Cingular's move, which is scheduled to be announced as early as tomorrow, is speculated as being the latest sign that cellphones are morphing into Internet. The main target is consumers of the extremely popular Apple iPod. Apple itself is rumored to be working on a combination music player and cellphone.
music from their personal computers to their cellphones using a cable. The real news is that this will be the first time users can transfer music downloaded from subscription-based services like Napster to Go, Yahoo's Y Music Unlimited or eMusic.
CDs or downloaded in MP3 or Windows Media formats.
Another service included will be a feature called Music ID. After a user holds his/her phone up to a speaker playing a song, it will match the song against Napster's database and, if the song is available, give the user the option of purchasing the song via the cellphone. The idea is that the song will be loaded onto the phone after it is first sent to the user's computer.
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