For many, there is a growing sense that in the future, all media will be streamed over the Internet. Indeed, most of us who got into HTPCs early on did so specifically because a PC is the single most flexible device for tapping into any streaming service. Video games represent one of the last great hurdles to the total IP […]
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There is no doubt that Netflix has become an Internet video streaming juggernaut. They generate more traffic and have cornered more money in the market than just about anyone else. Streaming video over the Internet may be cheaper in the long run than shipping discs through the mail, but it’s a safe bet that a goodly chunk of the distribution […]
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Evidently U.S. cable companies have decided that they have had enough of Netflix and Hulu nipping at their heels. Craig Moffett, an analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., is predicting that at least one major U.S. cable company will start charging Internet customers based on how much data they consume. The cost of securing content and networks continues to rise […]
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