TS2R Wireless News for March 2, 2011.
Android Comcast App - Comcast launched a new version of Xfinity TV for Android allowing subscribers to change channels, program DVRs, search TV shows/on-demand content, and filter according to genre/network/title.
EA Opens Chillingo & Playfish to Devs - Electronic Arts announced that Chillingo and Playfish
will offer publishing services to the fast-growing mobile and
social gaming platforms to the independent development community.
3/23 is CTIA Wireless Health Day - On Wednesday, March 23, CTIA's "Wireless Health Day" will include a variety of activities, including a keynote seminar and special reception. Throughout the show, CTIA's Wireless Health
Pavilion will showcase mHealth technologies on the exhibit floor.
International CTIA WIRELESS will take place March 22-24, 2011 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.
Mo' Mobile Virtual Gifts on mig33 - mobile community mig33 announced that
its members purchased more than 40 million virtual gifts in 2010, with
sales more than doubling in several countries during the year's final
six months. Overall,
virtual gift sales at mig33 grew sharply over the course of the year.
During Q1, sales averaged just over 2 million per month. By Q4, that
figure had grown to well over 4 million.
No Mo' Unlimited Plans from Verizon in Summer - Verizon CFO Fran Shammo told investors that Verizon will reveal tiered mobile data pricing this summer and that it could be based on consumption or speed.
Samsung LTE @ FCC Samsung Stealth - a Samsung LTE smartphone, aka the Samsung LTE, Samsung Stealth or SCH-I510 has been filed at the FCC, suggesting a Q2 launch.
Full news stories include the iPad 2 announcement and the Top Best Smartphones So Far.