Telecoms

  • Freesat launches new < free time > box

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    Freesat, the BBC and ITV backed free-to-air digital satellite platform, has unveiled a white version of its new box. Launched last September as a rival YouView, combines live channels with a backwards EPG and catch-up content from selected providers. Although the service launched with the promise of catch-up players from BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and…

  • Ofcom research shows 13% of UK homes have super-fast broadband

    Ofcom research shows 13% of UK homes have super-fast broadband

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    The UK’s average broadband speeds rose by more than a third last year while the number of homes with super-fast broadband more than doubled, according to new research by Ofcom. The telecoms regulator says average actual UK speed has risen by a third (3.1Mbit/s or 34%) in the six months from May to November 2012,…

  • British Gas turns your smartphone into the heating system of the future

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    A new app from British Gas allows homeowners to control their heating system via the web.

  • YouView updates iPhone app with series record

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    Broadcast and IPTV TV service YouView has given its iPhone and iPad remote record app a major update, adding series ink and enhanced programme listings. The app offers 7-day listings for over 70 digital TV and radio channels for the next seven days, with full programme information details and a ‘Now & Next’ schedule. Previously…

  • Doctor Who air date confirmed

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    Doctor Who will return to BBC One on March 30th in The Bells of St John. Described as “a modern day urban thriller” the episode is the first to show fans the version of Clara Oswald (Jenna-Louise Coleman) who will accompany the Doctor across the series’ eight adventures. The actress has already appeared in two…

  • EE extends 4G coverage

    EE extends 4G coverage

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    Mobile network EE has extended its 4G coverage to nine more cities and towns. From this week, customers in Barnsley, Chorley, Coventry, Newport, Preston, Rotherham, Telford, Walsall and Watford will be able to access the UK’s first superfast mobile broadband network. 4G offers speeds of around five times faster than 3G, with maximum speeds of…