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Show Off Your Mobile Developer Skills in
the Flash Lite Content Contest

Show Off Your Mobile Developer Skills in
the Flash Lite Content Contest 12/17/2004 06:35 PM
Get your mobile app some airtime—and get a chance to win a 42-inch Sony plasma TV.

Announcing the Pocket PC Content Contest

Announcing the Pocket PC Content Contest 04/04/2005 06:43 PM
Show off your Flash developer skills for a chance to win a plasma TV.

Hold the Pickles Please - Smart Age
Media and MLM Wellness Companies are a
“Match Made in Heaven”

Hold the Pickles Please - Smart Age
Media and MLM Wellness Companies are a
“Match Made in Heaven” 06/10/2004 02:47 AM
Leading economy experts agree that Wellness, currently at $20 billion will be the next trillion-dollar industry. Seventy-six million baby boomers that represent 52% of the $10-trillion U.S. economy are driving 3 major trends: Wellness solutions, financial security, and Integrity based companies. [PRWEB Jun 10, 2004]

PixelJump’s Do-It-Yourself Mobile
Delivery Enters Beta - Content Creators
and Mobile Users Sought to Create and
Sell Wallpaper, Ringtones, and More

PixelJump’s Do-It-Yourself Mobile
Delivery Enters Beta - Content Creators
and Mobile Users Sought to Create and
Sell Wallpaper, Ringtones, and More 06/22/2004 02:42 AM
PixelJump introduces non-expiring mobile content delivery in beta launch. Company seeks content creators and mobile phone users to trial their technology delivering content for as low as $0.25. [PRWEB Jun 22, 2004]

Credit card companies not responsible
for content on websites

Credit card companies not responsible
for content on websites 08/13/2004 10:44 AM
Computer Shopper Aug 13 2004 2:15PM GMT

Kameleon Mobile Technologies Launches
Innovative "Blue Spot" Technology
Connecting On-the-Go Mobile Phone Users
To Rich Multimedia Advertising Content
With Just-One-Click.

Kameleon Mobile Technologies Launches
Innovative "Blue Spot" Technology
Connecting On-the-Go Mobile Phone Users
To Rich Multimedia Advertising Content
With Just-One-Click. 03/14/2005 05:24 PM
Kameleon Mobile Technologies "Blue Spots" can be placed in theaters, retail stores, point of sale displays, and outdoor billboard locations. With just one click the mobile consumer can get enhanced product information when and where he's near the point of sale, offering advertisers and brands a unique, patented new way to reach customers, and add incentive to purchase. [PRWEB Mar 10, 2005]

AirG to Offer the Sea-Doo® 3D™ Mobile
Game Promotion. AirG Powers First Ever
Sea-Doo Mobile Contest

AirG to Offer the Sea-Doo® 3D™ Mobile
Game Promotion. AirG Powers First Ever
Sea-Doo Mobile Contest 03/14/2005 05:55 PM
AirG, the global leader in multiplayer mobile entertainment products is working with Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP), maker of the popular Sea-Doo® watercraft, to bring the first Sea-Doo branded mobile game to mobile phone users. [PRWEB Feb 16, 2005]

Virtual Reality made easy: at Photokina
2004 in Cologne, more3D will introduce
morpheus3 mobile, a new universal and
yet mobile 3D projection system that
works on any white wall with any 3D
content.

Virtual Reality made easy: at Photokina
2004 in Cologne, more3D will introduce
morpheus3 mobile, a new universal and
yet mobile 3D projection system that
works on any white wall with any 3D
content. 08/28/2004 02:44 AM
Combining two internationally patented technologies, more3D has created a compelling and powerful device that enables true 3D stereo projection not only onto any enironment with a white surface, but also using almost any 3D application, 3D video or stereo image material. [PRWEB Aug 28, 2004]

The mobile content and entertainment
services market reached about EUR3
billion in 2003 – less than 3% of total
mobile service revenue and less than 19%
of non-voice revenue

The mobile content and entertainment
services market reached about EUR3
billion in 2003 – less than 3% of total
mobile service revenue and less than 19%
of non-voice revenue 09/02/2004 02:11 AM
[PRWEB Sep 2, 2004]

Hold the Phone on Mobile Gambling

Hold the Phone on Mobile Gambling 04/27/2004 04:40 AM
Hungry for some roulette or blackjack on your cell phone? For real money? A new technology, mCasino, could make it happen, but there are some details in the way. Like laws. By Daniel Terdiman.

