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Mobile

Digital video applications propel HDD market

The demand for gigabytes and terabytes of storage from PC users, game enthusiasts, and TV entertainment folks is keeping the industry growing to the degree that In-Stat forecasts HDD unit shipments will increase to over 1 billion units by 2014. The main drivers of growth have been the notebook PC market, set top boxes, and […]

January 14, 2011

South Korea keen to share mobile TV know-how

South Korea is keen to share knowledge and extend its cooperation on new technologies in information communication and technology (ICT), such as mobile tv (terrestrial DMB (T-DMB) services), and wireless broadband with Malaysia and the rest in the Asean region. Korea Communication Commission director-general Hwanjung Yang said it was ready to help Asean countries to […]

January 13, 2011

Witbe iPhone iPad performance monitoring

A gobal expert in testing and monitoring Quality of Experience on all three screens (computer / mobile / television), Witbe now fulfills the specific requirements of the latest generation of Apple terminals: iPhone and iPad. iPhone and iPad services provide huge potential in terms of revenue and image for industry players and companies that integrate […]

January 13, 2011

iMovee unveils Mobeo

iMovee, the Mobile TV technology, has confirmed the launch of Mobeo, an advanced wireless pocket streamer that enables broadcast mobile TV on any WiFi enabled device, smartphone or tablet. Mobeo brings “Telefusion” to smartphones and tablets by combining live broadcast TV, live streaming TV/VOD and social media networks. The Mobeo line of products addresses several […]

January 12, 2011

Research: Mobile broadband users to hit 1bn in 2011

Mobile broadband subscriptions are on track to surpass 1 billion in 2011 only months after reaching half a billion, Ericsson has reported, highlighting a key growth driver for the telecom sector. “During the course of 2010, a significant milestone in terms of mobile broadband subscriptions was reached as their number surpassed the half-a-billion mark globally,” […]

January 11, 2011

Pace tops up ARPU service offerings

In a series of major interviews with UK newspapers January 10, Pace CEO Neil Gaydon has revealed that he talked last week at CES with more than 100 companies about providing additional non-TV services to consumers. Pace’s recent acquisition of US-based broadband technology company 2Wire for £308 million is opening up new opportunities for bolting […]

January 10, 2011by Chris Forrester

Online certificates from BBFC

In the latest move to bring its widely recognised and trusted classifications to the world of digitally distributed content, every VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray title classified by film classification body the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) since 1985 has been given a digital certificate. Since 2008, the BBFC has been working with the UK […]

January 10, 2011

Enspert mobile TV offering

Enspert, a convergence solution and device provider, has announced at CES that the company will be entering the global mobile TV chip-set and solutions market based on Google’s Android operating system in 2011. The new mobile solutions suite consists of a mobile TV reception chipset, Android tablet player and mobile TV router (which receives and […]

January 10, 2011

RTP creates platform for Internet, mobile TV channels

Portugal’s public broadcaster RTP has introduced a new content interface that allows the creation of “channels of opportunity” for viewing on the Internet and on mobile devices such as “tablets” and mobile phones. One of the novelties of the RTP Play project is the possibility of creating “channels of opportunity” for “immediate response” to certain […]

January 7, 2011From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Skype to acquire Qik

Communications platform provider Skype is to acquire Qik, a provider of mobile video software and services that enable individuals to capture, instantly share and preserve great moments on video from anywhere. The transaction is expected to close in January 2011. Terms of the acquisition will not be disclosed. Qik was founded in 2006 and offers […]

January 7, 2011