KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Sprint PCS and handset manufacturer LG InfoComm unveiled the Sprint PCS Phone 4NE1 by LG, a dual-band handset that features changeable side panels and built-in screen savers. The phone can be purchased with an optional strap allowing customers to wear the phone...
SHEFFIELD, U.K.—Phone Candy, part of U.K.-based digital content and animation production studio Cool Beans Productions, is now offering an international service that allows cell phone users to personalize ringtones and graphics over the Internet.Users can become members at www.phonecandy.com at no cost, then purchase...
NEW YORK—Fans of Wu-Tang Clan and Mobb Deep will get a sneak peak at the groups' new upcoming albums through a partnership between Loud Records and mobile entertainment portal Zingy.The singles "Hey Luv" and "Burn" from Mobb Deep's upcoming album are available now at...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Sprint PCS said it will offer downloadable ringtones and screen savers to its customers through its Web site or wireless Web service.The musical ringtones will be provided by Sony/ATV Music Publishing and EMI Music Publishing, with the nearly 200 graphics provided by...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—YourMobile/PWS announced it plans to team with InfoSpace Inc. to integrate its personalized ringtones and phone graphics into InfoSpace's wireless platform."Through this relationship, wireless carriers, media companies, and marketers will be able to more effectively deliver and monetize multimedia applications—such as ringtones...
NEW YORK—Zingy.com, a web portal that allows Nokia mobile phone users to personalize their phones and communicate through text messaging, has officially launched. "Wireless phones aren't just tech toys anymore," explained Fabrice Grinda, Zingy's founder. "They're a lifestyle accessory, an ID badge, a fashion...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—YourMobile/PWS has been awarded a publishing license for the Quincy Jones Music catalog, a compilation of jazz, pop and rhythm & blues hit songs by Quincy Jones and other artists.YourMobile said it will make data clips from the song catalog available to...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Premium Wireless Services Inc., a wireless entertainment and messaging platform provider, has licensed the copyrights to a variety of songs and music properties from Sony/ATV Music publishers.This agreement allows PWS to sample selections for Sony's catalogs for use as ringtones for mobile...
Nextel Communications Inc. privately sold $1 billion of 10-year convertible senior notes in a "drive-by" sale to capitalize on favorable market conditions. The carrier plans to use the proceeds for network expansion, additional spectrum, strategic investments, working capital, debt service and other corporate purposes....
