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Chromecast gets Now TV: Full Premier League comes to Google’s telly stick

Chromecast owners can now access Now TV, Sky’s on demand service for non-Sky TV customers. With the Now TV mobile apps you’ll be able to…
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Rural fibre broadband project B4YS smashes initial funding target

Rural broadband project B4YS has hit its funding target for the first phase of its gigabit fibre rollout. B4YS (Broadband for Yealand, Storth and Silverdale) has…
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Freeview’s European friends unite against 4G mobile broadband invasion

Freeview-style broadcasters across Europe have backed calls for mobile broadband to be kept out of TV’s radio frequencies until 2030. The European Commission has proposed…
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Vodafone switches sides from Phones4U to Dixons Carphone

Traditionally a Phones4U exclusive company, Vodafone has switched its loyalty to Dixons-owned Carphone Warehouse. From February Vodafone’s distribution agreement with Phones4u will be terminated, meaning you…
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IFA 2014: LG blings curved OLED TV with Swarovski footballer-chic

It’s the old dilemma: how do you make a paper-thin 4mm curved TV screen using the latest OLED technology look kind of tacky? With Swarovski…
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Will the Moto X+1 be another 3D phone?

Pictures of Motorola’s Moto X+1 have been leaked online, showing off a possible rear power button plus a number of sensors on the front of the…
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Google to launch budget Android One phone a week after iPhone 6

Google has hinted at the launch of its first Android One budget smartphone on September 15, just a week after Apple announces the iPhone 6….
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The iPhone 6 wants to make mobile payments mainstream

Apple’s long-rumoured iPhone 6 is expected to offer all sorts of new services when it’s unveiled on September 9th and the latest in the lineup…
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Watch 16-year-old F1 driver Max Verstappen crash during demo run

There’s a reason insurance companies charge young boys higher premiums; it’s almost inevitable they’ll crash. Take young Max Verstappen; a 16-year-old future F1 star who…
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Win a Bose Solo TV sound system with Sky

One lucky Recombu reader will soon be able to extract an incredible home cinema experience from their Sky+HD box with a Bose Solo TV sound…
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IFA 2014: Samsung takes on Apple HomeKit with Samsung Smart Home

Samsung has announced Smart Home, its forthcoming platform for the emerging Internet of Things. Going toe to toe with Apple’s HomeKit, Smart Home promises to…
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Win a Sony Xperia E1 with TalkTalk Mobile

Win yourself a brand new Sony Xperia E1 smartphone, dedicated to music with its slick Walkman feature, courtesy of TalkTalk Mobile. If you need a…
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Vodafone offers 4G on Pay As You Go

Pay As You Go (PAYG) customers on Vodafone can now enjoy super-nippy 4G mobile broadband, across three hundred UK towns and cities. If you’re on a…
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Dave, Really and Watch to run Amazon-style streaming pilots for new shows

UKTV channels Dave, Really and Watch is taking a leaf out of Amazon’s book by inviting viewers to watch and rate TV pilots on the…
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BT Sport charges up for Formula E highlights

BT Sport has added highlights from the first year of the Formula E electric car racing championship to its motorsport roster. The hour-long show after each…
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Too much telly? Now Brits are watching two shows at once

Live sports and tablet screens are turning Brits into a nation of ‘programme packers’ who watch two or more TV shows at the same time….
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Insurance fraudster faces 20 years after deliberately crashing Bugatti Veyron

A man who deliberately crashed his Bugatti Veyron in an attempt to defraud insurers is facing 20 years in jail. Car dealer Andy Lee House…
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Suzuki recalls 19,000 cars due to fire-starting spiders

Spiders could cause your Suzuki to explode. The Japanese carmaker has recalled more then 19,000 modes of its Kizashi saloon in the United States due…