Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Microsoft is working on a cloud-based TV platform called Cloud TV for Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE. According to job postings unearthed by Liveside, Microsoft…
A team of researchers at Bangor University have successfully piped 20Gbps speeds over a fibre optic line. Thanks to a new, more efficient design that…
Freeview vs Freesat vs Smart TV: What are Freeview, Freesat and Smart TVs and what are the differences between them? We take an in-depth look…
What’s new for Philips Smart TV? What’s on Philips Smart TV? Blinkbox movies on demand now available Philips smart TV owners can now download the…
This week in your comments on Recombu Digital, we learned that the government doesn’t know how ‘teh interwebs’ work, Tesco’s cheap broadband is OK, and…
Pedal to the Metal, Fibre to the People: Broadband Rollout Roundup 02/11/2012 It’s been a landmark week for Broadband Rollout Roundup news. While BT’s big…
Sure TV is a new TV service aimed at residents of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. On the surface it sounds very…
Xbox SmartGlass is something we’ve been waiting for with bated breath since we heard that the SDK was released back in June this year. In…
Takeaway pizza provider Domino’s is hoping for a taste of success from an on-demand streaming film service offering new titles as they come out on…
What is smart lighting? Latest news for smart lightingSmart lighting is any system which allows you to remotely control or automate your lighting when you’re…
ITV Player and STV Player are the on-demand catch-up and live streaming TV services for ITV in England and Wales, and STV in Scotland. They’re…
BT says there’s no risk that its ultrafast fibre-optic broadband could blind a child who accidentally unplugs their modem. Recombu Digital reader Christopher Woods asked…
Comment chatter has been a little dormant this week for reasons we can’t fathom – we’ve reviewed Sky’s new Sky Hub Router and the Humax…
BT’s announcement of more engineers joining its ranks from the Armed Forces set the scene for a busy week of broadband speed improvements. Digital Region…
What’s new for local TV in Southampton? That’s Solent to sail in with Esther Ranzten and Alan Titchmarsh That’s Solent will hoist its flag across…
BT Basic, the low cost line rental deal for those on certain state benefits, will be going up slightly in price in 2013. From the…
What’s new for catch-up TV on Sky Anytime+ on Sky+HD? BBC iPlayer coming to Sky+HD boxes October 30 BBC iPlayer is headed to Sky+HD boxes…
TalkTalk will be increasing the cost of both its line rental and the TalkTalk Plus package in January 2013. The cost of line rental will…
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