Apple is poised to unveil a mobile phone that plays music just like its best-selling iPod.

Made by Motorola, the handset will have Apple iTunes onboard and will be available via the US Cingular phone service, the BBC reports. The news was broken by analyst Roger Entner, who said he had been briefed about the device and the partners producing it. None of the companies involved were prepared to comment on the revelations.

Speculation that the music phone was about to be unveiled began when Apple issued teasing invites for a press conference on September 7. The company famously never talks about unreleased products but it did let slip that the press conference was "music related."

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Posted by Lawren at September 2, 2005 08:19 AM | Trackbacks (1)

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You Said

Dear Apple, Inc.:

Let's not get carried away.

Signed,
The Public

Says: Iceman at September 2, 2005 08:58 AM

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See, I've got a cell phone and I use it often....TO MAKE PHONE CALLS!

I don't want/need a phone to play music or take photos.

What's next? Blenders with clock radios? Yeah, yeah. I'm sure they're probably out there.

I'm just tired of the over-hype of cell phone gadgetry obsession.

Says: Kevvy the Unnamed Source at September 2, 2005 10:59 AM

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P.S. -- But I do love my iPod. :-p

Says: Kevvy the Unnamed Source at September 2, 2005 10:59 AM

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Initial reports say the new iTunes phone will only be able to carry 25-100 songs, to prevent Apple from cannibalizing its iPod market. But there may be hope, rumors are circulating that Apple may announce a MNVO move making it a player in the wireless industry.

Says: Allen Tsai at September 3, 2005 12:24 PM

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