Oxford boffins blast 200Gbps over 3 meters using lightbulbs
Researchers have managed to transmit data at speeds of around 200Gbps over distances of three meters using light instead of WiFi or fibre. So-called FSO…
Researchers have managed to transmit data at speeds of around 200Gbps over distances of three meters using light instead of WiFi or fibre. So-called FSO…
The second series of Sky and CANAL+’s The Tunnel will reunite Stephen Dillane and Clémence Poésy – and hints at a new direction. Sky Atlantic’s…
Ikea already sells virtually anything a person could want to maintain their world. Beds? Check. Wine glasses? Check? IBS-inducing meatballs? Check. And now the company…
Facebook has announced a new feature which will enable a friend or relative to maintain your account after you’re dead. Legacy Contact, as it has…
Rural broadband provider Gigaclear has secured funding which it hopes will enable it to push ultrafast broadband into 6,000 new homes that previously lacked good…
The Government is asking the public to chime-in on the debate over the potential decriminalisation of the TV licence fee. The Department for Culture, Media…
Google’s smartwatch OS has endured a laboured start according to research firm Canalys, with a measly 720,000 devices shipped in 2014. But the future is…
HTC’s new smartwatch – codenamed ‘Petra’ – will apparently be the first to feature flexible screen technology, as well as surprisingly good battery life, according…
Attention vengeful exes, posting revenge porn is shortly to become an offence in England and Wales. People found guilty of posting explicit videos of…
A voice-controlled Chrome extension from Google could record and store every mutter, mumble and moan in front of the keyboard. The ‘always-listening’ extension is…
Gastronomes can now stream content from Food Network on iOS and Android devices on the go. Thanks to a deal between Food Network UK and…
The Premier League has sold the rights to broadcast games for the next three years to Sky and BT in a bumper £5.136 billion deal. …
Wearable fitness devices like pulse monitors and step trackers are everywhere these days, but new research has indicated that they might not be any more…
Thefts in London involving smartphones have apparently declined by a whopping 50% since manufacturers began rolling out ‘kill switches’, which enable devices to be deactivated…
Freeview on a phone app TVPlayer has just added Japan Broadcasting’s NHK World channel. NHK World is a free 24-hour English language news and information…
Southern Electric, Scottish Hydro and SWALEC customers can now get a Tado smart thermostat installed for free. The smart heating controller, one of the few…
With iOS 9, Apple will apparently focus on delivering a more solid, optimised user experience, reportedly eschewing the usual raft of new features in favour…
HTC has just launched its mid-range Desire 626 smartphone and it looks like the device should provide some much-needed competition for the Moto G, which…
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