August, 2011

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I’ve often wondered why Spotify, the music streaming service high watermark, has never bothered with a BlackBerry app. It’s had iPhone, Android and Symbian apps since 2009, and even catered for webOS and Windows Mobile users too.

I’ve heard plenty of rumours that it’s been working on one, but whenever I’ve asked the company for an official comment, the response has always been not to give one.

Now, though, I realise Spotify may have had the foresight not to bother with a company and a platform doomed by sheer creative inertia. Case in point: BBM Music.

WHAT?

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The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo was a nice but fairly underwhelming addition to the Xperia Play line. Now it’s returned in a new more affordable form as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo v, heading up the charge as 2011′s Xperia handsets get an Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 update.

Read on to find out what’s different about the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo v and when the rest of its Xperia brethern will be getting the latest taste of Gingerbread…

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The BlackBerry Messenger Music service that was rumoured last week? Well it’s real and the the closed beta of BBM Music begins today. When the service opens for real later this year it’ll be available for a monthly subscripton of $4.99 but it’s a very different proposition to Spotify which has yet to rock up on a RIM device.

BBM Music will let you choose 50 tracks from a library of 10 million songs (including tracks from the four major labels) that best describe your musical tastes. You’ll then be able to share them with other BBM Music users.

Each friend you add will give allow you to listen to another 50 tracks so if you’ve got 20 friends on the service you’ll be able to play 1000 songs for the same $4.99 fee. It’s a strange set up but thankfully you won’t be stuck with the first 50 tracks you pick forever…

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The news that Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple CEO is shocking in a way but not surprising. Back in January when Jobs announced that he was to take a second leave of absence on medical grounds, I wrote a piece called “Steve Jobs and how Apple will work without him“. It was premature than and is still a little premature now with Jobs remaining as Apple’s chairman but I stick by its conclusion: Apple itself is Steve Jobs’ greatest product.

When Jobs took control of Apple again in 1997, he set about changing the company from a disorganised and unfocused entity into a machine for innovation. Products, even game changing ones like the iPhone or iPad, have relatively short life spans but in building his top team at Apple and propagating his business philosophy so throughly through the organisation, Steve Jobs has secured the company’s future. And we can thank The Beatles for that…

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It’s a sad day for the tech world. Overnight, Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO. While he’ll remain involved with the company as chairman of Apple’s board, he’s permanently passing the top job to Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook, who was acting-CEO during Jobs’ medical absences.

The resignation suggests that this year’s iCloud keynote may have been the last chance to see the legendary Steve Jobs salesmanship in action. We’ll be bringing you more on the news throughout the morning but for the meantime we just wish technology’s most compelling character well. Read on for his resignation letter in full and share your thoughts in the comments.

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HTC Puccini (Jetstream) spotted, live and in the flesh [photos]Sporting the moniker Jetstream, images of an At&t-branded HTC tablet have surfaced. This tablet is in fact the fabled HTC Puccini. As HTC’s first 10-inch slate, the Puccini/Jetstream brings a solid feature set to the table including a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, 8-megapixel camera and 4G compatibility. Your HTC Flyer has just been super sized.

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Three offers a sneak peak of the Samsung Galaxy W [video]The Samsung Galaxy W sounds good on paper with it’s 1.4 GHz processor, 5-megapixel camera and 3.7-inch WVGA Super LCD touchscreen, but what really counts is real world performance. Three, which lists the Galaxy W as ‘Coming Soon’, has decided to forgo the guesswork and instead release a sneak peak video showing the smartphone in action. Here’s a taste of Android Gingerbread powered by 1.4 GHz.

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HTC Kingdom added to September 1st event: now a Windows Phone and Android showHTC is expected to debut at least two Windows Phones, Eternity and Omega, at its September 1st press event. Today, new information has surfaced which suggests the event will also debut the Android-powered HTC Kingdom. We now have the latest specs for the Kingdom thanks to a leaked build.prop file. Ready to dive in?

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