Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Misleading claims in BT Infinity fibre-optic broadband ads have drawn fire from the UK’s advertising watchdog. The Advertising Standards Commission has told BT not to…
Virgin Media has announced it’ll be broadcasting all of the BBC’s Olympic channels in HD and SD. The BBC will be streaming show every Olympic…
TalkTalk’s 80Mbps broadband services look set to come online in North Yorkshire towns following a £50,000 investment. Upgrades to the North Craven exchange will see…
London’s analogue and digital TV channels will go off-air tonight as Digital Switchover in the capital completes – but digital TV will be back in…
We’ve just heard back from Ofcom regarding the regulation and advertising of ‘up to’ broadband speeds in the UK, vis-a-vis the Wispa campaign launched last…
LG has announced a pair of new app strings to its Smart TV bow – 3D World and Livesport.tv. 3D World is a new app…
Line rental – it’s never the headline charge but it often accounts for half of your regular phone or broadband bill. What’s the point in…
IKEA, known for its flatpack furniture, meatballs and ‘Happy To Bed Time’ is branching out into the world of digital TV. The upcoming Uppleva range…
Virgin Media has pulled a TV ad starring former Doctor Who and current Hamlet thesp David Tennant, after a complaint received by BBC Worldwide. The…
Pioneering local TV service Channel M has been closed down after 12 years broadcasting to Manchester. Owner Guardian Media Group said it had been waiting…
Rural north-of-England broadband operator NextGenUs is being sold to new operators after going into administration. NextGenUs operated superfast fibre-optic and wireless networks in Hull, Ashby…
Broadband out in the sticks is something of a sticking point; we’ve seen Wispa’s campaign heating up over the last few days and B4RN (Broadband…
Last week we wrote of Wispa’s campaign to replace the ‘up to’ advertising of broadband speeds or the introduction of a sliding pay scale, which…
The leader of a gang who pirated Virgin cable TV to more than 40,000 users has been ordered to pay back more than £7,000 of…
Broadband accessory farm Solwise has launched a range of HomePlug powerline network adapters for as little at £16. The Value Solwise range stretches from 200Mbps…
BT is creating 150 new full-time engineering jobs to help roll out its next-gen fibre broadband network. This takes the head count of BT’s fibre…
BT Business has installed the UK’s multi-office business fibre-to-the-premises installation delivering up to 100Mbps down and 15Mbps up. The new BT Infinity for Business connection…
The TP-LINK TL-MR3040 has found a use for that old USB mobile broadband dongle you’ve got floating about. Yeah we know it doesn’t roll off…
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