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Google turns up the volume on the Battle of music services I'm Bridget Carey and this is your CNET update Google's streaming music app has finally arrived for iOS devices Google Play Music for iOS was supposed to come out in the summer after the Android version but it was delayed for months Google Play Music lets you store up to 20,000 songs for free online and you can listen using the app and you can even add your own iTunes music library to Google Play it also creates custom radio stations but if you pay $10 a month that opens up the All Access Service which has unlimited streaming of millions of songs and it works kind of like Spotify new users can try all access for free for one month the Federal Communications Commission Chairman is fighting to make it easier for you to take your cell phone to another carrier once your contract is fulfilled in his first few weeks as FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has been pushing the wireless industry to unlock customers phones at no extra charge when contracts are done so they can switch providers you cannot unlock a phone yourself that became illegal this year sometimes carriers will do it for you but sometimes they refuse if the industry does not voluntarily set a standard the FCC chair promises to make it a policy ATT customers will be the first to buy Nokia's Windows 8 tablet the Lumia 2520 it goes on sale Friday November 22nd the tablet costs $400 with a two-year contract and it's discounted to 200 bucks if you bundle it with a Lumia smartphone AT&T is also giving a $20 credit to the Windows Store for those that buy the tablet by early January Verizon is going to sell the tablet as well but it hasn't set a launch date yet the Lumia 2520 competes with the surface too it has the lighter version of Windows that's Windows RT 8.1 it has 32 gigs of storage a six point seven megapixel camera and the battery should last you about eleven hours but if you need more juice there's a separate keyboard cover with a backup battery Microsoft Office and outlook with it the new lochia lumia 1520 smartphone is also launching the same day as the tablet and for those of you with a current Lumia Windows 8 Phone Nokia is rolling out a software update that lets phones work with the latest low-energy version of Bluetooth technology it's called Bluetooth le it lets you pair your phone with the Bluetooth accessory without draining the battery as fast that's your tech news update but you can find more details on the show blog cnet.com / - Twitter from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey