Tag archive: Jacksonville

Mobile phone operator Verizon Wireless has flipped the switch on what it surely hopes will be a major new revenue channel as it rolls out high-speed wireless technologies: V Cast Mobile TV, the first commercial mobile television service in the United States. Developed by Qualcom's MediaFlo gorup, the service is available only in a limited number of markets in 20 states and only works with the $199 Samsung SCH-U620 handset, but… Read More

RadioShack Corporation announced today that it has begun offering MovieBeam's set-top boxes at 1,700 retail locations in 331 mjor metropolitan areas where MovieBeam service is available. At first glance, MovieBeam—backed by Disney, Cisco, Intel, and others—seems like a lot of other set-top box services offering on-demand, rental access to movies. And, indeed, the MovieLink boxes store up to 100 movies, and offer instant… Read More

Last year, the Disney-founded MovieBeam digital movie rental service looked dead before ever having hit the market. Disney took a $24 million write-down on the effort, and rumor was to expect a whole lot of nothing from the effort. But last month, Disney, Intel, Cisco, and VC firms injected over $48 million into the operation, and, suddenly, MovieBeam is ready to go: MovieBeam announced today that it plans to begin offering first-run films… Read More

From Clearwire's press release: Clearwire officially launched its wireless, high-speed broadband Internet service in Jacksonville last week when company and community leaders cut through a ribbon of coaxial cable and telephone cord in front of the new Main Library site in downtown Jacksonville. "Jacksonville now has a new choice for high speed Internet service that's simple, affordable, and flexible," said Clark Peterson,… Read More

From Clearwire's press release: "We come into this opportunity with our eyes open to the challenges and difficulties associated with competing against giants in the communications arena," said Clearwire Chairman and CEO Craig McCaw. "Yet, we have worked diligently to combine a team of people that have a track record for providing exceptional customer experiences in wireless that we believe can make a difference with a unique… Read More

Preface:First, I would like to say that portions of this article originated from a compilation of findings all over the internet. The mod, bench marking, and pictures were done or performed by the authors.My purpose here was to bring them all together into one definitive article. This article is aimed at those who want to squeeze every ounce of performance out of their components that were purchasedon a budget, and don't mind taking the… Read More