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According to New Media Age, Motorola has shut down the movie store that it opened with Paramount, only six months ago. This is in stark contrast to Samsung, who have just opened theirs!
The service allowed sideloading of full-length films, the viewing of which has become an increasingly popular pastime for the many users that use their devices in-situ (most notably it seems at home!). Motorola had previously been pushing the multimedia capabilities of some of their devices very strongly – the Z8 and Z10 notably – pre-loading the Bourne films, to customers’ delight I’m sure (what a great set of films…!).
It’s a real shame to see more woes coming Motorola’s way – they’ve been in the news quite a bit in the last 6 months, with job cuts in October and January – lets just hope this is all in-process for a strong return later in the year…
[Original story via: New Media Age]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
