Motorola Mobile Phones – iTunes Are Here!

Motorola and Apple announced that iTunes will soon be playing on Motorola mobile phones. The new application will reportedly be called iTunes Mobile Music. Apple is planning to create a new iTunes mobile music player that will become the standard music application on Motorola phones in early 2005.

Motorola phones equipped with the new iTune application will use Bluetooth or USB technology to download the music files. Motorola mobile phone users will be able to download songs, as well as some selections from the iTune music store from the iTune Jukebox on their computer to their phone.

It’s uncertain just how many songs the Motorola phones will accommodate but Mobile phones won’t have nearly the storage capacity of the popular Apple iPod mobile music player. Some estimates are in the 10 to 25 range, while the memory chip used in Motorola’s E398 phones sold in Europe could store two hours of music. Music play back time will be somewhat limited by the mobile phone’s battery capacity.

Since Mobile phones are less expensive than iPods, the iTunes Mobile Music process is expected to appeal to a different target market than the iPod, likely to be purchased by a more casual music listener.

Motorola cell or mobile phones will be the first devices not manufactured by Apple to support the Fairplay DRM technology. Apple CEO Steve Jobs said the mobile phone market, which will grow to 1.5 billion subscribers by the end of the year, is a “phenomenal opportunity to get iTunes in the hands of even more music lovers around the world.”

Apple’s agreement with Motorola is not exclusive. That means that iTunes Mobile Music could eventually be used on phones produced by other manufacturers.

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Jack Adams contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.cell-phones-n-plans.com. A cellular phone industry resource that features service plan comparisons, cellular phone reviews and articles.