CHARTER BUYS TWC & BRIGHT HOUSE Consolidation in the cable TV and internet industries is not over. On Tuesday, May 26, Charter Communications announced that Time Warner Cable had accepted its buyout offer, pending approval by the FCC and the…Continue Reading →
10 GB/S BROADBAND TESTED BY VERIZON The race to offer the fastest residential broadband speed just got much more interesting. Verizon Wireless announced on August 11 that it had successfully tested a blistering 10 gigabit per second (10 GB/S) broadband…Continue Reading →
AI can flirt Will your computer flirt with you? It may happen sooner than you expect. Artificial intelligence (AI) software has advanced rapidly in the last two years, and “flirtation” in a computer operating system may not be far off….Continue Reading →
COMCAST GIVES UP ON TWC MERGER It was to have been the biggest media merger of all time. Had it gone into effect, the deal would have combined the largest and second-largest cable TV and internet systems in the United…Continue Reading →
VERIZON SMALL BUSINESS BUNDLE After being very unhappy with my business internet and phone services, I switched to Verizon. Not only was the process easy, but I got far more than I expected. Verizon worked with me to make the…Continue Reading →
VERIZON FiOS CUSTOM TV The customary pay TV bundle may soon be tossed onto the ash heap of history. Smaller and more flexible channel packages are gaining ground in the multichannel TV market, as cable and satellite system operators scramble…Continue Reading →
XFINITY X1: COMCAST’S MOST ADVANCED INTERNET, TV, AND PHONE SERVICE XFinity X1 platform is Comcast’s most advanced vehicle for HD video, digital phone, and broadband internet service. The X1 platform offers a TV service with more than 260 channels available,…Continue Reading →
HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE TV: WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? As you consider getting a more advanced TV set, you face a bewildering array of options for improved picture and sound. The most obvious change in standards is the move from…Continue Reading →
VIRTUAL REALITY: SUSPENSION OF BELIEF? You’re watching a movie starring Hugh Jackman as a special forces officer. He is walking alone through a desert. The officer sits on a rock, lays down his rifle, and drinks from his canteen. Then…Continue Reading →
YOUR INTERNET FUTURE, PART ONE: COMMERCE Sharon is shopping at the Nieman Marcus store in Dallas. She is interested in a certain blue dress, so she takes it to a corner with an interactive mirror. Without changing clothes, she scans…Continue Reading →