Cell Phones Name That Tune

AT&T Wireless has announced that its cell phones will now be able to recognize songs. Just hold the phone up to the music for 15 seconds and the artist and title will be sent back to you as a text message.

To remain competitive, Verizon has announced its own line of music-recognizing cell phones. In an extension of its partnership with Fox's television hit American Idol, Verizon's artist and title info will be supplemented by the popular opinions of American Idol host Simon Cowell. After the song information appears on the phone, Verizon's subscribers can then dial a number to hear Cowell's opinion of that song: "That was extraordinary. Unfortunately, extraordinarily bad," "I don't believe (insert singer's name here) has a singing talent. She's completely wasting her money. Sorry," and "If his lifeguard duties were as good as his singing, a lot of people would be drowning."