Rdio increases catalogue to over 18 million songs; adds new partners

Rdio (www.rdio.com), the digital subscription music service started by the creators of Skype,  just announced two landmark deals with CD Baby and TuneCore, the largest aggregators of independent music, bringing Rdio’s catalogue to over 18 million songs.

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Non-US Nexus 7 Tablets will not get the same exclusive content

Nexus 7 tablet buyers from Canada, Australia and the UK will not receive the TV shows, magazines and music that US buyers will have access to when the device ships later this month.

During the 7-inch tablet's release at Google I/O last week, it was heavily promoted that those who purchased the tablet would have access to 'thousands of movies' and the 'world's largest collection of e-books', but until international licensing agreements are ironed out, it could be a long while before these other countries can enjoy the other content offerings from Google.

This means that aside from existing apps, eBooks and the videos currently available to these countries, many of the key content pieces that make the Nexus 7 so compelling will be missing, possibly for months.

Review: Apple GarageBand for iPhone and iPod Touch

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

When Apple released GarageBand for the iPad 2, it was one of those applications that really argued the case that tablets could indeed be used for content creation and not just mere content consumption devices. After all, anyone with enough time and a smidgen of musical inclination could create original music. Now available for the iPhone and for the iPod Touch, GarageBand is a scaled down on-the-go studio for your pocket.

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Review: Aweditorium for the iPad

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Let's face it, radio isn't what it used to be for discovering new music and musicians. There's  always MySpace but it can be a lot of of work shifting through artist pages and tracks. Enter Aweditorium, a one-stop iPad app that brings the sights and sounds of an eclectic mix of artists. Spend a little time with this free app and you might find your next favourite band, we did.

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