Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images If you’re a Comcast Xfinity Internet customer, you may have gotten a nice surprise today — faster internet for no charge. And for some users, your new speed is double the speed you had previously. In a press release about the upgrade, Comcast noted that several changes had taken effect. The Connect … Read more
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Comcast has agreed to abandon its “Xfinity 10G network” product branding after advertising watchdogs concluded that it could cause consumers to think they will all experience “significantly faster speeds than are available on 5G networks,” which isn’t true. As such, Comcast’s marketing of its service as the “Xfinity 10G network” caused two main concerns: that … Read more
Can’t get enough of the Samsung Galaxy S24? The company’s latest phone release may be its most diverse offering yet, with major differences between the regular S24, S24+, and Ultra variants thanks to the most expensive version’s titanium frame. There’s a lot of information to parse, so we’re here to help make your buying decision … Read more
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Comcast topped both revenue and profit estimates in the fourth quarter as it lost fewer broadband subscribers than expected, and it raised its dividend 7%, the company said Thursday. Here’s how Comcast performed, compared with estimates from analysts surveyed by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. Earnings per share: 84 … Read more
Your internet service provider could have a good idea of who you’re planning to vote for in the 2024 election as well as the gender of the last person you slept with—and it’s saving that information for later. Major internet providers, like Comcast’s Xfinity, stockpile more revealing data than users might initially realize. For example, … Read more
Photos from a cybercriminal seizure conducted by HAECHI IV’s operation.Photo: INTERPOL Interpol, an international police organization, has arrested nearly 3,500 people allegedly connected to cybercrime in a sweeping operation announced on Tuesday. $300 million worth of assets across 34 countries were reportedly seized. The operation, Haechi IV, blocked over 80,000 suspicious bank accounts and warned … Read more
Xfinity customers, be aware. You may have been affected by a major data breach. Comcast, operating under the brand name Xfinity — and offering a range of services including internet, TV, and phone — has commenced the process of informing customers about a significant data breach impacting tens of millions. According to a breach notice … Read more
Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Disney said Wednesday that it had agreed to buy Comcast’s one-third stake in streaming service Hulu, a long-expected outcome. Disney said it expects to pay Comcast’s NBCUniversal about $8.61 billion by Dec. 1, reflecting the guaranteed minimum value of $27.5 billion for the streaming service … Read more
When you think of Comcast, you probably think of the cable or internet service, but it’s also a part of NBCUniversal. With that comes a fair bit of sports coverage including the Olympics, NASCAR, WWE and PGA, to name a few. As such, Comcast has some motivation to drive innovation in how sports are covered … Read more
Bob Iger, CEO, Disney, and Brian Roberts of Comcast Getty Images Comcast and Disney have hired investment banks to value Hulu, the next step in what’s been a nearly five-year process to put the streaming service under one owner. Comcast, which owns one-third of Hulu, has hired Morgan Stanley, and Disney, which owns the other … Read more