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Twentieth Century Fox and Netflix have announced a partnership that will bring additional television and movie content to avid streamers living in Latin America and Brazil later this year. Beginning on July 15th, TV mainstays -- including 24, Prison Break, Bones and Glee -- will be available via the movie rental company's Instant service in the aforementioned geographies. What's more, Twentieth Century's classic films division will add several movie titles, including cult-classics like Office Space and Wall Street, to the streaming menu. If you currently reside in Latin America or Brazil and are itching to know more, mosey on past the break and have a look at the full press release.

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Netflix and Twentieth Century Fox ink deal to bring additional Instant content to Latin America, Brazil originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 May 2012 04:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Via its blog site, Netflix announced that version 2.0 of its Windows Phone app is now ready for your downloading pleasure. The refresh hands the application a passport to head over to the United Kingdom, Ireland as well as 47 other countries in Latin America. In addition to its global quest, Netflix added an array of new bits in the update, including subtitles, closed captions and an alternate audio option, while performance improvements and the promise of a more pleasant browsing / viewing experience are also in tow. Naturally, you'll need a Mango-flavored Windows handset to enjoy the app; if that's you, the source link has something you clearly need.

Netflix for Windows Phone hits v2.0, heads to the UK, Ireland and Latin America originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: RCA CES Unveiled hands-on

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RCA-branded hardware at CES includes mobile TVs with Android, soundbar / media streamer originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ViewSonic ViewPhone 3 clears FCC, prepares for Latin American arrival originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alcatel-Lucent plants two flags in Latin American soil: LTE and 100Gb/s cable originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple is extending its sphere of influence south of the equator today, with the launch of the iTunes Store in Brazil and a whole slew of Latin American countries. According to Cupertino, the platform will launch with a catalog of over 20 million songs, from both Brazilian and international artists, as well as a selection of more than 1,000 films for rent or purchase. Also included in today's release are users in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. Find more details in the full PR, after the break.

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Apple brings iTunes Store to Brazil, Latin America originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Paulo]

Deezer announces ambitious global rollout, ignores US and Japan originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This overlaying platform is said to be more secure, much cheaper and more convenient than the likes of Western Union, especially when you can simply make mobile-to-mobile payments when sending money across countries. Nigeria and Uganda will be the first nations to get a taste of this early next year courtesy of telecommunications provider MTN Group, and eventually more developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America will join the list. Full press release after the break.

Gallery: Visa aims at developing countries with new international mobile-to-mobile payment service

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Visa aims at developing countries with new international prepaid mobile payment service originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Nicolas]

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Netflix lands in Brazil, 43 other Latin American countries within the week originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • More rumors are circulating about the upcoming Sony Ericsson Nozumi, originally leaked two weeks ago. The new specs getting floated around are even better than we previously thought, which include a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, 4.3-inch display with 1280 x 720 resolution for a PPI of 342, and NFC. (Thanks, David) [via XperiaBlog]
  • The Motorola Milestone 3 -- the GSM twin of the Droid 3, essentially -- was released in Brazil this week and will be available in select Latin American countries later this month. [via AndroidCentral]
  • Just as we're getting used to the idea of a white HTC EVO 3D at Radio Shack, it's now reported that a purple version will soon be available exclusively at Best Buy. [via PocketNow]
  • The BlackBerry Torch 9860 has two new Canadian homes, as it launched this week on Telus for $100 and SaskTel for $130. Both carriers involve setting up a three-year commitment. [via MobileSyrup(1) and (2)]
  • Did someone mention SaskTel? Yes, the carrier is jumping on the 4G bandwagon by announcing its intent to deploy LTE by the fall of 2012. [via MobileSyrup]
  • AT&T's LG Thrill 4G is finally getting released tomorrow after several weeks of delays. While the phone will be offered for $100 by the carrier itself, you'll be able to get it at Costco for $30. [via PhoneArena]
  • Alongside the Kyocera Milano, Sprint will also launch a new feature phone called the Kyocera Brio. The Brio will offer a QWERTY keyboard, a 192MHz CPU and will run Java. [via Electronista and AndroidCentral]
  • At HTC's Windows Phone launch this week, reps confirmed that all of its new Windows Phones will indeed have the mobile hotspot feature included, though it won't be a part of the software update to the company's existing lineup. It's likely to be added with a future refresh, but apparently the feature was added too late in the process to get thrown into the initial rollout. (Thanks, Gilles) [via Pocket-Lint]

Mobile Miscellany: week of August 29, 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 03 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola's XT531 has gone through more name changes than a certain rapper-cum-vodka shilling mogul, and the trend might continue as it makes its way to the US. The budget-friendly handset, known as the Fire XT in Europe and the Spice XT in Latin America, has just surfaced at the FCC toting AT&T-compatible GSM bands, UMTS / HSDPA 850MHz / 1900MHz support, WiFi and Bluetooth. Based on Moto's official PR for the handset's Chinese release, we know this 3.5-incher also sports a front-facing VGA / 5 megapixel rear camera, and is set to launch with Android 2.3 onboard. With Google's newest pal clearly chasing after heat-related naming conventions, we expect to see this one launch with an equally caliente moniker.

