News on the Apple-Motorola iTunes phone is flowing fast and furious as rumors, speculation rules the roost. Now comes the news that Germany’s T-Mobile, the mobile phone arm of Deutsche Telekom plans to sell the iTunes phone by Christmas in Germany.
The story also says that British-based operator O2 also hoped to announce a deal for the iTunes phone. O2 currently charges between 1.0 pound and 1.50 pounds to download a music track, and has long stated that music remains a key element of its portfolio.
For its part, T-Mobile already has its own music store, called mobile jukebox. But the company said it no longer believed in the so-called “walled garden” approach, where customer choices were limited by operator offerings.
Apple is expected to announce the Cingular launch in U.S. this Wednesday at a press conference in San Francisco…and Motorola is expected to announce it in NYC the same day.
Times UK: Times UK is confirming that O2 will launch it in UK, intime for Christmas..O2 will have a period of exclusivity on the latest version of the new phone.
ThinkSecret: Meanwhile, some possible details on the phone: The new phone will reportedly be available in two capacities, 256MB and 512MB, capable of storing about 70 and 140 songs, respectively. Users will not only be able to plug the phone into their computer to tap their iTunes Music Library, but will also have the ability of buying songs on the fly over Cingular’s network, probably for about $2 a song.
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