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Microsoft Renames Xbox Music and Video Services
July 06, 2015 4:12 PM EDT Three years after debuting its Xbox Music streaming service, and almost exactly a year after CEO Satya Nadella announced a “streamlining” of its media offerings, Microsoft today announced that the service would now be known as Groove -- a word tha ...
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Mumford & Sons' 'Wilder Mind' Retains U.K. Chart Crown
May 18, 2015 5:27 AM EDT Mumford & Sons secured a second week atop the U.K. album chart with Wilder Mind (Gentlemen of the Road/Universal Island), while OMI's Felix Jaehn remix of “Cheerleader” (Ultra) leads the singles market for a third week. Last night’s (May ...
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Sony Launches Spotify-Powered PlayStation Music
March 30, 2015 1:06 PM EDT Good news gamers, your Sony PlayStation soundtrack can now be powered by Spotify. The music streaming service announced on Monday that it has completed its previously announced integration with the game system allowing users to play their favorite ...
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Amazon's Twitch Warns Gamers of Stolen Passwords
March 24, 2015 9:10 AM EDT Amazon.com's video game streaming platform Twitch informed users that their accounts may have been hacked. Twitch told users that it had taken steps to accelerate the expiration of their passwords and stream keys as a precaution, while discon ...
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Tencent Profit Rises on Online Gaming, Social Network Business
March 18, 2015 9:47 AM EDT Chinese mobile entertainment and online services giant Tencent said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter results grew by double-digit percentage figures. Fourth-quarter profit leapt 50 percent to $958 million (RMB 5,860 million) on revenue that grew ...
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Nintendo's Shift to Mobile Buoys Stock
March 17, 2015 4:29 PM EDT Mario is jumping to a new platform, namely mobile devices not made by Nintendo Co. The announcement on Tuesday triggered a 27% pop in the Japanese game giant's U.S. stock, which gained $3.93 to close at $18.22 in over-the-counter trading. Nin ...