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MetroPCS Teams Up with Mobile Content Venture to Offer Mobile TV Service

MetroPCS has just confirmed plans to introduce its mobile TV service later this year. The carrier recently announced it has signed a new partnership with Mobile Content Venture (MCV) to bring MetroPCS customers live digital television on their mobile phones.   With Dyle Mobile TV service, MetroPCS customers will...

4 January 2012
17:11 GMT

Verizon Brings TV Content on 4G LTE and 3G Android Smartphones with Verizon Video

Verizon Video is the new on-demand service offered by the U.S. major carrier for customers who own a 4G LTE or 3G smartphone. The service is a new version of the carrier's video-on-demand application for mobile phones and offers access to current TV episodes, live streaming of major sporting and news events, ...

22 August 2011
14:01 GMT

LG and Reliance Provide Exclusive 3G Offers for LG Optimus Black in India

Reliance and LG have just announced a new partnership to provide customers with several exclusive 3G offers for the Optimus Black. Introduced in India earlier this week, LG Optimus Black is available for purchase for a suggested retail price of Rs. 20,999 (about $470). However, starting this week Android fans c...

7 July 2011
05:16 GMT

New Monsoon Vulkano Flow Streams HD TV Content to Any Mobile Device, Anywhere

Monsoon Multimedia Vulkano's content streaming solution has been around for quite a while now, but it seems that the company is ready to take things to a whole new level, as they've just introduced the Vulkano Flow, a device that, when connected to any set-top box, can stream high quality TV content to mobi...

13 January 2011
03:03 GMT

Mobile TV Receiver for iPhone 4 to Be Demoed at CES 2011 by Cydle

While Mobile TV has not really managed to become extremely popular across the US (as compared to some other countries where such services are available), that's not stopping manufacturers from rolling out all sorts of related devices, the latest we've come across belonging to Cydle and targeting one of the ...

30 December 2010
03:35 GMT

SPB TV for Maemo Free via Ovi Store

On Tuesday, leading mobile applications designer SPB Software has announced the release of SPB TV for Maemo, the first ever mobile TV solution for this mobile operating system to be included in the Ovi Store.With the new release, all owners of a Maemo-based mobile phone are offered the possibility to enjoy the advan...

29 December 2010
13:21 GMT

Nokia N8 Spotted at £299.97, Works with New Mobile TV Headset

Nokia N8, the high-end Symbian^3 device from the Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia, is expected to become available for purchase in the UK on September 23 for £429 SIM free via Nokia UK, while landing at other retailers one week later, on October 1st. No specific details on the price tag these retailers would a...

9 September 2010
10:30 GMT

Sharp FX Goes to AT&T with Mobile TV Service

AT&T just announced that it will start offering the Sharp FX, a quick messaging device that will also feature Mobile TV capability. The device is set to be launched on 25th July and it seems to be the first Sharp phone from AT&T's lineup. The device looks very much like the older T-Mobile Sidekick, which were ma...

20 July 2010
05:22 GMT

SlingPlayer Mobile for Android Now Available

Sling Media, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation recently announced the launch of the SlingPlayer Mobile application for Android Smartphones. According to the company, the new software solution is meant to offer Android users the possibility to easily access their home TV experience regardless of...

22 June 2010
06:30 GMT

Watch Your Favorite TV Shows for Free on Your Pocket PC

Based on the IP-TV technology, Spb TV 2.0 offers Pocket PC users a wide range of channels available in multiple languages. Developed by Spb Software, the application requires no subscription fee and is fully sustained thanks to an advertising system. What's new and revolutionary in terms of software in this vers...

8 June 2010
11:41 GMT

CNN Mobile Available via the FLO TV Service

FLO TV Incorporated, the innovative mobile broadcast TV services company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has just announced today that it now delivers an expanded channels palette to customers through the addition of CNN Mobile. According to the company, the inclusion of the channel that brings ...

12 March 2010
09:33 GMT

SPB TV Licensed as Part of StarHub TV on Mobile

Leading mobile software solutions developer and provider SPB Software announced on Thursday that SPB TV, one of its most sophisticated solutions, has just been licensed to become a part of StarHub TV on Mobile, a mobile television service from a major Singaporian cellular network operator. According to the company, ...

22 January 2010
02:47 GMT

Mobile Video Usage in Italy to Rise to 5.1M in 2015

The number of mobile-phone users in Italy that access video content through their handsets is expected to rise up to 5.1 million by 2015, at least this is what a recently published report from technology and media specialist Coda Research Consultancy shows. Moreover, the firm also forecasts that the revenues in the s...

