Apps, Mobile & SMS

Ustream Scores $75 Million From Japan’s Softbank

(UPDATED)Popular live video streaming enabler Ustream has received another $75 million in funding led by #3 Japanese cell service Softbank. Ustream will primarily use the money to expand  service in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/02/2010 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Universal Music Expands Direct To Fan Mobile Efforts With Netbiscuits

Universal Music Group is expanding its direct-to-consumer efforts via a deal with mobile publishing platform Netbiscuits. UMG will leverage Netbiscuits' B2B web software platform to launch mobile websites and services.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/28/2010 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (2)
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BMI Sues T-Mobile Over Ringbacks

With any fanfare, in mid-December BMI filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile saying the company had failed to pay performance royalties for ringbacks it sold on at least 50 of its. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/11/2010 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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MusicScout: Instant Location Based Fan Feedback

Duncan Freeman, the man behind Band Metrics, has added another venture, MusicScout. It's a free location aware mobile music smartphone app that enables you to express your thoughts about the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/08/2010 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Play.me Launches Music Streaming With 2 Major Labels & Offline Android App

Play.me has launched as a browser-based service offering access to 2.5 million songs to create playlists and customize radio stations that can also be shared and streamed on social networks.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/07/2010 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Feel Like Crap? There’s A Music App For That: Moodagent

New iPhone app Moodagent automatically analyzes and profiles your music collection, then builds playlists that are altered using mood and tempo sliders. Features:

Bruce Houghton on 01/04/2010 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Pandora Hits Holiday High Thanks To Mobile

"Xmas day was twice as big as our previous high… Def a sign of the growing footprint of devices/mobile." – A tweet from Pandora founder Tim Westergren early on Monday. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/28/2009 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Kik To Bring Stream And Buy Music To Blackberry

"The labels love Kik because it targets a demo that never paid for music." – Ted Livingston, Kik Originally launched as Unsynced, a utility for managing music on The Blackberry,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/22/2009 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Is Android About To Crash The iPhone Party?

(UPDATED) iPhone apps for artists are the rage. In fact, Hypebot added it own free iPhone app just last week. But there other brands still dominate the smartphone market and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/21/2009 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Hypebot’s New Free iPhone App

Thanks to the folks at MotherApp, Hypebot has a brand spankin' new free iPhone app that streams the full RSS feed. You can find it in the iPhone App or. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/18/2009 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (2)
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