It's the 3GSM mobile phone conference in Barcelona this week, so expect lots of mobile related news. Sorry.
First up, Motorola has announced it is extending its partnership with Microsoft in the mobile music space - this despite Motorola being the first mobile manufacturer to make an iTunes compatible phone. The expanded partnership will mean Motorola phones will be able to cope with the latest Windows DRM and codecs, as well as Microsoft's Media Transfer Protocol which aims to better integrate consumers' PCs and mobiles. All of which should mean new Motorola phones should be able to play tracks from various Microsoft powered digital music stores by the end of the year. No need for mobile iTunes any more then?
Confirming the expanded Microsoft partnership, Motorola Corporate VP Of Global Product Marketing Richard Chin told reporters: "Our relationship with Microsoft is about making the mobile world seamless with the desktop world and allowing consumers to experience music wherever and whenever they want".