Think You're Smart? RichContent's
eXpertSystem "Content Contest" Seeks to
Find Out - Offering Top Performers
Opportunity to Become the Idea Mascot
for New Firm

Think You're Smart? RichContent's
eXpertSystem "Content Contest" Seeks to
Find Out - Offering Top Performers
Opportunity to Become the Idea Mascot
for New Firm 03/24/2005 05:16 AM
RichContent is seeking a genuine "Thought Leader" through a unique contest: use our Software in a unique way, and show us what you accomplished. The top 3 performers will receive paid projects and free software... and a chance to create Topic Modules and receive royalties. The top performer will become a high-profile mascot and co-anchor of RichContent.com's ThotWired.com blog. [PRWEB Mar 24, 2005]

Press Release - NewsGator Technologies
is Chosen for EContent 100 – One of
the Top 100 Companies that Matter Most
in the Digital Content Industry

Press Release - NewsGator Technologies
is Chosen for EContent 100 – One of
the Top 100 Companies that Matter Most
in the Digital Content Industry 12/23/2003 05:45 PM

As RSS & Syndication Trend Continues as Useful Way to Find & Organize Online News & Content, NewsGator Raises the Bar for Customers & the Industry

Denver, CO -- December 23, 2003 -- NewsGator Technologies has been chosen for the third annual EContent 100 List, EContent Magazine’s list of companies that matter most in the digital content industry. The EContent 100 selection process combines editorial talent from EContent and Information Today, Inc., and relies on their collective experience in various corners of the digital content landscape along with their exposure to the visible activities of digital content companies.

Flagship product NewsGator 1.3 is a news aggregator which runs inside Microsoft Outlook and retrieves news from news sites, weblogs, NNTP (Usenet) newsgroups, and other information sources that support the RSS or Atom syndication formats. NewsGator was selected for the content delivery category, which includes tools and solutions for delivering digital content – from aggregation software tools to content delivery networks – as well as for the secure digital payment strategies.

Other categories for this year’s EContent 100 include Classification and Taxonomy, Collaboration & Knowledge Management, Consulting Services, Content Creation, Production & Digital Publishing, Content Management, Digital Rights Management, Fee-Based Info Services, Intranets & Portals, Mobile Content and Search Engines & Technologies. "We are pleased to recognize NewsGator Technologies in our 2003 EContent 100,” said Michelle Manafy, Editor of EContent Magazine.  “We believe that it is tools like NewsGator that can bring syndicated content directly to a very wide audience, and open the door to new and exciting digital content distribution solutions.”

NewsGator 1.3 automatically integrates syndicated news items into Microsoft Outlook folders for users to access immediately or at a later time. New feeds are being published regularly, allowing NewsGator users to easily and seamlessly find and subscribe to new valuable content.   In two weeks at CES, NewsGator Technologies will be demonstrating the next generation of its products, which will dramatically extend its capabilities in the digital content marketplace.

AMD Turion 64 to lead as Intel decides
to hold 64-bit mobile

AMD Turion 64 to lead as Intel decides
to hold 64-bit mobile 04/15/2005 03:17 PM
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will take a headstart and a chance for the lead in the 64-bit mobile CPU market with its forthcoming Turion 64, as Intel will not launch its 64-bit mobile CPU until the second quarter of 2006, Taiwan notebook makers said.

Notebook makers are currently preparing their lineups for the new AMD Turion 64-bit notebooks, sources in the Taiwan notebook industry observed. A February 5 article stated that Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Asustek Computer are increasing their respective orders for AMD-based notebooks this year

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HP's H6315 Phone on Hold at T-Mobile (PC
World)

HP's H6315 Phone on Hold at T-Mobile (PC
World) 03/24/2005 10:36 PM
PC World - Users reported a myriad of software glitches with the Treo competitor.

Georgia to hold tender for UMTS mobile
license on Aug 25

Georgia to hold tender for UMTS mobile
license on Aug 25 03/23/2005 06:46 PM
PRIME-TASS Mar 23 2005 10:22PM GMT

Mobile companies need clearer 3G plans

Mobile companies need clearer 3G plans 07/21/2004 07:34 AM
vnunet.com Jul 21 2004 11:29AM GMT

Mobile companies to set standards for
Super 3G

Mobile companies to set standards for
Super 3G 01/04/2005 01:00 PM
Computer Shopper Jan 4 2005 4:28PM GMT

Mobile companies start 3G VAT battle

Mobile companies start 3G VAT battle 02/10/2004 06:56 AM
Netimperative Feb 10 2004 10:37AM GMT

Cable Companies And Mobile Solutions...

