News & Reviews:   Spotify

Spotify is currently the largest music streaming service in the world with its 96 million subscribers and 170 million users. By doing more than just music streaming, the company has come up with many ideas to connect people socially through music. Recently, a new feature called Tastebuds was discovered from the app and it lets people discover songs from streaming activities of others.

ATTENTION! For those who are currently subscribed to any streaming service or cloud storage service, bear in mind that you will have to pay 6% more of the price starting from next year. We have actually noticed that the tax imposement would be coming to us from the budget report that was announced earlier this year. However, a recent G Suite email was sent to users to remind them that the 6% will be coming to haunt you sooner than you’ll ever realize.

Based on a statement by Beijing ByteDance Technology, they are currently in the talks with labels such as Universal Music, Sony Music, as well as Warner Musics to have their songs included on a new music streaming service. The aforementioned service has yet to be named, but ByteDance plans to have it available on markets such as India, Indonesia and Brazil due to the growing popularity of streaming services.

When it comes to navigation apps, We Malaysians try our best to look for the ones that don’t get us lost. We had a saying back then, Guna Pun Sesat (GPS) that refers to the navigation system that always brought us to somewhere we have never been before in Malaysia. However, the navigation apps today are totally different as technology improves and you can totally rely on them. 

Today, Samsung Malaysia has put out an announcement that every new Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ owners can now enjoy exclusive benefits from the Samsung Members app. According to the company, the owners can enjoy discount privileges from Puma, ZALORA, ShopBack and Agoda. 

And just like that, the Raya holiday is over and a bunch of news just burst through our doors. Father's Day is just around the corner so check out what Shopee has in store for you, you get to trade-in old OPPO phones for the latest Reno series which is nice, ASUS Malaysia finally launched new lightweight VivoBook Ultra series from RM2699 and...oh, Huawei going boldly by saying their HongMeng OS is 60% faster than Android, requesting trademark approval on HongMeng OS in several countries, as well as inviting developers to publish their apps on AppGallery. 

If you’re getting tired of all those ads while listening to Spotify, why not try out Spotify Premium? Starting today, first time Spotify users and eligible free Spotify users can sign up for a three month trial for only RM2 with Spotify Mid-Year 2019 Premium Offer.

Using a smartphone while driving is a big no no and Spotify recognizes this. Skipping to the next track on your Spotify playlist can be a hassle and even dangerous while you’re driving and Spotify clearly agrees. Their latest update changed the music playback’s layout, making it a little safer to use on the road.

The first update of Youtube Music of 2019 (version 2.65), isn’t that big of an update. Or is it? Source codes in the app reveals that the app may be evolving into a music player for Android devices which may replace Play Music, thus turning it into Android’s default music player.

The Minister of Finance, Lim Guan Eng recently discussed the allocation of funds for Budget 2019. This article will highlight on the Minister of Finance's plans for information and technology for the upcoming year of 2019.