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07/15/2011
CenturyLink Completes Purchase of Colocation Firm
CenturyLink and Savvis today completed their previously announced merger. "The combination of CenturyLink’s hosting and network assets with Savvis’ proven solutions in colocation, managed hosting and cloud services substantially enhances CenturyLink’s capabilities and immediately provides the company with a solid platform for future growth," said Glen Post, CEO and president of CenturyLink, in a statement. […]
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07/15/2011
ABI: Smartphone Users Like Social Networks
Almost 73 percent of mobile phone users in the United States use their phones to visit social networking sites daily, sometimes more than once each day, according to an online survey of 2,000 consumers conducted in March 2011 by ABI Research. ABI Practice Director Neil Strother said in a statement, “Users like multiple modes of […]
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07/15/2011
FCC Opens Technology Center
The FCC opened a Technology Experience Center to provide FCC employees and guests the opportunity to experience the latest devices at the forefront of the technology, broadcast radio and mobile revolutions. In a posting on Comcast’s corporate blog, Kyle McSlarrow, president, Comcast/NBCUniversal for Washington, DC, said the MSO hosted an on-site technology lab at the […]
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07/15/2011
Toshiba Uses Rovi in TVs, Blu-ray Players
Rovi and Toshiba have signed a multi-year agreement for use of Rovi TotalGuide and its interactive program guide (IPG) patent portfolio in Toshiba televisions, Blu-ray players and recorders, as well as mobile and tablet devices in the United States and Europe, expected to be sold in Spring 2012. Rovi TotalGuide unifies search, discovery and recommendations […]
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07/15/2011
Shaw Movie Club Puts Netflix On The Ropes
Earlier this week, Netflix announced it was separating its unlimited streaming and unlimited DVD plans, effectively raising its prices. With perhaps very good timing, Shaw Communications today unveiled a new video club that will compete with the likes of Netflix and possibly capitalize on the unhappiness of Netflix customers stung by its higher prices. Netflix’s […]
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07/15/2011
Prurient Profits: Who Benefited From The Casey Anthony Trial?
By Debra Baker OK, I admit it. I was sucked into the whole Casey Anthony trial phenomenon. I followed the news (and the trial itself) 24/7 from the day her daughter Caylee went missing to the day of her sentencing. I’m sure that, for some strange reason, I will watch for reports of her sitings […]