Taking on upstarts like Pandora and Spotify, Google's All Access makes a splash with launch Wednesday in the U.S. (<i>see video below</i>) Look out, Pandora and Spotify. Google is coming for you.At Google I/O on Wednesday, Google unveiled a streaming music service that will compete directly with the likes of Pandora and Spotify.Chris Yerga, an engineering director at Google, told the audience of about 7,000 developers and journalists that Google is working on “next generation” music services. The service, dubbed All Access, is designed to guide users through the music world, he added. All Access, which Google described as “radio without rules,” is set up to be a monthly music subscription service that lets users set up “stations” geared around their favorite artists. Users can choose from millions of songs. Once a user listens to a song from, say, Pink, the music service will offer up recommended songs from similar singers, helping the user find new bands or singers to follow.The service also is set up to hold music the user has added, along with tracks they’ve played and stations All Access has created. Google announced on Wednesday that the service is $9.99 a month with the first 30 days free. However, anyone who joins before the end of June will only be charged $7.99 a month, ongoing.The service is now live in the U.S.Google is jumping into what seems to be a growing market. This past February, eMarketer reported that the Internet radio and streaming music industry is on the rise thanks to its use on devices, ranging from PCs to smartphones, tablets and even in automobiles. More than 96 million people are expected to stream music from devices every week in the United States this year, the report added. Developers looking to hear the latest from Google at the start of I/O had a lot of information to digest: More than 40 updates in Google+, alone. Yet the dev heavy keynote presented a change they seemed to approve of.Sharon Gaudin covers the Internet and Web 2.0, emerging technologies, and desktop and laptop chips for Computerworld. Follow Sharon on Twitter at @sgaudin, on Google+ or subscribe to Sharon’s RSS feed . Her email address is sgaudin@computerworld.com.See more by Sharon Gaudin on Computerworld.com. Related content news analysis Apple earnings: About that iPhone 'slump' in China Based on information from Thursday's earnings report, it seems that data pointing to an iPhone slump in China were over-baked. By Jonny Evans May 03, 2024 9 mins iMac iPhone Apple news Microsoft begins to phase out ‘classic’ Teams Microsoft is encouraging Teams customers to move to the new, faster version of the collaboration app; the older version will be switched off next year. By Matthew Finnegan May 03, 2024 3 mins Microsoft Teams Collaboration Software Productivity Software news analysis Apple confirms it will open up the iPad in Europe this fall The latest efforts to comply with Europe’s Digital Markets Act mean developers can offer to side load apps to both iPhones and iPads in the EU. Apple has also taken steps to improve what it offers to smaller and non-commercial developers in the By Jonny Evans May 02, 2024 6 mins iPad Apple Mobile Apps news Udacity offers laid-off US workers free access to its courses for 30 days Sign-ups will be available over the next 30 days By Lucas Mearian May 02, 2024 4 mins Technology Industry IT Jobs IT Skills Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe