Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Air passengers could soon be chatting to friends and surfing the web on their smartphones, under new proposals launched by Ofcom. The regulator has published…
BT engineers have reported that broadband and phone customers in Guildford cut off by floods and storms have now all been reconnected. Repair teams working…
Virgin Media has signed up its two millionth TiVo customer and celebrated by getting Hollyoaks star Jennifer Metcalfe to drop by. Favourite of the Lynch…
Today is Safer Internet Day, a day devoted to increasing awareness about the potential dangers of online life and how families can stay safe. While…
LiFi, the technology that transmits data using LED lights, will be demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress taken place in Barcelona later this month. French…
Windows 8 desktop PCs and laptops come with Family Safety – a range of free parental controls – built in. We explain what Family Safety is…
Apple iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook Pro and Air machines running OS X and iPhones and iPads have a number of parental controls built in. Here’s how to…
Parental Internet Controls and how our children can surf in safety has always been a big issue. But recently the issue has taken on a political…
TalkTalk customers can now watch Nicktoons on YouView channel 560, as part of TalkTalk TV’s Kids Boost and Entertainment Extra Boost. The Kids Boosts offers…
While most UK ISPs offer family safety software, parents should also be aware of the options already available to them on Windows 7 PCs. Microsoft Parental Controls…
Tens of thousands of British TV viewers around Europe have lost touch with the BBC and ITV as broadcasters moved onto new satellites. BBC channels…
Access to catch up services from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 could be a standard feature of Freeview in the future. Freeview and Digital…
Virgin Media offers the best peak time performance of its fibre optic service, according to data released by Netflix. The ISP crowned the most recent…
Councillors in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, have narrowly approved plans to site a wireless internet mast near a primary school. But the plans were almost sunk after…
Lincolnshire is to get a further £2.8 million in funding to bring superfast broadband to thousands more premises in the county. It is hoped the…
Budget ISP Primus Saver has decided to no longer offer customers a money-saving line rental saver service. Line rental saver is a common feature offered…
BT has been picked by Glasgow City Council to set up free WiFi throughout the city centre. It’s not yet known exactly where in Glasgow…
Hampshire-based Wessex Internet looks set to bid for a portion of the government new £10 million fund aimed at boosting internet speeds to the last…
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