Line buys Microsoft’s MixRadio app

Japanese messaging app Line buys Microsoft’s MixRadio app, which Microsoft gained from its acquisition of Nokia. The music streaming app was already meant to be spun off with Microsoft supposedly focusing on “productivity.” Now, we have a face or company willing to integrate the music service into its fold. MixRadio’s service will continue to function as third-party app on Lumia phones. It will still provide personalized music to the Windows Phone platform but with the Line acquisition, you can expect it to make its way to Android, iOS, BlackBerry, etc.

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Microsoft tipped to sell off Nokia MixRadio

Part of Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s devices and services business is the Finnish brand’s music streaming service MixRadio. It works similarly to Pandora and is also alike Microsoft’s own Xbox Music service. It doesn’t come as a surprise then that the Redmond-based company is reportedly planning on spinning off and selling MixRadio as separate entity. Microsoft is supposedly looking into investors interested in buying MixRadio on its own. And process is said to be making “good progress” but there is no word on who Microsoft is talking to about the possible sale.

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Nokia MixRadio reaches 30 millionth track milestone

Nokia's MixRadio streaming service just added the 30 millionth track, to its international catalogue. The track, ‘Ma Tegi Hena’ is by Lebanese artist Nancy Ajram and is from the forthcoming album Nancy8. The thirty million tracks available on Nokia MixRadio, puts it ahead of all other radio based streaming services.

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