Monthly Archives: January 2011

Comcast and NBC are officially hitched. The companies announced their $37 billion deal has been finalized. Original story here.

PC World – A U.S. court has shut down an online operation that allegedly posed as the U.S. government and charged customers fees between US$200 and $2,500 for immigration processing fees at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, although the … Continue reading →

USA Today NBC Universal chief Burke resigns as Comcast COOLos Angeles TimesNEW YORK (Reuters) – NBC Universal's new chief executive, Steve Burke, has resigned as Comcast Corp's chief operating officer but will remain an executive …NBC Universal CEO Steve Burke … Continue reading →

PC World – ARM is offering two new processors — the Cortex-R5 and Cortex-R7 — which will help next-generation smartphones and tablets take better advantage of increasing mobile broadband speeds, the company said on Monday. Original story here.

PC World – With the last IPv4 addresses about to be allocated, the good news is that IT managers — at least in the U.S. and Europe — don’t suddenly have to get the next Internet Protocol working. Original story … Continue reading →

NBC Universal’s new chief executive, Steve Burke, has resigned as Comcast Corp’s chief operating officer but will remain an executive vice president of the cable company, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. Original story here.

Mashable – With the Internet still inaccessible for the majority of people in Egypt, much of the international community is relying on journalists with satellite phones for real-time updates on the violent protests calling for Hosni Mubarak to resign after … Continue reading →

PC World – There have been a number of attacks recently against high-profile social networking accounts–French President Sarkozy, teen pop star Selena Gomez, and even social network wunderkind and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg have all fallen prey. Web surfing and … Continue reading →

AFP – Mobile applications downloaded from online stores will be a $58 billion worldwide business by 2014, as tablet computers such as Apple’s iPad stoke the surging market, a new study said Monday. Original story here.

The Business Insider What Will Become of NBC News and MSNBC in a Post-Comcast World?mediabistro.comThe Olbermann affair highlighted the fact that Comcast execs, with no deep experience running a news division and a preference for staying under the radar, …Why … Continue reading →

Comcast Launches Initiative Focused On Missing ChildrenMyStateline.comComcast is launching an on-demand and online initiative to put the faces and stories of the nation's missing children in front of millions of consumers. …Comcast Missing Kids: The Newest Tool in Finding Missing … Continue reading →

Reuters – Iranians have found their access to major news websites even more restricted than usual as more foreign sites were blocked by a government filter, Reuters witnesses observed on Monday. Original story here.

Comcast (CMCSK) Showing Bullish Technicals With 1.73% Dividend YieldMarket Intelligence CenterComcast (NASDAQ:CMCSK) closed Friday's unfavorable trading session at $21.46. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $14.28 and 52-week high …and more » Original story here.

AP – One of Indonesia’s best-known pop stars was sentenced Monday to 3 1/2 years behind bars after sex tapes with his celebrity girlfriends found their way to the Internet, riveting and dividing this predominantly Muslim nation. Original story here.

PC Magazine – Internet and SMS access in Egypt remained spotty or non-existent Monday. Though one provider appears to be live, those without access to this ISP are reportedly turning to more old-school options – from dial-up Internet to paper … Continue reading →