27 November 2009
15:41 GMT

Spb Online the Ultimate Online Services for Mobiles

One of the best Online service solutions, Spb Online, developed by the well-known Spb Software company, is an all-in-one tool that provides users with easy access to news, programs, games, weather, themes and ringtones. Also, the application offers users a mobile TV solution, as well as an integrated online radio. Wi...

19 May 2009
12:01 GMT

Carriers Prepping 'iPhone TV,' App Store Countdown Ending April 23

Apple's iPhone is all over the news (not that it's any surprise), the main reason being its ability to run thousands of different applications, which users can take advantage of through the Multi-Touch interface and accelerometer-based controls. These technologies also allow for services such as TV-on-the-g...

21 April 2009
10:14 GMT

Nokia Sells Mobile TV Unit to Wipro

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has recently sold its enterprise-focused Nokia Broadcast Solutions unit to the Indian IT services major, Wipro, yet the value for the transaction hasn't been decided yet, according to reports. Said unit accounted for a number of 40 people who worked on the development of software...

21 April 2009
09:50 GMT

Watch Quality TV-mobile on Your Smartphone

Mobile TV has become one of the most attractive features for mobile phone users. Only lately, handset manufacturers understood that for users to experience this function to the maximum, their devices needed large screens and fast data connectivity technologies like 3G or HSDPA. Furthermore, as cheaper alternatives to...

1 April 2009
12:01 GMT

Mobile TV to Become Highly Popular in the Future

It seems that more and more mobile users will be able to enjoy Mobile TV in the following several years. According to an analysis by Cantab Wireless, the total number of users to receive Mobile TV by 2013 is expected to reach 472 million. In addition, it seems that the highest subscriber growth will be registered in ...

23 March 2009
05:20 GMT

Gemalto Announces Its UpTeq Mobile TV SIM Card

Gemalto, a worldwide leading provider of digital security solutions, announced today that its UpTeq mobile TV SIM card has earned the security certification that is in accordance with the SIMalliance Security Guidelines, which are applicable to Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Mobile Broadcast Services Enabler Suite (BCAST...

16 February 2009
02:44 GMT

New Windows Mobile Handset Especially Created for Mobile TV

Axel Technologies, a Finnish company that develops mobile TV-related software and technologies, has recently announced a new handset, presented as the very first "Java-enabled multi-standard mobile TV phone." Created in collaboration with Inventec (the Taiwanese manufacturer behind another new mobile device, namely V...

16 September 2008
08:14 GMT

Affordable LG Invision Launched by AT&T

At about the same time with the release of the cheap Sony Ericsson W350 in the US, AT&T has come up with LG Invision, another new and affordable handset. Unlike the W350, which is a semi-flip phone targeted for music lovers, the Invision from LG is a simple candybar created for "visionaries of video", as AT&T puts it...

21 August 2008
03:48 GMT

AT&T Offers Full Olympic Coverage

Shortly after announcing it was named 2008 North America Company of the Year, AT&T has also unveiled that it will offer its customers all the Olympic action from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (August 8 - 24). This will be possible thanks to an agreement with NBC Universal, the giant media and entertainment American ...

17 July 2008
04:13 GMT

Ericsson Brings Formula One to Spanish Mobile TV Users

Ericsson, together with Telecinco and Boomerang TV, announced the availability of Formula One live content for all the Spanish mobile TV users. From now on, Formula One (F1) fans in Spain will be able to view the races of this season on their mobile phones, thanks to Ericsson and HyC, the Spanish company that Ericss...

15 July 2008
12:21 GMT

Sharp Aquos 923SH Makes Its Debut in Japan

Sharp, one of Japan's main manufacturers of handsets (among lots of other electronic products) has launched a new mobile TV phone on the Japanese market: Sharp Aquos 923SH. First unveiled back in June, the 923SH will be available under the name of SoftBank 923SH, starting July 5, only for the subscribers of Soft...

3 July 2008
11:58 GMT

10 Million Sharp Mobile TV Handsets Sold

Sharp, the Japanese electronics manufacturer, has recently announced that it sold more than 10 million mobile phones that feature One-Seg capabilities (meaning that they allow users to watch TV programs on them). Although Sharp commercializes some of its handsets outside Japan too, none of those have mobile TV capabi...

