Apple iTunes phone due to launch

More on Apple's Motorola phone by the BBC with links to stories yesterday in Ziff Davis and E-Media Tidbits.

"Apple is poised to unveil a mobile phone that plays music just like its best-selling iPod. "Made by Motorola the handset will have Apple iTunes onboard and will be available via the US Cingular phone service.

The news was broken by analyst Roger Entner who said he had been briefed about the device and the partners producing it.

None of the companies involved were prepared to comment on the revelations.

Speculation that the music phone was about to be unveiled began when Apple issued teasing invites for a press conference on 7 September.

Apple famously never talks about unreleased products but it did let slip that the press conference was "music related".

The handset due to be unveiled will reportedly be the first in a series of iTunes equipped phones made by Motorola that will be given the name "Rokr".

What is unclear as yet is whether the phone will allow for music to be downloaded via wireless services or only when the gadget is connected to a computer."

Related:

-- Cingular to Offer Phone That Plays Apple's iTunes (WSJ + other links from textually)

-- iTunes Phone Raises Questions about iPod's Future (Ziff Davis)

-- Podcasts: Coming to a Cell Phone Near You (E-Media Tidbits)

emily | 7:37 AM | Music Phones |
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