Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Freeview managing director Ilse Howling has said that she wants a limited trial of 4G in the UK to see just how badly Freeview sets…
A pioneering broadband project using church towers to beam signals across Norfolk has won funding to expand its network with a WiFi access portal. WiSpire…
Technicolor’s MediaAccess TG233 is a 5GHz wireless access point and bridge combo capable of streaming up to four HD TV channels around the home. The…
Playboy and Hustler Smart TV apps have discreetly set up shop on Philips Smart TV sets in the UK. These strictly adults only apps provide…
BT has accused rival broadband network operators of ‘cherry-picking’ easy areas after rival Fujitsu pulled out of a battle to provide rural connections in Cumbria….
What is the point of Google TV in the world of Android? It’s a question that’s nagged at me for a while, but devices like…
OnLive will be coming to a Google TV near you, thanks to a deal announced today between the cloud gaming service and chipmaker Marvell. OnLive,…
BT has followed Virgin in a blistering attack on competition regulator’s ‘unjustified’ decision not to cut the cost of Sky’s competitors showing its film channels….
The first UK trial of a no-contention unlimited fibre broadband for business has ground to a halt after BT Openreach turned a seven-hour repair promise…
Fujitsu has axed its bid to build a rural broadband network in Cumbria but will continue to bid in other areas where there are enough…
Big set-top TV boxes are looking more and more like dinosaurs as another dongle-sized smart TV adapter arrives in the shape of the cutely-named iPPea….
We’ve been pondering a fair bit about the Google Nexus Q, the Magic 8-ball media streaming hub, and what it might entail for the future…
British Gas has launched its new Remote Heating Control service, letting you remotely control your energy output in the home when you’re out and about….
Claranet Soho has launched Childsafe, a new opt-in network-level filtering service for its customers. Using a set of simple controls, Claranet Soho users can set…
Rich pensioners will lose their free TV licence along with free bus passes, prescriptions and winter fuel payments, according to proposals from a Conservative MP…
Solwise has announced a new range of Value HomePlugs, low-cost Powerline products aimed at getting a home network set up quickly and easily. Powerline works…
Superfast broadband pilot area North Yorkshire is poised to sign a deal that will bring a boom like the arrival of railways 200 years ago….
Sky has quietly rolled out Sky Fibre Unlimited Pro – the ‘80Mbps’ service we spotted back in April – to all of its customers who…
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