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Sonic.net Plans 1Gbps Fiber Service to San Francisco Homes
News on PC World &bull Dec 15, 2011
Internet service provider Sonic.net unveiled an ambitious plan on Wednesday to build a fiber network that would reach most residences and small businesses in San Francisco with 1G bps Internet access. The so-called fiber-to-the-home network would be the first such… Full Story »
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CarWoo Raises $6 Million To Spare You The Car Dealership Blues
Tech Crunch &bull Dec 14, 2011
Jason Kincaid currently works as a writer at TechCrunch. He grew up in Danville, California and later relocated to UCLA in Los Angeles, California, where he studied biology with a minor in 'Society and Genetics'. You can reach him at jkincaidtc@gmail.com (he has other… Full Story »
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Former Congressional Staffers Lobby for Copyright Bills
News on PC World &bull Dec 14, 2011
Eight former staff members of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee are now lobbying on behalf of companies or groups supporting controversial copyright enforcement legislation in Congress, an example of the close ties often found between the political establishment… Full Story »
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FCC tells advertisers to CALM down, lowers the volume on commercial breaks
Engadget HD &bull Dec 14, 2011
Pretty soon, you won't have to scramble to lower the volume during noisy commercial breaks -- that's if you even watch live TV. After making its way through Capitol Hill, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (or CALM) -- which… Full Story »
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Xbox Live gets YouTube, Verizon FiOS TV and more
Slashgear &bull Dec 13, 2011
Microsoft had detailed earlier this month its plans to challenge cable TV by adding more content and improved features to its Xbox Live service. Today, the first wave of new content and video services has hit Xbox Live, including apps… Full Story »
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YouTube, Verizon FiOS TV and more video services roll out to Xbox Live
Engadget HD &bull Dec 13, 2011
Those in the preview program may have already gotten an early taste of YouTube on the Xbox 360, but everyone else can now download that and more. Microsoft announced today that the first big wave of video services for the… Full Story »
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Sponsor waters down online blacklisting bill, but STOP still has issues
Ars Technica Gadget Tech Blog &bull Dec 13, 2011
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) introduced amendments late Monday to the Stop Online Piracy Act-changes that dramatically water down the controversial measure's scope. A hearing on SOPA before the House Judiciary Committee, which Smith heads, is slated for Thursday. The original measure amounted to the… Full Story »
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Microsoft Still Looking to Produce Original Programming for Xbox Live
Sony PSP News on 1UP &bull Dec 12, 2011
Although it has secured deals with a number of TV and entertainment content providers to bring various video content to Xbox Live, Microsoft doesn't want to stop at offering others' live and on-demand content. It would also like to create… Full Story »
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ATT and Justice Dept. ask to delay lawsuit
Gadget Posts on News Blog &bull Dec 12, 2011
On Monday, ATT and Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile's parent company, requested that Judge Huvelle, who is overseeing the case, stay any further court proceedings until January 18, 2012. ATT said that the companies need time to evaluate their options. The U.S. Department of Justice, which sued ATT in August to stop its merger with T-Mobile, joined in the filing. ATT said that it is committed to working out a deal with Deutsche Telekom, but it needs more time. The carrier was scheduled to face the Justice Department in court in mid-February. We are actively considering whether and how to revise our… Full Story »
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ATT's 4G LTE spotted in Los Angeles
Gadget Posts on News Blog &bull Dec 11, 2011
CNET editor Jessica Dolcourt noticed the 4G LTE icon on her phone in the City of Angels just about an hour ago. A quick speed test with the Speedtest.net app showed that she got download speeds of around 15Mbps and… Full Story »
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Microsoft hunting TV executive for original Xbox Live TV
Electronista &bull Dec 10, 2011
Microsoft is headhunting to get original content for the new TV features of its new Xbox 360 interface and Xbox Live, new rumors maintained Saturday. The source for Bloomberg said Microsoft had picked executive recruitment firm Stratis' Tom Schneider to… Full Story »
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Engadget HD Podcast 277 - 12.06.2011
Engadget HD &bull Dec 6, 2011
