7digital has just updated their Android application and is now an iTunes competitor.
The full features include:
- An integrated music store with a 14 million-strong catalogue of high quality MP3 tracks.
- Optimised mobile delivery – tracks will download in compressed, lower quality format when using a cellular network. Full MP3 320kbps quality files will be downloaded when a WiFi connection is available.
- The player allows users to access and sync tracks stored both locally on their device and in 7digital’s cloud locker.
- Users can browse music by genre and new releases, and search for artist, track or album names. 7digital’s top track and album charts are also available.
- Playlists can be created and managed within the application.
- 30 second previews of all tracks are available before purchase.
The 7digital Android app is available to users in 16 countries: UK, US, Canada, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden and Norway.
Toshiba and 7Digital have extended their partnership. Previously, Toshiba and 7Digital were working on plans to launch a tablet music store, but now it seems they are extending their relationship and working on a browser based music and video store called Toshiba Places.
It is expected that Toshiba Places will be launching in the next few months. The store will allow anyone to buy and access content across PCs, tablets and connected TVs, with the service including apps and games too, as well as social features.
7Digital is the luckies music store at the moment. Somehow they have managed to get the exclusive in 32 countries for the new Radiohead album “The King of Limbs”. 7Digital will release The King of Limbs in an amazing FLAC lossless 24-bit codec.
The 32 territories for the Tuesday 3/29 release include the UK, US, Canada, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Sweden, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, and Austria.
“We support listener choice and strive to offer our customers the highest quality music downloads possible,” commented Ben Drury, the CEO 7digital. “That’s why we’re pioneering the move towards higher quality audio formats that offer higher quality music than the CD equivalents.”
7digital has partnered with Mobile Acuity, which develops mobile visual search technology. The new service will enable end users to discover music featured on CD covers, posters, billboards and “other visual advertising mediums” by capturing images with their mobile phones or other camera-equipped mobile devices, such as tablets.
A typical use-case is obvious: point your phone’s camera at a poster or magazine ad, snap a picture and get access to information about an artist or album with the option to preview and purchase a track download from a 7digital-powered download store, of which there are many.
