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Nokia Music Store launches without Warner Music due to file sharing fears

by Thomas Ricker posted Nov 2nd 2007 @ 6:50AM

Notice anything missing from the Nokia Music Store launched yesterday? How about Madonna? According to the Wall Street Journal, Warner Music Group -- yeah, that guy -- is withholding their goods due to concerns with copyright abuse at Nokia. No, not with Nokia's Music Store but with their seemingly unrelated MOSH (MObile SHaring) file-sharing service. The other three majors -- Universal, Sony BMG, and EMI -- are all playing nice, however. A Nokia spokesman confirmed the absence stating, "we are hopeful that Warner will be part of Nokia Music Store in the future." Who knew that Madonna could be used like a big stick?

Emotive's Push Ringer overrides ringtones, pranksters overjoyed

by Darren Murph posted Apr 20th 2007 @ 11:17PM

Forget personalized ringtones and ringbacks, the next tween obsession has arrived in the form of Push Ringer, which "enables a caller to push an outgoing ringtone to the receiving phone -- allowing the caller, not the called person -- to set the tone." We're assuming you're either elated or sighing mightily after reading that, but there's 7.7 million reasons why you wish you would've implemented it first. A group of deep-pocketed investors have sunk $7.7 million into Emotive Communications' flagship idea, which temporarily overrides the phone's preset ringer, and moreover, allows the recipient of the surprise sound-byte to "instantly buy a copy" if they so desire. Notably, this very service has already taken the VoIP world over, as Skype users are probably more familiar with the RingJacker concept. Now, who's down for inventing the Push Ringer Reverser to send a "you got punk'd" clip back at the egotistical sender?

[Via The Raw Feed]

More details on Motorola's partnership with Warner Music

by Chris Ziegler posted Jan 8th 2007 @ 9:01PM

It's one thing to say you're partnering with another company, but it's another matter entirely for said partnership to bear fruit. Motorola and Yahoo, see, they've done alright; Go for Mobile 2.0 went live in beta form the very same day they announced it. The Warner deal is another matter, though, with nothing consumers can put their hands on today. So what does it mean? It sounds like the two companies are going to use the agreement do some serious cross-marketing, with promotions for Warner properties appearing in Motorola product packaging (as we saw in Ed Zander's keynote this morning) -- and likewise, we would assume Motorola phones are going to start mysteriously appearing in Warner materials as well. A more tangible outcome will finally show up in the latter half of the year: "MOTO Experience Packs." These things'll download just like applets, but will basically serve as one-stop shops for all sorts of paraphernalia related to specific albums of music -- wallpaper, ringtones, full song downloads, and the like. Long story short, hang tight for a few months and this deal should start to produce some results we can see and hear.

Firefly launches DC and Looney Tunes-themed handsets

by Chris Ziegler posted Nov 17th 2006 @ 4:10PM

If the standard translucent blue is boring your tyke to tears, Firefly Mobile has a handful of new variations of its child-oriented handset that might just be what the doctor ordered. Through a deal with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Chicago-based Firefly Mobile is now peddling versions of its pod-shaped Firefly wrapped in Superman, Supergirl, and Tweety Bird designs. The Tweety Bird version is weirding us out a bit (click through to see what we mean) but we're sure they'll be a hit with the little 'uns this holiday season. Look for the phones in stores now or online at Firefly's site for $90 a pop.

[Via Slashphone]