Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Bond director Sam Mendes, Steve McQueen, Terry Gilliam and others have called on the BBC to relax guidelines on HD broadcasts, to allow them to use 16mm…
Details of BT’s plans to let customers install their own FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) broadband, instead of paying an engineer up to £100 to…
Freeview is the only TV choice for more than 10 million British homes, and shares more than 8.5m homes with Sky or Virgin Media. Sky…
If you’re bored of the way your standard-issue Sky or Freesat dish looks, then you might want to head on over to Pimp My Dish. Taking…
Sky has confirmed that Sky Go will be coming to the Samsung Galaxy S4 once it’s in the market. The mobile catch up app is…
Zeebox is poised to allow users to follow Twitter conversations around recorded, on-demand and catch-up as well as live TV. The app will identify what…
Lovefilm Box Office HD has launched on TalkTalk TV, bringing high definition movie streams to the service. The new HD service lets customers rent recent…
Ofcom has slapped TalkTalk with a whopping £750,000 bill for making excessive number of silent calls to potential customers in 2011. Over 9,000 silent and…
An e-petition to see companies who bombard UK citizens with spam calls liable for £50 civil court claims has been launched. Designed to amend the…
What is Philips Hue? Philips Hue is a collection of up to 64 multicoloured LED bulbs, which you can control from your smartphone. You can…
BT has been awarded a contract to connect 95 per cent of Northumberland to superfast fibre-based broadband by 2016. The £18.9 million contract will see…
Disc-to-digital service UltraViolet is still too complicated to sell to consumers in a 30-second pitch, according to Sky Movies. Ultraviolet is supported by the majority…
Sky Movies has announced its latest exclusive deal, this time with indie film specialists Entertainment Film Distributors. The deal will see hit titles including The…
As the 4G Freeview Fail rears its ugly head, Ofcom says that it’s time to start planning for 5G to prevent future screw-ups. Plans for…
YouView can’t claim to be either unique or the easiest way to watch catch-up TV after Sky and Virgin moaned to watchdogs about its advertising….
The next test to see how 4G signals will affect Freeview will take place in Brentford and Isleworth on April 29. At800, the body responsible…
Downloading programmes from BBC iPlayer on Android phones and tablets will be a reality soon, says BBC technology partner Inside Secure. The company which provides…
Rural broadband specialists Gigaclear has completed construction of a superfast network in Uppingham, Rutland. Gigaclear’s network provides speeds of up to 1Gbps to residents thanks…
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