Tag: Pandora

To say this one caught our eye at Stark Insider would be an understatement - but does it sound as it good as it looks? Well there's an interesting catch, read on to find out...

The three devs behind Cover obviously have a penchant for slick design. This is a gorgeous app.

With Android, Google sets the gold standard. Notifications appear along the top bar of the device, be it a tablet or smartphone. By swiping down you can access all the key alerts you missed since last checking. With Windows 8, Microsoft has catching up to do.

Now that Google has made Play Music available for iOS my mobile music universe is coming together.

Yesterday's announcement, featuring one slightly upgraded iPhone (5S) and one slightly discounted iPhone (5C), did little to demonstrate that the company can compete in a post-Jobs world.

The most egregious offense is the design of the new flat icons. In a word: atrocious. Instead of creating a consistent, coherent aesthetic, they instead bamboozle the senses.

With the success of Spotify, Pandora, and upstarts like Songza (really terrific) it's no surprise that the heavies are now looking to jump into the subscription fray. Apple is widely expected to offer a similar iTunes-based model next month.

I'm really beginning to appreciate what Google is doing with 'Now.' Long press and swipe up on the home button on my Nexus 4 and I get a bunch of "cards" that eerily know what's on my mind.

A thick skin is required in this business. I've learned that though it matters to me what others think about what we produce, in the end I need to take it all -- the good and the bad -- with a grain of salt.

Maybe it's petty. Is it really that far-fetched, though, to want the conveniences that these add-ons provide to owning a flagship Android such as the Nexus 4?