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AT&T brings the first 3G walkman phone to the US market; the Sony Ericsson W760a
AT&T’s latest offering, the Sony Ericsson W760a Walkman phone may not be that big as other mobile phone announcements made recently, but it certainly scored a first for the U.S. mobile phone market — the first 3G Walkman phone ever to hit stateside.
The W760a like the previous Sony Ericsson Walkman phones, W350 and W580 released by AT&T, features Sony’s famous Walkman music player and AT&T’s Mobile Music applications. You’ll have access to XM Radio, eMusic mobile and Napster on the W760a.
Find out more about Sony’s Walkman phone after the break.
eMusic reaches a new milestone, announces 4 million tracks now available
eMusic, as we have previously learned is the number two digital music provider in terms of catalog size, has once again reached another milestone. Their most recent announcement puts them at the 4 million mark, which is now made up of music from more than 40,000 record labels. Some most recent additions include music from more »
eMusic’s DRM-free tracks raise them to 200 million tracks sold
Just four and half years after its launch, eMusic is reporting that it has already sold around 200 million digital songs through web downloads. What makes it even sweeter for eMusic is that it has achieved the feat without too much tie-up with the major record labels. eMusic managed to sustain sales growth through its more »
Fun music IQ test brought to you in part by eMusic
eMusic, together with the Music Intelligence Institute, presents this Music Intelligence Quiz developed by experts in the music field. It consists of 30 multiple-choice questions covering many genres and eras of music. The maximum number of points is 180, and there are 5 levels of music intelligence: Top 40 Radio Listener, Air Guitarist, Birthday Party more »
“We are number 2, not Amazon” says eMusic
Immediately after USA Today published a report declaring that Amazon’s music store is now the number 2 online seller of digital music, eMusic CEO, David Pakman disputed the report and said that eMusic is the number 2 online music seller and not Amazon.
“This morning I read with some surprise in USA Today that Amazon is “No. 2 in digital [music] sales since opening nearly six months ago.” Amazon’s entry into this market last year was an important milestone in the continuing irrelevance of DRM and the overly restrictive and anti-consumer policies that the music industry has foolishly wielded in this new, digital age. But let’s get one thing straight: outside of iTunes, no one sells more music digitally than eMusic, and we don’t plan on giving up that title anytime soon.”
