Spotify coming to UK BlackBerries in early 2010?
Music streamers and UK dwellers rejoice. If you’re a BlackBerry user who has been scowling in envy at your fellow iPhone toting friends with their fancy pants Spotify iPhone app, take comfort in knowing that your own version is coming soon. Very soon. Early 2010 to be exact if mocoNews is correct. While the Spotify app for iPhone is an awesome app, not everyone wants an iPhone. Let’s also not forget that the BlackBerry version, as well as every other version of Spotify will stream in the background meaning you can *gasp* do other thinks while streaming music. Novel concept I know.
The rumored 2010 release date for a UK BlackBerry Spotify app would coincide rather nicely with a U.S. launch of the service also scheduled for early next year. Such a dual launch on both sides of the pond would make early 2010 a second Christmas if you will. If Christmas isn’t a holiday you celebrate, copy and paste your own in there. It’s all the same. Regardless, BlackBerry users getting access to more media rich apps can only help the brand shrug off that stale corporate image that is so far clinging to the Canadian devices for dear life. Excited?
In the grand scheme of online streaming, three big names including Pandora, Spotify, and Last.fm could be considered the “big 3″ of their market. If you love the latter, you’re going to want to pay close attention to their new project titled: “Last.tv”. This new venture will revolve around (obviously) video content. Initially, CBS owned Last.tv will feature content from music festivals across Europe and is reported to be launching this coming January. Until then, CBS will be hard at work lining up sponsors and pre/post-video advertisers. Last.fm has so far enjoyed pretty widespread popularity with these new goals aiming to expand their brand name globally by pulling on board new technologies and services. 
