Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Philips is starting to look like the Apple of smart lighting as GE joins Samsung and LG offering low-cost smartphone-controlled LED bulbs, with the GE…
Gigaclear claims that hundreds of villages are chasing it for gigabit fibre, in spite of the Governement’s rural broadband expansion. The rural ISP that specialises…
Android-owning plant-loving techies can now check on their green-leafed friends with the Bluetooth-powered Flower Power from Parrot. The twig-shaped Flower Power dongle lets you monitor…
Vodafone is giving away six months of free Netflix with 4G phone and mobile broadband plans. The promo – running until December – is available…
Students: Worried that someone will creep into your room when they shouldn’t? You might RoomAlert – a nifty piece of Lo-Fi smart home security. Inventor…
Amazon is bringing Hysteria – a social network-based horror show starring Mena Suvari – to its latest round of exclusive TV pilots. The drama follows Suvari (American Beauty,…
While the current UK average download speed is a wimpy 17.8Mbps, by 2020 most of us should be enjoying just under ten times that –…
Virgin Media has confirmed that it’s trialling a new piece of hardware that features 802.11ac WiFi. Is this the SuperHub 3? While Virgin Media is…
Roku users can finally use Windows Phone and Widnows 8.1 devices to control their smart TV streamers, thanks to the launch of new apps. The…
BT is preparing to update its YouView and Vision+ BT TV boxes with a fresh new look which promises smoother navigation and easier access to…
Sheffield faces a broadband dark age with BT and Virgin Media unable to replace superfast services from the disastrous Digital Region fibre project. The loss-making…
A Chromecast update will remove the need to be connected to the same WiFi network when casting content from Android devices. When you set up…
Sony will broadcast the 2014 World Cup final in 4K Ultra HD live at the Vue cinema in Westfield White City, London. Along with the…
What is Android TV? How does it compare with Chromecast, Apple TV and the rest? And what’s the best Android TV streaming device out there…
Freeview viewers will be able to watch Channel 4+1 and 4seven in HD from next week. The high definition versions of these channels will be…
Sky is connecting customers in Basingstoke to 150Mbps speeds as part of a fibre broadband trial. The trial is taking place across a small number…
You can now stream Channel 4 programmes over 3G and 4G as well as WiFi on your iOS or Android device. Updated versions of Channel…
From July onwards BT’s network arm Openreach will have to fix most faults within two working days or the company will face fines. Teams of…
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