NEW YORK --Comcast says later this year you won't need a cable box to watch cable as the company follows its rivals in offering TV-watching apps. The announcement has interesting timing. It comes ...

If you're hoping to replace your cable box in favor of a Roku device on Comcast's Xfinity cable service, you're more than welcome to do so. Comcast published an FAQ on using Roku devices in place ...

Existing Comcast customers who use the new app can return their boxes, saving the $10-a-month equipment fee they would otherwise have to pay to rent their set-top box.

Comcast will soon let its customers to bypass the cable box and get Xfinity service directly on their television sets or streaming media gadgets.

NEW YORK — Comcast says later this year you won’t need a cable box to watch cable as the company follows its rivals in offering TV-watching apps. The announcement on Wednesday comes as the ...

Comcast has announced the plan to release a 4K UHD cable box later this year, called the Xi4.

Comcast and Charter are making a streaming box for self-loathing cord-cutters Xumo Box will bring typical apps, plus ad-supported semi-channels, to TVs.

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.

Starting today, Comcast is letting its customers use a Roku as a secondary cable box. If you’ve got a Roku streaming device “released in the last couple years” — or a Roku TV — you can ...

Roku on Tuesday announced that it is teaming up with Comcast to bring the cable company's Xfinity TV app to its family of media-streaming boxes. The app is in beta for now, but continues an ...

Comcast claims it has your best interests at heart in maintaining the cable industry's set-top box stranglehold, comparing itself to Netflix. But Netflix competes with services like Amazon and ...

Time Warner Cable and Comcast had different visions of the future of cable boxes. How will it all play out for consumers?