Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen is staying quiet on speculation that the company has become a major investor in Clearwire. The rumors were sparked by a disclosure in a Wednesday securities filing that Dish had invested about $400 million in a “single issuer … [that] will need substantial additional capital to meet its business and […]
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Natural birth — but not C-section — triggers brain boosting proteins
Vaginal birth triggers the expression of a protein in the brains of newborns that improves brain development and function in adulthood, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers, who also found that this protein expression is impaired in the brains of offspring delivered by caesarean section (C-sections). These findings are published […]
Comcast keeps customers connected with Movers Edge Program
Comcast is somewhat easing the burden of moving for its customers with its new Movers Edge Program, which offers various amenities and options for keeping subscribers connected to their triple-play services. With the free program, new or existing customers can re-connect with their Comcast services after they’re done moving, and it also gives Comcast a […]
Cablevision app lights up on Kindle Fire
Cablevision has unleashed its Optimum App for the Kindle Fire to give subscribers access to live and on-demand programming. The app also has additional features such as an enhanced guide, the ability to use the Kindle Fire tablet as a remote control for conventional TVs, and the ability to manage DVR schedules and recordings. Cablevision […]
MetroPCS outs 1st VoLTE phone
MetroPCS has become the first operator in the country to launch voice service on an LTE network. The operator began selling a voice over LTE (VoLTE) model of its LG Connect 4G smartphone in some of its retail stores on Tuesday. The Android device has been available for some time, but up to this point […]
GAO report recommends FCC review of SAR limits
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Tuesday released a study recommending that the FCC review limits placed on specific absorption rate (SAR), the amount of radio frequency absorbed by the body when using a cell phone. Today’s SAR limits were set back in 1996. The GAO is recommending that the FCC review limits adopted […]
University of Tennessee engineering team develops chip for Mars rover
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Rover ‘Curiosity’ would have a hard time completing its mission if it were not for a successful partnership between the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a professor-student team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Rover “Curiosity” would have a hard time completing its mission if it were […]
Cost-effective production of infrared lenses
Rain pelts down on the roof of the car; it is difficult to make out anything in the pitch dark. Suddenly, a deer runs out of the forest and onto the road, but the driver cannot respond in time. When it comes to such dangerous situations, micro-bolometers constitute one way of “extending” the human eye […]
Charter narrows basic video subscriber loss in Q2
In the second quarter, Charter Communications narrowed its revenue loss, improved on the number of basic video subscribers it had lost over the previous quarter a year ago and added 29,000 new data subscribers. As the nation’s fourth-largest cable operator, it takes a lot to turn the ship around, but Charter CEO Tom Rutledge has […]
Cablevision holds the line on video subs in Q2
It was no surprise that Cablevision added data and phone customers in the second quarter, but the nation’s fifth-largest cable operator also managed to retain its basic video subscribers, as well. In addition to the satellite video providers, Cablevision faces stiff competition from Verizon’s FiOS in its New York metropolitan footprint. Verizon has backed off […]