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1 hr ago | The Miami Herald

Tech Q&A: Which TV system for digital age?

QUESTION: If you were to start from scratch with a TV system in your home, how would you do it? We subscribe to Comcast's very basic programming level but are considering alternatives, including smart TVs that can display programs available online through our Mac Pro laptop.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Comcast, Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Minneapolis, MN

5 hrs ago | CBS Local

Satisfaction With Cell Phones, Cable TV Up; ISPs Debut at Bottom of Index

The annual Information Sector report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index shows that customers are happier with telecommunication services and technologies than they were a year ago.

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Related Topix: Internet Service Providers, Cellphones, Cell Phones, Electronics, Computers, Comcast

10 hrs ago | West Seattle Blog

Surprise! $5,000 grant for Sanislo librarian Craig Seasholes

The alert we received on Monday warned us not to tip off Sanislo Elementary librarian Craig Seasholes that CenturyLink rep Sue Anderson would be visiting the school with a surprise for him - a big $5,000 check as part of the CL/Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Teachers & Technology grant program .

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Related Topix: Libraries, Qwest, Savvis, Telecom, CenturyTel

11 hrs ago | The New Zealand Herald

Vodafone keeps losing mobile customers

Vodafone NZ lost 7,000 mobile customers in the first three months of this year - its ninth straight quarterly decline.

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Related Topix: Vodafone, Telecom, TelstraClear

Tue May 21, 2013

Insider Monkey

Pandora Media Inc (P): The Data You Need To See

On Thursday, Pandora Media Inc will release its latest quarterly results. The key to making smart investment decisions on stocks reporting earnings is to anticipate how they'll do before they announce results, leaving you fully prepared to respond quickly to whatever inevitable surprises arise.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Electronics, Media, Radio, Siri, Google, Startups

Insider Monkey

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) or Netflix, Inc. (NFLX): Who Wins In This Key Space?

Last Thursday, Amazon.com, Inc. announced another new video content deal for its Prime Instant Video service.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, Amazon, Comcast

Business Journal

Austin's Pizza: Phone problems may kill business

J.D. Torian says his blood, sweat and tears for the past eight years have been invested in making Austin's Pizza a success and now with a sudden phone service problem, his livelihood and that of 225 employees is in jeopardy.

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Related Topix: ATT, Telecom

Fox 23

Cox Enterprises donates $1 million to tornado victims

Cox Enterprises, in partnership with The James M. Cox Foundation, announced $1 million in support to assist the relief and recovery efforts of the communities affected by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Media, Cox Enterprises, IT Services, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Cox Communication, Telecom, Television

Daily Political

ViaSat Price Target Raised to $70.00 at Oppenheimer

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Analysts at Needham & Company raised their price target on shares of ViaSat from $50.00 to $66.00 in a research note to investors on Friday.

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Related Topix: ViaSat, Telecom

Fox 23

FOX23 and Cox Communications drive for tornado victims

Flash Flood Watch expires at 7:00 PM on 5/21, issued at 9:29 AM Kiamichi Christian Mission, OK The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children.

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Related Topix: Cox Communication, Telecom, Cox Communications, Television, Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood

TwinCities

AT&T expanding services in the Twin Cities

AT&T has announced a suite of home-security and home-automation services in the Twin Cities to complement its familiar wireless voice and data offerings.

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Related Topix: Home Automation, Comcast

Business Journal

Charter Communications moves up on satisfaction index

Charter Communications increased 8 percent in the American Customer Satisfaction Index in the past year, finishing with an overall score of 64 out of 100, second behind Cox Communications.

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Related Topix: Charter Communications, Telecom, Television

Digital Video Editing

Dish's Ergen eyes LightSquared spectrum

Charlie Ergen, the chairman of U.S. satellite company Dish Network Corp , has offered to buy bankrupt broadband company LightSquared Inc's wireless airwaves, a source close to Ergen told Reuters.

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Related Topix: Telecom, DISH Network, Television, Wireless, Emerging Technology

Mon May 20, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

DirecTV Price Target Increased to $80.00 by Analysts at Wunderlich

The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the stock. Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock.

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Related Topix: Directv

Hollywood Reporter

WGA Sets 'Fashion Police' Rally at E! Headquarters

The WGA West has called a noontime picket and rally in support of striking writers on Fashion Police , the union announced in an email to members.

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Related Topix: Fashion Police, Entertainment, Television, Universal Studios, Comcast, Business News

Hollywood Reporter

TiVo Loses Less Money Than Predicted

The company also added 277,000 subscribers through its worldwide partnerships with multisystems operators, primarily Virgin Media.

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Related Topix: Digital Video Recorders, Electronics, Startups, TiVo, Telecom, NTL Incorporated, Business News

America's Network

AT&T turns up hiring for South Carolina's wireline and wireless workforce

AT&T is enhancing its South Carolina network staff with plans to hire 70 new employees as it looks to expand both its wireless LTE network and wireline U-verse services throughout the state.

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Related Topix: ATT, Startups, Telecom, Versant

C-SPAN

Loyalists in New York City During the Revolution

Ruma Chopra talked about her book Unnatural Rebellion: Loyalists in New York City During the Revolution .

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Related Topix: American Independence, IT Services, Telecom

Macworld UK

Watch: Video shows what Apple's 'iTV' television set could look like

A new Apple HDTV concept video has surfaced online, imagining what Apple's long-rumoured television, dubbed iTV, could look like, and the features it could bring to our living rooms.

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Related Topix: Apple, Startups, Ipad, Science / Technology, Media, Radio, Siri

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Sirius XM Tries to Stay in Cruise Control as Google Arrives

It's been high times for Sirius XM Radio . After posting another 5-year high and gaining over 3 percent for the week, the satellite radio company closed on Friday at the goalpost mark of $3.50. Meanwhile, Google showed it had a streaming radio service up its sleeve and unleashed its "All Access" package in advance of any iRadio service.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Media, Radio, Siri, Electronics

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