• Nokia Exec Discusses "Comes with Music" Phones
    The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association mobile wireless conference starts today, but mobile industry execs met yesterday in anticipation of the yearly event, at Billboard Mobile Entertainment Live, where companies such as Nokia, NBC and RealNetworks announced new products and partnerships ahead of the big the CTIA show. MocoNews.net reported the highlights from the keynote of Tero Ojanpera, Nokia's EVP of entertainment and communities. Ojanpera discussed Nokia's upcoming "Comes with Music service," which will offer consumers unlimited music downloads for a year with the purchase of a recording industry-backed Nokia phone. "Comes with Music," which is rumored to …
  • Yahoo's Shine Doubles As "Frienemy"
    Yahoo looks intent on stealing the "frienemy" mantle away from rival Google, says Mahalo founder and Web 2.0 blogger Jason Calacanis, after it released a new site dedicated to women's content. Shine employs writers and editors from publications like The Wall Street Journal and Jane. "Isn't Yahoo's business to partner with sites like Jane and the WSJ?" he asks. "Isn't the point of the Yahoo Publisher Network to support and grow publishers and newspapers?" In effect, by creating more original content, Yahoo has decided to compete with its existing and potential customers for traffic-something Google would never …
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