FLAGSHIP SERIES: STADIUM TECH REPORTS
Introducing: The Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey!
To all stadium, arena, ballpark, race track, concert-hall, convention-center, airport, casino and other large public venue owners, operators and administrators and deployers of connectivity technology: We need you! That is, we need you to take our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, a vehicle designed to find out "where we're at, and where we're going" when it comes to connectivity technology and the business Read More>>
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Verizon Extends NFL Mobile Deal for $1 Billion
Verizon Wireless and the NFL have extended their current deal around mobile viewing of live NFL games, with a $1 billion, 4-year extension announced this week. The billion-dollar deal does not, however, cover mobile viewing on tablet devices, a distinction noted by this story in Sports Business Daily and one we will bet is going to be kept by the league for its own video streaming plans. There Read More>>
Toshiba Unveils a Trio of 10-inch Tablets
Looking for a new tablet and not interested in the smaller screen offerings? Well Toshiba is hoping that its latest product rollout will have something that fits the bill for every potential buyer out there as the company has introduced a trio of tablets. The family will consist of the Excite Pure, Excite Pro, and Excite Write, all three of which will feature an 10.1-inch screen and they will Read More>>
Acer Releases Windows Tablet and Android Phone
Acer has unveiled a number of new mobile devices at the annual Computex trade show this week and the products show the growing diversity in operating systems that are offered from a single company with a Windows powered tablet and an Android powered smartphone. The company has been increasingly aggressive in its rollout of products recently and looks to establish itself alongside rivals such as Read More>>
Mozilla to Build Firefox Driven Tablet?
The latest and greatest rumor going around is that Mozilla, the non-profit behind the popular Firefox operating system, may be looking to create a tablet that will use the Firefox operating system. The rumor has a kernel of truth, something that many often do not, in at least Mozilla is announcing a new hardware product next Monday, it just has declined to say what it is and what the target Read More>>
Friday Grab Bag: Apple to Expand iPhone with Mid- and Low-Cost Models?
If you are wondering about Apple CEO Tim Cook’s opinions on a variety of topics from the future of mobile computing, an Apple-owned social network to the future of the Apple iOS tune into the video of his interview at All Things D. He does not delve into any topic too deeply, but then that often seems to be his trademark, but does hint about the phones and discuss Google Glass a bit. Apple’s Read More>>
Watching Golf this Week: The Memorial, AKA Playing at Jack’s House
Did you miss us golf fans? Yes, MSR's weekly how to watch golf primer took a couple weeks off. No big deal, we just got busy and hey, we're just like the top golfers sometimes -- can't be at every stop! But we digress. On to the golf, at the Memorial which, thanks to its "ownership" by uber golf legend Jack Nicklaus this weekend gets mini-major status -- kind of like, say, an NFL Divisional Read More>>
On Deck for MLB: The Chatting Cage
I spend a lot of time on Major League Baseball’s various sites and use one of its apps when traveling to listen to ball games but I was surprised to find that it has a whole level of social interaction with fans that I was unaware of until this weekend. When looking around its video section for a highlight from a game last year I came upon an online chat with Mat Latos of the Cincinnati Reds Read More>>
Microsoft Signs Deal that Brings Interactive Viewing to the NFL
Microsoft will soon be a presence on the field and in your home as part of the NFL game-watching experience as the team has joined with the league to provide interactive viewing capabilities to fans in a 5-year deal that is estimated to bring an additional $400 million to the NFL’s coffers. There is a catch of sorts, you need to be viewing using Microsoft’s Xbox One game console or another Read More>>
