Syracuse, N.Y. -- Spectrum is phasing out the ubiquitous cable box and replacing it with a coaster-sized device it hopes will help it compete better against streaming TV services. The company recently ...

[Peter]’s folks’ cable company is terrible – such a surprise for a cable TV provider – and the digital part of their cable subscription will only work with the company’s cable boxes. The cable company ...

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Read more: Review of Spectrum’s new Xumo streaming box with Cloud DVR: How to use + cost breakdown Charter’s Spectrum Cable has announced changes for the way its customers can access video content ...

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 ...

Not that long ago, the clunky cable box looked like it was on its way out. The federal government was pressuring cable companies to open up their near-monopoly on boxes to more competition, and ...

Just when you thought it might be safe to cut the cable cord: Your lowly cable box could become the hub of the smart home. Don’t laugh. Think the cable companies are going to give up their cash cow ...

Commentary: A proposal by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler calls for cable companies like Comcast to "unlock the set-top box." Unlocking isn't enough. The box should die, once ...

It wasn't long ago when it seemed as if bulky cable boxes might be going the way of TV antennas. The federal government was pressuring cable companies to open up their near-monopoly on boxes to more ...

About a year ago I downgraded my cable service for the purpose of getting rid of the huge cable box. The thing is an electricity sucking beast, and worst of all, it gave me a poor picture. So my ...

The ban hammer fell on July 1, 2007. That's the date the FCC set for its "integration ban" to prevent cable TV operators from deploying set-top boxes with integrated decryption and security systems.

An innocent little cable box can suck up more electricity than your actual TV. The most galling part though? Up to two-thirds of its power-hogging actually happens in “idle” mode, when you’re not even ...