Motorola's XT531 hits the FCC, ready for its US crossover originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola makes the budget-friendly XT531 official, will be available in China this month originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Netflix adds Mad Men in the US today, CBS content in Canada and Latin America later originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Netflix bringing instant streaming to Latin America, global domination plan on track originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola Xoom and Atrix shipping to Latin America, get your Honeycomb on pre-order originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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But here's the real heartbreaking news from the same chart: unlike their American counterparts, the Dext and Backflip will not be getting an Eclair update in Europe, Latin American and Mexico, while Canada and Asia-Pacific still have a glimpse of hope. Sure, it's not like Motorola's earlier timeline laid any concrete details for the European Dext, but there was definitely a date for the Latin America flavor. What concerns us the most is that back in January, Motorola did make a promise -- which has since been deleted but forever cached by Google -- to its European fans on Facebook: "[the] Dext will get the Android 2.1 upgrade as well." We have the full shameful statement after the break.

In case you still care, other devices mentioned in the timeline include the US-only Devour (no 2.1 update), Cliq XT / Quench (2.1 in late Q3 / early Q4; under evaluation for Canada and Asia-Pacific), Droid X (Froyo upgrade in late summer, which we knew), Motoroi and Titanium (2.2 in Q4 in Korea for both). If you're still mourning over the canned update for your Dext, let us remind you that there's no stopping you from updating your Android slider manually; alternatively, there's no harm in sending Sanjay a nice postcard, either.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Update: Miraculously, the offending Facebook status link is now back online...

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Motorola Milestone to get Android 2.2 in Europe and Korea in late Q4, Dext 2.1 upgrade looking bleak originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Carriers and Palm have been absolutely silent on the matter, but let's be honest: there's very likely been one of the most heated, no-holds-barred wars over the past few months to score European exclusivity on the Pre since the Storm and the iPhone -- and with launches broadly expected by mid-year, time is running out to secure a deal. Spanish media is reporting that Telefonica has now locked up that deal, not just for Spain and the UK (where it operates as O2) but for Latin America as well under the Movistar brand. If true, that'd be a nice, big "screw you" to archrival Vodafone, which has the mighty Storm / Magic two-pack under its belt. Even more interesting, though, is the fact that most of Latin America operates 3G on the 850 and 1900MHz bands -- the very same used in the US and Canada -- which means that our assumptions that the Pre would be 2100-only may have been wrong all along. Awesomely wrong. We wouldn't get our hopes up that the Pre will be a walk in the park to unlock and use on AT&T or Rogers just yet, but it's a glimmer of hope that we'll gladly take.

[Via Palm Infocenter]

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Carriers and Palm have been absolutely silent on the matter, but let's be honest: there's very likely been one of the most heated, no-holds-barred wars over the past few months to score European exclusivity on the Pre since the Storm and the iPhone -- and with launches broadly expected by mid-year, time is running out to secure a deal. Spanish media is reporting that Telefonica has now locked up that deal, not just for Spain and the UK (where it operates as O2) but for Latin America as well under the Movistar brand. If true, that'd be a nice, big "screw you" to archrival Vodafone, which has the mighty Storm / Magic two-pack under its belt. Even more interesting, though, is the fact that most of Latin America operates 3G on the 850 and 1900MHz bands -- the very same used in the US and Canada -- which means that our assumptions that the Pre would be 2100-only may have been wrong all along. Awesomely wrong. We wouldn't get our hopes up that the Pre will be a walk in the park to unlock and use on AT&T or Rogers just yet, but it's a glimmer of hope that we'll gladly take.

[Via Palm Infocenter]

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Nokia's all-you-can-eat Comes With Music service has been humming along quite nicely across the pond, but until now, we've been left in the dark about its plans for world domination. No more, as a recent Reuters report has it that the unlimited music service should be headed to Australia, Asia and Singapore later this quarter and Latin America / USA sometime this year. We're also told that more corners of Europe should get served in the future, though no window of time was handed out there. It should be interesting to see if any carriers jump in to subsidize these, but our gut feeling says they'll be sold for a premium unlocked at your nearest Nokia flagship.

[Via UnwiredView]

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Nokia's Comes With Music service plans world tour originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nokia's all-you-can-eat Comes With Music service has been humming along quite nicely across the pond, but until now, we've been left in the dark about its plans for world domination. No more, as a recent Reuters report has it that the unlimited music service should be headed to Australia, Asia and Singapore later this quarter and Latin America / USA sometime this year. We're also told that more corners of Europe should get served in the future, though no window of time was handed out there. It should be interesting to see if any carriers jump in to subsidize these, but our gut feeling says they'll be sold for a premium unlocked at your nearest Nokia flagship.