16 June 2008
11:33 GMT

MD-3 from MomoDesign Is Full of Mobile TV

MomoDesign, an Italian design company, has recently launched its latest product, the MD-3, which comes as a fashionable handset with mobile TV capabilities. The new phone has a clamshell form factor and two displays, an internal and an external one, that users can turn to 180 degrees and change their places. The in...

6 June 2008
04:43 GMT

Nokia N77 Brings Mobile TV to Switzerland

Swisscom, the largest mobile operator in Switzerland, together with Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks, launched one of the first mobile TV services in Europe, under the name of Bluewin TV. Available starting mid-May, the new service bring Swiss users a high-quality mobile TV experience, thanks to the DVB-H (Digital Vi...

3 June 2008
06:49 GMT

LG HB620T Brings Mobile TV to Europe

LG just announced one of its newest handsets to feature mobile TV capabilities, the LG HB620T, a device that will be released soon in several countries across Europe. The new HB620T comes in a clamshell form factor and it features DVB-T compatibility. Unlike DVB-H, another mobile TV standard, DVB-T is available al...

14 May 2008
05:21 GMT

Samsung P960 TV Phone Released in Europe

Samsung announced today that its P960 TV mobile phone was ready to hit the European market and that it would be commercially available in the next days / weeks / months, depending on each country. First unveiled at the beginning of the year, during MWC 2008, Samsung P960 is among the few handsets to come to Europe...

30 April 2008
16:41 GMT

Samsung V820L TV Phone Unveiled

Samsung recently launched a new clamshell phone in Brazil, the V820L, a handset created to bring mobile TV to South American users. Samsung V820L is a clamshell that comes with a futuristic design and packs a 2.6 inch rotating TFT display with an unusual resolution of 240 x 300 pixels. V820L is the first handset with...

25 April 2008
08:46 GMT

AT&T Gets Official With LG Vu, Samsung Access and Mobile TV

LG Vu is finally officially confirmed by AT&T, together with Samsung Access and the carrier's brand new MediaFLO-based mobile TV service. The two handsets are the first from AT&T to pack support for MediaFLO and, as the mobile TV service, they will be commercially available starting May 2008.Simply named AT&T Mo...

28 March 2008
04:20 GMT

LG Vu Almost Official

LG Vu, rumored a few weeks ago to be released via AT&T at the end of this month (March 2008), is almost officially confirmed by the largest US mobile carrier. We say almost, because there aren't any clear details about the release date, but promo materials already appeared in AT&T stores and, most probably, the...

24 March 2008
07:29 GMT

LG Vu, Soon at AT&T

It looks like LG Vu, announced in the fall of 2007, will finally make its debut at AT&T at the end of March 2008, as the carrier's first mobile phone to support Mobile TV. The handset will most probably come at the same time with AT&T's MediaFLO-based mobile TV service that was supposed to be launched at th...

3 March 2008
04:06 GMT

New Panasonic P905i With Gorgeous VIERA Display

Panasonic, the Japanese giant electronics producer, showcased at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, its Panasonic VIERA P905i mobile phone (or simply Panasonic P905i), a handset that packs lots of evolved features and can stand beside any other high-end phone. Panasonic P905i offers a splendid 3.2 inch VI...

20 February 2008
10:57 GMT

MWC 2008: KB620, the Latest LG TV Phone

LG KB620 is one of the latest handsets produced by the South Korean company, and its main purpose is to be a TV phone. The new device was showcased by LG at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain (11 - 14 February) and should be commercially available during the first half of 2008. KB620 was showcased by ...

15 February 2008
08:34 GMT

MWC 2008: Mobile TV Services at Reduced Costs from Orange and T-Mobile

Orange and T-Mobile UK announced, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, their intention to try a new mobile TV and multimedia broadcast service using a UMTS MBMS based TDtv solution from NextWave Wireless, a mobile/multimedia products and technology provider. The service pilot is planned for the second ha...

13 February 2008
03:36 GMT

E-Ten Glofiish M810 and Glofiish V900 Officially Announced

E-Ten Information Systems officially announced the presentation of Glofiish M810 and Glofiish V900, the company's first devices from its new range of Pocket PCs created with portable entertainment and go-anywhere communications in mind. Both devices will be showcased at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, be...

5 February 2008
04:11 GMT

New Samsung Handset With Swiveling Screen Announced

Samsung Electronics today announced its latest Mobile TV phone, Samsung SCH-W350 (or SPH-W3500), a clamshell that comes with the ability to swivel its screen in a horizontal position, offering a better video experience. The new handset works on GSM and WCDMA networks and comes with HSDPA connectivity for fast data...

