One of the hot phones of the year, the Nokia N96, will finally arrive at the American shores in Q4 of 2008. The N96 was introduced to us in the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and will be targeted at 3G/HSDPA networks. Featuring a 2.8 inch screen, the phone will come with 16 gigs of memory in a sleek package.

Touted as an entertainment phone, it supports a range of video formats (including Windows Media) along with integration with popular video download services, allowing you to purchase, download and play TV shows and movies right on the phone. It features a convenient kick stand for handsfree viewing.

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Tags: 3G, cameraphone, Cell Phones, HSDPA, mobile tv, navigation, Nokia

Asia definitely gets the much better phones in the market - even better than the ones in the US or in Europe. The Samsung SCH-F639 CDMA slider mobile phone is another example of this. It looks very similar to the U600 ultra slim phone. In fact, it is the CDMA version of the U600 as its supports CDMA 2000 1X 800 MHz mobile.

Aside from that, the Samsung F639 supports DMB or Digital Media Broadcasting that allows the phone to receive multimedia signals like radio, TV, and datacasting to your phone. Guess what, mobile TV!

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Tags: Cell Phones, F639, mobile tv, Samsung, TVC

Swisscom customers in Switzerland can now enjoy a full 20 channels on their cell phones, thanks to Bluewin TV, Swisscom’s DVB-H-based mobile television services. About 44% of the Swiss population will benefit from the wide coverage offered. But fret not if you don’t have a DVB-H-enabled handset as Bluewin mobile TV will also be available on Vodafone Live! portal through UMTS/EDGE. Time to start saving up for that N96 I think!
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Tags: Cell Phones, dvb-h, mobile tv, swisscom, switzerland

Next in line with touch-screen mobile devices is Motorola. Its latest Mobile TV device, the DH02, is a personalized TV/multimedia entertainment center featuring a touch-screen interface along with navigation capabilities. The DH02 features a click, drag and scroll icon-based menus. With support for HSDPA/GPRS support, operators can deliver rich services to their customers.

The phone supports DVB-H TV with PVR capabilities, including live pause and frame grabbing, as well as GPS and Tele Atlas map views. The hi-res WQVGA display lets you enjoy video at 25 frames-per-second. The DH02 supports microSD memory cards for storing user-generated content.

Obviously, it has Bluetooth capabilities as well. No word on the pricing yet, but you can catch the DH02 in action at CTIA Wireless 2008.

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Tags: bluetooth, Cell Phones, dh02, dvb-h, mobile tv, Motorola, Motorola, television, tuner, wqvga

You know how we always describe a handset as being 1-Seg capable when it has a TV tuner? Well, DiBcom announces the world’s first DVB-SH receiver so we can also watch satellite/terrestrial mobile TV like the Japanese can. Being DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting from Satellite to Handhelds) compliant means the receiver is compatible with higher bands of DVB-H such as the S-band. This chip named DIB29098, is the first one that can support dual antennae on a single chip (Diversity-2). It will be showcased on the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

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Tags: Mobile News, mobile tv, receiver

MobiTV announced that its mobile TV application is now available for the BlackBerr Pearl 8130 smartphone. With the broadest collection of live TV and other video/music content for mobile users, this is good news for Pearl users who were missing out the feature. The CDMA phone, which is compatible with EV-DO networks, did not have a full mobile TV app until now.

BlackBerry 8130 users can purchase MobiTV through either their wireless provider or through www.mobitv.com. It is also available on Handango. The TV application is on display at the CES 2008 in booth 30333 South Hall 3.

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Tags: 8130, application, BlackBerry, Cell Phones, ces, handango, Mobile News, mobile tv, news, Pearl, Research In Motion

Clearly, modern day humans enjoy mobility so much, we’re finding ways to make everything portable. With the advent of the mobile TV, various phones such as LG employed the technology. And who wouldn’t want to watch mobile TV with the X Games running on it and NVIDIA creating the Graphics Processing Units for handhelds? With that said, it’s inevitable for new mobile TV companies such as Yamgo to enter the market. After the successful run of its beta phase on August 2007, the company formally launched its service.

Yamgo focuses on sports, music and news, which makes it undeniably youth-oriented. Yamgo says they will also include fashion, cartoon, games, comedy and films in their line-up. Ian Mullins, the CEO of Yamgo, said:

We are using extreme sport as the initial content to demonstrate the service. Extreme sports are a perfect fit for the short, sharp burst entertainment needs of mobile content consumers.

Yamgo is accessible on your mobile phones through yamgo.mobi with yamgo.tv featuring downloads and similar.

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Verizon announced that the Verizon V CAST Mobile TV service is now available to its customers in Central Arkansas, allowing them to enjoy up-to-the-minute news, sports and TV shows right on their cell phones while on the go. The mobile TV service from Verizon includes live shows and content from CBS, Comedy Central, ESPN, Fox, NBC and Nickelodeon, with shows covering a broad range of ages. Parental control features are available as well.

The Verizon Red Hot Deal Days promo is running between August 12 and September 3, so V-CAST Mobile TV enabled phones are available for a lower price. The LG VX9400 phone, for example, is priced at US $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. Of course, it is a bit off-putting that the monthly access package for the TV content ranges from $13 to $25/month.

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Tags: Mobile News, mobile tv, on-the-go, portable, v cast, Verizon