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New BlackBerry TV Service to Launch: Maybe Not for the Storm
jkOnTheRun —
... Our friends at NewTeeVee are reporting that RIM is planning to announce a new service for the BlackBerry that puts full TV episodes right on your phone. The new service is rumored to be announced at the CTIA next week, so maybe Kevin can get the scoop on this. The BlackBerry Storm would be the perfect device for this content given its big, beautiful screen but if the information given to NewTeeVee is correct it won’t work on the Storm. ...
BlackBerry launching TV streaming application?
Tech Digest —
... There's scarce detail other than that, but it seems like it'll be a flat-rate subscription per month for a service, it'll use a device's Wi-Fi connection, and multiple content providers have been confirmed. Given BlackBerry's current keenness on applications, this announcement wouldn't be out of kilter with their overall strategy. It's interesting that they're avoiding 3G, relying on Wi-Fi instead. Just think of the shows as video podcasts, I suppose, and it all makes sense. (via NewTeeVee) ...
RIM possibly launching a video service next week?
MobileBurn.com —
... week at the CTIA show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The service is reported to make it possible for user to download full TV episodes over a WiFi connection, to be watched later. It is believed that there will be a monthly subscription required, as well. This rumored video service from RIM will apparently not allow video content to be downloaded or streamed over a cellular connection in an effort to avoid frustrating users with spotty network coverage, and taxing carriers' networks. [via NewTeeVee.com ]
RIM To Announce TV Episode Service For The BlackBerry At CTIA
RIMarkable —
... Word on the street is that Research in Motion is planning to announce a full episode television service for the BlackBerry next week at ...
Rumor: RIM to launch downloadable TV show service
CrunchGear —
... Here’s a spicy rumor for you all to enjoy. Apparently RIM is planning some sort of BlackBerry TV store/service/thing, and may launch it as early as CTIA next week. (CTIA is like CES, but just for cellphone stuff; actually, a more accurate comparison would have been with Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress; thank you.) It’d be a subscription service, and the TV shows download over a Wi-Fi connection; it won’t use your data (3G if you’re lucky) connection at all. ...
RIM to fire up mobile TV service for BlackBerry devices?
Engadget —
... RIM's pleading the fifth at the moment, but the timing here sure makes this rumor one we'd love to believe. With BlackBerry App World launching on April 1st and CTIA opening up in a matter of days, it seems the perfect time for RIM to introduce its very own ...
Rumor: RIM to bring mobile TV service to BlackBerry?
Gadgetell —
... not forget that 19.5% of worldwide smartphone sales are RIM’s BlackBerrys. People don’t like to change, and if they see nothing wrong with their BlackBerry, they are less likely to switch to let’s say the iPhone, G1, or any other competitive smartphones.
Will this rumor play out and be successful? Only time will tell, but it is another thing along with the App store for BlackBerry users to potentially get excited about.
Read [NewTeeVee]
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Blackberry lanzando un servicio de series de TV para móviles
Celularis —
... porque, básicamente, nadie lo conocía, en NewTeevee aparece el rumor de que RIM lanzará un servicio llamado Blackberry TV Series o Blackberry Videos en el CTIA y que permitirá, sencillamente, descargar capítulos de series de TV en background para poder verlos en tu Storm principalmente. ...
