Ringtones call the tune in hardware

Ringtones are driving future hardware developments in mobile phones as users continue to demand increasingly complex personalization options. Australian mobile operators are hoping True Tones – which uses uses compression technology to provide sound quality similar to an MP3 – will take off over Christmas and promote more sales of ringtones and new handsets.

However, the 3G operater Hutchison is already deriding the new technology, claiming its Real Tones technology offers better sound production.

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