Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Sky Broadband subscribers who suspect their exchange is overloaded can now make a quick check online – if their service is fast enough. The ‘no…
Sky shows including Modern Family, Game of Thrones, Stella and Touch will be free to watch every Thursday via Pick TV on Freeview, Freesat and…
Sky could be forced to axe the £15.6m it charges to feature the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 in its programme guide if…
What is Sky Go and Sky Go Extra, what channels can I watch and how do I get Sky Go on my phone or tablet?…
Forget the snow outside, here’s the week where BT lost a Black Country town, two more Norfolk church spires became broadband hubs, and fibre-digging farmers…
Digital music buyers could be able to sell their legally-owned files and buy second-hand tracks with online music marketplace ReDigi. The company is currently fighting…
It might not be the official line from Auntie, but one BBC insider sounds glad that 3D took a very distant back seat to 4K…
WiSpire Rural Broadband: What is it? Latest news stories about WiSpire WiSpire is a joint venture between wireless ISP Freeclix and the Diocese of Norwich. …
What is a router? Latest news for Home Broadband RoutersA router is a device at the heart of your home network that passes data between…
How can I get YouView on TalkTalk? Latest news for YouView on TalkTalkFirst, you need a TalkTalk broadband subscription. You will need to be a…
Ofcom vs Mid-contract price rises 25 per cent of customers think price rises are unfair Ofcom has released figures breaking down customer complaints over mid-contract…
What is Powerline? Powerline is a way of using the wiring in your home to create an ad-hoc home network, connecting devices in other rooms…
What is Google TV? Latest news for Google TVGoogle TV is Google’s smart TV platform. Based on Android, the idea of Google TV is to…
Last Spring we heard that BT’s Race to Infinity promotion, aiming at bringing faster broadband speeds to the rural not-spot of Whitchurch, faced some delays…
What are Freeview, Freeview HD and Freeview+? Freeview is the brand name for the UK’s digital terrestrial TV service – TV channels delivered through your…
Latest news stories about WiGigIf like us you’re fed up with forever managing the snake’s nest of HDMI and component cables behind your TV sets…
This week’s Broadband Rollout Roundup takes on a northern flavour; the majority of the Openreach updates we’ve heard are all based north of the Watford…
Samsung’s been doing smart TV from the early days, taking a risk when few outside Asia had broadband that could carry TV-quality video and processors…
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