For a regulatory filing, this is about as close as you get to a sick burn. Spotify is double the size of Apple Music, its closest competitor in the streaming music market, the Sweden-based startup said in its filing for a planned initial public offering of shares. In the IPO paperwork, Spotify said it …
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Listen up. Now you can hear the bestselling book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” along with other popular audiobook titles, via Google Play. The company said Tuesday it’s releasing audiobooks on its Google Play store in nine languages across 45 countries. Titles will be available on iOS and Android for phones and on the web with Google Play Books, …
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Google removed roughly 60 apps that contained hidden pornographic malware from its Play Store after a security research company found the code. Many of the games were aimed at kids. Researchers at Check Point Software Technologies reported the malware on Friday. Dubbed AdultSwine, the malware displayed pornographic images that looked like ads but were designed to prompt users to download fake security …
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Google‘s Pixel 2 ($98 at Amazon) and Pixel 2 XL ($249 at Amazon) are compatible with the company’s cellular service, Project Fi. In fact, neither device even needs a Project Fi SIM card to activate service. Instead, Google included an eSIM in both phones, which means you no longer have to wait for Google to mail you a small piece …
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Streaming just got a little more comprehensive, at least for owners of the cheapest Vizio Smart TVs. It’s now possible to watch movies and TV shows from the Google Play library directly through Vizio’s Internet Apps Plus platform on its entry-level D series smart TVs, the TV maker announced Wednesday. The app joins Netflix, Amazon video and YouTube and a host …
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Google wants to improve Android apps, and it’s not afraid to call out the bad ones. Crashing, slowness and battery vampirism enrage Android device owners and make the appmaker look bad. A whopping 50 percent of 1-star apps are slammed because they’re unstable, the Google Play team said at the annual I/O developer conference. And that’s not great for a …
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Samsung is making Google the go-to source for music on its new phones, and it’s throwing in some free perks for new buyers. With the launch of the Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus Friday, Google’s Play Music streaming-tunes service will be the default player and service on new Samsung phones and tablets worldwide, Google said in a blog post. …
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Everyone likes free stuff. And if you’re a Samsung Galaxy S8 owner, you’re about to get a lot of stuff, gratis. Google Play Music Alina Bradford/CNET Samsung has nixed the Milk Music player on all Samsung devices. Now the default is the Google Play Music service. That’s not the exciting part, though. What will get you revved up is that …
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Google Play Music, the company’s audio streaming service, is launching its first original podcast, a travel-show-like documentary series called “City Soundtracks.” The first three episodes are now available on Google Play Music and iTunes. Each includes a prominent music figure from the profiled city. Cities and artists covered in this initial batch are Austin, Texas/Spoon, New Orleans/Big Freedia and Oakland, …
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It’s time for a trip down memory lane. On Monday, Google Play, the search giant’s online store for apps, movies, music and books, turns five years old. To commemorate the anniversary, Google is releasing lists of the store’s most popular content of all time in the US. Some of the top titles aren’t surprises. Candy Crush Saga, the addictive game …
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