Them or Janet Jackson, Sting, TLC, Blur or any number of other EMI artists whose tunes will soon be available as downloadable ring tones on Nokia phones. Thousands of titles will eventually be available, and Motorola and Ericsson are planning to offer similar services soon.
Trouble is, one man's music is another's mental torture.
Be on the lookout for a new wave of phone rage. In the race to be Asia's Net leader, it looks like Singapore has the lead. The Lion City has the highest Internet penetration anyway. Singapore residents are even more wired than those in the birthplace of the Internet. The patient simply swallows the pill and straps on a Walkman-sized receiver that transmits images to a computer.