With the end of Groove Music comes another unexpected loss: Cortana's ability to ID music.
In a surprising move, music ID company Shazam decided to "sunset" its Windows 10 app for PC and Mobile starting last month with no plans of a replacement.
Members of the Figure and Shazam developer team talk about their experiences in making music-based universal Windows 10 apps.
Both Windows Maps and Shazam have scored minor updates, likely bringing along bug fixes and performance improvements.
Good old Shazam is back with a solid update for those on Windows 10 desktop. The popular music ID app is now on version 4.6.22.0 is now live in the Store and going out as an update for those with it already installed. The big change is the app is now Windows 10 based. Indeed, looking through the app there are a few changes including the telltale back arrow key in the top left corner....
The Shazam app for Windows Phone got updated with a new feature that adds real-time lyrics when songs are being played, which is something for the many karaoke fans out there to check out.
Shazam has scored an update today, and while it's relatively minor, it does bring some improvements to video pages, along with the usual bug fixes. Here's a breakdown of what's new in Shazam version 4.2.1: We updated to a new version of Youtube to make the video pages even better Minor bug fixes While the update is rather small and doesn't contain as much as last week's...
Shazam is the latest subject in a flood of app updates that have come through today after an issue affecting the Windows Store seems to have been resolved. The update bumps Shazam up to version 4.2 and brings some welcome integration with Xbox Music and adds recommended songs based on your Shazams. Here's the full breakdown of what's new in Shazam 4.2: Preview your favorite...
Shazam and Shazam Encore have both been updated to version 4.0.1 on the Windows Phone Store. This is a major release, introducing a number of new features, and follows on the heels of an update published just last month. The app for music lovers just got that little bit better. According to the store listing, we're looking at the following new features in the 4.0.1.13 release:...
Shazam (and its ad-free sibling Shazam Encore) received some a milestone update a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, those updates also broke a few things along the way. Luckily for us, the team behind the app is not giving up as they have pushed out another update to right those wrongs. Additionally, Pimp My Band, the one-of-kind app that lets you customize the Me Tile on the Microsoft...
Today, Shazam joined the many Windows Phone apps that have been receiving big updates with a new 4.0 version that includes a new user interface along with other features and improvements. The bullet point list of new and improved features in the Shazam app is as follows A new recognition engine with faster and more accurate Shazaming Quicker app startup so you can get Shazaming...
The Windows Phone versions of the music and media discovery app Shazam got news update today that includes access to Cortana in Windows Phone 8.1 for the first time. The brief change notes for the apps state, "You can now ask Cortana 'Shazam this' to instantly start identifying music around you. We've also improved performance and fixed a few bugs." The update applies to both the...
Sort of like Yelp, Shazam is often seen as a redundant service to Microsoft’s built in Bing offerings. And like Yelp, Shazam does a lot more than too. For instance, starting with version 3.5 you can tag (ID) songs even when you don’t have an active internet connection—that’s kind of a big deal if you’re like us and are always trying to figure out what that song is. You also get things...
Last week we reported that unconfirmed rumors on Reddit had hinted that Microsoft might be expanding it's Bing Audio music matching service. Today, the company announced that it would in fact be expanding the service into 14 new countries around the world. The music matching service is a great alternative to applications like Shazam, as it comes pre-bundled into the Windows Phone...
Shazam has been with us since Windows Phone 7 and is a fairly well-established msuic discovery app, come service. Today the company has pushed through an update to the Windows Phone Store, which introduces both automatic resubmission and LyricPlay, the latter being real-time lyrics for music to help consumers awkwardly sing along when in public. The automated resubmission in version 3....
We’re actually pretty big fans of Shazam, the popular music ID service, as it tends to do a slightly more accurate job than the Bing music service. Throw in the ability to pin the scanner to your Start screen for 1-touch access and we’re happy campers. Today, Shazam is announcing an updated Windows Phone 8 version of their popular app and it looks quite polished. Probably the biggest...
You'll be able to tag TV shows with Shazam soon enough The popular music tagging service Shazam has reached 250 million users and has unleashed the ability to tag TV shows as well. The added functionality will enable users to find out what music is playing, who's acting on-screen, and more. The service is available in app form for Windows Phone, but it's often overshadowed by Microsoft'...
As some of you may have noticed, yesterday Shazam released two updates to their popular music ID program. Shazam (free) went to v2.0 with new features e.g. YouTube, discography, biography Shazam Encore, for $5.99, gives a "premium" experience e.g. unlimited tags, lyrics & recommendations Some of you may have also noticed Shazam free has been pulled from the Marketplace--we're...
...and it continues to grow. The Marketplace just added the free (and very popular) Shazam music ID app to its catalog. The app promises to ID any song you throw at it just by pointing your phone at the music source and giving a few seconds. The software has been around for awhile now, first appearing on T-Mobile Windows Mobile devices as MusicID (remember that?) then after being ripped...
For the last 2 years or so, many in the Windows Mobile community have been using MusicID (now Shazam) as a way to ID music that they hear in a commercial, on the radio, or even the supermarket. Now, via the newly launched Windows Marketplace for Mobile, we have a choice with Midomi. Costing $4.99 for an unlimited subscription, not only do we have a viable music ID program, but one with...