Rdio brandishes new functionality, ease of discoverability

Streaming music service Rdio continues to enhance its feature set with a variety of updates to their web and desktop apps. Music discovery is front and centre with ways to personalize your music exploration and give you more control over the music you’re listening to, as you’re listening to it.  Hit jump for the full menu of new features.

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New iPhone ad focuses on music, captures spirit of enjoyment

Apple's new series of ads for the iPhone are subtle, visually engaging and mirror the ease of use and ubiquity of the iPhone's main features. The new "Music Every Daty," ad shows how the iPhone still resonates with anyone who loves their music. The variations, nuances and subtleties of this montage of moments is remarkable in its simplicity.

New version of MiniPlayer and more with Apple iTunes update

You can call it bloatware but this latest Apple iTunes update might be just what you need. The revamped MiniPlayer on the iTunes version 11.0.3 now lets you appreciate album art even more. You also get a progress bar built right into it and you can view songs in the album or playlist or search through your library all from that little square player.

Other incremental updates for this iTunes version include being able to see album art in Song View as well as support for multiple disc albums. There are also said to be search performance and sorting improvements, particularly to help those with large libraries.

Stream Daft Punk’s new album for free on iTunes

Calling all Daft Punk fans! Apple is giving you a rare chance to listen to the duo’s new album, Random Access Memories, before it’s released on May 21. You can listen to the album and pre-order it through this link.