Mobile Video

Time Warner Cable Launches iPad App with Live TV

March 15, 2011 8:01 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments

Time Warner Cable Inc. is launching an iPad application that plays live TV, becoming the first cable company to do so.

Mobile Video Calls: Can You See Me Yet?

March 8, 2011 8:37 pm | by Maisie Ramsay | Articles | Comments

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when Skype video calls could only be placed on a computer. Now, the company’s technology runs on iOS and Android smartphones...

Aylus Debuts Interoperable Video Calls

February 17, 2011 6:59 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Placing a mobile video call is a nice idea – we've all seen the charming ads for the iPhone 4's FaceTime app – but it's not exactly seamless.

Bytemobile Aims to Take Bite Out of Explosive Video Demand

February 7, 2011 7:09 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

According to a marketing executive at Bytemobile, Cisco is wrong about mobile video representing 66 percent of all mobile data traffic by 2015.

Up Close: Dropcam Brings IP Video to Android

February 2, 2011 7:14 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Dropcam makes it easy to view live video streams from its Ethernet-based IP cameras on Macs, PCs and the iPhone.

Second Screen Key to TV Engagement

February 1, 2011 7:02 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Regardless of whether anyone understands what Google TV actually is, most will agree that it's an attempt to merge the Internet with your home television.

Skype Buys Qik, Ups Ante on Mobile Video

January 7, 2011 7:21 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Skype says it is buying mobile video company Qik in an effort to improve its video chat offerings.

Blog: The Upside, Downside of Mobile TV's CES Showing

January 7, 2011 7:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

New mobile television devices equipped with ATSC chips...

Transpera Unveils New Mobile Video Ad Platform

December 14, 2010 7:26 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Transpera is taking the wraps off a new technology platform for its mobile video advertising network, which supports Apple's iOS, Android and BlackBerry.

Web Video Future at Heart of Comcast, NBC Review

December 13, 2010 7:04 am | by Joelle Tessler, AP Technology Writer | News | Comments

It won't be long before video from the Internet is always within reach — whether it's on a smartphone, a tablet computer or a high-end television in the living room.

Mo-DV Enables Movies on Android Via SD Cards

December 6, 2010 7:33 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Watch movies on Android phones without taxing the wireless network? That's the model Mo-DV is pursuing.

Undeterred by Flo Shutdown, Mobile TV Forges Ahead

November 24, 2010 11:10 am | by Maisie Ramsey | Articles | Comments

Mobile television has not exactly taken off in the United States. Qualcomm gave the pink slip to its Flo TV mobile television subsidiary in October after the service failed to gain traction with consumers, and transmissions using the U.S. ATSC mobile broadcast television standard are limited...

Tech Insights-Streaming Video: The (Network) Killer App

November 24, 2010 8:34 am | by Elliott Drucker | Articles | Comments

Back when wireless operators were first deploying third-generation networks and before the advent of smartphones, there was an ongoing quest to find the "killer app." This was to be the signature data application for nascent 3G networks that would excite traditional voice users sufficiently...

Devices Crucial to Mobile TV Effort

November 23, 2010 7:31 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Mobile television service is slated to hit 20 major metropolitan areas next year, but analysts say that won't be enough to get the long-nascent industry off the ground.

U.S. Cellular Believes in New Plans

November 3, 2010 8:31 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

U.S. Cellular continues to shake things with a new $69.99 "Primary Plus Plan" that offers 5GB of data with unlimited text, picture and video messaging.

Report: User-Generated Video Still Big, and Getting Bigger

October 20, 2010 9:03 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

The most prevalent type of video on wireless networks worldwide continues to be user-generated content available on YouTube and Google Videos...

The Amazing Shrinking Camera

October 14, 2010 9:18 pm | by Roman Gutierrez, Tessera | Articles | Comments

Have you ever dreamed of having a miniature spy camera small enough to fit inside of a pen? Chances are you already do – inside of your cell phone. While there may not be a large market for spy cameras these days, more than 1 billion cameras are deployed in cell phones each year.

End of the Line for Flo TV?

October 5, 2010 9:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Qualcomm is giving up on the direct-to-consumer portion of its Flo TV mobile television subsidiary, according to a report from paidcontent.org.

MobiTV Preps Convergence Offering

October 5, 2010 8:59 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | Comments

Mobile television company MobiTV says a "major carrier" will launch services on its white-label convergence offering in the first quarter of next year.

The Mobile Bandwidth Crunch: Strategies for the Next Decade

August 19, 2010 10:22 pm | by Patrick Lopez, Vantrix | Articles | Comments

Mobile network infrastructures, previously thought capable of handling consistently heavy traffic, are now showing strain under the torrent of new data they carry every day.

Skype Comes to BREW Phones on VZW

August 18, 2010 8:16 am | by Andrew Berg | News | Comments

Skype and Verizon Wireless today announced that the Skype mobile application is now available on a variety of Verizon Wireless phones...

Rhythm Grows Video Ad Network 30% in Q2

August 16, 2010 8:18 am | by Monica Alleven | News | Comments

Rhythm NewMedia released some interesting findings today about mobile video viewing as it relates to its ad network...

The Video Dilemma: Balancing Demand with Infrastructure Capabilities

July 29, 2010 9:47 pm | by Andrew Nicholson, Aculab | Articles | Comments

While Spain was in the process of capturing the World Cup, perhaps the biggest winners of the tournament were the content providers and networks that scored big by delivering video highlights to consumers throughout the globe.