Broadband, TV and smart home technology
In the future you’ll be able to connect to the Internet with LED light bulbs instead of 4G or WiFi, thanks to LiFi-based USB sticks. …
WiFi from Virgin Media’s tube network is now available in 150 London Underground stations. Passengers traveling through Wimbledon, Richmond, Morden, East Ham, Barking and Upminster…
Cocoon is more of a smart guard dog than a security system – it listens out for noises that the human ear can’t detect. Combining…
Roku owners can now rent and buy TV shows and movies from Google Play before the DVDs start hitting shelves. The Google Play Movies &…
In a bid to dominate British living rooms this Christmas, Sony is giving away five free 4K movies to any customer who buys an Ultra…
Two Gloucestershire communities are aiming to raise £30,000 for a superfast broadband lifeline. Residents in Bussage and Chalford currently make do with download speeds of…
Free WiFi will be available from over 1,000 public buildings including libraries, museums and transport hubs up and down the country by March next year. …
Sky Sports and the Rugby Football Union have signed a new five-year broadcast deal. The agreement sees Sky Sports becoming the home of Rugby Union…
BT has confirmed that Netflix is coming to its YouView-based TV offering. Customers will be able to add the cost of the popular streaming service…
Samsung-owned IoT ecosystem SmartThings has released a Windows Phone app, letting Lumia 930 owners control everything from one device. The app is free to download…
YouTube has boosted the maximum frame rate of videos, allowing you to upload and watch footage at a rate of 60fps. This will be welcome…
EE has finally launched LTE-A in London and it’s capable of delivering average download speeds of 90Mbps. The key word there is average –…
TalkTalk Mobile SIMs are to be bundled with TalkTalk broadband, TV and home phone deals as standard. All new and existing Plus TV customers will…
Sky is investing in Whistle Sports, a rising YouTube-based start-up that covers a range of international sports from NFL football to Nascar racing. Described as…
TalkTalk Plus TV customers can now record, pause and rewind shows from Internet-based subscription channels as well as digital terrestrial channels. Previously subscribers with the…
Freesat has added the kid-focussed on-demand service Hopster to its suite of streaming apps on Freetime. Hopster costs £3.99/month and gives kids and parents access…
BT is installing 330Mbps broadband in a new town in Scotland – for the residents who have yet to move in. Pure fibre connections will…
Rural fibre provider Gigaclear is now delivering speeds of up to 1,000Mbps to hundreds of Oxfordshire homes. Previously residents has to make do with download…
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