Monthly Archives: June 2012

Comcast lets users control thermostat, appliancesSun-SentinelBroward and Miami-Dade County residents will soon step into the future of smart homes, where consumers will regularly control their lights, air conditioning and alarm systems via a smartphone or tablet. The service is now … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Four New York seventh graders whose bullying of a bus monitor grandmother went viral on YouTube have been suspended from school for a year, a school district official said on Friday. The students will be sent … Continue reading →

4D Launches Wakanda JavaScript Stack for Web and Mobile Application …Technology Digital (press release)4D Launches Wakanda JavaScript Stack for Web and Mobile Application Development. Editorial Contact: Lisa Sheeran Sheeran Communication for 4D Tel: +1 510-710-1004. Email: Sheeran@earthlink.net · WDM Group … Continue reading →

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – As film slates shrink and DVD sales decline, Hollywood talent agencies have increased their investment in digital and social ventures to make up for falling profits from shrinking star salaries. In the last two months alone, … Continue reading →

CIO Today FCC, Comcast Reach $800K Broadband DealCIO TodayComcast reached a settlement with federal regulators, and will pay the government $800000 and offer a broadband Internet access option to customers who don.FCC wasting time and taxpayer money on ComcastZDNet (blog)Comcast, … Continue reading →

Comcast has Mexico presidential election coveredCommunications, Engineering & Design MagazineComcast will serve up extensive coverage of the presidential election in Mexico to its Xfinity MultiLatino subscribers.Xfinity TV to Deliver the Most Comprehensive Coverage in the US of the Mexico …MarketWatch … Continue reading →

After scoring a brace against Germany to send Italy in to the finals of Euro 2012, Mario Ballotelli has been praised by football experts on Twitter, particularly for his second goal, which saw him slam the ball into the net … Continue reading →

SlashGear Boxee and Comcast reveal cable encryption workaroundSlashGearComcast and Boxee are collaborating on a new system that could eventually replace CableCARD and allow third-party set-top boxes like the Boxee Box to access.Boxee and Comcast Agree To SomethingZatz Not FunnyBoxee uses … Continue reading →

Microbloggers are discussing the news that RIM has shed 5,000 employees and buzzing about Super Junior's new track "Sexy, Free & Single" on Friday, June 29.  Original story here.

Moneycontrol.com Aspire: Magic Johnson's channel for black familiesBusinessweekIt can be seen by some customers served by Time Warner Cable Inc. and by Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable operator, which is introducing the minority-oriented Aspire as part of an agreement … Continue reading →

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal suffered a shock defeat at Wimbledon in a match against the Czech Republic’s Lukas Rosol on June 28. Original story here.

Jason Amunwa is on a mission to beautify the web. He works at digital-telepathy, the design studio that created SlideDeck and HelloBar.com, and specializes in web and user experience design. He spoke with Relaxnews about the changing face of web … Continue reading →

Cable companies just love to sell bundled services for one important reason — it makes them buckets of money — but Comcast last year made an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission that it would actively promote an affordable standalone … Continue reading →

CIO Today FCC wasting time and taxpayer money on ComcastZDNet (blog)I have to wonder if funding a bureaucracy like the FCC, which first must approve a merger like Comcast's and then levies minor fines for minor i.FCC, Comcast Reach $800K … Continue reading →

LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said it was almost certain he would not leave his embassy refuge on Friday to enter a British police station as part of his extradition process to be questioned in Sweden about sex-crime … Continue reading →