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  • Cell Phones Morph into Music Players

    Watch out, iPod! The hottest mobile news on planet Earth this week is KDDI’s announcement of a full-song mobile download service for 3G. If the service launches as planned, the profits could be enormous for carriers and labels alike. But all is not well in Japan’s mobile music land and those pesky FTC raids are just part of the worry.Part 1 of a Series.

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    Posted: 15 October 2004 | Filed: Content Providers, Viewpoint | Feedback | Print |
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