JB Hi-Fi only just released the Android and iOS apps for its JB Hi-Fi NOW music streaming service, but the retailer isn’t quite done with its digital music ambitions. Next on its development hitlist: Windows Phone 7.
JB Hi-Fi’s NOW music streaming service has struggled by comparison to its peers due to the lack of mobile listening options. As Gus has noted over at Lifehacker, in its results announcement, JB Hi-Fi said the mobile apps for the service will be rolling out within “the next four weeks”. It’s expected — as is the case with Rdio, for example — that adding mobile access will increase the per-month fees that you pay. [Lifehacker]
It’s been a few months since we’ve heard anything about JB Hi-Fi’s music subscription service, but now the retailer has launched a teaser page outlining the service, as well as given an indication of starting prices.
JB Hi-Fi says it will have between 6 and 8 million tracks from 100,000 artists when JB Hi-Fi NOW launches by the end of this year. The service will directly challenge Sony’s Qriocity Music Unlimited service, despite the fact that Sony is one of JB Hi-Fi’s biggest brands.
