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Next up: Smart homes

You've got a smartphone and maybe a smart TV, and may have heard that smart refrigerators are in the works. Next up: the smart home.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aereo wins partial victory in broadcasters' suit

(AP) -- Aereo, a startup that takes live TV broadcasts and sends them to mobile devices in New York for a monthly fee, has won a partial victory in court over the media companies that are suing it.

Technology / Telecom

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cable cos to share access on 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots

(AP) -- Cable TV companies are trying to give their customers another reason not to cancel their service: better access to Wi-Fi hotspots.

Technology / Telecom

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Comcast to start charging heavy downloaders extra

(AP) -- Comcast, the country's largest Internet service provider, is going to start charging extra when customers go over a certain monthly data limit.

Technology / Telecom

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

WatchESPN comes to Comcast's video customers

(AP) -- WatchESPN, the online and mobile version of Disney's popular sports TV network, was activated Tuesday for most of Comcast's 22 million video subscribers.

Technology / Telecom

created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yahoo to double Olympics presence in London

(AP) -- Yahoo plans to double its Olympics presence this summer as it aims to be the Games' top website for the fourth straight year.

Technology / Business

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

YouTube, Google Play add 600 MGM movies for rent

(AP) -- Google is adding 600 movies from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to the titles it has available for rent on YouTube and also Google Play, its digital content store for Android-powered mobile devices.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Shrek' studio joins Wal-Mart disc-to-digital plan

(AP) -- DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the maker of "Shrek," "Madagascar" and "Kung Fu Panda," is teaming up with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to help people convert their old DVDs into an online movie library.

Technology / Business

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Now that you have a smartphone, it's time for a smart home

You've got a smartphone and maybe a smart TV, and may have heard that smart refrigerators are in the works. Next up: the smart home.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bravo plans 'Silicon Valley' reality show

(AP) -- Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of Facebook's founder, is working with Bravo on a TV show about Silicon Valley.

Technology / Other

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google to sell Clearwire stake at 94 percent loss

(AP) -- Google Inc. on Friday said it will sell its stake in Clearwire Corp., the struggling operator of a wireless data network. The search company is taking a 94 percent loss on the originally $500 million investment made ...

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Cable cos. shut down interactive ad venture

(AP) -- The country's largest cable TV companies are shutting down the bulk of a venture that let viewers interact with TV ads, laying off 120 employees.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Netflix bolsters video library as new threat looms

(AP) -- Netflix's Internet video service is adding more marquee attractions as it braces for a new competitive threat from cable-TV provider Comcast Corp.

Technology / Business

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Comcast subscribers almost stop cancelling cable

(AP) -- It's become the routine in the cable industry that subscribers stream out the door every quarter, hanging up on cable in favor of service from satellite or phone companies. But in the October to December ...

Technology / Business

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox

Challenging Netflix, phone company Verizon Communications Inc. says it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Comcast

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA and NASDAQ: CMCSK) is a company founded in 1963 that provides cable television, Internet service and residential telephone service in the United States.

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