The mother of a friend of ours recently had to get her Comcast cable box replaced. It led to an interesting conversation, he said. My mom has been having big problems with Comcast and, apparently, ...

Comcast has apparently started testing its own web-connected cable boxes in an Augusta, Georgia pilot program, according to the Wall Street Journal. The project is referred to as “Xcalibur” internally ...

For a cable box replacement, the Xumo Stream Box could be better at doing cable things. With the Xumo Stream Box, Comcast and Spectrum are leaving clunky cable boxes behind, with mixed results. This ...

To use Comcast again as an example: While the company's box-less offering gets the industry somewhat toward that goal, the Federal Communications Commission believes it isn't enough, because at the ...

The US Supreme Court won’t review an appellate decision reviving a patent lawsuit against Comcast Cable Communications LLC over an interactive program guide accessed through its set-top boxes.

A heaping pile of tangled cords is an eyesore. In a tech-centered world, chargers, power strips, Internet cords, and connectors abound. But there’s nothing cute or calming about them. In fact, they ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comcast Corp plans to start selling movies for download and streaming through the cable operator's set-top boxes and its Xfinity TV website, according to people with knowledge ...

Comcast told FCC officials that Chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal for new set-top box rules isn't feasible, because the company can't realistically run its network code on third-party devices. "In short ...

It seems the governor isn’t the only one trying to squeeze additional consumption tax dollars out of its beleaguered residents. And of all places, cable TV subscriptions, already a sore subject with ...

When is a cable TV box more than just a cable TV box? In Massachusetts, it’s when you can tack on a 6.25% user tax. Beleaguered cable TV consumers — virtually all Comcast/Xfinity customers — already ...