Apple Music already facing antitrust investigation
Attorneys general of the US states of New York and Connecticut have launched an investigation into the music streaming industry, apparently with a focus on whether the recently-unveiled Apple Music has...
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Dusty and Niall take a quick look at WWDC and Apple Music. Then we’re off to the ESB Powering Innovation Expo for a talk with executive director for innovation Paul Mulvaney and futurist Sohail...
View ArticleElton John, Dr. Dre, and Pharrell get their own shows on Beats 1
Apple Music’s Beats 1 just might turn out to be the global radio station you never knew you wanted, but can’t live without. The Internet radio station will be curated and hosted by three well-known DJs...
View ArticleApple Music launches tomorrow
As Apple Music’s first day approaches on 30 June, we’re learning a bit more about the details of the launch, and of the service itself. As MacRumors reports, Apple Music senior director Ian Rogers...
View ArticleApple Music makes its debut with iOS 8.4
Apple Music has dominated headlines since it was announced earlier this month at the Worldwide Developers Conference, but despite all the hype and controversy, few people have actually used Apple’s new...
View ArticleUsers experiencing mangled music libraries in iTunes 12.2
The excitement over Apple Music has been dampened for those who have had their music library screwed up after updating to iTunes 12.2 and enabling iCloud Music Library. As reported by several outlets,...
View ArticleAt home with NDRC and Apple Music
We give our first impressions of Apple Music on iOS and Niall visits NDRC to meet with CEO Ben Hurley The post At home with NDRC and Apple Music appeared first on TechCentral.ie.
View ArticleApple Music racked up 10m subscribers in less than a month
Three weeks after Apple Music’s launch, Apple CEO Tim Cook said “millions and millions of customers” had already signed up for the new streaming service. Now music industry insiders have offered more...
View ArticleSummer wrap-up
It’s the height of summer so Niall and Dusty kick back, relax, and talk about their favourite stories of 2015, including Windows 10, Apple Music, the new national broadband plan and whatever else comes...
View ArticleTaylor Swift opens up on Apple Music and Spotify experiences
Almost overnight, Taylor Swift went from criticising Spotify to singing Apple Music’s praises. And the pop star has revealed why. “Apple treated me like I was a voice of a creative community that they...
View ArticleSpotify forecasts 100m users by year’s end
You might think Spotify would be feeling the heat from Apple’s entry into the crowded music-streaming market, but recent comments from a high-ranking Spotify executive suggest the Swedish company...
View ArticleTop stories of 2015
This week Niall and Dusty talk about the big stories and their favourite shows from the past year The post Top stories of 2015 appeared first on TechCentral.ie.
View ArticleRetail therapy
This week Niall gets a look at the changing face of high street retail and we talk about Apple Music, one year on. To never miss an episode of TechRadio subscribe in iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher,...
View ArticleSpotify has 100m users but Apple Music remains a threat
According to a report in The Telegraph, Spotify has reached 100 million active users every month and 30% of those users are paid subscribers. Those figures certainly sound impressive, but it’s...
View ArticleSpotify retaliates against artists with Apple Music exclusives
Spotify users looking for the latest songs by Drake, Katy Perry, and Frank Ocean may have a harder time finding them – all because of those artists’ ties to rival Apple Music. Spotify is making it...
View ArticleHit-maker Jimmy Iovine backs away from Apple Music
According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple Music exec and music producer Jimmy Iovine will transition to a “consulting role” in August, giving up his day-to-day work with the music streaming business....
View ArticleApple Music coming soon to Amazon Fire in UK
In late 2018, Apple Music’s availability expanded to Amazon’s ecosystem with support on Echo speakers in the US. On Wednesday, Amazon announced that this support is expanding. For US customers, you can...
View ArticleThe stories that defined 2024, and PwC’s Moira Cronin on risk
From the dramatic fall of crypto kingpin Sam Bankman-Fried to the challenges facing electric vehicle adoption in Ireland, get ready for a no-holds-barred analysis of the year’s most compelling tech...
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