Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Panasonic’s AX802 is the first smart TV to come with Freeview, Freesat and the Freetime catch-up service built in. As well as being a Freesat…
The BBC is fighting to convince US TV studio 20th Century Fox that the iPlayer is a safe place to show cult cartoon hit Family…
Japanese broadcaster NHK will show the world’s broadcasters how to fit 8K Ultra HD into the same space used by Freeview. NHK pioneered 8K Ultra…
Around 350 homes in the East End of Glasgow were left without broadband after vandals set fire to a BT cabinet. Customers in Glasgow had…
Superfast broadband is now available in 75.2 per cent of UK homes. A report from analysts Point Topic shows that fixed-line connections delivering speeds of…
BT has managed to trump Virgin Media in the latest set of speed test findings from Netflix. The regular round of of ISPs showed that…
An association representing emergency workers has called for greater protections of radio spectrum in order to ensure public safety is not put at risk. The…
Virgin Media has revamped its cloud locker offering, Virgin Media Cloud giving everyone at home 5GB for free. Subscribers and their family members and flatmates…
A Labour MP has tabled an early day motion in the Houses of Parliament in a bid to stop the closure of BBC Three. John…
Today the BBC announced some new changes to the BBC iPlayer; better recommendations, better search and better catch-up. From today it’ll be even easier for…
If you’ve got a Virgin Media Super Hub 2 and you’ve NOT changed the default admin password (if not, why not?) then you’ll want to…
A new version of BBC iPlayer will begin rolling out today, adding improved search and recommendations, as well as a Netflix-esque ‘play next episode’ feature….
Sky and Now TV susbcribers can catch up on the first three seasons of Game of Thrones before season four premieres on Sky Atlantic in…
An ISP has swapped up-front hardware costs for rental to make broadband satellite connections more accessible for people in hard-to-reach areas. The ISP, Satellite Internet, is…
Smart heating company Tado has updated its heating app to make it easier for users to cut down on wasted energy. Launching at the CeBIT…
Four more filesharing and streaming sites will be blocked by the UK’s leading ISPs – BT, Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk and EE – this week. In…
Netflix is bringing a series based on cult nineties movie From Dusk Till Dawn plus new episodes of Canadian comedy series Trailer Park Boys. From Dusk Till Dawn: The…
The YouView iOS app has been updated to include a new Bookings feature which aims to iron out potential recording clashes. The version 3.0 of…
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