iPad TV everywhere

Verizon Communications is prepping a new live TV streaming app for tablet PCs like the Apple iPad, a move that could eventually eliminate the need for a home set-top box and set the stage for true "TV everywhere" viewing.

The new app allows Fios TV subscribers to stream live TV from their service onto an iPad over a home Wi-Fi connection.

Initially, the service will work only in the home, but Verizon CIO Shaygan Kheradpir said that eventually the service could be offered as part of Verizon's TV-anywhere strategy, allowing people to access live TV anywhere they are using a username and password to authenticate the service.

Source: cnet news.

IDF 2009

The Intel Developer Forum has been held in San Francisco between September 22 and 24, 2009. All the Keynote and Briefing presentations are available at the IDF Pressroom. Here is the full program.

Day 1

• Keynote: Paul Otellini - Building a Continuum of Computing
• Keynote: Sean Maloney - Intel® Architecture Innovates and Integrates
• Briefing: Steve Smith - Intel Roadmap Overview
• Briefing: Mark Bohr - 22 nm SRAM Announcement

Day 2

• Keynote: Dadi Perlmutter - Mobile Computing: The Definition of Cool
• Keynote: Renee James - Developing for the Continuum of Intel Platforms
• Briefing: Mooly Eden - Revolutionary, Intelligent Intel® Core™ i7 Processors - Coming Soon to a Laptop Near You

Day 3

• Keynote: Eric Kim - The Architecture of CE Innovation
• Keynote: Justin Rattner - Convergence is So Yesterday: The Future of Television

BBC launches mobile live TV beta

The BBC has debuted its 24-hour live television streaming website for mobile devices. The service currently has eight channels, including five general news streams, one BBC Parliament stream, and CBBC and CBeebies children's programming.

The video displays at 176 x 144 pixels on WiFi-enabled devices. The service will not work over-the-air, and it is only available for U.K. residents. Users can see the streaming video service by visiting http://www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/live/tv/.

The news organization has also launched its BBC Mobile homepage, which gives users customization options such as a WAP version, the choice of more images and graphics, or the full-desktop version of the website. Users can view the news site at bbc.co.uk/mobile.

Source: MobileBurn.