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Warner Music Group and Universal Music are both excited about Apple's planned streaming service , but Sony Music is apparently hung up on how much it gets paid for songs that are skipped.

Samsung once again is the smartphone leader, representing 41.1 percent market share of all smartphone shipments.

The Twitter #Music app make it easy for users to find new music and keep up with favorite artists.

That dude on the bus yelling at someone on the phone is just as annoying as the girl whose headphones are leaking the sounds of Ke$ha. The girl not-so-subtly recounting a bad one-night stand is exactly as amusing as the bro who's headphones are blasting Robyn.

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Google on Wednesday launched a subscription-based music service, allowing users of Android phones and tablets to listen to their favorite songs and artists for a monthly fee.

It's one of those rare apps that overhauls iOS in a way that truly changes the way you use your iPhone.

Rumor has it Google will debut a subscription music service this week at its annual developer conference, Google I/O . The rumor mill intensified Tuesday after The Verge reported that its music industry sources said Google secured licensing deals with Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group for YouTube and Google Play.

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What's better than a sound bar for enhancing the audio put out by your TV? How about a sound bar that also lets you access digital media files you have stored on your network or want to access online? That's the rationale behind Sonos' Playbar, a handsome if pricey nine speaker "bar-like" system the company calls "the soundbar for music lovers." ... (more)

From Napster to Pandora, from the iPod to the iPhone, technology innovation has made music easier to find and cheaper to buy than ever before.

Apple's plans for an 'iRadio' streaming service are still being stalled by reluctant music labels, according to a report today from the Financial Times .

The online radio service - with 35 million registered users, way behind industry leader Pandora and Clear Channel's iHeartRadio - relaunched with a face lift in February and likes what it sees.

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Plus Spotify fixes download exploit, Gatwick's head in the clouds, more on Windows 8 and RT, Alex on gadgets, and more In Google's case today, I am becoming increasingly convinced that their most challenging competitor isn't another search engine like Yahoo!, Bing, Baidu or Yahoo! Japan.

Since we don't have desktop-like widget functionality in iOS, something like a MiniPlayer can't float between apps.

The rise of Apple's iTunes , the iPod , and even the iPhone has allowed anyone to carry thousands upon thousands of songs right in a pocket.