Live mobile TV on an iPod touch

The Mobile Broadcast Receiver is one of the more interesting gadgets we’ve bumped into at Mobile World Congress this week. It’s basically a pocketable broadcast receiver that turns Wi-Fi-enabled phones and personal media players into mobile TVs.

The Mobile Broadcast Receiver has been developed by Packet Video (PV) and we saw it in action on an iPod touch.

Opening up mobile TV

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Friday, February 15th, 2008

Google Finance UK goes live

Google has officially launched its UK version of Google Finance, claiming that the live stock-tracking and business information service is tailored to UK users.

Unique settings include a dollar-to-pound converter on the front page along with a summary of the London Stock Exchange FTSE 1000. Elsewhere, there’s a search preference that highlights UK-based companies over offshore ones.

The site also features a blog search, discussion groups and a ‘portfolio’ option that allows users to track the performance of certain user-chosen stocks.

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Friday, February 1st, 2008