Xbox Music to offer streaming, downloads and cloud storage?

Xbox Music - will the pupil become the master?

Rumours are afoot that Microsoft's recently announced Xbox Music service hopes to take on iTunes, Spotify and iCloud and loads of other stuff all in one go.

Those 'with knowledge of the situation' told Bloomberg that the public-yet-still-quite-secret service will offer streaming, music downloads and cloud storage in one Xbox-centric package.

It seems that Ballmer and co have been letting other companies make all the mistakes before swooping in with a Frankenstein's-musical-monster service incorporating the best features of each. 

Verizon and AT&T Samsung Galaxy S III will not offer 50 GB free Dropbox space

If you were looking to pick up the Samsung Galaxy S III on either Verizon or AT&T, we’ve got some bad news for you. The free 50 GB storage that has been offered to users of the phone around the world will not be provided to customers on the two networks.

Why? Probably because neither the networks, nor Samsung wanted to pick up the tab. While it’s hardly a deal breaker for most people, it does offer an opportunity for T-Mobile, Sprint and other networks such as US Cellular to differentiate themselves a bit. 50 GB on Dropbox is a $100/year value (or $200 over the two years users have access to the space) which could tempt some people who don’t have a preference for a network.
[via Android Central]

T-Mobile to Offer iPhone-Compatible ’4G’ Service for WWDC Attendees

While T-Mobile currently doesn’t offer Apple’s iPhone to their subscribers (a fact they’re none too happy about), the carrier is currently planning to update their entire network with an iPhone-compatible 1,900MHz HSPA+ frequency in the coming months.