News came in from all over the mobile and smartphone world this week. From delays to announcements, we covered it all right here on PhoneMag. For starters, we saw the Meizu M8 OS in action, which gave us a bird's eye view of the UI and all it has to offer. And then, out of the blue, a bunch of ... continued »

MediaFLO USA will carry full-length college football games live for the 2008 season on its mobile TV service. AT&T and Verizon Wireless subscribers have access to the service via AT&T Mobile TV and V Cast Mobile TV, respectively.   With this MediaFLO USA coverage, AT&T and Verizon users will now have access to 200 hours of programming. A few examples of ... continued »

Qualcomm wants to ensure some revenue in the U.K. as they have just acquired 40MHz of L band spectrum across the pond. The spectrum is prime for just about any technology. It is assumed though that Qualcomm will deploy its proprietary MediaFLO mobile TV service on the spectrum. This is of course if the European Union allows it. continued »

As was expected, AT&T's Mobile TV service went live on Sunday. The service is now live in 58 markets, and is expanding. The technology is Qualcomm's MediaFLO, which runs on the 700MHz spectrum. Since this is not AT&T's network, you will not be charged voice or data for using it. You do however have to subscribe to a Mobile TV ... continued »

The wait is almost over for those anxiously waiting for the arrival of AT&T Mobile TV along with the launch of the LG V and the Samsung Access on Sunday, May 4th. AT&T Mobile TV is the carrier's brand new live mobile TV service to compatible handsets via Qualcomm's MediaFLO network. continued »

Shortly after the quickstart guides for the Vu Mobile TV flagship come pricing plan details for AT&T's media service itself.  According to the Boy Genius' sources at the carrier, the AT&T Mobile TV service - MediaFLO by any other name - will officially launch on May 4th, and presumably the LG Vu and Samsung Access will appear at the same time.  Pricing will start ... continued »

AT&T's mobile TV service was expected by the end of 2007, then meant to launch back at the beginning of February; it's now almost April, and there's still no sign of it.  However, the carrier has confirmed the rescheduled launch will take place in May, initially available for owners of the LG Vu (which presumably will be released before or at ... continued »

The FCC has confirmed the winning bidders [pdf link] in their recently closed 700MHz spectrum auction, with Verizon Wireless taking the majority of the coveted Block C while AT&T picked up 227 licences from Block B.  The auction, which raised $19.592bn in total, concerns parts of the wireless spectrum that will be freed up once analogue TV is turned off and ... continued »

LG's Vu mobile TV phone was expected from the beginning of the year from AT&T, but the handset - and the MediaFLO based TV service - has been mysteriously delayed for rumored "licencing" discussions.  Now the Vu has finally shown up on an AT&T page, only rather than a glossy launch it's slotted quietly into the TTY compatibility chart; curiously, two entries - ... continued »

It appears that AT&T's mobile TV service - which was expected to launch on February 5th, with the LG Vu as headline handset - has been delayed, perhaps significantly.  According to Mobiunity, the carrier's latest pricing information distributed among stores makes no mention of the LG handset, nor the Samsung Access which was assumed to be fleshing out the mobile TV-capable ... continued »