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03/17/2011
ABI Research: Game Console Shipments Decline
The latest release of ABI Research’s “Connected Home Devices Market Data” shows that for the category of flat-panel TVs (including LCD, LED and plasma) Samsung held the largest market share of almost 20 percent in the first three quarters of 2010. LG posted the second-highest share, roughly five percentage points less than Samsung’s. According to […]
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03/17/2011
Verizon Wireless Debuts First Smartphone For Its LTE Network
Verizon Wireless and HTC today announced that the ThunderBolt by HTC, exclusively from Verizon Wireless, is available today in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online for $249.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. Powered by Android 2.2, ThunderBolt is the first smartphone to take advantage of Verizon Wireless’ LTE network. The phone features the latest version […]
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03/17/2011
Shaw Satellite Division Opens Online VoD Library Canada-Wide
Shaw Direct, the satellite division of Canada’s Shaw Communications, is making its video-on-demand (VoD) library accessible anywhere in Canada to its 910,000 subscribers over the company’s nationwide satellite footprint. Shaw Direct customers now can watch hundreds of movies and TV shows on their computers with Shaw Direct Online VoD. Shaw Direct customers now have access […]
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03/16/2011
IPv6 Crunch Time Nears
With the clock ticking, CableLabs now is holding weekly IPv6 phone conferences with cable-industry players. Typically, representatives of some 35 MSOs are on each call, said Chris Donley, CableLabs’ project director/Network Protocols, speaking at a recent symposium on the industry’s next-generation broadband strategies. More than a hundred additional personnel get transcripts of those weekly calls. […]
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03/16/2011
TWC iPad App Swamps System
Yesterday, Time Warner Cable rolled out its new iPad application with live streaming of 30 TV channels (For more, click here). Today, the MSO says it had to scale back to 15 channels because of overwhelming demand. The TWCableTV app’s popularity was so strong that it unfortunately overwhelmed the system, causing an inability for some […]
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03/16/2011
Motorola Brings XOOM Wi-Fi to United States
Starting March 27, the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi edition will be available from leading retailers across the United States. Amazon.com, Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Sam’s Club (select locations), Staples and Walmart will be offering the 10.1-inch widescreen HD tablet with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) through both online and retail store channels. The suggested retail price of XOOM […]