Collaborate Disseminate
You probably wouldn’t expect to see somebody making astronomical observations during a cloudy day in the center of a dense urban area, but that’s exactly what was happening at the recent 2019 Philadelphia Mini Maker Faire. Professor James Aguirre of the University of Pennsylvania was there demonstrating the particularly compact …read more
Continue reading A Miniature Radio Telescope in Every Backyard
Massive merger debt forced company to raise rates, only driving users to cut the cord even faster. Continue reading AT&T’s Mega Mergers Are Going Poorly, And You’re Footing the Bill
During an earnings call on November 29th, CEO of AT&T Communications John Donovan effectively signed the death warrant for satellite television in the United States. Just three years after spending $67 billion purchasing the nations’s largest satellite TV provider, DirecTV, he made a comment which left little doubt about the telecom giant’s plan for the service’s roughly 20 million subscribers: “We’ve launched our last satellite.”
The news might come as a surprise if you’re a DirecTV customer, but the writing has been on the wall for years. When the deal that brought DirectTV into the AT&T family was inked, they …read more
Continue reading Welcome to the Slow Death of Satellite TV in America
On average, they’re fetching $8.71 (about £6.60) for one-time use, though some sellers are also selling bundles of accounts at higher prices. Continue reading Netflix, HBO GO, Hulu passwords found for sale on the Dark Web
Security researchers have publicly disclosed an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in the firmware of AT&T DirecTV WVB kit after trying to get the device manufacturer to patch this easy-to-exploit flaw over the past few months.
The problem is with a… Continue reading Zero-Day Remote ‘Root’ Exploit Disclosed In AT&T DirecTV WVB Devices
But public interest groups warn that media consolidation usually leads to higher prices. Continue reading AT&T CEO Says $85B Time Warner Deal Will Be Tremendous for Consumers
A zero-rating crackdown may quickly be reversed by Trump’s FCC. Continue reading FCC Hits Verizon, AT&T on Zero-Rating, But It Might Be Too Late
The DOJ says the satellite giant colluded with rivals in violation of federal antitrust law. Continue reading AT&T’s DirecTV ‘Corrupted’ LA Dodgers TV Talks, DOJ Alleges in Lawsuit
You’ll still probably need a DirecTV satellite to stream live NFL games this year, but at least it’s getting cheaper. The post NFL Sunday Ticket Adds Live Streaming to Its Base Package appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading NFL Sunday Ticket Adds Live Streaming to Its Base Package
On Thursday, the US will get its first-ever live 4K broadcast. The Masters will be delivered live via satellite to some DirecTV subscribers. The post You Can Get the Masters in 4K If You Own the Right TV appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading You Can Get the Masters in 4K If You Own the Right TV