Broadband, TV and smart home technology
If you’re still on the fence when it comes to opting for a flat or a curved 4K TV, then Samsung’s bendable folding TV concept…
Sony has announced PlayStation Now, a cloud-based system that promises to do for home gaming what Netflix did for movie rentals. Games will be streamed…
A shameful showcase of misleading advertising from the UK’s TV and broadband providers kicked off 2014 for advertising watchdogs. Late 2013 ads and marketing from…
Channel 4 has taken all its long-form programming from YouTube in favour of delivering them via its own apps like 4oD. While YouTube will continue…
One of CES 2014’s most oddly-named products is Bob: an adaptor that plugs into your TV and allows people to communicate and share content to the…
Samsung has announced plans to launch a 4K Ultra HD content platform, with over 50 4K titles arriving throughout 2014. At CES 2014, Samsung has…
Panasonic and Firefox makers Mozilla have announced that they’re working together to bring Firefox OS to smart TVs. By adopting an open and HTML5-compatible system,…
Hit crime drama Breaking Bad will be reborn in 4K on Sony smart TVs, according to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. Sony’s 2014 range of smart…
LTE’s new 1080p Projector lets you stream videos directly from YouTube. Dual-use products are par for the course at CES, but ZTE’s 1080p projector is…
Worried your online clothes shopping won’t fit? There’s now a virtual changing room called Fits.me. The new technology lets you enter your measurements and see…
File-sharing news site TorrentFreak was mistakenly blacklisted as a pirate’s haven by Sky’s Broadband Shield parental control system. The site, which covers censorship, copyright, privacy…
The Doorbot has the power to ring your phone instead of the usual ding-dong through your house. It is an internet connected doorbell that rings…
BT Openreach has reported its received double the normal level of damage reports from the public following continued severe weather. As the Environment Agency continues…
Roku is to partner with Chinese television manufacturers Hisense and TCL to launch a range of Roku-powered smart TVs. The move means that consumers will be able…
Security holes could let hackers into home broadband rotuers made by Cisco, Linksys, Netgear and other popular manufacturers. Flaws have been found in routers by…
Forcing farmers to fill out forms online is putting the digital cart before the rural broadband horse, an agricultural charity claims. Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Services…
LG’s aims to make Smart TV less of a warren-like headache and more of a joy with its new webOS-powered 2014 range, unveiled at this…
Netflix has announced that House of Cards will be available to watch in 4K on LG smart TVs. Speaking at LG’s keynote at CES in…
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