Sprint streams full-length movies to mobiles
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Only in the US! Sprint has added full length pay-per-view films to its subscription streaming video service, which has been in operation since last year.â¦
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Eight television networks feed video content to mobile phones through the new service, which costs $15 to $25 a month. By the Associated Press.
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The newest member of the Slingbox family is designed to stream true high-definition video--but only within a home network.
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(InfoWorld) - Underdog mobile operator Sprint Nextel quietly rolled out an emerging technology on Monday to give customers a strong cellular signal and flat-rate calling at home. In parts of Denver and Indianapolis, Sprint started selling aÂ femtocell, a small cellular base station that provides service specifically to a customer's home. The Sprint Airave, made by Samsung Electronics, costs $49.99 and is designed for people to install in their own homes by plugging it into a broadband Internet connection. Then they can pay a flat monthly rate -- $15 for an individual and $30 for a family -- for unlimited local and nationwide long-distance calls while at home. The Airave works with any Sprint handset, and when the subscriber leaves home, a call will automatically shift over to the outside cellular network. Femtocells are designed to solve the problem of weak cellular signals in homes, which is common in the U.S. They are an alternative to Wi-Fi phones, which are available only in a limited selection, though they work with wireless LAN gear that's already widely used in homes. Sprint is at least the first major U.S. carrier to offer femtocells, which are expected to enter the market in high volume in 2009. The carrier plans to start selling the Airave all across Denver and Indianapolis, as well as in Nashville, Tennessee, by year's end. It will be offered nationwide in 2008, Sprint said in a press release. The move is the latest use of new technology by Sprint, a smaller rival to Verizon Wireless and AT&T's wireless division, in a bid to compete. The Overland Park, Kansas, carrier is also set toÂ roll out WiMax wireless broadbandÂ on a limited basis later this year and to cities across the country next year. Femtocells take their name from "femto," which denotes a small order of size in physics. The idea has been around a long time but until recently was held up by size and cost concerns. Now several carriers in various countries are considering deploying them, according to vendors and analysts. While helping subscribers get good service, the devices save carriers from deploying more expensive base stations on towers just to keep up with the growing number of people trying to use 3G (third-generation) mobile data services. One question yet to be answered about femtocells is whether they will interfere with the existing outdoor cellular network. That can only be answered through real-world deployments, analysts say. Sprint's offer comes sooner and at a lower price than many observers expected. The price is especially notable because Sprint isn't forcing buyers into long-term contracts. Sprint must be subsidizing the cost, said In-Stat analyst Allen Nogee. "I guarantee it costs more than $50," Nogee said. However, the carrier will make back some of its cost through the special flat service charge, he said, because it wouldn't be making any money off the calls anyway -- many calls at home are made during nights and weekends when they are free, he added. Maybe most importantly, the Airave could help Sprint cultivate loyal customers and get consumers to give up their landlines -- along with their relationships with Verizon and AT&T, he said. Â
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Ericsson, Amp'd Mobile, and Flycell hook up with media companies and celebrities to create mobile content.
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The ability to download complete tracks directly over cell-phone networks to mobile phones is becoming a reality in Europe.
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Imagine cramming 30,000 full-length  movies into a gadget the size of an iPod.
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The cell phone maker introduced a mobile media player that shows live television, on-demand video clips and programming saved on digital video recorders.
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As part of a software upgrade, Citrix Systems is adding application streaming capabilities designed to help companies cut the umbilical cord connecting mobile users to Citrix servers.
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Research In Motion's BlackBerry e-mail and data services will be carried on Sprint's networks.
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Adobe Systems's Flash video, the format that made Web video a hit, is coming to a version of Flash for mobile phones.
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The company adds movies to its iTunes store and previews a media-streaming device.
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The Music Choice service will come as part of an overall Sprint Multimedia package that also includes access to headlines, sports and entertainment clips, picture mail and text messaging, for $25 per month.
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A new startup hopes to draw cell phone users with a service that allows them to design channel lineups for watching videos on their phones.
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By Lancaster New Era, Pa.  Jan. 29--A local company is offering a way for users to fill portable  video players -- such as an iPod -- with unlimited amounts of video without  paying extra fees.
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Cell carrier certifies QuickTime format for delivering video to handsets.
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Sprint customers are getting expanded search capabilities on their mobile phones via new services from Microsoft.