Google launches music service for Android phones - Informador.com.mx

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SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES (15/MAY/2013.) – Wednesday Google launched a music service for smartphones or tablets running the Android operating system, in an attempt to compete with music streaming, direct download, which offer companies like Spotify or Pandora.

Google Play All Access service combines music catalog internet giant’s personal collections music of its users on a subscription service style radio chains, explained Android engineering director Chris Yerga.

“Anything you hear on All Access can easily become a chain radio, “said Yerga. “It allows you to explore the radio without any rules,” he added.

All Access Launching came at the start of a packed conference Google programmers and developers, which exposed a lot of improvements in the Internet giant’s products and had the surprise appearance of CEO Larry Page.

“We are here because we share a deep sense of optimism about the potential of technology to improve the lives of people “said Page, who on Tuesday was diagnosed with a partial paralysis of the vocal cords.

” Everything I read about Google’s stupid or compared to another company, “he continued. “I find that interesting.’s Not being negative how it progresses, things are not the sum of 0″.

Page seemed calm and confident on stage answering questions from some of the six thousand programmers who come the annual event.

All Access will launch in the United States for a monthly subscription of $ 10 and will expand to other countries “soon” according Yerga.

The company will offer discounts to those who register for the service quickly.

“incredible achievement”

The number of Android smartphones and tablets activated doubled to reach 900 million last year, according to Sundar Pichai, vice president of Android and Chrome.

“This is an incredible achievement,” said Pichai. “We are very honored by what we have achieved, but remember that there are over seven billion people on the planet and there is still much,” he added.

More than 48 billion apps have been downloaded on Android devices equipped with Google Play Store and the profits made by developers of these snippets were increased 2.5 times last year, according to vice president of Android product management Hugo Barra.

Android operating system was present in three out of four phones sold worldwide in the first quarter of 2013, widening its lead over Apple and its iPhone, showed a study Tuesday.

Gartner said that more than 156 million phones were sold in the first three quarters of the year, 74.4% of global sales. This compares with 56.9% in the same period last year.

Korean giant Samsung, the largest maker of Android phones, strengthened its market leadership with 30.8% the same, compared to 27.6 % the previous year.

Apple ranked second with iPhone operating system iOS, representing 18.2% of smartphones, Gartner survey shows.

Google shares hit a new record high on Wednesday to exceed $ 900 for the first time and closed at U.S. $ 915.89, after rising by 3.25% on the day, the day the conference opened its giant programmers and developers.

The market for online music listeners is increasingly competitive. After the arrival of streaming sites such as Spotify Swedish, world number one, American or French Deezer Pandora, other companies have launched in this segment.

Internet social network Twitter announced also makes some weeks a new music service while specialized media speculate the next entry of Apple and a division of Google, YouTube.