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Spotify wants you to stream socially with the new custom Friends Mix playlist
A new Friends Mix playlist factors in your tastes and your friends' tastes for a custom Spotify playlist.
Spotify has killed the Car Thing, its $90 in-car audio device that failed to find an audience
After a rocky three-year history, Spotify has discontinued its Car Thing, a $90 device that was meant to make the service easier to access while driving.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora isn’t coming until after March 2023
Ubisoft has delayed Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora to the fiscal year 2023. However, it will be launching another smaller game within that window as well.
Spotify acquires Heardle, the popular music-based Wordle clone
Spotify plans to acquire Heardle to increase the discoverability of music new and old — whether players guess the songs correctly or not.
Get 4 months of Amazon Music Unlimited for free with this early Prime deal
Find out how to take advantage of an early Prime deal and get 4 months of Amazon Music Unlimited for free.
How to use Spotify Supergrouper to create fun music groups
Spotify Supergrouper allows music fans to create music groups comprising their favorite artists. Here's how you can create your dream group.
Apple hikes Apple Music price for students in U.S., Canada, and U.K.
Apple has increased the price of its student tier for Apple Music in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. It follows a similar hike in multiple countries last month.
Gay Pride & Prejudice creators on updating Jane Austen for the podcast age
In an interview with Digital Trends, the creator and cast of Gay Pride & Prejudice discuss updating the classic novel to a narrative podcast with an LGBTQ twist.
The Spotify app is a mess, and audiobooks will only make it worse
The Spotify app has far too much clutter in its current version. The addition of audiobooks in the future seems like a disaster waiting to happen.
How to listen to Apple Music in hi-fi on iPhone and Android
Apple Music now offers lossless, hi-fi music on both Android and iPhone. Here's an in-depth guide on how to turn the setting on and start listening.
Waze finally adds Apple Music to its audio player
Waze has finally added Apple Music to its audio player, enabling easy access to the streaming service's content from within the Waze app.
Google finally adds streaming to YouTube Music on Wear OS
Google's YouTube Music app for Wear OS now allows for streaming either on Wi-Fi or LTE. Previously, users could only play stored music.
Apple Music to livestream concerts starting this Friday
Apple is to begin livestreaming select concerts as part of its new Apple Music Live feature. It kicks off with a Harry Styles gig in New York later this week.
Apple Music relaunches One Mix DJ series in spatial audio
Apple Music has relaunched its collection of DJ mixes using Dolby Atmos music spatial audio, for a more immersive club-like experience.
Spotify’s Car Thing now lets you control your other media
Spotify's Car Thing is getting an upgrade that gives it more abilities like managing phone calls and playing content from non-Spotify sources.
Amazon Music Unlimited might cost you more next month
Amazon Music Unlimited is raising its prices following the Prime membership price spike.
Spotify halts service in Russia and pledges Ukraine aid
Music and podcast streamer Spotify has ceased all operations in Russia effective immediately, and announced plans to send aid to Ukraine.
Spotify and Google agree to implement user-choice billing
Spotify and Google have agreed to explore user-choice billing, giving users a choice between paying through Spotify's payment system or Google Play Billing.
Spotify Greenroom will move to the main app as Spotify Live
Spotify is expected to move Live audio conversations to the main app. This change may take place in the second quarter of 2022.
You can now Shazam a song and find out where to hear it in concert
Apple-owned Shazam now allows users to get details about upcoming live shows and concerts related to a song by visiting an artist's profile on the platform.
Ikea launches $65 Bluetooth lantern speaker with Spotify Tap
Ikeas' Vappeby Bluetooth speaker is dustproof, water-resistant, and has an LED light. But it's also the first Bluetooth speaker to integrate Spotify Tap.
How to get Spotify Premium for free (thanks to Walmart)
Got Walmart+? Here's how to enjoy 6 months of Spotify Premium entirely for free thanks to the service.
Amazon Music is now available on Vizio TVs
Amazon Music is now available as a native application on Vizio televisions with SmartCast.
HBO Docs Club podcast will revisit classic documentaries
Brittany Luse and Ronald Young Jr. will co-host HBO Docs Club, a new HBO Max original podcast that will revisit classic HBO documentaries and add more context.
Spotify’s Car Thing now available to anyone for $90
Spotify's Car Thing in-vehicle accessory for navigating and playing the company's audio content is now available to anyone in the U.S.
Ubisoft to release Skull & Bones, Avatar game by April 2023
Other notable games coming from Ubisoft, including Beyond Good & Evil 2, were hardly mentioned throughout today's report.
Google Assistant and YouTube Music coming to Galaxy Watch 4
Google is building on its partnership with Samsung to bring new Android communication, productivity, and entertainment features to the Galaxy Watch 4.
Spotify’s HiFi tier was MIA in 2021. Will 2022 be any different?
It's been almost a year since Spotify announced a lossless, CD-quality music tier. Now that its original timeline has come and gone, is Spotify HiFi dead?
How to share your Apple Music library on Mac, iOS, and more
Got an Apple Music library you want to share? Doing so is quick and easy with Home Sharing on your Mac and iOS devices -- we’ll show you exactly how it’s done.
Chill with Spotify for free on Delta Airlines this holiday season
Spotify users can enjoy free access to their streaming music while on select Delta flights for travel between Dec 8, 2021, and Jan 19, 2022.
Watch Spotify’s tour of its plush U.S. headquarters
Spotify has offered curious folks a look inside its newly refurbished -- and very plush -- U.S. headquarters at 4WTC in New York City.
Sonos adds Dolby Atmos Music and hi-res audio support for Amazon Music
Sonos is adding the ability to play Dolby Atmos Music and hi-res audio tracks directly from Amazon Music on compatible products like the Arc and Beam soundbars.
How to play Apple Music on an Alexa device
Alexa is happy to play Apple Music if you know how to set it up. Here's how to get songs from your Apple device or Apple Music to play on your Alexa device.