Via ProductReviews
Samsung Smart TV Apps is not even a year old yet, and already the company is expanding the payment options for its customers when they download them. This is also the case with the mobile apps as well. Now with this new way of paying, you will be able to pay for your apps in just two clicks, and will be charged to your cell phone.
You can still choose to pay for these apps using your credit card etc, but some customers will like this newest payment option, as it will be...
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Via TVGenius
Facebook wants to be the primary gateway to social TV. The problem is, so does Twitter.
While Facebook dominates some industry conversation, they are only starting to make inroads into social TV.
So how is Facebook is poised to enter the social TV space?
Facebook users tend to have highly detailed profiles, which already list their favourite TV shows and movies. At the same time they also connect their personal profile to their favourite brands and celebrities. This gives...
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Via HeraldSun
FOOTY fans may soon be able to follow their favourite players in interactive TV broadcasts.
Telstra promises the innovations - if it wins the right to broadcast a handful of live AFL games - that will include being able to call up replays of the last three goals, statistics of individual stars and pop-up alerts on developments at other games.
The telco, restricted to a 12-hour delay before streaming games on its internet TV service, is believed to be close to winning rig...
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Via BroadBandNews,
Extended connected TV functionality is at the heart of the new D-Book 7, which has just been published by the Digital Television Group (DTG).
The new edition is the result of 18 months collaboration between manufacturers, service providers and technology companies. It includes a baseline specification specification for Connected TV products and services that Sky, Virgin Media, YouView and others can build on for trademark requirements to support their services. The...
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Via Guardian
Social app hopes to emulate GetGlue, IntoNow and Miso with Foursquare-style check-ins used for TV viewing.
The latest company looking to bring Foursquare-style check-ins to TV viewing is Orange, with an app called TV Check. It was shown off at the MIPTV show in Cannes by the telco's VP of digital innovation and communities Patrice Slupowski.
The app, which was demonstrated on an iPhone, enables TV viewers to check in to the shows that they are watching, earning poin...
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