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Xbox Music redesign revealed alongside new Windows 8.1 apps

By Tom Warren on June 16, 2013 07:44 am + 172 comments

Microsoft is tweaking a number of its built-in apps for Windows 8.1, but the Music app appears to Continue reading…
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Xbox Music updated with volume control, cloud sync options, and performance improvements

By Tom Warren on March 26, 2013 04:41 am + 63 comments

Hot on the heels of a significant Windows 8 Mail app update, Microsoft's Xbox team is releasing a Continue reading…
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The best apps for your new Windows PC

By Tom Warren on December 25, 2012 10:03 am + 133 comments

This is a good year to get a PC for the holidays. So well done, you! You've gotten your hands on Continue reading…
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SkyDrive music player references discovered, hint at web-based streaming

By Aaron Souppouris on December 1, 2012 09:56 am + 21 comments

Liveside has discovered code and assets hidden on the SkyDrive website that indicate a new web-based Continue reading…
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Xbox update rolling out to address SmartGlass and Xbox Music issues

By Tom Warren on November 27, 2012 06:43 am + 18 comments

Microsoft has started to roll out a new system update for Xbox. Designed to address some bugs and Continue reading…
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Pandora-style internet radio services are growing faster than 'on-demand' options like Spotify, study shows

By Nathan Ingraham on November 8, 2012 01:06 pm + 54 comments

There's no question that the still-young digital music is rapidly evolving, with a variety of Continue reading…
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Microsoft rips a page from Spotify's playbook to take on iTunes

By Nathan Ingraham on October 30, 2012 03:25 pm + 227 comments

Apple has been the king of the digital music world for most of the last decade, and its iTunes Store Continue reading…
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Xbox Music app updated with free streaming, SmartGlass fully launches on Windows 8 this week

By Amar Toor on October 23, 2012 01:28 am + 77 comments

Microsoft confirmed Tuesday that its Xbox SmartGlass companion app will launch with full Continue reading…
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To lure Surface buyers, Microsoft Store giving away one year of Xbox Music to first 100 in line

By Chris Welch on October 22, 2012 03:08 pm + 168 comments

Microsoft quickly exhausted its pre-order supply of Surface RT tablets, so your best (and only) Continue reading…
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Microsoft gifts Zune Pass subscribers 1,000 Microsoft Points ahead of Xbox Music launch

By Tom Warren on October 15, 2012 06:35 pm + 87 comments

Microsoft might be phasing out its Points currency for Windows 8 in favor of cash, but that hasn't Continue reading…