Broadband, TV and smart home technology
O2 has expanded the data caps on its European travel plans for Pay Monthly and Pay & Go customers. Previously O2 travellers heading to the…
The UK’s first state-funded broadband project may not be extended after councillors branded BT’s speed promise for rural users ‘a nightmare.’ The £35.6m Wiltshire and South…
UK ISPs have adopted a new anti-piracy measure that will see them issue letters to suspected downloaders, but not threaten customers with disconnection. People suspected…
Virgin Media is giving the 2014 V Festival a taste of the Glastonbury experience by streaming part of the festival live. Action from the Virgin…
Mozilla will take on Google Chromecast this year an HDMI streaming stick for connecting Firefox OS phones to your TV. The Firefox stick from Abitcool…
How secure is your wireless router? The Def Con 22 hacker conference aims to find out exactly how resilient off the shelf products are next…
Sky is dedicating Sky Sports 4 to the Ryder Cup this year and will rename the channel ‘Sky Sports Ryder Cup’. All of Sky’s exclusive…
With the first 2014/15 Premier League fixtures announced, you might now be thinking about your TV subscription and whether you should stick with Sky or…
Tech that measures viewers’ emotional reactions, chirps messages from your TV, and creates a personalised TV guide for everyone in the room is competing to…
Sky subscribers can now manage all their account details with a new app for Android and iOS. The Sky Service app lets subscribers check their…
EE and the BBC are teaming up to trial TV broadcasts using 4G mobile technology from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The trial will run…
News of the Chromecast Rickroll Hack spread across the Internet like meme-fire yesterday, but the truth is unless your neighbours are developers, you’re not going…
Home automation fans can place motion-detectors anywhere with wireless switches that control lights and power sockets. The Smart Wire-Free Switches from smart home technology designer…
Virgin Media is adding seven more stations to its London Underground network just as Three customers will be allowed to use WiFi on the tube…
TVman Mobility is another Freeview-on-your-phone type product, but one with a couple of tricks up its sleeve – the ability to record programmes and charge your…
Beamly has launched a new Chrome extension that displays tweets about shows you’re watching on catch up. The free extension – called Beamly OnDemand –…
Freesat has launched an Android app that lets you turn your phone or tablet into a smart remote control. The new Freesat app lets…
BT has ceremonially switched on the first fibre cabinet in Burghfield as part of the Superfast Berkshire programme. Hundreds of properties in the villages of…
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