mobile music

Sony Ericsson has tapped Gracenote to power a sideloading-enabled mobile music platform.The new platform includes features such as search and discovery, song identification and playlisting, and is designed to allow …

Infrastructure giant L.M. Ericsson announced it will pay around $417 million for German billing company LHS AG, a move that could pit Ericsson directly against telecom billing heavyweights like Amdocs …

L.M. Ericsson’s courtship of Turner Broadcasting System International continues to roll on; CNN International, of which Turner is the parent, plans to air six, 60-minute films exploring technology in the …

Whether it’s through a transistor radio, a Walkman or an iPod, on-the-go music has an impressive track record as a business model. But when it comes to revenues from full-track …

Gadgets beget more gadgets, leading to fun, safety and productivity for consumers and profit for all. What’s not to love about that? New figures for the accessory market place its …

It’s getting very noisy in the wireless industry. Carriers are practically shouting their wares on TV, radio, the Internet and in newspapers. Indeed, an article in Advertising Age, an RCR …

The handset market in the United States in the first quarter grew 12% over the year-ago quarter, with the sale of about 39 million units valued at nearly $3 billion, …

Verizon Wireless is hoping to spur its full-track mobile music sales with a new music-identification application.The carrier launched Vcast Song ID, allowing users to play a tune into their phone …

Napster announced a deal to bring on-demand subscription music services to Motorola Inc.’s entire line of cellphones.The digital music company said it will work with Motorola to promote the mobile …

Few music companies have pursued mobile as aggressively as The Orchard Enterprises Inc. The New York-based company serves as a kind of digital music aggregator, distributing content from dozens of …

L.M. Ericsson announced that it has completed its public cash offer to acquire all remaining shares of Norway’s Tandberg Television. A finalized settlement for shares submitted in the offer is …

Napster L.L.C. said it will team with Tower Records Japan on its first over-the-air, full-track mobile music service.NTT DoCoMo Inc. will be the first operator to market the mobile service, …

The U.S. ringtone market will dip 8 percent this year as the novelty fades and users learn to create their own mobile music clips, according to Broadcast Music Inc.BMI predicted …

The annual CTIA show is always a good time to take stock on where the domestic wireless industry has been over the previous 12 months, and where it’s headed over …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Sprint Nextel Corp. shook up its mobile music service to be more competitive, and announced an expansion of its joint venture with its cable partners.The music offering includes the …

Openwave Systems Inc. has put up the ‘for sale’ sign. The question is, who wants it?The Redwood City, Calif.-based developer last week announced the resignation of CEO David Peterschmidt and …

While the wireless world and “Apple fanboys” wait breathlessly for the iPhone, Daren Tsui is hoping to turn mass-market phones already on the market into on-the-go digital music players.The CEO …

L.M. Ericsson bid $1.4 billion in cash in a hostile move to acquire Norway’s Tandberg Television.The Swedish infrastructure company, which is moving aggressively into the digital content space, topped a …

In these early days of mobile entertainment, full-track download services are a bit like the weather: everyone complains about them, but no one seems to be doing much about them.While …

BARCELONA, Spain-The show is in Spain, but last week’s 3GSM World Congress was all about emerging markets in Africa, Asia and South America.After rising by an average of 25 percent …

Idle hands may be the devil’s domain, but carriers and mobile marketing companies are laying claim to the idle screen.The wireless industry is hoping to use the idle screen-the display …

The fight against digital rights management gained an unlikely backer as Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs called for record companies to offer music without anti-piracy software.Jobs, in an open letter …

INFRASTRUCTURE POWERHOUSE L.M. ERICSSON became the latest network maker to try its hand in the content arena. Ericsson, the world’s largest equipment manufacturer, announced a partnership with Turner Broadcasting System …

The fight against digital rights management gained an unlikely backer as Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs called for record companies to offer music without anti-piracy software.Jobs, in an open letter …

Hip-hop tunes continue to dominate the U.S. ringtone market, according to new information from content provider 9 Squared.Rap tunes accounted for eight of the top ten ringtones sold by the …