Pocket Tunes Provides Music Playback on the Palm Centro from AT&T
Boston, Massachusetts – February 26, 2008 – NormSoft, Inc. today
announced the availability of its award-winning audio player Pocket Tunes™
Deluxe on Palm, Inc.’s newest smartphone, the Palm® Centro™ from AT&T. The
handset’s core music playback capabilities are embodied within the Pocket Tunes
player.
Using Pocket Tunes, AT&T Centro owners are able to play all of their favorite
MP3, WMA, and DRM-free AAC files. This includes both subscription and purchased
songs from popular online music services such as Napster and Rhapsody, as well
as iTunes® Plus tracks from the iTunes store.1 “Centro users on the AT&T network
have many options for where they purchase their music due to the breadth of
supported formats out of the box” says Mark Belliveau, VP of marketing and
business development at NormSoft.
Music files can also be synchronized between a Windows PC and the Centro through
managed playlists or individual tracks using Pocket Tunes. Its easy to use
interface displays album art and can be customized through freely available
skins at www.pocket-tunes.com/skins.
Internet radio and volume boost features can be added to Pocket Tunes on the
Centro from AT&T by purchasing the feature complete version from NormSoft at
www.pocket-tunes.com.
Pocket Tunes – Your phone. Your music.™
About Pocket Tunes
Pocket Tunes is an advanced audio player for Palm OS based handhelds and
smartphones. Certain versions provide music playback for MP3, WMA, AAC, aacPlus,
Ogg Vorbis, and PCM WAV formats. Pocket Tunes Deluxe, NormSoft’s premium version
supports the playback of content from online music providers that use
Microsoft’s WM DRM 10 technology. It also brings streaming audio to Palm OS
smartphones or devices with built-in wireless capability, allowing users to
listen to Internet radio. For more information, visit
www.pocket-tunes.com.
About NormSoft
Founded in 1999, NormSoft has been a leading provider of quality Palm OS
software applications, including their award-winning music player, Pocket Tunes
Deluxe. NormSoft, Inc. continues to bring new, high-quality software to Palm OS
handheld and smartphone users looking to unleash the power of their mobile
device. For more information, visit
www.normsoft.com.
NOTE: NormSoft and Pocket Tunes are among the trademarks owned by NormSoft, Inc.
Palm, Palm OS and Centro are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned
by or licensed to Palm, Inc. Microsoft, Windows Media, and Windows are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States
and/or other countries. iTunes is a trademark of Apple. All other brand and
product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or
services of, their respective owners.
1 Tracks other than iTunes Plus tracks purchased and downloaded from
the iTunes store cannot be played using Pocket Tunes Deluxe. This is due to
Apple’s use of their DRM system called FairPlay, for non-iTunes Plus tracks.