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Tech NewsAppleTidal’s Apple Watch App Lets You Stream Tunes Offline
Hot on the heels of recent Apple Watch app overhauls from Spotify and Deezer, Tidal announced today that it’s finally bringing its app to the most popular smartwatch. And yes, you can download offline playlists for untethered playback. Tidal has instructions on how to get started on its website, but the process is simple. All … Continued
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Tech NewsAppleIt’s Official—Apple Music’s Getting Hifi Streaming
Rumors had it that Apple would soon launch hifi audio streaming for Apple Music—and they were true. Today, Apple announced it’s bringing both spatial audio with Dolby Atmos and lossless audio to its music streaming service in June. Apple adding this to Apple Music isn’t exactly surprising. Apple’s been leaning into spatial audio for a … Continued
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How ToHow to Get the Best Possible Audio Quality From Your Streaming Services
If you’re seriously passionate about your music’s audio fidelity, then maybe streaming services aren’t your go-to. But you can actually get pretty high-quality sound from a few of the services on the market—there’s quite a lot of variation to consider based on the platform you use and whether you’re paying or not. While we’re not going … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsSonos Is Doubling Down on HiFi Streaming
After launching a paid high-resolution radio tier late last year, Sonos is bolstering its HiFi streaming capabilities by partnering with Qobuz, making it the first streaming service to deliver 24-bit/48kHz audio on Sonos’ platform. Starting today, Sonos users can stream HiFi audio via Qobuz—provided they have a subscription. If you’ve never heard of Qobuz, that … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsJack Dorsey’s People Send Jay-Z’s People $297 Million
Spotify and Apple Music are the two biggest players in the streaming music game, but thanks to a new deal valued at $297 million, Square is looking to change that tune by acquiring a majority stake in Tidal. In a series of tweets, Square founder and CEO Jack Dorsey (who is also the CEO of … Continued
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Tech NewsStreaming ServicesSpotify Will Launch a HiFi Streaming Tier Later This Year
Audiophiles, rejoice. Spotify announced today during a media event that starting later this year, Premium subscribers will get the option of streaming CD-quality, lossless audio via a new paid tier dubbed Spotify HiFi. According to Spotify, high-fidelity audio is “consistently one of the most requested new features” by users. Once it’s live, Spotify HiFi users will … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsFor Some Strange Reason, Square Is Reportedly Thinking About Buying Tidal
It’s still 2020 folks, so I’ll believe anything. However, after learning that Square, the digital payments processor, is reportedly talks to buy Tidal, the music streaming service, I thought the world was getting really weird. At first glance, that is one strange pairing, but after thinking about it for a good long while, I can … Continued
By Jody Serrano
