Zingy, BMG in Ringtone Deal (Reuters)

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Zingy to Deliver Kanye West, Aaliyah
Songs (Reuters)

Zingy to Deliver Kanye West, Aaliyah
Songs (Reuters) 01/03/2005 03:28 AM
Reuters - Mobile media company Zingy on Monday said it signed deals to deliver voice recordings by Grammy-nominated rapper Kanye West and songs from the late R&B singer Aaliyah to mobile phone users.

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.

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 2.20

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

Ringtone Converter 4.4.3

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

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."

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!)

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.

Ringtone Tools 2.11

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

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.

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
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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.

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.  :-)

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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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

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]

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.

BT and Reuters sign services deal

BT and Reuters sign services deal 03/14/2005 06:11 PM
Telecoms giant BT signs a deal with Reuters worth £1.56bn ($3bn) to provide network services to the news and information group.

JP Morgan KOs $5 Bln IBM Outsourcing
Deal (Reuters)

JP Morgan KOs $5 Bln IBM Outsourcing
Deal (Reuters) 09/15/2004 01:38 PM
Reuters - J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. , said on Wednesday it was scrapping a $5 billion outsourcing deal with IBM Corp., amid an overall plan to manage more of its own technology services.

WTO Strikes Trade Deal (Reuters)

WTO Strikes Trade Deal (Reuters) 07/31/2004 07:17 PM
Reuters - Rich and poor nations struck a historic deal on Sunday to slash billions of dollars in farm subsidies, create more open industrial markets and revive stalled world trade talks that could boost global growth.

OPEC 'Concerned,' No Deal Yet on More
Oil (Reuters)

OPEC 'Concerned,' No Deal Yet on More
Oil (Reuters) 05/22/2004 03:30 PM
Reuters - OPEC Saturday expressed "deep concern" about high-flying world oil prices, saying it wanted to cut fuel costs to support world economic growth.

WTO Seen on Verge of New Trade Deal
(Reuters)

WTO Seen on Verge of New Trade Deal
(Reuters) 07/31/2004 07:00 AM
Reuters - The World Trade Organization (WTO) Saturday was on the verge of an agreement to get stalled global trade talks back on track after key members struck a hard-won deal on the pivotal issue of agriculture.

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]

EU Likely to Clear Oracle Deal-Source
(Reuters)

EU Likely to Clear Oracle Deal-Source
(Reuters) 09/24/2004 03:32 AM
Reuters - Oracle Corp is likely to win clearance from the European Commission for its hostile takeover of rival software firm PeopleSoft Inc. , a source close to the situation said on Friday.

Telefonica Poised for BellSouth Deal
(Reuters)

Telefonica Poised for BellSouth Deal
(Reuters) 03/06/2004 01:58 AM
Reuters - Telefonica, the largest telecoms group in the Spanish-speaking world, is expected to announce a $5.85 billion cash deal to buy the Latin American wireless assets of U.S. carrier BellSouth as soon as Monday, sources familiar with the talks said on Friday.

AT&TW Board Nears $38 Billion-Plus
Deal (Reuters)

AT&TW Board Nears $38 Billion-Plus
Deal (Reuters) 02/16/2004 08:02 PM
Reuters - AT&T Wireless, the U.S. mobile phone group up for sale, called a board meeting Monday to consider recommending a takeover that could value the company at more than $38 billion, sources familiar with the talks said.

DoubleClick to Buy Search Marketer in
$65 Mln Deal (Reuters)

DoubleClick to Buy Search Marketer in
$65 Mln Deal (Reuters) 05/17/2004 10:33 AM
Reuters - Internet marketing company DoubleClick Inc. (DCLK.O) on Monday said it would purchase search engine marketer Performics for up to $65 million to boost its ability to track the performance of online advertising.

Alcatel in Handset Deal with TCL
Communications (Reuters)

Alcatel in Handset Deal with TCL
Communications (Reuters) 04/26/2004 03:30 AM
Reuters - French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel said on Monday it would create a joint venture with China's TCL Communication to make and sell mobile phone handsets, setting up a possible exit from that part of its business.

Oracle to End Licensing Deal with
NetSuite (Reuters)

Oracle to End Licensing Deal with
NetSuite (Reuters) 06/21/2004 09:25 AM
Reuters - Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O) has agreed to end a licensing deal with start-up company NetSuite, executives of the two firms said, as Oracle plans to expand its own Web-based products, calling them the future of software.

Chinadotcom Net Rises; Deal Delayed
(Reuters)

Chinadotcom Net Rises; Deal Delayed
(Reuters) 05/14/2004 07:36 AM
Reuters - Chinadotcom Corp. (CHINA.O), which is shifting to supplying software services from operating Web sites, on Friday said quarterly earnings rose but cautioned that its merger with Ross Systems would be delayed.

Telemundo, Versaly, Ink Wireless Deal
(Reuters)

Telemundo, Versaly, Ink Wireless Deal
(Reuters) 07/30/2004 08:58 PM
Reuters - Content from the Spanish-language Telemundo Network Group will be available to cell phone users in the United States and Canada through an agreement with Versaly Entertainment.

Saudis to Kerry: No Deal Was Cut with
Bush on Oil (Reuters)

Saudis to Kerry: No Deal Was Cut with
Bush on Oil (Reuters) 04/21/2004 09:03 PM
Reuters - Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry "can be assured" that his country did not cut a deal to hold down oil prices to boost President Bush's re-election bid.

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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Ubi Soft in Deal with U.S. Army on
Computer Game (Reuters)

Ubi Soft in Deal with U.S. Army on
Computer Game (Reuters) 04/14/2004 01:14 PM
Reuters - France's Ubi Soft (UBIP.PA) and the United States Army said on Wednesday they had reached a long-term deal for the video games publisher to develop and publish games based on the popular "America's Army" video game.

U.S. in Deal to Return Saudi Terror
Suspects -NYT (Reuters)

U.S. in Deal to Return Saudi Terror
Suspects -NYT (Reuters) 07/03/2004 06:26 PM
Reuters - U.S. officials reluctantly agreed to return five terrorism suspects to Saudi Arabia from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, last year as part of a deal involving Britain, The New York Times reported in Sunday editions.

Iraqi Cleric Sketches Deal to End
Insurgency (Reuters)

Iraqi Cleric Sketches Deal to End
Insurgency (Reuters) 05/12/2004 01:27 AM
Reuters - Senior aides to Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr agreed with other Shi'ite Muslim factions on Tuesday that Sadr could pull his Mehdi Army militia out of Najaf in return for a U.S. withdrawal from the holy city.
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