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Dish Network 1Q profit rises 21 percent (AP)

Dish Network 1Q profit rises 21 percent

Technology / Business

created May 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dish Network Corp., the second-largest satellite TV provider in the U.S., surprised investors Monday by posting first-quarter results that were not as bad as feared. Earnings rose by 21 percent on the back ...


Verizon 1st-qtr profit, revenue beat expectations (AP)

Verizon 1st-qtr profit, revenue beat expectations

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Verizon Communications Inc. said Monday its earnings grew 5 percent in the first quarter, boosted by its acquisition of Alltel Corp. and strong demand for its wireless, Internet and TV services.


Eye on electronics: Making sure you get your money's worth

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Buying electronics can be an awfully tough decision, especially in this economy where every dollar counts. With people cutting back on going out for entertainment, what's available around the house - such as the television, ...





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DVD protector Macrovision changes name and purpose

Technology / Business

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

(AP) -- Macrovision Solutions Corp., once a maker of copy-protection technology for DVDs, officially changed its name Thursday to Rovi Corp. to mark its transition into a provider of TV listings data and related services.


Dish, 46 states settle deceptive practices charges

Technology / Telecom

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

(AP) -- Dish Network is paying nearly $6 million to settle charges that it improperly marketed, promoted and sold its products and services.


U-verse offers TV alternative and more

Technology / Telecom

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2

OK, I admit it. When I am asked to test questionable software, I usually install it first on my wife's computer. And my kids are crash-test dummies ramming head-first into all sorts of dubious products. But they don't care ...


Washington to get first crack at free mobile TV

Technology / Telecom

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

(AP) -- Washington will be the first U.S. city to get free digital TV broadcasts for mobile devices like cell phones, laptop computers and in-car entertainment systems, broadcasters were set to announce Monday.


Roku teams with Amazon to stream videos

Technology / Internet

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Roku, maker of a $100 box that delivers streaming Netflix videos to consumers' TVs, is teaming with Amazon.com to vastly increase the number of movies and TV episodes consumers can watch through the device.


First White Spaces Network Brings Broadband Internet to Rural America

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For the first time in the U.S., unused TV broadcast channels freed up by the transition to digital TV are being used to wirelessly deliver high-speed Internet connectivity to business, education and community users. These ...


Samsung Introduces P960 Mobile TV Slider Phone

Samsung Introduces P960 Mobile TV Slider Phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 30, 2008 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Samsung Electronics announced today P960, the world’s first slider type Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV phone P960.


Hulu.com lets you legally watch premium video content

Technology / Internet

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Most of us don't watch television the way we did just a few short years ago. Back then, we had to watch TV shows when they were aired, a slave to the broadcasting schedule whim of the networks.


Intel and Yahoo! to Bring the Internet to Television

Technology / Other

created Aug 20, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Intel Corporation and Yahoo! Inc. today previewed plans for the Widget Channel, a television (TV) application framework optimized for TV and related consumer electronics (CE) devices that use the Intel Architecture. The Widget ...


Roku adds more 'channels' of video and other digital content

Technology / Telecom

created 10 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Owners of Roku's digital video player will soon have a bunch more channels to choose from.



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