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Spotify launches new app for Apple's iPad

Wed, 02 May 2012 17:38:00 +0200

Spotify has released its long-anticipated iPad app, allowing users to access the hit Swedish digital music service via an interface tailored to Apple's popular tablet computer.

Wordfeud: Swedes' latest smartphone addiction

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:28:00 +0100

Swedes just can't seem to get enough of Wordfeud, a Scrabble-like smartphone app that has sucked up countless hours of free time, and may have even sparked a new trend in online dating, contributor Aila Stefansdotter-Franck discovers.

Spotify announcement prompts flurry of online rumours

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:23:00 +0100

A promise by Swedish music streaming service Spotify on Monday to unveil a “new direction” has sparked a flurry of rumours and speculation about what sort of innovation the company may have in store.

Swedish alcohol monopoly launches 'booze camera' iPhone app

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:14:00 +0200

Drunken Swedes can now record their boozed-up antics with a new iPhone app launched on Monday by a subsidiary of the country's state-owned alcohol monopoly.

Spotify launches iPhone app

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:31:00 +0200

Swedish music streaming service Spotify announced the launch of the Spotify App for iPhone and iPod touch at the Apple iTunes App Store on Monday.

Spotify interview: The source of the stream

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:42:00 +0100

The Local’s Thanh Dinh catches up with Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, the Sweden-based music streaming service that is making friends with everyone from the armchair music fan to Bono.

Licensing restrictions hit Swedish online music service

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:35:00 +0100

The Sweden-based online music service Spotify, welcomed by many as a giant leap forward in the distribution of music online, has raised intellectual property rights concerns from several record labels.

Swedish firm joins battle for online music market

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:31:00 +0200

Innovative Swedish music-streaming site Spotify confirmed on Tuesday a series of major music licensing deals to coincide with the launch of its new international site.