Broadband, TV and smart home technology
The Doctor Who special will be the last BBC 3D production for the last three years. The BBC has decided that as there’s not a…
BT and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have hit back at criticisms published in a National Audit Office report. The NAO report…
New Sky customers who sign up to Sky Sports or Sky Movies can pick up a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 for £49 until August 1….
The National Audit Office has slammed the UK’s rural broadband programme for being over budget and two years too late. The report, The rural broadband…
The BBC is working on bringing recommendations to the iPlayer. Similar to the recommendations offered to you on services like Netflix, when you’re done watching…
If you live in a busy household and you’re fed up of certain people always hogging the connection with BitTorrent downloads, 1080p video streaming and…
YouView’s boss has pitched it as the heir to Freeview with a target of pinching 6.5 million Freeview homes with broadband connections. Richard Halton said…
Freeview is more valued by Britons than the Church of England according to a recent YouGov survey. The survey, taken on behalf of Freeview asked…
At800.tv, the body charged with making sure 4G doesn’t wipe out Freeview, has published a list of the areas which will be affected. The launch…
Today marks YouView’s first birthday. It seems like only yesterday when we made our way down to London’s Southbank to see Lord Sugar usher in…
Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rouhani has announced a relaxed stance on the Internet, declaring filtering is “incapable of producing any [useful] results.” The new leader of a…
The price of superfast fibre broadband could drop and switching providers could get easier if Ofcom wins support of new suggestions. The communications regulator wants…
EE is cranking up the speeds available on its 4G network yet again, this time up to a staggering 150Mbps. Speaking at a press briefing…
FA Cup giant killers Luton Town and other local heroes of the Football Conference will get their chance to shine live in 30 games on…
EE has announced the Bright Box 2, its latest wireless home broadband router that features next-gen dual-band technology and WiFi AC. Rolling out for the…
Sky viewers will miss out on BBC 3D coverage of the 2013 Wimbledon men’s and ladies’ singles finals and semis as it moves to the Red Button…
Copper cable thieves smashed TV and broadband connections serving 2.5 million homes in Greater Manchester but left empty-handed. Thieves forced open a manhole in Oldham’s…
O2 customers will be able to hop on board Virgin Media’s London Underground network from July 22 onwards. The WiFi network, available at 120 Underground…
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