There's the law of the land, but what about cyberspace? Online censorship expert Rebecca MacKinnon talks shop about her new book, "Consent of the Networked," which hits shelves January 31.READ»
If you tell your kid it’s important to wash her hands before meals but you don’t wash your own, you’re really saying it’s not important. Say “Always tell the truth” and then tell one lie, and you’re saying “Sometimes ...READ»
Netflix boasts more than 23 million subscribers; in just seven months since launch, Hulu Plus has surpassed 700,000 members; and channel-specific offerings like HBO Go, which has already reached more than 3 million users, are rocketing in popularity. Can Comcast catch up?READ»
Comcast now joins the ranks of Netflix and HBO, two content providers making waves in the mobile space, and more importantly, enters the increasingly fragmented world of mobile entertainment. We take Xfinity and its competitors for a test drive to see which comes out on top. READ»
Many users are finding themselves unable to access the torrent site today. Comcast says it doesn't restrict websites to any of its customers, and indeed, the problem seems to be global. Then what's going on here? READ»
San Francisco-based BitTorrent, which now boasts more active users than Hulu and Netflix combined, has been developing a skunkworks project that could serve as the true national and international report card for ISP performance.READ»
I went to see "Buried," Ryan Reynolds' latest flick, about a truck driver in Iraq who is attacked and kidnapped by someone who wants a ransom from the U.S. government. What I expected was a suspense film. I got that, but I ended up with something I didn't expect: a film about customer service.READ»
Blockbuster is currently searching for a new CEO. Who should they select? How can Blockbuster remake itself to compete with Netflix, Redbox, Apple, and the whole slew of companies that caused its demise?READ»
Don't own a DVR? Never time-shifted a TV show? Then you're now officially in the minority, according to Comcast. The end of traditional broadcast television is nigh.READ»
As figures for the lobbying spend of Q2 of 2010 were released, all eyes were on Google. With a total of $1.34 million over the past three months, it's definitely an increase, as Consumer Watchdog will tell you. However, it's worth ...READ»
While you were sleeping, innovation was hanging outside a pub, spray can in hand, tagging "Up All Night And Still Going Strong" on the wall.1. As the situation in the Gulf of Mexico continues, revised estimates of the true size of the ...READ»
The FCC has been slapped down by federal judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. over its attempts to censure Comcast for slowing down its customers' access to a torrent site. That does not bode well for the government's ...READ»
Although the NBC Universal-Comcast hook-up was announced at the end of last year, it's taken three months for the FCC and the Justice Department to decide whether they're going to scrutinize the merger. (More time, even, than it ...READ»
The battle for supremacy in web-based TV transmission is rapidly hotting up: Comcast has launched an on-demand web-streaming video service, just as its pseudo rival Hulu has signed a deal with Warner to bring more music vids to its service.READ»
Media giants and startups -- not to mention pirates -- are chasing an online-video audience of 158 million. Here's how key players connect to, and compete with, Hulu.READ»
Smart meters are a nearly complete solution for home energy management, offering detailed information on power use and potential savings. But until everyone has a smart meter--a goal that will take many years to ...READ»
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