Friday, April 07, 2006


Cingular to offer American Idol ringtones
Indiantelevision.com, India - Mar 22, 2006LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Cingular Wireless, the No. 1 US mobile carrier, said on Wednesday it would begin offering ringtones of ...

HP Laptops to Get Cingular Broadband
BetaNews - Apr 5, 2006Hewlett-Packard and Cingular announced a deal on Wednesday to integrate the wireless carrier's Broadband Connect service into future HP laptops. ...

Cingular Wireless Turns on New Cell Sites in Polk and Jackson ...
Finanzen.net, Germany - Apr 4, 2006... network. Cingular today announced it has turned on new cell sites in northeastern Polk County and northwestern Jackson County. The ...

HP, Cingular team on wireless laptops
PhysOrg.com, VA - Apr 5, 2006HP will be building Cingular Wireless BroadConnect capabilities into its laptops so travelers can hook up to wireless service in the United States and more ...


AOL offers new services for mobile users
iT News, Australia - Apr 3, 2006... Sprint PCS Vision and Sprint Power Vision subscribers in the United States can access AOL's new portal services through the "portals" category on the Vision ...

Samsung goes thinner than Razr
Register, UK - Apr 6, 2006... Samsung also unveiled a communicator with a keyboard licensed from RIM, the T719, a clamshell for Sprint PCS that features an external OLED, the A960, and a ...

Mobile ESPN Expands Retail Distribution to Sprint Stores; 500 ...
Finanzen.net, Germany - Apr 5, 2006... the sports fan.". Mobile ESPN wireless network voice and data services are providedon the Nationwide Sprint PCS Network. High-speed ...

Thursday, April 06, 2006


'What Teens Want' Conference Set For July
SportingGoodsBusiness.com - APRIL 06, 2006 -- Uniting the nation s top global brand marketing executives, Adweek, Brandweek, Mediaweek, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Sporting Goods Business and Action Sports Retailer will host WHAT TEENS WANT- EAST, a conference that

JamDirect.com Announces Ticket Sales and Seats Still Available for
OCN - Interactive Games Inc. (OTC BB: IGAM),a developer and licensor of slot machine, redemption gaming and mobileentertainment software, today announced ticket sales and seatingavailability for March Madness and the Final Four at its JamDirect.com(www

WWE plays musical note with new shingle
Hollywood Reporter - NEW YORK -- After starting a foray into the film world, sports entertainment powerhouse World Wrestling Entertainment said Monday that it has formed the WWE Music Group to more actively and more broadly tip its toe into the music business. While not


IN BRIEF
Newsday - WITNESS: ENRON PROBED COMPLAINTS. Enron Corp.'s outside law firm conducted a monthlong investigation of complaints raised by former vice president Sherron Watkins and determined many of her concerns were fueled by office gossip and financial report

Tony Raines becomes fifth Cup driver from Indiana
Dowagiac News - Northwest Indiana is quickly becoming the hot-bed of NASCAR NEXTEL Cup racing. Tony Raines, who hails from LaPorte, Ind., joins South Bend's Ryan Newman and David Stremme as full-time NEXTEL Cup drivers. Raines stepped into the No. 96 DLP HDTV Chevy

Bank of America Hires Jill Gregory to Lead Company s NASCAR
ThatsRacin.com - Bank of America, one of the world s largest financial institutions, today announced that Jill Gregory has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Strategic Marketing Executive for the bank s NASCAR sponsorship programs. In this new role

Business Digest
Baltimore Sun - Delta Air Lines Inc. raised some fares by $50 each way and most major U.S. carriers, except American Airlines, matched the increase. Delta raised top coach and first-class fares on most routes $46 plus $4 in tax, said Terry Trippler, who monitors

Wednesday, April 05, 2006


A savvy smash: High School Musical
Salt Lake Tribune - "High School Musical," the tween sensation that began as a Disney Channel movie filmed in Utah, is becoming a merchandising monster thanks to savvy Disney marketers. What's expected to grow from the ratings blockbuster later this year: The DVD: Walt

Zim restates revenues, buys U.S. ringtone company
Ottawa Business Journal - Michael Cowpland's struggling Zim Corp. will re-state earnings for periods back to 2004, after adopting a new set of accounting rules for revenues from premium messaging transactions. At the same time, the company said it plans to acquire a U.S

Look who's calling
San Luis Obispo Tribune - Out of Jessica Hickey's purse comes a funky beat that turns people's heads. Next, the deep, raw voice of a man raps: "Cold coolin' at a bar, and I'm lookin' for some action " It's Tone Loc, and he's telling Hickey she's got a call from a "Funky

Sonic oasis
Louisville Courier-Journal - Noise is an inevitable byproduct of modern life. If you live within the city limits of any metropolis in the civilized world, then you will be exposed to noise -- most of it is so awful it sets your teeth on edge. Some people choose to expose