Cable Companies And Mobile Solutions... 12/29/2004 04:10 PM
The fact that Time Warner is looking to add a mobile phone solution (via an MVNO arrangement) isn't a surprise. They mentioned it in March, confirmed it in June and talked more seriously about it in November. So, it's not entirely clear why everyone is making a big deal out of the fact that the company is now talking to Sprint about using their network. Sprint, of course, has jumped into the MVNO market in a big way, providing the network for most of these new offerings, from Virgin Mobile to the new ESPN mobile phone offering. It's also not surprising that cable companies are looking to add a mobile phone solution -- that too many people are calling a "quadruple play," when it's really more about making the triple play mobile. However, what's more interesting is that it finally appears that other carriers are waking up to the possibilities of the MVNO market. While lots of people picked up on the fact that T-Mobile USA wasn't looking to team up with any other carrier, it didn't receive quite as much attention that part of their strategy to stay relevant is to offer their network to cable companies in an MVNO-style relationship. For all of those who were afraid that the Sprint-Nextel merger was going to mean less competition, the market is rapidly filling up with new companies who are simply using existing networks to offer service. While it does raise questions about the network provider competing with its own virtual operators, it looks like there's still going to be plenty of competition.

Companies Push Security for Mobile
Devices

Companies Push Security for Mobile
Devices 03/22/2005 09:55 PM
A joint offering from Pointsec and Smartner pushes security updates to mobile devices in order to protect data.

Mobile companies argue against 3G
licenses anytime soon

Mobile companies argue against 3G
licenses anytime soon 10/31/2003 04:59 AM
Budapest Business Journal Oct 31 2003 4:07AM ET

Flashing Mobile Content

Flashing Mobile Content 09/14/2004 03:09 PM
Comments on emergence of Flash as a mobile format on PaidContent.org

Making Content More Mobile

Making Content More Mobile 01/04/2005 04:11 AM
As we head into CES time, there are a ton of stories about the various gadgets and technologies that are on display, and one that keeps getting mentioned is Orb's offering to let you access multimedia content from your PC via any web-browser, even on a mobile device. We had mention ed them before, noting that what they're doing isn't all that different from what others have done -- but they're much more focused on setting themselves up to confront the entertainment industry. Part of this is that they're also working on a system to let a user watch their television from anywhere. What's most interesting, however, is that the concept behind Orb is about taking the same content that is available elsewhere and making it reusable on different devices. This is actually a different way of thinking about content than many in the broadcast industry seem to have these days. They mostly look at content and tie it specifically to a device. Other devices are viewed as separate revenue opportunities. Witness the bizarre idea of building an entire broadcast TV network just for mobile phones. With something like Orb, this wouldn't be necessary. Instead, you make the content, put it out there, and let the users, applications and devices sort out what works best in what places for what people on what devices. That seems like a much better way to actually offer people what they want than simply deciding for them how they must want their content.

AirG Extends Mobile Games Offering in
Australia: AirG Provides New JAVA
Content to Virgin Mobile Australia

AirG Extends Mobile Games Offering in
Australia: AirG Provides New JAVA
Content to Virgin Mobile Australia 04/02/2005 04:53 AM
AirG, the most innovative supplier of advanced multiplayer mobile entertainment solutions has been chosen by Virgin Mobile Australia to expand its JAVA games content service and manage all provisioning for future content releases, including testing and quality assurance. [PRWEB Apr 2, 2005]

Mobile companies go into a tizzy, alarm
bells ring for 3G

Mobile companies go into a tizzy, alarm
bells ring for 3G 12/22/2004 01:33 AM
Economictimes Dec 21 2004 10:22PM GMT

Mobile companies team to prevent handset
theft

Mobile companies team to prevent handset
theft 02/10/2004 02:51 AM
The initiative aims to allow operators to track stolen handsets and render them useless, even if the handsets are taken abroad.

