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The Weekly Round-Up: 02.10.09
Round-Up The study found that a surprising number of people were directly affected by their phones, even down to their ringtone. Sometimes fairly, though often not. The internet is corrupting the nation's youth! [02 Oct 2009]
Apple's iPhone wins rights to sell readymade ringtones in iTunes
News The new music snippets are mainly a convenience, as they make it possible for iPhone owners to obtain a pre-cut ringtone instead of having to create their own. Whatever price Apple chooses, some say the... [03 Sep 2009]
Doctor, doctor my ears are ringing
News Hospitals are one of the latest havens from the mobile ringtone to come under threat and the move to allow phones on wards follows a decision by European regulators to pave the way for mobile calls on flights. [06 Jan 2009]
VeriSign iTV Solution Increases the Number of Votes in the MuchMusic Video Awards by 10x
White Paper CTVglobemedia wanted to promote voting for The MuchMusic Video Awards, while engaging participants in an on-going three-screen experience across mobile, Web, and TV, and boosting sales in the ringtone storefront. [08 Nov 2008]
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Comment Now those few hours of peace and quiet - about the only place on the planet where you could escape the dreaded Nokia ringtone - will be shattered with more talk, the endless keypad beeps from texters and people who... [27 Mar 2008]
Photos: Lunar mobile phones preparing to soar
Photo In space no one can hear your ringtone - something that could be a blessing from 2012 when Nasa and the British National Space Centre (BNSC) trial a mobile phone network on the moon. The joint Nasa/BNSC MoonLite mission,... [25 Feb 2008]
Mobiles on the moon? Nasa prepares trial for takeoff
News Even in the cosmos there will be no escaping the ringtone as Nasa and the British National Space Centre (BNSC) prepare to trial a mobile phone network for the moon. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find... [19 Feb 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 08.06.07
Round-Up You may well ask what ringtone are they using that is such a lure to leopards. Paying the bills, finding time to spend with your family, juggling weighty questions about what we want to make of our lives, capturing... [08 Jun 2007]
Leader: No hang ups about subterranean mobiles
Leader In fact it's still rare to hear a loud conversation or a grating ringtone in a carriage. With mobile coverage encroaching into nearly every part of our lives - even on planes - it was only be a matter of time before... [16 Apr 2007]
iPhone to "muddle the handset market"
News Mobile music has been the indisputable driver of the mobile entertainment market during 2006, a period which has seen the industry's reliance on ringtone revenues subside with the emergence of the full-track download,... [21 Nov 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.11.06
Round-Up Another feature, which possibly owes everything to all those men who 'simply don't understand women' is a dummy ringtone that can be activated by pressing a button on the side of the phone. And it seems the horrible... [03 Nov 2006]
"Beep beep, time to make a baby"
News The handset also provides other features, including a recipe database and a button to set off a dummy ringtone, allowing the user to pretend to receive a call if she is receiving unwanted attention or a date is going... [31 Oct 2006]
News Corp utters mobile content battle-cry
News A day after his company bought a controlling stake in ringtone giant Jamba, News Corp's president and chief operating officer said the time for partnering with the mobile industry to distribute entertainment content is now. [14 Sep 2006]
First mobile-friendly planes to take off in 2007
News The technology, however, will allow flight crew to switch off the voice element of the service, for example, on a night flight and guidelines will be developed advising passengers to do things such as switch their... [22 Jun 2006]
Skype rings up tones for phones deal
News There are no plans for selling music online other than in the form of a ringtone. Skype, the free internet calling service owned by eBay, has struck deals with three major music publishers to distribute hundreds of... [26 Apr 2006]