| Downloadable Mp3 Ringtones and the first compatible phone. | | Posted Monday, February 06, 2006 10:34:17 AM by Rose Martins | Motorola have developed the first cell phone that is compatible with the Apple itunes store. The Motorola ROKR E1 is the first phone with iTunes, able to sync music easily with PCs and Macs, but people expect the phone to have iPod capabilities and sound quality.
 The new Motorola phone also has it's limitations. You can only connect it to one computer in order to download tunes. If you try to connect to more than one computer, your music saved in memory will be erased.
The phone's memory is also limited to only 100 songs and also has a separate MP3 player on the Motorola side of the phone that doesn't talk to iTunes at all. If you send a tune to the phone via Bluetooth, it will be stored in the second music player which is also used to manage ringtones.
Ringtones that are downloaded from the internet will also be stored in the second music player, but you won't have free reign. The memory capacity for storing downloaded Mp3 ringtones, is only 5MB of memory or on the built-in 512MB TransFlash card, which is located very inconveniently under the battery.
Many phones have built-in Mp3 players, but the Motorola ROKR E1 is the only phone with an easy way to sync songs and play lists to a PC, including music purchased from the iTunes Music Store.
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| | | Is it really "buzz" we hear — or just static? | | Posted Sunday, January 21, 2007 1:08:07 PM by Blog57 Team | | Tapes 'n Tapes. Beirut. TV on the Radio. Cold War Kids. Lupe Fiasco. Lily Allen. Birdmonster. Grizzly Bear. Sufjan Stevens. The Knife. Clipse. Destroyer. The Hold Steady. Joanna Newsom. These were, by a certain measure, the most important new musicians of 2006. Heard half of them? If you're a casual or even moderately engaged pop fan, possibly not; your ears are busy with commercial radio, ringtones and music television. If you're involved in the music industry, you know the names and might have heard some music. But if you're one of those people creating that rare and ever-present commodity, "buzz," you not only know these artists — you might have touted one as "the only band that matters." In 1979, the Clash's record label, Epic, coined that phrase to describe England's brainiest punks to American record buyers.... | |
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| | | Handset incorporates Korean patterns on surface. | | Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:07:26 PM by Blog57 Team | | Featuring clamshell design with dimensions of 7.8 x 3.7 cm, Model IM-S150 incorporates dual TFT LCD with 260,000 colors as well as 1.3 megapixel camera with flash, 64 polyphonic ringtones, and MP3 player. Users can send photos and phone numbers to other mobile phones through infrared data association function. .... | |
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| | | Todd Cardin Releases More Ringtones | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:06:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | Los Angeles, CA (FV Newswire) - Todd Cardin has announced that he will be releasing more answering service ringtones in October of this year. His first wave of ringtones were so successful that the demand has been overwhelming. Todd Cardin was amazed at the questions that were raised when his first answering service ringtones were made available to the public. Many of his customers were not even familiar with the technology, let alone how to use them with their answering services. Ringtone refers to a variety of sound effects and melodies used to alert a phone owner of an incoming call. Ringtones can be a sound effect, a monophonic melody made of similar tones, polyphonic melodies made of various instruments or even an actual song, in the form of MP3 music. Most manufacturers design their phones so that users can not only choose from many musical ringtones but also program their own for a very personalized ringtone and, in other cases, ringtones can be downloaded through a WAP connection.... | |
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| | | Cingular, Samsung Have Ace in Hand With Launch of New BlackJack(TM) Smart Device -- Video Available | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7:28:00 AM by Blog57 Team | | Cingular Wireless, Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) and Microsoft Corp. today unveiled the BlackJack(TM)*, a robust, slim smart device packed with the power and functionality desired by business customers and consumers alike. With the BlackJack(TM) customers can get rich entertainment features, powerful business applications and the familiar look and feel of Windows Mobile(R) 5.0, turbo-charged by Cingular's 3G-enabled BroadbandConnect service in an ultra sleek design. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/cingular/26058/ The stylish and compact BlackJack(TM) will be available exclusively from Cingular in the U.S. in mid-November for as low as $199.99 (with a two-year activation and unlimited data plan). This ultra-thin 3G device features a fully integrated QWERTY keyboard with a large high-resolution QVGA color screen.... | |
