http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/06/comcast.doc.3.ahead.sched/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/comcastcablemodem.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Comcast today revealed that the rollout of its much faster DOCSIS 3.0 cable Internet service is significantly ahead of its original timetable. The provider told BBR that while it had originally predicted covering 65 percent of its subscribers with the added speed by the end of this year, it now expects to reach 80 percent in the same timeframe. The next area to get a DOCSIS 3.0 upgrade should be... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/06/comcast.doc.3.ahead.sched/ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/29/court.reject.rs.dvr.appeal/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/tivoseries3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The US Supreme Court today rejected an appeal by film studios and television networks of a New York court ruling that would allow a new type of digital video recorder service from Cablevision. A report says the justices refused to review a ruling made by a US Court of Appeals in New York that said Cablevision's proposed service would not directly infringe the copyrights of the media companies that... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/29/court.reject.rs.dvr.appeal/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/06/virgin.200mbps.in.uk/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/virgincablemodem.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Virgin Media on Wednesday began an Ashford, UK trial of what it says is the fastest cable-based Internet service on Earth. Using a high-end implementation of the DOCSIS 3 cable modem standard, the carrier says it's offering 200Mbps downloads to 100 testers; the speed is faster than 160Mbps Japanese service and twice as fast as the 101Mbps Optimum Online service in the US. The bandwidth is said s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/06/virgin.200mbps.in.uk/ Wed, 06 May 2009 12:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/02/verizon.free.wi.fi.leak/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/htctouchdiamond-verizon.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Verizon in a new leak believed close to offering free Wi-Fi access of its own. While talks are described as "fluid," the Wall Street Journal says the cellular carrier will echo AT&T's efforts and team up with hotspot provider Boingo to give Wi-Fi service at airports, coffee shops and other locations for those who use Verizon's DSL or FiOS landline connections. It's not yet certain whether this w... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/02/verizon.free.wi.fi.leak/ Sat, 02 May 2009 14:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/28/101mbps.optimum.online.ult/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/cablevision.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cablevision on Tuesday claimed the title of the fastest cable Internet provider in the US by launching Optimum Online Ultra. By using the newer multi-channel DOCSIS 3.0 standard, the carrier promises a peak of 101Mbps downstream and a still-fast 15Mbps upstream. The service is theoretically twice as fast as Comcast's 50Mbps service and won't have a bandwidth cap, permitting as much use of the se... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/28/101mbps.optimum.online.ult/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/12/cablevision.analog.tv.stop/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/tivoseries3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cablevision, a New York-based cable TV service provider, announced on Thursday it will no longer offer analog television cable service in 2010 and only offer digital services. Only about 155,000 of Cablevision's 3.1 million customers, a mere 5 percent, subscribe to the company's basic analog service and they will continue to receive the service, though no new clients will be added. The company alr... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/12/cablevision.analog.tv.stop/ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/30/comcast.hotspot.tests/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/comcastcablemodem.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Internet provider Comcast is performing Wi-Fi hot spot trials near NJ Transit rail stations in the state to grant subscribers access to the Internet on their mobile devices, according to a Friday DSLReports post. The service in these Wi-Fi Hot Zones requires subscribers to sign in using their existing Comcast.net usernames and passwords. The company has confirmed the trials, saying it is gauging u... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/30/comcast.hotspot.tests/ Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/24/verizon.settles.vm.lawsuit/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/verizonvisualvoicemail-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A lawsuit filed by Klausner Technologies regarding visual voicemail technology was filed against a number of wireless providers earlier this summer, and one of those companies, Verizon Wireless, has decided to settle it out of court, according to a Friday report. Klausner reportedly granted Verizon Wireless and its subsidiary, Vodafone Group, a patent license, allowing it to use the voice message ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/24/verizon.settles.vm.lawsuit/ Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/26/klausner.sues.vzw.and.goog/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/verizonvisualvoicemail-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Klausner Technologies today grew the scope of its licensing claims by suing multiple other companies it believes are treading on its patents for a visual voicemail system. The company claims that software developed by Google, LG, Verizon and six other firms are violating patents from 1992 onwards for a system that permits listening to voicemail out of order through a graphical interface.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/26/klausner.sues.vzw.and.goog/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/04/cablevision.dvr.ruling/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/tivoseries3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A Second Circuit of New York appeals court today ruled that Cablevision could go ahead with launching a remote digital video recorder system that potentially changes the approach to offering movie and TV content online. The decision finds that the cable provider isn't infringing on video producers' copyrights by offering a service known as Remote Storage Digital Video Recorder, or RS-DVR, that wo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/04/cablevision.dvr.ruling/ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:20:00 GMT