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Electronics
3 min read

Apple seeks patent on automatic transparency mode for AirPods Pro

According to TF International’s highly reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the AirPods Pro 2 True Wireless Stereo earbuds should be released later this year, perhaps during the third quarter. The major difference between your average garden variety pair of AirPods…

Youtube Music
Living
1 min read

YouTube Music, Premium launches annual subscription

Google has long been offering YouTube Premium and YouTube Music monthly account memberships, where users can subscribe and pay every month for access to millions of songs and videos for ad-free viewing and downloading. As of today, YouTube is officially…

Spotify pmaylist
Living
1 min read

Spotify is going to shut down its own original podcast studio

As many of you may probably know, Spotify has been investing in the ever-growing podcast industry in recent years. Despite that, the music streaming service has decided to shut down its in-house podcast Studio 4. It seems that Spotify has now told employees…

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Living
1 min read

YouTube Music adds a new Recently Played widget for Android users

Google has been pushing its YouTube Music service hard in the past couple of months, adding new features and updating existing ones. Earlier in November, the platform received a useful “Play My Station” shortcut on Android, and a month prior to that Google…

Apple Music
General
1 min read

Apple Music app debuts on PlayStation 5

We reported last week that Apple and Sony might be close to launching the Apple Music app on the PlayStation 5. At the time of the report, the app appeared to be listed, but no one could download it. Earlier today, Sony confirmed that PlayStation 5 users all…

Apple Music
Living
1 min read

Apple Music headed to PlayStation 5

In an unsurprising turn of events, Apple Music is about to make its debut on PlayStation 5, Sony’s hard to come by the gaming console. This would be the second major Apple service provided by Sony via its PlayStation console after the Japanese giant offered…

Spotify S10
Living
1 min read

Spotify no longer plans to add AirPlay 2 support

Spotify backtracked on its initial statement and now claims it will eventually add AirPlay 2 support for its iOS app. Spotify says that it’s already working on AirPlay 2, but does not offer any ETA: “A post on one of Spotify’s Community pages contained…

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General
2 min read

TikTok is now the world’s most downloaded app

According to a global analysis compiled by Nikkei, TikTok has officially overtaken Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and every other messaging platform to become the most downloaded social media app in the world. Until 2021, Facebook had held that…

Tidal
Living
1 min read

TIDAL launches limited-time 3-month free trial offer

One of the many popular music streaming services in the United States, TIDAL has just announced a limited-time 3-month free trial promotion. The offer is only available to new users starting today and through the end of August. After the three-month trial,…

Apple Music
Living
1 min read

Apple Music plans on challenging Spotify

Last week, Spotify announced that during the first quarter of this year, the number of its paid subscribers rose 21% to 158 million. During that quarter, Spotify HiFi was unveiled which will give subscribers the option to listen to lossless streaming music in…

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General
1 min read

iPhone users finally getting the YouTube Music Now Playing redesign

It took Google nine months to bring the redesigned Now Playing UI to YouTube Music users on iOS. iPhone owners probably don’t remember, but redesigned Now Playing UI was first released on Android back in June. The new redesign makes it easier to access…

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Automotive
1 min read

Tesla Working On Amazon And Apple Music Integration

One of the biggest influences for the massive in-dash display for the Tesla Model S was the iPad. But even though Teslas have offered this sophisticated in-car infotainment experience, what’s strange is that lack of native Apple Music and Amazon Music…