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Comcast, Sony to open joint retail store

Technology / Business

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Despite the poor economy, Comcast Corp. and Sony Corp. plan to open a retail store Tuesday. The cable TV operator and the electronics company will use the store to showcase new technologies and products, taking a ...





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Comcast, NBC deal will face tough antitrust review (AP)

Comcast, NBC deal will face tough antitrust review

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Comcast Corp. will likely have to accept substantial conditions if the cable TV provider wants to win regulatory approval for control of NBC Universal's broadcast network, cable channels and movie ...


Sezmi offers a new kind of TV service

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sezmi, a Silicon Valley startup that's pioneering a new type of TV service, is opening up a public test of its system Monday in California.


Qwest Communications 3Q earnings fall 6 pct

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 6 percent drop in third-quarter profit Wednesday as customers continue to give up traditional landline telephones.


Verizon profit falls 30 pct on restructuring costs (AP)

Verizon profit falls 30 pct on restructuring costs

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. reported a 30 percent drop in third-quarter earnings Monday as it couldn't sign up enough new subscribers to offset higher costs from laying off workers and absorbing an ...


FCC votes to begin crafting 'net neutrality' rules

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal regulators took an important step Thursday toward prohibiting broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain kinds of Internet traffic.


Comcast to debut cable shows online by year's end (AP)

Comcast to debut cable shows online by year's end

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- You'll be able to watch popular cable television series such as HBO's "Entourage" and AMC's "Mad Men" on your computers by the end of the year without paying extra - as long as you're a Comcast Corp. ...


Hurdles remain as FCC ponders Internet data rules (AP)

Hurdles remain as FCC ponders Internet data rules

Technology / Internet

created Oct 18, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 8

(AP) -- With Democrats in charge in Washington, supporters of so-called "net neutrality" rules seem poised to finally push through requirements that high-speed Internet providers give equal treatment to all ...


Tough choices for feds giving out broadband money

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets ...


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FCC launches probe of Google Voice service

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created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal regulators will look into complaints by AT&T Inc. that Google Inc.'s free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to rural communities where local phone companies charge ...


There's no perfect way to back up your hard drive

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 3

If there's one thing to keep in mind about computers, it's this: Hard drives fail. I relearned that lesson recently when one of my laptop's external hard drives stopped working and then my 4-year-old iPod died.



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