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<< Previous | Next >> September 15, 2009Sony Ericsson teases with mystery microsite
Sony Ericsson has launched a new teaser site where it claims to be re-inventing music as we know it. [via TechRadar] August 24, 2009Signs of progress on digital music serviceAfter a shaky start, Nokia is claiming progress with its efforts to become a leading provider of digital music on mobile phones, The Financial Times reports. April 6, 2009Giant Nokia 5800 XpressMusic invades Antwerp
Spotted engadget, a four-foot 5800 XpressMusic set up by Nokia in Antwerp. March 16, 2009March 11, 2009Mobile phone makers use Arab singers to push deeper into the UAE
March 9, 2009Can I control my iPod by blinking?
Read full article. February 19, 2009Nokia Comes With Music Now Comes With INgrooves
INgrooves, a leading provider of digital distribution, marketing and promotional services to the independent music community, announced today that it has joined the Nokia Comes With Music service, a revolutionary way for music lovers to discover and enjoy music. Those who purchase a Nokia Comes With Music device will gain access to Ingrooves' extensive catalog of independent music. Consumers will be able to download tracks to both their mobile device and computer through the Nokia Music Store during the first twelve months that they own their Nokia device. Once the year is over, consumers can keep the music they've downloaded. [via FierceMobile Content release] February 16, 2009Samsung Launches two Beat Phones For DJs who Can’t Afford Turbtables
January 22, 2009MSN Music UK offering mobile downloadsMSN Music UK recently began offering mobile downloads, including full music tracks, Realtone ringtones, and even music videos. The download library includes up to 1 million full music tracks, 25,000 Realtone ringtones, and 10,000 music videos from major labels, including Sony Music and Warner Music. January 10, 2009Your music, where you want it
Nokia has just announced a new collaboration with Philips to unleash the music on your phone when you're at home, reports Nokia Conversations.
January 5, 2009Nokia Comes With Music Sales 'OK, But Not Earth Shattering'
December 16, 2008Sony Ericsson uses phones to meet bands
December 8, 2008Musicians tap new revenue model
Read full article. November 26, 2008Brits prefer to listen to music on mobile phonesMobile phones are more popular than CD players when it comes to listening to music, says the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). PC Advisor reports.
November 6, 2008Sony Ericsson's PlayNow Plus music service goes live
Sony Ericsson has officially launched its PlayNow Plus music service. Currently, the unlimited music download service is only being offered through Sweden's own Telenor, but more carriers (and compatible handsets) should be added on in due time. [via engadget:mobile] October 13, 2008Listening to MP3 player for an hour a day could make you deaf, experts warnUp to one million Britons are risking permanent deafness by listening to their music players too loudly, European officials have said, reports The Daily Mail. "They say five to 10 per cent of iPod and other MP3 users risk losing their hearing completely if they listen for more than an hour a day for at least five years. The EU's scientific committee on emerging health risks says between 2.5 and 10million people across the continent could go deaf because of their addiction to their personal music players. ... An EU safety standard already exists restricting the noise level of personal music players to 100 decibels, but the scientists said the danger level is much lower - music pumped into the ears above 89 decibels for long periods of time. At that level, users of personal music players are exposed to higher noise levels than currently allowed in factories." Related: -- Another warning about earbuds -- Headphones linked to hearing loss? -- Another warning about earbuds -- Headphones linked to hearing loss? -- Mobiles could lead to hearing loss among college kids -- Mobiles could lead to hearing loss among college kids October 10, 2008Shazam plugs into Vodafone music store
"Vodafone Germany has begun offering the 'MusicFinder with Shazam' app, which allows users to share their discoveries and purchase content from the operator's music store. The news follows a similar agreement inked by Shazam last week with T-Mobile and Samsung. Vodafone Germany customers will be able to download the MusicFinder application direct to their handset from the Vodafone Live! portal and get a 30 day free trial." October 7, 2008Sony Ericsson W350i Sex and the City Edition
