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Last week I spent a few days in Italy catching up with friends and visiting relatives. As you'd expect, I ate and drank well. When I wasn't at the dinner table, I walked into a few high-street retailers and checked out the mobile phone section.
I noticed that the Nokia 5800 is available in Italy with Comes With Music for €469. The phone is al... Read more

Recent media reports have suggested Nokia is planning to spend a further 10 million advertising Comes With Music in the UK. This coincides with a promotion at the Nokia flagship store in London, offering the 5310 XpressMusic phone and a Comes With Music bundle for 99 (shown on the right).
I firmly believe the 5310 Comes With Music bundle represent... Read more

I was on holiday in Italy last week, trying out the sat nav on my mobile phone (and avoiding a 140 bill to rent a navigation device from the car hire company, but that's a tale for another blog posting). While I was away, I missed the news that US electronics retailer Best Buy had entered the online music business by acquiring Napster for $121 million.
Th... Read more

Watching market developments over recent weeks I can't help thinking that the prepaid segment will be the one that makes or breaks the fortunes of mobile device manufacturers and network operators in Western Europe in 2008.
We saw a similar turn of events last year, with the prepaid market seeing renewed impetus as growth in the contract market slowed. Ma... Read more

On 2 September Nokia announced it will launch its first Comes With Music phone in the UK. Carphone Warehouse has secured an exclusive deal to offer the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phone on a prepaid tariff some time in the fourth quarter.
If I'm honest, I was disappointed when I read Nokia's press release this morning. Comes With Music is a big event and is be... Read more