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Retail Asia26/09/2023

While everyone is anxious to learn more about Spotify’s HiFi tier, the streaming company announced the launch of a much smaller new feature: Voice Translation for podcasts. The pilot Voice Translation for podcasts is a new feature powered by AI, which does exactly what the name suggests: it translates podcasts into additional languages in podcaster’s voice. Developed […]

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Retail Asia01/02/2023

The recently concluded holiday shopping season may not have been as auspicious for the global smartphone market as we’ve expected over the years, but for some reason, the music streaming industry doesn’t appear to be suffering any consequences of a tough economic climate around the world. Not yet, at least, and not as far as said […]

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Retail Asia01/02/2023

Apple Rewind. Like Spotify Wrapped, right? No, not really. Spotify keeps things under wraps and surprises you with stats at the end of the year, while Apple Rewind is a feature that lets you check what you are listening to most at all times. Redundant, since you’d be doing it in real time, but hey — […]

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Retail Asia01/06/2022

Tesla has often bashed Apple with Elon Musk claiming that the Cupertino-based tech giant is a graveyard of ex-Tesla engineers. Tesla has also famously not adopted Apple’s phone streaming technology called CarPlay, but Elon Musk could be warming up to the idea of Apple’s Airplay audio streaming technology which works over Wi-Fi for gadgets like […]

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Retail Asia28/02/2022

Clubhouse, an audio chat app that debuted back in 2020 as an exclusive social network, is now adding a feature that seems to be contrary to its initial live audio chat purpose. 9to5Mac reports that there is a major change to the app coming, and will let users interact in voice rooms with text chat. Clubhouse’s live […]

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Retail Asia12/01/2022

After discontinuing the Beats Powerbeats wireless earbuds, Beats EP wired on-ear headphones, and high-end Beats Solo Pro wireless on-ear headphones just a couple of months ago, Apple appears to have also pulled the Beats Pill+ plug more recently. This was of course a long time coming, as the portable Bluetooth speaker made its commercial debut all the way back […]

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Retail Asia06/01/2022

Google is going to be making some changes to Android this year that according to the tech giant in a blog post, will allow the operating system to pick up some audio features that iPhone and AirPods users already have on their devices. This will reportedly be done by updating its Fast Pair technology to allow for […]

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Retail Asia16/08/2021

In this era where privacy reigns, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) is an important feature because it keeps messages private and only the sender and the recipient know what it says. It prevents law enforcement, employees of the platform being used, and others from reading something that was not meant for their eyes. Facebook Messenger has offered […]

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Retail Asia20/05/2021

Apple, Amazon, and even Google’s music streaming platforms have been in the limelight of late for a couple of different reasons, and now it’s Deezer’s turn to make headlines as it (ineffectively) tries to keep up with the world heavyweight champion of the thriving industry. Unfortunately for audiophiles, the French service, which is mainly popular on the old continent […]

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Retail Asia20/04/2021

Facebook will announce a series of products under the umbrella of “social audio” on Monday, including its take on audio-chat app Clubhouse and a push into podcast discovery and distribution, Recode reported on Sunday. These plans include an audio version of Rooms, a video-conferencing product Facebook launched a year ago. The Clubhouse-like product will let groups […]

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Retail Asia30/07/2020

Spotify introduced two weeks ago a special premium plan for couples, which allows two users who reside at the same address to get similar benefits for just $12.99 per month. While the new plan does make sense for a certain category of customers, it’s limited by the fact that both users must have the same address […]

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Retail Asia05/12/2019

Imagine listening to a conference call on a headset and knowing the position of everyone in the room just by listening to the sound. Apple apparently is planning on developing AR audio headphones and has just received a patent covering related technology from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Called Intelligent augmented audio conference calling using headphones, […]

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Retail Asia14/08/2019

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Asia Music Investments (AMI) has bought a music-book business and expanded its operations and distribution partnerships with major publishers. The company has taken over the music-book distribution business from Gramercy Music, which occupied 2700sqft of space on Bukit Timah Road. AMI says the S$1.2 million acquisition and investment is a strategic move to expand its […]

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Retail Asia23/07/2019

Apple Music and Spotify continue to compete for world domination, as both music streaming services claim they have many millions of subscribers. Up until now, Spotify was the supreme ruler with more than 100 million subscribers worldwide reported two months ago. Before that, Apple said it has amassed 56 million subscribers by December 2018. Six months later, the […]

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Retail Asia08/07/2019

Honda’s new compact electric vehicle, the Honda e, is the first Honda to be built on a dedicated EV platform, designed from the ground up but finally, there are details that have poured out which give more information about the specifications. The Honda e platform has been developed focussing on urban environments. The battery is positioned […]

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Retail Asia01/11/2018

Electronics and accessories retailer WK Life is launching its first Indian flagship at DLF Mall of India, Noida. The firm is entering the Indian market on the strength of its more than 1000 outlets in 60 countries worldwide. The 1000sqft flagship stocks a broad range of the brand’s products designed according to the ideas of […]

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Retail Asia22/10/2018

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Mahindra’s latest launch- the Marazzo will now be equipped with Apple CarPlay. The MPV was launched in India on September 3 and it’s infotainment system was Android Auto compatible. The UV maker has now confirmed to carandbike of having received the licence for Apple CarPlay. The company has sold over 4500 units of the Marazzo, which […]

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Retail Asia16/01/2017

Spotify and Rubicon Project have launched programmatic audio advertising campaigns in APAC for the Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore markets following the music streaming service’s foray into global programmatic audio solution earlier this year. With the launch of the campaigns, brands will be able to target audiences based on Spotify “moments” such as […]

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Retail Asia14/04/2016

Spotify is finally kicking back into expansion mode in Asia. Nearly two years after its last country launch in the region and close to four years after it first stepped into Asia, the music streaming service has confirmed plans to go live in Indonesia at the end of March. Indonesia could have serious potential for […]

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Retail Asia11/05/2015

Chinese audio and infotainment company Harman International opened its flagship store on 23 April at the TCL Tower in High-tech Industrial Park of Shenzhen. Its sister store, the TCL O2O flagship store was also set up the same day. TCL Corporation’s Chairman Li Dongsheng and Harman International’s Chairman Dinesh Paliwal attended the ceremony together, representing […]

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