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Get Silly V.I.C. Style

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:15:00 +0000

Originally from Queens, and now in Atlanta, rapper V.I.C. fuses his northern style with southern sensibility. This hard working artist struggled until he finally made it big with his first hit, Get Silly. The track was produced by Soulja Boy Tell Em.

This song is easy to love. It commands you to get silly after all, and getting silly is known for producing smiles and laughter. Enjoy this hot ringtone:
- Get Silly by V.I.C.

Don't Tell Rihanna You're Sorry

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:18:00 +0000

Cause you're not. Or at least that's what Rihanna sings in her latest hit "Take A Bow." This song has been making waves all summer long. Perhaps all that romantic frustration is easy to relate to, perhaps it just sounds good. Rihanna has been the voice of some of the best singles out there, from Umbrella to Pon De Replay.

Also check out her hit "Disturbia" if you're feelin freaky.

Get more Rihanna ringtones, mobile videos and graphics here.

Plies and Ne-Yo Want You To Bust It, Baby

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:10:00 +0000

Plies, aka Algernod Lanier Washington, is a dirty naughty foul mouthed rapper who likes to sing about making sweet love to the ladies. His newest single calls out for a girl to "Bust It Baby" and Ne-Yo sings this verse:

She got me speedin' in the fast lane
Pedal to the floor mayne, tryna get back to her love
Best believe she got that good thang
She my little hood thang, ask around they know us
You'll know that's my..
BUSTTTTTT ITTT... bay bayyy
Everybody know that's my..
BUSTTTT ITTT... bay bayyy
Everybody know thats mine

Sometimes a lady just needs to bust it ... whatever that means. Probably something great!

Download the Bust It Baby Pt. 2 ringtone by Plies featuring Neyo.
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We also have the Bust it Baby Video here.

Natasha Bedingfield's Pocketfull of Sunshine on Today Show

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:38:00 +0000

Earlier this morning Natasha Bedingfield performed her hit "Pocketful of Sunshine" on the Today show. Enjoy this video clip:

Get Natasha Bedingfield Ringtones including the "Pocketful of Sunshine" ringtone here!

Kardinal Offishall and Akon Get Dangerous

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:49:00 +0000

Canada's hip-hop ambassador, Kardinal Offishall, has brought his reggae and dance-hall inspired skills stateside. Teaming up with vocoding's greatest supporter, Akon, Kardinal has created a hit. "Dangerous" is a fun song because it sings about something everybody loves - bad girls! Some girls are dangerous and so bad! Kardinal Offishall and Akon are here to pay tribute to naughty sirens.

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Dark Knight Game!

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Augello) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:32:00 +0000

Now's your chance to have the hottest mobile game anywhere!!

The Dark Knight game is now live on Thumbplay! Play as Batman and try your best to defeat the Joker.

We're also giving you a chance to become another great superhero. Get the Hancock game and fly through L.A. capturing the most devious criminals!

Vampire Weekend Draws Its Fangs

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:43:00 +0000

College preppies turned indy rock band, Vampire Weekend appeals to hipsters and teenyboppers (do people still use that word?) alike. Their musical hooks sink into you like, well - fangs. Catchy and young, Vampire Weekend does alt rock justice. The band gained so much exposure so quickly, they were declared "The Year's Best New Band" by Spin magazine in the March 2008 issue, and were the first band to be shot for the cover of the magazine before releasing their debut album. They've also been featured in Rolling Stone, and performed as guests on SNL in the short life of their band. Exciting!

What do you think about Vampire Weekend? Awesome indy rock or overplayed poseurs?

Enjoy this Vampire Weekend Ringtone: A-Punk.

Looking for Nas' Hero

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:58:00 +0000

The first single from Nas' upcoming "Untitled" LP is out: 'Hero,' featuring Keri Hilson, and produced by Polow Da Don.

If you check out the chorus, you'll see that once again Nas is sticking with more thought provoking subjects ... setting him apart from his more playful colleague and hitmaker, Lil Wayne.

Chain gleaming
Switching lanes
Two-seating
Hate him or love him
For the same reason (wish)
Can't leave it
The games needs him
Plus the people need someone to believe in (this)
So in God's Son we trust
'Cause they know I'm gonna give 'em what they want
They looking for . . . a hero
I guess that makes me . . . a hero

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The Ting Tings: UK's Hottest New Pop Import

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:16:00 +0000

The latest trendy sound to come out of the Britpop scene comes from energetic pop duo, the Ting Tings. Their drums ting ting away with a happy sound, coupled with cute/angsty indie rockesque vocals. Their single Shut Up and Let Me Go was featured on the tv show, Gossip Girl, and in iPod commercials. That same single was already a huge hit in the UK.