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| | | Pantech to supply branded UMTS handsets for Orange France | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:24:59 PM by Blog57 Team | | Mobile operator Orange France has contracted Pantech, a Korean handset manufacturer, to supply it with branded UMTS phones. Pantech's first handset to be released will be the U4000, which features video telephony capability, a 1.3 megapixel camera and VGA camera, a 1.9 inch TFT screen, 72 polyphonic ringtones, Bluetooth compatibility, a micro SD card slot and an MP3 player. This is Pantech's first partnership with a Europe-based global mobile operator. With the signing of this deal, Pantech now provides its phones to the three biggest carriers in France, having secured agreements with SFR and Bouygues Telecom earlier this year. Pantech plans to accelerate its business in France, with the aim of becoming one of the top five mobile phone brands in France by the end of 2008.... | |
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| | | Compact Mobile Handset features multimedia capabilities. | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 7:11:44 PM by Blog57 Team | | In tapered design measuring 3.61 x 1.88 x 0.79 in., Nokia 6133 phone incorporates music player, video recording capabilities, and 1.3 megapixel camera with 8x zoom. It uses quad-band technology for operating over GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks and provides Bluetooth connectivity. Along with optional 1 GB hot-swappable MicroSD memory card, handset includes 2.2 in., 240 x 320 pixel QVGA display and hands-free speaker. .... | |
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| | | Treo 750v comes to Hong Kong | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 7:23:00 AM by Blog57 Team | | Significance of Palm signing cooperation deal with Vodafone in area of Treo 750v is huge and goes much beyond one area - Europe - because Vodafone apart from owning divisions (also called "Vodafone") in several countries, it also partly owns mobile operators all over the world. Due to this fact Treo 750v is appearing also in Asia, including wonderful city of Hong Kong! Information from Synergy follows. * * * * * SmarTone-Vodafone, Palm and Microsoft launch the Palm Treo 750v from Vodafone SmarTone-Vodafone, Palm, Inc. and Microsoft today launched the new 3G Palm Treo 750v from Vodafone, running on Windows Mobile 5.0., for the Hong Kong market. "We are pleased to partner with Palm and Microsoft, two industry leaders, in launching the Treo 750v," said Mr.... | |
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| | | Cingular Wireless Customers Can Now Enjoy Music Content from Napster, Yahoo! Music, XM Satellite Radio and eMusic -- | | Posted Friday, November 03, 2006 7:21:33 PM by Blog57 Team | | Those in search of the ultimate mobile music experience need look no further than Cingular Wireless which today announced the launch of Cingular Music(TM), an integrated, on-the-go music experience that delivers "your music, your way." To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://prnewswire.com/mnr/cingular/25966/ Cingular teamed with Microsoft to incorporate Windows Media Digital Rights Management into select handsets, making it possible for customers to enjoy and discover subscription music from the wireless phone. Cingular Music delivers several industry firsts in regards to subscription music: * Most comprehensive music subscription service of its kind ever offered by a U.S. wireless carrier * The largest collection of mobile music content available on the handset from the leading online music retailers * First and only U.S.... | |
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| | | Music to our ears:Ringtones define who we are | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 3:08:08 AM by Blog57 Team | | We've all been there: a boardroom meeting to discuss the future of the company; a visit to the doctor's office for a sobering prognosis; a heartfelt one-on-one talk with a family member. Then - out of nowhere - comes, "Raise your hands, all you party people." Steel drums kick in, followed by a tambourine. The cell phone owner makes a mad dash to turn the blaring phone off, often wearing his mortification on his sleeve. Personalized cell phone ringtones are everywhere, blaring snippets of chart-topping pop tunes, TV theme songs, and memorable movie lines wherever you go. Like a new handbag, an unbeatable pair of jeans, or a favorite T-shirt, the song resounding from your phone is another expression of your personality. "The mobile phone has become something like a status symbol and something people use to express themselves," says Markus Berger-DeLeon, president of mobile content company Jamster.... | |
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| | | Techie Faces Orrin Hatch Nov. 7 | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:26:27 PM by Blog57 Team | | Orrin Hatch, the entertainment industry-affiliated Republican who made it a federal crime to play a DVD on a Linux computer and tried to enable copyright holders to destroy the computers of suspected copyright infringers, is accustomed to representing Utah in the United States Senate. After voters head to the polls on Nov. 7, he will most likely continue to do. But it won't be because there was no young, straight-shooting, idealistic, tech-savvy candidate there to oppose him. His name is Pete Ashdown, and if anyone can clue Congress in to technology before it legislates the internet into a bunch of pneumatic tubes, it's Ashdown, who breathes bytes and exhales bits. He founded XMission (the first and largest ISP in Utah), deejayed raves and posted a Wiki version of his campaign platform for anyone to edit.... | |
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