Designing Web content for mobile
browsers

Designing Web content for mobile
browsers 03/31/2005 10:56 PM

Tom Online adds mobile content

Tom Online adds mobile content 08/12/2004 05:44 AM
Technology.scmp.com - Thu Aug 12, 08:29 am GMT

Mobile operators as content providers

Mobile operators as content providers 11/03/2003 06:34 AM
Analysis Risky business

Innovative 3G Mobile Content Management

Innovative 3G Mobile Content Management 09/21/2004 05:02 AM
3G Sep 21 2004 8:05AM GMT

mLogic 3G for WAP 2.0 Mobile
Entertainment Content

mLogic 3G for WAP 2.0 Mobile
Entertainment Content 06/22/2004 04:28 AM
3G Jun 22 2004 8:01AM GMT

Wrapping Mobile Content in Silk

Wrapping Mobile Content in Silk 02/01/2005 08:49 PM
Silk allows content providers to control their own delivery and promotion. [PRWEB Jan 28, 2005]

Companies team on ubiquitous, secure
mobile/wireless system

Companies team on ubiquitous, secure
mobile/wireless system 04/27/2004 11:54 AM
Users of notebooks and other mobile data devices could benefit from a new chip-card based system offering ubiquitous, secure connectivity between mobile and wireless LAN (WLAN) networks.

Local Phone Companies Want To Block
In-Coming Mobile Calls

Local Phone Companies Want To Block
In-Coming Mobile Calls 08/16/2004 05:00 AM
The telephone system works because the owners of various networks agree to accept calls from other networks. What would happen if one network decided not to accept calls from certain other networks? It looks like folks in (or calling into) Iowa may find out at some point. The East Buchanan Telephone Co-op announced plans to block all calls from mobile phones to its customers, but he Iowa Utilities Board issued a two-week injunction to stop them from actually going through with it. Unfortunately, the AP article on the topic is a little short on details, but some good ones are provided over on the Interesting People list which gives some background on interconnect fees. Basically, what appears to be happening here (which is not at all clear from the AP article) is that the Co-Op in question is not satisfied with the interconnect rates they're receiving, and this is more or less a way for them to go on "strike" until the mobile carriers agree to pay up. Of course, you'd have to believe that the mobile carriers are in a much stronger position, having a lot more cash, and (in general) being somewhat less concerned if calls are getting through to certain landlines in Iowa. Meanwhile, the customers of the phone companies in the co-op would immediately blame their own phone company for blocking perfectly reasonable calls, and may even push them towards competing phone companies. It is a way for the Co-Op to make some noise to try to get the much bigger carriers to settle this business dispute, but they're clearly coming from a much weaker position. Of course, it also seems highly unlikely that regulators would actually let these phone companies block calls for very long, as the last thing they want to do is give other small telcos any ideas that might put up all sorts of walled gardens in the phone system. Of course, this wouldn't really be all that different from the VoIP world, where Adelphia and Frontier were recently (purposely or not) blockin g VoIP calls from AT&T.

Wireless gaming is a match made in
venture capital heaven: The mobile
carriers need new ways to hold on to its

Wireless gaming is a match made in
venture capital heaven: The mobile
carriers need new ways to hold on to its 08/17/2004 06:48 PM
Newsweek Aug 17 2004 9:58PM GMT

Developing Wireless Content using XHTML
Mobile

Developing Wireless Content using XHTML
Mobile 04/14/2004 06:28 PM
XHTML Mobile provides an answer to the proliferation of incompatible mobile markup solutions. Find out how to make mobile content, and ensure backwards compatibility.

Indiagames to Create Mobile Content for
GODZILLA®

Indiagames to Create Mobile Content for
GODZILLA® 06/05/2005 10:52 PM
Electronic Entertainment Expo - Indiagames partners with Toho Co., Ltd. to capture the monster’s mayhem on mobile phones globally excluding Japan. [PRWEB May 19, 2005]

Scope brings Web content to mobile
devices

Scope brings Web content to mobile
devices 09/19/2004 05:08 PM
Jakarta Post Sep 19 2004 8:35PM GMT

Sex and gambling drive mobile content
sales

Sex and gambling drive mobile content
sales 12/04/2003 06:06 AM
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Spymac 2005 Calendar Contest!

