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Motorola pledges to use Intel chips in smartphones
January 11, 2012 2:24 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMotorola Mobility and Lenovo said they will use Intel processors in smartphones and other devices, giving the chipmaker its first entry into a market it has long coveted.
@ CES: Cisco's Videoscape TV platform reaches for the cloud
January 10, 2012 3:00 pm | by Mike Robuck | Products | CommentsAfter making its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2011, Cisco's blended Videoscape TV platform is set to offer "video in the cloud" services via a host of new product offerings.
@ CES: Comcast adds Myriad's JVM to tru2way STB platform
January 10, 2012 2:58 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast is boosting its tru2way set-top box platform with the addition of Myriad Group's Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
@ CES: Dish gets a makeover, new kangaroo mascot
January 10, 2012 2:57 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIn a variation on the dog and pony show, Dish Network re-launched itself at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with the help of a kangaroo.
Comcast's AnyPlay to debut in Denver, Nashville
January 10, 2012 2:54 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe operator is ready to commercialize the ability to deliver live TV to mobile devices within the home, first announced at The Cable Show in 2011.
Humax gateway leverages new SeaChange software
January 10, 2012 2:52 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe South Korean box maker hopes to break into the U.S. cable market in a big way with a deluxe gateway with eight tuners, DOCSIS 3.0, and support for DLNA and MoCA.
Hollywood's UltraViolet to make its way to TVs
January 10, 2012 2:50 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFlixster, a unit of Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros., said that its app will be available on Panasonic televisions and Blu-ray players that use its Viera Connect system of connecting to the Internet.
Netflix unveils video service in U.K., Ireland
January 10, 2012 2:36 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsNetflix's Internet video service made its debut in the United Kingdom and Ireland Monday as part of a previously announced expansion that is expected to saddle the company with its first annual loss in a decade.
@ CES: TVs you can talk to, without sounding crazy
January 10, 2012 2:34 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTalking to the TV is usually a sign of extreme agitation, mental instability or loneliness. TV manufacturers are set to make it a more rational behavior, with a range of sets that respond to speech.
@ CES: Ballmer, Microsoft keynote a farewell to CES
January 10, 2012 2:28 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsMicrosoft's CEO Steve Ballmer delivered his company's final keynote at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
High court weighs policy against curse words on TV
January 10, 2012 2:25 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Supreme Court is considering whether government regulators may still police the airwaves for curse words and other coarse content at a time when so many Americans have unregulated cable television and the Internet is awash in easily accessible adult material.
SeaChange gateway software supports QAM, IP delivery
January 9, 2012 3:07 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | CommentsSeaChange International announced new gateway software that it designed to support service providers' transition from QAM-based video to IP-based video.
Amino debuts Intel Atom-based hybrid gateway
January 9, 2012 3:04 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | CommentsAmino is set to introduce a hybrid media gateway based on Intel's 32nm Atom chip for consumer electronics at CES 2012 in Las Vegas.
Motorola throws its support behind G.hn
January 9, 2012 2:58 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsThe company is the most consumer-oriented of the standard's supporters thus far, heartening the standard's other backers.
LG: TVs you can talk to, without sounding crazy
January 9, 2012 2:48 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTalking to the TV is usually a sign of extreme agitation, mental instability or loneliness. LG Electronics is set to make it a more rational behavior, with a range of TVs that respond to speech.