Sony Ericsson is launching a "Sex and the City" ( W350i ) mobile phone. "Bonus items include a memory stick that's preloaded with the entire "Sex and the City" movie soundtrack, a trio of wallpapers and the video song, “Labels or Love” by Fergie. [via Ubergizmo] October 5, 2008Discord over the phone that comes with free music
Nokia's bold plan to offer unlimited downloads with its new mobiles is making artists nervous about their royalties, writes James Robinson for The Observer. "It sounds too good to be true: the world's largest mobile phone company launches a service allowing its customers to download an unlimited number of tracks by almost any artist or group, completely free, for as long as they want. But Nokia's new Comes With Music contract, launched in London last week, promises just that. It is good news for fans, but some artists are unhappy about the deal, which is the latest example of a big corporation using the power of music to sell its products. Artists fear they may not receive a large enough proportion of the proceeds. " October 3, 2008UK's Mobile Network Operators To Boycott Nokia "Comes With Music" Scheme
"The FT reports that Nokia, like Apple, has run into difficulties during discussions with the network operators. This could spell some bad news since Nokia is betting heavily on CMW to fend off competition from rivals Apple and Android. And if UK network operators do not lend support to Nokia's music platform, one can expect their US counterparts to follow suit, not only on CMW but also on Ovi, which is Nokia's "umbrella concept" for internet services." October 2, 2008New mobile music deals explainedAt first glance, it's an eye-catching deal: as much music as you like, straight to your mobile, with no monthly subscription fee. Nokia and Sony Ericsson are about to start selling new handsets with unlimited downloads included in the purchase price and other phone makers are expected to follow suit. Record companies are keen on the idea. They hope these new 'all you can eat' deals will stop people illegally downloading music for free. So how will these new services work? And what's the catch? BBC's Newsbeat explains. September 21, 2008KTF to Release 'Seo Tai-ji Phone'
A phone named after Korean top musician Seo Tae-ji is coming out. KTF announced its plans to launch a music phone and a video phone made in collaboration with Seo next month, reports Digital Chosunilbo. "There have been phones named after celebrities, but this is the first time a star actually participated in the making of contents such as video clips, alarm tone, fonts, and ringtones. Seo composed the ringtones and the sound that comes out when turning the phone on and off and made an alarm tone featuring his voice. Images of Seo are also on display. The phone features unreleased clips of a music video of Seo’s new single “Bermuda Triangle.” Despite being sold as limited edition, the company expects sales of at least 30,000 units. " September 9, 2008Sony Ericsson Planning to Offer Unlimited Music Service
Following on the heels of its main rival Nokia, Sony Ericsson's allegedly also planning an unlimited music downloading service for its Walkman-branded cellphones. According to The Financial Times, Sony Ericsson is in discussions with all major labels about a rival tunes subscription service. [via Gizmodo] September 2, 2008Nokia's Comes with Music service launches next month -- UK first
"Nokia's "free," all-you-can-eat, music subscription service is set to world premier in the UK next month before hitting continental Europe and Asia in 2009. engadget:mobile reports. "Nokia already has Universal Music, Sony BMG and Warner Music on board and plans to have EMI signed before launch -- in total, Nokia expects to offer some 2.1 million tracks at launch. While touted as free, the service costs will be baked into the price of Nokia's pre-pay 5310 XpressMusic Comes With Music Edition handset." August 19, 2008au Design Project x Yamaha merges music with mobile in new ways
The au Design Project x Yamaha from KDDI show a series of phones that double as musical instruments. Designed by a foreign and Japanese team of young innovators, these handsets are original, creative, and (the best part) actually able to make music, writes Trends in Japan. In My Pocket, below, is unique in that it comes with multiple accessories to create different instruments from the harmonica to the trumpet. Sounds are “hummed” into the handset (much like with Yamaha’s EZ TP Trumpet) with the rest controlled by the fingers.
