Cingular Expands Music Offerings With Microsoft Deal

Cingular Wireless, the only mobile phone service that offers iTunes music on mobile phones, yesterday said it teamed with Microsoft to make four more popular music services available to its customers. Cingular is using Windows Media Digital Rights Management technology on newly introduced cell phones to give customers access to Napster, Yahoo! Music, eMusic and XM Satellite Radio subscription services. Cingular’s philosophy...

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New Zune Store Replaces MSN Music

Microsoft has announced the decampment of MSN Music to a dedicated Zune store with a RealNetworks’ Rhapsody tie-in, setting the stage for the launch of its highly anticipated Zune portable media player. The Zune itself and the counterpart Zune Marketplace will be officially unveiled on November 14, with MSN Music customers directed to the new store for buying individual songs or signing up for a $15 per month Rhapsody...

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