Verizon announces its plan to bring the full FiOS experience (including live TV) to the iPad and other mobile devices. Is this what traditional TV services need to fend off upstarts like Netflix and Hulu?READ»
Verizon announced that one of its FiOS business customers was able to eke out nearly gigabit speeds. That may sound like nerd-speak, but it's the future, and it's going to change the way you do everything from watching movies to buying computers. Here's how.READ»
Google TV seeks to succeed in an arena--web-connected television--that have seen many major tech players try and fail. Does Google TV have what it takes to crack the market? I use the Mom Test and the Nerd Test to find out.READ»
Think ADSL broadband is old hat and fiber is the future? Think again: Researchers at Alcatel Lucent have worked out how to get data rates of 300 Mbps over normal copper telephone wires. That, in case you didn't know, is fast.Most ...READ»
Alexandria Hyundai serving Virginia and Washington DC will air a public service announcement in support of the SoberRide program leading up to St Patrick’s Day.READ»
A week after the FCC debuted a beta tool for consumers to measure their broadband speeds, we've got the first set of stats. 150,000 people decided to avail themselves of the widget, available on Android, iPhone and Web platforms, ...READ»
Does an author need a publisher anymore? Are the rules of book publishing crumbling? Successful thriller writer J.C. Hutchins shares his thoughts.READ»
Last month we reported that a new cable channel called Epix was going to try to steal thunder from heavyweights like HBO and Showtime by also offering all their movies online at EpixHD.com. The channel, which is being offered first on ...READ»
The 2009 Nobel Prize for Physics has just been announced, and instead of rewarding some esoteric, hard-to-fathom theoretical physics work, it's gone to pioneers in two fields close to tech-lovers hearts: Fibre-optics and digital ...READ»
When MGM, Lionsgate and Paramount couldn't come to an agreement with Showtime for cable movie distribution, they went and created their own channel. But unlike the regular premium channels, which take about a year to get ...READ»
Verizon's just added something to FiOS that's either a blessing or a curse for Twitter addicts--a live feed of your Twitter account that'll appear on your TV over the show you're watching, part of a new Widget Bazaar that also ...READ»
Say what you like about the benefits of fiber-optic communications, and the future of home broadband: Cable hasn't given up the ghost just yet. Next month Cablevision will unveil its top-tier broadband service that speeds along at a ...READ»
The other day at the Green:Net 09 conference, I spoke to someone who predicted that home-energy management systems would never take off until we could easily have a remote control to automate home appliances. Verizon may have been ...READ»
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I'm in the process of FINALLY getting around to upgrading my DSL connection to something much faster. It appears as though in the Tampa Bay area I've got two choices: ...READ»
