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Few days ago we talked about Orange France’s new iPhone app/service, designed to allows users to enjoy watching TV while on-the-go, and now we’ve heard Vodafone Portugal has a similar/same offering for its users.
Developed by WIT Software, the application called “Vodafone Mobile TV” is available as a free download for every iPhone ownin’ Vodafone Portugal customer and just like Orange’s solution, provides users with a selection of channels to choose from. Among the cool features of the app, we highlight the so called Fast Channel Switching, which allows users to zap TV channels in an easy, “similar to the real-life TV” way.
We’re not sure how much Voda charges for the data transferred and whether there are some new, mobile TV specific plans created for the offering. We do, however, know that WIT Software is looking for other carrier partners for their application/service, meaning we could see this being rolled out in other markets in the near future. We’ll keep watching…
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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