Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Lovefilm has announced that MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central and other top US shows are now available to stream on Lovefilm Instant. A deal with…
O2 and Vodafone have launched 4G mobile services on their networks. Selected customers who jumped the gun and signed up in advance will now be…
CNN, MTV, Cartoon Network and a brace of other popular US channels headed to Freeview HD with VuTV. VuTV is a new subscription channel that…
Three has announced its 4G mobile plans and it looks like the old saying is true; good things come to those who wait. But it’s…
Gigabit broadband ISP CityFibre will be demonstrating the power of fibre at this year’s Bournemouth Air Festival, by setting up a 1Gbps WiFi network for…
Facebook has published figures on requests made by governments around the world for data on user’s profiles. The first ‘Global Government Requests Report’ published by…
TalkTalk TV has passed the half a million milestone, having signed up its 500,000th customer. Confirming the YouView-based service’s status as the UK’s fastest growing…
BT has signed a deal with Leicestershire council that will see 95 per cent of locations benefit from superfast fibre-based broadband. The work will be…
EE’s delivery of 4G mobile broadband services across the UK continues unabated with Accrington, the most recent location to celebrate a superfast switch-on. Accrington, the…
More than a third of London’s free WiFi hotspots have no way to stop criminals accessing your personal data while you use the internet. Credit…
Sky Deutschland is to broadcast test transmissions in 4K, aka Ultra HD, at this year’s IFA trade show. The transmission will feature a mixture of…
Since the arrival of BT Sport and the disappearance of ESPN from Freeview, many of you have been asking us ‘How can I get BT…
Film 4+1, the Film4 timeshift channel, has launched on Freeview. Freeview boxes and TV sets across the country should be able to pick up the…
A rural superfast broadband project aimed at plugging the digital divide in East Cleveland is asking for local support to help secure £300,000 from Defra. …
Freesat has launched two new channels, London’s popular LBC radio station and the Holiday & Cruise channel. LBC radio has been accessible on Freesat boxes…
BT has announced that its legacy dial-up product will cease to exist from September onwards and existing customers will be moved to BT Broadband where…
BT has fought back against the Isle of Wight’s plans to sit on its superfast broadband project. Last week we heard that councillors had planned…
LG has Hom-Bot Square robot vacuum cleaner might win a prize for silly names, but it’s also hoping to clean up in the awards for…
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