Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Millions of iPhones are missing.

iPhones hit the smartphones' market last year. I think that iPhones are not still marketed in Asia. But you can buy cracked or hacked iPhones in Asia's black markets. Surprisingly, the number of so-called cracked phones outnumber that of registered phones. Apple stated that it sold 3.7 million items till the end of 2007. But AT&T, the only one service provider for iPhones, reported that its users activated less than 2 million items last year. So, the big question mark hangs on those missing iPhones. Read related news here.

Qtrax's free music downloads.

I bet that everyone loves 'free-stuff' on the net. 'free to join', 'free membership', 'free trial', 'free sign up' and so on are not only frequently-seen words but also powerful words for marketing hype. That is evident to anyone that most social networking sites such as myspace, facebook, friendster etc. are real hits online.

Qtrax, as far as I noticed, is the first, 100% free and legal music application which lets you search and download music. Besides, you can read news and reviews, browse albums and view photos within the application ( which you need to download ). I've read in the news that Qtrax is trying to win affections of 'big four' - Warner, EMI, Universal and Sony BMG. But they are still in the process of discussing the deals. In conclusion, I'd like to remind you that 'there's no such thing as a free lunch'.