Puretracks Releases DRM-Free Music Store for BlackBerry
14 March 2008Toronto-based digital music provider Puretracks has developed a new DRM-free mobile music store and service for BlackBerry smartphones.
The Puretracks Mobile Edition music store for BlackBerry, built in conjunction with handset development partner Magnet Mobile Media, will work with all BlackBerry Pearl, BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry 8800 series smartphones.
The mobile digital music service is developed exclusively for wireless handsets using compressed DRM-free AAC/AAC+ file formats. This high-quality digital format is only half the size of MP3 files, significantly reducing the download time and storage capacity required while supposedly maintaining CD quality sound.
A sneak peek of the Puretracks Mobile Edition music service for BlackBerry was unveiled this week at the South By Southwest event in Austin, Texas.
A full version of the mobile music service will launch at CTIA Wireless April 1.
The new mobile music store will debut in the US with future roll-out plans slated for Canada and other markets.
Future additions to the Puretracks Mobile Edition music service will include support for Wi-Fi capable handsets, enabling BlackBerry smartphone users to download MP3 files over Wi-Fi connections.
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