You're paying too much for your cable boxes. If you're like the average American household, you've likely got two boxes, which you rent from your television provider for close to $200 a year. That's a ...

When he introduced the latest version of Apple TV, CEO Tim Cook said “The future of TV is apps.” I think the cable box of tomorrow should be an app, too. If you want the breadth of programming, ease ...

[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 ...

The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to unlock the cable-box market. The details will be worked out in the coming months, but basically this means that you'll no longer have to rent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charter's Spectrum Cable has announced changes for the way its customers can access video content going forward — both the shows ...

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 ...

The cable service is trying to get ahead of the FCC's proposed tougher set-top box rules with a plan to get its Xfinity TV services on Samsung smart TVs and Roku boxes. Sometimes, you almost want to ...

Oct. 14—Spectrum Cable customers have the option to ditch the cable box entirely and sign up for a Xumo streaming device, a move that Charter Spectrum executives said they hope will bring more unity ...

It's hard to get excited about a cable box. It's basically a boring oblong you put on a shelf near your TV and never think of again unless your cable service goes out. But it's at the center of a ...

Discover how one man's frustration with neighbors led to a creative solution involving a cable utility box in his yard.

Say goodbye to cord chaos by crafting a simple wooden cable organizer.