Broadband, TV and smart home technology
BT, Virgin Media, Sky Broadband and TalkTalk have reassured customers their routers are not open to Shellshock attacks that allow hackers to take control. The…
Culture secretary Sajid Javid wants the UK to have world-beating broadband, better than what’s available in South Korea and Japan. Speaking at the 2014 Conservative…
Sky Go is the perfect way to watch your Sky TV box sets on the move, and one lucky Recombu reader will soon be able…
BT has dismissed accusations of slow progress of the rural Superfast South Gloucestershire & Wiltshire broadband plan, saying ‘no one is doing more than us’. …
Internet privacy should be enshrined in a universal law, according to World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Speaking to attendees of the Web We…
Microsoft has taken the wraps off of the Wireless Display Adapter, a Chromecast-esque smart TV device. Like Chromecast, the Wireless Display Adapter promises to let…
Following Labour party activists calling for every UK home, hamlet and Hobbit-hole to have access to gigabit broadband by 2020, ISPs have come out of…
Npower is bundling a Nest Learning Thermostat plus installation free with a new dual fuel tariff. The combined gas and electricity ‘Intelligent Control – October…
Racing UK’s live streams are now available to horseracing fans all over the world. Previously, you could only access Racing UK’s streams if you…
Rural broadband project Fibre GarDen has announced prices for its next-gen services. The entry level 30Mbps with a 40GB data allowance product will cost £25/month,…
Smart thermostats from Heatmiser can give hackers easy access to your heating system if you log in from a Windows PC. Heatmiser’s WiFi thermostats, which…
BT’s network arm Openreach has announced details of a trial which could see mobile not spots across the UK covered. In a nutshell, the new…
YouView has announced that its hiring a new chief technology officer to help develop its connected TV platform. Nick Thexton, currently VP and CTO for…
Virgin Media TiVo owners with a BT Sport subscription can now get the new BT Sport Extra channel for no additional cost. The new BT…
BT trials of next-gen G.fast technology have proven that triple digit download speeds are possible over its current superfast broadband connections. The G.fast trials demonstrate that…
Fujitsu has been picked to bring gigabit fibre broadband to parts of York by CityFibre. The company will connect homes and businesses in the city…
WightFibre is rolling out up to 152Mbps speed boosts to customers on its Isle of Wight-based network. Taking a leaf out of Virgin Media’s book,…
Amazon wants to bring One Click purchases to the kitchens and cupboards of future smart homes. The shopping giant is reportedly working on is a…
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