 this year, Apple is killing that app. Now Google is stepping up to fill in the gap, by offering an official app. It’s available as a free download from […]
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Nokia launches Pandora-like free streaming music service in the US
Nokia is offering a new streaming Nokia Music service in the US, letting Nokia Lumia smartphone users tune into millions of songs for free. But this isn’t a Rdio or Spotify-like service where you can stream any song at any time. Instead, it’s more of a Pandora-like internet radio service which lets you stream playlists […]
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CyanogenMod 10 to feature Quick Message SMS enhancements
Developer Dan von Tonder is working on a new feature for CyanogenMod 10. It’s called Quick Message, and it’s a notification tweak that makes it easier to respond quickly to text messages received on a phone running the popular CyanogenMod version of Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Quick Message gives users the option of displaying […]
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Grooveshark returns to Google Play Store, now with free internet radio
Online music service Grooveshark lets you stream pretty much any song at any time… for free. That’s because, unlike competitors Spotify and Rdio, Grooveshark has a post-music-first, ask-for-permission-later approach. That’s probably why the company faces lawsuits from four major US record labels… and it’s also a large part of the reason Grooveshark’s mobile apps were […]
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Amazon expands Android Appstore to Europe
The Amazon Appstore is a place to download apps for Android phones and tablets. It’s the primary app store that ships with the Kindle Fire, but you can also install the store manually on most other Android devices in order to keep your apps synchronized between devices, take advantage of sales, download the free app […]