Sprint to offer subscription music plan...

Yet another music service plans to offer a flat-fee monthly pricing model as a way to lure more customers. Sprint Nextel said it plans to boost its mobile music business this year with a new subscription scheme for downloading songs onto cellphones, and expand its partnership with Sirius Satellite Radio, according to Reuters. As the first mobile operator to launch a mobile phone music service -- something many analysts believe could cut into the industry leading Apple's iTunes Music Store, Sprint currently offers its songs for $2.50 each and reaches over 1 million users. Verizon and Vodafone followed suit with a competing service in January of this year. In move that could foreshadow the same by iTunes, Sprint said it hopes that the new subscription music service will increase demand and generate more revenue.

Strata ships iBikeMount for iPod nano

Strata Systems today introduced the new iBikeMount, which quickly and securely mounts the iPod nano to handlebars of bicycles, exercise machines, strollers and other surface. "The new mount eliminates the inconvenience of digging the iPod out of a pocket, removing it from an armband, or bringing a dangling lanyard up to the face in order to make selection or setting changes. iBikeMount keeps the nano safely in plain sight and within easy reach." The lightweight mount is designed specifically for the iPod nano, easily attaches to a variety of handlebar sizes (22 mm–26 mm), and requires no tools to attach or remove. It is available immediately for $30 in black and comes with a 30-day unconditional money-back guarantee.

Apple expands 'Season Pass' to Lost, DH

Apple has added a 'Season Pass' option on iTunes for ABC's popular Lost and Desperate Housewives. Several readers note that the iTunes Music Store now offers an option for the Season Pass, which is $35 for each series. Both shows offer a 'Season Pass' that includes all current and future episodes of Season 2 as well as an option to buy all of the previous Season 1 episodes for $35 as well. Earlier this year, Apple launched a multi-pass option, which lets users buy TV shows on a monthly basis -- including 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' and 'The Colbert Report' and Men's NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament as well as launched its 'Season Pass' feature with the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Apple has also been exploring new ways to market and sell music videos in bulk as interest in downloadable video grows.

iPod Film Festival voting begins

The Flux is allowing users to vote for their favorite film from the company's iPod Film Festival, and is offering free downloads of all submitted entries. "This is a great opportunity to discover fresh independent content on your iPod. Short films are the perfect media for iPod video viewing," said Ryan Ritchey, Flux Producer. Entries from eleven countries are available for download and iPod playback in three categories which include student film, indie film, and music video. Voting will be open to the public until April 15th, and those votes will determine the winner of a MacBook Pro, as well as iPod winners in each category. All entries are pre-formatted for playback on Apple's fifth-generation iPod with video, and can be viewed online.