There are a handful of companies in the US offering super-fast “gigabit internet” service, and most are using fiber-optic cables to do it. But a new startup wants to deliver the same speeds using wireless technology. Starry is a new company from the founder of the now-defunct TV-over-the-internet service Aereo, and the company’s plan is […]
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Lilbits (6-30-2014): Google’s first social network is shutting down
Before there was Google+ there was Google Buzz. And before Buzz, there was Orkut — Google’s first attempt at a social networking site. Orkut never really took off in the US, but it was big in Brazil…Â So good news for Brazil: Your country is in the international spotlight thanks to the World Cup. Bad news: […]
Supreme Court ruling kills Aereo’s cloud DVR service
Aereo is a company that lets you record live broadcasts of television shows in some markets and stream them over the internet for $8 per month whether you have a TV, cable box, antenna or not. And now Aereo is probably going to have to shut down that business, although it’s not yet clear if […]
Aereo now streams live or recorded TV to Chromecast
Aereo is a somewhat controversial service that lets subscribers in select markets stream live or recorded TV over the internet to a phone, tablet, Roku, or Apple TV. Now Aereo works with Google Chromecast as well. That means for the price of a $35 Chromecast plus $8 per month, you can get live or recorded TV […]