Winamp, legendary music player of the 2000s, is getting a streaming era refresh

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Winamp, the legendary music player which was a staple of early 2000s computers, is getting a refresh for the streaming era.

It’ll become an audio app which brings together music, podcasts and streaming in one place, according to TechCrunch.

The last time Winamp was updated was in 2013, when it was then owned by AOL. Belgian online radio firm Radionomy acquired the music player a year later, where it hasn’t seen much attention — with the exception of a community project that’s worked to keep it updated.

“You can listen to the MP3s you may have at home, but also to the cloud, to podcasts, to streaming radio stations, to a playlist you perhaps have built,” Alexandre Saboundjian, CEO of Radionomy, told the outlet.  Read more…

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