Neowin News Feed for: Pandora

Avatar: Reckoning is a Mobile MMORPG that will compete with two other games on Pandora

Alap Naik Desai — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:54:01 +0000

Yet another mobile game set on Pandora is in the works. Avatar: Reckoning is a Mobile MMORPG that will take players to never-before-seen regions on Pandora with solo, co-op, and PvP missions. Read more...

Pandora and Hasbro curate new playlists for 12 classic board games

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 07 May 2020 18:30:01 +0000

The playlists have been curated to complement classic board games including Monopoly, Clue, Risk, and Battleship. They feature famous artists including Dua Lipa, AC/DC, Rihanna, and others. Read more...

Waze announces native audio player in beta with support for Pandora, Spotify, and more

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 02:22:01 +0000

Waze is rolling out a built-in audio player to its global beta community starting today, allowing users to listen to their favorite music or podcast from various streaming service providers. Read more...

SiriusXM purchases Pandora for $3.5 billion

Timi Cantisano — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:22:01 +0000

After struggling for years, Pandora has found a buyer. SiriusXM has picked up the music streaming service in a $3.5 billion all-stock transaction. There won't be immediate changes to the service. Read more...

Pandora harnesses the power of iOS 12 with new app icons and support for Siri Shortcuts

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:00:01 +0000

Apple released iOS 12 to the masses on September 17 which means that many new features are available to make our lives better. Pandora has made some upgrades to its app to take advantage. Read more...

T-Mobile is giving away a free year of it, so here is what you get with Pandora Plus

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 14:00:01 +0000

During its Un-carrier Next event, T-Mobile announced that it would be giving its subscribers a free year of Pandora Plus. So what does that tier of service provide? Let's find out. Read more...

Pandora launches $15/month Premium Family plan for up to six members

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 28 May 2018 12:40:01 +0000

Pandora Premium Family members can listen to higher quality audio with no ads, create radio stations, customize playlists, download music offline, and skip or replay songs anytime for $14.99 a month. Read more...

Pandora opens up on-demand listening to free users after they watch an ad

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 19:52:01 +0000

After struggling to remain relevant for the past few years, Pandora is now debuting a new strategy that will allow its users to listen to on-demand tracks, so long as they watch a 15-second ad. Read more...

A month after co-founder Tim Westergren stepped down, Pandora has now appointed a new CEO

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 00:48:02 +0000

It was a little over a month ago when Pandora officially announced that co-founder Tim Westergren would be stepping down as CEO. Now, the firm has appointed Roger Lynch, former CEO of Sling TV. Read more...

Pandora co-founder Tim Westergren will step down as CEO

Timi Cantisano — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 01:02:01 +0000

Streaming service Pandora is not in the best shape that it could be. After suffering years of losses, the firm has now confirmed that co-founder Tim Westergren will step down as CEO. Read more...

PayPal pursues Pandora over the similarity of their companies' logos

Boyd Chan — Thu, 25 May 2017 10:14:01 +0000

Just over seven months after having changed its logo, Pandora has been slapped with a lawsuit by PayPal amidst claims that the music streaming service "adopted a blatantly infringing logo." Read more...

Microsoft reveals new Cortana-based Invoke speaker supports Spotify and other music services

Andy Weir — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 18:17:27 +0000

An update to the Cortana app on Android has confirmed that Harman Kardon's new Invoke speaker - which will use voice controls powered by the digital assistant - will support a range of music services. Read more...

Rdio music streaming service sets the date for its shutdown

Chris Schroeder — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 22:48:02 +0000

The radio-style online music streaming service Rdio fell on hard times in recent months, forcing the company to sell off much of its business - and now it's set a date for the closure of its services. Read more...

Approximately half of Apple Music customers in U.S. are no longer using free trial [Update]

Moshe Jacobs — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:12:01 +0000

A new study which breaks down the number of consumers who continue using Apple Music and the surprising numbers of individuals who are no longer utilizing the streaming service. Read more...

Xbox One getting Pandora and other new media apps

Chris Schroeder — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:03:13 +0000

The Xbox team are beefing up the media offerings of the Xbox One with the launch of several new movie and music apps this week - and, as usual, US users stand to gain the most with the new apps. Read more...

Report: Apple's arrogance made buying Beats necessary

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 08:15:18 +0000

After Apple recently purchased Beats, new information has come to light on how the company's incompetent managers, by ignoring the competition, made the acquisition necessary. Read more...

Sony, Universal and Warner Music want royalties for older music streamed on Pandora

Timi Cantisano — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 22:26:56 +0000

Sony, Universal, Warner Music, and ABKCO are filing a lawsuit against Pandora in regards to royalities not being paid for music recorded prior to 1972, which is not protected by federal copyright law Read more...

Rumor: Microsoft looking to shake up music streaming with Deezer?

Shreyas Gandhe — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:06:16 +0000

French music streaming startup, Deezer, is looking to enter the US market in early 2014 and now rumors around the web are suggesting that the company might be in acquisition talks with Microsoft. Read more...

Pandora to lift 40-hour mobile listening limit ahead of iTunes Radio launch

George Tinari — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 05:40:37 +0000

Pandora has decided to reverse its set music restriction by lifting the 40-hour per month mobile listening limit for free users, an interesting move considering the iTunes Radio launch is imminent. Read more...

