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Cha-Ching! The ringtone industry struck a popular cord among teenage cell phone owners. The ability to purchase a taste of their favorite song, tune or sound without having to shell out cash for the entire CD version is the number one motivating factor among this industry’s largest market group - mainly defined by the ages of 13 to 24. This segment certainly isn’t afraid to drop some money on a frequent basis to get the monophonic or polyphonic sound that makes their cell phone sound the coolest. From short jingles to song excerpts, the teenage population is continually updating their particular cell phone with the latest available ringtones.

RealityTVWorld.com reports that teens don’t want the few ringtones that come with their phone and they’ll pay to add to their collection. Due to this buying behavior, this group is the ringtone industry’s largest market. In fact, over 40% of ringtone buyers fall into this category. According to Wireless World Forum, this market is so huge that this young group is spending eight times more on mobile phones than on music. Trends in the U.K. show that 10% of the total music market is comprised of ringtones. The US market is also watching how this buying power is affecting CD sales. Many US teenagers are spending more on ringtones than on text messaging. Other figures show that ringtone sales worldwide are about $3.5 billion, according to IT Facts (www.itfacts.biz).

The music industry isn’t joyful about ringtones taking over the CD market sales-wise; the industry wants you to buy expensive CD before a cheap ringtone. Publishers or songwriters are still getting a royalty, but at a lesser percentage. Experts predict the mobile phone and ringtone industry to dip even farther into the music industry. Marriages of technology like iPods, which can hold more ringtones with longer versions and play with the clarity of a DVD, are expecting to enter the market soon.

Many teenagers continue to enjoy downloading their favorite tunes through their mobile phone or off online sites, although many phone services are offering promotions with free ringtones. Most teenagers don’t think twice about exchanging their minutes for ringtones. Ringtones turn up with various sounds. From full versions with or without tunes to acoustic or synthesized versions of familiar tunes, ringtones carry some unique sounds that signal a message or call. Only mobile phones with the latest technology can handle the newest ringtones, so many teenagers are upgrading their phones. To know the most popular ringtones, check out the top 10 music hits on the radio. Remix sounds and original sounds however are starting to make headway on the ringtone charts.

The ringtone industry will probably continue to be dominated by this age group since the group embraces technology the most. However, some ringtone suppliers and cell phones are starting to approach the last frontier - the new technology wiz kids age seven to 12. To download some of the top ringtones, go to http://feveringtones.com/downloadableringtone/, your phone service provide like Verizon Ringtones (3gUpload.com), or http://feveringtones.com/downloadfreeringtones/

Copyright 2006 Samuel Mitone. All rights reserved.

Samuel Mitone helps run Fever Ringtones which is a useful source of information on ringtones on the Internet. For further details visit his archive of articles here: http://www.feveringtones.com/newsletters/

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Not so long ago, if you said you needed to make a phone call that meant going to the nearest land line phone. The phone could be used for nothing but placing calls and you couldn’t take it with you. It wasn’t until 1973 that the modern cell phone as we know it was born.

One of the best things about mobile phones is that you can play all sorts of games on them. Originally, they came with just the most basic games. Thanks to some wonderful inventors and technicians out there, we now have java games that have opened a whole new world in mobile gaming.

The most basic java games are strategy games. These are mainly solitary games like Mine Sweeper, Reversi or Bejeweled. There are also card games like solitaire and blackjack. They are fun and familiar to computer users and are a great way to occupy you while you wait for your appointment.

Then you have old favorite two dimensional action games like Pac Man and Galaxian. No more need to go to the arcade or pack your trusty old Atari or Family computer with these games in your phone. They can help take your mind of the long wait for your bus to arrive.

The best of the java games are in 3D. There is quite a variety to choose from. All you need to do is check what’s available for your phone model. The next step is to download your chosen adventure.

What is your game? Do you love basketball? Would you like to be out on the green shooting a hole in one but can’t because you’re stuck at the dentist? If so, then you’ll love the many java sports games available. Tiger Woods’ PGA Golf Tours game can be quite a challenge and And1 Streetball will keep you on your toes and keep your mind off the upcoming root canal.

Want to catch some bad guys? Are you a soldier at heart? Then you’ll love shoot’em up Java games like Metal Gear and Ghost Recon.

Maybe you just need to get your mind off your worries for a bit. How about playing some simulation games? You can do some Sim Fishing and catch the big one. How about taking a drive? Try out Freestyle Moto-X II or Driver Vegas and see how well you can control the wheel.

Why not go on an adventure just like in your favorite stories. Want to be a sorcerer or an elf? What kind of skills do you possess? Use them in the various role playing games (RPG) like Warhammer 40K or Bogor’s Castle. There’s no adventure like being around Ancient Ruins or a Forsaken Fortress.

You may even find a java game of your favorite movie or TV shows and be part of the team of Battle Star Galactica or Mission Impossible. There’s even a java game of Miami Vice.

Some of these games even have a multiplayer option so that you can have an adventure with your friends, no matter if they live in your neighborhood or not. Just be careful not to get over enthusiastic and fall out of your seat.

Ringtones.lt is a site specialising in the different genres of ringtones, java games and Motorola themes.

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Once considered a teenage fad, text messaging popularity in the United States is rising dramatically. According to The Wall Street Journal, 4.7 billion text messages were sent in the USA in December, 2004 compared to 2.1 billion in December, 2003.

In fact, text messaging is entering all aspects of our society, even relationships. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that nine percent of singles have even admitted to breaking up with their significant others via text message. Thirty percent of text users said that they’ve continued an argument by text message; probably part of the same group that ultimately contributed to the break ups.

The applications for text messaging promotions are also increasing just as quickly. Major League Baseball offers a text message service that enables its fans to catch up on the latest news and results of their favorite team. There are also custom cell phone wallpapers of team logos and unique actual game recorded play-by-play ringtones in the professional baseball offering. Live 8, which sponsored the single biggest text messaging promotion in history, garnered 26 million texts last month supporting increased government aid to poor African countries. The opportunities for promoters appear to only be limited by one’s imagination.

One of the more interesting applications that we’ve seen is one being sold to radio stations by Chicago-based Spark Network Services. Spark, which got its start by offering 900-number based radio voice personal datelines, is now selling a suite of text messaging products called PromoTXTRadio. The text messaging products allow radio stations to offer votelines, sweepstakes, song dedications, station play lists, traffic reports, and breaking news via text message. It even allows radio stations to offer their station jingles to be played as cell phone ringtones.

Still, Americans have a long way to go to catch their Asian brethren when it comes to the growing phenomenon of text messaging. CTIA-The Wireless Association, estimates that the average Chinese cell phone user sent 651 text messages last year compared to just 203 for US wireless users.

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Bob Bentz is the editor of the Cool Ringtones Bloga blog that reports on cell phone ringtones, text messaging, and the mobile data content industry. He is also an avid text messaging user and claims to easily be outdistancing the average Chinese user.

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