Music

Spotify Hits the US

Guest Author ∙ July 14, 2011

Spotify, the popular music streaming service, has finally hit the US. We reported last week of its imminent launch, and now the wait is over, but, unfortunately, there is a catch. If you had signed up last week, you are going to receive an invite to join Spotify. If you haven’t, the only way for you to start using their service right away is to subscribe to one of their paid plans.

They are not expensive, starting at $4.99 for the Unlimited package, which lets you stream unlimited music, and $9.99 for the Premium package, which allows you to stream to your mobile and offers an offline mode as well. Refer to this page for more accurate info...

PanAmp Offers a New Way to Play Music in iOS

Oliver Haslam ∙ July 13, 2011

One of the slight blotches on the iOS report card is the platform's less than inspiring iPod app. Yes it's functional, and yes its user interface won't make you want to poke your own eyes out with a cocktail stick, but it's just not very exciting.

Past the app's lack of excitement, it's lacking such simple features. If only there was an app that we could use to replace the boring iPod app on our iPhones. Something a little more interesting. As of July 14th, there will be, with PanAmp due to be released into the vast ocean that is the App Store, and we think it's going to be a bit of a hit...

New Jailbreak Tweak Easily Displays Song Lyrics on Your iPhone

Cody Lee ∙ July 12, 2011

We've got another TweakWeek entry for you. This one comes from Andrea Oliva and might just be a godsend for folks who enjoy a good impromptu sing-along.

PlayingLyrics is a unique jailbreak utility that can instantly bring up the lyrics of a currently playing track. The cool thing is that you can use Activator to assign a button or gesture to the function, so your song lyrics are available at all times...

iDJ Live: Give Your iDevice Some Real 1s and 2s

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

The sharp and responsive screen found on Apple's iDevices make them a hotbed for DJ applications. Since the App Store's inception, we've seen several DJ'ing applications that try and capture the addicting music-mixing art.

One of our all time favorites is djay by algoriddim. Its easy to use interface and unique AUTOMIX feature make for a solid DJ app. Obviously, touchscreens have limitations that make it difficult to do any serious record spinning, but iDJ Live might have a solution for us..

Spotify Finally Coming to the US

Guest Author ∙ July 7, 2011

Spotify, the popular music streaming service, has been available in some European countries since 2008, gathering new members every day. Now it looks like it's time for them to take the plunge and start offering their services in the US, too. If you navigate to their website, you can sign up by entering your email, and you will be notified as soon as they open for business.

With over 10 million registered users, 1 million of which are paying members, Spotify is one of the best services of its kind. What makes it so special is the fact that you can access it via a browser, or download the dedicated apps for iOS or Mac OS X. These apps have a gorgeous design and if you’re daring enough, they could even replace iTunes and the iPod app...

How Much are iOS Users Worth to Apple?

Cody Lee ∙ July 1, 2011

Apple is on a profit run that most companies would die for. Last quarter, the company posted staggering earnings results led by the sales of their iDevice products. It's certainly no secret that Apple is onto something with their iPhones and iPads.

But it's not just the gadgets, Apple has built an entire ecosystem around these iOS products. An App Store, a music store, everything's a tap away for iOS users. Have you ever wondered how much money Apple makes off of these purchases?

Fruity Loops Mobile Now Available for iOS

Cody Lee ∙ Updated December 17, 2017

Fruity Loops (FL) is a popular Windows application for creating and producing music. It's ease of use and generally low cost has made the title a staple for up-and-coming music producers and amateurs alike.

Even with its endless stacks of music-making titles, the iOS community has been calling for a mobile version of the application for quite some time. It looks like FL-lovers can rejoice as Image-Line just announced that Fruity Loops Studio Mobile will be available as of today in the App Store...

App Picks of the Week: Shazam, GrayScaleIcons, Beyond Ynth

Alex Heath ∙ June 21, 2011

Every week, we select a few apps that catch our eye. These apps can be from the App Store, web apps, or jailbreak apps.

This week, we have an awesome music discovery app, jailbreak tweak, and fun game for the iPhone. Hope you enjoy this week’s picks!

Rock Out With Air Guitar Move for the iPhone

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 18, 2018

Frequent iDB readers know how much we love featuring iPhone-related innovations. Inventors have really pushed the envelope of the device's capabilities, turning it into anything from a 360-degree video camera, to a remote control for RC airplanes.

This new accessory may not necessarily blow your mind, but it might just blow your ear drums. It's based on the classic "air guitar" dance and promises to use your iPhone to turn those arm-flailing, head-banging motions into actual music...

2 New Notification Center Widgets: BatteryCenter and MusicCenter

Cody Lee ∙ Updated June 13, 2016

Jailbreak developers have been on a roll over the past two weeks, releasing several custom widgets for the new Notification Center in iOS 5. From the looks of things, it doesn't appear that the community plans on slowing down anytime soon.

Programmer Aaron Wright has recently released not one, but two jailbreak tweaks for Apple's iOS 5 beta software. Jailbroken folks on iOS 5 are more than welcome to try out the 2 new widgets, which are available for free from the developer's repo...

New in iOS 5: Tone Store to Download Customized Email and SMS Tones

Cody Lee ∙ June 13, 2011

Apple's iOS software design strategy is interesting, to say the least. For example, many people wonder why it took the company nearly a year to implement the App Store after launching the iPhone. It took another year after that to add copy/paste and picture messaging features.

Apple excluded unnecessary items in early builds of iOS, demonstrating a quality-over-quantity sort of approach to adding new features. Luckily, iOS 5 seems to be finally bringing many of those omitted functions to the iPhone. Who's been dying to change the email tone?

New in iOS 5: Delete Songs from the Library

IDB Staff ∙ June 10, 2011

You'd think that by iOS 4.3.3, Apple would have figured out that deleting songs in your music library directly from the device was a much needed feature. Apparently it took Cupertino one more firmware version to reach that conlusion.

When in the Music app (previously know as the iPod app), simply swipe your finger across a song to have the option to delete. Hitting "Delete" will remove the song from the device. If your music is on iCloud, it will obviously still be in your download history for you to download again at any time for free...