Xbox Music gets iOS and Android apps, free web playback; cloud locker to follow
Xbox Music is now available on Android and iOS, and web playback is now free. Coming up is a cloud locker for pre-owned tracks.
BandPage teams up with Vevo and Xbox Music to help bands make streaming pay
BandPage wants to give bands a chance to control the content displayed on their bio pages on third-party services. Eventually, this could translate into real money.
MobileTechRoundup podcast 280: Chromebooks, Surface RT and Xbox Music
On this week’s audio podcast Matt and Kevin discuss the new Google Chromebook and some special deals you can get that effectively pay for the device. Lumia sales are down; could Windows 8 and Surface RT help jumpstart sales? And why Xbox Music sounds good.
Microsoft’s Xbox Music service to launch on Android and iOS soon
Microsoft’s new Xbox Music service won’t just run on an Xbox: The service, which aims to compete with both iTunes and Spotify, is also coming to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 as well as Android and iOS. That’s a significant change of tune for Microsoft.