Broadband, TV and smart home technology
BT Broadband subscribers will soon be swapping their Yahoo! Mail service for a bespoke email and account hub. Starting in June 2013, the mail service…
YouView will soon be adding live streaming channels to its programme guide, alongside the regular broadcast channels. The forthcoming Internet Channel update will allow a…
BT will launch its 220Mbps-down/20Mbps-up fibre-to-the-premises option on June 1 after a successful trial. BT wholesale network provider Openreach will also streamline the range of…
YouView has confirmed that its Android app will be launched within the next two weeks. Early indications suggested a May launch, but we’re now being…
British 4G pioneer EE continues its rollout as service go live in 12 more towns including High Wycombe, Oldham, and Oxford. The extra coverage –…
John Goodman and Silicon Valley sitcoms win full series as Amazon and Lovefilm promise more public airings for original TV show pilots. Amazon has picked…
Which UK ISPs block file sharing sites? Latest news for Which UK ISPs Block File Sharing?The UK’s main broadband providers are being compelled by court…
Illegal downloading in the UK is rising despite ISPs blocking popular file-sharing sites, but more people are paying for online films, TV and music. One…
ISPs Plusnet and XLN Telecom are giving small businesses an online speed boost with two new fibre broadband services and early-bird offers. Plusnet claims trials…
Netflix will be streaming episodes from the third season of The Killing in the UK and Ireland the day after the original US broadcast. The…
BT Sport, the forthcoming trio of live sport channels from BT, could arrive on Microsoft’s Xbox One and Xbox 360 consoles. Nothing’s been set in…
Virgin Media is unlikely to upgrade its 1TB TiVo box with a bigger drive, in favour of increasing online catch-up services in the cloud. With…
BT has been test driving fibre-optic network technology which can shift the contents of seven Blu-ray HD discs in one second over hundreds of kilometres….
LG’s Optimus G Pro smartphone will come with a built-in infra-red zapper and the QRemote control software. Here’s how to set it up – if…
BBC Radio programmes like Radio 1’s Live Lounge, Just A Minute and Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone will soon be available to download, the BBC has…
Tesco’s Clubcard TV has called in the fuzz, specifically Miss Marple, Inspector Morse and many other classic ITV crime dramas. The agreement signed with ITV sees…
Lovefilm has launched its exclusive invasion of the UK by bringing hit US show Vikings to screens. The critically acclaimed series follows the exploits of…
If you’ve used a contactless credit or debit bank card, you’ve used NFC, and now the same tech is arriving in smartphones and TV. NFC…
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