As evidenced by the vast popularity of gadgets like Apple's iPod, the demand for portable digital music is as obvious as it is universal. But how-and how well-the wireless industry will ultimately tap the mobile-music market is far from clear. Music dominated the headlines...
From the consumer's point of view, 2005 is shaping up to be the year mobile music goes big-time. And nearly everyone in the wireless industry is scrambling to make sure they cash in. Industry observers predict this year may do for mobile music what...
SEATTLE-Loudeye Corp. expects to raise $25 million in a private placement of common stock, the digital media company announced Thursday.Loudeye, which powers mobile music identification applications and digital storefronts, said it will sell 16.8 million shares as well as warrants to purchase 5 million...
LONDON-Gracenote, a 6-year-old digital entertainment technology provider, has put its huge musical database to use for a song identification system for mobile users. Earlier this year, Gracenote launched Mobile MusicID in several European and Asian markets, allowing users to identify a song by sending...
Verizon Wireless became the first major U.S. carrier to offer ringback tones, launching a service analysts say-and carriers hope-may be even more profitable than ringtones. Ringbacks are clips of music a caller hears instead of a traditional ring before the person being called answers...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. continues to roll out advanced devices and services despite an impending acquisition by Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which could be completed by the end of the year. AWS' trend of new offerings could force Cingular to make some tough decisions about...
Mobile music continued to make news Tuesday, with two carriers announcing new efforts to serenade subscribers.AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched mMode Music Store, allowing consumers to browse, listen to and purchase digital tracks from a library of 750,000 tunes. After purchasing tracks, they can...
Imagine you're driving down the road listening to your favorite country radio station (or classical, or rock, or rap-whatever) and you hear a new tune that catches your interest."I'd buy that album," you think to yourself, "if I just knew who sang it."Soon, you'll...
SEATTLE-Ring tones and music have become a major part of the wireless industry, as providers from the United States to Japan launch new audio services.Indeed, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. will sell ring tones through Yamaha Ringtones, a unit of Yamaha Corp.'s Digital Content Division....
