Category Archives: Mobile

Spotify’s latest headache: streaming music forbidden on O2 network

Written by Editor | Published on July 29, 2009
The past two days have been dominated by the announcement that Spotify is coming to the iPhone. Hopefully. It all depends on Apple, and whether they’ll let it through. Let’s assume, for the sake of example (and hope), that Apple do indeed allow Spotify into the app store. Will users even be allowed to use it? [...]
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Apple blocks Google Voice app, Spotify next?

Written by Editor | Published on July 28, 2009
Worrying precedent set by Apple today. From the Guardian: Apple has rejected the Google’s Voice application for the iPhone saying that it duplicated features in the popular smart phone. The move has called into question the control that Apple exerts over approving applications and whether the rejection and others constitute anti-competitive behaviour. Does Spotify duplicate an existing [...]
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Spotify iPhone app release “within days”

Written by Editor | Published on July 27, 2009
It’s almost here! From BBC News: The Swedish music streaming service Spotify is planning to launch its first mobile application within days. The company has submitted the application to Apple’s iTunes App Store for its approval. If given clearance, Spotify’s service will then be available for users to download onto iPhones. Great! A post on the BBC’’s dot.life blog [...]
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Will Apple allow a Spotify app?

Written by Editor | Published on July 23, 2009
If you went to McDonald’s, you wouldn’t expect to be offered a Whopper. But that’ll be the situation if Apple allow the Spotify app into their iPhone/iPod Touch app store. From the London Evening Standard: “We looked at the mobile market, and it just doesn’t make sense to stream music in the same way we do on [...]
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Billboard ads now live

Written by Editor | Published on July 1, 2009
We’ve not seen one yet, but Revolution Magazine has a screen shot of this big advert for mobile network 3: From the article: Spotify’s new billboard format will see full-screen ads served over the Spotify application once a user has been inactive for five minutes. The ads will complement 3 Mobile’s free Skype to Skype calls campaign on [...]
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Spotify founder talks U2, iPhone, advertising and nose-picking

Written by Editor | Published on June 23, 2009
The Internet Advertising Bureau UK has posted this indepth and very interesting chat with Spotify founder, Daniel Ek. The full interview can be found here, but here’s the important bits. On the deal with U2: “In terms of demonstrating just how far we’d come in a relatively short space of time, getting U2’s first album in four [...]
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Spotify Premium: Needs “more features and functionality”

Written by Editor | Published on June 17, 2009
Let’s be honest, the Premium subscription – currently £9,99 a month – isn’t a great deal. The odd exclusive album and an ad-free service just doesn’t represent value for money. Luckily, the Spotify team are under no illusions. New Media Age reports some of the ideas they’ve been drumming up to bring in the punters: “The idea [...]
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