Get more ringtones from the Ting Tings.

Hellboy Graphics and Wallpapers

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:11:00 +0000

Hellboy is one ugly hero. But he's also cool and fun to watch. His character is a demon who fights for the US government against a variety of fictional and historic enemies. Guillermo del Toro's vision of Hellboy, played by Ron Perlman, comes to the big screen this weekend in Hellboy II: The Golden Army. If you're a fan, enjoy these great Hellboy Wallpapers and Hellboy Videos for your cell phone:

Check out more Hellboy videos and graphics by searching for Hellboy at www.thumbplay.com.

BONUS: If you already fell in love with last weekend's blockbuster, Hancock, you'll enjoy this Hancock Game for your Cell Phone.

Get Apps For Your Cellphone

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:08:00 +0000

You don't have to have a fancy phone or use an app store to download great applications for your cellphone! At Thumbplay we have many applications that work on many different phones.

Take a look at our exciting catalog of cell phone Applications and Games!

Hot New Tones For Everything You Feel

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:27:00 +0000

Hung Up on the Madonna and A-Rod scandal? We've got just the ringtone for you. How about Hung Up" by .... Madonna!

That's just one of the many new additions to Thumbplay today.

Shorty got them apple bottom jeans? Boots with the fur? I hear ya. It's time to get Low with Flow Rida.

Feeling Damaged? Danity Kane thought she should let you know she feels your pain.

Does that make you Crazy? Gnarls Barkley's got the ringtone for you.

Had a Bad Day? That's alright, Daniel Powter knows all you have to do is sing a sad song just to turn it around.

Stuck in a Cupid's Chokehold? Everytime I feel like cupid is choking me, I break out my Gym Class Heroes.

Ah. The power of music.

Chasing Pavements with Adele

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:24:00 +0000

20 year old British singer Adele has the face of the angel and a voice like Amy Winehouse. Her new single "Chasing Pavements" off the album "19" has become a hit, with the help of its creative music video featuring dancing car accident victims.

a still of Adele from the "Chasing Pavements" video

Check out Adele - Chasing Pavements.

Billy Joel Re-Releases "The Stranger"

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:16:00 +0000

Billy Joel takes fans back with the 30 year anniversary edition of his breakthrough album "The Stranger," originally released in the summer of 1977. Four songs off this album, "Just the Way You Are," "Movin' Out," "She's Always a Woman" and "Only the Good Die Young", became a hit.

Read more at CNN.com

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JAY-Z EXCLUSIVES DEBUT FOR FIRST TIME ON THUMBPLAY

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:51:00 +0000

Never Before Available Mobile Content from Rap/Hip-Hop Legend Takes Center Stage:

Starting today, only Thumbplay customers can personalize their mobile phones with a collection of ten chart-shattering singles that have never been made available in the mobile marketplace. Encompassing some of the greatest hits from the past ten years from,this cultural icon Thumbplay's customers will enjoy exclusive access to Jay-Z's biggest hits, including:
o 1-900-Hustler, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000)
o Can I Get A, Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life (1998)
o Encore, The Black Album (2003)
o Excuse Me Miss, The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002)
o Girls, Girls, Girls, The Blueprint (2001)
o Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love), The Blueprint (2001)
o Izzo (H.O.V.A.), The Blueprint (2001)
o Jigga What, Jigga Who (Unplugged), Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life (1998)
o Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)..., American Gangster (2007)
o S. Carter, Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)

"The availability of exclusive content from Jay-Z marks the continuation of Thumbplay's leadership and commitment to delivering excellence to its consumers in the mobile music arena," said Are Traasdahl, Thumbplay’s CEO and founder. "We are pleased that Universal Music Group has chosen Thumbplay to be the first to launch this exclusive collection of Jay-Z’s chart-topping hits and look forward to sharing more exclusive UMG content with our consumers in the future."

The 4th of July

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:44:00 +0000

I'm not sure if you knew this, but tomorrow is the 4th of July! It happens on July 4th of every year ;)

Americans celebrate their country and it's independence, memorializing the day that the Declaration of Independence was signed back in 1776.

