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Nokia's Launces Traffic Program: Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) has launched a public pilot program out of its Silicon Valley-based research center to learn about GPS and traffic. Mobile Millennium, which is being done in collaboration with UC Berkeley's California Center for Innovative Transportation,...
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Thumbplay has launched a full-track music store for mobile phones with a catalog of 1.5 million songs. With DRM-free tracks from Universal, EMI, The Orchard ( NSDQ: ORCD ) and INgrooves, Thumbplay is hoping to grab as much interest for full songs as it has with ringtones. As ringtone sales continue to...
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Heaven only knows where they got this figure, but market researcher TNS Technology reckons the emerging unlimited mobile music services like Nokia's ( NYSE: NOK ) Comes With Music an SonyEricsson's ( NSDQ: ERIC ) PlayNow Plus could see UK users download 2.1 billion tracks per year. To put that...
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The battle and gamble over unlimited music services has arrived. Once Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) came out of the gate last December with its Comes With Music concept, much of the music industry seems to be following their lead and in some cases beating Nokia to the punch. In Australia today Vodafone ( NYSE...
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More details are emerging about Sony ( NYSE: SNE ) Ericsson's ( NSDQ: ERIC ) unlimited music service, which sounds a lot like Nokia's ( NYSE: NOK ) upcoming "Comes With Music." Quoting recording-label sources, CNet reports today that the service is expected to launch within the next...
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Thumbplay confirmed today it has signed a deal with Warner Music Group ( NYSE: WMG ) to add content from artists such as Kid Rock and Missy Elliot to its catalog of ringtones, graphics and videos. The content started to appear on the site this week, and a Thumbplay spokesperson confirmed today that it...
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As Nokia Corp ( NYSE: NOK ). inches toward launching its "Comes With Music" flat-rate subscription service before the end of the year, the company's head of global music, Elizabeth Schimel , said she's hopeful EMI Music will come on board before it goes live. "We are optimistic...
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At the London Calling music conference on Thursday, there was little doubt among the panel assembled to discuss the value of music on mobiles that cell phones would one day be the sole device that consumers used to access and listen to music. But what was in question was how to give consumers that access...
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-- Sony ( NYSE: SNE ) Ericsson ( NSDQ: ERIC ) said today that it will be partnering with Grammy Award-winning artist Usher and AT&T ( NYSE: T ) to market Sony Ericsson's Walkman music phones in the U.S., Canada and 20 European countries. Sony Ericsson said Usher will discuss the details of the...
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Dada Entertainment and Sony BMG have signed a deal which will see full-length DRM-free MP3s made available to Dada's subscribers. The service charges $9.99 a month for 15 tokens, each of which can be redeemed for a ringtone, game or other mobile content—the new deal will let people download full...
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With all the talk that they're getting a pasting over their upcoming Comes With Music service, it's understandable that Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) is getting a little miffed with all the speculation surrounding the service's business model. In an interview with Reuters , Nokia's head of music...
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As Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) prepares to launch one of the more innovative ways to sell music on a mobile phone—by including free and unlimited downloads for a year—the company will pay for it dearly, reports The Register . Rumors had been circulating that the handset manufacturer would be paying up to $35...