Archive for March, 2009

Comcast twitters to quell complaints – The Detroit News

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Comcast twitters to quell complaintsThe Detroit News, MI"We were absolutely shocked to see how many things were being said about Comcast on Twitter and on blogs," Rick Germano, Comcast's senior vice president of national customer operations, said in an interview with The Detroit News Tuesday. …

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Where Are They Now? 25 Computer Products That Refuse to Die (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Old computer products, like old soldiers, never die. They stay on the market–even though they haven’t been updated in eons. Or their names get slapped on new products that are available only outside the U.S. Or obsessive fans refuse to accept that they’re obsolete–long after the rest of the world has moved on.

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Comcast incentive offered to chambers – Norwich Bulletin

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Comcast incentive offered to chambersNorwich Bulletin, CTComcast Corp. said it has created a rewards program for small and medium-sized businesses that belong to local chambers of commerce. Members of such groups as the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut and the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of …

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Clock ticking on NFL Network, Comcast deal (Boston Herald)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

The NFL Network will no longer be available to Comcast subscribers as of May 1 unless a last-minute deal is hashed out by month’s end. At issue is the cable company’s…

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Local golf: Groups try to advance to McGladrey Team Championship – Naples Daily News

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Local golf: Groups try to advance to McGladrey Team ChampionshipNaples Daily News, FLNaples Amateur Golf Tour — For more information on the tour, contact director Rob Mucci at 978-328-9145 or robandsig@earthlink.net. • Southwest Amateur Series — Conducted by the Florida State Golf Association. Traveling men’s circuit for Southwest …

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The Children's Internet Announces New Date For Proposed Annual … – FOXBusiness

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

The Children's Internet Announces New Date For Proposed Annual …FOXBusinessThe Children's Internet(R) was ranked by PC Magazine as Editors' Choice in the category of "Kids' Browsers and Services" and declared the winner, rated #1 over AOL, MSN and EarthLink. This press release may be deemed to contain "forward-looking …

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Cable Show 2009: Itaas Licenses Comcast's tvworks Platform – Multichannel News

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Cable Show 2009: Itaas Licenses Comcast's tvworks PlatformMultichannel News, NYBy Todd Spangler — Multichannel News, 3/31/2009 10:05:00 PM MT Itaas will license software developed by Comcast's tvworks subsidiary for running Enhanced Binary Interchange Format applications, and will in turn offer msos an EBIF deployment package …

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Clock ticking on NFL Network, Comcast deal – Boston Herald

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Clock ticking on NFL Network, Comcast dealBoston Herald, United StatesBy Donna Goodison The NFL Network will no longer be available to Comcast subscribers as of May 1 unless a last-minute deal is hashed out by month’s end. At issue is the cable company’s 2007 decision to switch the NFL Network from its basic package to a …Nfl Network Leaving Comcast? Lancaster Newspapersall 2 news articles

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Cable Show 2009: Itaas Licenses Comcast’s TVWorks Platform (MultiChannel News)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Itaas will license software developed by Comcast’s TVWorks subsidiary for running Enhanced Binary Interchange Format applications, and will in turn offer MSOs an EBIF deployment package based on the software that includes a license, deployment support and maintenance services.

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RIM ready to launch software store for BlackBerry (Reuters)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Reuters – Research In Motion is launching an online application store that will let users of its BlackBerry smartphones download software for everything from news and entertainment to travel and games.

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Service restored to Comcast cable, phone customers (South Bend Tribune)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

All Comcast service in the Elkhart area of northern Indiana has been restored after outages were reported Tuesday morning.

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Samsung unveils Mondi WiMax device for Clearwire (Reuters)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Reuters – Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled Mondi, a mobile Internet device that it plans to sell through mobile service provider Clearwire in the second quarter.

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UPDATE: Comcast service restored (22 WSBT South Bend)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

ELKHART COUNTY — Comcast restored all of its communications after a planned outage Tuesday morning.

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US lawmakers urge web services to confront Vietnam (AFP)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

AFP – Twelve US lawmakers have urged Internet giants Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to resist what they called communist Vietnam’s “worsening” efforts to restrict online political speech.

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directv, Comcast Not Blinking In A's Blackout Staredown – NBC Bay Area

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

directv, Comcast Not Blinking In A's Blackout StaredownNBC Bay Area, CAIn the latest local saga of Comcast vs directv, A's fans are being held hostage by the threat of Comcast blacking out their games if they're not subscribing to Comcast. And it won't stop there. Reuters reports this very Comcast/directv grudge match, …A's on directv? Maybe San Francisco Chronicleall 2 news articles

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