by Raj Rudolph

As an avid Apple iPhone fan because the starting, I used to be a bit hesitant to check out the brand new Samsung Galaxy S3, however the truth that it had this nifty official Prime 40 app on it piqued my curiosity as a lover of all tech that makes our digital lives simpler. In spite of everything, the S3 dominated the UK cell phone market in November, giving the iPhone 5 a run for it is cash. So I requested myself, “why not test it out no less than?”. And let’s be sincere, I wanted a brand new backup telephone for my short-term transfer to Barcelona. So begrudingly, I made a decision to offer the S3 a check drive.

Now it’s possible you’ll be questioning why I even care about an app that options the Official UK Prime 40 since I shun something that overtly Prime 40, however the reality is that I must continuously preserve abreast of the Prime 40 as a part of my job. Being a music blogger, promoter, supervisor and a continuing supply of what is new and sizzling in pop music, the information that Olly Murs, Conor Maynard and Maroon 5 are ruling the charts additionally comes with the territory of “doing what I do”. If something, I all the time must know what’s primary so I could make a joke about it and even moan about it to my pals and trade cohorts – tis the best way of us blogger snobs.

I do must say although that after spending just a few months with the Official Prime 40 Chart App and turning into “extra pleasant” with the Galaxy S3, it is not a half unhealthy app and the telephone itself – surprisingly spectacular. Each night time the app syncs with the most recent chart info so you possibly can INSTANTLY hear and obtain every Prime 40 music. Fairly cool in case you do not acknowledge a music on the Prime 40 that is sneaking up the charts or if you might want to take a sneaky hearken to that Justin Beiber observe all the children are speaking about – occupational hazard if you’ll. Every week, the app additionally presents some cool bonus tracks that are being heralded by the large wigs of the music trade and occasionally a celeb musician (ugh, Tulisa, this week) takes over the app much like when celebrities supply up their playlists within the iTunes retailer. 

All-in-all, The Official Prime 40 Chart App is fairly cool. Nifty even. While I will not be counting on it for my newest picks and heatseekers right here on EQ Music, I will not be deleting it from my telephone. It certain beats having to take the time to lookup the knowledge on-line and presents up an excellent different to creating certain I take a look at the Prime 40 downloads on iTunes.

Confession time – I fairly like truly studying the app’s superstar gossip part too.

The official Prime 40 Chart App is accessible within the Google Play retailer and comes pre-loaded on all Galaxy S3 telephones (simply in case you have been interested by ditching Apple for Android). Now if solely we may get this app for iPhone, then the world could be at concord.