MUMBAI: 7digital, the leading digital media company, and Samsung, the consumer electronics global leader, have partnered to develop a unique digital music experience on the new Samsung GALAXY Tab. Developed using 7digital’s API, the native music application enables users to easily search, discover, preview, purchase and download tracks via the store’s powerful user interface. The store is optimised for the GALAXY Tab’s 7-inch screen and Android 2.2 operating system.
“The partnership with 7digital has enabled Samsung to create a digital music experience tailored to meet the needs of GALAXY Tab users,” according to Samsung. “The power of 7digital’s open APIs combined with their extensive music catalogue instantly gives GALAXY Tab users access to one of the most comprehensive music services in the world, allowing them to quickly and easily search, discover, preview and purchase tracks and albums directly on their GALAXY Tab.”
The store application will be pre-installed on devices in 30 European countries and North America. Tracks are available in the MP3 format with the standard format being 320kbps MP3.
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Ben Drury, CEO of 7digital, comments: “Our partnership with Samsung in the creation of the music service on the incredible new GALAXY Tab illustrates the flexibility of 7digital’s open technology and geographical reach. The deep integration of our APIs within the GALAXY Tab music application, combined with our extensive catalogue of MP3 music, provides a fantastic user experience that makes it simple to discover and purchase music.”
7digital’s open API provides partners with the flexibility to explore and develop not only new digital music services, but also across all digital media, including video, documents and ebooks. 7digital partnerships include some of the leading pioneers in the digital entertainment space, including Spotify, Last.fm, Songbird and Winamp to provide integrated purchasing solutions. The 7digital entertainment ecosystem allows partners to experiment with new digital distribution and purchasing models, across multiple platforms and devices, ranging from download stores to streaming services, PC-based services to mobile and other connected devices.
