| The music download industry keeps evolving, as more | | | | Nseries customers. They plan to launch a music |
| players enter the game and alliances are formed within | | | | download service of their own sometime this year, and |
| a blink of an eye. We're all aware of AT&T partnering | | | | with their free Wi-Fi campaign, more and more |
| with giant Apple Inc. to promote the iPhone, which of | | | | Australian-based Nokia users will be more apt to try it |
| course uses iTunes for its ringtone capabilities. As | | | | out come launch time. |
| more mobile phones encompass multimedia functions, | | | | Telecommunications companies and mobile phone |
| the music and telecommunications industries are | | | | service providers aren't the only ones switching up the |
| realizing their unfolding opportunities to meld together. | | | | music download industry. reports that Amazon's |
| AT&T and Napster, one of the original music download | | | | newest service, AmazonMP3, is offering lower prices |
| services, are joining together and providing direct | | | | on individual songs and albums than some of their |
| download capabilities, according to CNNMoney. In an | | | | competitors, such as iTunes. |
| effort to avoid mobile-to- PC connections to transfer | | | | Their 2-million some music collection stands out in that |
| music files, direct downloads are growing in popularity. | | | | its music files are DRM-free and iTunes and Windows |
| More mobile phone owners are using their cell phones | | | | Multimedia Player-compatible. Though competition |
| as MP3 players, not to mention the added benefit of | | | | amongst music download providers is inevitable, |
| using downloads as ringtones. | | | | anyone with a mobile phone or MP3 player will |
| Similarly, in Australia, Nokia is stepping up to the plate in | | | | continue to be exposed to countless options. |
| music downloads, providing free Wi-Fi zones for Nokia | | | | |