With a backlog of CES content to post, I thought I’d start with some new details and exclusive pics of the Motorola-created au Box launched by Japan’s KDDI last November. The idea behind the KDDI au service is to make content transferable between au set-tops and au mobile phones. The last information I had suggested [...]
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One of the big benefits of IPTV is its flexibility as a content delivery platform. Bits are bits are bits, which means that in the great hypothetical world of IPTV heaven, consumers should be able to receive virtually anything through a TV or other networked display. Want to access a concert? Buy swag? Download a [...]
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Motorola launched remote management for IP set-tops today using the NBBS software platform, and it’s likely the start of a major trend in the video services industry. According to IDC, the market for “clientless remote support services tools” should exceed $335 million by 2012 with an annual growth rate of 21.6 percent. Why? Because operators [...]
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KDDI, a major operator in Japan, has picked up the new Motorola VIP1830 set-top. Branded the au Box, the set-top is meant to be used with KDDI’s au mobile phones. The pairing is designed to make content portable from set-top to phone – or portable media player with a USB connection – and back again. [...]
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The last time I talked extensively about Motorola’s OCAP software development kit, the name tru2way hadn’t even been unveiled. Now that tru2way is everywhere, and cable operators and CE vendors alike have thrown their weight behind it, I’m thrilled to finally have an update on the SDK. It’s available! Today!
Official word on the hold-up is [...]
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A quick note about the Motorola KreaTV software I referenced yesterday. I spoke recently to Motorola’s Doug Means, general manager for the IP Video Solutions business, and discovered that the KreaTV software has actually been deployed now in North America. Previously it had only been seen abroad, but Motorola announced availability here back [...]
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Wondering how fast IPTV is growing? According Rethink Research Associates, the number of IPTV homes will rise from roughly three million now to more than 50 million in the next five years. Now compare that statistic against the fact that Motorola has just shipped its two millionth IPTV set-top. (For more reference, [...]
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Never has there been a better time to be an aspiring mobile application developer. Motorola announced its new mobile Linux platform this morning and two new plug-ins for developing apps for Motorola Linux/Java phones. The platform has been dubbed MOTOMAGX (in keeping with the all-caps-all-the-time phenomenon) and the two plug-ins and upcoming SDKs [...]
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I made some irritating errors in writing about Motorola mobile software last week, so it’s clear that by trying to post again on the subject I’m just making myself a glutton for punishment. Nonetheless…
If you look across the Motorola mobile portfolio you’ll notice there’s a range of software in use. While pushing the [...]
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