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Google Announced New App: Live Channels For Android TV

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Live Channels For Android TV
Google has just announced that it will launch a new app that will be available in Google Play Store. The new app is called Live Channels for Android TV and will allow the users to watch live TV shows on their Android TVs. The new app will let users watch movies, sports and other TV shows streamed from various channels.

The channels compatible with the new Live Channels for Android TV app come from built-in tuners and tuners that are based on IP. All the channels will be shown instantly on all Android TV devices.
The users who are trying to download the new Live Channels for Android TV app should know that it is not yet available for smartphones or tablets. Google did not say when this will happen, but some tech blogs predict that the new app will be available soon on all smart devices.

The new Live Channels for Android TV does not allow the user to tap into the network right away because it requires some special hardware in order to work. There is a description on Google Play Store that says the new app for Android TV supports streaming only from channel sources that are based on IP or have built-in tuners. If the user has any of these channel sources, the app will stream the content on the Android TV instantly.

Once installed properly, the new Live Channels for Android TV app will provide special features like “picture in picture”, closed picture captioning, customized channel setting and parental control. The new Live Channels for Android TV app runs only on devices that have Android Lollipop OS and the upcoming versions of it.

With the latest Live Channels for Android TV app Google is trying to expand the market for Android TV. Some tech experts believe that one of the main challenges of the new Google app for Android TV will be to find enough content to show and to develop the app’s ecosystem.

Although the new Live Channels for Android TV does not work on a Nexus Player at the moment, it still allows the users to watch all their favorite live programming.

Sprint Resells Google Apps and Offers Tech Support

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The mobile carrier decided to team up with Google to sell its apps to mid-size businesses. The cloud-based applications like Gmail, Google Drive and Google Docs will be available soon through Sprint. Why would mid-size business want to buy services from Sprint instead of Google? Besides the fact that Sprint resells Google Apps, it will offer 24/7 end-user call support.

The whole package offered by Sprint is designed to provide full support for businesses. Verizon already offers similar offers to customers, so Sprint is trying to catch up with the largest mobile carrier in the U.S. Speaking of competition, while Verizon just started the Smart Rewards program, Sprint and T-Mobile will probably merge forces to serve a larger customer base.

Sprint presents three advantages for the new mobile centric business offer. First, besides non stop support, the company will provide on-line training at no extra charge. Boost eLearning is a platform containing more than 400 apps for training and learning. Another advantage is the fact that clients have access to complete solutions for productivity. Sprint brags about its classical mobile telephony services, as an advantage of the new offer to mid-sized businesses. The carrier plans to introduce HD voice capabilities soon.

Sprint resells Google Apps along with numerous mobile centric business services

To have easier deployment, Google apps will be preloaded. But Sprint will not extra charge clients for any of the products made by Google. For example, $10 will give an employee unlimited access to cloud storage, along with the usual Google Apps. Sprint will gain two advantages out of this package. Probably the most appealing is the attraction of new clients interested in the whole package. Potential clients need to know that they do not necessarily have to be Sprint clients to have access to Sprint’s Google apps and services.

Sprint resells Google Apps and offers client service

Sprint resells Google Apps at the same price, but it will also make money by charging for various services like consultation for mobile deployment strategies and creation of single sign-on capabilities.

In the press release, Sprint brings the argument of Mike Sapien, principal analyst at Ovum. “There is a growing need for solutions built around mobile collaboration that is both well integrated and reliable. The role that Sprint will serve as a major mobility provider with integrated Google Apps represents a very significant step towards helping businesses meet that need.”.