Broadband, TV and smart home technology
ITV has updated is ITV Player app on Android, but to the dismay of other Android users, it’s still only be available on Samsung devices….
BT Sport, the new live sports service from BT will be bundled free with BT Broadband subscriptions. Launching on August 1, BT Sport will be…
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has criticised plans to use the 700MHz band, currently used for digital TV for mobile services instead. It accuses the…
BT is carrying out preparations for its work on linking the Scilly Isles to the mainland with fibre optic cables. The telco has began survey…
Thorpe Park is to roll out free Wi-Fi for all its visitors from 13 May. The service will be provided by The Cloud. The deal…
HD channels like BBC One HD and Channel 4 HD could appear further up the Freeview programme guide. Digital UK, the body which manages the…
Nick Clegg may have stuck the knife into plans for the Communications Data Bill, aka the Snoopers’ Charter, but today’s Queen’s Speech suggests it’s not dead…
The latest set of broadband figures from O2 show that over 40,000 subscribers jumped ship in the last three months. At the end of 2012,…
About 2,400 cases of Freeview interference are predicted in Brighton when a ‘full power’ live 4G mobile broadband test begins in the second half of…
BT Sport has fought off ESPN to gain the rights to show the Ultimate Fighting Championships in the UK. The three-year deal will see the…
O2 Wifi is headed to Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, giving True Blue fans the opportunity to tweet their devotion from the terraces. The WiFi service…
Internet users in the Shetland Isles, tired of poor broadband speeds, have taken matters into their own hands and upgraded their connections across the island. The…
BT has unveiled its new router, which it claims will give customers the UK’s most reliable internet connection. The new BT Home Hub 4 will…
BT will attempt to boost fibre broadband take-up by offering its BT Sport channel free to superfast subscribers this Summer, it’s rumoured. The promotion is…
Yahoo is taking its lead from Netflix and Amazon with the ailing web company commissioning six original television shows. Among the shows is a series…
This year’s Wimbledon tennis championships could be filmed in stunning 4K if the BBC and Sony cut a deal with tennis bosses. The ultra high-definition…
Freeview viewers in Salisbury and the Isle of Wight will have to retune their set-top boxes and television on May 15 in preparation for 4G…
It’s been a busy week for broadband rollout announcements. As well as the latest brace of BT fibre-based connections, EE has announced further 4G mobile…
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