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01/03/2011
Vizio Announces a Connected CE Ecosystem
Vizio, an LCD HDTV company, announced the VIA Plus ecosystem, the next generation of Vizio Internet apps that will provide consumers with a connected CE experience. The new ecosystem will allow for unified on-demand content and application consumption across multiple consumer electronic devices including Vizio HDTVs, Blu-ray players, smartphones and tablets. Consumers will be able to […]
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01/03/2011
Marvell Boosts Wi-Fi With Beamforming Technology
Marvell’s entire family of Avastar 802.11n solutions will leverage a transmitter beamforming technology to dramatically improve link robustness for clients ranging from new and existing 1×1- 4×4 MIMO products to legacy devices. Beamforming is a specialized method of radio-frequency (RF) transmission used in Wi-Fi access points (APs), substantially enhancing signal reception at the client and, […]
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01/03/2011
Lantiq Intros Chips Supporting Global ITU-T G.hn Standard
Lantiq, a supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, today introduced a chip family supporting the ITU-T G.hn global standard for next generation wired home networks. Lantiq XWAY HNX devices provide manufacturers of consumer, computing and smart home electronics with the foundation for in-home networks that can be connected using any combination of phone, […]
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01/03/2011
MetroPCS Offers Lower Cost 4G LTE No-Contract Plans
MetroPCS Communications has announced three new 4G LTE no annual contract service plans starting at $40 per month. All three rate plans offer unlimited nationwide talk, text and Web browsing, with all applicable taxes and regulatory fees included. With the new $50 and $60 service plans, consumers have more data access service choices to better […]
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01/03/2011
Bypassing The Bypassers
As cable operators begin looking at diving into Internet-enabled TV, they face a bevy of choices in choosing the best platform and partners for such a service. Comcast appears to be leaning toward cable-specific partners in this regard, judging by its first Internet-video entertainment trials in Augusta, Ga. Although Comcast executives have refused to talk […]
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01/01/2011
Off The Couch How The iPad Is Evolutionizing Remote TV
Is there anyone in telecommunications who has not jumped on the iPad bandwagon? The uptake of this new electronic device has been breathtaking. When reporting it fiscal 2010 fourth-quarter earnings last month, Apple announced it sold 4.19 million iPads during the three-month ramp-up to the holiday season. That followed third-quarter sales of 3.27 million units, […]