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Samsung SGH-P930 Mobile TV Phone For Italy
If Sony Ericsson can launch a new Mobile TV phone exclusively for the Japanese market, how can Samsung are expected to remain behind. The only difference is that instead of the Japanese, it is the Italian people that are at an advantage this time. Talking in the tone of Shakespeare it can be said that the world market is a huge stage and all mobile companies are actors playing different roles. So this time the scene of the stage is set to Italy and Samsung is all set to gift the new Samsung SGH-P930 mobile phone to the Italians.
This phone is successor of the previous model SGH-P920 which was released in the Italian market nearly half a year ago and was a big success. The SGH-P930 phone consists of a horizontal LCD screen and has support for stereo speakers…
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Sundance Film Festival Video Content To Be Available On Cell Phones
With the growth of cell phone video, it was only a matter of time until major events and award shows began to be available on cell phones. It was recently announced that video coverage of next year’s Sundance Film Festival will be made available through a variety of mobile service providers.
A lot of the specifics of the deal were not yet announced with officials simply stating that more information would become available "early in 2007".
Bill Gajda, Chief Marketing Officer at the GSM Association said, "The emergence of mobile as the fourth screen is already changing the way people are educated and entertained. This project will explore the potential of the mobile medium to…
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Sling Box To Bring Service To Cell Phones
Some of you may remember the SlingBox that came out earlier this year and allowed users to watch their television using their broadband computer from anywhere in the world. Today, Sling Media announced that they will be bringing Sling to mobile phones and that "in the very near future", they will allow users to use their SlingBox on their cell phone.
This is a major advancement in cell phone video as for the most part, only short media clips were available from some content providers. Now, users can watch any channel they get on their home television on their cell phone.
The service is not currently available, but will be coming to the United Kingdom on December 1st for the Nokia N73, the Sony Ericsson W950i, and a few other cell phones. We…
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Version Of YouTube For Mobile Browsers
It was announced earlier this month that YouTube would be introducing a mobile version some time next year to allow users to upload and view YouTube videos from their cell phones.
Well, now it seems that YouTube fans may not have to wait so long. The company has not made any official announcement regarding the release date of YouTube Mobile; however, a new independent web site, TinyTube.net, offers a "cell phone compatible" version of the web site which makes it easy for mobile users to view YouTube videos on their mobile browser without having to wait for long load times. If you use your computer to access the site, the design will seem distorted; however, the site displays clearly on mobile browsers.
The site is constantly updated with the…
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Nokia And Motorola Team Up With DVB-H
Both Nokia and Motorola announced that they will be teaming up with DVB-H for mobile television broadcasting services.
"Operators around the world are evaluating broadcast mobile TV as a compelling new service to offer their subscribers - and interoperability will play a key role in bringing these services to market faster," said Rob Bero, Director of Broadcast Technologies, Motorola.
DVB-H, or Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld, is a broadcast system designed specifically for your cell phone and allows you to stream up to 50 channels on your phone.
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LG KB6100 Allows You to Record Live TV
It was only a matter of time before cell phones turned into Digital Video Recorders. LG just announced that their new KB6100 cell phone not only allows you to watch television via Korea's T-DMB network through a wireless digital broadcast; it also allows users to save and download shows that they can watch at a later time.
Currently, this phone is only available in Korea; however, it is expected that the phone will spread to the United States and throughout the rest of the world in the near future.
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Mobile ESPN Ends
In a news statement that many may find a bit surprising, the heavily advertised Mobile ESPN is coming to an end.
"Our MVNO effort created a tremendous wireless asset widely recognized for quality and innovation, and as a result we have been approached by well-entrenched carriers about a licensing model. We have decided to pursue it," said Salil Mehta, executive vice president, ESPN Enterprises. “With a redefined approach we have a greater opportunity to reach millions.
The concept was good and the service had many members who followed their favorite teams and players religiously on their cell phones, but obviously, Mobile ESPN was just on a profitable venture for ESPN.
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Samsung SCH B570
The Samsung SCH B570 has more multimedia options than the vast number of cell phones on the market today.
Sure it can play music with audio player, but these days, which cell phone can’t?
Not only does the Samsung SCH B570 allow you to watch satellite TV and PMP movies at the same time, this phone also has a new feature known as "motion recognition capability" which lets your phone recognize when it is being shaken.
The cool part about this technology?
You can turn off your alarm by just shaking your phone!
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