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Disney+ and ESPN+ are coming to Comcast Xfinity set-top boxes
Both services should be available to all X1 and Flex subscribers in the coming weeks.
Vudu has arrived on Amazon's Fire TV platform
Now Amazon Fire TV users can rent or buy videos from Vudu.
Orlando’s Super Nintendo World reportedly won't open until 2025
After a pandemic-related construction delay, Universal’s Epic Universe park in Orlando will miss its originally planned 2023 opening date.
Comcast delays Northeast US data cap enforcement to 2022
Following pressure from politicians and the public, Comcast won't enforce a 1.2TB data cap on customers in the Northeast US until 2022, the company announced on Thursday.
Comcast delays 12-state data cap expansion to July
Comcast customers in more than a dozen Northeastern states won’t have to worry about broadband data overages just yet.
Comcast doubles the speed of its $10 Internet Essentials package
It is also pledging to offer free, fast WiFi in 1,000 community centers before the end of 2021.
G4 returns today on YouTube and Twitch
G4 is back, starting with a weekly series that will air on YouTube and Twitch ahead of its official relaunch this summer.
G4 teases the return of 'Attack of the Show!' and 'X-Play'
G4 plans to bring back both Attack of the Show! and X-Play.
Disney and Comcast are sharing streaming rights to ‘Modern Family’
Thanks to a deal between Disney and NBCU, you’ll be able to watch all 250 episodes of Modern Family through Hulu and Peacock.
Now 'The Office' is a Peacock exclusive
NBCUniversal has taken 'The Office' back from Netflix, making it a subscription streaming exclusive for Peacock.
CBS All Access comes to Xfinity X1 set-top boxes
Comcast customers can stream CBS All Access through the company’s Xfinity X1 cable offering starting this week.
After Math: Deals on deals on deals
As we collectively recover from a day of too much turkey and another of too much (hopefully online) shopping, with our eyes ahead towards what is sure to be an unprecedented holiday season, let’s take a look at some of the top headlines from this past Thanksgiving week. You could argue that Amazon’s warehouse workers have been greasing the wheels of the nation during the pandemic (or at least relieving our boredom with all those impulse purchases).
Comcast is hiking TV and internet prices in 2021
You’ll have to pay more for Comcast’s services starting next year. The company will raise its prices for both cable TV and internet, and according to a price list posted on Reddit, they’ll be effective as soon as January 1st, 2021. According to the poster, the new prices are for the Chicago area, but Ars Technica has confirmed that price hikes are coming to all customers across the US.
Comcast is expanding its 1.2TB cap to its entire 39-state footprint in January
Starting next year, Comcast will implement a 1.2TB data cap on broadband usage in 12 states and the District of Columbia.
Comcast takes on Ring with its own DIY home security system
Comcast's Self Protection is a DIY home security offering for Xfinity customers.
Comcast and Walmart might make smart TVs together
The next time you visit your local Walmart, you could find a Comcast X1-powered TV among the endless variety of sets from LG, Samsung and TCL. According to The Wall Street Journal, the telecommunications company is in early talks with Walmart about a potential pact that could see the retailer sell TV sets that run Comcast software, similar to its Flex set-top box. As part of the deal, Walmart would reportedly get a slice of recurring revenue from Comcast, and the TVs they make could end up bearing the retailer’s onn.
Comcast tests tech that enables gigabit upload speeds over cable
Just a few years ago Comcast started rolling out 1Gbps cable service and now it’s widely available in many areas across the country, but it still can’t match fiber for upload speed. Many fiber services offer gigabit speeds for customers on uploads and downloads, while the Xfinity package is limited to 35Mbps upload, at a time when people are creating more content and producing more video streams from home than ever before. This week however, Comcast ran a test that enabled 1.25Gbps speeds up and down on their live network at a home in Jacksonville.
Researchers turn a Comcast voice remote into secret microphone
Comcast has already patched the flaw.
Xfinity's new mesh networking pods are twice as fast as the old ones
A few years ago, Comcast and its Xfinity brand partnered with Plume to offer xFi Pods, small mesh network points that plugged right into an outlet to extend your WiFi network.
NBC's Peacock is finally live on Roku after tense negotiations
When NBC Universal's streaming service Peacock launched on July 15th, it was available to just about every bit of streaming hardware out there -- except Roku devices. After prolonged negotiations, and even a bit of public acrimony, Peacock is now officially available to Roku users. “We are excited to bring Peacock and its unrivaled catalog to millions of Americans who enjoy entertainment on their favorite Roku devices,” said Maggie McLean Suniewick, Peacock' president of Business Development and Partnerships.
