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Comcast dials up free phone calls over Wi-Fi
May 23, 2012 | by Mike Robuck | Comments
Comcast has added some new bells and whistles to its Xfinity Voice service, including the ability to make free phone calls over a home or public Wi-Fi hotspot.
SeaChange sells media services company
May 24, 2012 2:21 pm | by Brian Santo | Comments
Avail-TVN has purchased SeaChange International’s On Demand Group (ODG) for $27 million.
Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing
May 24, 2012 2:07 pm | by The Associated Press | Comments
Joining the battle to redefine Internet search, Yahoo is taking aim with a new browser...
Jury: Google didn't infringe on Oracle’s patents
May 24, 2012 1:35 pm | by The Associated Press | Comments
A federal jury ruled that Google did not infringe on Oracle's patents when the Internet search...
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Alcatel-Lucent core routers take on Cisco, Juniper
May 24, 2012 1:33 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | CommentsAlcatel-Lucent is moving in on the market for core network gear with new routers that support up to 32 terabytes per second.
DT: T-Mobile selloff ‘unlikely’
May 24, 2012 1:31 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | CommentsDeutsche Telekom's CEO has all but ruled out a second attempt to selloff T-Mobile USA to another operator.
New ad zapper has TV networks worried about sales
May 23, 2012 11:42 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsDish Network is letting consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button with its Auto Hop feature on its new DVRs.
TCL licenses Hillcrest’s Freespace technology
May 23, 2012 11:01 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsAndroid-based smart TVs from Chinese manufacturer TCL Multimedia will soon come with motion-sensing remotes using Hillcrest Labs’ Freespace technology.
@ The Cable Show: Hey, do you remember the future?
May 23, 2012 10:10 am | by Brian Santo | CommentsIs anyone ready for expanding the spectrum on their HFC networks to 1.7 GHz? DOCSIS transport at 1 Gbps? QAM modulation at 4,096 channels?
@ The Cable Show: FCC chief commends cable’s innovation efforts
May 22, 2012 2:03 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsIn stark contrast to the dark days of former Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin’s reign, current FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski lavished praise on the cable industry for its innovative efforts.
Verizon advances 700 MHz sale with advisor picks
May 22, 2012 1:50 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | CommentsVerizon Wireless is taking steps to move forward with the sale of some of its valuable 700 MHz assets, a plan it said it will only follow through on if the FCC approves its AWS acquisition.
Google replaces Jha after closing Motorola deal
May 22, 2012 1:48 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | CommentsGoogle has appointed Dennis Woodside as CEO of Motorola Mobility, wasting no time taking over control of the company.
Bright House, Cisco offer managed security services
May 22, 2012 1:43 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsBright House Networks and Cisco are working together to help enterprise, government, healthcare and educational institutions better handle security defenses in their networks.
@ The Cable Show: Verizon debuts video portal; Comcast a partner
May 22, 2012 12:47 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsVerizon Wireless President and CEO Dan Mead announced his company’s new mobile video portal app, which is called “viewdini,” and he said that Comcast is the first announced cable operator partner.
FourthWall signs licensing agreement with Microsoft for STB data
May 22, 2012 10:23 am | by Mike Robuck | CommentsFourthWall Media has inked a licensing agreement with Microsoft Advertising for set-top box data collection and a report processing system from Microsoft.
@ The Cable Show: User interfaces that don’t stink?
May 21, 2012 4:36 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsEven though HTML5 is still evolving, creating user interfaces using the Web-based markup language are perfectly feasible today.
@ The Cable Show: Cable ecosystem turbo-charges speed-to-market cycles
May 21, 2012 4:34 pm | by Mike Robuck | CommentsThere’s definitely a need for speed when it comes to the innovation cycles for new products and services.
@ The Cable Show: Boston will soon get Xcalibur, renamed X1
May 21, 2012 2:08 pm | by Brian Santo | CommentsComcast is set to commercialize the app, which turns the second screen into a remote control and a host for interactive applications complementing what’s on TV.
