April 2013 Archive
30th April
- Most people prefer to drive alone, but 37% would ride with David Beckham
- 2013 BMW Z4 sDrive 18i Review
- Netflix Originals nabs prison drama Orange is the New Black as online exclusive
- Rural superfast broadband map redrawn by Digital Durham
- BT Sport to buy MotoGP rights from BBC?
- Sony Xperia SP Review: In Depth
- Sony Xperia SP now available for £250 on PAYG
- The Cloud brings free WiFi to Schuh shoppers
- iPhone 5S release date set for July according to leaked carrier document
- Samsung voice-activated Ass Recommendation personalises Smart TV. Did we hear that right?
- EE 4G comes to Blackpool, Windsor and 10 more UK towns
- Sony reportedly readying two flagship handsets: Togari and Honami
- BeyonDSL rolls out 20Mbps satellite broadband in the UK and Ireland
- iOS 7 redesign further detailed
- Head of TPS blasts bogus anti-spam phone services
- Man lets 9-year-old drive Ferrari, gets arrested
29th April
- BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo first drive
- SyFy Sync: Behind the scenes on the Defiance and Haven app with Gracenote Entourage
- Google Now now available to download on iPhone and iPad
- BT connecting 96 per cent of Cheshire to superfast broadband
- BBC Three comedy commissions include eight iPlayer exclusives
- Samsung said to be working on Nexus 11, Galaxy Tab 11
- Android 4.3 references spotted ahead of Google I/O
- Universal Credit online benefits service launches, will work on Chrome, Firefox and Safari
- LG Optimus GK squeezes Optimus G Pro specs into a 5-inch body
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 announced, features 7-inch screen and dual-core processor
- Wireless rural broadband over TV white space to be live by 2014, plans Ofcom
27th April
26th April
- Sony Xperia SP vs Nokia Lumia 820 – Battle of the entry level LTE phones
- Intel headlights can see through rain
- Range Rover Sport UK prices and specs confirmed
- Voice-to-text just as dangerous as conventional methods
- Passengers make driving unsafe, says survey
- Sony Xperia SP unboxing video
- HAPIfork smart dieting cutlery available to pre-order on Kickstarter
- Nokia Lumia event locked in for May 14th
- Sony Xperia P and Sony Xperia go move up to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
- Broadband rural red tape slashed as Growth and Infrastructure Act passed
- Renault Captur Review
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 mass production begins in May
- Exclusive Orange deals page launches on Recombu
- LG Cloud smart TV streaming and storage service coming to UK next month
- Google: Push app updates through the Play Store or get out
- David Tennant stars in TalkTalk TV’s YouView Digital Theatre on-demand channel
- Sony Xperia ZR tipped for 4.6-inch 720p display, water resistance
- Kindle TV box could put Lovefilm head-to-head with Apple TV
- BT to bring superfast fibre broadband to Digital Durham – UPDATED
- Acer Liquid E1 Review: In Depth
- 9 cars that beat the new London Congestion Charge
25th April
- Mars Rover draws a penis on red planet
- This 15-foot bicycle is Stoopid Tall
- BT Sport signs up Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as guest presenter
- TalkTalk chief’s MP hubby calls for open access to BT’s network for ISPs
- Twizy Renault Sport F1 pictures reveal a fast, KERS-powered mini monster
- Draw Something 2 launches for iOS
- 2013 Kia Carens pricing, pictures and specs revealed
- Acer Liquid E2 serves up quad-core CPU and dual SIM slots on a budget
- What is B4GAL: Fibre broadband for rural Scotland takes a leaf out of B4RN’s book
- LG: Flexible OLED phone coming later this year
- BT broadband 100Mbps long range FTTC trials confirmed for London and Essex – UPDATED
- Amazon reportedly working on Kindle TV set-top box
- Nick Clegg says Snoopers Charter ‘isn’t going to happen’
- VW update Up with Groove Up and Rock Up
24th April
- 60-year-old woman tears up drag strip in modded C63 AMG
- Scrap speed limits, says police commissioner
- Apple’s WWDC 2013 scheduled for June 10th
- Is this Voi scooter the future of taxis?
