Samsung Vibrant (Galaxy S)

Phone Review | Wednesday June 30 2010 10:30 pm | Comments (0) Tags: , ,

Part of Samsung’s Galaxy S series, this high-end Android smartphone sports a huge 4-inch OLED display, fast 1 GHz processor, and 5-megapixel camera with advanced options and video capture. Other features include Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi with DLNA streaming, 3.5mm audio jack, and 16 GB of built-in memory plus a memory card slot.

FLO TV: Critical for the World Cup

Information | Wednesday June 30 2010 11:07 am | Comments (0) Tags: ,

We’ve all been given these little FLO TV personal television devices to use whilst we’re in San Diego and, goodness me, they’re getting some use during the World Cup matches. In this picture you can see Tim Green from Mobile Entertainment magazine watching the quick-replay of Spain’s goal against Portugal. The device enables you to watch TV anywhere in the States. Sitting around having lunch, the personal TV is getting a lot of use on all the tables by the journalists. Very, very interesting to see. I will take a video of the device working shortly. You really can see ‘mobile TV’ working nicely in this context.

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Hulu Streaming TV Finally Arrives On iOS Devices, Introduces Hulu Plus Subscription Service

The Hulu Blog today confirmed what many have been murmuring about online for some time. Hulu is bringing its streaming TV service to the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The aforementioned murmurs also questioned how this delivery of most of Americas top TV shows would be paid for, they too were given an answer with the introduction of the Hulu Plus subscription.

Formerly only available via a PC or Mac, the Hulu Plus app and subscription service will combine to deliver episodes from current and classic TV shows on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 as well as the iPad and third gen iPod touch.

At present the service is working on an invite-only basis (apply for one here) and will cost users $9.99 per month but, for this fee you do get a good deal of benefits. Full seasons of TV shows will be available including big hitters such as Family Guy, 30 Rock and The Office with up to 720p HD resolution available. Through the Hulu Plus app, users will be able to browse, search and resume playback at the same point on different devices. For iPhone and iPad users, you will even be able to stream over 3G!

While weve not had the chance to fully test Hulu Plus yet, this sounds like the service Apples portable devices have been crying out for and one that will likely bring about a few discussions inside Apple HQ. With the recent acquisition of media streaming startup Lala, it is rumored the company is gearing up to introduce a cloud-based iTunes service that could include streaming TV shows to iPhones and iPads.

The Hulu Plus app is available for free on the App Store and includes a bunch of freebies that dont need a subscription in order to try out. The movie Super Size Me is included as well as clips and episodes from a number of TV shows as well, so its worth sampling the app for these bonuses alone.

Check it out on the App Store here

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LG Sentio GS505

Phone Review | Wednesday June 30 2010 3:32 am | Comments (0) Tags: ,

LG’s first phone for T-Mobile USA. This GSM phone sports a large 3.6-inch touch display, fast HSPA 7.2 3G data, and a 3-megapixel camera. Other features include stereo Bluetooth and a memory card slot.

Welcome to 2001

Information | Tuesday June 29 2010 2:16 pm | Comments (0) Tags: ,
I don’t know if there’s much different in the decade since I’ve been actively visiting the States on business. Yeah they’ve obviously now, more or less, got 3G data here, but the stupid data pricing offered by Vodafone (and the rest of the US operators) is utterly, utterly inexcusable. Here’s what I got from Vodafone UK by text:

Welcome to The USA. Calls cost 135ppm to make & 100ppm to receive. SMS 35p + your home rate. Data costs start from 3 per 1MB. Click on this free link for info: http://live.vodafone.com/zr/sa1 . Call +441635691700 for free pricing info & 112 for emergency svcs

Totally indefensible, Vodafone. One pound 35 pence a minute? I’m so disappointed that we’re well into the year 2010 and all you can think to do is to continue nailing your customers for the basic, basic services abroad. You can get a lot more money from me, quicker, by offering me different and better services when I’m in the UK. Dire.

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