Spotify launches literary audiobooks as 'test' of non-music streaming A small collection of new audiobook recordings of classic novels have been added to Spotify in what the company says is a test run. William Gallagher 5 years ago 5
Audible brings local audiobook playback to Apple Watch alongside watchOS 5 Audible's mobile app was updated this week to support watchOS 5, and in the process gained the ability to listen to complete audiobooks without a nearby iPhone. Roger Fingas 7 years ago 11
Apple & Amazon end exclusive audiobook deal to escape German antitrust complaints Apple and Amazon have agreed to end a deal in which the latter's Audible division was the exclusive source of audiobooks for iTunes, putting an end to antitrust complaints by the German government. Roger Fingas 9 years ago 6
German government probes Apple's audiobook deal with Amazon Germany's Federal Cartel Office is investigating the details of Apple's deal for purchasing audiobooks from Amazon, given the companies' market leading positions, a report said on Monday. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 19
Audible enables CarPlay support, Mercedes-Benz prepares Apple Watch app Amazon-owned Audible on Monday added CarPlay support to its audiobook app for iOS, while Mercedes-Benz revealed an upcoming Apple Watch app that will handle functions like navigation and vehicle status updates. Roger Fingas 11 years ago 10
Audible brings audiobooks to Apple's iPad with first tablet-optimized app Audible on Wednesday announced changes to its official application on Apple's iOS platform, redesigning it for iPhone and rolling out a tablet-optimized layout for iPad owners. Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 1
