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Hollywood flubs movie system launch, miffs users
December 8, 2011 2:28 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsWarner Bros. is learning a hard lesson about launching an ill-conceived product in the age of social media.
LightSquared: Tests prove interference fix
December 8, 2011 2:24 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsLightSquared says new tests prove it has fixed the GPS interference problem that has held up the deployment of its hybrid satellite-terrestrial LTE network.
Game streaming service OnLive coming to tablets
December 8, 2011 2:22 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsOnLive, the start-up whose technology streams video games over an Internet connection, is expanding its service to tablets and mobile devices.
Microsoft launches Xbox app for iOS
December 8, 2011 2:20 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsMicrosoft launched Xbox Live apps for both Windows Phone 7 (WP7) and Apple's iPhone.
In the media: Verizon down with OTT
December 7, 2011 2:12 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsVerizon Communications is working on an over-the-top service that would stream movies and TV shows to customers outside of its FiOS video service footprint.
Qualcomm paints HomePlug green
December 7, 2011 2:10 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsQualcomm Atheros is sampling a green version of its HomePlug PHY circuitry aimed at supporting applications such as plug-in electrical vehicles, smart energy, Smart Grid and remote monitoring applications.
Copps sets departure date; nominee vote pending
December 7, 2011 2:08 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsFCC Commissioner Michael Copps formally announced his retirement just days before a key Senate vote for two nominees to the agency.
AT&T hits bottom in consumer survey
December 7, 2011 2:05 pm | by Andrew Berg, Wireless Week | News | CommentsFor the second year in a row, AT&T finds itself at the bottom of Consumer Reports' annual survey that measures consumer satisfaction with wireless carriers. Meanwhile, a relatively little-known provider called Consumer Cellular topped the ratings.
Humbled Netflix CEO still thinking, talking big
December 7, 2011 2:04 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTo hear Netflix CEO Reed Hastings tell it, the bone-headed decisions that have dragged down the Internet's leading video subscription service during the past five months eventually will be forgotten like a bad movie made by a great film director.
Cablemas phasing out VOD for streaming
December 6, 2011 2:18 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsLast May, Cablemas bought more than a quarter million hybrid set-tops. The other shoe just dropped: Cablemas is going to phase out its traditional video-on-demand (VOD) system for a quarter of its TV subscribers in favor of a broadband-based streaming service managed by Avail-TVN.
Shaw bows Wi-Fi trials in 3 cities
December 6, 2011 2:14 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsShaw Communications launched the trial of its Wi-Fi network for customers in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton.
NXP adds integrated gateway tuner
December 6, 2011 2:06 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsNXP Semiconductors announced a silicon tuner that can handle any terrestrial TV signal anywhere in the world, as well as cable TV reception.
Sprint lights up 1st multimode LTE base station
December 6, 2011 2:04 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsThe first base station for Sprint's massive $5 billion network upgrade project went live in Branchburg, N.J., as the operator prepares to move forward with its LTE plans.
Clearwire embarks on $300M stock sale
December 6, 2011 2:01 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsClearwire plans to sell $300 million worth of Class A common stock to raise cash for its planned TD-LTE network, which will be used to add capacity to Sprint's LTE network.
Verizon Wireless nixes Google Wallet in new phone
December 6, 2011 1:54 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless is blocking the new flagship phone running Google's Android software, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, from running Google's in-store payment application, the Wallet.
