Qualcomm Announces FLO-EV and Smartbook Demo, Audiovox Announces In-Car System
Qualcomm has announced an update to its FLO broadcast platform during MWC today and a smartbook demo application with partner Audiovox plugging its currently available in-car system powered by FLO TV. First up is the announcement that Qualcomm has expanded its FLO broadcast platform with the forthcoming launch of FLO-EV, which it has described as […]
Video: Instinct Product Placement TV Ad
Gone are the days of the hippie “magic of SprintSpeed” ads that we nailed would fail. Now, Sprint is trying to promote actual devices by actually showing the features they can perform with. And, to tie into Sprint’s Instinct Product Placement sweepstakes, they made a TV ad that tries to both be a bit corney, […]
LG and Samsung Team Up For Mobile DTV
LG and Samsung, Korean technology giants have teamed up to promote mobile digital TV standard. They claim that this collaboration will help to accelerate the ATSC standardization, benefiting both the customers and broadcasters. The change is likely to be adopted by the ATSC for the North American market by the early 2009. The Mobile DTV in question will […]
Sprint HTC Mogul Beta Leaks, Windows Mobile 6.1 and Sprint TV Added
PhoneNews.com has obtained the latest beta for the Sprint HTC Mogul. The update adds both Windows Mobile 6.1 and Sprint TV. While Windows Mobile 6.1 was previously announced for the device by HTC, the addition of Sprint TV is a new feature for the Mogul. Previously, the HTC Touch carried Sprint TV, but Mogul was […]
AT&T Mobile TV Service To Launch May 4th
AT&T employees have been confirming the launch of AT&T Mobile TV service powered by MediaFLO on May 4th. The service will be tiered in three packages, similar to Verizon’s VCAST Mobile TV service with the most inexpensive package starting at $13 a month called AT&T Mobile TV Limited, which includes Fox, CBS, NBC, and NBC […]
T-Mobile To Test DVB-H Mobile TV
Wireless Week is reporting that T-Mobile will be prepared to begin testing DVB-H Mobile TV with Hiwire. Hiwire will join the ranks of Crown Castle and Qualcomm for play in the Mobile TV arms race, which will require an additional network overlay and specialized handsets in order to access the service. The trial will take […]
Verizon’s New TV Ad Violates Terms of Service?
Verizon Wireless has a new Motorola Q TV advertisement out. It shows the Q doing a lot of different things, including what appears to be streaming video. Problem is, this violates the Verizon Wireless smart device terms of service. Under Verizon’s terms of service, no data card, PDA, or smartphone can stream video over the […]