“European mobile phone operators are jumping on the iPod bandwagon and hope to secure deals that will give them access to a wealth of hot tracks from Apple Computer Inc.’s famed iTunes music store,” Reuters reports. “Germany’s T-Mobile, the mobile phone arm of Deutsche Telekom , said at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin that it planned to sell a musical mobile phone that can access iTunes, made by U.S. vendor Motorola Inc., by Christmas in Germany.”
“One industry source said British-based O2 Plc also hoped to announce a deal to sign up to software that powers the iconic iPod music jukebox, the world’s most popular portable music player, as soon as next week,” Reuters reports. “Analysts expect U.S. cell-phone group Cingular Wireless, the joint venture between carriers SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp., to also sign up for the Motorola phone. A T-Mobile spokesman declined to say if the phone would also be sold by the operator in Britain and the United States. Apple was not immediately available for comment. Cingular and O2 declined to comment.”
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Nobody wants to be left out in the cold.
>>>Nobody wants to be left out in the cold.
Sputnik, the mad Russian we all know and love, would like to be left out in the cold. Just remember to close the Windows.
The earliest rumors were that T-Mobile would carry the iTunes-enabled phone(s) in the U.S. I hope it’s true. Having Cingular on board is a real win. I’d like to see it snowball and get Verizon, et. al. as well.
MW=Behind as in The other carriers will be left behind
Wonder which Canadian carrier will jump on the bandwagon. Perhaps Rogers as they seem to be the only one exclusive to Moto Razr-type phone?
I hope that Motorola’s v1150 a.k.a. Razr V3x will be one of the iTunes compatible phones.
Vodafone??????
that’s funny. German Telekom also owns the Nº1 German download service, musicload.de.
Seems like the¥ want to earn on both sides of the fence.
We could record our entire life…we’d always know.
If we just savor our victories and bitter defeats…we’ll have everything.
There’s a nest…and there’s a home…nested homes???
GREAT call T-Mobile!
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