Spymac 2005 Calendar Contest! 08/27/2004 01:50 PM
Spymac's 2005 Calendar Contest is now open! Enter your original images to the Contest Gallery and have the chance to have your image chosen for the Spymac 2005 Calendar. The entrant with the highest number of votes will have their image featured on the cover of the calendar and receive a one-year subscription to MacDirectory along with a Hooded Spymac Sweatshirt. The Spymac administrator team will assemble a PDF file of the winning 13 entries (one cover and twelve months) from the contest. The file will be available for download from the site by November. Spymac members will be able to enjoy the calendar on their computer, print off a copy at home or take the file to a copy centre to have it professionally printed. Entries can be previous contest entries (such as PixelMania), pictures of hardware, pictures of people in the Spymac clothing, or anything that may be fitting for the Spymac 2005 Calendar. You may also choose to enter pictures with monthly themes (St. Patrick's Day, Easter, etc). Maximum one entry per member. The pictures should be at least 1024x768. All entries can be judged by the Spymac community in the Gallery after the contest closes on September 30, 2004. Pictures can be uploaded <a href="http://www.spymac.com/gallery/show_pics.php?catid=19359&quo t; target="_blank">here</a>.

"The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004
Amatuer Contest Rules"

"The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004
Amatuer Contest Rules" 08/02/2004 03:12 PM

The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004
Amatuer Contest Rules

The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004
Amatuer Contest Rules 08/01/2004 03:33 AM
The Everyman Photo Contest - 2004 Amatuer Contest Rules

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Block That Ringtone!

Block That Ringtone! 04/09/2004 04:03 PM
Ever wish you could silence all cellphones within earshot? That is the goal of a number of new products but wireless companies and regulators say it might not be legal.

Ringtone Converter 4.4.3

Ringtone Converter 4.4.3 12/30/2003 04:01 PM
Easily create your own distinctive ringtone.

MP3-ringtone converter

MP3-ringtone converter 05/23/2004 06:25 AM
There's a new app that will convert your MP3 to ringtones and the music industry is freaking out (despite the fact that phones like the P800, which can play an MP3 without any conversion as a ringtone, have been around for at least a year)

``It's problematic, because it has the potential to eviscerate the business model early in its development,'' said Ted Cohen, EMI Music's senior vice president of digital development and distribution.

Link (Thanks, Tom!)

Ringtone Hype

Ringtone Hype 12/11/2003 01:13 PM
I've written before about the wireless carriers' current obsession with ringtones. It appears to be a booming business, to the point that others are muscling in on the carrier's turf by offering "non-authorized" ringtones or even the ability to make your own ringtones (for a fee, of course). While it may be good money in the short run, I still don't see how it's sustainable. As mobile phone platforms are increasingly open and standardized, ringtones will go through the same Napsterization process, where many will be available for free. Meanwhile, I still don't understand what's wrong with the good, old-fashioned vibrate mode that doesn't bother anyone around you. However, the article does mention the growing popularity of the silent ringtone that we wrote about last week. Apparently, it costs $2. Incredible. We've reached the point where people are willing to pay to have their mobile phone not ring. Maybe the next step is letting people pay to have someone else's mobile phone not ring. "My goodness is your ringtone annoying. Here's $2. Go buy yourself a silent ringtone."

Hey, Ya... Nice Ringtone!

Hey, Ya... Nice Ringtone! 02/18/2004 02:52 PM
Long a hot item overseas, mobile ringtones are becoming a moneymaker in the States.

Ringtone Tools 2.11

Ringtone Tools 2.11 03/21/2003 07:01 AM
Tools for creating ringtones on mobile phones.

Ringtone Tools 2.20

Ringtone Tools 2.20 06/22/2004 08:52 AM
Tools for creating ringtones on mobile phones.

The Ringtone Label?

The Ringtone Label? 12/24/2004 12:18 PM
With the rise of ringtones, it seems that some have really taken the idea and tried to run with it. So far, certainly, ringtones have done well for some companies, but it's still not clear if it's a sustainable market, or a faddish one. There's also the fact that the industry continues to deny that file sharing of ringtones could ever be a risk -- which suggests they're only asking for serious trouble down the road. Still, the latest move is that one company has set up a record label just for ringtones. Because, already, musicians have separate labels for CDs and videos and digital downloads and... wait a second... no they don't. Most musicians basically sign deals with a single recording label to handle all of their musical endeavors, so it seems sort of strange to have an entirely separate label for ringtones only. For recording labels that don't already include this in their standard contracts, they will soon -- and then this new "label" will be out of luck. Of course, the reality is that it's just a way for this company to get a little extra publicity for these "unique" ringtones. Considering that part of the reason ringtones are so popular, though, is that people recognize the songs they represent, it makes you wonder if people really are that interested in songs that are designed just to be ringtones. Seems sort of like a niche market within a niche market.

i need very much .please help me i can
not get able to download ringtone and
wallpapers

i need very much .please help me i can
not get able to download ringtone and
wallpapers 09/12/2004 05:49 PM
TechTree Sep 12 2004 8:51PM GMT

Can I Give Them a Special Ringtone?

