Tesco, the United Kingdom’s largest mass merchant, is ramping up its music operations by rolling out CD sales to its petrol stations. U.K. dance band Faithless is to be the first and, for the time being, sole beneficiary of the month-long trial promotion with 420 U.K. Tesco petrol forecourts set to stock the veteran electronic act’s latest studio album. Bet they didn’t know that before they signed the deal.
Retailer HMV will start selling fashion lines in 40 or so of its UK largest stores in an effort to tap into the crossover between music and fashion. The likes of Lee Jeans and Boxfresh will be in all of the outlets, with the flagship store on London’s Oxford Street also carrying clothes by Rocawear, the label founded by US rapper Jay-Z.
Apple announced tonight that it will release the new version of its iOS software, iOS 4.1, to consumers next week. Besides bug fixes, the new version includes new features like HD video uploads over Wi-Fi, and something called High Dynamic Range photos, to improve iOS users’ snaps.
Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet last month held a series of online live concerts to promote its Rockbjörnen Music Awards, giving away 140,000 free tickets to music fans around the world. Bands performed live from the Aftonbladet studios, with the gigs streamed live online on the dedicated website via unique fan access codes.
Available now in the App Store, the big change in Nike+ GPS is right there in its name. The new app uses the GPS radio in compatible iDevices to track your runs and plot them on a map, and also uses the accelerometer in the iPhone to record your pace. No more Dongles required!
KitKat has turned to augmented reality for its digital Brings Music To Life campaign. The Nestlé brand is partnering with Scouting For Girls for the on-pack AR musical happening which gets the band performing the single Silly Song in (virtual) situ.
Which of the 12 nominees will take home the Mercury prize? And what passes for a decent starter in the world of music these days? Follow the Guardian’s live blog for all this and more.
The new campaign from Jaegermeister will enable tattoo fans to jump the queues on yearlong waiting lists to gain access to some of the Tattoo worlds biggest stars. Artists involved include Mario Barth (who has inked the likes of Usher, Lenny Kravitz, and Tommy Lee) Josh Lord of East Side Ink (whose work adorns Rihanna’s body) and Ruthless the hottest new tattoo talent in LA.
Podioʼs ʻsocial work platformʼ is best described as a Facebook for companies, but that doesn’t really do it justice. We’re talking a full work platform with messaging, calendars, tasks and contact management – not just another project management space.
Yahoo and Vestel Group, the largest TV manufacturer in Europe you’ve never heard of (because much of their business is white-label), have struck a deal to ship Yahoo! Connected TV to consumers in more than 40 countries across Europe starting in Q1 2011.