Broadband, TV and smart home technology
Sky Sports will film the upcoming Ryder Cup golf tournament in 4K Ultra HD – the next generation of HD. As part of a series…
Smart energy needs to be more than a remote control for your central heating like British Gas Hive, or so says the inventor of PassivLiving…
A pig farmer has set up his own satellite broadband company to service rural areas like his native Heacham in Norfolk. Richard Dix set up…
Is loading the dishwasher just too much like hard work? British scientists have built a robot which can handle your cups and saucers without leaving…
Sky is currently selling its superfast Sky Fibre product at the low price of free for the first six months of an 18 month contract. …
As the final weekend of campaigning on Scotland’s independence referendum gets underway, the BBC has come under pressure to reveal contents of a document which…
Sky has applied to telecoms regulator Ofcom for permission to dig up roads and install fibre broadband connections. Code Powers mean that ISPs are allowed…
Virgin Media will start updating its TiVo smart TV boxes this October. Until then, here’s an early first look at the refreshed user interface. The…
Netflix has revamped its website, making it much easier to search for content and find related programmes. The company’s instant search tool means you’ll see…
If you think there’s already too much pressure on you to buy certain products, prepare yourself, because Sky is about to start beaming ads that…
High street bargain retailer 99p Stores has launched a new 99p/week unlimited broadband service – but how cheap is it really? For the first six…
Amazon has finally made Prime Instant Video available on all Android phones. This is great news – previously you could only get the streaming service…
Channel 4 has announced it plans to evolve its 4oD catch up service into an all-digital online proposition, combining live TV and catch-up content in…
Pirate Bay file sharing workaround site Pirate Proxy has sidestepped UK ISP site bans with a new domain name. Access to Pirate Proxy at pirateproxy.net…
2014’s IFA consumer tech jamboree in Berlin saw Samsung take the grandstanding crown from everyone with an entire mini-exhibition centre of its own. But Korean…
TV Licence dodgers could swap criminal fines for harrassment by bailiffs if culture secretary Sajid Javid’s plans for decriminalisation go through. Non-payment of the TV…
Netflix has announced its play next episode feature ‘post-play’ is now supported on Chromecast, meaning you’ll probably find yourself watching far too much TV in…
Amazon Prime Instant Video customers can finally watch movies and TV shows on regular Android devices. Previously, you could only stream content from Amazon’s mobile…
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