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<title>Comcast encrypting basic cable channels, offers free adapter</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/04/15/third.party.devices.need.adapter.comcast.set.top.boxes.unaffected/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/comcasttruck-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Comcast will start encrypting its basic cable service in the coming months. Though users with a Comcast-provided set-top box will be able to decrypt the new signals without any problem, customers with either a third-party cable box or devices that directly connect to a cable outlet will need to request some equipment....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Liberty Global to acquire Virgin Media for $23.3 billion</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/13/02/06/acquisition.to.give.virgin.media.stronger.position.against.sky/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1108/virgin3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[British cable service provider Virgin Media has been acquired by Liberty Global. The deal, worth $23.3 billion in cash and stock, gives Liberty a bigger stake in European businesses, as well as providing both companies the chance to save around $180 million per year after regulatory and shareholder approval and the acquisition closes....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Briefly: Gear4 iPhone 5 cases, StarTech 30-pin combo cable</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/10/31/gear4.adds.new.case.designs.to.iphone.5.cover.range/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1351682485_gear4iphone5thebandthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Gear4 has revealed its range of cases for the iPhone 5. The new range includes a number of cases that are fairly nontraditional in their appearance, such as the edge-protecting Band ($20) that leaves the front and rear accessible while protecting the handset from shock damage. Thin Ice ($20) provides protection with its tough plastic design with a liquid rubber back, while also being the thinnest ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FCC's low-income Internet includes $250 PCs, $10 access </title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/11/09/target.17m.low.income.housholds.not.connected/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1111/redemtech-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Private industry is chipping in to help increase adoption of computer technology and broadband access in the US. FCC chairman, Julius Genachowski, announced today that the private sector will be contributing up to $4 billion in hardware and services to as many as 17 million low-income families. As part of the program, Microsoft will be offering $250 computers and the cable companies will be provid...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Tuneblocker iPod cable charges without syncing</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/01/08/cable.blocks.ipod.sync/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0901/tuneblocker.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Matais has come up with a simple solution to a minor annoyance that affects every iPod and iPhone user -- the unwanted sync. Tune Blocker allows users to charge their devices through USB, without having to sync through iTunes. The cable comes with a built-in switch, so users can choose whether or not to sync....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Newertech announces eSATA cable for Mac Pro</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/06/24/new.sata.cable.for.mac.pro/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/newertech_e-SATA-24.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Newer Technology has announced its first  eSATA Extender Cable, which is compatible with all Mac Pro models. The cable connects to the two unused internal Mac Pro SATA ports and replicates them in a PCI slot, allowing users to use two external eSATA connections. The cable is engineered as a "Perfect Fit Solution" enabling six total SATA drives to access the motherboard. NewerTech's eSATA Extender ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>DLO adds new Jam Jacket iPod cases</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/03/27/dlo.cases/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/dloj_080327_jam.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Digital Lifestyle Outfitters has made several additions to its Jam Jacket family of iPod cases, including new models for the iPod nano and iPod touch. Available today are the Jam Jacket with MultiClip for iPod touch, which features a unique, multi-function "MultiClip," and the Jam Jacket for iPod nano featuring a laser-etched design on the back of the case.  Both cases are available immediately fo...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Verizon pressures FCC for easier cableco switching</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/03/26/verizon.on.cableco.options/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0711/fiberoptic.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Verizon is putting pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to make switching away from cable companies easier, Reuters reports.  The company observes while phone companies will often handle the switchover from one carrier to another themselves, cable subscribers must typically get their own cable disconnected.  This discourages people from switching, Verizon argues, "entrenching the cabl...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Comcast sues FCC over 30% market cap</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/03/15/comcast.sues.fcc.over.cap/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/15-comcast-esta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Comcast recently issued a lawsuit to the FCC over a pending decision, which would institute a 30-percent cap for cable's share of multichannel-video providers. Comcast, the largest cable provider in the US, currently sits at 27-percent, according to Broadcasting and Cable. David Cohen, executive vice president for Comcast, said in an interview, "the record at the FCC provided absolutely no support...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Synchrotech ships AirQueue USB 2.0 extender</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/03/06/airqueue.usb.20.extender/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/syn_080306_airqueuesm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Synchrotech today unveiled the AirQueue, a 7.75-inch USB 2.0 extension cable specifically designed to allow large or unusually designed USB devices to work with Apple's recently released MacBook Air. The AirQueue is certified to work with Synchrotech's own MicroU2E USB ExpressCard reader, which allows users to access a wide array of USB 2.0-based ExpressCards with a MacBook Air. The extender cable...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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