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| 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 NB ... [read more >>] | | 17 July 2008, 04:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 Ericsson acquired at the beginning of this year.
The Ericsson-owned HyC will provide an end-to-end service, allowing bot ... [read more >>] | | 15 July 2008, 12:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 SoftBank, the third largest Japanese mobile operator.
In the well-established tradition of Sharp, the 923SH is a cl ... [read more >>] | | 03 July 2008, 11:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 capabilities, hence the 10 million mark was surpassed only with the handsets sold on the local market.
The first O ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 11:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 internal, main display is a 2.2 inch one with 240 x 320 pixels and 262K colors, while the external one is a 1.2 i ... [read more >>] | | 06 June 2008, 04:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 Video Broadcast for Handheld) standard integrated into Nokia's N77 phone.
Bluewin TV offers high-quality vi ... [read more >>] | | 03 June 2008, 06:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 14 May 2008, 05:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 with support for Mobile TV. The device works with both of the current European mobile TV standards: DVB-CBMS ( ... [read more >>] | | 30 April 2008, 16:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 25 April 2008, 08:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 28 March 2008, 04:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 handset will be available starting this week.
Also known as LG CU920, LG Vu is one of the latest ... [read more >>] | | 24 March 2008, 07:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 03 March 2008, 04:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ph ... [read more >>] | | 20 February 2008, 10:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 LG along with other 12 handsets from its ... [read more >>] | | 15 February 2008, 08:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 half of 2008 and will involve consumers living or working in West London. It will demonstrate that the costs of offe ... [read more >>] | | 13 February 2008, 03:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 05 February 2008, 04:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 transfer speeds (up to 7.2 Mb/s). The clamshell has a compact, scratch-proof design, and packs a 2.22 inch 240 ... [read more >>] | | 04 February 2008, 10:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 31 January 2008, 03:15GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 30 January 2008, 06:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 920P, comes in a clamshell form and can be opened in two ways, one for using its phone-related capabilities and ... [read more >>] | | 28 January 2008, 13:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 other countries than Japan.
Sharp AQUOS SH905iTV comes to enlarge the company's Mobile TV phone series a ... [read more >>] | | 23 January 2008, 06:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 website, but only a few details about its features are given. However, we can see how the handset loo ... [read more >>] | | 15 January 2008, 05:25GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 08 January 2008, 10:33GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 d ... [read more >>] | | 20 December 2007, 09:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 almost exactly like the ... [read more >>] | | 17 December 2007, 11:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 ... [read more >>] | | 14 December 2007, 09:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 re ... [read more >>] | | 14 December 2007, 06:57GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 functionality (based on title, keyword, time or channel), daily recommendations from ... [read more >>] | | 30 November 2007, 08:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 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 higher evolution rate in these countries, although the exact proportion of this tendency was only estimated. The A ... [read more >>] | | 06 November 2007, 03:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Beginning and the End of DVB-H Mobile TV |  | The future of DVB-H as the main mobile TV protocol is endangered in its wide adoption by alternative video services. YouTube is one of them, with the help of 3G that makes it possible to transfer video files at great speeds.
The European Commissionchose D ... [read more >>] | | 29 October 2007, 13:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sharp SH-920, the TV Mobile Phone with Best Display |  | Sharp SH-920 looks more like a mobile TV than a handset meant to place calls and help communication. It is, indeed, one of the most evolved cellulars out there that are capable of also providing TV support.
Mobile TV is a technology that has drawn especially the attention of the Japanese. Other continents are less interested in it, which also gives reason to the fact that this specific handset will not see a global release.
... [read more >>] | | 26 October 2007, 10:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Toshiba T-911, New Japanese Mobile Marvel |  | Some of the most evolved smartphones out there are available in Japan, with little or no chances of a global release any time in the future. Toshiba T-911 is just one of them, with some pretty interesting features.
The phone can pride with the fact that it includes 3G connectivity to make possible high data transfer speeds and easy data management. That should bring video files in just a few seconds and make it possible to eas ... [read more >>] | | 26 October 2007, 06:13GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Moto RIZR Z6tv Brings Verizon Mobile TV |  | Moto RIZR Z6tv will be available at Verizon from now on, along with the support for V CAST Mobile TV, V CAST Music and Video. This makes it a top media phone, capable of supporting many solutions for entertaining the user.
V CAST Mobile TV brings a[admark=1] wide variety of programming that is supposed to provide some mobility to the experience of watching TV. Among the most popular shows in the offer, there also count the ‘Late Show wi ... [read more >>] | | 29 September 2007, 02:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Smooth, Curvy Infobar 2 Looks Amazing |  | Au just brought in the spotlights its Infobar 2 mobile phone, not your average handset. The device manages to pack some impressive performances in a sleek and shiny case that few other producers had the courage of using until now.
Infobar 2 is a phone that you either love or hate. There are few chances that customers will stand in between these limits, as it comes with an innovative and ... [read more >>] | | 26 September 2007, 09:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Europeans Are Not Interested in Mobile TV |  | A recent report from Gartner states that only five percent of all Europeans are interested in watching TV on their mobile phones. There are high chances that things will change once the telecom market adapts its offer to the users' demands.
