January 3rd, 2012 by Music Ally

Millions of people unwrapped new smartphones and tablets on Christmas Day, so what was the effect on the total number of app downloads in the following week?

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November 24th, 2011 by Music Ally

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Washington & Lee University's David Touve has published a blog post trying to get to the bottom of the respective values of an iTunes download and a Spotify stream.

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September 13th, 2011 by Music Ally

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Mobile developer Rovio says that its Angry Birds franchise has now passed the 350 million downloads mark across all platforms, with mobile users playing the game for more than 300 million minutes a day...

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August 11th, 2011 by Music Ally

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Digital music retailer 7digital is upping its game in the field of high-definition downloads. The company has expanded its 24-bit and 16-bit FLAC format section, selling the higher quality files in 32...

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February 23rd, 2011 by Music Ally

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There's a lot of chatter on the web today about Apple preparing to sell higher-quality music downloads on its iTunes Store. However, trace the stories back, and you find the claim comes from Interscope-Geffen-A&M...

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November 19th, 2010 by Music Ally

Nokia has published an update on the performance of its Ovi Store mobile apps store, saying that it's now generating three million downloads a day – up from two million in September. Around...

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August 2nd, 2010 by Music Ally

The Black Eyed Peas have cemented their position as one of the biggest-selling digital artists, with the news that their I Gotta Feeling track has passed six million downloads in the US.

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June 23rd, 2010 by Music Ally

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Music recognition service Shazam is currently doing nearly one million app downloads a week. CEO Andrew Fisher announced the figure last night, at a party to celebrate the company's tenth anniversary...

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June 14th, 2010 by Music Ally

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By the end of this week, the Black Eyed Peas' I Gotta Feeling will have become the first track to sell one million downloads in the UK, according to the Official Charts Company. The OCC also says that...

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