The box itself looks pretty sweet, too: a 250GB hard drive that can record up to 180 hours of regular TV or 25 hours of HDTV and a built-in CD/DVD drive. Should launch sometime around the middle ...

Pace, the world’s largest set-top box maker, has thrown down the gauntlet to internet TV providers by snapping up US broadband technology firm 2Wire for $475m (£307m).

British set-top box firm Pace has agreed to acquire enterprise networking technology firm 2Wire for $420 million in cash. Under the deal, Saltaire, UK-based Pace will buy 2Wire for $475 million in ...