Apple’s Shazam turns 20 today, and as of this week, it has officially surpassed 70 billion song recognitions. A mainstay in popular culture…
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Apple’s Shazam has been used more than 1 billion times from Control Center
Starting with iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, users can use Shazam in the Control Center on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Now, Apple has announced…
Apple releases second public beta of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2
Two weeks after releasing the first betas and a few day after providing the second betas to developers, Apple today seeded…
Shazam’s user base grew by over 78 million users after Apple acquisition
After its acquisition by Apple, Shazam increased its user base by over 78 million users in 2018…
Apple Music launches ‘Shazam Discovery Top 50’ chart
The chart, which chronicles breaking artists, will be updated every Tuesday and is exclusively available to stream on Apple Music…
Apple removes nearly every third-party SDK from Shazam’s iOS version after making it ad-free
Shortly after its acquisition of Shazam last year, Apple took the music tagging…
Apple takes some of its repatriated cash and goes shopping
As we race to the close of the company’s fourth quarter, it seems pretty clear…
Apple acquires Shazam, offering more ways to discover and enjoy music; Shazam app will soon become ad-free for all users
Apple today announced it has completed its acquisition of Shazam…
EU clears Apple’s purchase of Shazam
The European Union approved Apple’s planned acquisition of British music discovery app Shazam on Thursday…
Apple to gain unconditional EU approval for acquisition of Shazam
Apple is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its planned acquisition of Shazam…
EU hits pause on Apple’s deal to buy Shazam
European regulators will launch an in-depth investigation of Apple’s planned $400m purchase of Shazam…
EU antitrust regulators to decide on Apple’s purchase of Shazam by April 23
EU antitrust authorities will decide by April 23 whether to clear iPhone maker Apple’s acquisition…
Why the EU Is holding up Apple’s Shazam acquisition
Austria wants the Commission to take over the case, as do France, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Spain, and Sweden…
Why Apple bought Shazam
Shazam was one of the first companies to develop a consumer application for sound recognition technology…
Apple’s $400 million purchase of Shazam: Good news or bad news for startups?
Apple’s US$400 million acquisition of Shazam is without a doubt big news for Europe’s striving startup scene…
Shazam! Apple’s Siri gets better
Apple has long had partnered with Shazam to power Siri’s song identification service…
Why is Apple buying Shazam?
There are several reasons the deal may have appealed…
Apple said to acquire music recognition service Shazam
As Spotify continues to inch towards a public listing, Apple is making a move…
Shazam releases Shazam for Mac menu bar app
The new experience gives Mac users uninterrupted access to explore…
Apple to integrate Shazam into iOS 8 for Siri-activated song-IDs; mulls standalone iTunes Radio app, sources say
Apple is planning to unveil a song-discovery feature in iOS 8…