Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Ofcom has revealed the companies pitching for Local TV licences in Reading, Swansea and 9 more UK cities and towns. Local TV has been launched…
The BBC has launched a beta version of its Connected Red Button service on Samsung and Sony smart TVs. The service will let viewers watch programmes…
The government has revealed a list of Welsh towns and villages that are due to get superfast broadband by March 2015. Over 150 locations across…
The Pirate Bay has announced its latest plans in its ongoing campaign to steal other people’s content; a shadow P2P network that sits outside the…
BT’s network division Openreach has successfully reconnected families and firms in the Belfast and Province areas. Facing record levels of damage, engineers have been working…
Netgear is promising to speed up WiFi and reduce gaming lag with its Nighthawk WiFi AC router featuring a 1GHz dual-core processor. The flagship Gigabit…
A new range of internet-connected devices have been launched that will enable people to turn where they live into smart homes. The devices, currently being…
If you’ve ever wanted to mute your TV by putting your fingers to your lips and pointing to the screen, PointGrab’s AirTouch system is for you. PointGrab…
Virgin Media is giving away six months of free Netflix access as part of a number of January Sale deals. Customers who sign up to…
While wearable technology is all the rage at the CES 2014 expo in Las Vegas, another big trend this year appears to be connected kitchen…
Fun drone specialists Parrot have unwrapped an ultra-light ‘copter that can also roll, and an 80cm jumping robot insect, at CES. The uninspiringly-named MiniDrone is a miniature…
Wi-Fi blackspots are the bane of every internet user – unless you switch to Sky Broadband or Fibre Unlimited with the free Sky Wireless Booster….
The BBC has announced that sports fans will be able to tap into six HD live streams on a number of devices during the 2014…
More than 100,000 homes and businesses in Wales can now access superfast fibre-based broadband. Culture secretary Maria Miller, who heads up the government’s BDUK (Broadband…
If you have ever wanted a Russian doll-like device to nag you to do things around the home, a French company has invented just the…
LG is promising more control and convenience to users with an updated range of Smart Hombot Square robot vacuum cleaners launched at CES 2014. LG claims…
German-based start-up Tado will launch a smartphone control system for home air conditioning systems later this year. Tado said it plans to launch its Cooling…
Pornhub, one of the web’s biggest pornography video sharing sites, has released data on browsing habits of the UK’s flesh fans, fingering the sleepy Hertfordshire…
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