MacNN | MediaFLO News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us MediaFLO, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ FCC hints at America-bound LG handset with TV tuner http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/27/lg.mobile.tv.phone.at.fcc/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0903/lggm630.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The LG GM630 flip-phone seen here was recently spotted undergoing testing at the FCC, indicating the mobile TV-ready handset is soon coming to a North American carrier. Specifications were not made official, but judging by its appearance, it's an updated version of the LG HB620T phone readily available in Europe. As such, the GM630 should sport the same 240x320 resolution main display along with a... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/27/lg.mobile.tv.phone.at.fcc/ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:25:00 GMT ATSC greenlights new mobile TV standard http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/27/atsc.approves.mobile.dtv/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/nokian77-official.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The ATSC TV standards company today said it has approved a candidate version of the Mobile DTV standard. The technology will give American cellphones, notebooks, portable media players and other devices a more universal way of watching over-the-air mobile digital TV provided by regular broadcasters rather than through proprietary, subscription-only services such as the MediaFLO network used by AT... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/27/atsc.approves.mobile.dtv/ Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT Samsung Eternity full-touch phone hits AT&T http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/14/samsung.eternity.at.att/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/samsungeternity.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AT&T today grew both its full-touchscreen phone lineup and its small roster of mobile TV phones by adding the Samsung Eternity. A close cousin of the Instinct, the phone carries a 3.2-inch touchscreen with haptic (vibration) feedback and an accelerometer that both auto-rotates the display and lets it play iPhone-like motion-sensitive games. A MediaFLO tuner is built-in to play live digital TV th... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/14/samsung.eternity.at.att/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:45:00 GMT Motorola Krave touch phone lands at Verizon http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/14/moto.krave.at.verizon/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/motokravezn4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Verizon today launched the Krave ZN4, Motorola's first touchscreen phone made solely for CDMA networks. The handset closely follows the design of the normally China- and GSM-oriented MING but is spun as a media-friendly device with a MediaFLO tuner for live digital TV, media player software, up to 8GB microSDHC storage, and a regular 3.5mm headphone jack. A two-megapixel camera and Bluetooth wit... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/14/moto.krave.at.verizon/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:40:00 GMT AT&T readying Samsung Eternity to rival LG Vu http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/09/samsung.eternity.att.leak/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/samsungeternity-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AT&T plans to add a second TV-ready touchscreen phone within the space of a month, a leak from Engadget would reveal. Tentatively nicknamed the Eternity, the Samsung a867 will have a touchscreen and a MediaFLO digital TV tuner like the LG Vu but should improve its predecessor on several fronts. A sharper three-megapixel camera, a microSDHC slot and a native 3.5mm headphone jack should suit it mo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/09/samsung.eternity.att.leak/ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:10:00 GMT Samsung Omnia coming to AT&T near iPhone? http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/23/samsung.omnia.att.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/samsungi900omnia.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Samsung's i900 Omnia is already in queue to appear at AT&T, according to a claimed leak surfacing from BGR. The touchscreen phone would be close to the reference design but add a MediaFLO tuner that allows it to receive AT&T's Mobile TV live digital broadcasts; it should also have access to the carrier's Internet streaming music and video services and would use AT&T's Navigator service with its b... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/23/samsung.omnia.att.rumor/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:10:00 GMT LG, Samsung join for US mobile TV standard http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/14/lg.samsung.mobile.tv.in.us/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/lgvu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />LG and Samsung this morning jointly said they would team up to promote a new standard for digital mobile TV in the US. Already submitted to the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) that governs HDTV, the unnamed format would use the existing wireless spectrum already in place for digital over-the-air broadcasts to conventional tuners. The choice would not only make adding portable TV sim... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/14/lg.samsung.mobile.tv.in.us/ Wed, 14 May 2008 13:40:00 GMT First Look: LG Vu for AT&T, Mobile TV/Phone http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/07/lg.vu.mobile.tv.phone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/lgvu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />If youíve always wanted an iPhone but couldnít afford the minimum $399 price, consider the LG Vu for AT&T for $299. This iPhone lookalike offers the same mix of a largely touchscreen-driven interface, media playback, and a camera along with the unique ability to watch TV shows thanks to a built-in MediaFLO TV tuner. Included with the phone is a recharging cable as well as earbuds for listening to ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/07/lg.vu.mobile.tv.phone/ Wed, 07 May 2008 12:10:00 GMT LG Vu on sale at AT&T with mobile TV http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/05/lg.vu.on.sale.at.att/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/lgvu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Following the debut of the necessary mobile TV service on the weekend, AT&T's LG Vu today became available online and in shops. The handset is AT&T's first primarily touchscreen-driven phone since the iPhone and makes video its focus, with a built-in MediaFLO tuner providing live, over-the-air broadcasts of digital TV similar to Verizon's V CAST TV service. AT&T also stresses media playback supp... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/05/lg.vu.on.sale.at.att/ Mon, 05 May 2008 14:40:00 GMT AT&T Mobile TV rolls out on May 4 with Vu, Access http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/01/att.mobile.tv.with.flo/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/lgvu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AT&T and Qualcomm's MediaFLO on Thursday announced that its new AT&T Mobile TV with FLO service is expected to available on the May 4 along with two exclusive handsets: the Vu from LG and the Access from Samsung. First announced in late March, AT&T will offer TV-quality programming with exclusive channels (PIX and CNN Mobile Live) as well as content from from leading news and entertainment brands... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/01/att.mobile.tv.with.flo/ Thu, 01 May 2008 05:30:00 GMT