Can I Give Them a Special Ringtone? 06/29/2004 12:57 AM

Mobile Gas Price Alerts

"In partnership with GasPriceWatch.com, Bonus Mobile will be offering up to date gas price information on over 100,000 stations nationwide. Local price information can be sent automatically to any cell phone subscriber in the United States, according to a company press release.

'The mobile phone will change the way gas will be sold in this country' said Brad Procter, Founder of GasPriceWatch.com. Mobile Gas Price Alerts will end the guessing game of knowing the best price for gasoline in your town', according to William Volk, CTO/Business Development of BonusMobile." [textually.org]

Nice! At work, Kate had the brilliant idea to add the GasPriceWatch alerts to our intranet.  :-)

Album gets ringtone only release

Album gets ringtone only release 04/30/2004 04:52 AM
A German band have released their new album as polyphonic ringtones, rather than as a CD.

Ringtone chartshow to air on British TV
(FT.com)

Ringtone chartshow to air on British TV
(FT.com) 08/22/2004 03:50 PM
FT.com - A new weekly music television show that will showcase charts for mobile phone ringtones and music downloads is to be aired on ITV1 in a sign of the growing influence of both the mobile phone and the internet on music sales.

Ringtone Tools 2.24 (Default branch)

Ringtone Tools 2.24 (Default branch) 04/07/2005 10:27 AM
Ringtone Tools is a set of tools for creating ringtones and logos on mobile phones.

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Changes:
The ability to read and write OTT files was added.

Ringtone Tools Buffer Overflow

Ringtone Tools Buffer Overflow 12/22/2004 01:52 AM
Secunia Advisory: SA13547 Release Date: 2004-12-20 Critical: Moderately critical Impact: System access Where: From remote Solution Status: Unpatched Software: Ringtone Tools 2.x Qiao Zhang has reported a vulnerability in Ringtone Tools, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the “parse_emelody()” function. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted eMelody…

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Zingy, BMG in Ringtone Deal (Reuters)

Zingy, BMG in Ringtone Deal (Reuters) 02/17/2004 07:56 PM
Reuters - Zingy, a wireless media company, on Tuesday said it had reached a deal to license and distribute music from BMG's music catalog as ringtones.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Album gets
ringtone only release

BBC NEWS | Technology | Album gets
ringtone only release 05/04/2004 03:51 AM
A German band called Supersmart have released an album only available on one format: ringtones .. Album Gets Ringtone OnlyRelease .. mobile phone ringtones .. BBC News 30 Apr 2004 .. BBC

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Boffin hits it big with breast-enlarging
ringtone

Boffin hits it big with breast-enlarging
ringtone 09/24/2004 11:45 AM
Dial M for mammaries

Recording Industry's Next Trick?
Killing Ringtone Sales

Recording Industry's Next Trick?
Killing Ringtone Sales 05/25/2004 02:49 PM
It's like watching a bad movie over and over again, each time a somewhat promising market starts to open up for the recording industry, they all do their best to kill it. Earlier today we saw how they're looking to kill the promising market for immed iate live recordings of concerts, but now it looks like they may be killing off ringtones. For the last year or so, ringtones have been the surprising revenue generator for both mobile phone carriers and the recording industry, and despite plenty of warning and predictions that this market couldn't last, the recording industry isn't known for their ability to understand how technology changes will impact their business over time. Already we've seen applications like Xingtone take the industry by surprise by daring to let users make ringtones out of music they've legally purchased - and it won't be long until ringtones are easily downloadable directly to mobile phones via a Napster-like application (if it doesn't exist already). Still, the music industry sees money, and are increasing the royalty rates they charge for ringtones, making them more expensive. In fact, ringtones that are mere snippets of songs cost much more than actually downloading the full song from any of the various download music stores out there. Of course, all this will really do is drive more people to investigate alternatives like Xingtone, and make the "market" for selling ringtones disappear quite quickly. This was going to happen eventually no matter what, so maybe, by raising prices, the industry is just speeding up the process.

