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Ever Wonder How Cable TV Travels From Space To Your House?

2:00PM December 13, 2011 | Brent Rose

You know that cable channels make content and beam it to a satellite, but what happens then? This video is a quick look behind the curtain with one of Time Warner’s chief engineers. Who knew porn had to go through all that? [TWCable Untangled] More »


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Best ADSL/Cable ISP Gizmodo Award Winners

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10:00PM November 29, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Broadband is the juice that keeps the modern internet flowing, but which ISP supplies the best juice? You’ve voted, and the winner is… More »


Online

Telstra Ultimate Cable Now Available Across Australia

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2:15PM November 24, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Melbourne residents have been able to get Telstra’s 100Mbps Ultimate cable internet service since March this year, and now the rest of the cable-connected nation is finally following suit. The service will be available in Perth from November 30, and in Sydney, Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Adelaide from December 12. More »


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Gizmodo Awards 2011: Best Cable/ADSL ISP Voting Now Open

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11:30AM November 22, 2011 | Alex Kidman

You’ve made your suggestions as to the year’s best Cable/ADSL ISP, and now it’s time to get voting to determine the overall winner. More »


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Gizmodo Awards 2011: Best ADSL/Cable ISP Nominations Now Open

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1:00PM November 15, 2011 | Alex Kidman

The end of the year is nigh, and that means it’s time to sort out what the best products of the year have been. Today’s secondary category up for nominations is best ADSL/Cable ISP. More »


News

Foxtel On T-Box Goes ADSL As Telstra Launches iPhone Remote App

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10:30AM October 7, 2011 | Alex Kidman

It’s been a while coming, but Telstra’s switching on Foxtel on T-Box for ADSL customers — but only for selected areas in NSW or Victoria. At the same time, it’s also launched an iPhone app for remote T-Box control. More »


Entertainment

WSJ Says Apple’s Trying To Kill The Cable Industry

11:44PM August 26, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Here’s something mysterious: amid the WSJ’s report on Tim Cook’s ascension, they say Apple’s “working on new technology to deliver video to televisions, and has been discussing whether to try to launch a subscription TV service.” That could be huge. More »


Entertainment

Will Motorola Give Google TV A Second Life?

11:58PM August 16, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Motorola makes set-top boxes for a lot of pay TV companies. They’re one of the leaders, in fact. Google is reeling from the initial failure of Google TV. With Motorola in hand, will Google TV finally succeed? More »


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Are The Cord-Cutters Just The People Who Can’t Afford Cords?

1:02AM August 11, 2011 | Brian Barrett

193,000 Americans quit their paid television plans last quarter. Sounds like a lot, and it is! But as any horse-breeder will tell you (I would guess?): it’s about quality, not quantity. And the people leaving pay TV behind, GigaOm reports, aren’t the ones the payt TV companies care about. More »


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Don’t Let Pay TV Be The Monster In Your Living Room

7:20AM August 10, 2011 | Adrian Covert

There are plenty of people now who think the pay TV companies are nothing but a cabal of greedy arseholes. But you know who hated the cable companies more? Movie theatres and broadcast networks in the 1970s. More »