Broadband, TV and smart home technology
American home automation range Insteon has arrived in the UK with networked remote control for appliances, lighting, heating, energy and security. Prices start at £99.99…
Northern Ireland and eastern England have found more relief from summer storm damage to BT’s exchanges, ducts, cabinets and poles. The Humber, Northampton and Peterborough…
BT has added 21 live streaming internet TV channels to the YouView guide as it beefs up its pay-TV offering. The new entertainment and documentary…
More than 95 per cent of Derbyshire homes and businesses will get a fibre broadband connection by 2016 in the latest BDUK deal for BT…
Twice a year, Ofcom publishes detailed research into the speed and quality of broadband services from the UK’s biggest ISPs, which account for around 90…
Latest news for switching ISPSo you’ve found a new broadband provider with the speed, unlimited downloads and quality of service you want – or you’re…
In the UK’s superfast broadband game of thrones, Virgin Media still holds the crown according to Ofcom’s latest report. For the first time, data from…
Consumers won’t need to ask their ISP for a MAC code under new rules to make it easier to switch between broadband and home phone…
BT has added BT Infinity 4, a new broadband package that provides download speeds of 300Mbps. For £50/month plus BT line rental, BT Infinity 4…
BT has unveiled its latest weapons in the war against nuisance spam calls, the BT7600, BT4000 and BT4500 phones. These landline phones, like the BT6500…
Sky’s latest update for Sky+HD boxes adds support for Dolby Digital 5.1 over HDMI connections. Previously, Sky+HD viewers who wanted to enjoy high quality surround…
BT has launched two new broadband and calls deals aimed specifically at university students. As students in their second year and beyond typically only rent…
TalkTalk and BT will add more than 130 internet-based TV channels to YouView’s programme guide as they expand this year. Both broadband and TV providers…
Freeview HD channels are to stay confined to the HD genre section of the programme guide for the time being. Digital UK, the group responsible…
Engineers working for BT Openreach have returned to normal service schedules as they complete more repair work in Scotland and south-east England. Flooding and lightning…
Strip-lights, table-lamps and a Disney lamp are the first ‘Friends of Hue’ in an expansion of Philips’ smart lighting that also adds more features through…
Vodafone will launch 4G mobile services in London on August 29. After London the red network will bring 4G to a further 12 cities, Birmingham, Bradford, Coventry, Edinburgh,…
Ofcom’s latest survey on the state of the UK’s broadband connection shows that the average speed had increased to 14.7Mbps. But while the average speeds…
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