Puretracks launches mobile music on BlackBerry

Digital music provider Puretracks announced the launch of a DRM-free mobile music store and service developed for Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphone platform. Created in conjunction with handset development partner Magnet Mobile Media, the Puretracks Mobile Edition store is optimized for all BlackBerry Pearl, BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry 8800 series smartphones--the service will offer tracks in a compressed, DRM-free AAC/AAC+ file format requiring half the download time and storage capacity of MP3s. Puretracks will launch a full version of the mobile music service April 1, in conjunction with the CTIA Wireless 2008 event in Las Vegas--the firm promises a broad selection of content from major and independent labels, with support for WiFi-capable handsets scheduled to follow in the near future.

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