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/09/11/13/comcast.to.launch.on.demand.online.tv.in.december/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/comcastondemandin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Comcast at the NewTeeVee Live conference said it will launch its On Demand Online on demand TV service as soon as December, according to a Thursday ConnectedHome2Go report. The cable provider added at the event that subscribers won't be charged extra and will have access to it on as many as three devices.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/comcast.to.launch.on.demand.online.tv.in.december/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/comcast.two.tier.throttling.now.active/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/comcastcablemodem-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />(Update clarifying timing) Comcast in a new FCC notice (PDF) revealed that it has already begun implementing a new throttling system. The approach is now service-agnostic and will lower the priority of any data packets if a user's cable modem either tops 70 percent of download or upload bandwidth for more than 15 minutes or else is flagged as bogging down the CMTS node, which manages a neighborho... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/comcast.two.tier.throttling.now.active/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/22/comcast.launches.4g.wireless.service.at.70/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/comcasthighspeed2gointro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cable provider Comcast is ready to launch its High-Speed 2Go 4G/3G wireless data service. On the Comcast website, the carrier is advertising the 4G services are available at Bellingham, WA, Portland, OR and Atlanta, GA, with more markets coming soon. It also promises 3G coverage for most of the US.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/22/comcast.launches.4g.wireless.service.at.70/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/service.only.compatible.with.comcast.modems/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/comcast.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Comcast is continuing to expand its On Demand Online portal for streaming TV shows, although the service will only be available to the company's own broadband subscribers, according to the Associated Press. The web-based content is said to eventually match the on-demand capabilities available through certain set-top boxes.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/service.only.compatible.with.comcast.modems/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/time.warner.opts.for.docsis.30/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/timewarner-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Time Warner today became one of the last major US cable providers to offer some form of DOCSIS 3.0-based Internet service. The initial deployment gives customers 50Mbps downloads and 5Mbps uploads for the same $100 monthly rate as similar offerings from Comcast and others. Early service is so far only available in parts of New York City, including Manhattan below 79th Street, parts of Queens, an... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/time.warner.opts.for.docsis.30/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/21/genachowski.details.net.neutrality/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/genachowski-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />FCC chairman Julius Genachowski today matched expectations with a formal proposal of net neutrality rules. The official's presentation at Washington's Brooklings Institute detailed a first rule that would bar Internet providers from trying to block apps, content and websites that compete with the company or use a high amount of bandwidth. Traffic regulation would be allowed, but a second rule wo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/21/genachowski.details.net.neutrality/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/18/fcc.mobile.net.neutrality.rule.on.monday/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/genachowski-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The FCC is on the verge of introducing a new rule that would ban US cellular carriers from blocking Internet-aware mobile apps, a source from within the government agency claims. The tip claims that Chairman Julius Genachowski will use a keynote at the Brooklings Institute on Monday to provide early details of the rule. The only known detail at the Washington Post is that it would prevent carrie... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/18/fcc.mobile.net.neutrality.rule.on.monday/ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/16/comcast.to.offer.tv.cellphone.4g.services/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/comcastlogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cable provider Comcast on Wednesday announced it would offer its subscribers a service that would allow them to view TV shows on their cellphones. The shows will be delivered via a wireless Internet service, which would require Comcast to provide a voice service and compete with the likes of AT&T and Verizon. Comcast has recently rolled out WiMAX wireless Internet services in certain large US citi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/16/comcast.to.offer.tv.cellphone.4g.services/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/28/comcast.wins.against.fcc/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0908/comcast.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Comcast has achieved a legal victory in its battle against the FCC's limits on the number of subscribers. The commission's regulations aimed to prevent a cable operator from unfairly blocking smaller competitors trying to reach consumers, although the 30 percent cap has been the focus of of numerous lawsuits and criticism.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/28/comcast.wins.against.fcc/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:55:00 GMT 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