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Photos: RNLI floats new pager system
Photo The current pagers (pictured) are smaller than the previous devices and also have the advantage of a range of different ringtones: one for a launch situation, another for a systems test, another for a cancelled launch and so on. [02 May 2007]
Sony BMG does mobile downloads deal in China
News Sony BMG Music Entertainment has struck a deal with content aggregator Global Music International to distribute the company's music videos, full track songs and ringtones to mobile subscribers in China. [05 Apr 2007]
Yahoo! widens its small-screen horizons
News The Mobile Media Directory brings content such as ringtones, wallpaper, video and games to oneSearch. Mobile web surfers can download casual games and ringtones and see ratings and reviews for those products. [27 Mar 2007]
Use your mobile on the Tube from 2009?
News London Underground will no longer be free of annoying ringtones and shouts of 'I'm on the train' - mobile connectivity is coming to the Waterloo and City line. Transport for London (TfL) announced today it has put out a tender notice for a pilot... [15 Mar 2007]
Upwardly Mobile: How the iPhone changed the world
Comment The inclusion of a portal directing users to ringtones and other mobile content that generates revenue for the operators has also been ditched. Jobs and co want their handset owners to download ringtones over the air, say, use location-based... [12 Mar 2007]
Mobile music to strike a rich note
News Gartner expects the total revenue from mobile music services - from basic ringtones to full track downloads and streaming - to rise significantly in the next three years, from $13.7bn in 2007 to $32.2bn in 2010. [23 Jan 2007]
Spam King gets a MySpace suit
News According to MySpace, Richter gained access to MySpace user accounts via phishing schemes, or took control of accounts that had already been phished, and then used the service's bulletin feature, which sends messages to all of a user's 'friends... [23 Jan 2007]
Mobile messaging 'still top earner in 2011'
News Handset 'infotainment' - such as news and sports clips - will outperform older forms of mobile personalisation, including ringtones, earning three times as much revenue, Jupiter predicts . Messaging will still be the top money-earner and non-vocal... [18 Jan 2007]
HMV must refocus in face of digital world - analyst
News HMV needs to put more emphasis on DVDs, games, ringtones and other new media if it is to keep its stores going during a "realignment of the music industry", according to experts. Business picked up for the retailer over the Christmas buying period... [11 Jan 2007]
Webinar: Manage Your Information and Media Assets Better
White Paper Use a common platform to manage mobile content such as ringtones and video How can you increase operational efficiencies while growing new revenue streams? Today, Telco, Media/Entertainment and Publishing companies are challenged to get control... [18 Dec 2006]
ITU 06 diary - Wi-fi on 'the beach', what's hot in mobile search and a long tail with legs
Comment One of the other favourites though is very mobile specific - ringtones. In between running to catch up with the great and the good of telecoms, I've been hunkering down with my laptop wherever I can. I think I've found the oddest place yet to... [06 Dec 2006]
Photos: BlackBerrys through the ages
Photo It even had polyphonic ringtones. Following RIM's recent launch of its first BlackBerry aimed at non-business users, the Pearl, we take a nostalgic look back at how the ubiquitous gadget has changed through the years. [29 Nov 2006]
Photos of the month - November 2006
Photo The handsets also feature 007-themed content, including Bond wallpapers, music ringtones and the full movie trailer. Silverstone Grand Prix circuit in Northamptonshire, UK as seen from Google Earth.silicon.com chose its favourite Google Earth... [27 Nov 2006]
Photos: Top 10 mobile design classics
Photo It came with features that had the budget-conscious in mind, including advice on charging, four hours of talk time and the ability to compose ringtones. While other 'mobile' devices had come before the Dynatac, they involved not only carrying a... [27 Nov 2006]
Upwardly Mobile: Sente and sensibility
Comment Following me around for example would only teach Mr Chipchase that some people's ringtones have all the charm of a burst blister and that I'm ceaselessly amazed at my phone's desire to call people whilst in my bag or pocket. [25 Oct 2006]
