Get an iTunes Match-like experience with Dropbox’s Tunebox

Streaming music you keep in your Dropbox to your Apple device has been made possible since 2011 by Tunebox. Now, a new update gives you full offline play support. You can save your files to your device even without a network connection. You can download the app here for $4.99.

Stitcher wants you to drive safely with new Car Mode for the iPhone

You don’t need to drive a BMW to enjoy Stitcher Radio in your car. The app has introduced a new Car Mode for the Apple iPhone featuring a simplified interface for easier and safer control while driving. You just need to tap the Stitcher logo on top of the screen to get started.

Stitcher can be used in both landscape and portrait orientations and have new features such as being able to listen to the archive of your favorite shows and the sleep timer is accessible via the player screen. Other improvements include a redesigned Front Page that shows breaking headlines from your favorite media sources, easier one-tap access to shows using search, and faster playback start up. If you want to give the new features a try and don’t have Stitcher yet, you can download it from the iTunes Store. 

NBA, NHL and Google in talks to stream live games on YouTube

Google, the NHL and the NBA are reportedly in talks to enable live games to be shown on YouTube. According to a Bloomberg story published today, Gautam Anand, Google’s director of content partnerships for Asia Pacific said that the second half of 2011 would see a number of live sport events streaming on YouTube.  This would supposedlly include the ongoing NBA and NHL games as well as soccer leagues from Europe.

“It’s fair to say that there will be a lot more appealing sports content you’ll see on YouTube,” Anand said. “We have ongoing conversations with pretty much everyone." The NBA has been active in finding ways and means to offer fans access to games from their mobile devices as well as on demand through their NBA League Pass programs 

Source: Bloomberg