Enjoy your weekends! Fireworks, BBQ magic, sunshine and backyards.

Celebrate the American spirit with these great 4th of July Ringtones, Wallpapers and more.

Tila Tequila's Shot At Love

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:22:00 +0000

Tila Tequila, queen of myspace and reality star, has just tearfully concluded the second season of "Shot At Love." This time, Tila narrowed it down to female finalist, Kristy, and male finalist, Bo. Unfortunately there was no happy ending for Tila.

She turned down Bo, who seemed to really love her. "I've been calling Tila my girlfriend for a long time now," he said. "I really do love Tila.” He was heartbroken but gracious when he didn't get a key, telling her, "You always got your Bo-bear."

When Tila offered Kristy the key to her heart, Kristy responded saying, "You love that I'm honest and that I'm true to my feelings and true about who I am. If I take this key I'm not being true."

Yikes! "Why would you do that no?" Tila asked. "Why would you put me through all this process? ... I feel humiliated."

Kristy later explained that she was unsure of her feelings about being with women. Too Little Too Late, don't you think?

- Get Tila Tequila Ringtones and Mobile Videos and Tila Tequila wallpapers and cellphone graphics here

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Domo Kun Fun Wallpapers and Videos

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:18:00 +0000

The sweet and silly character Domo has been the victim of Internet Meme. You may recognize him due to a Fark thread from July 28th, 2001 where the Domo monster threatens a kitten. Domo is an otherwise harmless fictional beast. He is officially described as "a strange creature that hatched from an egg." Domo's favorite food is Japanese-style meat and potato stew, and he has a strong dislike for apples, due to an unexplained mystery in his DNA. Domo-kun is known to pass gas repeatedly when nervous or upset. He is often regarded as being some sort of poo monster. Yes, I said poo.

Search "domo" at thumbplay.com for our full selection of Domo wallpapers and videos.

LG & Verizon's Chocolate Rhapsody

noreply@blogger.com (Stewart Wolpin) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:18:00 +0000

No, that's not a wireless dessert. Verizon and Rhapsody just announced a joint venture to merge the popular Rhapsody subscription music service with Verizon's V CAST music service. Since everyone in the popular media is covering this partnership, we'll deal with the hardware side. Verizon said that nine of its current V CAST phones can be used with the new service.

But the first true Rhapsody-optimized phone, due later this summer, will be the LG Chocolate 3. No pricing has been announced yet.

This year's Chocolate will be a flip phone rather than a slider, with the music control wheel on the outside flap. You'll also get an FM transmitter to beam your Rhapsody tunes through your car's stereo system. For slightly more private listening, the C3 has dual speakers and for even more private listening, stereo Bluetooth.

For storing your songs, C3 has a GB of internal memory and a high capacity micro SD card slot. The specs say you can add up to 4 GB this way, but the high-capacity SD spec says you should be able to slide in up to a 32 GB card, when they become available.

Aside from Rhapsody, the C3 is also an ESPN MVP phone and sports a 2 MP camera.

Motorola E8 ROKR Rocks

noreply@blogger.com (Stewart Wolpin) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:37:00 +0000

T-Mobile subscribers will get access to arguably the carrier's best music phone and a phone with the most unusual touchscreen interface ever, the Motorola E8 ROKR, next Monday, July 7. It'll be priced at $199 with a two-year contract and a $50 mail-in rebate, $249 with a one-year contract and a $50 mail-in rebate, or $349 sans contract.

On the face of the candybar E8 is a unique touchscreen. In normal mode, backlights display the usual dialpad . When in music mode, the screen shows only music controls (left). In 2 MP camera mode, you get imaging controls (right). When asleep, the E8's glass face is glossy black with only tiny raised dots indicating where backlit controls will be.

And when you press a backlit button, you get localized haptics, squishy tactile feedback that lets you know you sucessfully pushed the virtual button.

While the quasi-touchscreen and haptic sensation is unusual, the ROKR's real purpose is as a music player. Inside the E8 is 2 GB of built-in memory, which can be supplemented via the high capacity microSD card slot. 8 GB cards just became available, so the E8 can boast up to 10 GB in music and photo memory. E8 also supports a wide variety of non-DRM music formats including MP3, AAC, AAC+, Enhanced AAC+, WMA and Real Audio v10. Cleverly, any track you load in can be assigned as a ringtone.

