Spotify, a music streaming service is now available for mobile phones. The new service is compatible with Android operating systems and iPhones, providing access to users with over four million tracks. Additionally, users will be able to save over 3,000 songs when they are offline, enhancing the mobile entertainment demands that people are getting into these days.

A short note, the service is not free. A specified subscription fee will be required to download and save the music from the said Spotify service. The subscription fee is said to be £10. The Spotify service aims to rival the popular iTunes store of Apple, obviously for iPhones and iPods.

(Source) BBC News

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Does this surprise anyone? Well, it is a bit surprising as this move comes a little late in the game. Microsoft is about to launch a music store/service for the Zune and possibly the Xbox. According to Peter Bale, the executive producer of MSN, Microsoft is “looking at launching a music streaming service imminently.” The new service should be available sometime in August and it’s apparently going to be similar to Spotify. Will cell phone users be able to use it too?

The service will probably be offered for free as long as users agree to listen to ads every half hour. Is Microsoft going to reinvent the whole iTunes concept? Nothing is clear so far and we’ll be looking forward to see Steve Ballmer explain this to the crowd.

via Joystiq

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