Vodafone Group’s German business head, Fritz Joussen has said that he doesn’t think pay-TV on Mobile devices is feasible, due to the development of newer handsets that are going to be able to display terrestrial (presumably DVB-T) signals…. He was quoted in the FT Deutschland as saying “These devices came as a surprise and call…
Update: 123play is now officially launched!
You might remember that a little while back, I wrote about a new free, ad-funded, games service, for UK Mobile gamers. Well, it’s now officially launched! The 123play website has some great games, and the idea is that in exchange for your free gaming, to get to see some ads that have been cleverly inserted…
Aniboom and I-play do deal for game-based animations
Aniboom recently announced a deal with I-play that will allow it’s animated videos to now reach an audience of 340 million on the web and on mobile phones, thanks to new distribution deals. Aniboom is a network consisting of thousands of animators, and will make the anims based on I-play’s popular mobile games. The first…
EA agrees acquisition of Hands-On Mobile Korea assets
EA is to acquire the assets of Hands-On Mobile Korea (you might know them from games such as “Heroes Lore: Wind of Soltia” and “Sushi Mania”). Hands-On Mobile Korea is a subsidiary of parent company Hands-On Mobile, based in the US. Is it just me, or are EA on a mission to drive consolidation of…
BBC and O2 interested in Qualcomm’s Mobile TV
O2 and the BBC are apparently both interested in hearing more from Qualcomm about a potential MediaFLO Mobile TV network in the UK, according to the FT. As you might know, Qualcomm recently won the L-band radio spectrum auction in the UK, laying out £8.3m – small fry for a company that spent out many…
O2UK launches a Managed service for Enterprise Mobile Email
O2 has launched a new managed service for enterprise mobile email customers. O2 is saying that the service is suitable for businesses with 100+ users and would take away a lot of the pain associated with managing mobile access to mail. The service is provided using either BlackBerry or Motorola devices, and is price on…
Mobile gaming in the classroom?
In one of the more interesting articles I’ve read this week, a discussion is raised about whether mobile devices can be used as learning tools in the classroom. Many peoples’ initial reactions would I am sure be “that’s outrageous!”, but actually, there are some good arguments for it… Eric Klopfer, MIT professor and director of…
Nokia and Samsung to collaborate on DVB-H and DRM standards
Samsung and Nokia have announced that they are going to work together to boost the adoption of DVB-H services – they will do this by enabling interoperability of their devices, and Nokia’s DVB-H network delivery system. The manufacturers are going to deliver solutions based on the OMA-BCAST standard – previously Samsung had used the CBMS…
Mobile TV: 3G not needed says Analysys Mason
…but probably not in the way you are thinking… Industry adviser Analysys Mason has just produced a report called “Critical Ingredients of Mobile TV” – and says that there are alternatives (see, I bet you thought they were implying Mobile TV could be done over GPRS or similar!) to 3G networks – apparently like femtocells…
Flirtomatic does 1bn Mobile Ads!
Flirtomatic, which is a mobile and online flirting service, has announced it’s billionth mobile ad has been served – crumbs! This staggering stat has apparently come to pass in less than 1 year – growth per quarter has been running at over 30%, which probably goes to explain some of it! As MobiAd News points…