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Ultra HD TV: the future of 2D TV in two parts
The next – maybe final – stage of high definition 2D TV will be delivered in two stages that will boost today’s HD to the…
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NewsYouView hybrid TV service could launch by July
Broadband-boosted TV service YouView could go from a closed trial to a public launch in as little as four weeks. The Financial Times says YouView…
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NewsRural broadband: satellite could rescue Cumbria’s abandoned surfers
Satellite broadband could be the last, best hope for a remote Cumbrian community about to be cut off because there’s no more money to keep…
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NewsAngry pirates and angry Northerners: Digital Voices 26/05/12
Angry pirates and angry Northerners top’n’tail this week’s selections from posts left by Recombu Digital Readers. Plus a man who thinks Indy racing is better…
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Apps, GuidesF1 2012: the best way to watch – Monaco edition
This weekend’s Monaco GP is one of the the 10 races for which you can choose to watch on Sky or the BBC, not surprising for…
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NewsGigabit speeds for Jersey and Macclesfield: Broadband Rollout Roundup 25/05/12
If you want a snapshot of the different speeds and approaches to broadband in the UK, look no further than this week’s Broadband Rollout Roundup….
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NewsBroadband UK: double funding and staff needed to reach all of UK
The UK’s broadband delivery agency is understaffed and underfunded to make sure superfast connections are properly rolled out to the whole of the UK. Broadband…
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NewsVirgin joins Eurosport’s 3D French Open tennis party
Virgin Media has joined Sky with 3D coverage of the French Open on Eurosport, starting on Sunday. Centre court matches at Le Stade de Roland…
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NewsUltra HD from Sky in ‘two to three years’ says satellite boss
Sky could be launching ultra high definition TV services via satellite within three years says the owner of the Astra satellites used by Sky and…
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NewsHopper – the ad-skipping PVR we wish would come here: Digital Home
No-one likes commercials. Everyone with a PVR skips them. So why hasn’t anyone come up with a PVR that can turn every recording into ad-free…
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NewsJack up your Sky+HD remote for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Are you just chafing to show off your patriotic soul while you mooch in front of a gazillion hours of Her Maj’s Diamond Jubilee this…
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NewsEugene Polley, father of the remote control, dies at 96: Digital Home
Couch potatoes worldwide held a moment of silence this week for Eugene Polley, inventor of the world’s first wireless TV remote control – the Flash-Matic….
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NewsZTE video-conferencing brings the office home: Digital Home
With half of London planning to work at home during the Olympic Games and rising broadband speeds making telecommutes a real possibility, ZTE has launched…
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NewsFreesat viewers hand Sherlock the popular vote
Channel 4 and CBeebies both won doubles, but Sherlock collected the popular vote at the fourth annual Freesat Awards. The coveted Freesat Channel of the Year…
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NewsLocal fibre broadband projects should get national ISPs on board, Lords told
Local fibre broadband projects need common standards so they can offer a choice of internet providers to their communities. That’s the advice from Labour MP…
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NewsTalkTalk vs BT Infinity: annoying students live on thanks to ads watchdog
BT’s talent for annoying ad campaigns remains undiminished after advertising watchdogs cleared the BT Infinity students to return. TalkTalk complained that the opening ad in…
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News4G Freeview relay retunes revealed
More than 100 Freeview relay transmitters will have to change some of their broadcasting frequencies to avoid interference with 4G superfast mobile broadband. Ofcom is…
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NewsSky saved by Netflix and Lovefilm as regulator backs down over films
Netflix and Lovefilm have cancelled out Sky’s monopoly over Hollywood films on TV and saved the satellite broadcaster from having to cut the cost of…
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