Apple, Motorola & Cingular Launch World's First Mobile Phone with iTunes
07 Setembro 2005 - 3:50PM
PR Newswire (US)
Motorola ROKR Available at Cingular Stores Nationwide SAN
FRANCISCO, SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and ATLANTA, Sept. 7
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R), Motorola and Cingular Wireless
today announced the availability of the world's first mobile phone
with iTunes(R), enabling music lovers to transfer up to 100 of
their favorite songs from the iTunes jukebox on their Mac(R) or PC
to their mobile phone. Apple's iTunes software on the Motorola ROKR
features easy to use menus, simple navigation and playback, and the
ability to simply switch from phone to music and back again with
the push of a dedicated music key. The new Motorola ROKR is
available today at http://www.cingular.com/ and will be sold
exclusively in all Cingular retail locations beginning tomorrow.
"We've worked closely with Motorola to deliver the world's best
music experience on a mobile phone," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO.
"We're also thrilled to be working with Cingular, the largest
wireless carrier in the US, to bring this pioneering phone to
market." "The ROKR brings music to the mobile phone in a way unlike
any other, with the unrivaled ease of use that has become the
signature of iTunes," said Ed Zander, chairman and CEO of Motorola.
"We predict that the ROKR is going to be a hit this holiday
season." "We're excited to be the first wireless carrier to offer
the world's first phone with iTunes to our customers nationwide,"
said Ralph de la Vega, chief operating officer of Cingular
Wireless. "This innovative product represents a world class
handset, connected to a world class network, delivering a world
class application." The new Motorola ROKR has a color display for
viewing album art and features built-in dual-stereo speakers, as
well as stereo headphones that also serve as a mobile headset with
microphone. Music fans can randomly autofill or manually fill the
mobile phone with playlists from their favorite music, audiobooks
and Podcasts from their iTunes library via a USB connection. The
Motorola ROKR pauses music automatically when users take a call and
offers the ability to listen to music while messaging with friends
or snapping a photo. Pricing & Availability The new Motorola
ROKR with iTunes pre-installed is available for $249.99 (US) with a
two-year commitment at all Cingular stores nationwide and includes
stereo headphones and a USB cable. iTunes for Mac and Windows
includes the iTunes Music Store and is available as a free download
from http://www.apple.com/itunes. Purchase and download of songs
from the iTunes Music Store for Mac or Windows requires a valid
credit card with a billing address in the country of purchase.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with
the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with
the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in
innovation with its award- winning desktop and notebook computers,
OS X operating system, and iLife and professional applications.
Apple is also spearheading the digital music revolution with its
iPod portable music players and iTunes online music store. Motorola
pioneered mobile technology in the 1930s with car radios and public
safety radio networks, and space-to-earth communication for the
Apollo program. In the 1980s, Motorola revolutionized personalized
communications with the first commercial handheld cellular phone.
Today, its new smart devices, networks, and software are making
communications not just mobile, but seamless. Continuously
redefining "the device formerly known as the mobile phone,"
Motorola also leads the industry in design, with award-winning
products like the iconic RAZR. Motorola had sales of U.S. $31.3
billion in 2004. For more information, please visit
http://www.motorola.com/. Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless
carrier in the United States, serving 51.6 million customers.
Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc.
(NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest
digital voice and data network in the nation-the ALLOVER
network-and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national
wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to
offer Rollover, the wireless plan that lets customers keep their
unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at
http://www.cingular.com/ . NOTE: Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac
OS, Macintosh and iTunes are trademarks of Apple. Other company and
product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Motorola and the Stylized M logo are registered in the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the
property of their respective owners. Total storage capacity is
limited by number of songs. Storage capacity is approximate and
based on four minutes per song and 128-Kbps AAC encoding. Network
and/or SIM card dependent feature, not available in all areas.
Airtime, data charges, and/or additional charges may apply.
DATASOURCE: Apple Computer, Inc. CONTACT: Tom Neumayr of Apple,
+1-408-974-1972, or ; or Elizabeth Cahill of Hill and Knowlton,
+1-323-627-7871, or 847-606-1973, or , for Motorola; or Jennifer
Bowcock of Cingular, +1-404-213-1204, or Web site:
http://www.motorola.com/ Web site: http://www.cingular.com/ Web
site: http://www.apple.com/
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