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Comcast Introduces a Streaming TV Service

Written on 17 Dec, 2009 at 17:24 in Broadband News, News | viewed 598 views times | 0 Comments

Comcast customers can now watch thousands of television episodes online that were previously unavailable. The new Comcast service, called "Fancast Xfinity TV", allows customers to watch television shows anytime, anywhere.... (Continue reading)

Charter Communications Introduces PowerBoost Technology to Enable Faster Downloads

Written on 29 Oct, 2009 at 6:00 in Broadband News | viewed 317 views times | 0 Comments

Charter Communications has announced new PowerBoost technology that will increase Internet download speeds and enable a more rapid page loading process for its customers.... (Continue reading)

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Time Warner Cable Teams with Univision to Launch First Latino-Targeted Free VOD Service

Written on 27 Oct, 2009 at 6:00 in News | viewed 119 views times | 0 Comments

Time Warner Cable and U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster, Univision Communications, announced the launch of TWC's first Latino-targeted free Video on Demand service called "Lo Mejor On Demand."... (Continue reading)

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FCC Chairman Discusses Net Neutrality and National Broadband

Written on 27 Oct, 2009 at 6:00 in News | viewed 325 views times | 0 Comments

In a recent interview with BusinessWeek magazine, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski shared his thoughts on the nationalization of broadband internet, as well as net neutrality. As a person who holds great influence over the consumer electronics industry, Genachowski is the... (Continue reading)

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Comcast Unveils Comprehensive "Constant Guard" Internet Security Program

Written on 20 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in News | viewed 226 views times | 0 Comments

Comcast has announced that it has put the finishing touches on its comprehensive security program aimed to protect its high-speed Internet customers. ... (Continue reading)

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Web-aholics anonymous: Study finds internet addiction growing more common

Written on 7 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in News | viewed 112 views times | 0 Comments

Taiwanese researchers who surveyed nearly 2,300 seventh-graders for signs of depression, ADHD, social phobia, and other mental health issues found that children who suffered from such issues were more likely to use the internet to the point of excess.... (Continue reading)

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Don’t track on me: Americans dislike cyber-monitoring

Written on 2 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in Broadband News | viewed 93 views times | 0 Comments

Researchers at the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Pennsylvania released a survey this week saying that most Americans object to companies tracking their online movements, and that the number objecting rises once respondents are informed of the methods... (Continue reading)

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Chrome, Firefox gaining on Internet Explorer in battle of the browsers

Written on 1 Oct, 2009 at 7:00 in Broadband News | viewed 70 views times | 0 Comments

Although Internet Explorer remains the dominant internet browser software in use today, competitors Firefox and Chrome are steadily eroding the Microsoft product's vast market share.... (Continue reading)

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U.S. internet speeds are the tortoise to S. Korea’s hare

Written on 28 Sep, 2009 at 7:00 in News | viewed 89 views times | 0 Comments

Last month's study by the Communications Workers of America said that South Korea's average download speed of 20.4 megabits per second (mbps)was roughly four times as fast as America's average. The study ranked the U.S. 28th in the world in... (Continue reading)

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Broadband access coming to rural Americans

Written on 28 Sep, 2009 at 7:00 in Broadband News | viewed 114 views times | 0 Comments

As a part of the massive Recovery Act enacted by Congress earlier this year, the Obama administration has earmarked $7.2 billion to help improve access to high-speed internet connections for people in rural or low-income areas.... (Continue reading)