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ABI Research has a great article about the perspectives of pure MP3 players. Now when the hard drives are the part of the mobile phone (as in Nokia N91), this could spell the beginning of the end for the portable MP3 players.
Short article, since you have to pay for the ABI Research’s subscription Wireless Semiconductors Research Service. However, one thing seems certain – at present, portable MP3 players still lead in their memory capabilities: high-end devices can hold as much as 30 or 60 GB. But there will be a point of diminishing returns beyond which a user doesn’t care whether the device can store 2000 songs or 7500.
Fun read, and I’m certain that Nokia is reading this as well. And luckily, we will see more hard-drive powered phones in the future. 
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
