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Qualcomm’s FLO TV will unveil a Mophie plastic-case that brings live TV programming to the iPhone at CES. The new case will include a FLO TV antenna to work in conjunction with a FLO TV iPhone app to stream live content from broadcast and cable networks like ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, ESPN, Nickelodeon, and MTV.

Essentially the Qualcomm and Mophie partnership means that — for a fee — your iPhone will double as a mobile television set. Silicon Alley Insider speculates that the FLO TV service will likely retail for $9 a month on the iPhone. As for the case itself, there’s no word on price point yet, but we expect it to be similar in price to Mophie’s popular Juice Pack Air, which retails for $79.95.

Mophie, once strictly a maker of accessories for the iPhone and iPod touch, has been expanding its product offering of late. Not only is it powering the case that will evolve the iPhone into something more than it is today on a television front, but its also doing the same in the mobile payment space as well.

On the flip side, Qualcomm has been actively trying to push FLO TV programming, especially with Verizon V Cast, and transition it from a niche pleasantry to a consumer-demanded mainstream necessity. The company has even gone so far as to release a single-purpose FLO TV device offering live and time-shifted TV content via a dedicated multicast network on a device that is slightly bigger than iPhone.

Qualcomm’s foray into iPhone technology, however, could prove to be FLO TV’s biggest catalyst yet. If the iPhone can’t make FLO TV a hit with mobile consumers, then nothing can.

Friday 23 October 2009, 22.00

Compilation of live performances by the godfathers of electronic music, Kraftwerk. Filmed during the Teutonic foursome's 2004 world tour and featuring some of their most notable tracks, including Autobahn, Radioactivity. and Trans Europe Express.

This year In The City - the UK’s international music convention - launches the new all-signing, some-dancing, open to the public ITC Live - bringing 150 bands over 3 days to the streets of Manchester.

The legendary ITC Unsigned section of ITC Live has now been announced, and features 32 of the best new bands around as chosen by the esteemed ITC A&R panel. ITC Unsigned will take place in venues on Peter Street, Manchester - in stumbling distance from ITC HQ at The Midland.

In addition to these bands, showcases confirmed include NME Radar, BBC Introducing, Gold Dust, SJM Concerts, Now Wave, Big Scary Monsters, The Art Of Agency, Swn, Front Magazine, Love Music Hate Racism, High Voltage, Same Teens, Future Sounds, Drowned in Sound, Rock Sound, Fierce Panda, Sentric and Murkage.

We are delighted to announce the next wave of bands confirmed to play at In The City 2009. They include: Rogues, Apples, The Northwestern, My Tiger My Timing, Ezra Bang & The Hot Machine, Unicorn Kid, Lion Club, Brute Chorus, Twin Atlantic, Jamie Ley, Fangs, Bright Light Bright Light, Pocketknife, Shaair + Func, Islet, Minnaars, Wu Lyf, The Jessie Rose Trip, Citadels, Panama Kings, Cordelier Club, All Forgotten, The Plight, Outcry Collective, Kirsty Almeida, Esther O'Connor, Ship To Shore, Brides, Deaf Havana, The Tides, The Moi Non Plus, Wonderswan, The Federals, Dirty Goods, Envy, INvasion, Tigers That Talked, Cuba Cuba and limited free entry to see Groove Armada at The Warehouse Project.

Bands already confirmed include: Frightened Rabbit, Televised Crimewave, Esben and the Witch, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Bicycle Theives, Crystal Fighters, The Drums, Clues, Hatcham Social, Munch Munch, NewIslands, Underground Heroes, Sharks, Telegraphs, Spycatcher, Cate Le Bon, Simon Lynge, Asakusa Jinta, The New 1920, Attack Attack, Twin Atlantic, Bear Driver, Me Vs Hero, Saving Aimee, Young Guns, Futures, Wall St Riots, Taxi! Taxi!, The Molotovs, Goldheart Assembly, Capital, The Neat, The Sport, MAY68, Young British Artists, Visitor, Tek One, Cars On Fire, Wounds, Swound!, Wild Palms, LR Rockets with more added every day.

And all this for the early bird price of £20 plus booking fee. 

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