Beyond ringtones, downloading music from your cell phone

British mobile operator O2 will be testing what they claim is the world's first "music over mobile" service", using GPRS networks. The O2 music service will enable customers to select, retrieve and store the latest chart hits via their GPRS-enabled mobile handset onto a specially designed 'digital music player' - and start listening in around 12 seconds. The trials will start in May in the UK and Germany and should lead to a commercial roll out later this year. cf Cellular News

And News.com reports on a new Nokia music phone, the Nokia 3300, which contains an MP3 player, FM stereo and a digital recorder. Enabling users to transfer music files from a PC to the phone.

emily | 2:05 PM | Real Music |
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