The Most Popular Music Ringtone Remains
The Telephone Ring Itself

The Most Popular Music Ringtone Remains
The Telephone Ring Itself 04/15/2005 04:34 AM
MatrixM.com, a leading mobile entertainment website, announced that the sound of an old telephone ringing is still the most popular choice of music ringtone in the world. MatrixM.com is uniquely positioned to back the claim, because it has the most eclectic ringtones catalogue world wide. [PRWEB Apr 15, 2005]

Rapper's New Single Features Ringtone
Innovation (Reuters)

Rapper's New Single Features Ringtone
Innovation (Reuters) 03/24/2005 08:32 AM
Reuters - The new CD single "Baby" from rapper Fabolous allows UK consumers to choose which part of the song they want to use as a mobile phone ringtone, a feature that Warner Music said on Thursday was a first for the industry.

MyQPU Announces Partnership with Leading
Ringtone and Mobile Services Site
Ringingphone.com

MyQPU Announces Partnership with Leading
Ringtone and Mobile Services Site
Ringingphone.com 08/27/2004 01:50 PM
MyQPU, the leading Internet site for camera phone users, announced today a partnership with leading mobile phone ring-tone provider Ringingphone.com. MyQPU will be providing an on-line gallery to host camera-phone images submitted by Ringingphone members and will provide cross-network image sharing services for members of the Ringingphone community. Ringingphone members will also be able to download gallery images for use as wallpaper and enter the numerous camera phone photo contests currently available on the MyQPU website. [PRWEB Aug 27, 2004]

Mercury News | 05/17/2004 |
Do-it-yourself ringtone software
encroaching on potential profits, some
record labels say

Mercury News | 05/17/2004 |
Do-it-yourself ringtone software
encroaching on potential profits, some
record labels say 05/24/2004 04:32 AM
A indústria treme: já tem software pra converter mp3 em toque pro seu celular .. conversion of mp3 files to ringtones .. As seen here

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Electric Pocket Updates Ringo, Ringtone
Manager for Treo Smartphones, and
Announces New "Vocal" Caller ID

Electric Pocket Updates Ringo, Ringtone
Manager for Treo Smartphones, and
Announces New "Vocal" Caller ID 03/22/2005 03:16 PM
Electric Pocket's Ringo application, the best selling ringtone manager for palmOne's Treo-brand smartphones, has been updated with new features that allow users to more quickly identify incoming callers and customize their user experience with high-resolution icons that leverage the vibrant screens of Treo 650 smartphones. [PRWEB Mar 22, 2005]

HOTLINK FIRST TO LAUNCH CALLER RINGTONES
IN MALAYSIA Latest ringtone innovation
set to enhance mobile personalisation
and communication

HOTLINK FIRST TO LAUNCH CALLER RINGTONES
IN MALAYSIA Latest ringtone innovation
set to enhance mobile personalisation
and communication 07/23/2004 02:52 AM
Hotlink from Maxis Communications Berhad today unveiled Caller Ringtones, the industry’s first ‘ringback’ service that is set to capture a bigger slice of the thriving ringtone business. Caller Ringtones replaces the standard connecting tone callers conventionally hear on the phone with music and sound effects while they wait for their call to the Hotlink customer to be connected. With this service, callers can now be entertained as how call recipients have been kept amused via ringtones before the call gets picked up. The service, not unlike ringtones, is built on consumers’ increasing appetite for mobile personalisation and communication. [PRWEB Jul 23, 2004]

New choice for your VOIP ringtone:
Google Google!

New choice for your VOIP ringtone:
Google Google! 02/01/2005 09:09 PM
I missed this until I came across it a Susan Crawford's site, but apparently Google is starting up an Internet phone service. The TimesOnline article bases this on an employment ad looking for a “strategic negotiator” to help the company to provide a “global backbone network.” So, if Microsoft is trying to expand by getting Windows into our living rooms, perhaps Google is trying to get itself inserted wherever there's a telephone...including wifi phones, if bastards like Verizon let up their headlock on state legislatures. [Technorati tags: google voip]...

Boing Boing: MP3-ringtone converter

Boing Boing: MP3-ringtone converter 05/24/2004 11:26 PM
already phones on the market that can play MP3s .. Boing Boing: MP3-ringtone converter

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Toshiba Readies Diverse, Cutting-Edge
Technologies for CeBIT 2005 (20/3/2005)

Toshiba Readies Diverse, Cutting-Edge
Technologies for CeBIT 2005 (20/3/2005) 03/22/2005 05:08 PM
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Three Companies Hold Mobile Content Contest

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