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TVTonic announces content license with The Weather Channel

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tvtonic.pngTVTonic announced a new content license agreement with The Weather Channel that will give TVTonic viewers the latest weather reports on demand. The Weather Channel will be providing TVTonic with 10 new channels that span both national and regional weather.

Among the new additions to the TVTonic lineup are nine regional channels and one national weather channel. All of these channels will be updated twice daily, and will feature segments hosted by meteorologists from The Weather Channel. The channels are now available in “The Weather Channel” category in TVTonic’s guide, making the most up-to-date video weather reports just a click away.

New channels in “The Weather Channel” category of the TVTonic guide include: National Forecast, Northwest Forecast, Northeast Forecast, Southwest Forecast, East Central Forecast, Southeast Forecast, South Central Forecast, Central Forecast, North Central Forecast and West Central Forecast.

Originally posted on October 24, 2007 @ 2:09 pm

Limelight Networks unveils HD Content Delivery for the Internet

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limelight_hd.pngLimelight Networks introduced LimelightHD, a service for the delivery of high-definition (HD) media and digital content over the Internet. LimelightHD allows media and entertainment companies, global consumer brands, game publishers, and social media sites to deliver HD-quality movies, TV shows, video clips and games directly to their users’ Internet-connected televisions, game consoles, and PCs. Leading Internet TV service Brightcove, and key media entities, including Fox Interactive Media, MSN Video and Rajshri.com, India’s leading broadband video portal, are among those who announced they will offer HD content via the LimelightHD service. Media technology leaders supporting the LimelightHD initiative include Adobe Systems, Incorporated, Microsoft Corporation, Move Networks and Veoh Networks. LimelightHD will be available immediately on over 700 broadband access networks worldwide.

Originally posted on October 25, 2007 @ 4:03 pm

Console quality video games comes to mobile phones with Vollee 1.0

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vollee.pngConsumers can now experience the fun of console quality video games on their mobile handsets with the launch of Vollee 1.0. The new service offers high-end games streamed over 3G networks as never seen before on phones. Video game industry publishers Activision and Codemasters and Encore Software, Inc. are among the first to support the launch of the service.

Vollee’s proprietary solution enables high-end games to work on mobile phones, taking into account the screen size, the key layout and making sure all the fun of playing the original game remains. Vollee’s interactive video streaming platform optimizes compression to minimize bandwidth requirements and also leverages the 3G mobile networks in such a way that gamers can play fast paced, high quality video games previously impossible on mobile. A single software download to a 3G handset provides access to the Vollee streamed titles, enabling gamers to find and play mobile games more easily than ever.

Vollee’s patent-pending VolleeX engine underpins the new gaming experience. VolleeX enables moving, re-sizing or replacing any object within the original video game without access to source code, ensuring that the game play is maximized for mobile. The scalable solution is also designed to quickly and easily accommodate any number of simultaneous users, thereby eliminating any load issues. The service is in trials now internationally with major carriers and will be launched in North America early next year.

Originally posted on October 24, 2007 @ 6:24 pm

RIM introduces Facebook for Blackberry Smartphones

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welcome_3.gifResearch In Motion (RIM) today launched Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones, a new software application that enables fast, streamlined and optimized mobile access to the popular social utility. The application leverages the push-based BlackBerry system architecture and Facebook Platform to create an unparalleled mobile experience for Facebook users.

With the Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones application, users can wirelessly send and view messages, photos, pokes and Wall posts. The application goes beyond browser-based access, automatically pushing notifications to the user’s BlackBerry smartphone as friends and colleagues send notes, Wall posts or pokes. The application allows users to take a photo, upload it to the site with captions and tags; quickly and easily invite friends; manage events; manage photo albums; and manage their status while on the go.

Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones, is available as free download, makes it faster, easier and more convenient for users to stay wirelessly connected with their Facebook friends and colleagues. T-Mobile USA has been selected to be the first carrier to provide the new software application to its customers.

Originally posted on October 24, 2007 @ 3:53 pm

ThisNext introduces Member Dashboard to measure member’s influence

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thisnext.pngThisNext today introduced its new Member Dashboard which gives content contributors insight into the influence they command over other consumers within the online shopping community by providing real time feedback and rankings on their product recommendations. These site-wide statistics, which are organized by city, product category and overall contribution, are exposed to more than 1 million consumers each month. Members of ThisNext are awarded social status for their contribution: The most prolific and consistent contributors are dubbed Mavens, and these individuals receive special benefits and privileges.

“We built the Member Dashboard as a way of highlighting the weight our members’ recommendations carry,” says Gordon Gould, ThisNext CEO and
cofounder. “Our members are like an army of mini-Oprahs. They influence what people shop for in real life and have developed proven areas of
authority that sway what online shoppers purchase. ThisNext is the online version of the age-old behavior of asking one another, ‘What do you use?'”

The Member Dashboard ranks and authenticates individual content contribution. This overall ranking and reporting of personal influence on ThisNext offers insight into consumer trends. With the Member Dashboard, members and site visitors can: Monitor which products are gaining or losing popularity with shoppers; See what products are popular in which cities; and Build a network of friends and communicate with other members.

Originally posted on October 24, 2007 @ 3:31 pm

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