HTC is going to be smartphones in the future with a private streamingmuziekdienst. According to rumors, there is cooperation with Beats Audio, which HTC now the majority shareholder of.
The Taiwanese smartphonemaker supplies for some time, headphones Beats for some of his phones, but the company would also be a streamingmuziekdienst want to convert. Beats ceo Jimmy Iovine is also involved in a record label that Universal, the owner is; possible hopes HTC that the experience of Iovine the setting up of the service easier. It is unclear whether the name of Beats also to the streaming service from HTC is hung. However, both companies are coming together to the audio hardware.
According to GigaOm wants HTC to the plans during the Mobile World Congress in late February to the public. The streamingmuziekdienst is the default music player in HTC’s software for Android devices. Recently came across a rom to the outside of the Endeavor, probably the first device with the new Sense 4.0 version. Therein were no references to a streamingmuziekdienst found, and as a result, it is unclear whether the rumors are actually correct. According to the unnamed sources, does HTC have to the details and the pricing model.
The setting up of a music service seems like a logical step for HTC, because it has to find ways to stand out on the Android market. The company offers among other a video with HTC Watch. In addition, in Sense 4.0 50GB of cloud storage via Dropbox offered.