Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Subscription-free satellite service Freesat added 24,000 new customers in the last months of 2014. Thanks in part to the Freetime service that offers streamlined access…
Sky could accelerate the launch of a 4K Ultra HD box in order to turn up the heat on BT. A future Sky set-top box…
A new, pretty awful-sounding BBC channel is coming, but don’t worry! It’s not launching in the UK. Ever. BBC Brit is the name of a…
BT is planning to launch G.fast-based services delivering download speeds of up to 500Mbps in the next two years. The next-gen technology, which greatly increases…
Virgin Media is urging Ofcom to put the Premier League TV rights bidding war, due to kick off next month, on hold. The telecoms regulator…
Sky will launch its own mobile service next year and it’ll use O2’s network to reach punters. The deal will allow Sky to utilise Telefónica’s…
There’s no official Netflix app for BB10, but luckily it’s dead easy to get Breaking Bad blasting away on your BlackBerry. Thanks to a number…
While some may passionately argue for the continuation of the TV Licence there’s a few reasons why people aren’t too chuffed about having to pay…
To celebrate the launch of Sky’s latest broadband bundle we’ve teamed up to give away a Sonos Play:1 wireless speaker. Worth £169, the Sonos Play:1…
The BBC is constantly updating and tweaking iPlayer to make it easier for you to find what you want to watch. But what about those…
BBC iPlayer Shuffle is a new feature that creates a BBC TV channel tailored specifically for you. The new service throws a random iPlayer stream…
It’s curtains for BBC Three as we know it, but what’s actually happening? Will it be sold? Will it disappear completely? Here’s the plain, unvarnished…
Why do we pay the TV license fee? Do we have to? Can we opt out? Should we get rid of it entirely? James Peckham…
Smart heating system Hive has been revamped for blind and partially sighted customers thanks to an update to the Android app. British Gas and the…
If your home internet speeds are teeth-grindingly slow, chances are your WiFi network needs some TLC. Making a couple of adjustments to your WiFi setup can…
Watching US Netflix with a UK account is a piece of cake, but what if you want to watch it on your non-smart TV? If…
BT has suspended its Fibre on Demand service as it figures out how to offer it alongside its regular broadband products. Fibre on Demand, or…
In the wake of recent atrocities in Paris, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has called for greater government control over services that let people communicate…
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