Rest of the Day: Pandora Launches New Streaming Service
The new Pandora music streaming service is coming soon, competing with Spotify and Tidal. It is expected to be an on-demand music library similar to the competitors mentioned above.
- The Wall Street Journal reports that they are finalizing agreements with music labels for a new service that could launch as early as next month. This will be a tiered service; the existing free, radio-like stream you know and love will remain, while the premium service that lets you choose your music will cost $ 10 a month. The Pandora One, the $ 5 a month version of the classic radio Pandora with no ads, is expected to also get some new features like offline listening. [Wall Street Magazine]
- In other news, Google is about to phase out support for Chrome apps on Windows, Mac and Linux. At the end of 2016, new apps will only be available to Chrome OS users, and eventually in 2018, existing apps will no longer be loaded on platforms other than Chrome OS. Almost nobody used them because web applications work so well these days. [Chromium Blog]
- Hipchat now supports video conferencing. It’s built into the chat platform so you don’t need plugins or additional software. Hipchat is similar to Slack, but for some reason has never enjoyed the same authority on the Internet as Slack. Sorry Hipchat. [The Next Web]
- The seventh beta version of iOS 10 is now available to testers , which means that they are close to the finish of development. Apple is releasing beta versions of how I reset the bits – efficiently. [TechCrunch]
- Good night, dear TiVo. The original DVR – literally the original 1999 model – will no longer be able to download new program information after September 29th. Loyal customers rocking the old model will receive a generous $ 75 gift card. [The Verge]