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Comcast reportedly axing Skype on Xfinity June 1st
Posted On 09 May 2013 By Daniel Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
Well, Comcast's idea to charge users $10 a month for set-top Skype hardware went as well as you could have expected. If DSLReports' sources are correct, the offering will be quietly retired on June 1st due to, surprise surprise, "low adoption." If...
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Comcast readies Xfinity Watchathon Week for March 25th, will give customers all-access to premium TV series
Posted On 13 Mar 2013 By Edgar Alvarez. Under: Uncategorized.
Well, well, it looks as if Comcast has planned something relatively major for Xfinity TV subscribers. The company just announced that from March 25th through March 31st, it's set to give customers an all-access viewing ticket to a plethora of TV seri...
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Intel demos ‘headless’ 6-tuner cable gateway for Comcast
Posted On 09 Jan 2013 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
Pre-CES rumors suggested Intel would announce a "virtual cable" service (before being stamped out) but the partnership with Comcast it actually revealed turned out to be far more conventional. Very similar to the tru2way multiroom box Intel demonstra...
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Sandy got you down? Comcast offering free WiFi to affected regions, iTunes allowing Red Cross donations
Posted On 01 Nov 2012 By Ben Gilbert. Under: Uncategorized.
Hurricane Sandy's taken out more than the electricity of hundreds of thousands of Northeastern USers -- it's also pillaged the internet connections of many, leaving our Netflix and Hulu Plus subscriptions unused, and subsequently our Eddie Murphy '80...
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Comcast doubles broadband speeds ‘in certain markets,’ launches 305Mbps Xfinity Platinum service
Posted On 24 Jul 2012 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
Comcast has just done the deed -- following a rumor on the matter, it's launching 305Mbps (down) / 65Mbps (up) Xfinity Platinum internet service in the highly populated Northeast division of the United States. For those who've been around a while, yo...
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Comcast Xfinity TV Player for Android updated with beta support for Jelly Bean, Nexus 7
Posted On 20 Jul 2012 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
Comcast subscribers who have already received their Nexus 7 tablets or are sporting Android 4.1-powered phones should cast an eye towards Google Play for an updated version of the Xfinity TV Player app. Version 1.0.2.001 adds beta support for Jelly B...
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Comcast, Scripps deal brings more internet streaming video on Xfinity TV
Posted On 17 Jul 2012 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
While some pay-TV providers are tied up in nasty battles with the studios that provide them content, Comcast and Scripps have just inked an agreement to bring the company's lifestyle programming to cable subscribers over the internet. As noted in the...
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Comcast VOD for TiVo Premieres expands to Boston, old Comcast TiVos shut off in August
Posted On 06 Jun 2012 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
Where we expected, although not precisely when, TiVo and Comcast have expanded their alliance to Boston starting today. That means TiVo Premieres in the area will be able to access the company's cable video on-demand, however it also marks an end to ...
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Viewdini hits Play to help find video, if you’re on Verizon
Posted On 01 Jun 2012 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
A week and change after it announced Viewdini, Verizon has it ensconced in the Google Play store. If you're on Android 2.2 or greater and have a 4G LTE plan, you can install the app at no charge, and start your search by typing in the name of a movie...
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Comcast Xfinity TV Player app brings VOD streaming to Android devices
Posted On 25 May 2012 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
After introducing video on-demand streaming for mobile devices on the iPad early last year and iPhone last May, Comcast has finally extended the courtesy to Android users as well. Unlike its iOS counterpart however, on Android there's a separate Xfin...
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