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Sky+ HD F1 boxes rev up for Sky Sports F1 HD channel
Sky has given its 1TB Sky+ HD set top box a colourful respray in honour of the F1 2012 season. Or rather, it’s commissioned the…
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NewsSofa with iPhone dock and Bluetooth speakers: Digital Home
If you’ve ever found your current sofa a little lacking in terms of connectivity and ports, then the DFS Trophy Cuddler Audio Sofa might be…
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NewsSky blocks The Pirate Bay in the UK
Sky has battened down the hatches on The Pirate Bay in the UK, blocking access to www.thepiratebay.se for its 3.9 million customers. Following a High…
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NewsFarms cut out of rural broadband funding in North Yorkshire
From the paved streets of the big smoke to fields of northern Yorkshire, there’s more broadband and council-related balls ups. Harrogate Borough Council is delaying…
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NewsFull HD for Lovefilm’s UK film and TV library
Lovefilm has started upgrading its film and TV catalogue to Full HD for PC and Mac viewers, with 720p streaming to smart TVs and Xbox…
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NewsBT vs conservationist NIMBYs keeping London borough in broadband dark ages
BT has dropped plans to install 96 fibre broadband cabinets in Kensington and Chelsea after negotiations with the local council fell through. Part of BT’s…
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NewsSky showing Channel 4’s London 2012 Paralympics coverage
Along with carrying all of the BBC’s HD coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games not to mention Eurosport’s 3D footage, Sky will be broadcasting…
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NewsApple TV: 3rd-gen box sales already match Apple TV 2
Soaring sales of the latest Apple TV box are paving the way for continued work on TV products. The third-generation Apple TV has sold almost…
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NewsOfcom: Telcos to make calls easier for disabled consumers
Ofcom is proposing an overhaul of UK telecoms to make things easier for those with hearing and/or speech impairments. Plans to upgrade text relay services,…
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NewsIs your broadband Champagne or sparkling wine?
Broadband subscribers deserve to know if they’re getting Champagne or sparkling wine from their ISP says Europe’s top technology watchdog. Neelie Kroes, the European Commission’s…
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NewsDirect Save Telecom launches rural broadband package for out of area punters
Direct Save Telecom has launched a new tariff that’ll see those in the sticks able to save some cash. Direct Save’s offer costs just £9.95…
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NewsLovefilm’s Universal Pictures deal wins some Kick-Ass films
Films including Kick-Ass, Despicable Me, American Reunion, Battleship and Senna will be available on Lovefilm thanks to a deal with Universal. Streaming film service Lovefilm…
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NewsLabour MP declares class war on Lancashire Rural Broadband
Labour’s Graham Jones has hit out at plans for Lancashire County Council to spend £32 million on bringing superfast broadband to the county. Jones, MP…
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NewsFreeview HD to carry RTE and TG4 in Northern Ireland
Irish TV channels from RTE and TG4 will be available on Freeview HD across Northern Ireland after the region’s Digital Switchover in October. The Irish…
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NewsSkype-via-Kinect reserved for Xbox 720: Smart TV Tuesday
Microsoft is holding back Skype video calling via Kinect for next year’s Xbox720. Microsoft bought Skype for more than £5bn last year, and was widely…
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NewsSky Go adds British Eurosport to live streaming channels: Smart TV Tuesday
Sky Go users will be able to watch the French Open, the Tour De France and Le Mans on their tablets, phones, PCs and games…
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NewsSponsor a metre of fibre to help B4RN’s rural broadband
Rural broadband supporters can put their money where their mouth is by sponsoring a metre of fibre optic cable laid a pioneering community broadband scheme….
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NewsFreeview vs 4G: government not doing enough to protect viewers
Mobile phone operators should meet the full cost of interference to Freeview homes when 4G wireless services launch, says Freeview. The free TV service has…
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