October 16, 2009
News to Us: TV's Uprooting, CBS Mobile, Twitter Lists, Android Explosion, and More
- Mobile Digital TV Standard Adopted in the U.S.A. | MobileCrunch
Late last night ATSC ratified a new mobile digital TV standard, signalling television's move from being planted in specific locations, to becoming available anywhere. - Twitter Lists Roll Out to the Public | PC World
Twitter has released the fabled lists feature, which allows filter geeks to categorize friends according to groups, much like FriendFeed. - Twitter Shows Global Ambitions With Moves in India and Japan | Advertising Age
While we've mentioned Twitter's advance into India, Japan and it's mobile saturated market is getting into the game with a Japanese-language platform. Co-developed by Digital Garage, it is unique in that banner ads will be used to monetize. - Mall of America stores target shoppers with mobile promos | Mobile Marketer
Mall of America shoppers can now opt in to a new mobile service called MallCall. While exploring the shopping center's massive real estate, subscribers will receive real-time information on vendor deals and promotions. - TVCatchup Now Pushing Live UK TV To iPhones | mocoNews
UK startup, TVCatchup, is now streaming 11 live British channels viewable via iPhone's Quicktime player. The original broadcasters, BBC included, have yet to provide their own mobile streaming services. - CBS Mobile Launches New App | Mobile Marketing Watch
CBS has released a new iPhone application that ties together the latest news, video content, and their reporters' Twitter feeds. - Apple Announces In-App Purchases For Free iPhone Applications | TechCrunch
In a move that could drastically change how iPhone applications are marketed, Apple has announced its support for in-app purchasing for free apps. - Schmidt: “Android Adoption Is About To Explode” | TechCrunch
With 12 phones across 32 carriers, Google's Schmidt is confident that their low cost, open source Android OS is about to explode in adoption. - WolframAlpha Opening Up to Developers and Launching iPhone App | Mashable
WolframAlpha, the supposed Google killer, is letting developers in with a public API to be used for mobile and web app creation.
