They're touted as tiny, but when you've got thousands and thousands of them on your smartphone, the luster of mp3s starts to fade. Nowadays, the most convenient way to access music is through mobile streaming apps, and they come in two flavors: the kind that's free and the kind that you pay for. Here are the best options: Pandora Radio is the main player in the Internet radio realm. Users create "stations" that play music from and similar to their favorite artists and songs; type in "Pink Floyd" and you'll get music from that band as well as The Beatles and The Who. There is a free version and a paid version sans advertising for $3.99 a month. With Google Music, you upload your music to a cloud server-for free-and then listen to it on your phone using the free Google Play app. Using the mobile Spotify app costs $9.99 a month. Unlike Google Music, there is no uploading music when using Spotify-the music is already in the cloud, and you just type in any artist or song you want to listen to, regardless of whether you already own the album. The best part? Since you can stream these right to your smartphone, you can spare your co-workers from having to listen to you cranking "Friends in Low Places" for the thousandth time on the job.
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They're touted as tiny, but when you've got thousands and thousands of them on your smartphone, the luster of mp3s starts to fade. Nowadays, the most convenient way to access music is through mobile streaming apps, and they come in two flavors: the kind that's free and the kind that you pay for. Here are the best options: Pandora Radio is the main player in the Internet radio realm. Users create "stations" that play music from and similar to their favorite artists and songs; type in "Pink Floyd" and you'll get music from that band as well as The Beatles and The Who. There is a free version and a paid version sans advertising for $3.99 a month. With Google Music, you upload your music to a cloud server-for free-and then listen to it on your phone using the free Google Play app. Using the mobile Spotify app costs $9.99 a month. Unlike Google Music, there is no uploading music when using Spotify-the music is already in the cloud, and you just type in any artist or song you want to listen to, regardless of whether you already own the album. The best part? Since you can stream these right to your smartphone, you can spare your co-workers from having to listen to you cranking "Friends in Low Places" for the thousandth time on the job.
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