June 6, 2008Madonna’s New Album To Come Pre-Packaged On Sony Ericsson Phones
Sony Ericsson and Warner Music International are partnering to bundle Madonna’s latest album, Hard Candy, on handsets in 27 countries. Starting this month, the bundles will come in two versions - one with five tracks from the album, another with the full release plus extra wallpapers and ringtones. [via Moco News] May 12, 2008Music biz hopes device upgrades boost mobile sector
The majority of this music, however, is transferred from the computer, rather than purchased through the phone and downloaded wirelessly. That may change this summer once Apple unveils what many expect will be a new version of the iconic device, featuring access to high-speed third-generation (3G) wireless networks. Read full article from Reuters. April 22, 2008Nokia signs Sony BMG for free music offering
"... Sony BMG, home to artists including Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen and Celine Dion, is jointly owned by Sony Corp and German media group Bertelsmann AG. The new music offering from Nokia -- the first cellphone maker to push heavily into content -- would differ from any other package on the market as users can keep all the music they have downloaded during the 12 months." April 15, 2008MTV phone to launch in France
"The MTV3.3 slider includes MTV content such as videos, logos, wallpapers, original ringtones created by DJ Cut Killer and the MTV Cribs mobile game. It will also have easy access to MTV news, music channels and made-for-mobile channels. Five free songs will be made available for download each month." March 4, 2008Warner signs 7digital MP3 deal in EuropeWarner Music has signed a deal with digital media site 7digital.com to provide its catalogue in the MP3 format, which can be played on nearly all music devices. ... The site is the first major European download store to offer Warner's tracks in the DRM-free MP3 format -- 7digital offers EMI's catalogue in the MP3 format and aims to sign more labels soon. [via Reuters] 3 iPhones and music program equals one iBandThree art students from Austria have hacked into their iPhones - a big no-no, from Apple's perspective - and loading them with music-playing software, which they have used to record songs. The videos they put on YouTube last month of what they call the first iBand have been drawing heavy traffic from technophiles and curiosity-seekers. IHT reports. "Their debut video, posted Feb. 17 and briefly the top-featured video on the site, is fairly rudimentary, from a musical perspective at least: In what the band describes as a "jam session," one iPhone plays keyboard software, another plays a virtual guitar program and a Nintendo DS video game player plays percussion. The result is more songlike noise than melody. But the fascination was instant: The three were immediately deluged with requests for interviews, for copies of the song and for information about the software and equipment they had used. The original video had been viewed more than two million times by Sunday, and more than 13,000 viewers had left comments." February 17, 2008People Really Are Using Music Capabilities On Their Handsets
-- Nearly 11% of mobile subscribers in the U.S. and Western Europe use their handset for music -- Primary source of mobile music is still the PC, at 83% of active listeners -- In every country other than the U.S. and Spain, more music was shared via bluetooth than loaded from the PC -- Music phone penetration grew over 50% between Nov 2006 and Nov 2007, with the U.S. the fastest-growing at 63.6% iAno piano application for the iPhone
See how it works on YouTube. [via Uberphones] February 13, 2008LG Electronics showcased LG-KM710 called Mark Levinson Phone
LG Electronics showcased its high-end music phone LG-KM710 during Mobile World Congress 2008, called Mark Levinson Phone. FeelPhones reports. LG and Mr. Mark Levinson announced their collaboration to develop products that deliver enhanced sound quality and a differentiated, stylish design. More pictures here. Mark Levinson designs and manufactures industry-benchmark high fidelity and home theater equipment. February 12, 2008Omnifone announces MusicStation Handset
"The first MusicStation Max handset will be offered by South Korea's LG and available in Europe and Asia-Pacific in the first half of the year. LG expects to roll out a series of cell phones with free access to Omnifone's full MusicStation catalog — currently 1.6 million songs from the four major international music labels and hundreds of independents." January 30, 2008Mobile phones get spotlight at Cannes music show
Phone companies are by now a familiar presence at the Midem's annual global music trade show, which is taking place in Cannes this week, with cellphone vendors sandwiched between purveyors of audio gear and managers of hip-hop bands. The IHT reports. "That's because the mobile phone is now the world's best-selling portable music device - even if most people don't play tunes on their phone. An MP3 player is almost standard on any midrange or high-end phone coming to market these days. Nokia, the world's largest handset maker, last year old 146 million phones that can play digital music, out of total sales of about 430 million. Sony Ericsson, with a far smaller global market share, sold about the same number of music phones, many of them carrying the Walkman brand. But it's not just a hardware phenomenon. In Cannes, several telecommunications companies took the wraps off ideas for new music services at Midem, the international music market. In part, they are trying to emulate Asia, where in certain countries music over the mobile phone outsells Internet downloads." Read full article. January 29, 2008Nokia to Share Revenue of Bundled Music With Mobile Operators
