Social Media, Connectivity & Communications

In the past three years, some 20 states have, like Indiana, switched to statewide franchises for cable TV. In the process, public, educational and governmental channels — the so-called "PEGs" — are getting hammered. Many are losing funding or studio space, and in a few places PEGs are being shut down altogether. The wild sandbox that gave political gadflies, aerobics instructors, sex therapists and many others a place to hone their video skills, while entertaining those who dared to watch, may never be the same.

Intel has found a way to stretch a Wi-Fi signal from one antenna to another located more than 60 miles away.

Every U.S. household is eligible to receive up to two coupons, worth $40 each, toward the purchase of eligible digital-to-analog converter boxes.

Chinook can’t sell you an iPhone. But its representatives will, if you bring them a properly tweaked one, activate it and hook you up with service.

For months there has been a rising chorus of alarm about the surging growth in the amount of data flying across the Internet.

A couple of key points to consider are that there is no way to deploy a nationwide network within the next 18 months without both Sprint and Clearwire somehow being partnered in this rumored JV.

The U.S. ranks 15th in the world in high-speed Internet adoption, behind Denmark, South Korea and even sprawling Australia, according to one international study.

It happened two weeks ago, that dreaded moment when you realize your PC hard drive is dead and you don’t have much choice but start all over.

Apple Inc. wants the iPhone to become a corporate e-mail gadget — and a portable video game machine. It’s also teaming with a prominent venture capital firm to offer a substantial kitty — $100 million — to lure developers to the iPhone.

With Google’s financial backing, Steve Chen is optimistic about offering real-time streaming on the Web this year.