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Comcast rethinks bandwidth caps, trials two new policies that involve higher 300GB monthly limits

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Comcast’s bandwidth policy has come under fire from several directions lately, and today it’s announced plans to test two new systems for managing capacity. In a company blog post, VP Cathy Avgiris describes the new “flexible” approaches it will be testing out in certain markets that start off by raising the limit to 300GB (from 250GB where it’s been since 2008 ) per month. One of the plans involves offering 300GB as a base on its Essentials, Economy, and Performance internet packages, and higher limits on its Blast and Extreme tiers, with extra data available as an add-on, possibly $10 for 50GB or so

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Time Warner Cable confirms HBO Go streaming is now available on Xbox 360, Samsung and Roku

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As we revealed yesterday , Time Warner Cable has finally activated HBO Go streaming to TV connected devices. As seen on the new activation pages for Samsung Smart TVs and Blu-ray players, Xbox 360s and Roku boxes, TWC and Bright House Networks are now among the available options (sorry, still no word on ESPN3 for the Xbox 360).

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Netflix web streaming interface gets a new look with bigger icons, embedded previews

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With the exception of tweaks for new features like HD video and closed captioning Netflix’s Silverlight-based web player has been largely unchanged for years, but today everything is being reworked. As detailed in a post on the company’s blog, PC and Mac users (no word on ChromeOS ) the size of the player controls now scale to the window they’re in and replace words with icons

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LG’s Q1 2012 earnings show greater profits on strong TV, phone sales

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LG has released its Q1 2012 numbers, and there’s plenty of good news to go around, with TV profits that nearly doubled and profit from cellphones for the second quarter in a row following six straight quarters of losses. Despite slightly lower sales, more of the units that did sell had higher prices and made more profit. We’ll dig through the numbers in a moment, check the press release after the break for more details.

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Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 9PM ET

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It’s Monday Tuesday, and after a quick adjustment to our regular schedule due to the ongoing NAB conference, we’re here to help by letting you listen into the recording booth when the Engadget HD podcast goes to mp3 at 9 PM . Please be a part of it by reviewing the list of topics after the break, then participating in the live chat as you listen in. Continue reading Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 9PM ET Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 9PM ET originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:29:00 EDT.

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Sharp rolls out high-res IGZO LCDs destined for tablets, laptops and monitors

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Well, a week (or two) is a long time in the technology industry, and despite that joint venture with Sony heading south, it’s not all bad news for Sharp . According to a press release from the panel maker, it has begun production of the world’s first screens based on IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) technology. These screens are said to promise twice the detail as existing panels of similar transparency, which also translates into a hefty 90 percent reduction in power consumption, reports PC World .

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Dolby Labs and Philips unveil Dolby 3D tech, want to deliver glasses-free 3D in HD

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Dolby helped the 3D revolution happen in movie theaters years ago, and now it’s teamed up with Philips to do the same for TVs , tablets , laptops and phones . The two companies have created a format and content delivery technology, dubbed Dolby 3D, to bring high definition 3D content to any and all devices with 3D displays, including those that don’t require glasses. Its secret sauce automatically optimizes video for different screen sizes and also upgrades half-resolution 3D to full-res

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TiVo Premiere DVRs in the Bay Area get Comcast VOD starting today

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Just one month shy of a year after we first heard it would happen (not counting the icon flub during the original Premiere announcement ) TiVo has announced its DVRs will be able to access Comcast’s Xfinity On Demand library. The blog and product page feature several screenshots flashing the Xfinity VOD icon and showing off the TiVo Premiere UI’s universal search pulling from Comcast’s library alongside other sources like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu Plus. Until now, switching to third party DVRs exclusively meant largely foregoing access to Comcast’s VOD, but with this customers who dig the TiVo experience can switch without making compromises

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