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/09/07/01/operators.delay.tru2way/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/tru2wayintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />While today, July 1st, was the agreed-upon deadline between cable operators and consumer electronics companies to support the new Tru2Way interactive digital cable standard, it's now learned today that none of the cable operators will meet or come close to this date. The new standard is due to replace CableCARD, and does not require a standalone set-top box, instead being integrated into devices s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/01/operators.delay.tru2way/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/08/cox.cell.app.store/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/coxcommunications.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cox Communications' upcoming cellular network may have an app store not unlike Apple's for the iPhone, the cable provider's wireless VP Stephen Bye said yesterday. He cautions that nothing is definitive but tells the Wall Street Journal that Cox is considering a central store for software to avoid a "comparative disadvantage" versus the iPhone and other phones and networks with simple, recognizab... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/08/cox.cell.app.store/ Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/25/comcast.cox.partner.riaa/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/comcast.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Following today's earlier news of AT&T issuing notices to subscribers on behalf of the Recording Industry Association of America who are allegedly involved in illegal file sharing, Comcast and Cox have announced they too are informing Internet users of any potential illegal activities. At the same Leadership Music Digital Summit where AT&T broke its news, Comcast senior VP Joe Waz said the provide... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/25/comcast.cox.partner.riaa/ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/19/cox.wireless.plans/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0712/coxcommunications.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cox Communications is nudging ever closer to its plans of launching a 3G, 700MHz wireless voice network in the US by announcing it is hiring two new executives. Cox Wireless VP at Cox Stephen Bye announced on Wednesday that the company has appointed Raj Beri as VP of wireless product operations while Dan Dickie is the new executive director of wireless product development.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/19/cox.wireless.plans/ Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/28/cox.throttling.traffic/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/coxcommunications.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cable Internet provider Cox today said it would start trialing a new congestion management scheme on its network that it hopes will manage the network. The test, beginning for Arkansas and Kansas users on February 9th, will prioritize "time-sensitive" data such as games, streaming, VoIP and VPNs over less immediately critical traffic, including uploads, peer-to-peer file sharing and newsgroups. ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/28/cox.throttling.traffic/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/24/lafayette.50mbps.fiber/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/fiberoptic.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Lafayette, Louisiana yesterday revealed that it will soon become one of the first significant US cities to deploy a municipality-run fiber optic Internet connection. Lafayette Utilities System plans to launch the service with a combination of Internet, phone and TV services and will offer them either as part of bundles or as individual options. Internet service tops out as high as 50Mbps both do... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/24/lafayette.50mbps.fiber/ Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/27/cox.cell.service.in.2009/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0712/coxcommunications.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cox Communications on Monday said it would launch its own cellular service in 2009 that would make it one of the first new national providers in the US in years. The format of the expansion hasn't been made public but will see Cox offer both voice and data service on its network that includes tight integration between phones and the company's cable service.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/27/cox.cell.service.in.2009/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/01/fcc.rules.on.comcast/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/kevinmartin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Federal Communications Commission today formally ruled that Comcast's traffic throttling practices were illegal, setting a precedent for US Internet providers. The decision acts on a recent report of the FCC's plans and requires that the the cable company stop the filtering it has used so far, which uses a Sandvine program that automatically breaks the connection between Comcast users and oth... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/01/fcc.rules.on.comcast/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/28/lg.tru2way.us.deal/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/lgscarlet.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />LG on Monday said it has struck deals with US cable providers to get support for tru2way, the new two-directional HD video standard. A memorandum of understanding between LG and six US cable providers should see the latter offer support for tru2way on their networks, letting HDTVs from LG and other set makers supply HDTV with interactive options such as video on demand or more advanced programmin... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/28/lg.tru2way.us.deal/ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/11/fcc.to.punish.comcast/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0803/comcast.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Federal Communications Commission chair Kevin Martin on Thursday said he would advise his organization to punish Comcast for violating existing net neutrality guidelines with its traffic throttling practiced against BitTorrent and certain peer-to-peer services. The government official has explained to the press that Comcast's method, which effectively severed some connections between Comcast user... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/11/fcc.to.punish.comcast/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:45:00 GMT