This week, Adobe decided to scrap its mobile Flash platform for Android. Additionally, the company stopped plans to develop the runtime software for connected TVs and set-top boxes as well. Barnes & Noble also launched the new NookTablet to rival Amazon’s Kindle Fire and GigaOM and ZDNet report that Netflix and Hulu+ will be pre-installed [...]
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Bandwidth intensive services like high-speed Internet, HDTV and 3DTV continue to put a heavy strain on networks. That is no longer an issue for EastLink, Canada’s largest privately held Cable company, who will now be able to increase high definition (HD) services for its customers. EastLink will now incorporate MPEG-4 video compression technology in all [...]
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Motorola Televation snagged up another award last night at Light Reading’s Leading Lights awards ceremony in NYC. Loved for its flexibility around the home, Televation is a broadband device that works with a Wi-Fi router to allow consumers to watch live TV on a connected IP device. Recently, Televation was also awarded a Communications Technology [...]
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The second annual DowJones Fast Tech conference is taking place today and tomorrow in Redwood City, CA. Motorola Mobility’s John Burke, senior vice-president and general manager of Converged Experiences, kicked off the conference in a keynote Q&A panel entitled “What’s Next.” Dow Jones editors Dave Barry and Russ Garland interviewed John about “What’s Next” in [...]
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We are gearing up for the annual SCTE Cable Tech-Expo taking place @ the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta next week, Nov 15-17th. We can’t let you in on the “goodies” just yet, but we can allude to a few things coming from Moto at the show. Devices are getting smarter and more connected [...]
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