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iOS, Android FiOS apps update with remote control, DVR scheduling

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:37:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1367599190_fiosapp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iOS and Android versions of My FiOS, an app supporting the company's fiber service. Both apps have integrated important FiOS TV functio...]]>

Verizon negotiating pay-as-you-view system with channels

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:49:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1347910164_Briefly1709.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />FiOS television service, but only if it can pay for shows that its customers actually watch. The proposed system would see Verizon paying channel prov...]]>

Netflix ranks Google Fiber as fastest US ISP

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:58:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1355270380_ScreenShot2012-12-11at6.56.46PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google Fiber significantly outperforms its other nationally-active competitors. Netflix's figures give the average ...]]>

Verizon FiOS TV app update streams 75 channels to iPad

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:17:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1353580607_verizonfiosipad2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />App Store] app adding channel streaming to the mobile device. The latest version of the app now offers 75 channels to be streamed live from anywhere on the home network, as well as improve...]]>

TiVo, Verizon settle patent lawsuit with $250m payment

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:45:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1341624037_ScreenShot2012-07-06at9.19.30PM.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />legal patent dispute between TiVo and Verizon has been settled, with the latter paying the former about $250.4 million and monthly licensing fees. Verizon will fork over $100 million initially and then pay the remaining amount in quarterly installments until it's...]]>

TiVo Premiere 4 now out with four tuners, 75-hour capacity

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:22:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1345126904_tivopremiere4in.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Premiere 4 DVR, complete with four tuners that allows users to record four shows and watch a fifth one. There is also a 500GB drive onboard to store up to 75 hours of high-definition content. It supports the QAM digital cable system and Verizon's FiOS offeri...]]>

Verizon brings Viewdini service to iOS devices

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:27:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1344915934_viewdiniUI-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Viewdini video-on-demand service. Starting today, Verizon customers with an iPhone 4, 4S, iPad 2, or current-generation iPad can now d...]]>

Rumor: Comcast to beat FiOS with 305Mbps Internet

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:53:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn.macnn.com/news/1205/comcasttruck-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Comcast is reportedly planning to offer a 305Mbps Internet connection before the end of the year. Someone that Broadband Reports considers a reliable source Verizon has released its second-quarter financial results, which benefited from 888,000 new wireless subscribers. The company is said to reach 94.2 million customers, marking a five percent jump compared to the same period last year. Total retail wireless service revenue surpassed...]]>

Verizon reveals FiOS Quantum with speeds up 300Mbps

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:10:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1206/fios-quantum-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Verizon has revealed its latest high-speed Internet service, FiOS Quantum. The latest update to the service offers users on the top plan or service speeds of up to 300Mbps down and 65Mbps up. On a two-year contract, the price for FiOS Quantum is $205 a m...]]>