Yvonne Zanos: Is it time for a switch in electricity suppliers?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mar 13 9:19 PM
Q: I am a Duquesne Light customer who has had Dominion Peoples Plus for many years as an electric supplier. On my January bill, Dominion's charge for electric was 8.9 cents per kilowatt hour, while the Duquesne Light price to compare was 6.69 cents. Would it pay to make the switch?Save to My Web

Calling the Telecom Billing Firms
RedNova - Mar 08 11:54 AM
By Richard Nemec Note: This is the first of two parts. I'm old enough to remember using rotary-dial pay phones to make collect calls home when I had no cash. Life was somehow a lot simpler then. I don't think I have made or received a collect call since those prehistoric times.Save to My Web

Edward C. Baig: Personal Tech - Skype banishes outlandish fees for calls from foreign lands
USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 7:04 AM
SkypeOut lets you use a computer to dial regular phone numbers in the USA and elsewhere from the country you are in. Skype's rate to the USA is just around 2 cents a minute. Despite a few snags, the Skype service worked like a charmSave to My Web

Tuesday, April 04, 2006


Bertelsmann May Sell Its Half Of Sony BMG
FMQB - Mar 27 1:41 PM
In a bid to raise cash, Bertelsmann is looking to sell its music assets. Executives from both Bertelsmann and Sony are expected to meet as soon as this week and discuss proposals to alter their partnership.Save to My Web

MonsterTones Announces Top 25 Ringtones for 2005
[Press Release] PR Web - Mar 09 12:31 AM
MonsterTones announces its top selling ringtones for 2005. [PRWEB Mar 9, 2006]Save to My Web

Meez(TM) Takes Avatars Mainstream
RedNova - Mar 27 11:42 PM
SAN FRANCISCO, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Donnerwood Media today announced the beta launch of Meez.com, a groundbreaking new Internet service that makes it easy for anyone to create highly-customized 3D avatars.Save to My Web

Classical Sur on mobile
Business Standard India - Mar 22 10:42 AM
MOBILE RINGTONES go sophisticated with Indian classical music. Punjabi pop, heavy metal, hard rock and tuneless songs from some of the recent Hindi flicks. These are some genres that lack appeal, especially when it blares from your mobile phone into the eardrums of the caller.Save to My Web


Bertelsmann set for Sony BMG sale
MSN MoneyCentral - Bertelsmann is making preparations to sell its music companies as Europe's largest media company fights to maintain its private status. People briefed on the plans said it had mandated investment bankers to prepare disposals of its music publishing

Park Information
Mickey News - Read some of the greatest articles about Disney. Tips for your next visit, news from the inside and much more. Here you will find all the latest news and press releases all about Disneyland. Make sure and check it often as it is updated all the time

Major ringtone auction takes on classical tunes
AZCentral.com - Move over, 50 Cent. The nation's first major ringtone auction will expand the cellphone musical library beyond rap and pop by putting original tunes by classical U.S. composers up for sale. Organized by the American Composers Orchestra to raise money

Monday, April 03, 2006


What are you downloading next?
rediff.com - Mar 22 10:53 PM
Mobile ringtones go sophisticated with Indian classical musicSave to My Web

Classical Sur on mobile
Business Standard India - Mar 22 10:38 AM
MOBILE RINGTONES go sophisticated with Indian classical music. Punjabi pop, heavy metal, hard rock and tuneless songs from some of the recent Hindi flicks. These are some genres that lack appeal, especially when it blares from your mobile phone into the eardrums of the caller.Save to My Web

Meez(TM) Takes Avatars Mainstream
SYS-CON Media - Mar 28 3:42 AM
Donnerwood Media today announced the beta launch of Meez.com, a groundbreaking new Internet service that makes it easy for anyone to create highly-customized 3D avatars. Meez(TM) avatars can be built in minutes and used as the virtual identity that teens, college students and other consumers display as they chat, blog, gawk and play online.Save to My Web


Nextel Cup's leading team welcomes back suspended Knaus
Indianapolis Star, United States - Mar 24, 2006... done is win two races, including Daytona, and add finishes of second and sixth to build a 50-point lead on second-place Kasey Kahne in the Nextel Cup standings ...

NASCAR NEXTEL Teleconference Transcript: Jeff Gordon & Steve ...
FOXSports.com - Mar 28, 2006DENISE MALOOF: Good afternoon, everybody, and welcome to the NASCAR NEXTEL Series teleconference. First our usual bit of housekeeping. ...

Update 1: Column: Lester Sub-Par in Nextel Cup Debut
Forbes - Mar 22, 2006... asked of him. Of course, none of it would've mattered had he not actually qualified for his first Nextel Cup race. Despite all the ...

NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series News, Views and Commentary
Racing Junky - Mar 27, 2006Report, packed with all the statistics you need to always come out on top every race. By SUE KELLOGG. Yesterday s race at Bristol ...