IODA Music and Noise Pop Festival Founder Launches OpenAura
openauraHypebot reports that Kevin Arnold, Founder of IODA Music and the Noise Pop Festival, today announced a new service called OpenAura. The new service is intended to provide artists and musicians...
View ArticleSpotify Acquires The Echo Nest
Spotify today announced that it will acquire the music intelligence company, The Echo Nest. This deal will allow Spotify to leverage The Echo Nest’s in depth musical understanding and tools for...
View ArticleSpotify Introduces a New SDK for iOS Apps
VentureBeat reports that music streaming service, Spotify, has launched a new software-development kit (SDK) for app developers to tap when assimilating Spotify into their iOS apps. The new SDK allows...
View ArticleRdio to Leave Echo Nest after Spotify Acquisition
Hypebot reports that streaming music service, Rdio, will no longer use the music intelligence services of The Echo Nest after the company was acquired by Spotify, a competitor of Rdio. According to...
View ArticleVideo Discovery Startup Boxfish Raises $7 Million
TechCrunch reports that Boxfish has raised $7 million in its recent round of funding. BoxFish aids TV viewers to discover shows that they would like to watch. The company is looking to expand its...
View ArticleTorrent Site YTS Brings Back Movie Streaming App Popcorn Time
VentureBeat reports that the app, Popcorn Time, will soon be re-launching by a Torrent site called YTS. Popcorn Time shut down recently amid claims of movie piracy.
View ArticleMicrosoft: DX12 Plans to Improve Xbox One Performance
GamesIndustryBiz reports that Microsoft has plans to develop DirectX 12 graphics performance for Xbox One games. "Xbox One games will see improved performance, and we'll bring the same API to all...
View ArticleApple Launches New iOS 8 SDK
TechCrunch reports that with the launch of iOS 8, Apple today disclosed a number of new developer tools for its mobile operating system. The new iOS SDK, which Apple CEO Tim Cook called its most...
View ArticleGoogle Launches New Analytics, Monetization Tools For Android Game Developers
TechCrunch reports: "Google today announced a couple of new tools for game developers on its Android platform. These include new analytics to help developers better understand in-game player behavior,...
View ArticleRockYou raises $23 million in funding
GameIndustry.biz reports: "Social operator RockYou has raised $23 million in funding from Columbia Capital in a deal which revolves around the firm's strategy to acquire and run older social games from...
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