Motorola buys Asian music download provider

Motorola Inc. said Sunday evening that it completed its earlier-announced purchase of Singapore-based Soundbuzz Pte. Ltd, a leading provider of digital music downloads in Asia. Motorola said the purchase will expand its Greater China music platform, MotoMusic, to India and Southeast Asia. (Chicago Tribune)

Intertrust Announces Patent License Agreement with Motorola

Intertrust Technologies Corporation announced that they have signed a long-term patent license that grants Motorola global rights to practice Intertrust's broad inventions in trusted distributed computing and digital rights management. Motorola's license covers all products, including mobile and digital television devices. (PR)

Motorola buys Soundbuzz to expand music offerings

Motorola will acquire online music store Soundbuzz in a bid to expand its mobile music offerings in Asia, the company said Monday. The Soundbuzz acquisition will complement Motorola's own mobile music service, called MotoMusic, which is available in China. Motorola hopes the acquisition of privately held Soundbuzz will make it the top online music seller in Asia. (InfoWorld)