Apple & Softbank Develop iPod Cell Hybrid
Japanese telecom Softbank is working with Apple to develop mobile phones with built-in iPod music players according to reports. The cells would download songs from Apple’s iTunes Music Store. The. Continue reading
The Hot LG 550 MusicPhone
Just in case you’re not convinced that there a convergence of cell phones and portable music players going on check out this photo of the LG 550 musicphone complete with. Continue reading
Google, MTV’s Urge, Amazon and Mobile Companies Line Up To Challenge iTunes
Watch out iTunes, Napster, Yahoo!, and Rhapsody. Here comes the competition! The tech and music worlds are increasingly convinced that Google is getting into the music download business This comes. Continue reading
Apple Ready To Produce iPhone Cell/Music Hybrid?
A cell phone that stores and plays music is the great dream of techies everywhere and the device that may create the final tipping point towards mass market acceptance of. Continue reading
Sprint Says 1 Million Songs Downloaded To Cells Since Late October Launch
Sprint Nextel says that customers of its Music Store have downloaded 1 million songs since it opened in late October. While the numbers may pale in comparison to iTunes, this. Continue reading
Dem Franchize Boys Sell 1 Million Ringtones Before First CD Release
Just in case you had any doubts about the power and profit potential of ringtones, Dem Franchize Boyz (So So Def/Virgin/EMI) have sold one million master ringtones a week before. Continue reading
Will Cell Phones Be The Real Radio/iPod Killer?
Since a lot of us don’t have a print subscription to FMQB (and aren’t really sure we need one anymore), you may have missed an interesting analysis on the future. Continue reading
Verizon Wireless Announces Mobile Music Download Service At CES
Verizon Wireless has unveiled a new music service as part of it’s Vcast offering which will allow consumers to download full-length songs and transfer them between their handset and a. Continue reading
iRadio Brings Hundreds Of Music Channels To Your Cell…Just Not Quite Yet
It’s long been predicted that the cell phone could morph into the media player of choice since almost everybody’s got one and because we’d all appreciate one less thing to. Continue reading
BET Finds Revenue In Ringtones
In the increasingly splintered world of media where advertising is everywhere, cross promotion remains one of the few methods left to catch a consumer off guard enough to actually get. Continue reading
