Snell & Wilcox said it plans this week to introduce thee products designed to enhance mobile TV services quality and reduce bandwidth requirements.The company specializes in image processing, conversion, switching and compression products for the film and television markets.The company's Protus Ph.C is a...
Tango Networks introduced its Tango Abrazo, a fixed-mobile convergence solution that ties mobile phones with office telephone systems.The company said the product allows carriers to integrate any mobile phone with any corporate PBX, Centrex or Unified Communications network. The product extends all corporate calling...
Andrew Corp. plans to launch this week its Invex3G Autonomous drive test product, which allows carriers to measure network performance and improve service by installing equipment on taxis, buses and other fleet vehicles.The product is an extension of Andrew's Invex3G product. Equipment runs unattended...
Gemalto plans to introduce two new products this week at CTIA Wireless 2007.The company said it will introduce its Smart Dongle product that allows subscriber to securely access mobile carrier services such as voice over IP, instant messaging, multimedia content and online authentication with...
BlueAnt Wireless said it is launching four new products at CTIA Wireless 2007. The Australian-based firm is introducing an entry-level T8 micro Bluetooth headset and the advanced V12 LCD headset with called I.D., according to the company. "CTIA will provide the platform upon which...
Wilson Electronics released its Wilson Signalboost, a dual-band amplifier that works with all cellular and PCS carriers and has up to 3 watts of output power, which can increase the cellular signal from 10 to 15 times. "This new Signalboost amplifier has been carefully...
Nothing gets people's attention like the possibility of a prize dangled in front of them.Indeed, the Sony Ericsson Open and Starbucks have partnered for just such an event. The two have joined forces on a new promotion that will offer tennis fans in Florida...
The mobile gaming world is targeting mass-market users with "one-thumb" casual offerings that are simple to understand and easy to play. But one Orlando developer is hoping to find an audience with a line of sophisticated games that use GPS technology.Your World Games Ltd....
Mobile television provider MobiTV today inked a deal with Yahoo Inc. for mobile advertising. Under the agreement, Yahoo will act as the ad network for MobiTV's mobile video ad sales, placing advertisements against mobile content, including video, banner and text ads.The market for mobile...
ORLANDO, Fla.-Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. will offer multimedia messaging for as low as one cent per message, following up on the success of its penny-texting bundles. Beginning April 10, customers who sign up for one of three levels of messaging packs: a $2 per...
ORLANDO, Fla.-Six short films were screened here at CTIA Wireless 2007 for the debut of the Mobile Movie Fest. Each of the films ranged in length, graphic appeal and storyline.Three films in a live action category, two in animation and one "green" film were...
ORLANDO, Fla.-In a first for a major, mobile-centered national advertising campaign, The Hershey Co. plans to soon offer one-in-three chances to win a sing-it-yourself ringtone for customers who purchase their Ice Breakers Sours Gum. The Karaoke Tones promotion comes in partnership with Interop Technologies,...
ORLANDO, Fla.-A packed hall heard evangelism, exhortation and ebullience from a trio of industry speakers yesterday morning, as the CTIA Wireless 2007 trade show got underway. Attendees also got a surfeit of commercialism as each keynote speaker extolled their partners and their progress. "The...
Adobe Systems Inc. announced that, under a new, exclusive agreement with the nation's second-largest carrier, it will launch all new Adobe mobile applications through Verizon Wireless. And one of the first such applications to run under the agreement will be Adobe's FlashCast offering, which...
Welcome to a special edition of our online column, Worst of the Week. Industry trade shows are especially nutty, so this column is a chance for us to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way. We hope you enjoy it!So that...
In the healthcare industry, professionals are more likely to be mobile than not: roaming from patient to patient, office to operating room, clinic to hospital. Quick access to patient information and other healthcare professionals can help hospitals and physicians improve patient care, and Sprint...
ORLANDO, Fla.-TV network executives charged with delivering their programming to the mobile environment are happy to see their shows living on multiple platforms, but there's little room for celebration as they each anxiously await opportunities in advertising on the new medium."Actually, I wish this...
FunMobility is launching a pair of new mobile applications called America's Best Mobile Flix (AFLIX) and Flirt Pix. AFLIX allows users to submit videos captured on their mobile devices and share them with others in the community video-sharing service. "Really this is basically a...
I have a confession to make: In 2007 thus far, I have watched two NASCAR races-on TV, from the couch-and attended a Monster Jam truck rally-in person, at the Pepsi Center in Denver. These are new experiences for me, but as the mom of...
It's over. There will be presidential statements and appearances, congressional hearings where FCC Chairman Kevin Martin will continue to be roughed up, and all the other familiar trappings of government at work. With the 2008 White House sweepstakes already in high gear, government-as-usual has...
As more consumer and business customers turn to the Internet for purchases as well as research, companies such as Synchronoss Technologies Inc. are providing telecom companies with a way to both automate customer orders and provide insight into a broad overview of e-commerce operations....
There's a social networking site and community for every group imaginable these days. But there's a shortage of altruistic measures in this race to embrace a digital community; media companies have taken notice. There's big money and opportunity in connecting people with their favorite...
The parallel track studios are running in the production of short-form content for emerging platforms made a significant gain earlier this month in former Walt Disney Co. head Michael Eisner. The Torante Co., which Eisner founded in 2005, has formed Vuguru, an independent studio...
At the end of this month, civic-minded young people from around the Los Angeles area will be attending a star-studded concert to celebrate their volunteer efforts throughout the community. Beginning in February, Sprint Nextel Corp.'s prepaid sub-brand Boost Mobile L.L.C.'s RockCorps helped organize a...
