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Jawbone increases portability with the Mini Jambox

Imagine that: Crazy dentist wants to clone John Lennon using his tooth

After buying John Lennon's tooth from an auction in 2011, Canadian dentist Michael Zuk now plants to extract its DNA to clone the legendary musician.
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Apple readies for iTunes Festival with dedicated Apple TV channel and revamped app

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Kick Ass 2’s composer discusses building a better bad guy theme

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Shazam set to speed up expansion with $40m investment from telecom boss Carlos Slim

Never mind Daft Punk, here’s an actual band made of robots

MySpace and Jimmy Kimmel partner up to stream live concerts

The rebirth of MySpace still needs a bit of hand-holding, so the social network's teamed up with Jimmy Kimmel Live to stream exclusive live concert series.
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Hands on: The Myspace app is a beautiful, confusing work in progress

Prefer to listen to music on the go? Here's a quick look at what the Myspace iOS app has to offer.
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Dream concerts made real: You buy the tickets, he’ll wrangle the talent

We sat down with Songkick CEO Ian Hogarth to discuss the future of Detour: his new fan-driven crowdfunding platform for live music events.
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Does Shazam’s algorithm really get the rhythm?

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Is your band missing its lead guitarist? Giggem is a LinkedIn for the musician market

Giggem steps in to offered a LinkedIn option for the music world with its matchmaking algorithms to bring bands together.

Is it the wood that makes it good? Griffin launches WoodTones over-the-ear headphones

Griffin has announced availability for its WoodTones over-the-ear headphones, which use hand-tooled wood for the ear cups as part of its unique design.
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iTunes Festival: Apple announces headliners for month-long music extravaganza in London

NuForce releases ‘music pump’ to amp up MP3s on good headphones

NuForce has come out with its Mobile Music Pump (MMP), a portable headphone amplifier that improves audio quality of compressed music files, like MP3s.

New report says indie labels aren’t complaining about music streaming

Music streaming are actually padding the bottom line of indie music labels, according to a study by music rights agency, Merlin.

iTunes 11.0.3 update arrives with new miniplayer and improved multi-disc support

Apple released an update to iTunes today, bringing it up to version 11.0.3. It boasts a new miniplayer, multi-disc support, and performance enhancements.
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‘Following’ just got funkier thanks to Spotify’s music-ification of social media

iRiver launches new high-end Astell and Kern AK120 portable MQS player

iRiver’s launches its newest portable MQS (Mastering Quality Sound) player, the AK120, the second such player from its elite Astell and Kern brand.

Spotify closes Chrome exploit to stop MP3 downloads using Downloadify

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Beer drone using GPS will deliver frosty brew at music festival

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EQuala joins the social music app market, but brings a little something new to the table

EQuala is a mobile music app that's part social, part radio as it uses your friend music to DJ what you listen to.

Monster launches new headphones in collaboration with Hublot

Monster is launching a new headphone called Inspiration that fuses together its audio technology with the craftsmanship of Swiss watchmaker, Hublot.

Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ breaks Spotify record

After its official debut last week, Daft Punk's comeback track went on to break records in both the United States and United Kingdom - at least via Spotify.

Twitter gets in the TV biz, partners with BBC America

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Hands on: Latest SoundTracking update combines the joys of Instagram and instant music

You can be your group's music guru and provide everyone with a taste of your life's soundtrack with SoundTracking.
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Monster beats its fashion-forward drum with new Sound Machine headphones

Monster is releasing new headphones called Sound Machine in collaboration with producer, Emilio Estefan, sold exclusively at Target stores starting April 14.
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Twitter acquires We Are Hunted, Twitter Music app could launch this weekend

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Pioneer adds two new AV receivers to Elite line, jumps on the 4K/Ultra HD train

Pioneer launched two new Elite brand AV receivers offering 4K Ultra HD compatibility, expanded multi-zone, high-resolution file format playback, and more.

Hands on: MixShape dishes out tunes for the right mood

MixShape wants a peak into your Spotify playlists so it can improve them, increasing your music DJ cred along the way.
Who needs Simon Cowell? How ‘big data’ will predict the next music superstar

Who needs Simon Cowell? How big data can predict music superstars

If there's one thing the Internet is full of, it's statistical data - there's a way to use it to boost the quality of the music industry through the roof.

The Vamp revives old speakers with Bluetooth, mobile connectivity

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Twitter expected to launch music discovery app, Twitter Music

Twitter gets in the music discovery business with its rumored acquisition of We Are Hunted, in the hopes of developing their own music app, Twitter Music.
SXSW 2013 Playlists

SXSW Music Week has officially begun – celebrate with our festival-feting playlists

Whether you're staying home or flying to Austin for a week of good music, you'll surely enjoy these playlists that feature artists at SXSW 2013.

Just in time for SXSW, TheHub.fm lets you skip the lines and grab the merch

You can avoid the inevitably long lines to buy a band's merch with a new e-commerce mobile app for bands and fans called TheHub.fm.