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It Was Bound to Happen: Slinging over 3G


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Thanks to AT&T you can Sling over 3G, but will Apple now allow it? year ago, Sling Media, a subsidiary of EchoStar, introduced a nifty application for the Apple iPhone ...

SlingPlayer Mobile Update Submitted to Apple – 3G Hopes Still Alive!


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My favorite iPhone App, SlingPlayer, has been submitted to the iPhone App store sporting a few new features such as: True 16x9 widescreen support that stretches the entire width of the ...

Sling Player Mobile of iPhone is Live, Sans 3G


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Seems like AT&T won the war between Apple and Sling Media. Today, everybody's favorite TV place shifting company the Sling Player Mobile for iPhone. [gallery link="file"] Problem is, the App is ...

SlingPlayer for iPhone May Be Denied For the iPhone Because “It Will Clog The Tubes!”


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Boy Genius reports that Apple may have denied SlingPlayers iPhone app at AT&T request for its potential to clog their already shoddy 3G network. Some feared it might happen, others thought ...

AT&T (and Their Crappy Service) Restricts Data Usage Further


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What's up with mobile phone carriers in the US and their seemingly authoritative dictatorship about cellphones and what you can do on them? Today, AT&T fired the latest shot ...

Sling Slings To The Blackberry


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The plot for world domination over at Sling Media continues with the introduction of the public beta of the SlingPlayer Mobile App for Blackberry. Users can visit http://mobile.slingmedia.com/ from their BlackBerry ...

Quick CES Highlights: Undercover Palms, Slinging Cable Modems, and Mo Mylos


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Here is a quick recap of the few things that grabbed my attention in the barrage of press releases I got on CES day one. First of all Sling Media has ...

Sling Gets Slung On Blackberries and in High Def


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Damn, with a little Echostar money these guys can go a long way. Just on the heals of CES Sing Media has announced a Sling Pro with native ...

Quick Look at the SlingBox Solo


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Over the last few days Sling Media was gracious enough to let UNEASYsilence poke around with a pre-production SlingBox Solo - You know the model the FCC accidentally leaked. ...

Sling Acquired By EchoStar (Dish)


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The little company that could, Sling Media, has been bought by EchoStar - the folks who own the DISH network - for $380 million. “As an early investor in Sling ...

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