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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Sling Media moves to Facebook with new App
The company continues to reach out to new platforms Sling Media, a provider of streaming media, has once again expanded its reach by developing a Facebook app that has the potential to reach millions of additional potential customers as well as make its make its technology more easily used. The program is called SlingPlayer for Facebook and the obvious target is its installed customer base. Read More>>
Mobile Sports Report Monday TechWatch: Poor Android Apps Revenue?
The Kindle-It’s Cheap! Love it or hate it, the Kindle Fire is making its mark, and a primary reason is that it is less than half the price of rival tablets such as Apple’s iPad. A compilation of reviews at Network World is less than kind to the device for all uses aside from reading books. I keep wondering why people compare it to an iPad when it looks to be trying to take a slice of the Read More>>
Monday Morning Tweets
Welcome to a new Monday morning feature: Random tweets from our Twitterstream. First topic of the day is who should the Chicago Bears get to replace injured QB Jay Cutler? Like everyone else we thought immediately of that former grocery bag boy Kurt Warner, but Warner says it ain't happening. Chicago Trib columnist Steve Rosenbloom says stop the Kurt Warner Read More>>
Early Verdict: NFL Mobile Rocks
We finally upgraded our Verizon-based handset here at MSR headquarters this weekend, and just in time to catch some of the Sunday night game via the NFL Mobile app. For the record we have the Samsung Stratosphere, not the latest or greatest Android phone but one with a slide-out keyboard which is a necessity for me. With the MSR grade-school contingent in the household busy watching the Read More>>
NFL Scores 500,000 Online Viewers for Thursday Night Highlights
We didn't have a chance to check it out, but according to the NFL a half-million folks logged on to NFL.com/LIVE last night to check out a varied package of "in-game" highlights and analysis from the Thursday night tilt between the New York Rexes and the Denver Tebows. According to the press release about the game viewership, the online portion was not a full streaming presentation but instead Read More>>
Friday Grab Bag: Look at Android 4.0
Major League Baseball makes Two Moves- Hate them Both MLB has made moving to the American League a condition for the purchase of the Houston Astros by Jim Crane, a deal that was unanimously approved by baseball owners The team will move in 2013 and so there will be two 15 team leagues, with interleague games starting at the beginning of the season. The second move is the creation of two more Read More>>
Intel the Latest to Create Mobility App Fund
The company has a strong history of focusing funds on specific markets Intel has created a $100 million investment fund called AppUp Fund that invests in a range of mobile companies and has already helped provide financing to two startups, 4tiitoo and Urban Airship. The fund will invest not only in app developers but also middleware, mobile infrastructure, and digital content. Intel has Read More>>
Verizon’s ‘Double Data’ Plans Good News for Mobile Sports Fans
If you are in the market for a 4G phone, here's an early Christmas present -- Verizon Wireless is currently offering double the downloadable data for its 4G LTE phones, the devices that run on Verizon's new, speedy Long Term Evolution-based network. Due to its exclusive deals like NFL Mobile, which allows it to offer live NFL games to its cell phone customers, Verizon is a leader in the Read More>>
