Breaking news, information, and analysis on the latest mobile phones and mobile technology
Netflix has just announced a deal with NBC that should make all of its mobile apps much, much better. The deal will bring much of NBC’s television content to Netflix streaming, which means you’ll be able to access these on the go with your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. We’re also expecting a Netflix Android…
Samsung officially unveiled its Media Hub for the U.S. market and this content delivery system could become a powerful counterbalance to Apple and its iTunes behemoth and it could also make the company’s Android phones multimedia powerhouses. When we reviewed the AT&T Captivate, T-Mobile Vibrant and the Epic 4G, the Media Hub was a part…
A group of 30 broadcasters — which collectively own 346 TV stations in 167 markets covering more than 90% of the U.S. population — formed the Mobile500 Alliance to “turn nationwide broadcast mobile TV solution into reality.” The hope is to adopt the Mobile DTV standards which have been defined through years of work at…
We’ve been hearing about the promise of mobile TV for quite some time now. Most (optimistic) plans and projections missed the target as the service is still not widely used outside of Japan and South Korea. However, there are plans to push it to the masses and eventually make some money along the way. According…
After the 24/7 sport news channel, Yamgo is going for the dance music fans in partnership with Paris-based Clubbing TV. The new channel is available on an array of mobile devices (not just smartphones) and it features a combination of the hottest new music videos and some of dance music’s most popular classics featuring the…
Your Verizon phone is going to become a better mobile video device, as the nation’s largest carrier has announced that its V Cast service will now offer full-length movies from Crackle.com. Crackle has a ton of Sony Pictures films including “La Bamba” (one of my all-time faves) and “Cable Guy” and this will be accessible…
Back at the iOS 4 announcement, Netflix announced that they would have an app for iPhone out this summer to join its iPad offering, and today it’s available! As you would expect, you can add shows to your instant queue, search for particular TV shows or movies, browse through genres of programming, and watch shows…
Yamgo, the global mobile TV network which we’ve already covered for few times in the past, has launched a mobile phone video viral marketing service to enable consumers to send videos to their friends without the need to download any software. This in turn opens a new distribution method for brands to use consumers to…
Yamgo is launching Outdoor Sport News Channel, which they say is the first consolidated 24 hour sports news channel available on freeview mobile TV. The programming includes interviews, highlights and results from the worlds of Formula One, cricket, tennis, rugby, boxing, motorsports, major athletics tournaments and all other major summer and winter sports. Additionally, sports…
Verizon, the cable operator, unveiled its mobile offerings today and the suite of new applications include a FiOS TV client for the iPad and a VOD app for smartphones. The FiOS TV application is slated to launch in early 2011 and will allow iPad-owning FiOS TV subscribers to watch live TV from any location within…