Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Apple, Apple App Store, AppStore, Google, iPhone, Mobile phone, NBC Universal, Wi-Fi
Like all mobile video broadcasting solutions, Qik
works at its best when it’s granted access to a nice fat WiFi pipeline. But beyond their living rooms, their local coffee shop, and that one street corner where they can pick up WiFi signal if they hold their laptop just right, most people don’t have a very wide array of WiFi spots available to them – not without hotspot-by-hotspot fees, at least. Looking to make full-breadth broadcasting on the go a bit more accessible, Qik and Boingo Wireless, a nationwide WiFi provider, will be announcing a partnership later today. (http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/02/10/qik-and-boingo-wireless-to-announce-partnership-tomorrow 2/10)
NBC Universal and MTV Networks are among the media companies that are working to capitalize on the iPhone-stoked demand by optimizing Web sites for cell-phone viewing. More than a third of iPhone users watch video on their phones, 10 times the average mobile user. (Iwantmedia 2/10, http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/02/tv_networks_targeting_growing.php 2/8)
Google says it sees many advertising opportunities in mobile. High on the list is using local search results — local pizza parlors, for example — to provide links for “instant action,” such as clicking on a number to call the restaurant, or on a business name to link to a map. (Iwantmedia 2/10, http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-02-09-google-side_N.htm 2/9)
More pessimistic projections are surfacing for the mobile phone industry. A new report from In-Stat suggests a huge decline in demand this year as consumers reach the point where they have all the features they need on the phones the currently have. Globally, more than 1.2 billion cell phones were shipped last year, according to In-Stat, but that number will plummet this year adversely affecting device manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers and mobile operators. (Cynopsis 2/10)
SCI FI Channel is jumping on the iPhone bandwagon with a Cylon Detector app now available for $1.99 on the Apple App Store, allowing users to snap a picture of “suspected” Cylons to determine his or her real race. The network is also launching a free app aggregating photos, videos, and news articles from SciFiWire.com. (Cynopsis 2/10)
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