Sigma Designs, a provider of System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for home entertainment, connectivity and converging multimedia delivery, today announced its Z-Wave Next Gen portfolio featuring a new family of 500-Series chips. Building on the ...
The other night, I nearly missed the nail-biting finale of "The Americans." But a trifecta of TV-watching features and services saved me: Here's how. My DVR is programmed to record every new episode of the show, which usually runs for 60 ...
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Everyone grumbles about the high costs of TV service, but most of us just pay up, month after pricier month. That's too bad, because customers who speak up often get a break. When we surveyed almost 21,000 Consumer Reports readers who had ...
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Plessey Semiconductors Ltd of Plymouth, UK has signed a distribution agreement with Alphatec relating to the greater China region. The cooperation will market Plessey's EPIC sensors (Electronic Potential Integrated Circuit) together with ...
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Intel aims to deliver more targeted packages of TV and Internet content at different price points through its upcoming TV set-top box, which will better address user needs than bundles offered by cable TV and satellite companies. Later ...
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Plessey Semiconductors has signed distributor Alphatec as part of its plan to take its EPIC sensor and GaN-on-silicon LED technologies to the China market. Plessey's EPIC sensors will be marketed by Alphatec for applications in the fields ...
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Coaxial connectors help carry radio frequency signals. Also called coax connectors, these components are attached to the end of a coaxial cable. Made of metal, they are usually plated with gold, tin or nickel. Most coaxial connectors ...
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Motorola Mobility is cutting 1,200 jobs, in addition to a reduction of 4,000 jobs it announced in August, to focus on high-end devices. "These cuts are a continuation of the reductions we announced last summer," said Motorola spokeswoman ...
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Verizon has sent notices to FiOS customers who are using the company's oldest type of high-definition set-top boxes: As of April 15, certain HD channels will no longer be accessible using those boxes. Customers who want to view the channels ...
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If you're a fan of "Cupcake Wars," House Hunters," or "Bizarre Foods," you'll be interested in today's Amazon news: The company has announced a deal to carry shows from Scripps Networks Interactive, which owns Cooking Channel, DIY Network, ...
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Europe is planning a co-ordinated response to Google’s data collection practices, says the Wall Street Journal. The French Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et de Libertes (CNIL) says it, and other European privacy ...
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ZyXEL Communications will use software from Alcatel-Lucent to integrate mobile networking into its home networking equipment. As part of Alcatel-Lucent's Software Licensing Program, ZyXEL will integrate residential small cell software ...
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Intel says it will sell a set-top box that brings internet-delivered movies and shows to a TV set this year. Erik Huggers, general manager of Intel Media, said the company plans to sell a box that will offer "a vastly superior experience" ...
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Intel later this year will start offering a TV set-top box and service as the company tries to cash in on the fast-growing TV and home entertainment business. The company will offer its own TV box, which will combine live TV and on-demand ...
Norwegian web browser provider Opera Software has announced its acquisition of California-based mobile video optimisation provider Skyfire Labs in a deal that could be worth up to $155m (£100m). The move comes after Opera revealed ...
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