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LG and SanDisk Work Together on Content Protection Scheme
Phone Scoop - Latest News — ... if content is pushed from T-Mobile, it could be used on other T-Mobile phones, but not phones from AT It works by allowing IP connectivity to the memory card in the handset. The memory card serves as a network node that is remotely manageable by the operator using industry-standard TCP/IP and OMA Smart Card Web Server. This service enables memory cards to authenticate user credentials via data on the SIM card. No network operators have said they will use or deploy this technology. more info at SanDisk ...

New LG Agreement Allows Carriers to Lock Down Memory Cards
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... memory cards for access elsewhere. Boo. On the one hand, this kind of sucks for end-users who think they’re getting free music with their phone, but on the other, the limits might open up possibilities for artists interested in striking a deal but seek control of their work; it’s a breadth versus depth issue. No word on which (if any) carriers will take up LG on the offer, but it might not take SanDisk long to hit up other manufacturers for similar arrangements. [SanDisk via PhoneScoop] Related News from IntoMobile: ...

LG and SanDisk team up for memory card-based content protection scheme
Engadget — It's not quite slotMusic, but it looks like SanDisk is intent on offering yet another option for memory card-bound content, and this time its enlisted the help of LG to make it happen. This setup is intended to let cellphone carriers offer content that would only be able to be used on "approved handsets" on their network, which is apparently made possible by allowing IP connectivity to the memory card in the phone, which in turn serves as a network node that is able to be remotely managed using the industry standard OMA Smart Card Web Server. That bit of magic has ...

SanDisk presentó solución para distribución de contenidos
Celularis — ... SanDisk Corporation ha presentado una tarjeta de memoria externa que sólo puede ser utilizada por algunos teléfonos y por algunos operadores, dependiendo de la programación que se le haya hecho a cada una de ellas. Algo que marca el comienzo de una nueva era en la distribución de contenidos por parte de las operadoras móviles. ...