"The Finnish company unveiled in December the "Comes With Music'' program, which will allow customers to buy a phone with a year of unlimited access to millions of tracks included in the purchase price. Nokia agreed to offer tracks from Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group, and is in talks with other major labels. ... Tracks downloaded on the "Comes with Music'' program will be protected by digital-rights management software, Ojanpera said. While users will be able to share music files between their handset and computer, the files will not be transferable between computers, according to the executive." [via MobHappy] Ezmo Lets Phone Users Tap Music Collection
ased on Flash Lite 3—available in a growing number of phones including the Nokia N95—Ezmo combines a music player with a social networking service: users can upload their entire music library to the Web (using tools for Mac or Windows), then listen to their music collections on their mobile phones. They can also share their music libraries with up to ten friends, as well as access their music from anywhere they can get an Internet connection. [via Digital Trends] January 13, 2008Mobile Tunes Rack Up Sales in AsiaAsian consumers aren't yet buying digital music to pack their iPods with sprawling collections of music, but they are splashing out on digital music in the form of mobile ringtones and ringback tones. [via PC World] January 3, 2008Companies Offer Music Phones With Copyrighted MusicSpreadtrum, Amoi, and Kuro jointly announced a solution for music phones offering copyrighted music in China, as Amoi unveiled its new music phones, A616 and A636. China Tech News reports. "... Kuro is a music service provider legally authorized by most record companies for millions of online copyrighted songs, providing high quality music download services in China. Through the cooperation, Spreadtrum has embedded Kuro's services into its chipset platform, so that the mobile phones equipped with Spreadtrum's chips can enable the functions of a multimedia player and online music download services." December 10, 2007Apple calls the tune in mobile music
"The market has huge potential: consumers could be spending as much as $32 billion a year buying music on their handsets by 2010, analysts believe. And the success of the iPhone - Orange sold 30,000 in five days – has served to focus Vodafone and its rivals on trying to snare a chunk of the revenue. -- In September Vodafone, the world’s biggest mobile company, offered subscribers access to a vast catalogue of music for less than £2 a week. It dubbed the service, which lets consumers download the latest tunes regardless of their location, a “completely new movement within mobile music”. -- Last week Nokia, the world’s biggest mobile manufacturer, went further by promising buyers of its handsets free access to millions of songs for a year. One analyst described the service, offered jointly with Universal, as a potential “game changer”. Meanwhile, a study by Informa Telecoms & Media found that both the mobile operators and the music industry were “staking much of their future in this market”. ... Edgar Bronfman, the chairman and chief executive of Warner Music, has described the mobile platform as “by far and away the biggest opportunity for entertainment generally and music specifically”. But he also said that if phone companies did not smarten up their act and offer more competitive services, they would be forced to “watch their share of the opportunity diminish” as the likes of Apple cash in. December 8, 20073 turns on Non Stop MusicBritish operator 3 announced the launch of Non Stop Music, a new service delivering unlimited access to genre-based music streams ranging from dance to classic rock for 49 pence (about $1) per 24-hour cycle. Developed in conjunction with Ericsson, Non Stop Music promises eight different channels, each on a four-hour loop. December 6, 2007Mobile phones are where the music's at
"Tunes beamed to mobile phones currently represent around 13 per cent of global recorded music retail value. And an industry report forecasts an increase to almost 30 per cent by 2011. By then, according to research by Dunstable-based Understanding & Solutions, mobile music will be worth some $11 billion annually. November 3, 2007Rule Jostles Runners Who Race to Their Own Tune
"USA Track & Field, the national governing body for running, this year banned the use of headphones and portable audio players like iPods at its official races. The new rule was created to ensure safety and to prevent runners from having a competitive edge. ... With technological advances leading to smaller and smaller audio players that are easier to carry and conceal during races, the rift in the sport and the debate over the issue seems to be here to stay." October 21, 2007Apple, Nokia Face Off in Music-Phone Clash
Nokia and Apple are vying for British consumers in their first major showdown. Nokia is introducing two new music cellphones in London in time for the arrival of Apple's iPhone in the U.K.
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