TV on the go has been a reality for awhile. What with Verizon and Sprint offering their users streaming TV on their cell phones for more than a year. Today, though, a large third party player enters the fray: a Qualcomm subsidiary, FLO TV, has just announced that they are expanding their service nationwide. The launch date is slated to follow the DTV transition this Friday, June 12. (If you’re wondering what DTV is, you probably won’t care much for FLO TV, and you can read more about DTV here.
FLO TV will launch in 39 new markets, and offer “its service to an additional 60 million customers with a total reach of more than 100 major markets and more than 200 million potential consumers nationwide by the end of 2009.” This is great news for AT&T customers, always the last to get any sort of decent new technology on their phones (except the iPhone!). But, don’t rejoice yet – iPhone users; Apple isn’t allowing any streaming video applications on the App Store. Arrrgh. Doesn’t that make you want to break something?
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Kids today are increasingly savvy at using things like computers and cell phones—this much is no surprise. But, according to a new report from the NPD Group, children’s use of tech is growing exponentially and is changing over time to reflect their parents’ changes in technology usage. There are differences between genders when it comes to different devices, too, and more kids than ever are getting their own laptops, cell phones, and other electronics.
NPD sampled 3,212 US households with children between the ages of 4 to 14 who have used at least one electronic device. The firm found that TVs and computers remained in the top two devices used by kids, though there has been a shift away from standard-definition TVs to HDTVs and from desktops to laptops. Of course, this is because adults are also shifting to HDTVs and laptops—therefore, that’s what’s available in the house. Still, NPD notes that there’s an increase in kids who have their own laptops, suggesting that parents are buying them specifically for the child’s use.
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