Telecoms
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Retail YouView boxes gain accessibility features & internet channel recording
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A new software update for YouView boxes purchased from retailers has been released today, bringing previously announced accessibility features and the ability to pause, rewind and record internet delivered channels. The connected TV platform combines traditional aerial received channels with on-demand and catch-up content plus, for BT and TalkTalk customers, additional channels delivered via broadband.…
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O2 and Game confirm Sony PlayStation 4 availability
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Mobile network O2 says it will offer Sony’s PlayStation 4 in 65 O2 stores as part of a £52 per month bundle which also includes Killzone: Shadow Fall™, 12 months free access to PlayStation Plus service and a Sony Xperia Z1 with unlimited minutes, texts and 1GB data. “Our bundle brings together the best of…
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Is YouView becoming too fragmented?
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When Smart TV platform YouView first launched last year all the talk was of maximum freedom for consumers who would be free to buy a box from a shop or partner ISP (BT or TalkTalk) and then dip in and out of subscription content or swap content or broadband providers with no hassle. But 16…
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BBM to be pre-installed on Android smartphones
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Blackberry says its popular BBM messaging service will soon come preinstalled on a variety of Android smartphones in Africa, India, Indonesia, Latin America and the Middle East. The troubled handset maker recently released BBM as a standalone app for Android and Apple’s iOS and has struck deals with leading OEMs to pre-install the app. Blackberry…
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Update for TalkTalk YouView customers brings boost channels to EPG
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A new software update for TalkTalk YouView boxes allows customers to access their subscription channels via the main programme guide. TalkTalk’s YouView service combines Freeview channels and additional, optional paid channels such as Sky 1 and SyFy which are delivered via broadband. When the service first launched last year the broadband channels could only be…
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YouView update delivers internet channel recording
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YouView from BT users can now record additional internet delivered channels such as BT Sport after a new software update for the boxes was released on Thursday. YouView combines traditional aerial received channels with on-demand and catch-up content plus, for BT and TalkTalk customers, additional channels delivered via broadband. While customers have been able to…