Broadband, TV and smart home technology
We review Canary, the latest smart security camera to enter the ever-crowded Internet of Things fray. Smashing its Indiegogo crowdfunding target back in 2013, the Canary…
BT and EE’s nuptials have been blessed by the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority), clearing the way for the former’s £12.5bn takeover of the latter. …
Philips is promising to take the faff out of setting up dimmable lights in the home by taking wires out of the equation altogether. The…
Telecoms regulator Ofcom has firmed up details of an auction of radio frequency spectrum that could be used to extend 4G mobile services. This could…
Smart home security camera Canary will let you tweak the jumpiness of the sensors, which will stop it from sending you alerts every time the…
TalkTalk, the UK’s fourth biggest ISP, has suffered another breach of security in the wake of a co-ordinated attack by hackers. Here’s everything we know…
Amazon’s new Fire TV box blasts 4K Ultra HD streaming content into your living room along with a host of bells and whistles like voice…
Sky’s latest financial figures show that it’s continuing to draw in TV and broadband customers with offers of on-demand TV content. As in the past,…
UKTV Play, the catch-up service comprising Dave, Drama, Really and Yesterday, is now available on Amazon Fire TV. The multi-channel portal is the latest service…
BBC Sport for iOS and Android will soon let you tweak the news feed so that your favourite teams and sports appear at the top. …
This Saturday, Sky Sports serves up Watford vs Arsenal live and exclusive, starting at 5:30pm. Here’s how you can watch it. You can watch all…
Hyperoptic’s first customers in Birmingham’s Queens College Chambers are now feeling the benefits of full-fat fibre to the premises; top download and upload speeds of…
Premier League football in 4K obviously looks great – but BT says there’s more to it than simply upping the resolution. It’s hard to convey…
We’ve finally got our hands on the first Freeview Play set-top box to hit the market, the Humax FVP-4000T. Despite the less than snappy name,…
Not content with bringing WiFi to over a hundred London Underground stations, Virgin Media is now literally bringing wireless Internet access to British streets. Teaming…
Channel 4’s chairman Lord Burns has warned against swapping the TV Licence for a household tax, saying that it would put BBC funding in a…
Electric Jukebox is the latest music streaming service to take on Spotify, eschewing monthly payments and bringing a Chromecast-style dongle to the party. Costing £179,…
After Amazon took the jam out of Apple’s 4K-less doughnut with the new Fire TV box, Roku turned up at the beach and kicked some…
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