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Apple, Motorola Plan An iTunes-Friendly Phone

Posted by timothy on from the 12-songs-isn't-much-even-as-ringtones dept.

PabloJones writes "Apple and Motorola have come together to create a new mp3-enabled cell phone, according to this Reuters article. It says that the device will be capable of storing about 12 songs, and will be fully integrated with iTunes. Perhaps this is a beginning of a new relationship between the two companies, after the PowerPC problems between the two in recent years."

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  1. Re:Looks like Apple learned a lesson... by berniecase · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yeah, too bad it's standard on every DV camcorder in the industry. Real shame, that.

  2. Sorry to burst your bubble... by User+956 · · Score: 0, Redundant


    Having the iTMS in my pocket is a groundbreaking concept.

    Sorry to burst your bubble, but no, it's not a "groundbreaking concept". I've been doing nearly the same things for the last 8 months, using my Treo 600, a 512mb SD card, and Pocket Tunes. I can download mp3s from the web, play ~130 songs from the SD card, or stream shoutcast radio.

    It's actually superior to Apple's "groundbreaking concept", because you're not locked into Apple's proprietary iTunes/AAC/DRM/Riaa-loving bullshit.

    So, yeah. Looks like Apple's playing catch-up on this one; although I guess if they repeat "WE'RE FIRST@!!!!!!!11!1oneone" enough, everyone will believe it. Just like they did with the ipod.

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