Exploratorium’s new iPad app reveals ‘magic of existing phenomena’

San Francisco's Exploratorium releases Sounds Uncovered, an exploration of auditory illusions and acoustic phenomena.

SoundCloud unveils Next, a completely revamped web app

The audiophiles at SoundCloud, the large sound-sharing platform, unveiled a completely rebuilt web app at its office in San Francisco Wednesday. The new app is only in private beta to start, though ten thousand invites are being sent out today.…

HTC investing $300M in Beats Electronics

Smartphone company HTC is investing $300 million in digital sound company Beats Electronics, the company told All Things Digital.

Along with the investment, HTC will form a strategic partnership with Beats to begin integrating Beats technology into its entire line …

Audio sharing site SoundCloud jamming with 5M users

SoundCloud is quickly carving out a niche for itself as a great alternative to MySpace for musicians to share their songs, and now the company has announced that it’s just surpassed 5 million users, the New York Times reports.

The …

SoundCloud wants to unmute the web

SoundCloud may be the biggest music startup you’ve never heard of.

It’s a large-scale platform for people to share the sounds they create and has quietly conquered the professional music community, amassed 4 million users and expanded into all kinds …