4 February 2008
10:13 GMT

Hitachi W61H With E-ink Display for a Great Look

Hitachi, the giant Japanese manufacturer and service provider, unveiled its latest mobile phone, Hitachi W61H, a handset that comes to emphasize the company's slogan, "Inspire the Next", with its e-ink display and its exquisite look. Hitachi W61H is a clamshell phone with two displays, a normal one and an e-ink ...

31 January 2008
03:15 GMT

Toshiba W61T, the TV Phone for Sporty People

Toshiba, the Japanese electronics manufacturer, added another handset to its line-up of Mobile TV phones, the Toshiba W61T.The new phone comes in a (not quite beautiful) clamshell form, with three colors available (white, dark blue and pink), and it's designed mainly for sporty people, offering the "au Smart Sp...

30 January 2008
06:55 GMT

New Panasonic Mobile TV Phone: VIERA 920P

Japan brings another Mobile TV phone, this time from Panasonic, the giant electronics manufacturer. Following Sharp's idea to integrate TV technology into mobile phones, Panasonic created a new handset and named it after the company's line of LCDs and plasma displays, VIERA. The new device, Panasonic VIERA ...

28 January 2008
13:18 GMT

Sharp Unveils the AQUOS SH905i TV Phone

Sharp Corporation, the Japanese electronics producer, unveiled its latest Mobile TV phone, Sharp AQUOS SH905iTV. The handset will probably also go under the name of Sharp 905iSH or Sharp SH-905i, since it's a common thing for Sharp handsets to change their name this way, especially when they're mentioned in...

23 January 2008
06:13 GMT

Glofiish V900 Will Be Presented at the 2008 Mobile World Congress

E-Ten, the Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer, announced that it will showcase its latest mobile phone, Glofiish V900, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, between 11th and 14th February 2008. Presented with the slogan "Enjoy Live TV on the move", the new Glofiish V900 appears on the official E-Ten ...

15 January 2008
05:25 GMT

New Mobile Broadcast TV Technology Platform Announced

Samsung Electronics, MobiTV, Nokia Siemens Networks, Rohde & Schwarz and SES AMERICOM's IP-PRIME have joined forces to create a distribution platform that will enable mobile TV services in the United States utilizing local broadcast TV spectrum. The platform will deliver local and national programming and intera...

8 January 2008
10:33 GMT

First Demonstration of DVB-SH in North America to Happen at CES

ICO Global Communications and Alcatel-Lucent will demonstrate North America's first video broadcast based on the DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite services to Handhelds) mobile standard at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month in Las Vegas, Nevada.The demonstration is an important step for ...

20 December 2007
09:36 GMT

Sharp Unveils AQUOS 822SH, the Latest TV Mobile Phone

Sharp, the Japanese electronics manufacturer, announced the release of Sharp AQUOS 822SH, its latest mobile phone with TV capabilities. The clamshell handset is available from December 15 in 5 different colors: black, white, gold, silver and pink (for girls... or boys who care for pink devices). The phone looks alm...

17 December 2007
11:35 GMT

First Trial of DVB-SH Mobile TV

Alcatel-Lucent, in cooperation with mobile operator 3 Italia and Italian public broadcaster RAI are conducting the first trial of mobile TV based on the DVB-SH standard in Italy. DVB-SH is an evolution of DVB-H, which provides a higher spectrum efficiency and allows integration with hybrid satellite/terrestrial netwo...

14 December 2007
09:02 GMT

PSP Firmware Update 3.80 Features Internet Radio and Mobile TV

Sony's ready to unpack their sack of gifts, turning into our favorite Japanese Santa, as we've just got word that they'll be releasing the 3.80 PSP firmware update on December 18th. That leaves us about 4 days to have with the present update, while getting ready for a couple of brand new features, whi...

14 December 2007
06:57 GMT

Mobile TV Guide From Helio

Helio, the US mobile carrier, recently added a TV Guide service for its customers, service that provides TV program listings, show information as well as search functions. Helio's subscribers will be able to benefit from a personalized listings grid, local listings in advance for 14 days, search functionali...

30 November 2007
08:08 GMT

80 Percent of Mobile TV Viewers from Japan and South-Korea

A new report from the analyst firm Berg Insight found that almost 40 million people in Japan and South Korea watch mobile TV. This means 78 percent of the total mobile TV broadcasting, which makes a huge chunk of this market.The result is little surprising. It is common knowledge that mobile TV has reached a much hig...

6 November 2007
03:35 GMT


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