Tag Archives: Shazam

Shazam Updated – Adds Lyric Play to Its Free App

by on November 16th, 2011 at 10:49 am

Shazam – the popular song-identifying / music discovery app – has been updated this week, to Version 4.8.0. The headline change in the update is the addition of the LyricPlay feature to the free app (it was previously available in the premium versions). Here’s a quick intro for LyricPlay: Full-screen …

Recommended: Shazam vs. SoundHound Showdown at Lifehacker

by on February 12th, 2011 at 12:25 pm

Song-identifying apps – the ones that let you just tap a button to have them listen and identify songs for you quickly – are very cool and popular apps. Shazam and SoundHound are the two leaders in this field for iPhone and iOS. Both are excellent apps and worthy of …

Does Spotify’s New Partnership with Shazam Mean Service is Finally Coming to U.S.?

by on January 13th, 2011 at 3:32 pm

A new partnership between Shazam and Spotify has seen the music discovery service integrate a new function into its latest app update called “Play in Spotify,” which allows users to listen to full songs within the Spotify app on their devices. The new feature is available now to both iOS …

Feature Wish List Item for SoundHound and Shazam – Default Email Address

by on October 19th, 2010 at 10:28 am

SoundHound and Shazam are those super-clever apps that offer near-instant song identification on the iPhone. Tap, let the app analyze for a little bit, and it nearly always spits out the song title and artist details for you.  Very cool apps – even ‘wow factor’ type apps to show friends …

Shazam Goes (RED)

by on November 25th, 2009 at 11:20 am

Shazam has linked with with (RED), joining several iconic brands including American Express, Apple, Bugaboo, Converse, Dell, Emporio Armani, Gap, Hallmark and Starbucks, to launch the first iPhone App to help fight the spread of AIDS in Africa. With the same fantastic features as the recently launched Shazam Encore, (Shazam)RED …

Shazam Update – Yes, Existing Users Keep Unlimited Tagging

by on November 10th, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    As Josh posted about yesterday, Shazam “ the hugely popular song-identifying app for the iPhone – has recently released a new, paid-for, app called Shazam Encore.  They also announced that new users of the existing, free, Shazam app would be subject to a 5 tags (song identifications) per …

Shazam Launches Paid Version Of Its iPhone App, Imposes Limits On Free Version

by on November 9th, 2009 at 2:40 pm

Shazam Entertainment has recently launched a new, paid version of its popular music identification app for the iPhone. Shazam Encore (iTunes Link), which is now available in the App Store for $4.99, contains all of the features of the free version, while also featuring a new, speedier interface and popular …

Random Monday Thought: How To Improve Shazam

by on September 21st, 2009 at 12:55 pm

Shazam has long been one of those ‘wow factor ‘ iPhone apps that most everyone I know uses, loves, or is impressed by if they ‘re not an iPhone owner. It ‘s simple, free and does one very cool thing very well. Today I just have one quick random thought …

Shazam Updated – Now Sends Tagged Songs to Twitter, Shares Songs as Postcards & ...

by on June 25th, 2009 at 10:20 am

Shazam has been one of my ever-present and favorite apps ever since it came out in very early App Store days.  It ‘s also been hugely popular since it first appeared, one of those ‘wow factor ‘ apps that folks love to show off to their friends. It ‘s just …

iPhone App of the Day: Shazam

by on July 16th, 2008 at 4:58 am

Ever wonder what the name or title is of that song that you’re hearing on the radio? No worries, here comes ‘Shazam‘ to the rescue! All you need to do is launch ‘Shazam‘ and hold your iPhone to the music source. Wait a few ticks for the app to sample …