Research and Markets: Music Mobile Phones - Will They Replace Portable Media Players?

Research and Markets: Music Mobile Phones - Will They Replace Portable Media Players?

DUBLIN, Ireland, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c17019 ) has announced the addition of Music Mobile Phones - Will They Replace Portable Media Players? to their offering.

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Mobile operators across Europe are offering mobile music services to differentiate their offerings, build innovative brand perceptions, and support third-generation launches. Handset makers continue to look for attractive new applications, which can leverage improvements in storage capacity and multimedia abilities, to increase their handset sales to operators.

Music Mobile Phones -- Will They Replace Portable Media Players? looks at the following key questions:

- How do current mobile music services compare with Internet digital music stores?

- Which factors do Europeans consider when choosing new mobile handsets?

- To what extent will next-generation mobile phones supplant dedicated portable media players for music playback?

The report provides information on the following topics:

- Comparison of Mobile and PC Digital Music Services in Europe, 2004

- Evolution of Media Functionality of Mobile Handsets, 2000 and 2005

- Mobile Handset Features Consumers Consider Important, 2004

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c17019

Laura Wood Senior Manager Research and Markets press@researchandmarkets.com Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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CONTACT: Laura Wood, Senior Manager of Research and Markets, press@researchandmarkets.com , or fax, +353-1-4100-980

Web site: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c17019

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