Broadband, TV and smart home technology
More than 47,000 homes and businesses in Yorkshire’s East Riding will be able to access speeds above 24Mbps within three years. A £14m deal between…
Mobile operator Three will roll out its 4G network to 47 towns and cities in the UK by the end of 2014, with London, Manchester…
The taxman is most likely to cause phone rage, according to a survey which found the HM Revenue and Customs help line is the most frustrating to…
It looks very unlikely that Lovefilm and Xbox will follow Netflix to allow viewers of their streaming services to watch whole series of TV shows…
TalkTalk has launched a beta version of its own app for YouView including listings for subscription channels and on-demand film and TV shows. TalkTalk TV…
Richard Desmond, the owner of Channel 5 has called on the government to defend public sector broadcasters (PSBs) from Sky and Amazon. He said that…
Woody, Buzz and friends from Toy Story are to appear in a new advert that promtes Sky’s superfast fibre broadband service as well as an…
Phone and broadband provider Plusnet is to launch on Monday a new deal to business offering half price broadband for six months. The deal is available across…
A new report from Ofcom has found that nearly three-quarters of content piracy is carried out by just two per cent of internet users. The…
Subscription-free satellite TV provider Freesat has launched a new satellite set-top box that features its Free Time catch-up service for only £99. The Free Time box…
What are Parental Internet Controls? Latest news for Parental Internet ControlsParental internet controls in the UK are a set of proposed measures to restrict access to…
The controversial Digital Economy Act would not stop piracy, according to a new study which compares counter piracy measures introduced in the US, New Zealand,…
A councillor for Kirklees has said the Superfast West Yorkshire broadband plan doesn’t represent good value for money. The Superfast West Yorkshire plan, announced yesterday, draws money…
Worcestershire residents can get an early idea if they’ll get lucky under the county’s £20m superfast fibre broadband project. The provisional Superfast Worcestershire rollout map has been released…
Isle of Wight council cabinet members have announced that they want BT to get the superfast broadband contract. Last night the cabinet voted in favour…
Communications minister Ed Vaizey has promised to personally contact the bosses of nuisance-calling firms. Complaints about cold calls have made them one of Vaizey’s top…
BT Sport will show the upcoming Harlequins vs Northampton rugby union game for free on Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media and BT TV platforms. The live…
British broadband users get the world’s fourth-best Netflix video streaming speeds after Scandinavia – and we beat the USA and Norway. Netflix recorded an average…
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