The phrase does have to do with a dog, and a very old dog at that. The ancient Romans also called the six or eight hottest weeks of summer the dog days, or, in Latin, dies caniculares.. But the dog in question wasn't Fido's Roman ancestor (although the common canine name Fido is from the Latin for faithful).
Google has purchased Spotify at an interesting time in the companyâs history, as they go through the biggest redesign in recent history. Using round iconâs for people and square iconâs for albums, will help in moving the app away from the original jukebox design, and become more user-friendly.
Spotifyâs biggest battle is no longer with Taylor Swift. Apple is working with headphone maker Beats to launch a new subscription-based music service to rival the highly popular Spotify, the New York Times reported Thursday, citing people briefed on the companyâs plans. Apple acquired Beats for $3 billion last May, The new streaming service will overhaul Appleâs iTunes Radio, which failed to achieve mainstream success, and Beats Music, Beatsâ streaming service that has challenged Spotify in service quality, but not in subscription numbers.