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The First Honest Pay TV Company Commercial
Cable companies are universally regarded as only slightly more popular than evil dictators, and a little less fashionable than certain strains of STDs. How do you fix something like that? Honesty!
Sony Is Going To Make A Streaming TV Service Later This Year
Variety reports that one of Sony’s big-fish announcements this year will be a broadband TV service that’ll compete directly with pay TV. The TV service will offer multiple channels licensed from different content companies and will stream over the internet. Meaning there would be no more need for pay TV. Meaning awesome.
Rumourmodo: Apple Shrinking iPhone Connector To 19-Pin Port
The idea of Apple ditching the current 30-pin iPhone connection in favour of something smaller has been floating around for some time. Now, Reuters is reporting that the next iPhone will feature a new, 19-pin connection.
Telstra Cable Slashed By ‘Vandals’ [Updated]
If you’re a Telstra customer in the Maitland or Hunter Valley regions of New South Wales, and you’re reading this right now, chances are you’re doing so via mobile, as vandals have damaged a major fibre cable supplying communication services to the area.
Intel Wants To Start A Web-Based TV Service?
Just a few weeks ago we heard rumours that Google was plotting a pay TV service set to launch this year, and now a Wall Street Journal report has surfaced, suggesting that Intel is also planning to launch a web-based TV service in 2012.
Apple TV: Steve Jobs Was Smacked Down By CBS
Speaking at a conference in LA on Saturday, CBS CEO Leslie Moonves explained how Steve Jobs approached him with a pitch for an Apple subscription content service. Moonves, however, wasn’t convinced, and he decided to turn Jobs away.
Ever Wonder How Cable TV Travels From Space To Your House?
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]
Best ADSL/Cable ISP Gizmodo Award Winners
Broadband is the juice that keeps the modern internet flowing, but which ISP supplies the best juice? You’ve voted, and the winner is…
