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Google to launch streaming music service

Google is planning on rivalling Spotify and getting one over Apple with a new music streaming service. Rumoured to be launched at Google I/O, the new service will feature a music catalogue comprising of Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, reports The Verge. Along with Warner, this means Google have signed up with the top three music labels in the world. No details on pricing is known, but this service is now adding increasing pressure on competitors as Google offers a complete Read more [...]

“Epic” Flipboard 2.0 hits Android

The perennial iOS app du jour of last year was Flipboard. It’s appearance first on the Samsung Galaxy S III marked the end of iPhone elitism and a signal that Android had no truck with failed comparisons with its fruity rival. Described by Flipboard’s CEO as “the most epic release we’ve ever done” in March, Flipboard 2.0 has now made the lonely journey from the iPhone to Android. The app largely stays the same with the addition of more socially derived feeds such as photographic food repository Read more [...]

Scope grows ads and a subscription model

Scope has grown up just a little bit with their new version. And grown some ads too. Unlike competitors who offer a one time fee to remove advertising, Social Scope employs the subscription model which appears to be getting all the more common. $9.99 per year to go ad free is a significant step up from the 69p app while most Social apps themselves tend to cost a couple of pounds. Is this move an indication that apps such these are no longer sustainable by charging pennies? Maybe, but what concerns Read more [...]

Falcon Pro’s £87 price tag is attributable to Twitter’s greed

You may be aware that popular Twitter app Falcon Pro has taken ap rice hike over the last few days. This is not because the developers now think they are top of the heap, but conversely to prevent people buying the app and finding it unusable.  The controversy surrounds Twitter’s imposed 100,000 user limit to any client and because Twitter wants to make money. The advertising revenues of selling hash tags and implementing hash campaigns for TV shows seem to be bringing in some money into Read more [...]

SwiftKey 4 Flows

Fans of SwiftKey’s Android keyboard alternative are in for a treat. After a lengthy beta test period, SwiftKey version 4 now features their new Flow capability. Combining the best from the prediction engine that made SwiftKey such a strong option, there is now a Swype-esque functionality. Simply dragging your finger over the letters engages the prediction engine, and if the prediction matches, all you need do is remove your finger from the screen to select it. Incorporating the spacebar into Read more [...]

Channel 4 TV on Demand comes to Android

Slowly the UK TV networks are catching up to the modern world with the news that Channel 4 have released their 4oD catch up service on Android. The new app aims to give denizens of British shores access to the Channel 4 back catalogue of shows such as Ali G, The Inbetweeners, Brass Eye and that medical one with people with manky genitals. There is also 7 day catch up. All well and good, and the app is slick and nicely put together with an almost WebOS sliding window view of championed content. Read more [...]

Twitter app Carbon for Android surfaces

As yet no one Twitter app on Android ticks all the boxes. Carbon could be the one. There is a great guide to the key bits of functionality on the Carbon for Android Google+ page which is essential reading for new users. I am pretty convinced after a day or so that it will be staying put, but am also keen to see what they have up their sleeve for the tablet version. So far so good. You can get Carbon on Google Play now and it is free. Read more [...]