November 28, 2006
Start-up claims to offer next mobile-music thing
A start-up called Oxy Systems announced Monday new software that allows people to use a cellular network to sync music libraries stored on their PCs with their mobile handsets. News.com reports.
"Until now, "side loading" music from a user's own collection on a PC has required the use of the cable connector. Oxy claims that its new service, called Phling!, is the first to offer this capability over a wireless network, which streams the music from the PC to the handset.
A big benefit of this approach is that subscribers no longer need additional storage capability on their handsets, which means users can access thousands of songs.
... Oxy plans to make its software available to mobile operators, which will use it to sell services directly to consumers. The company has launched a pilot program with Swisscomm in Europe. It hopes to strike a deal with a carrier in the United States sometime next year."
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