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Class-action lawsuit brought to Comcast over equipment rentals

By Staff Editor on Friday, Dec 26th 2008 1 Comment

comcastcablemodem Internet and cable provider Comcast is being sued by customer Cheryl Corraleio for requiring her to pay rental fees for the CableCARD and setup box without providing customers with the option to purchase the unit outright. This class-action suite was filed at the US District Court for the Eastern District of California in November.

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VuNow PoD delivers Internet videos on TV at $99

By Daniel Lim on Friday, Dec 26th 2008 No Comments

Set-tops with videos content displaying on your Tv are not exactly the new technology we’ve seen in the increasingly internet videos market. Zeevee’s box taps coax cables, localcasting PC content; while the everyone’s favorite Tivo DVR has recently updated many of its capabilities, delivering both the VOD and free web videos via broadband connection; straight to your TV display. Versimo networks has announced a similar service device that enables internet videos on your TV, the differences between the VuNow Pod and the rest are the sub $100 price tag and its diminutive design that fits in the palm of your hand.

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WAAV’s AirBox X2 will provide free Wi-Fi on Boston’s commuter trains

By Staff Editor on Thursday, Dec 18th 2008 No Comments

free public wi fi on boston trains gadgetell Only a few hours ago we reported that Japanese bullet trains would be adding a Wi-Fi service that commuters would be able to pay to use when traveling. Now there is another company that is adding Wi-Fi to their mode of transportation, only this service will be free to all who whish to stay connected.

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Japan’s bullet trains will have Wi-Fi in march

By Staff Editor on Thursday, Dec 18th 2008 No Comments

Soon passengers on Japan’s super fast bullet trains, N700-type, will be able to log on to the Internet wile traveling at 270 kilometers per hour. This service will be starting in March 2009 as part of the NTT communications HotSpot service efforts being deployed across Japan.

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TRENDnet announces new 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL 2/2+ Modem Router

By Staff Editor on Wednesday, Dec 17th 2008 No Comments

tew 635brm v1 d1 1 TRENDnet has announced the launch of their 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL 2/2+ Modem Router (model TEW-635BRM). This device not only delivers internet access, but high-performance wireless networking in a single device so there is no need to purchase additional hardware.

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Gridcast TV on PS3 gets Official

By Daniel Lim on Wednesday, Dec 17th 2008 No Comments

Announced last month, Gridnetworks has today confirmed its Gridcast TV is now officially supported on PS3. The Gridcast TV service leverages UPnP technology in PS3, works as a media server to stream programs and web-based video content though PS3 to your TV.

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Delta Air Lines is the latest to offer in-flight Wi-Fi access

By Staff Editor on Monday, Dec 15th 2008 1 Comment

According to the Washington Post, Delta Air Lines is going to be offering Wi-Fi services to all their passengers. This service will cost those who wish to connect Laptops, PDAs or smartphones to Wi-Fi service, $9.99 on flights that are three hours or less and $12.95 of flights longer than three hours.

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The FTC puts an end to anti-virus “scareware” scams

By Staff Editor on Friday, Dec 12th 2008 2 Comments

We have all gotten those annoying ads that use a “scareware” scheme to try and convince you that your computer is infected with a virus. You navigate to a page only to find a popup that appears to be scanning your computer and finding multiple problems. FTC has gone and put an end to this scam and the five anti-virus programs that were involved.

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CherryPal cloud-computing PC first-impressions suggest mediocre

By Chris Davies on Friday, Dec 12th 2008 4 Comments

CherryPal’s eponymous PC was touted, back when it was announced in June, as the cloud computing salvation to our power-hungry PCs and delicate local storage. Since then, the only way its enabled us to save money is by not actually going on sale. TG Daily had the 1lb cloud computer land on their doorstep, and there’s good news and bad.

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