AT&T announced to offer mobiletv service from MediaFlo which will operate on two new handsets, the LG Vu and the Samsung Access. This new service allows subscribers to get access to eight channels of live TV plus two exclusive channels but pricing information is still now unavailable until officially launched in May but Verizon is charging $15 a month extra for eight channels of live TV for such this mobile TV service.

MediaFlo has developed networks for mobile television service with Verizon Wireless which is the first wireless provider to work with for more than a year. MediaFlo will increase its coverage to make this mobiletv service available and gain more subscribers. No specific subscriber numbers has been published so far by Verizon for this mobile TV service but the uptake is going slower according to Qualcomm’s CEO, Paul Jacobs, during a speech at the Tech Policy Summit in Hollywood. Some mobile experts question whether people really want to watch TV on cell phones these days.

~ via news.com

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LG will offer their latest LG LH2300 touch-based multimedia handsets in Korea market. This phone offer great web browsing experience like Apple iPhone. With its 3 inch, displaying 26 million colors and having 800 x 480 pixels WVGA LCD display made by Sharp, the LG LH2300 is targeting the Internet phone market. The LG LH2300 has a unique, drag-and-drop user interface that uses icons in order to use them such drag and drop contact’s icon to the call button on the same screen.

The LG LH2300 is also equipped with a 3 megapixel camera with auto focus, image stabilization, and face detection. This is a good feature that user can use to take pictures you can display on its screen or save on its memory. There is also a DMB tuner to enjoy mobile TV on the go, Bluetooth 2.0 and a microSD card slot to store pictures and other data. This phone also support 3G connection for high speed access data connection. This phone will be available in Korea market in April 2008.

~via koreatimes.co.kr~

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LG will release a new multimedia phone boasting of a 3-way input method, LG-KF700. Proudly LG claims the 3-way input method which are its 3-inch touchscreen input interface, alpha-numeric keypad or the shortcut dial as the first among mobile phones ever produced. The LG-KF700 users can opt to use on of them for specific purposes for quick and easy use.

With the LG-KF700’s 3-inch touchscreen input method, users can access the phone’s features. Users also can flip through several handy widgets that include calendar, scheduler and memo pad, by swiping the menu interface with a finger. The Shortcut dial on the back of the LG-KF700 device can be used for quickly scrolling through six user-selected features. For an instant access, a virtual dial on screen is provided to access the features rather than the old way of digging into menu layers. The dial can also be used for scrolling through web pages or emails, adjusting volumes and other functions on the device. The alpha-numeric keypad on LG-KF700 is best used for making calls and composing text messages.

The LG-KF700 also supports 3G networks, mp3 player, MPEG4 video player, 3.0 megapixel camera and Bluetooth connectivity. It has a full featured web browser that gives access to Google Search, Blogs, Gmail, Maps, and YouTube. This features are all you need while you’re mobile.

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