We've been talking about initiatives with the potential to change how we watch TV and now, one of them is finally ready to launch. We spent a lot of time going over Microsoft's new dashboard for the Xbox 360 and… Full Story »
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Xbox 360's new video services won't all launch right away; Comcast, Verizon, and HBO Go delayed
Engadget HD &bull Dec 5, 2011
Microsoft's new dashboard for the Xbox 360 is close at hand (read our full review for the details) but not all of the video partners that were announced for the new Kinect-centric experience will be launching alongside it. As of launch December 6th the list will look basically the same as it does now, with Lovefilm and Epix joining options like Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Sky Go. Later on in the month more new providers like Crackle, Dailymotion, Rogers On Demand, Vudu, and Verizon FiOS TV will filter in, while the UFC app is timed to launch December 20th. Finally,… Full Story »
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Comcast and Verizon Merge Without Merging
MediaMemo All Things D &bull Dec 2, 2011
But here's the upshot: The cable guys, who had been noodling with the idea of getting into the wireless business, are going to let Verizon handle it instead. And Verizon, which has already committed a ton of money to get into… Full Story »
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Verizon scores new spectrum from Comcast, Time Warner and Bright House for $3.6 billion (update)
Engadget HD &bull Dec 2, 2011
Verizon has a pretty serious head start in the LTE race. To make sure it stays at the front of the pack, Big Red has entered an agreement with SpectrumCo (a joint venture between Comcast, Time Warner and Bright House) that sees 122 AWS spectrum licenses transferred to the carrier for $3.6 billion and some commercial agreements. The deal will allow the companies to become authorized retailers for each others products, eventually giving the cable companies the ability to offer Verizon Wireless service as wholesalers. For its part, the House that Droid Built scores a boat load of new spectrum… Full Story »
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Engadget HD Podcast 276 - 11.29.2011
Engadget HD &bull Nov 29, 2011
Even with the holiday break, it's been a busy week and we've got plenty to discuss including some long-awaited events, like a new HD guide from Comcast, the DirecTiVo, and SlingPlayer for Boxee Box. That's not all however, since we're… Full Story »
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Networks walk a tightrope over crowded debates
GameCore Video Game News on CBS News &bull Nov 22, 2011
He's moderating Tuesday's GOP forum in Washington, a little more than a week after a misplaced email from the CBS News political director raised questions about whether networks give short shrift to candidates they determine have little chance at reaching the White House.The fluidity of the Republican nomination process and the increased importance of the debates make fairness an important issue. Viewership is up significantly compared with a similar point in the campaign four years ago, and political pros say the… Full Story »
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ISPs versus SOPA: Anti-piracy bill could force severe privacy-invading measures
Blogs on ZDnet &bull Nov 20, 2011
Summary: Major U.S. web providers are vehemently against the anti-piracy SOPA bill. Now we now know why: because privacy-invading measures have to be implemented, and at a cost. Internet service providers in recent weeks have spoken out publicly against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which threatens the very free and open nature of the web as we know it. With the daunting realisation that the Act may actually go through, web providers are desperately adding their voice to the collective of civil rights campaigners, Internet privacy rights groups and major web-based giants from social networks to search engines. But… Full Story »
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Starz planning HBO GO clone after Netflix deal expires
Digital Trends &bull Nov 19, 2011
While Netflix will suffer without Starz content when the partnership between the two companies expires next year, Starz already has plans to continue providing digital content on a first party playtform. On Thursday of this week, Starz President Chris Albrecht… Full Story »
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SOPA's latest threat: IP blocking, privacy-busting packet inspection
MP3 Insider &bull Nov 18, 2011
A little-noticed portion of a controversial House of Representatives copyright bill goes further than an earlier version and could require Internet providers to monitor customers' traffic and block the addresses of Web sites suspected of copyright infringement. The Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, says a network provider can be ordered to "prevent access by its subscribers located within the United States" to the allegedly piratical Web site. That language did not appear in an earlier Senate version called the Protect IP Act. Protect IP, the earlier Senate version, wouldn't require… Full Story »
