Smartphone News

Latens and Discretix Partner to Extend Content Protection Beyond Pay TV Distribution Networks
Oct 18, 2011 – Discretix and Latens (LSE: PIC) has announced a partnership to extend content protection beyond traditional Pay TV networks to include smartphones, tablets and other connected devices.
News categories: Discretix, Latens, Content Protection, Smartphone, Tablet

Siano Launches Family of Android Applications for CMMB DTV
Oct 18, 2011 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the launch of Kàn, an advanced DTV player application for the reception of CMMB live TV broadcasts on Android devices. Kàn is the first member in Siano's Android player family.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Media Player, Middleware, Mobile, Smartphone, Tablet

U-verse TV Goes Social With New Apps To Interact With What You're Watching
Oct 17, 2011 – AT&T (NYSE:T) U-verse® TV customers now have new and better ways to bring together their favorite social apps on their smartphone or tablet with what they're watching on TV.
News categories: AT&T, Apps, IPTV, Smartphone, Tablet, USA

MOVL Connect Platform™ Launches, Connecting Smart TVs with Mobile Devices
Oct 12, 2011 – MOVL has announced the official public release of their patented MOVL Connect Platform™. The MOVL Connect Platform™ gives developers the tools necessary to create apps that can link SmartTVs and mobile devices.
News categories: MOVL, Apps, Mobile, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

Proliferation of Connected Devices will create a $1.2tr Revenue Opportunity
Oct 10, 2011 – The GSMA, with the support of AT&T, Deutsche Bank, KT, Telenor Connexion and Vodafone, and in partnership with Machina Research, has released research that outlines the market opportunity and revenue potential for connected devices.
News categories: GSMA, Market Research, Mobile, Smartphone, Tablet

Media Tablets Cannibalizing Netbook Spend
Oct 6, 2011 – Led by media tablets and more specifically Apple's iPad 2, an estimated 37 million ultra-mobile devices (UMDs) will ship into the U.S. during 2011. Revenue value from U.S. vendor shipments is forecast to top $24 billion during 2015, says ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Smartphone-only TV service to launch in Japan
Oct 4, 2011 – MMBI has announced, at the CEATEC electronics show in Tokyo, its new mobile TV channel to be called 'NOTTV'. The service will only be available on smartphones, and will launch officially in April 2012.
News categories: MMBI, Digital TV, Japan, Mobile, Smartphone

LiMo Foundation and Linux Foundation Announce New Open Source Software Platform, Tizen™
Sep 28, 2011 – LiMo Foundation™ and The Linux Foundation have announced a new open source project, Tizen™. Tizen is a software platform which supports multiple device categories including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, netbooks and in-vehicle infotainment systems.
News categories: Linux Foundation, LiMo Foundation, Tizen, Automotive, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

OMVC Issues Device Profiles For Mobile Digital TV Products
Sep 22, 2011 – The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has developed a set of comprehensive Device Profile guidelines to assist consumer electronics manufacturers in developing Mobile DTV products.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, Smartphone, Tablet, USA