Google announced last year that it was replacing Google Play Music with YouTube Music and shutting down the older online music streaming service. But before pulling the plug, the company launched tools that would let you transfer your data to YouTube Music and/or download any music you’d uploaded to Google Play’s cloud storage. And you’re […]
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Lilbits: Samsung leftovers, LibreOffice 7.0, and another PC with a 6W AMD Zen chip
Yesterday Liliputing reported that Lenovo has two new low-cost laptops for the education market that will be among the first to ship with 6-watt AMD processors based on the chip maker’s Zen architecture. But I forgot at the time that Lenovo also has a mini-desktop that will use the most powerful of those new chips. Lenovo […]
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The day the music dies: Google Play Music will go silent by October
Google is in the process of consolidating its music streaming services — a few months ago the company launched a tool that would allow Google Play Music users to migrate their data to YouTube Music. And now Google has announced that it will begin shutting down Google Play Music in September. That’s when the service […]
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Google launches tool for migrating from Play Music to YouTube Music
Google plans to shut down Google Play Music later this year and put all its eggs into the YouTube Music basket. The company has been bringing Play Music functionality (like a cloud storage locker for your personal music collection) to YouTube Music so that you’d get more features in the new service, rather than less. […]
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YouTube Music is getting a cloud storage locker for your personal music collection
Google currently has two music streaming services — but the company plans to eventually phase out the older Google Play Music service and shift its resources to the newer YouTube Music, which launched nearly two years ago. First, the company plans to bring some features from Google Play Music to YouTube Music — like the ability to […]
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Google Play music guesses what you want to hear, puts it front and center
Google is rolling out an update to Play Music, which the company says will use machine learning to suggest appropriate playlists depending on the time, weather, location, or other conditions. Basically, google says it’ll be able to figure out what music you like to hear, when you like to hear it, and put suggested playlists on […]
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Google Play Music launches podcasts, recommends shows based on your mood
Google Play Music is now more than just music. Google has launched a podcast section that lets you stream episodes of your favorite shows… or find new shows you might like. That last bit is an area where Google’s podcast offering might stand out from the competition. While there’s no shortage of podcast apps and services, […]
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Podcasts coming to Google Play this month (already available for some users)
A few months ago Google announced that it would be rolling out support for podcasts in Google Play Music. Now it looks like the wait is almost over. In fact, it’s already over for some users. Last night popular podcaster Bill Simmons seems to have spilled the beans in a now-deleted Twitter post, saying that Google […]
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Google Play Music now offers a $15 family plan
$10 per month seems to be the going rate for music streaming services. That’s how much Spotify, Apple, and Rhapsody charge. And Google Play Music subscriptions have been available for the same price. But now there’s another way to pay for Google’s on-demand, ad-free streaming music service. You can get a family plan for $15 per […]
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Songza shuts down in January, tech lives on in Google Play Music
Google is pulling the plug on music streaming service Songza on January 31st, 2016… sort of. Songza offers a wide range of unusual playlists based on genre, mood, decade, activities, or other features. Not sure what you want to hear? There’s a concierge that offers suggestions based on the time of day, time of year, […]
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Podcasts are coming to Google Play Music
Google Play Music is already kind of hard to describe since there are so many different ways to use Google’s online music service. Soon it won’t even just be a music service: Google has announced that it’s adding support for podcasts. Currently you can use Google Play Music as a free cloud storage service. Upload up […]
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Deals of the Day (10-15-2015)
Google may run a subscription music service, but the company is also happy to sell you music that you own. Buy tracks from Google Play Music and you get DRM-free MP3s that you can keep. Don’t like paying for music? No worries… there’s often a free album of the week and free music from up and coming […]