Music continues to play regardless of whatever application you navigate to. E8 is equipped with a 3.5 headphone jack and comes with a stereo earphones, or you can take advantage of its stereo Bluetooth capability. Unfortunately, T-Mobile has no music services, so you'll have to supply your own tunes.

Speaking of navigation, you navigate through all the E8's menus via what Motorola calls a FastScroll arc, a sort-of scroll wheel. A ModeShift button on the side gets you instantly to the camera, and a music icon on the front touchscreen gets you instantly to the music player.

As a phone, E8's conversational abilities are enhanced by Motorola's ClearTalk technology. E8 is only an EDGE phone – T-Mobile doesn't yet offer a high-speed network, but you also get an FM radio in case your own music bores you.

Tay Zonday's Chocolate Rain Ringtone!

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:05:00 +0000

Tay Zonday is a People's Voice Award-Nominated, Youtube Award-Winning, Webby Award-Winning singer-songwriter with more than 40 million video views on Youtube.

He blasted into the worldwide spotlight with his viral hit "Chocolate Rain". "Chocolate Rain" is arguably one of the most successful youtube hits ever. The catchy song has left an indelible mark on youth culture.

Zonday joined mainstream-music legends Weezer in the video for their 2008 "Pork & Beans" single. With a baritone voice that is often compared to Paul Robeson, Barry White, and Brad Roberts of the Crash Test Dummies. What will he do next? I don't know but those lyrics sure are somethin' ...

Chocolate Rain
Some stay dry and others feel the pain

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Motley Crue: Back as Saints

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:37:00 +0000

If Motley Crue made you "Feelgood" in the 80s, you're in luck, because these rockers are actually back again. This time, their single is called "Saints of Los Angeles" off of their new album "Saints of Los Angeles." They sound pretty much the same in all of their energetic hair band glory. Glad they returned to share their talents with the current generation ...

Enjoy Motley Crue's "Saints of Los Angeles" ringtone

All I Want to Do is Listen to Sugarland

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:19:00 +0000

There's not many country music duos in the top 40 these days, but Sugarland's single "All I Want to Do" has really taken off. Sugarland was founded in 2003 by Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles, along with original member Kristen Hall, who left in 2005 for a solo career. Looks like these two are doing awfully well on their own!

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Sony Ericsson Announced 8.1 MP Cellcam

noreply@blogger.com (Heather Fink) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:46:00 +0000

Remember yesterday when we touted cellphones with 5 MP digital cameras? 5 MP? Piffle!

Sony-Ericsson has upped the megapixel ante with its slider-style Cyber-shot C905, which contains an 8.1 MP digital camera, which will be available in the fall for $499.99.

Since Sony has affixed its Cyber-shot name to the C905, you can be assured that its camera meets Sony's exacting optics and image capture standards. Behind the sliding shutter guard are Sony lenses, a Xenon flash and video light. Like the company's standalone digicams, the C905 includes "smile shutter," a software sensor that detects a subject's smiles and automatically snaps the picture, "smart contrast" that compensates for varying lighting situations from one part of the picture to another and, of course, the ever-present face detection.

Your viewfinder is a bright 2.4-inch, 240 x 320 scratch-resistant glass LCD screen. To get the high-res photos off the phone, the C905 includes DLNA-compatible WiFi to transmit photos or video to a DLNA-compatible HDTV or upload to your blog site, a USB adapter, and will ship with a 2 GB Memory Stick micro (M2) that slides into an M2 slot that accepts up to an 8 GB card.

On the phone side, the 7.2 Mbps HSPA network compatible C905 includes A-GPS, which combines cell tower triangulation with traditional satellite GPS to speed location detection and also geo-tags images, a media player and stereo Bluetooth. For the fashion-conscious, it'll be available in Night Black (pictured), Ice Silver and Copper Gold.

Robin Thicke Evolves Again

noreply@blogger.com (Sophie Bell) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:55:00 +0000

The voice behind the 2006 hit Lost Without You is getting attention again.

R&B singer Robin Thicke was honored at Monday’s ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. He is also featured on a new single by Eve called "Fantasy." His new album is due out in September of this year.

Robin's father, former Growing Pains star Alan Thicke, is also turning heads. Alan can be seen driving around in an all-electric Mini Cooper. The Emmy and Golden Globe nominee is becoming the new spokesperson for Hybrid Technologies, a firm that develops and markets lithium-powered products. Way to go green Mr Seaver!

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