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Comcast to pay $800,000 to settle FCC broadband probe

Comcast has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a Federal Communications Commission probe into the cable giant’s broadband marketing practices after its merger with NBC Universal. The settlement came after an FCC investigation found that Comcast representatives were not adequately marketing its standalone broadband service, a violation of a condition for the carrier’s merger with NBC Universal that required Comcast …

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Microsoft pegs tablets for 2013 win

Microsoft reckons tablets are the wave of the future. Specifically, it thinks shiny slate-shaped devices will outsell desktop PCs in 2013. Microsoft’s vice president for Windows web services, Antoine Leblond, made the bold claim at a conference in Amsterdam, PC Pro reports. “Next year, tablets will outsell desktop PCs,” the magnificently named Leblond predicted. “Touch is coming to PCs and …

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