Entries by Nicole Batac (11946)

Thursday
Aug142014

Shazam for iOS gets a Listen Now feature for Apple's Beats Music

Shazam users have spotted something on their iOS apps: a Listen Now feature with Apple-owned Beats Music. Much like what Shazam lets you do with iTunes Radio, Rdio, and the like, you can tag a song on the app and it can instantly play that on Beats Music. The catch is you would need to have a Beats Music subscription or are availing the 14-day free trial of the service. You also need to have the latest version of Shazam installed.

Source: 9to5Mac

Thursday
Aug142014

Sony brings Album of the Day app to more countries, offers up to 70 percent off of popular acts

Sony first launched its Album of the Day app for iPhone and iPod touch in Germany. It is now bringing the app to Canada, the U.S., Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, and the U.K. This free app offers users daily discounts of one album by a popular artist. The discounts can reach up to 70 percent and will be purchased through iTunes. If you want to know what's up for sale at the moment, you can download the app here.

Source: CNET

Thursday
Aug142014

HTC plans to offer Zoe app for all Android phones

Looks like HTC will be opening the gates for Android users who want to use their Zoe application. Re/code reports it will make this proprietary software available to Android users with the latest OS version through Google Play. Zoe is an app that lets you take three-second video clips and a series of stills. The app will then stitch this together to create a moving memory of a certain moment, complete with sound. They didn’t say when this will support other devices but it is reported to be making its way to the Play Store this week.

Wednesday
Aug132014

Chat up your Web browser with new Bing update

It won’t be long until you’ll be able to have a conversation with your Web browser with the new Bing update. Microsoft is letting users ask follow up questions with this new feature. For example, you can ask the Bing who is leading the F1 driver’s championship at the moment. And then follow that up with “How old is he?” Bing should be able to pick up on your previous question. Google has something similar to this but at least Bing users will now have the option to hold conversations with their browsers.