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TV Guide and 4INFO are getting together to bring TV listings directly to cellphones. You will now have the ability to quickly search for channel listings, specific programs, and time-based programming from any mobile phone via SMS or WAP. The service is available to all mobile phone users regardless of carrier, and will allow TV fans to easily locate air dates, times, and channels for their favorite programming while out of town, or just on the go.

This builds on 4INFO’s ability to deliver sports scores, yellow page listings, stock quotes, movie times, hotel reservations, weather forecasts, horoscopes, flight status, package tracking, fantasy sports, drink recipes, and yes, even pickup lines.

So this solves the problem of how to get the girl but why can’t we have a DVR in the U.S. that is programmable over your phone. If 4INFO can do that for me I will be screaming accolades all the way home (while managing my baseball team, grabbing some drinks, on my plane, while tracking my Fedex, managing my portfolio...)

[Thanks Bob]

Our biggest complaint when reviewing Mobile ESPN a few months back, was the sleek but large Sanyo handset, which lacked some key features (i.e. Bluetooth). Mobile ESPN and Samsung have now ‘teamed’ up to offer sports fanatics a more stylish handset for the ultimate sport addict experience. The Samsung ACE (also known as the A900 or incorrectly known as the ‘Blade’) offer mobile users access to personalized sports news and information, fantasy sports team management and audio and video content exclusively from Mobile ESPN.

The Samsung ACE features ESPN’s signature look and feel with a red and black keypad, complete with ESPN’s trademark logo and unique numerical font style. The functions are basically the same as the Sanyo, including the convenient “E” button in the center of the keypad. The ACE adds a better speakerphone, Bluetooth, voice recognition, voice memo a personal calendar, and a much slimmer design.

The ACE is going for $99 while the Sanyo MVP has dropped down to $29.99 before hitting retirement.

Read [Mobile ESPN]
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