Galaxy S Lightray 4G Price, Live mobile TV

Live local TV on a smartphone has launched in the US for the first time, with MetroPCS pairing up with Dyle mobile TV to deliver broadcasts on the Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G. The awkwardly-named LTE smartphone will be able to access local and national news, sports and other content, with service bundled in with the regular MetroPCS plan.

Dyle uses a separate chunk of frequency to deliver live content from ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Qubo, Telemundo and Univision, among other channels, rather than via a regular data connection as per existing on-demand TV apps. That means you won’t be chewing through any data allowance; the only time a 3G/4G connection is required is to update the program guide.