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Napster and AT&T announced that Napster Mobile now works on more than 25 AT&T handsets, including newly launched/announced BlackBerry Bold, AT&T Quickfire, Pantech Matrix and Samsung Propel. Apparently, the expansion was made possible by less restrictive DRM requirements from the labels and Napster’s adoption of more flexible technology. As a result, more than 13 million AT&T customers can browse and buy music from Napster’s 6 million song strong catalog.
Full-length songs from Napster Mobile cost $1.99 each, and the price includes a copy that is automatically delivered to the customer’s PC. Napster Mobile is also available for a $7.49 monthly subscription, which includes five song downloads per month. Charges for downloads are billed to customers’ AT&T wireless bill and standard data usage rates apply, hence an unlimited data plan is highly recommended.
Finally, to get more users to try out the service, AT&T is offering 5 free songs to customers who sent text message “NAPSTER” to 7299.
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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.
