Broadband, TV and smart home technology
BT has won a contract from the six Berkshire unitary councils which will see it connecting 91 per cent of premises to superfast broadband by…
Philips Hue owners can now make their smart lights change colour with dynamic scenes powered by the Goldee app. The free third-party app takes control…
BT Sport 1 will be available on Freeview for free for two weeks in October. On the weeks beginning October 7 and October 14, the…
BT has announced a deal with Curzon Home Cinema which will bring independent, world and arthouse films to the living room. Launching today, the new…
The Scrap Metal Dealers Act, has now come into force, which will make it harder for metal thieves to ruin the lives of broadband subscribers. …
Lovefilm’s parent Amazon will give UK viewers a taste of three new dramas which could be HBO-style hits – with classical music and American football…
Introduction What can you get for £100? You could get 50 lottery tickets, a Nokia 301 SIM free, or the Humax HB-1000S, an HD digital satellite…
BT has launched a range of broadband extenders, WiFi boosters and network switches for making your internet connection reach around the home. The BT Connected…
UK broadcasters have started to unveil their purchases from this year’s crop of new American TV drama and comedy, with a few surprises. We’re already…
BT has announced plans to display the numbers of international callers. As part of an upgrade to caller ID services, this will make it easier for…
Broadband connections in and around the city of Exeter have been blighted by a storm that drifted over from France. This morning Openreach, BT’s network…
The first Cumbrian village to benefit from the government’s BDUK (Broadband Delivery for the UK) project has been connected. Residents of Yanwath will now be…
Netflix has updated its iOS app, letting those who’ve updated to iOS 7 enjoy HD streams with the Airplay streaming to TV feature. For those…
A new router that will let you combine home broadband with 4G connections has been launched on Indiegogo. Multipath’s router promises to let you achieve…
Tech giants Google, Microsoft and BT will take part in wireless broadband and remote sensing pilots using the spaces between Freeview signals later this year….
Sky Go is now supported on 45 Android devices, including the LG G2 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Sky has made its mobile catch-up…
Train operator East Coast has announced plans to upgrade its on-board WiFi network, providing faster speeds and stronger signals for its passengers. In the wake…
With most families creating terabytes of video and photos, Western Digital has launched a home server that takes the weight off the mere Gigabytes free…
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