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Slingplayer Mobile iPhone App Has Finally Launched In Australia

12:07PM Nick Broughall | Okay, it happened a couple of weeks ago, but I was away and didn’t get to share it with you. The Slingplayer Mobile iPhone app, which streams content from your Slingbox to your iPhone over Wi-Fi, is now available from the Aussie iTunes store… More »
Gadgets

Slingbox In Store Now In Australia

1:00PM Nick Broughall | It’s been coming for months, but yesterday the Slingbox officially went on sale in Australia. More »
Software

AT&T Uses Semantics to Justify Locking Down SlingPlayer For iPhone

1:55PM Jason Chen | We all know that tens of thousands of iPhones streaming TV 3G from their Slingboxes would slow down AT&T’s already saggy network. What we don’t get is how AT&T is justifying their position. More »
Software

SlingPlayer Mobile For iPhone Review (Wi-Fi Only, $US30)

3:15AM Jason Chen | The SlingPlayer iPhone app is finally launching today! It’s going to be $US30, Wi-Fi only (No 3G), but will work with older Slingboxes. More »
Software

Sling Is ‘Optimistic’ SlingPlayer iPhone App Will Be Approved Soon

1:00AM Matt Buchanan | Sling’s updated their SlingPlayer iPhone app page, saying they’re in “close contact” with Apple and are “optimistic” it’ll be approved soon. Sling submitted it over a month ago, so it’s pretty late. [Sling via 9to5Mac] More »
Software

SlingPlayer iPhone App Might Be Delayed by AT&T

7:59AM Matt Buchanan | Sling submitted their iPhone app almost a month ago. Rumours suggested it was rejected altogether thanks to AT&T. Sling says they’ve gotten no word from Apple either way. But it’s definitely looking delayed right now. More »
Gadgets

Motorola’s Media Mover Is a USB SlingBox and Nannycam in Your Pocket

12:20AM Matt Buchanan | It’s easy to forget that Motorola doesn’t just make horrible mobile phones, they actually make neat gadgets, like the Media Mover: A pocket-sized USB stick that transcodes lots of video and beams it anywhere like SlingBox. More »
Networks

AT&T Says Horrible Terms of Service Update Was All a Big Mistake

10:14AM Matt Buchanan | Millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and AT&T swiftly backtracked on the draconian updates to their terms of the service that effectively ban Skype, Sling and other goodness: It’s all a big mistake! More »
Networks

AT&T’s Lame New Terms of Service Hate Mobile Video From Sling and P2P

3:55AM Matt Buchanan | That AT&T’s new terms of service for wireless frowns on snagging video over P2P isn’t surprising, but the fact that it effectively prohibits Slinging video to phones is mildly shocking and definitely lame. More »
Software

Sling For iPhone Doesn’t Work on Old Slingboxes Because of Future High Quality Video and Features

8:15AM Jason Chen | The good news is that Slingplayer, the TV streaming app, is coming to the iPhone soon. The bad news is that your old Slingbox doesn’t work with it. Here’s Sling’s reasoning. More »