Franklin McMahon
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Adobe says goodbye to mobile Flash
By Franklin McMahon published
Is Flash even needed on mobile phones? Apparently not. HTML5 is the new king, and Adobe is getting behind it in a big way.
Samsung inks deal with Yandex
By Franklin McMahon published
Under the agreement, Yandex, Russia’s search engine to Google, will be installed on Samsung’s Bada mobile phones that ship to consumers in Russia.
AT&T U-verse wireless makes big screens mobile
By Franklin McMahon published
Customers can now get the U-verse wireless receiver, which gives its U-verse subscribers the ability to move their TV anywhere for maximum entertainment.
Bytemobile releases results of Mobile Analytics Report
By Franklin McMahon published
Not surprisingly, mobile TV is growing and overwhelming networks.
TV Anywhere: Comcast Xfinity VOD mobile TV player hits Android
By Franklin McMahon published
Aereo Mobile TV service goes live - Can it legally be stopped?
By Franklin McMahon published
Mobile TV Roadmap for 2012: Three initiatives you need to know
By Franklin McMahon published
Think you know where mobile TV is heading this year? Three separate initiatives will be kicking in this year, and if you are in the industry, it’s important to know what those three are.
T-Mobile adds Playground TV for kid-friendly content
By Franklin McMahon published
A new package available from T-Mobile TV, called Playground TV, offers kid-friendly content and on-demand episodes of popular programs, including “Dora the Explorer” and “Sesame Street.”
Can Verizon start its own mobile-TV network?
By Franklin McMahon published
Verizon is planning to start its own mobile-TV network by December 2012. For this to happen – the mobile-phone company would need to purchase more spectrum.
Yospace brings the cloud to Mobile-TV content
By Franklin McMahon published
A new service is allowing mobile content producers to bring cloud-server content, complete with targeted advertising, to mobile devices.
Olympics first: 2012 Summer Games stream live on your iPhone and iPad
By Franklin McMahon published
Comedian Dave Chappelle may use mobile TV to launch comeback
By Franklin McMahon published
IPad newspaper "The Daily" recently reported that Dave Chappelle, the popular comedian who left behind traditional TV publicly six years ago, is working on a return to broadcast.
Crackle app for Android brings entertainment
By Franklin McMahon published
Crackle is Sony Pictures Entertainment's answer to streaming mobile TV for the masses.
Pandora keeps mobile TV loudness on the level
By Franklin McMahon published
While it's easy to look at the video signal and various requirements in delivering mobile TV, the audio signal is just as important, if not more so.
American mobile TV watching increases
By Franklin McMahon published
Mobile TV viewing has increased over 20 percent in the last year alone, while internet TV viewing has spiked up an additional 34 percent.
Siano Mobile Silicon raises $20 million in financing
By Franklin McMahon published
Siano develops receiver chips for mobile DTV (MDTV) as well as terrestrial TV (DTT). It extends to hardware, middleware and software systems and is focused on providing complete MDTV solutions.
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