Pandora now on Windows Phone, no ads through 2013 if you live in the US

Brad Sams — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:50:01 +0000

Microsoft's Windows Phone platform finally has a Pandora client and there will be no ads on the service for the remainder of 2013 on any phone running Microsoft's OS. Read more...

Pandora kills its free unlimited mobile listening plan

John Callaham — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:33 +0000

The popular audio streaming service Pandora has announced it is now doing away with its free unlimited mobile listing plan, and will now restrict free users to 40 hours a month. Read more...

Pandora stocks tank on rumors of Apple streaming service

Tyler Holman — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 02:31:47 +0000

Rumor has it that Apple is working on a streaming service to compete with Pandora and Spotify, and Pandora stocks took a massive hit Friday, even without the slightest hint that the rumors are true. Read more...

TechSpot: How to Access Region-Locked Online Content From Anywhere

Julio Franco — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:53:45 +0000

Online services like Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, Spotify, Steam and many others have changed the way millions of people access media. They've brought upon an era of instant, on-demand digital media... Read more...

Spotify launches mobile radio

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:17:42 +0000

Today Spotify launched its mobile radio service on the company's iOS applications. An update to the company's Android app is expected in the coming weeks. Read more...

Spotify creating Pandora-like service

Anthony Tosie — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:32:55 +0000

Spotify is looking to create an online radio service similar to Pandora. The new service would supplement its current model, not replace it. Read more...

Procter & Gamble nixes Pandora/Netflix at work citing bandwidth concerns

John Callaham — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:39:51 +0000

A new report claims that Procter & Gamble has blocked access to Internet services Pandora and Netflix, saying that their overuse by workers in the office was hogging the company's bandwidth. Read more...

Microsoft to run targeted campaign for more Windows Phone apps?

John Callaham — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:45:34 +0000

Some leaked slides from Microsoft indicate that the company is trying to spend as much as $10 million to get more companies to support Windows Phone with their apps. Read more...

Spotify open to all US users; 2 million paid subscribers

John Callaham — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:28:34 +0000

The music streaming service Spotify is now available to all US users without an invite needed. In addition a report claims that the service already has 2 million users as paid subscribers. Read more...

Pandora reveals new design; removes listening cap

John Callaham — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:23:29 +0000

The music streaming service Pandora has launched a new version of its service based on HTML5 instead of Flash, as well as eliminating the listening cap for its users. Read more...

Rumor: Facebook to launch music service in September

John Callaham — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:58:37 +0000

A new rumor suggests that Facebook could be preparing to launch its own music service sometime on September 22, the date of the company's f8 conference. Read more...

Rumor: Roku 2 due to be released soon?

John Callaham — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:31:52 +0000

The Roku set top box is one of the easiest and cheapest ways that TV owners can get Internet based entertainment services such as Netflix streaming video, Hulu, Pandora music and more. There are three... Read more...

Spotify US free invite has music with no limits for six months

John Callaham — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:53:02 +0000

Todays big news in the tech world is the launch of the streaming music service Spotify in the US. The service allows people to stream 15 million songs to their PC, Mac or smartphone device.... Read more...

Pandora shares surge up in its debut on the stock market

John Callaham — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:05:46 +0000

Pandora's stock price is surging upwards on the first day of trading today. The Internet streaming radio company launched its IPO today on the New York Stock Exchange and as of writing its stock price... Read more...

Opening Pandora's music box

Alan Cone — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:06:40 +0000

As the internet becomes more readily available, users are finding new ways to discover music. Digital music stores like iTunes or Zune Marketplace have helped provide a service to allow people to purchase individual tracks... Read more...

PRS announce new music streaming rates

Sam Alderwick — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:42:23 +0000

PRS for Music, the UK's royalty collection group for music artists and publishers, has announced new, lower minimum rates for online music streaming services. The new rates will be effective as of July 1. The... Read more...

Pandora 2.0 hits the iPhone tonight

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:13:24 +0000

Pandora Radio, the internet radio service that is personalized to musical attributes (vocal style, guitar riffs, etc.), is releasing Pandora 2.0, the major overhaul of the original iPhone application later tonight. Pandora is set to... Read more...

Deezer, the Pandora Killer.

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:30:11 +0000

For a long time now there has been a lot of controversy over streaming music websites. Pandora was forced to cut off countries to comply with certain copyright laws and the popular music site Imeem... Read more...

Could Pandora open up Linux games?

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:25:22 +0000

A stealth-mode startup is readying a Linux-based handheld gaming device with WiFi, USB, and a 4.3-inch 800x480 touchscreen. The "Pandora," headquartered at OpenPandora.org for now, runs Linux on a next-generation ARM SoC with integrated OpenGL... Read more...

AOpen Pandora PC Gets Update

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:03:34 +0000

AOpen's x86 Mac Mini look-alike will be receiving an update early next year thanks to Intel's new Yonah dual core mobile processor, according to PC World. The new processors will not launch until the... Read more...

AOpen Pandora PC Details

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 19:17:31 +0000

The folks at Legit Reviews have some new information on AOpen's Pandora PC - a product that has a striking resemblance to Apple's Mac Mini. While the external appearance is similar, the internals of... Read more...