Top stories of the week: Call of Duty, Pandora, Microsoft, Deep Fusion, and more
If you were unable to keep tabs on all the breaking news, tips, and more that popped up this week, we’ve put together a nice roundup to get you up to speed.
Pandora
Pandora launches a redesigned app featuring ‘dynamic personalization’, a ‘For You’ section, and more
Pandora has just announced a brand new, redesigned mobile app that focuses on easier navigation, new features, and more.
Pandora launches a new native Mac app
Pandora is launching a new, native Mac app, which brings with it keyboard controls, new on-screen notifications, and more.
Pandora releases an Apple Watch app with offline playback as a paid-for feature
Being able to listen to songs when the watch doesn’t have an internet connection means you can now leave your iPhone at home and listen to your Pandora playlists while on a run.
Waze rolling out audio player with support for Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn, iHeartRadio & more
With eight launch partners, including Spotify, Deezer, Pandora and others, Waze’s all new audio player functionality makes it easy to get lost in your music, not on the road.
How to transfer your playlists between different music services with TuneMyMusic
Transferring playlists between multiple music services is easy until you attempt to do it manually. Instead of having to painstakingly recreate your personal, carefully curated Apple Music playlists on another music-streaming service like Spotify or YouTube, or vice versa, you can just use an app to get the job done.
Sirius XM is buying Pandora for $3.5 billion
In the works since at least 2014, the all-stock transaction will see the ad-supported Pandora service, as well as the company’s Plus and Premium subscriptions, continue unabated without changing pricing.
Billboard will give Apple Music and paid streaming services more weight in charts
Billboard is changing the way it calculates its charts, and Apple Music may benefit from it.
Musessions augments the music experience on iOS with a host of features
Musessions brings a whole host of new features to the music-listening experience on iOS, such as importing, sharing, bookmarking, and history-keeping.
Pandora shutters service in Australia and New Zealand after five years
In what could only be described as a cost-cutting move, Pandora’s run in Australasia has come to an end.
Pandora’s subscription service in testing, “redefines what premium could and should be”
After recently refreshing its brand identity, the popular Internet radio service Pandora today officially announced its upcoming on-demand music service, simply called Premium, which the company says is going to redefine what “premium” could and should be.
Pandora Premium, “an effortless and flexible experience for all subscribers,” includes features that tune into each listener’s individuality while leveraging its deep knowledge of musical data.
Pandora refreshes its brand identity ahead of on-demand music streaming service launch
Whether you listen to ad-supported Pandora or Pandora Plus, an improved version of its $5 per month Pandora One offering, you’ll be enjoying Pandora’s new logo and brand identity which the company unveiled in a blog post today. As Pandora Plus is now available to everyone, Pandora has decided to celebrate that milestone by unveiling “a new brand to enhance your Pandora experience and help bring your music to life.
