Bell TV app goes live

Have those popular live or on-demand channels stream right into your tablets and smartphones with Bell’s new Bell TV app at no extra charge. Bell Fibe TV users can even stop and resume on-demand programming between their televisions at home and their mobile devices. The Bell TV app also adds the Bell Mobile TV service, which allows users to watch TV anywhere over Bell’s high-speed wireless network or over Wi-Fi. Up to 10 hours of Mobile TV connectivity is available for a lot of Bell Mobility rate plans or it can come as a $5 a month add-on that has no effect on the data usage in a customer’s plan.

The Bell TV app is available for the Android, BB10, and iOS devices. You can find out more about what channels are available and other information over here.

Microsoft retiring Zune Marketplace on Aug. 22

Joining the impending demise of Microsoft Points, the Zune Marketplace is also going to be retired by August 22. Microsoft posted a FAQ on the Xbox site talking about the upcoming changes and encourages its users to use up their remaining points as there would be no use for them past the 22^nd. For future service, Microsoft wants users to turn to Xbox Music and Video.

HTC releases behind-the-scenes clip for RDJ’s commercial

We recently posted about Robert Downey Jr.’s commercial for HTC and now we get to see a bit of what’s happening behind the scenes with this new video from the Taiwanese brand—mechanical trolls and green screens included.

Source: HTC's YouTube channel

Skype will be pre-installed on Windows 8.1

While Skype won’t be consider bloatware by it supposedly over 300 million users, it’s still joining the ranks of what PC users usually call bloatware as it is going to come pre-installed with Microsoft’s Windows 8.1.

Other programs that are going to be front-and-center when you use the upcoming OS include Outlook.com, SkyDrive, Internet Explorer, Music, Games, Video, Bing Health & Fitness, Bing Food & Drink, Bing News, Bing Weather, Bing Travel, Bing Finance, Bing Sports, Mail, Calendar, People, Reading List, Camera, Photos, Maps, Alarms, Calculator, Reader, Sound Recorder, and Scan.

Source: Windows Experience Blog