There’s nothing like watching a bunch of melodramatic bike builders and graphic shark attacks to help you relax on your lunch break. We can’t get enough of the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet’s mesmerizing programming, and it seems that the UK feels the same. Lucky UK subscribers on Vodafone or Orange networks will soon be…
Get your ESPN X-Games fix with dedicated VCAST TV channel
With ESPN’s X-Games 13 well underway, Verizon has launched their temporary dedicated VCAST TV channel, EXPN, to bring Verizon Wireless’s customers the X-treme coverage they desire. Users will be getting a double-shot of the action with this temporary channel picking up where the permanent ESPN Mobile TV channel left off. If you’re one of Verizon’s…
Hantel showcases TV-enabled handset
At the recent SINOCES 2007 event in China, not that known company Hantel showcased its latest candybar-shaped TV-capable handset. No, I’m not talking this phone supports DVB-H nor DMB-T mobile TV standard, rather it does analog TV! One wonders if this is the right way to start with TV on a mobile phone — after…
EU supports DVB-H mobile broadcasting standard
Recently, the European Commission announced the full support for the DVB-H mobile broadcasting standard. It’s a good news especially for Nokia, who invested heavily in this technology and already got in place two DVB-H enabled handsets – N92 and N77. Most other phone and handheld companies are on board, too: Motorola, Philips, Sagem, Sony, Ericsson,…
ABC television stations launch free mobile video services
Mobile video is becoming quite the hot topic recently. With the release of the iPhone and news of YouTube-enabled mobile phones on the way, videos on mobile phones are poised to take-off in a big way. Now, ABC is jumping into the mix with their announcement that they will be providing free mobile video in…
LG and Samsung – top mobile entertainment phones in the U.S.
Hmmm, where should we file this. Two sections come in mind: 1) Before an iPhone; and 2) Before any significant adoption of Symbian OS-based smartphones in the U.S. Apparently, among owners of LG and Samsung phones in the U.S., 12% and 11% reported having mobile TV features, respectively, compared with 8% of Motorola owners and…
V CAST Mobile TV hits Florida
Good news for the residents of Gainesville, Ocala, Naples and Fort Myers – Verizon announced the expansion of its V CAST Mobile TV service to the mentioned cities in Florida. In other words, if you own a V CAST Mobile TV-compatible handset and live in one of the four cities, you will be able to…
Sprint launches LG Muziq musicphone
Just as we expected, Sprint has launched their newest musicphone – the appropriately titled LG Muziq. For a penny short of a C-note ($100 after contract and rebates, of course), you get that 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, FM transmitter, and SDHC-compatible microSD slot. Oh, and the clamshell plays nice on with Sprint’s Music Store,…
BBC preparing iPlayer for an iPhone?
This is getting way out of control… Well known companies that exist four times longer than Apple are jumping to the iPhone bandwagon… Last in the series is BBC, which is apparently working to bring its iPlayer to the iPhone users. Wait, iPhone still waits to be released in the UK — but that doesn’t…
SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS graduates from beta!
Sling has finally graduated its SlingPlayer Mobile client for Palm OS from beta to retail! The retail version, which goes for about $30, completes SlingMedia’s SlingPlayer Mobile lineup. With clients on Palm OS, Windows Mobile 5.0, and the recently released Windows Mobile 6.0, they’ve got the entire gamut of smartphones covered. Oh, except for S60…