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/09/09/24/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/09/08/27/twc.and.vz.trial.online.tv/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/verizonfiostv-guide.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/27/twc.and.vz.trial.online.tv/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/30/time.warner.cable.wimax/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/timewarnercable.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Time Warner Cable has recently reported its earnings for the second quarter, which revealed an unexpected increase in profit of about 4 percent. At the same time, the cable company's CEO, Glenn Britt, told attendees that mobile WiMAX is coming soon from the provider. Britt promised more details are forthcoming, but went on record to say that a mobile broadband network will be released in the fall,... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/30/time.warner.cable.wimax/ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/23/hbo.on.demand.from.comcast/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/comcastmenu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Comcast on Thursday said it will be the first to offer downloads of HBO programs and movies in high definition via its online On Demand service. To access the library, users need to be both Comcast On Demand customers and HBO subscribers. They will then have unlimited access to the HD content, including TV shows such as Entourage, The Sopranos and The Wire, among others. Movies in HD will also be ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/23/hbo.on.demand.from.comcast/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/14/comcast.adds.17.networks/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/comcastmenu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Comcast on Tuesday announced that its recently-launched On Demand Online streaming video service trial will offer content from 17 more cable networks, thanks to a series of agreements. The new partners include Rainbow Media, Scripps, AETN, MGM Impact and the BBC. The service, accessible via Comcast.net and Fancast.com, should not add any cost for Comcast cable subscribers.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/14/comcast.adds.17.networks/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:35:00 GMT 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/09/06/24/comcast.tw.tv.everywhere/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/comcastmenu.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cable providers Comcast and Time Warner today launched a new initiative to help accommodate online video with their traditional TV businesses. Called alternately On Demand Online (by Comcast) and TV Everywhere (by Time Warner), the pact will see both develop a non-exclusive system that grants web-based, streaming access to TV shows and movies for a given network as long as the customer already pa... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/24/comcast.tw.tv.everywhere/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/22/tivo.rental.and.tw.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/tivohdxl.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Fresh from a win against EchoStar, TiVo is set to tie directly into pay-per-view systems as well as Time Warner's cable network, according to two sources. The DVR producer is said by Bloomberg to be talking with more than one pay-per-view provider to either allow its recording directly or else to license out the technology for third-party hardware or software. Details are vague, but it would be ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/22/tivo.rental.and.tw.rumor/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/22/verizon.fios.35mbps.tier/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/fiberoptic.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Verizon today ramped up FiOS with speed upgrades for all its regular tiers as well as the addition of a new middle tier. A new 35Mbps plan offers a balance between more typical speeds and the 50Mbps maximum tier; it also has the same 20Mbps upload speeds as the previous symmetric 20/20 tier and the 50Mbps service; the speed would let it upload an hour-long 720p HDTV show in 20 minutes. The carri... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/22/verizon.fios.35mbps.tier/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/17/bband.inet.fairness.act/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0906/congress-elec.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />US Democratic Congressman Eric Massa on Wednesday introduced the Broadband Internet Fairness Act, a measure to monitor and regulate capped, tiered Internet services. The bill would require any provider switching from a typically unlimited plan to a usage-based system to be scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and would ban any service plans that the FTC deems "unreasonable or discrim... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/17/bband.inet.fairness.act/ Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:00:00 GMT