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Xfinity ‘Watchathon’ opens up a killer catalog, for a week

Attention, couch potatoes: Get ready for some good old-fashioned binge viewing. Comcast today announced plans for a “Watchathon” week —… Read More

Study shows Sprint severely undervaluing Clearwire spectrum

A study that one Clearwire shareholder commissioned shows that the company’s spectrum is worth two to three times more than what… Read More

Comcast to add jobs at Seattle area call centers

Cable giant Comcast announced today that it is expanding its call center operations in the Puget Sound area, adding 180… Read More

Report: NBCU wants to buy rest of msnbc.com from Microsoft

NBCUniversal and its parent company, Comcast, have been talking seriously with Microsoft about buying out the Redmond company’s stake in… Read More

Netflix to Comcast: “Internet caps should apply equally”

In a broadside aimed directly at Comcast, Netflix devoted a section of its quarterly shareholder letter on financial performance to… Read More

Seattle ranks in top 5 for broadband download speed

Feeling a bit sluggish, Seattle? Perhaps a move to Austin, San Francisco or Boston will perk you up. Pando Networks,… Read More

No Comcast bandwidth cap for on-demand Xbox video

Comcast is releasing a few more details on its promised Xfinity TV for Xbox 360 service with what might be… Read More

Comcast expands Xfinity Home service, announces plans for learning thermostat

Comcast is rolling out its Xfinity Home residential security, energy and automation service in Washington state today, and simultaneously taking steps… Read More

Sneak Peek: Comcast Xfinity on Microsoft’s Xbox Live

Comcast’s Xfinity app for Xbox Live is still “coming soon,” but Microsoft gave a sneak preview on Monday as part of… Read More

The difference between Apple and Microsoft, Google’s grub, and other quotes of the week

The best comments, quotes, tweets and random zingers we heard this week … “This sums up the difference between Apple… Read More

Comcast unveils $4.99 per month Streampix service, taking aim at Netflix

Comcast this week is rolling out a new video streaming service called Streampix, an offering that will be available only… Read More

Comcast and Verizon Wireless join forces, test combo deal

A wireless plan and home cable service — the peanut butter and chocolate of digital communications and entertainment? Verizon Wireless… Read More

Comcast and Time Warner to end wholesale deals with Clearwire

Comcast and Time Warner will end their wholesale agreements with Clearwire, part of a deal that the cable companies struck… Read More

Q&A: How Comcast is adjusting to our changing TV habits

How are people actually using the web and mobile apps to interact with traditional television content? What’s next for the… Read More

Amazon.com, Costco among the most trusted brands

Amazon.com has been taking some hits lately, with at least two congressmen arguing that the company’s new Silk browser for… Read More

Microsoft’s new Xbox TV service: Yes, you still have to pay for cable

A new Xbox TV service, announced by Microsoft this morning, aims to give the company’s Xbox 360 game console a… Read More

Tech Moves: RealNetworks vet takes control at Control 4; changes at Cray; thePlatform; and more

Control 4, a Salt Lake City, Utah maker of home automation technologies, has named former RealNetworks and Bungee Labs executive… Read More

Comcast rolls out $9.95 per month Internet service for low income families

Comcast is launching a new program to provide Internet service to low income families in the US. at a discount.… Read More

Welcome to Washington: Fastest Internet speeds in the west

Next time you’re cursing your crappy Internet connection, just be thankful that you don’t live in Pocatello. The southeastern Idaho… Read More

Comcast inks deal with NW companies to stream video to the iPad and iPhone

With Hulu reportedly for sale and Netflix taking heat over its price hike, Comcast is making a bigger push to… Read More

Video: Meet the Seattle geek who just got banned from Comcast

Andre Vrignaud, who just got banned from Comcast for a year for unknowingly exceeding a 250 gigabyte data cap, is… Read More

Comcast shows next-gen Xfinity TV interface, gets help from your Facebook friends

https://youtu.be/KBnLCbzMR9Y The rise of free online alternatives to traditional cable television means the big cable operators will need to roll… Read More

Comcast wins high-speed broadband contract for Seattle’s Pioneer Square

Comcast has won a high-profile contract to provide high-speed Internet access to businesses and residences in Pioneer Square, an important… Read More

Your TV is ringing: Comcast to offer Skype video calls in HD

Skype this afternoon announced a partnership with Comcast to bring video calls to more television sets — signaling that it… Read More

Comcast wants to serve Pioneer Square startups, bids on city broadband project

A few weeks ago, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn stood on First Avenue and asked Internet service providers to step up… Read More

Broadband: Does the city of Seattle really need to step in?

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is pushing to bring high-speed fiber-optic connections to businesses in the city, starting in Pioneer Square.… Read More

Comcast Xfinity app expands video on-demand to iPhone, iPod … but only over WiFi for now

Comcast has updated its Xfinity TV app to bring streaming on-demand programs to the iPhone and iPod touch, adding a… Read More

Seattle non-profit Reel Grrls fights back against Comcast … and wins

Call it a classic David vs. Goliath story. Comcast found itself in the middle of a PR quagmire this week… Read More

Comcast rolls out 105 Mbps ‘Extreme’ Internet service

Do you really need download speeds of more than 100 megabits per second in your house? (Come on, really?) At… Read More

Comcast iPad app adopts Microsoft media technology

In a bit of cross-lake collaboration, Microsoft is now working with thePlatform, Comcast’s Seattle-based tech subsidiary, to integrate some of… Read More