new mobil version

The mobile version of MySpace practically allows me to do everything I do with the regular online version except for a catch that I can’t upload pictures (May be this is lined up in their next release or I hope so). Typically, I can receive and send messages and also can send, receive and accept requests. Can go into profiles and skim through them, can leave a comment on their profiles, update my blogs (this one is one of the best feature I could ask for, I can pretty much be on my blog 24/7), post bulletins, catch up with old friends and find new friends and yeah as am considered a bit moody, can update my mood status too.As per the technology move from MySpace, this is not the first time they are coming out with MySpace as a mobile application, T-Mobile, Helio and AT&T users previously had access to MySpace access earlier for a small amount of fee. There still is difference between the both, coz the free version comes along with ads, an ad-supported model where as the paid version comes ads free, more like blogger in their earlier days.
FIM has realized the potential of internet on the move and cell phone and have made a right more. This growing trend will give an extra edge to people who are on the move. I’m sure sometime in the near future you can expect a lot of other Social Networking Sites coming up with the same model, after all we did see a lot of MySpace clones once MySpace was successful

Digital Music Taiup

The digital music industry is headed for a crossroads, as more stores and record labels try out DRM-free music sales, and as some of the bigger names in digital music team up to offer a new service. PC World reports."MTV and Real Networks announced in August that they would create a new music service based on Real's Rhapsody service and MTV's music content and packaging. Verizon will deliver portions of the service through its V Cast music offering.
Verizon will eventually allow for tunes purchased through V Cast to be accessible through a Rhapsody account and for transfer of music from a Rhapsody account to a mobile phone.
At press time, MTV and Real had not set a launch date for the new service.
Meanwhile, Rhapsody and Wal-Mart began selling DRM-free selections from Universal's music catalog, and Real Networks CEO Rob Glaser believes that 2008 will be the year DRM-free goes mainstream for purchased digital music.
Recently, B>Apple debuted a new iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store that lets iPod Touch and iPhone owners purchase songs directly on their devices. The devices will also enjoy free Wi-Fi access at Starbucks locations in 2008. "

Jamster and mobile rington

Jamster, a ringtone and mobile content sales company, has been sued for false advertising. The suit which was filed in San Diego states that Jamster falsely advertises that users can get a free ringtone. In reality said ringtones cost $1.99.Jamster is the U.S. name of Jamba, a German mobile content provider that VeriSign acquired in June 2004. VeriSign is no stranger to consumer wrath. T-Mobile USA and Cingular Wireless are also named on the suit, presumedly because they allow Jamster to bill for "free" services.Jamster advertises on TV and other media that mobile customers can get a free ringtone if they send a text message to the number displayed on the ad. In fact, those who sent the text message got multiple messages back notifying them that content was available for download, according to the complaint. The customers had to pay for all those messages (premium SMS).On a related note, MobileTracker is currently hosting a discussion on SMS.ac which has caused a stir by using premium SMS messages to bill users of its community.

IPhone in India and world

In this article I’ll point you to sources which will guide you unlock your Apple iPhone for free in India and elsewhere.I was browsing through techtree.com and came across an article where they mentioned about a group who announced retail availability of iPhone unlocking software through a lot of resellers.It was also reported that the group was selling the iPhone unlocking software to resellers who could afford 50 to 5000 licenses. Smart right … well not really… because if you want to unlock your iPhone you can get it done absolutely free. Yes! You do not need to pay a single penny to get your Apple iPhone Unlock for free in India and elsewhere.Well let me cut this short as I know you are eager to unlock your iPhone as soon as possible to get to use it.
These links will give you detailed instruction on how you can unlock your iPhone without dismantling it:Well the IPhone Dev team also has come up with a tutorial which can help you achieve the same:http://iphone.unlock.noEven if you buy your phone in the US or any where else, you can get it back to India and can unlock your iPhone to use it with Airtel, idea, Hutch or even BSNL. Make use of the tutorials mentioned above and you should be all set and ready to use your phones at the earliest

free ring tONS

Free ringtonesMost free ringtones available on the internet are illegal, subject to copyright restrictions or crap (sounds awful). You can get free ringtones to your phone if you compose your own ringtones on your pc and transfer the ringtones to your phone. If you have a phone with a built in ringtone composer you can also compose your own free ringtones. In most of the cases you also need software and cables to transfer the "free ringtones" to your phone. These things aren´t free so actually there are no such thing as free ringtones!Free MIDI ringtonesIf you compose your own MIDI tones or find free MIDI ringtones on the internet you can download them to your phone using a cable or infrared connection. You also need the right software for sending the ringtones to the phone. Nokia and other mobile phone brands often have their own phone manager programs and some of them include multimedia convertors and other prorams to manage ringtones and graphics. There are also many third party softwares. With these softwares you can change the format of the ringtone, from MP3 to midi, midi to RTTTL, wav to midi etc. Note that MIDI is a much lower quality sound format than MP3 or WAV. A format change from mp3 or wav to midi degrades the recording appreciably.Free MP3 ringtonesThe internet is full of free MP3 songs and tunes. Many people say that there is no "good" way to convert MP3 music to ringtones. MIDI is a much lower quality sound format than MP3 or WAV. A format change from mp3 or wav to midi is going to degrade the recording appreciably. There are however numerous "midi converters", "mp3 converters" or "wav converters" available. Use Google to find them!
RTTTL ringtonesRTTTL stands for Ring Tone Text Transfer Language and it is a format for coding the notes of a ringtone in a universal format. With a special ringtone convertor program like Nokring or LogoManager RTTTL ringtones can be converted to other ringtone formats and uploaded to your phone via datacable or a infrared connection. If you have a phone with a built-in ringtone composer you can use a ringtone convertor software to transfer RTTTL ringtones to key press format. It´s quite simple - just enter the key press sequence given to you by the ringtone converter software on your phone.

