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We’ve just released a new version of the 7digital app for Android. With version 1.5  you can now listen to your local music library as well as sync your previously purchased 7digital music on the go.

New features include:

• Play your local music library (import local music from your phone)
• Last.fm scrobbling direct from your mobile device
• Use headphone controls with the 7digital player
• A landscape display for the player
• The option to set the 7digital player as the default media player on your Android device
• Sort music by purchase date, date downloaded and by A-Z for albums and artists within the player
• Improved sync and download performance
• Improved overall responsiveness

The 7digital Android application is free to download directly from the Android Market and requires Android 2.1 or higher.

Stay tuned for more updates coming soon!

London, UK, 15th February 2011: 7digital today announced a partnership with Mobile Acuity to create an integrated Visual Music Discovery service.

Using the Visual Music Discovery service, developers, record labels and service providers can offer their users the ability to discover music featured on CD covers, posters, billboards and other visual advertising mediums, by capturing images with their mobile devices. For example, a user can take a photo of an outdoor poster or magazine advert and get instant access to information about the music or artist featured, before previewing, purchasing and downloading music to their mobile device.

The new service has been created using 7digital’s application programming interface (API), which has been combined with Mobile Acuity’s image recognition technology. The integration with the 7digital API allows access to over 12 million high quality MP3 tracks.

The Visual Music Discovery service will be made available to 7digital partners, including major and independent record labels and consumer electronics brands, as well as the wider development community. As the service is being made available in API form, developers can easily integrate it into existing marketing and advertising campaigns.

Mark Unsworth, 7digital’s Strategic Product Manager, comments: “The speed and accuracy of Mobile Acuity’s image recognition technology mixed with 7digital’s extensive 12 million track catalogue is a fantastic partnership. This functionality is a great addition to our leading API, allowing developers and service providers to further integrate innovative music exploration and purchasing into their applications. Being able to immediately see, hear and even purchase the music that you are reading about in a magazine or see on a fly poster is a really engaging proposition for music lovers.”

Chris Wade, Executive Chairman at Mobile Acuity commented: “The partnership announced today is the next logical step in music discovery. We are all familiar with recognising music by its sound and now it’s possible to recognise music visually. Mobile Acuity’s mobile image recognition technology enables search in the way that is very easy and natural for users. Coupled with the world’s leading mobile digital music provider we have an invaluable offering for developers to build a whole new generation of music discovery products.”

Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain and London, UK, 14th February 2011 – 7digital announced the company is acting as Samsung’s official music download partner for the new Galaxy S II smartphone.

7digital will be the embedded digital music store on the Galaxy S II, allowing users to access 7digital’s 12 million strong catalogue of high quality MP3 tracks. The native Android application will be pre-installed on all Samsung Galaxy S II smartphones shipping to 30 countries including UK, US and Canada.

With the Android application, users can search for tracks, albums and artists and preview tracks before purchasing. Users can also discover new music through 7digital’s recommendation technology. Tracks and albums will be priced in a customer’s local currency, with prices mirroring those on 7digital.com.

7digital has been incorporated into the Galaxy S II using the 7digital API (application programming interface), which allows consumer electronics companies and developers to build and integrate bespoke digital music download stores into a range of devices and services. The music download application on Samsung’s existing Galaxy Tab device is powered using the 7digital API.

Ben Drury, CEO 7digital comments, “The new Galaxy S II has been designed with entertainment at its core. The integration of 7digital makes discovering, previewing and purchasing high quality MP3 music simple and intuitive for users. In addition to providing access to the 7digital catalogue, users will also have access to our recommendation services, and can preview tracks before downloading direct to their mobile device.

“We currently have the largest international footprint of any digital music MP3 retailer, with a presence in the UK, US, Canada and throughout Europe. This made us an ideal partner for Samsung, as we are able to serve their large global customer base and provide access to the largest MP3 catalogue in the world.”

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