A new study from ABI Research predicts that within five years streaming cloud-based services will be a more important method of accessing music than owning albums, songs or tracks. It says this shift away from music ownership will be driven by the growing use of mobile phones as music players.
Around 5.9 million people are expected to be subscribers of mobile music streaming services at the end of this year...
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Online music service Last.fm is introducing a subscription charge for listening to its 'Last.fm Radio' streaming music service on most UK mobile phones, including Android and iPhone devices.
Mobile scrobbling - automatically logging the music you play - will remain free, as will access to recommendations and forums.
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As well as reporting on the latest mobile industry headlines - from mobile money to free WiFi - this week's edition of The Fonecast includes a conversation with Jonas Vig, CEO of mobile video service Bambuser.
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Sony has launched a cloud-based digital music service called ‘Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity’, which will offer access to millions of songs from major labels. The service will let users play music via a variety of internet-connected devices and will be rolled-out to a number of portable Sony devices as well as Android-based mobile handsets.
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Motorola Mobility has acquired Silicon Valley startup Zecter. Zecter’s technologies will be integrated with Motorola devices and the MOTOBLUR platform.
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