The deal will allow music lovers to transfer songs from Apple's online music store, iTunes, on their PC or Mac to Motorola's next-generation mobile handsets, as an alternative to downloading tunes on to iPods.
Apple has created an iTunes "mobile music player", which Motorola will make its standard music application on music-compatible phones, expected to be available from the start of next year. Handsets to be compatible with iTunes have not been announced, but in addition to standard memory on phones, music fans will be able to purchase expandable memory soundcards with one gigabyte of memory and the capacity to store 300 songs on their mobile handset.
Ed Zander, chairman and CEO of Motorola, said: "Being able to transfer songs you've purchased from iTunes to Motorola mobile handsets expands the market reach for both of us and derives new revenue for customer, delivering an amazing music experience to millions of wireless users."
Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, said: "The mobile phone market with 1.5bn subscribers expected worldwide by the end of 2004 is a phenomenal opportunity to get iTunes in the hands of even more music lovers around the world and we think Motorola is the ideal partner to kick this off."
Downloads are possible through Bluetooth technology or a USB port, which connects computers and peripherals.
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