Mobile TV looks like one of the most evolved technologies that handsets have managed to pack throughout the years. There are already some DivX certified such devices out there, such as ... [read more >>] | | 26 September 2007, 08:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Viliv X2 AIO Offers Portable GPS Navigation, Mobile TV and Media Playback in One Sleek Package |  | South Korea is the home of some of the most important consumer electronics manufacturers, not to mention some of the most advanced portable devices you've ever seen. And that's exactly the case with the latest development from Yukyung Technologies, namely the Viliv X2 All-In-One, which provides just about anything one might expect from a portable device, including GPS navigation, DMB reception and even advanced multimed ... [read more >>] | | 27 August 2007, 05:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Big Brother 8 Arrives on V CAST Mobile TV |  | CBS Mobile, Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm's subsidiary MediaFLO announced a partnership to provide a new channel on V CAST Mobile TV dedicated entirely to the Big Brother 8 show. The channel will transmit live video of the activity inside the Big Br ... [read more >>] | | 17 August 2007, 10:04GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Discovery Network Channels Reach Mobile Phones |  | Discovery Network has just made it clear that mobile phone users will have the chance from now on to enjoy their favorite TV shows even when on the road. The great advantage that handsets bring is that of great mobility and they plan on making their broadcast available anywhere and at ... [read more >>] | | 08 August 2007, 04:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Virgin Mobile Abandons Mobile TV |  | Last year, Virgin Mobile proudly announced the launch of its mobile TV service in UK, which was to start in October 2006. It did start, of course, provided by BT Movio and supported by an advertising campaign featuring no other than Pamela Andreson.
Currently, the service only work ... [read more >>] | | 29 July 2007, 07:55GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| A&E Network and The History Channel Go Mobile with MobiTV |  | A&E Television Networks and MobiTV announced the launch of two mobile TV channels on MobiTV's platform. The A&E Mobile and The History Channel Mobile are currently live in the U.S. via participating wireless carriers. The mobile channels are not the same as the linear TV c ... [read more >>] | | 24 July 2007, 08:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mobile TV Solutions from Telstra |  | Telstra will make it possible for people living in Australia to benefit from the possibilities of mobile TV too from now on. With BigPond TV, users of this company's 3G and Next G networks will be able to watch programs on their handsets, just as many others across the globe who alr ... [read more >>] | | 19 July 2007, 10:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung SCH-B750 Flips and Twists for TV |  | Samsung has announced to release their SCH-B750 phone model in Korea. What makes this handset special is that it provides User Created Content (UCC) to its owner, one feature highly popular among mobile phone users.
The UCC enables people to update their blo ... [read more >>] | | 19 July 2007, 05:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Study Shows That the iPhone Will Make Mobile TV Popular |  | Interpret, a new media research firm, has conducted a research on what mobile phone functions the iPhone owners use when compared to regular handset users. Results show that those who have just purchased Apple's handset use most of its evolved functions at a much larger extent than other mobile phone owners.
Many people buy an expensive device packed with all the latest capabilities only for the satisfaction of owning one ... [read more >>] | | 17 July 2007, 02:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| ROK Entertainment Offers Mobile TV on Nokia Eseries |  | ROK Entertainment announced that it has launched a live and on-demand mobile TV service streamed over 2.5G and 3G networks, specifically conceived for users of Nokia Eseries devices. Currently available in the UK on a subscription basis, the service will be lau ... [read more >>] | | 16 July 2007, 09:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Mobile TV Chipset Makes TV-Enabled Phones Smaller |  | Samsung plans on bringing mobile TV a huge step forward. They have developed a pair of chips capable of receiving and decoding four mobile digital TV systems, more compact than before.
Mobile phones which provide TV services have high chances of comi ... [read more >>] | | 27 June 2007, 07:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| MobiTV Expands in Sweden and Silicon Valley |  | MobiTV announced the opening of a Research and Development center in Stockholm, Sweden, as well as a new engineering facility in Sunnyvale, California.
The R&D center in Stockholm will focus on next generation wireless networks, such as WiMAX and advanced multimedia technolo ... [read more >>] | | 26 June 2007, 10:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sling Player Compatible with Windows Mobile 6 Too |  | Sling Media will make their SlingPlayer mobile software compatible with Windows Mobile 6 Professional editions too from now on. This upgrade comes as only natural, considering the fact that the number of smartphones using this platform is continuously increasing.
"SlingPlay ... [read more >>] | | 23 June 2007, 02:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Ericsson Provides Mobile TV Solution to Siminn |  | Ericsson signed a mobile TV contract with Siminn, the largest mobile operator in Iceland, and will provide mobile TV solutions to the Reykjavik-based company in order to make mobile content and services more accessible to users.
Siminn's customers will have access t ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2007, 09:23GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| MiTV and Nokia Bring DVB-H Mobile TV |  | As a result of an agreement closed between Nokia and MiTV Corporation, Malaysia will benefit from one of the most evolved mobile broadcast TV services. This is based on Digital video Broadcast (DVB-H) technology, one of the most efficient for mobile phones.
Vietnam has ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2007, 04:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Mobile TV Success on the European Market Is Questioned |  | The GSM Association has presented some recommendations for efficiently introducing Mobile TV in European countries. The matter of costs involved for providing such services for these areas makes its future rather questionable.
Having a TV-enabled mobile phone has proved to be the latest trend in cellulars over the last period of time. Moreover, the range of mobile TV and video broadcast technologies also includes MBMS, DVB-H, ... [read more >>] | | 13 June 2007, 10:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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