Tablet / PMP (Portable Media Player) News

illico iPad app coming for Videotron customers
Jun 5, 2014 – Videotron has unveiled the new version of its illico app for the iPad, a Canadian first conceived and developed in Québec. The completely revamped and transformed iPad app will change how users access television programming.
News categories: Videotron, Manon Brouillette, Apps, Cable TV, Canada, Tablet, TV Everywhere

U.S. online TV consumption at all-time high
Jun 4, 2014 – Key findings of the Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) Digital Index report show that online TV consumption across all devices grew at 246 percent year-over-year (YoY) with March 2014 setting a new record in total authentications.
News categories: Adobe, Jeremy Helfand, Cable TV, Digital TV, Gaming, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet, TV Everywhere, USA

VESA® releases DockPort™ standard
Jun 3, 2014 – VESA has announced the release of the DockPort standard. DockPort is a DisplayPort extension that allows USB 3.1 data and DC power to be carried over a single DisplayPort connector and cable that also carries high-resolution audio/video data.
News categories: Video Electronics Standards Association, DisplayPort, Steve Belt, Chris Griffith, Alan Kobayashi, Mobile, Smart Home, Smartphone, Tablet, Worldwide

MediaTek announces SoC with HEVC playback support for tablets
May 31, 2014 – MediaTek has announced the MT8127, a quad-core tablet System on Chip (SoC) that offers full hardware support for the new HEVC (H.265) video playback standard. The SoC will power ALCATEL ONETOUCH's PIXI 8 tablet.
News categories: MediaTek, Alcatel, Joe Chen, Vittorio Di Mauro, Semiconductor, Tablet, Worldwide

Verizon to demonstrate LTE Multicast over 4G LTE at Indy 500
May 21, 2014 – Verizon Wireless has announced that it will demonstrate LTE Multicast for the first time in the United States over its commercial 4G LTE network.
News categories: Verizon Wireless, 5G, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Smartphone, Tablet, USA

NEOTION launches solutions to synchronise second screen devices
May 20, 2014 – NEOTION’s BlueBridge Synchro! technology allows broadcasters and operators to enable their viewers (through a mobile app) to automatically synchronise their second screen device with the live content on the main TV screen.
News categories: NEOTION, ANGA COM, Apps, Digital TV, Mobile, Smart Home, Smartphone, Tablet, Worldwide

DTG Testing scheduled for Freeview Tablet TV UK
Apr 10, 2014 – Motive Television has announced that it has received confirmation that testing of its technology for Freeview Tablet TV by the Digital Technology Group will begin on 28 April.
News categories: Motive Television, DTG Testing, Leonard M Fertig, Tablet, Terrestrial, UK

Wowza releases Wowza GoCoder™ app for Android
Apr 9, 2014 – Wowza Media Systems has announced the release of its Wowza GoCoder™ app for Android devices bringing live, high definition (HD) mobile encoding to Android users on the go.
News categories: Wowza, Mike Talvensaari, Apps, Mobile, NABShow, Smartphone, Tablet, Worldwide

Charter announces launch of Charter TV app
Apr 8, 2014 – Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) has announced the Charter TV App is available to download for free on the Apple iTunes App Store, Amazon Appstore and Android Apps on Google Play.
News categories: Charter Communications, Rich DiGeronimo, Apps, Cable TV, Smartphone, Tablet, TV Everywhere, USA