Neowin News Feed for: Rhapsody

Napster rises from the grave, as the new name for Rhapsody

Justin Luna — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:16:02 +0000

Music streaming service Rhapsody has announced that it will be rebranding to the name Napster, the service it acquired back in 2011. The announcement is a part of the company's restructuring plans. Read more...

The Beatles come to music streaming services, including Spotify, Apple Music, Groove

Andy Weir — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 14:58:01 +0000

Songs from The Beatles - one of the biggest acts in music history - will finally be available around the world from midnight on December 24, through nine major music streaming services. Read more...

Former Napster executive killed by police patrol while cycling

Phi Ha — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:26:17 +0000

Former Napster executive Milton Everett Olin Jr was killed after being struck by a police car. The cyclist was in the bike lane when he was struck by the deputy, who was heading in the same direction. Read more...

Rhapsody and other new Windows 8 apps launched; Foursquare app in the works

John Callaham — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 20:41:21 +0000

Microsoft has announced a number of new Windows 8 apps are now available to download such as Rhapsody, OpenTable and others, while an official Foursquare Windows 8 app is in the works. Read more...

Windows RT jailbreak hack gets Apple Rhapsody OS on Surface

John Callaham — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:36:40 +0000

The recently announced jailbreak method for Microsoft's Windows RT has already allowed one people to install and run Apple's early Rhapsody OS on Microsoft's Surface tablet. Read more...

Best Buy to sell Napster to Rhapsody

Paul Ferson — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:21:08 +0000

Best Buy has unveiled and confirmed plans to sell the music streaming service Napster to fellow music streaming service Rhapsody. 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...

RealNetworks and Viacom to spin off Rhapsody music service

Kristan Kenney — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:28:51 +0000

RealNetworks and Viacom have announced that Rhapsody, their joint venture into the foray of digital music, will be spun off into an independent company. RealNetworks currently holds a 51% stake in the joint venture, with Viacom... Read more...

Rhapsody Opens Fire Against ITunes With DRM-free MP3s

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:44:59 +0000

Rhapsody will sell MP3s in a new digital download store launched Monday for U.S. consumers, an offering that will pose fresh competition to Apple's highly successful iTunes Music Store. The songs will not have DRM... Read more...

Rhapsody, TiVo Join Forces

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:52:38 +0000

The digital music service Rhapsody and digital video recorder pioneer TiVo on Tuesday announced a partnership that enables TiVo users to access the Rhapsody music service through their devices. TiVo subscribers can search for music... Read more...