One of a TV bill’s more obnoxious components doesn’t cover any channels or provide any entertainment whatsoever, unless “fussing with the remote” counts as fun: the fees you pay to rent a box to ...

A heaping pile of tangled cords is an eyesore. In a tech-centered world, chargers, power strips, Internet cords, and connectors abound. But there’s nothing cute or calming about them. In fact, they ...

The cable box appears to be going the way of the VCR. Spectrum, late last year, announced plans to phase out traditional cable boxes in favor of a streaming device. And while Comcast isn’t quite ready ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rich DeMuro goes hands on with the Xumo Stream Box, a new offering from cable companies that blends cable TV with streaming apps.

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At the WWDC keynote Monday, Apple announced its first-ever deal with a U.S. cable provider to make Apple TV function as a cable box replacement. But, whether that can happen universally is another ...

New York (CNN) — The clunky old cable box doesn’t make sense anymore. Big, ugly, and heavy, they seem to have about as much place working with a modern TV as a DVD player. Cable companies are trying ...