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<title>Slacker radio added to Xbox Live roster of services</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/26/xbox.app.provides.access.to.slacker.service.on.the.dashboard/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1361913238_slackerradio-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Streaming music provider Slacker has announced its availability on the Xbox Live service. The service allowing Xbox Live subscribers in the US and Canada to listen to millions of songs and hundreds of pre-programmed stations on an ad-supported basis, including a new videogame music soundtrack station curated by gaming culture blog, Destructoid. The app is now available through the Xbox Live Market...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Slacker relaunches with new tiers, redesigned apps</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/13/includes.over.200.curated.stations/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1360769646_slacker-newlogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Music streaming service Slacker has done a major relaunch, hoping to better compete with rivals such as Spotify and Pandora.  The company is keeping a free-to-listen radio-style service for most customers, but also offering two paid tiers for people wanting better options.  $4 per month upgrades listeners to Slacker Radio Plus, which removes ads and limits on how many songs can be skipped at a tim...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Spotify reportedly prepping US Internet radio option</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/26/spotify.may.compete.with.pandora.slacker/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/spotify-androidhandson.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Spotify might be gearing up a more formal Internet radio option, a pair of sources claimed Thursday.  While it already has basic radio features, the new method outlined to Bloomberg would be more akin to one like at Pandora or Slacker, where explicitly labeling it as radio would get government-regulated lower royalty rates.  The method would also purportedly get it access to artists that normally ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sony's dual-core S790 Blu-ray player ships, takes pre-orders</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/22/sony.bdp.s790.due.on.may.6/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/sonybdp-s790.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Sony on Sunday said it was on the verge of shipping its most advanced Blu-ray player for the year, the BDP-S790. The networked movie hub is due to reach stores May 6.  Pre-orders are starting now for the player, which costs $250....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rdio preps radio-like, hands-off listening</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/06/rdio.working.on.new.free.flowing.radio.feature/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/rdioin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Online music streaming service Rdio plans to offer a radio-like listening option to its service, letting users set and forget a station or constant music playback, VP of Product Malthe Sigurdsson revealed in an interview with GigaOM. Doing so would mimic similar features from competitors like Spotify and Slacker, the latter offering it on their paid, Premium service....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Spotify's paid adoption in US rumored disappointing</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/04/spotify.may.havw.slow.us.paying.subs/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/spotify-4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Spotify's ability to lure paying subscribers in the US might be disappointing labels if a rumor proves true.  Those near the labels have supposedly told the New York Post that there were fewer paying for the $5 or $10 tiers than the industry had hoped for.  Free users either weren't staying subscribed for long, weren't leaping to the $10 Premium tier, or weren't renewing, one of the unnamed contac...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RIAA data shows streaming music up 19%, downloads up 22%</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/27/riaa.shows.streaming.on.the.rise/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/spotify-4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[New RIAA music data has shown streaming music starting to get mainstream acceptance in the US.  Although the number of those paying for subscription music services like Rdio, Slacker, and Spotify in 2011 was small at 1.8 million users, it represented an 18.9 percent boost over the year before.  Revenue was up by a smaller rate, at 13.5 percent, as the faster paid subscriber rate was partly offset ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sonos posts Controller 3.7 for Mac and PC, we go hands-on</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/20/sonos.controller.37.hands.on/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/sonoscontroller37-handson.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Sonos lived up to its word early Tuesday and released its revamped edition of the Controller for Macs and Windows PCs.  The 3.7 update is its first major rework in some time and brings some parts of the mobile apps over to the desktop.  We've had an opportunity to try it in advance with some quick impressions....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Leaks: Microsoft rebooting music service on Xbox, new phone</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/samsungfocus-music2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft is looking to redo its music service strategy, leaks uncovered Friday.  Those said close to major label discussions told CNET that Microsoft was aiming for a mix of streaming and downloads.  The focus would be on the Xbox and an unnamed Windows Phone, possibly made by HTC or Nokia....]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/17/microsoft.tries.rework.of.zune.music.strategy/</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Warner: digital music revenue up 17%, streaming grows faster</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/02/09/warner.sees.digital.music.revenue.growth.in.q4/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/rhapsody-ipod2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Warner Music Group was reported its fourth quarter sales, and while they stayed consistent, at $780 million, revenue from digital music sales increased by 17 percent. What's more, it is now a 28 percent slice of the pie of all sales. This is a sign of the changing way music lovers access their music, and the label provided a further breakdown of these sales....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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