Latest reports from Japan indicate that the country is under the spell of a new craze - mood-altering therapeutic ringtones - which claim to be able to solve a number of life's woes; from motivation problems to improving your skin.

They're...

Sony Creative Software has announced the launch of "1000 Ringtones", a DVD containing ringtones designed for the Apple iPhone.

As well as music, the ringtones include sound effects and spoken words and users can select tones for incoming...

Taking a leaf out of Radiohead's book, RCP Tones' latest mobile phone ringtone album is being offered on a "pay what you want" basis.

The "Electronic Ringtones Volume 1", a collection of 45 tones recorded on recorded vintage synthesizers,...

Microsoft has launched a new music download service on its MSN Mobile portal for UK consumers.

The site offers downloads of full tracks, "Realtones" and music videos from thousands of major artists as well as up and coming stars for consumers...

Telefonica and IODA have announced a worldwide partnership that will make IODA's catalog of independent music available to its users in 24 countries.

Telefonica, parent company of O2, and an official Apple operator partner for the iPhone,...

As Indiana Jones takes to the big screen for a new adventure on 22 May, O2 has partnered with Samsung to offer its customers exclusive access to mobile content from "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull".

All O2 fans of the...

Rising complaints have prompted an investigation into the money being charged for premium-rate services for mobile phone users.

The prices for ringtones, downloads and games provided by the £350m-a-year premium-rate industry will now be scrutinised...

Mobile phone subscription service Jamster is getting some exclusive Simpsons content in the UK, no doubt to celebrate the release of The Simpsons Movie at the end of July.

Simpsons fans can get voicetones of Homer's classic phrases such...

The QKphone 911, manufactured in China, is capable of playing music and ringtones at an ear-splitting 120 decibels.

This level of sound, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, is recognised as the threshold of pain.

It manages...

If you thought the Crazy Frog ringtone was annoying, just wait until Singtones catches on.

The new website lets people record themselves singing into their phone in time to a backing track sent by Singtones. The software then synchs the...

Mobile music revenue is to shift away from ringtones and be generated more by over the air music downloads, according to analysts.

The latest report from Jupiter Research shows that annual mobile music revenues will reach $14 billion world-wide...

Earlier this year, Swindon installed devices that emit a high-pitched ultra sonic tone that only young people under the age of about 20 around problem areas of the town to deter anti-social behaviour.

It was hailed as a great success, except...

Skype is to start selling Ringtones from bands such as Red Hot Chili Peppers and Madonna, the company announced today.

In a move away from its core business, the Internet telephony company owned by eBay announced that it has signed licensing...

One of the more wacker albums you might buy on the web comes from a German band, Super Smart, who have decided that rather than release its latest album on vinyl or CD it is going to cut out the middle man and release it straight to its fans in the medium...