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BT launches Openreach repairs and installation report card

BT’s network division Openreach has launched a page on its site where it shows how quickly it’s fixing lines and getting new customers connected. The…
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Best Lego sets for petrolheads

Recombu Cars takes a day out from testing cars to build Lego in an attempt to find the best sets for anyone who, like us,…
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Government to penalise diesels?

Cars with a diesel engine could be penalised as part of government plans to reduce air pollution in towns and cities, it has emerged. Proposals…
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Vodafone flogs Chromecast for a fiver off with Red 4G contracts

Vodafone has announced it will be selling Google’s Chromecast TV streaming device for £25 to 4G Pay Monthly customers. The deal goes hand-in-hand with Vodafone’s…
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This Ferrari-designed Cruise train is a mobile luxury hotel

Sweaty passengers, overpriced tickets, running late – the average train journey is a painful experience for many. Unless, of course, you are rich enough to…
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BT blasted for superfast famine by City of London policy boss

A City of London policy chairman has hit out at BT over the capitals’ superfast famine. Mark Boleat, chairman of the policy and resources committee…
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Apple might use PIE to make the next iPhone’s sapphire display

Word has it Apple is having a spot of difficulty producing the sapphire displays expected to grace the iPhone 6. PIE to the rescue! Whilst…
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Britain’s longest commutes revealed

If you think your commute to work is bad, spare a thought for the three people who regularly drive from Cornwall to Shetland in Scotland…
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Nvidia solves problem of crap phone screens by crushing two together

Nvidia’s new ‘cascaded display’ basically involves shoving cheapy phone screens together, to magically sharpen the image. The worst thing about busting your phone and having to…
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Jaguar XE has a thing for aluminium

Yet more details of the Jaguar XE have been announced. We now know the compact saloon will feature an ‘aluminium-intensive lightweight construction’ that will help…
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Sharknado and SyFy Sync take a bite out of Philips Hue’s smart lights

Syfy Sync and Philips Hue are working together to give you a more immersive movie experience while watching the sure-to-be-masterpiece Sharknado 2: The Second One. …
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Fiat 500L Vans Concept is radical, man

If you think the Fiat 500L is ‘off the wall’, wait until you see the concept version Vans has up its gnarly sleeves. The 500L…
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Motorists urged to stop drinking and driving

Road safety charity Brake has urged drivers to put down their pints this summer as a drink drive enforcement campaign saw one in 15 motorists…
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Summer storms and lightning strikes take out BT connections across England

Lightning and floods have hit BT’s networks from Manchester to Southampton, placing engineers on emergency alert across the country. BT Openreach, which manages the ‘last…
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Freesat’s rise stalls as Freetime smart TV boxes triple sales

Freesat has added just 6,000 new homes to its user base since March but Freetime smart TV boxes are now selling three times as much…
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Hotel WiFi Test predicts your performance in hotel bedrooms

Hotel WiFi Test, a site that lets you compare the speeds of WiFi in hotels, claims that it’s now got a better idea of how…
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Primus Saver to relaunch basic broadband as unlimited service

Primus Saver is scrapping download caps on all of its broadband packages and will be introducing new services in August. Previously, Primus Saver offered a…
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Nokia rips on Siri with new Cortana ad

Nokia has done a Samsung and used its latest advert to bash Apple, revealing that the Cortana voice assistant packs a lot more smarts than…