25
Jun
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Winamp Reaches Version 1.3, Releases In-App Store And 'Album Washer' To Celebrate Its 15-Year Anniversary

Posted by in Applications, News

The variety of software that I've had installed on my different Windows computers over the past decade and a half has changed dramatically throughout time. However, there is one piece of software that I have had on every PC I've ever owned: Winamp. I first used Winamp at version 1, and have just stuck with it ever since; no matter how many other media players I tried, I always went back to Winamp. It works, is lightweight, and is stable as a rock.

Back in October of '11, Winamp made the jump from Windows-only to Android. The Android app proved to be just as awesome as its desktop counterpart, offer just as many kick-ass features, and it just keeps getting better.

04
Feb
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Nullsoft Adds WinAmp Pro License Directly To The Market, Brings A Host Of Features To Users With A Spare $5

Posted by in Apps/Games, News

Nullsoft, creator of WinAmp,  a favorite media player for over 10 million Android users, is adding its premium track directly to the Android Market. Users have previously been able to download the Pro version via an in-app purchase, but now the Pro license is also available directly from the Android Market. So, what do you get for your $5? Here's a look at the feature list:

    • 10-band graphic equalizer
    • Customizable home screen
    • Browse by Folder
    • Crossfade
    • Gapless playback
    • Support for FLAC playback in Folders View (lossless audio playback)
    • Replay Gain
    • Personalized station recommendations
    • Play any streaming audio URL (supported formats only)
    • No ads

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    The Pro Bundle may not be for the casual user.

    26
    Oct
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    Winamp For Android Gets Updated, Now Offers Pro Version And Sync With Mac

    Posted by in Applications, News

    In what seems to be its biggest update since the initial release, the Winamp team just pushed some pretty major changes to Winamp for Android. For starters, this update now allows Mac users to sync with Winamp -- something that has previously been missing. Aside from that, there is now a pro version available, offering enough new features to easily justify the $5 pricetag:

    • 10-band graphic equalizer
    • A customizable home screen
    • The ability to navigate or browse your music by Folders
    • Crossfade between tracks
    • Gapless playback
    • Support for FLAC playback in Browse by Folders nav (lossless audio playback)
    • Replay Gain Support (configurable in Settings menu)
    • Personalized SHOUTcast station recommendations (based on music in your Android device)
    • The ability to play any streaming audio URL in SHOUTcast (supported formats only)
    • Ad Free

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    The update is available now in the Android Market -- hit the widget to grab it.

    17
    May
    Web

    Mega-Music App Comparison: Google Music v Amazon Cloud Player v Subsonic v PowerAMP v Winamp

    Posted by in Android OS, App Reviews, Applications, Reviews, Tips & Tutorials
    Last Updated: July 24th, 2011

    Listening to tunes on your Android device is serious business - no doubt about it.

    It's so serious that many of us are pretty well set in our ways for what we consider the "choice" Android music-listening application, and we aren't willing to budge on it.

    PowerAMP users, for example, swear by the application's seemingly endless list of customizations and options. On the other hand, Subsonic devotees like myself are advocates of what is probably the most configurable music streaming experience in existence. But the big boys have come to play, and with Google Music Beta entering the foray, along with Amazon's still-somewhat-new Cloud Player, the war for musical dominance on Android getting louder by the minute.

    30
    Nov
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    Winamp 0.9.2 With Shoutcast Support Now In The Market

    Posted by in Applications, News

    Winamp feels incomplete without Shoutcast radio streaming support, and 2 weeks ago, some folks at DownloadSquad got their hands on a private beta version that had just that. Fast forward to today, and you can finally download the new Shoutcast-enabled v0.9.2 from the Market.

    Top stations, search, favorites, recent, and genre browsing are all there and work exactly as expected. Now if only we could play custom .pls playlists, such as the one di.fm premium generates, I would be on cloud 9.

    Grab the latest version of Winamp from the Market by clicking the QR code below on your mobile or scanning it with Barcode Scanner:

    QR code for https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nullsoft.winamp

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    17
    Nov
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    Winamp With Shoutcast Support Demoed, Coming Soon

    Posted by in Applications, News

    Winamp, one of my favorite desktop music players, recently landed in the Android Market, and has since become one of my favorite mobile players as well, at least until PowerAMP came along. One glaring omission, however, has been the absence of Shoutcast streaming, meaning thousands of online radio stations (such as DI.fm) that are easily accessible via the desktop version, weren't available on mobile. I don't like having to use a whole different app just for radio, but, alas, I had to resort to using TuneWiki or XiiaLive, neither of which I was a fan of.

    To patch up this hole, Nullsoft, the company behind Winamp, is concentrating on adding Shoutcast support in the next version.

    25
    Oct
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    Behold PowerAMP - The Most Gorgeous Player On The Android Platform, With Preamp And Equalizer Support

    Posted by in Applications, News, Videos

    There is no shortage of media applications for Android - in fact, Winamp that came out last week was the most serious and robust media offering I've seen so far. However, when it comes to strictly the media player functionality, even Winamp can't touch what I'm about to show you - a new beta app called PowerAMP.

    PowerAMP is an Android media player developed by a cool Russian dude by the name of Maxim Petrov (Max MP). Its most notable features are, in my opinion, the gorgeous interface, support for both equalizer and preamp, and very fast file scanning speed.

    Here are the features at a glance, courtesy of owziee from xda:

    -MP3, MP4/M4A,loseless ALAC,FLAC, OGG, WAV, TTA, WMA
    -Has own codecs
    -Widget
    -Choose music from SD card
    -Tags, lyrics
    -Skins, 2 in beta version
    -Fast scan of files ( in 1 second 1000files, depends on phone speed)
    -EQ
    -Preamp

    Unfortunately, genre support is yet again missing, but hopefully Max will add them in the next update.

    20
    Oct
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    [Updated] Winamp For Android Arrives To The Android Market, Features Lockscreen Widget (!), Whips Llama's Ass [Hands-On]

    Posted by in Applications, News

    Have I gotten a treat for you music lovers? Winamp, the very first good music player for Windows - and one I still use religiously to this day - hit the Android Marketplace today, largely unnoticed in the Androidosphere.

    It's still in Beta, but after using it for 15 minutes, I was so impressed that I set it as my default player and uninstalled the others. Let me tell you why, in the order of importance.

    Hands-On

    • Lockscreen widget - it works, and works really well. I don't know how they pulled it off exactly but it shows up on top of my actual lockscreen every time Winamp is playing and I turn on my screen.