[Via UnwiredView]

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So, that's what those HBO HD ads down in Latin America were all about, huh? As of this week, DirecTV is now taking orders for HD service in Latin America, and reportedly, those that sign up can receive an HD DVR capable of storing 400 hours of SD or 100 hours of high-def footage. Initially, there will only be four high-definition channels available (HBO HD, Movie City HD, Fox HD and DirecTV HD), but we suppose you've got to start somewhere. Has anyone down that way signed up? How's the image / audio quality?

[Thanks, Eduardo]

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Our Spanish is a touch rusty, but based on these images (two more after the break), we'd say that planned HBO HD launch in Latin America is all but imminent. According to a tipster, he captured these images of an HBO HD advertisement while watching The WB. Beyond that, we've really no idea what's going on nor when the channel will finally launch, but we're guessing you don't just run ads for something you don't plan on taking live soon.

[Thanks, Takuru]

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HBO HD coming soon to Latin America? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bigwigs tussle over DirecTV Latin America's future originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple's iPhone coming to Latin America on America Movil originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 May 2008 12:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>America MovilAmericaMovilappleedgeexpansionglobalgsmiphoneiphone osiphoneoslatin americaLatinAmericamexicomobileWed, 07 May 2008 12:38:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple's iPhone coming to Latin America on America Movil]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/07/apples-iphone-coming-to-latin-america-on-america-movil/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/07/apples-iphone-coming-to-latin-america-on-america-movil/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/07/apples-iphone-coming-to-latin-america-on-america-movil/#commentsJust a day after we heard that Vodafone was taking the iPhone on a world tour, in comes word that Apple's darling will be headed to Latin America via America Movil. We aren't told if the deal is one of exclusive nature, nor were we given a specific launch date, but residents of 16 countries in Latin America will have their shot at latching onto an iPhone sometime "this year." Huzzah!

[Thanks, Jesus]

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>America MovilAmericaMovilappleexpansionglobaliphonelatin americaLatinAmericamexicoWed, 07 May 2008 12:38:00 EST<![CDATA[HBO Latin America Group gears up for HD launch]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/hbo-latin-america-group-gears-up-for-hd-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/hbo-latin-america-group-gears-up-for-hd-launch/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/15/hbo-latin-america-group-gears-up-for-hd-launch/#commentsWe already heard HBO's CEO Bill Nelson proclaim that all 26 of its channels would soon be airing in HD, but today we've received confirmation that those parked in Latin America will also be enjoying the spoils. Motorola has announced that it will be adding multiple MPEG-4 AVC encoding channels at the HBO Latin America Group digital transmission facility in Florida, which will enable "rapid deployment of HBO's new HD services." According to HBO's Pierre Jaspar, it has seen "marked acceleration in demand" for HD programming in the Latin America region, and while we're not given specific dates, carriers, etc., it seems safe to assume more of the aforementioned region will soon be seeing HBO in high-def.

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[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Telefonica announcing 3G iPhone, or 2G iPhone for Latin America, or nothing at MWC originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not too far removed from its North American launch in CU500 guise, LG's metallic flip with the rotating cam is heading to South America -- this time as the "MU500." Much as the CU500 was North America's first HSDPA handset at retail, the MU500 will allegedly be Argentina's first, offering the same 1.3 megapixel cam, Bluetooth, and external music controls as its English-speaking cousin. Unlike the CU500, though -- and any phone launched since on AT&T, for that matter -- the MU500 supports video calling, a feature native to UMTS that most 3G carriers choose to deploy. Look for it to launch on Argentina's Personal network.

[Via Mobilewhack and Telecoms Korea]

LG CU500 + Argentina = MU500 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>argentinaclamshellcu500fliplatin americaLatinAmericalgmobilemu500south americaSouthAmericaWed, 04 Apr 2007 05:35:00 EST<![CDATA[Ericsson gives HSDPA a Latin flair]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/14/ericsson-gives-hsdpa-a-latin-flair/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/14/ericsson-gives-hsdpa-a-latin-flair/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/14/ericsson-gives-hsdpa-a-latin-flair/#commentsHSDPA rollouts seem to be progressing at a solid clip across Europe, Asia, and North America -- and before too long, we might be able to add Latin America to that list. Ericsson takes the honors for providing the infrastructure to light up the continent's first HSDPA network, which will find its home with Chile's ENTEL PCS. Technically, Ericsson is calling the network simply "HSPA," a generalization of HSDPA / HSUPA that leaves open the possibility of going big with upstream speeds down the road. For now, Ericsson is speaking in theoretical terms, saying only that it'll go "up to 14.4Mbps" down to the handsets, but a more realistic goal in the near term is the several hundred kilobits to a couple megabits per second most carriers around the world are currently providing. ¡Viva WCDMA!

[Thanks, Daydalaus]

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Ericsson gives HSDPA a Latin flair originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via I4U]

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