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Music streaming service, and Spotify competitor, Rdio has launched in Ireland and six other countries.

Microsoft has unveiled its "all-in-one" music service, Xbox Music, that it hopes will rival the likes of already established players Spotify, Amazon and iTunes.

Controversial music streaming service Grooveshark is available as an Android app once more as it returns to Google Play. The app was removed from the Android Market in April 2011 following complaints from the music industry.

Facebook are expected to unveil their music streaming service at their annual developers' conference, f8, which will take place in just under two weeks time. Specific details, like the ability to "scribble" tracks, have begun to emerge.

Google's long awaited music service, Google Music Beta, was given a limited launch today at Google's I/O conference in San Francisco, but with Amazon's Cloud Player already launched and iTunes poised to begin music streaming it is too little too late?

iOS 4.3 update for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad has been released in the last hour. Improvements in this release are small but welcome none the less.

Sony’s sexily titled “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity™” was made available to international audiences today, a month after being piloted in Ireland the UK. The Qriocity music player will now be available to users in the USA, Europe and Asia on Sony’s 2010 and 2011 models of network-enabled BRAVIA TV, Blu-ray Disc player, Blu-ray Disc Home Theater system, PlayStation 3 as well as VAIO and other personal computers.

With the introduction of another music streaming service, we7, to Ireland earlier this month, it’s time to write a best of post and consider the three best free music streaming service options available to choose from.

Earlier today Eircom, Ireland’s largest ISP, launched its free music streaming service known as MusicHub. Eircom MusicHub allows free unlimited music streaming for existing Eircom broadband customers, and music downloads for as little as 32c per track.