Comcast plans to start running live tests of its 10G multi-gigabit symmetrical internet services later this year before starting to offer it to customers in 2023. The company has been working on ways to boost home internet speeds over the existing cable network over the last couple of years and the final piece of the […]
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The next USB standard will double existing speeds even with an older cable
There’s a new, super-fast, version of USB 4 on the horizon and you won’t even have to buy a brand new cable to take advantage of it. The USB Promoter Group announced that the next-gen USB Version 2.0 standard is “pending release” and will double the bandwidth of existing USB 4 connectors, from 40 Gbps […]
Wynonna Earp Boss Breaks Down That Big-Time Twist — And the ’10 PM Cable’ Sequence That Came Before It
RELATED STORIES The following contains major spoilers from the Aug. 2 episode of Syfy’s Wynonna Earp. Wynonna Earp this week located Waverly and Doc and escaped the Garden of Eden, but life proved to be thorny in a different and most unexpected way upon the trio’s return to Purgatory. Coming out of the season premiere, […]
Charter cable doesn’t have 1st Amendment right to discriminate, court rules
Enlarge / Entertainment Studios Networks founder Byron Allen at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 26, 2018, in Universal City, California. (credit: Getty Images | Noel Vasquez ) A US appeals court ruling today said that cable companies do not have a First Amendment right to discriminate against minority-run TV channels. Charter, the second-largest US cable […]
How to Stream the MLB 2018 World Series Without Cable
You don’t need cable to watch America’s pastime. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bca6774b1e96429a704b9db/master/pass/WorldSeries-1052403860.jpg
Comcast gigabit cable ($105 with 1TB data cap) now available in 39 states
Enlarge / A Comcast DOCSIS 3.1 modem. (credit: Comcast) Comcast’s gigabit cable service is now available to nearly all of the 58 million homes and businesses in the company’s US territory, Comcast announced yesterday. Comcast, the nation’s largest ISP with more than 26 million subscribers, began rolling out gigabit cable in early 2016. It’s now […]
Superhero Bits: Alternate Cable Character Design, The Flash and Gotham Episode Titles & More
Want to know the first few episode titles for the fifth seasons of The Flash and Gotham? What does Bruce Campbell think some problems are with superhero movies today? Who does Ant-Man and the Wasp director Peyton Reed want to see lead a female Avengers team-up? Want to see a much goofier character design for […]
Belkin power bank charges with your iPhone’s Lightning cable
The need to use proprietary Lightning cables with your iPhone creates some complications, including for external batteries — you’ll have to carry a separate cable just to top up your power pack. We can’t guarantee that Apple will solve the problem by switching to USB, but you can get the next best thing. Belkin has […]
Superhero Bits: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Named Gayest Marvel Movie, Cable Joins Guardians of the Galaxy & More
Which video game version of Batman was spotted in Ready Player One? When are Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Black Lightning returning to The CW? Which mutant is joining the future Guardians of the Galaxy in Marvel Comics? What does Taika Waititi have to say about Thor: Ragnarok being declared the […]
Twitch is down, so let’s go watch cable, I guess
Many people are having troubles watching, broadcasting, or chatting on Twitch, and Amazon’s livestreaming video platform has said that it is working to fix the issue. The problems began at around noon Pacific time, and they have continued intermittently ever since. While some people are able to get their streams started, others are encountering connectivity […]