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Hooray! Multitasking. Boo! Now the iPhone battery will only last for ten minutes per charge. Last night the Apple faithful were rewarded with a sneak peek of iPhone OS 4, ahead of the software’s release this summer. The big news is multitasking for third party apps which, while beneficial, will in all likelihood lead to shorter battery life and more system crashes as users forget to close their background apps.

Nokia takes mobile music service to China

Nokia takes mobile music service to China

As Google makes its exit from China, Nokia sees opportunity in the world’s biggest mobile market, launching its subscription-based mobile music service in the country.

Omnifone scores music deal with HP

Omnifone scores music deal with HP

Cloud-based music provider Omnifone, which made waves in the mobile market in 2007 after striking a deal with Vodafone, expanded its offering on Monday through a partnership with HP.

Spotify makes it onto Symbian

Spotify makes it onto Symbian

On Monday popular music streaming service Spotify announced the launch of a mobile app for the Symbian platform, making the service potentially available on millions more devices.

Spotify overwhelmed by mobile demand

Spotify has been forced to rein in its subscriptions due to high demand

The hit music streaming service Spotify has been forced to rein in new subscriptions to its free service after being overwhelmed with demand following the launch of its mobile applications earlier this month.

Spotify bursts onto iPhone, Android and S60

Spotify bursts onto iPhone, Android and S60

Spotify, the darling of the music streaming market, burst onto the mobile with no less than three platform offerings on Monday.

Orange launches music streaming on prepay

Orange Monkey brings music streaming to prepay users

Mobile operator Orange UK shook up the market on Wednesday with the launch of a free music streaming service for prepay users.

Spotify coming to iPhone

Spotify music app coming to iPhone

Music streaming service Spotify has created an iPhone app and sent it over to Apple for approval and inclusion into the App Store.

Orange UK takes locks off music

Orange unlocks music store

UK mobile operator Orange has revealed plans to revamp its music store, taking the increasingly popular DRM-free approach to music distribution.

Free for all

Free for all

Intense competition in the US market     Issue 129 March 2006   Featuring: EV-DO – Could Europe provide the answer? Making a go of mobile music