Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Vodafone has followed in the footsteps of EE by giving customers the option of faster 4G with the rollout of LTE-Advanced. The network says that…
Samsung latest ‘5G’ test has seen it deliver gigabit broadband speeds over a wireless broadband connection to a moving vehicle. The latest trials have seen…
BT has been busy rolling out superfast broadband to millions of premises across the UK. But what happens next? How far can the old copper…
British Gas wants to expand its Hive range by adding smart home products like lights and security cameras. With 100,000 customers now using its Hive…
UltraViolet movies can now be watched online through Tesco’s on-demand service, Blinkbox. If you’ve ever bought a Blu-ray or DVD with the UltraViolet logo stamped…
BT has rolled out up to 80Mbps broadband to Northlew – a remote Devon village on the edge of Dartmoor using a microwave link. Instead…
Instead of chucking away your old iPhone or selling it on eBay, you can give it a new lease of life as a smart thermostat…
Amazon has signed a deal which will see Kung Fu Panda and Dora the Explorer and a host of other kid-centric content coming to Prime…
LG has launched its new 55-inch curved Full HD OLED TV in the UK – and it’ll set you back just £3,000. LG launched its…
Honeywell’s smart zoning thermostat Evohome now works with IFTTT, giving you even more ways to control the heaters in your home. Using a variety of…
Climote is one of the many smart heating systems that’s going toe-to-toe with the likes of Hive and Nest right now. It’s currently being offered…
Sky is investing in Pluto.TV, a US-based start up that curates and streams web content, including cat videos, 4K content – and all of R.Kelly’s…
The UK Government wants to criminalise revenge porn – where people maliciously post nude photos or videos or current or former partners. The proposals include…
Sky will increase line rental charges for its broadband and home phone products, just in time for Christmas. The price rise will kick in on…
Samsung has announced details of its new tri-band WiFi technology which it claims offers speeds up to ten times faster than the current generation of…
Honeywell has revealed its latest smart heating device, a new thermostat that lets you control the temperature in your home simply by speaking. The cryptically-named…
London Zoo is currently live streaming footage of otters, meerkats and Galapagos tortoises as part of a wireless broadband trial. Streams of the animals will…
What will you be able to do with gigabit broadband? Watch 4K Netflix in three rooms at once? How about running your very own holodeck? …
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