Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Horse racing channel Racing UK has launched a pay-per-day service to Freeview viewers. Punters can sign up for 24-hour access to horseracing for £4.99. The…
The BBC has ditched its iPlayer Desktop app and replaced it with BBC iPlayer Downloads. According to Dan Taylor, head of BBC iPlayer, the move…
Openreach, BT’s network division, has announced the next 18 exchanges to benefit from FTTP On Demand, making speeds of up to 330Mbps available to more…
British Gas has taken the wraps off of Hive, a new smart home service that’ll let customers control heating and hot water from their iOS…
O2 and Vodafone have announced 4G plans for five more cities today: Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield. O2’s 4G services go live across all these cities…
EE continues to steam ahead with its 4G rollout, connecting 12 more UK towns including Halifax and Blackburn. The UK’s first network to switch on…
New TV streaming provider Wuaki.tv has come out of beta in the UK with the launch of a ‘hybrid’ streaming service. The firm is backed by…
A report has slammed the government’s superfast broadband plans for essentially handing BT a superfast ‘quasi-monopoly’. BT is accused by PAC (Public Accounts Committee) chair…
Over half of the UK’s free WiFi access points do not filter out inappropriate content, a new report says. An investigation carried out by mobile…
Roku has launched a trio of new streaming players in the UK, the Roku 1 the Roku 2 and the Rolu 3. All the new…
TalkTalk has revealed a brand new YouView-based product, the Essentials TV box. A super affordable TV option for customers looking to take TalkTalk Essentials broadband,…
The North Yorkshire village of Weaverthorpe is the first location to benefit from the government’s Mobile Infrastructure Project, a scheme designed to improve mobile reception. …
LG has announced that its curved OLED TV is now available to buy in the UK — for a mere £8000. The TV was previewed…
Tesco is punting half price Blinkbox movie and TV cards until the middle of October. The supermarket chain is also giving customers discounts on snacks…
Al Jazeera will launch an HD version of its channel on Freeview following the announcement of two further Freeview multiplexes. As Recombu reported earlier this…
TalkTalk has taken the wraps off of SimplyBroadband, a low-cost broadband-only package that costs just £2.50/month plus line rental. The new entry level package does…
Ofcom has begun the second phase of Local TV planning, inviting companies to put forward their cases to run stations for Salisbury, Basingstoke, Guildford and…
YouView has released a software update that aims to improve accessibility for partially sighted customers. The most recent update brings a high contrast black and…
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