Nokia is taking Apple head on by Corina Ciubotaru

Guess who's trying to become a threat to Apple's domination of the music business? Well, believe it or not, it's Nokia. The Finnish company has announced the release of a new type of phone, called N81 last week and through its online service Ovi it will provide users with music, movies and other stuff they might be interested in. Nokia has already signed deals with the four big labels in the U.S. (Universal, Sony BMG, Warner Music and EMI) to distribute their music through the new service, and it is the only company other than Apple who has managed to do this. If this move is a success, Nokia is on its way to expanding its area of dominance, though Apple is hard to beat. iTunes is the biggest music selling site and iPod has dominated the MP3 players market ever since its release, not to mention the iPhone which was a hit also. Now, Nokia came up with a range of phones costing between $300 and $750, with 8 GB of memory and a sleek design. A song purchased from Ovi will cost one euro, whereas one on iTunes is 99 cents, or $1.29 without DRM. They're trying to beat Apple with their own weapons, as well as at their own game and they're basing their optimism on the fan base, because the Finnish company has sold over 100 million devices in the second quarter alone. It's gonna be fun to watch this battle of giants and in the competition, consumers will probably have the most to gain, as at least one of the companies will eventually start to offer various perks.

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by Corina Ciubotaru for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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