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Digital content services provider NewBay launched LifeCache Digital Vault 2.4 to provide music, photo and video cloud services for operators and device makers. LifeCache Digital Vault allows users to go beyond proprietary music clients like iTunes and access their image, music and video files from anywhere.
In order to take advantage of the service, users copy their online purchases and CD collections to the cloud and listen (stream) to them from any connected computer, mobile handset, tablet or TV.
Operators and device makers on their end monetize the service via storage subscription and by targeted premium content offers based on user content metadata. Users’ listening habits and stored content provide insights into their tastes and preferences which can be used to offer recommendations for purchasing related content. The similar concept works with videos and other types of content.
In related news, NewBay signed a global licensing agreement with LG Electronics for LifeCache Social Networking Gateway (SNG) to expand the existing deal beyond Android-powered LG smartphones. The NewBay LifeCache SNG is currently the enabling platform for LG’s social-networking client on a range of devices available through many carriers, including Verizon, Orange and Rogers…
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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.
