Apple has been granted a patent (number US 11800168 B2) for a “generic streaming media device configured as a set-top box.” The tech giant may be eyeing a future Apple TV set-top box that would ...

I reported in October that Charter Spectrum had introduced a new device called Xumo, which can replace your existing cable box — including live TV — and also stream programming from platforms such at ...

The clunky old cable box doesn’t make sense anymore. Big, ugly, and heavy, they seem to have about as much place working with a modern TV as a DVD player. Cable companies are trying to catch up with ...

OK, so right now I'm using Comcast, but there is fiber that has been deployed in my neighborhood that should be faster and cheaper. I'm paying WAY too much a month. The only issue is that the fiber ...

Much hype has been bestowed upon the television set-top box as provider of interactive computer-like services, but with the upcoming roll-out of Scientific-Atlanta's cable TV set-top box, the ...

If successful, an upcoming TV set-top box trial from cable company MediaOne will likely begin to put the squeeze on other set-top makers to expand the capabilities of their machines. MediaOne is ...

Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in wired and wireless broadband communications semiconductors has announced the industry's first front-end cable TV set-top box chip with ...

The cable box appears to be going the way of the VCR. Spectrum, late last year, announced plans to phase out traditional cable boxes in favor of a streaming device. And while Comcast isn’t quite ready ...

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM), the world’s largest supplier of silicon chips for set-top boxes (STBs)*, has announced a new generation single-chip solution for digital cable-TV STBs. The newest member ...

Comcast Corp. -- which has long been protective of the set-top-box data set of its cable TV system subscribers -- has made a rare measurement deal with TV/media data company Comscore. Financial terms ...

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