AT&T Wireless launching mMode Music Store
What better way to spend your free time in between appointments than browsing music on your cellphone at AT&T's new music store? We're not sure if this is incredibly convenient or a very silly idea, but users will be able to buy songs at the now-standard $0.99 (or $9.99 for an album) and then download them to their PCs later on. And if your phone is good enough you'll be able to listen to 30-second song samples while browsing, and it even works with their Music ID, so that if you hear a song but don't know who it is, you can play a few seconds of it into your phone and then automatically be able to buy it to enjoy later on. Purchases will be billed to users' monthly statements, so be careful mom & dad - your teenage daughter may be coming home with more than a new pair of shoes. We're all about the impulse buy, which is why linking this up with Music ID isn't such a bad idea, but how seriously tedious is it browsing for music on your phone going to be?
