Technologies and media
How Shazam uses big data to predict music's next big artists
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- Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Users of song-finding application Shazam search for music millions of times a day and the company is using this information to predict next year's likely movers-and-shakers.
Short on holiday music? Slip into the stream
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- Monday, 09 December 2013
The holiday season approaches and that generally means it's time to exceed nine out of ten doctors' recommended doses of food, drink, and holiday music.
What's that whisper? Wireless headphone opera in busy train station
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- Friday, 06 December 2013
A few hundred people are here to enjoy the opera "Invisible Cities" - through headphones - performed by 15 singers and dancers and an 11-piece orchestra throughout the station, even in the Mission-style courtyards.
Spotify to launch free mobile music service
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- Friday, 06 December 2013
Spotify is reportedly planning to launch a free, ad-supported version of its music streaming service on mobile devices.
Google Music update
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- Friday, 06 December 2013
The latest update to Google's Music app allows users to save offline albums to their SD card.
The Largest Ever Ear Training Library Now Available
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- Monday, 11 November 2013
Music education technology company Easy Ear Training has today released an enormous library of ear training information for musicians in a free app.
5 persistent challenges for internet radio stations
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- Friday, 08 November 2013
Advantages include the ability to get off the ground quickly, with minimal capital investment and without needing an FCC license (or worrying about FCC fines). But there are also challenges that deserve consideration by anyone interested in being an internet broadcaster.
CASH Music supports musicians with open source technology & events
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- Friday, 08 November 2013
CASH Music is a Portland-based non-profit building open source tools to help musicians connect with their audiences, online and off.
NFC tracking introduced for musical instruments
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- Friday, 08 November 2013
Musical instrument owners can now track their instruments via a new NFC (Near Field Communication) platform.
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