Phones4U to offer b@TV’s streamed music

Rating: Will it put a big strain on mobile broadband?

In what is believed to be its first commercial agreement, b@T, has signed an agreement to provide its streamed content services for the Nokia X6. The deal will be exclusive to Phones4u customers. Interestingly, independent UK handset retailer, Phones4U, hasn’t said which networks it will offer [...]

Further adventures of TV and mobile devices: now we’ve got a GRAMMY social networking app

Further adventures of TV and mobile devices: now we’ve got a GRAMMY social networking app
Not content to simply have the GRAMMY music awards on the weekend, CBS has an entire week of programming. GRAMMY week is seven days worth of events leading up the music awards - and at the end you get to watch the largest music promotional event in the US on television. But app developer Diversion Media wants more than that, and is releasing the first official GRAMMY iPhone application.

Fancy being a DJ? Try new iPhone app Soundtrckr

You find that most people who listen to music also love to share their music. A new iPhone app called Soundtrcker is combining playlists, location and social networking to allow users to “broadcast” radio stations to one another.

Nokia is the new IBM

Rating: It’s all about software and services
GoMo News snuck along to Nokia UK’s Xmas celebration at the Music Room in London’s Mayfair and had a very interesting chin-wag with some of Nokia’s top executives. As Dylan said, “The times they are a-changin’.”
The world’s leading vendor of mobile phones has been gradually mutating over the past [...]

Opera introduces an easy-stream solution

Rating: V 10.10 serves content from your PC to your mobile
Obviously the easiest way to move content from a PC or existing handset to a new mobile phone would be side-loading it from a memory card. But in many cases such a procedure is complex, time-consuming and fraught with problems. Problem solved with Opera version [...]

New iPhone app helps 50 Cent grab even more advertising cash

This one is kind of special. Musicians releasing branded iPhone apps is nothing new - they were some of the earliest applications available. But this new “remix” application from 50 Cent, co-branded with a brand of mineral water, really takes the cake.

Nokia moves the Ovi brand to PC client

Rating: Nokia Music (for PC) is rebranded Nokia Ovi Player
An interesting move by Nokia. It has taken advantage of an update to its existing PC client software, Nokia Music, to move the ‘Ovi’ brand onto the desktop. Personally, GoMo News views this as an attempt to combat the influence of iTunes – even in the [...]

Napster, mobile music and the future of mobile commerce

Wait, what - the Napster? Yes, they are still around. And they are making serious moves in mobile commerce and content. At the Mobile Commerce World event in San Francisco today, Brad Duea, President of Napster spoke at length about music and commerce in mobile. He was interviewed by Tom Wills, Senior Analyst from the Security, Fraud & Compliance division of Javelin Strategy. It’s a great interview - Brad addresses problems with operators, billing, licensing and labels. He also spoke about the differences between Napster and other big mobile music services like Spotify and Pandora.

Buzzwatch: by web or by mobile, Google’s aggressive Music push

If rumours being churned out today are true, then Google is making some pretty aggressive moves into the digital music market. The company is pegged to be releasing a music search-and-purchase service, for both on-line and mobile, called either “Google Audio” or “Google Music” depending on where you read. And with apparently official screenshots of the service being sent out by Google, we have to wonder whether is speculation at all.

3 UK teams up with Spotify and HTC

Rating: Bundling with HTC Hero – 3’s first Android
Next month [November 2009], 3 UK will offer HTC’s Hero Android handset with a special tariff bundling the Spotify Premium service.3 will thus provide participants with access to Spotify’s extensive jukebox over its 3G network and enable access to playlists while offline.
Naturally, the HTC Hero will give [...]

Streaming music service lets you listen to Ushers iPhone

US music star Usher has launched an interesting music service on the iPhone today. The streaming music app offers fans the chance to listen to Ushers 100 favourite songs, over and over again, for a once off payment of 3 dollars.

More details?

New pop act turns to AdMob and the iPhone for advertising

Pop/dance duo Mini Viva are in a deal with MediaCom and AdMob to use the iPhone to push their single. “Left My Heart in Tokyo” is the groups debut single, and is being targeted at consumers between 13 and 24. AdMob will be running a “click to download” campaign across their iPhone and iPod Touch network.

Buzzwatch: Spotify finally arrives for iPhone and Android

Less than two weeks after getting the green light from Apple, Spotify has arrived as an official app for both iPhone and Android devices. This has caused an outpouring of support and pleasure from all quarters. So what is Spotify, and why is it so important?

New mobile devices and social app from Nokia - not too impressed

Nokia released a triple-whammy of news today. First is a new, slightly smaller version of the N97 called the (wait for it) N97 mini. I know, brilliant. Second is a new series of music focused mobile devices. And finally is a new social networking feature developed with Facebook called Lifecasting.

Mobile music now DRM free from Orange

Orange has announced a significant overhaul of its on-portal music offering. Music downloads for both on-line and mobile Web users will have no DRM. The Orange Music Portal now offers over 700,000 tracks that users will be able to pay for, download and then do with as they please.

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