Broadband, TV and smart home technology
BT has accused Ofcom of giving rival ISPs like Sky and TalkTalk an unfair advantage by forcing it to sell them cut-price broadband and phone…
BT engineers will have to fix or install your broadband and phone on time or face fines if new rules are approved in 2014. Telecoms…
We’ve all faced the nightmare: you buy a nice plant, or someone buys it for you, but you don’t know how to look after it,…
Broadband providers can sign up for early warnings when thieves attack their connections inside BT’s network. The Rapid Assessment BT Incident Tracker has been on…
BT Wi-fi users can now connect automatically to hotspots on iOS devices, with a Windows 8.1 app in the pipeline. The new iOS app offers…
Freesat has launched its new seasonal children’s TV guide, dubbed the Christmas Showcase. The TV guide will showcase the very best of free children’s TV…
Well-meaning ISPs launching adult content filters for families are inadvertently catching legitimate sex education and health sites up in the dragnet. Sites such as Bish.UK,…
The weather has once again reared its ugly head, blasting Brits broadband connections in Scotland, Yorkshire and Humberside. On December 5, 2013 much of the…
The Pirate Bay has made a final stop in Peru before it abandons national web domains for a peer-to-peer browser in 2014. ThePirateBay.pe is the…
Getting decent wireless signal around the home is a pain. Sky is making things easier for its customers however with the new Wireless Booster which…
The BBC has revealed its first iPlayer premiere for children: the forthcoming new series of CBBC’s award-winning comedy drama series 4 O’Clock Club. Viewers will be…
The BBC has launched a trial version of its next-generation online Red Button on Sony smart TVs with Samsung and LG next in line. The…
Plusnet is inviting customers to take part in a three month trial of its forthcoming YouView-based digital TV service. In a nutshell, the service is…
Happy? Hungry? Suicidal? Sometimes it’s difficult to truly know how your dog feels. Well, now you can cut the canine guesswork thanks to No More…
Netflix has updates its Android app for tablets and smartphones, offering improved search and multiple profiles. The app’s 3.1.0 update means that individual profiles can…
The government cobbled together Super Switch On Day as BDUK superfast rural broadband funding lights up fibre for 200,000 premises. Super Switch On Day marks the day…
Box TV has just launched a pair of apps which streaming TV music channels like 4Music and Smash Hits to iOS and Android devices. Basically…
Security experts have debunked anonymous claims that BT Openreach has placed an NSA/GCHQ backdoor into its fibre broadband modems. A group calling themselves ‘The Adversaries’…
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