Free ringtons in words

In this article I’ll point you to sources which will guide you unlock your Apple iPhone for free in India and elsewhere.I was browsing through techtree.com and came across an article where they mentioned about a group who announced retail availability of iPhone unlocking software through a lot of resellers.It was also reported that the group was selling the iPhone unlocking software to resellers who could afford 50 to 5000 licenses. Smart right … well not really… because if you want to unlock your iPhone you can get it done absolutely free. Yes! You do not need to pay a single penny to get your Apple iPhone Unlock for free in India and elsewhere.Well let me cut this short as I know you are eager to unlock your iPhone as soon as possible to get to use it.In this article I’ll point you to sources which will guide you unlock your Apple iPhone for free in India and elsewhere.I was browsing through techtree.com and came across an article where they mentioned about a group who announced retail availability of iPhone unlocking software through a lot of resellers.
It was also reported that the group was selling the iPhone unlocking software to resellers who could afford 50 to 5000 licenses. Smart right … well not really… because if you want to unlock your iPhone you can get it done absolutely free. Yes! You do not need to pay a single penny to get your Apple iPhone Unlock for free in India and elsewhere.
Well let me cut this short as I know you are eager to unlock your iPhone as soon as possible to get to use it.

Ringtones World

Selling ring tones is big business in Europe and Asia, where hundreds of companies offer snippets of popular music to replace the prepackaged tones used to alert someone to a call. More than $300 million in ring tones were sold in Japan last year. Nokia estimates it will make billions selling ring tones by the end of 2005. But the industry is still relatively unregulated. Several industry insiders estimated that up to 65 percent of all ring-tone companies aren't properly licensed. With most of the business taking place in Europe, American licensing agencies like the Harry Fox Agency or the American Society of Composers, Artists and Publishers (ASCAP) weren't doing much about it--until now. What happens is that people begin to exploit music," said Gary Churgin, Harry Fox Agency chief executive. "There are others who build their business and look at licensing after the fact. Whether it's Napster or ring tones, we still monitor the market."
Ordering a ring tone is a relatively new phenomenon for Americans, but old hat in Europe. After people select which ring tone they'd like from the ring-tone company's Web site, they can call or e-mail the company to have it downloaded to their phone. Each download costs anywhere from $1 to $10. The charges show up on the customers' phone bill, and the profit is shared between their phone service provider and the ring-tone company.
The ring-tone business is about to explode for agencies handling the rights for 80 percent of the music in the world. Just this week, Motorola said it was partnering with Ztango to sell downloadable ring tones. Ztango, a licensed ring-tone seller, will be powering the download service to Motorola phones. The download service will begin first in Italy for customers of Italian wireless carrier Telecom Italia.
A slew of major European ring-tone sellers such as Monstermob are about to test the American waters. It's expected that by the middle of next year, every U.S. carrier will be selling ring tones.
Now the agencies that have been waging a war with Napster over music swapping on the Internet are focusing on ring tones. ASCAP, which sells the performance rights for hundreds of thousands of popular songs, has begun trying to weed out ring-tone sellers working without ASCAP approvals, said Chris Amenita, an ASCAP senior vice president.
The Harry Fox Agency, which handles the licensing for the National Music Publishers Association and its 27,000 members, is now licensing its tunes for ring tones. So far, the agency said, it's received 30 applications.
Several ring-tone companies that are not licensed by any of the major agencies would not comment for this story.
Amenita said ASCAP officials are "going through a (long) list" of ring-tone companies. While it is difficult to estimate just how many companies sell ring tones, there are at least 1,200 in the United Kingdom alone. Amenita said ASCAP has so far issued licenses to 10 different ring-tone companies, with 10 applications awaiting approval.
"We're looking at all the companies coming onboard right now," he said. "And we're looking at those we're already in discussions with, and those we are being made aware of. Reactions have varied. Some were waiting to see if they would be contacted, others weren't quite familiar with what ASCAP does."
Broadcast Music Incorporated, or BMI, licenses public performance rights for 4.5 million songs. BMI Vice President Richard Conlon said he's noticed a new emphasis on making licensing decisions just in the past 90 days as the industry shifts to North America. In the past week, BMI issued a license to New York-based Zingy, a wireless entertainment portal that sells ring tones.
"I hope they work out better than peer-to-peer," said Conlon, making a reference to Napster and the bitter copyright battles over Internet-based file swapping.
There has been just one lawsuit so far against a ring-tone seller. Record label EMI sued YourMobile, a ring-tone seller and wireless advertising firm based in Santa Monica, Calif. The case has since been settled, and Chief Operating Officer Bryan Biniak said YourMobile has received licenses from EMI, plus three other major publishing representatives. A fifth is expected soon.
"This is a potentially enormous marketplace," Biniak said