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Amazon Music adds podcasts at no extra cost in major markets

TechSpot

Amazon on Wednesday announced it has added podcasts to Amazon Music across all tiers at no additional cost. In comparison, Apple has over a million podcasts on offer and Spotify has more than 1.5. Amazon’s new podcast library is much smaller than the competition’s at just north of 70,000 titles.

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The best AirPods for 2025

Engadget

Table of contents What you need to know about AirPods Best AirPods for 2025 Best AirPods specs comparison chart Other AirPods we tested What you need to know about AirPods When it comes to Apples earbuds and headphones, there are several things youll want to keep in mind before making your final decision.

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Echo Dot vs. Echo Pop: Which Amazon device should you buy during the Big Spring Sale?

Mashable Tech

In my side-by-side comparisons of the Echo Dot and the Echo Pop, I couldn’t detect a difference in sound quality between the two devices. Both devices were excellent for playing background music in my office or listening to podcasts while doing housework, providing fuller, clearer sound and increased volume compared to my smartphone.

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Spotify rockets past 640 million users, on track to achieve first full year of profitability

TechSpot

The streaming music giant finished the quarter with 640 million monthly active users, an increase of 11 percent compared to the same period a year ago. For comparison, Spotify had 626 million. Subscriber numbers were impressive as well. Better yet, premium (paid) subscribers grew 12 percent to 252 million users. Read Entire Article

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Sgt. Pepper’s to get new Atmos mix because current version ‘doesn’t sound quite right’

The Verge

The current mix, produced by the younger Martin in 2017, was made with Dolby Atmos theaters in mind, rather than personal listening via services like Apple Music. But now that it is available via streaming services like Amazon Music HD and more recently Apple Music , people are listening to it in smaller rooms or with headphones.

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Apple One now available, bundling Apple’s services into a single subscription

The Verge

Apple One, a bundle combining services like Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, and Apple Arcade into one monthly subscription, is now available. With the Individual plan, you get Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade, and 50GB of iCloud storage. Apple’s site shows a comparison of what’s available with each tier. Image: Apple.

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The ‘Knight Rider’ theme song played on the cello is the best kind of Gen-X nostalgia

The Verge

For comparison, here’s the original Knight Rider opening theme (ah that 80s synth-pop), for those of you who missed it the first time around: Ginsberg’s eight-cello/one-woman productions also include an arrangement of the Imperial March (aka Darth Vader’s theme music) from Star Wars (the masks!).and That’s her, doing all eight parts.

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