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Mobile music store review: video review comparing Sprint Nextel’s and Verizon Wireless’s music stores.

From the “you gotta love their attitude” department—Verizon’s new music service, V Cast, disables cellphones’ MP3 capability: the company says it has nothing to do with copyright restrictions, it’s just a temporary thing. MP3 capablity will be introduced into the V Cast app later on. Sure, it’s not like they’re doing it because they want [...]

Don’t forget to read our end note: iTunes ringtones project (?): canned: according to The Register, Apple was about to unveil a software project in the coming MacWorld Expo next month that would allow consumers to download ringtones from the iTunes Music Stores and even remix them before sending them to their cellphones via BlueTooth. [...]

Amp’d offering $.99/tune downloads for your cellphone and computer: they’ve got a library of 200K songs and you gotta give them props for going again the tide that wants you paying a ridiculous $2.50 for a song on your cellphone.

Thing is, they’re paying $1.25/tune for licensing costs… what’s the business model here, for this MVNO [...]

Sprint Music Store launches: Sprint believes you’ll pay $2.50 to buy a track directly to your cellphone (downloaded over the air). Hmmm… Anyway, they’re kicking off their mobile music store with a selection of 300,000 tracks and if you sign up, you get 5 free downloads (have to redeem them within a month).