- Digital Deal plan aims to provide broadband for social housing
- Angry russian motorcyclist takes a motorised saw to Nissan Juke
- A&A ISP boss: ‘Snoopers’ Charter is an opportunity – even though it’s pointless’
- No porn on public WiFi, says David Cameron. Sensible or a step too far? UPDATED
- Rockbox is a 125-decibel boombox on wheels
- Ofcom asks how to move Freeview for 5G mobile broadband
- App Round Up – Episode 5: Couch Potato
- Microsoft Surface Pro will launch in the UK by the end of May
- New Congestion Charge rules hit hybrids, eco diesels
- HTC One receiving software update with camera improvements
- BT vs Plusnet vs Sky vs Virgin vs TalkTalk vs EE: UK Broadband Customer League Table
- Virgin Media speed doubling boosts 58% onto superfast tier: UK broadband league table
- Samsung may soon release a waterproof Galaxy S4
- Virgin builds on TiVo and casts off freeloaders: UK TV league table
- Apple: New product categories coming soon, but don’t expect a larger iPhone
- Nokia Asha 210 Review: First Look
- New BT.com site will bring online bill checking and exclusive BT Sport content
- BBC iPlayer Radio for Android launches, Kindle Fire HD supported
- TalkTalk TV celebrates National Karaoke Week with free Karaoke Channel
23rd April
- Prankster Remi Gaillard dresses up as speed camera and flashes motorists
- Handpresso Auto E.S.E. turns your car into a coffee shop
- Freeview 4G clearance retunes hit Caithness for April 24
- EE launches first 150Mbps portable 4G WiFi MiFi hotspot
- Rise in fuel siphoning thefts could have ‘disastrous consequences’
- Satellite TV takes to Ethernet cables to allow cheaper multi-channel and multi-room
- How to get broadband to claim Universal Credit, avoid the offline benefits trap
- VW iBeetle is an iPhone lover’s dream
- Purported iPad 5 casing spotted once again
- YouView update brings improved search to BT boxes, TalkTalk TV next in line
- Electric car sales going nowhere fast, RAC study suggests
- Surging Netflix promises Wachowski sci-fi and Dreamworks spin-off with faster smart TV
- Acer Iconia W3 leak hints at 8-inch Windows 8 tablet
- Facebook Home: So good it’s bad?
- Google Glass may still be a year away, code reveals interesting new gestures
- Police hunt drive-by bottom spanking youths
- Winged Smart ForJeremy given green light
22nd April
- Film fans build home-made Jurassic Park tour car
- Icona Vulcano pictures reveal a £2million one-off supercar
- Mercedes confirms SLS AMG GT and Black Edition prices and specs
- Ford Escort to be revived for Chinese market
- Freeview 4G filter maker Televes explains the problem
- Detroit Electric SP:01 set to be fastest electric car in production
- David Cameron urged to drop ‘naive and dangerous’ Communications Data Bill
- Motorola RAZR HD Review: In Depth
- Maserati Ghibli promises diesel engine, fake exhaust note
- Amazon Originals pilots on Lovefilm go live and free for all
- Wireless rural broadband hotspots spring up in Leyburn and Appleton Wiske, North Yorkshire
- B4RN brings 1Gbps superfast fibre to Abbeystead, relaunches rural broadband share program
- Top 10 best electric cars
- HTC 608t mid-range phone tipped for 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor
- BT Sport beermats appear in pubs, bar brawl with Sky Sports imminent
- Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini reportedly delayed
- Virgin TV Anywhere adds MTV, Channel 4 and 19 other channels
- Win a Sky+HD 2TB box with our new Sky TV, broadband and phone hub
- Facebook Home hits 500,000 downloads amid negative reviews
- Labour MPs question government’s superfast broadband target
- Huawei Ascend G510 Review: In Depth
20th April
- Motorola RAZR HD Tips and Tricks
- Chevrolet Trax Review
- BT resumes fibre march, surf’s up in Superfast Cornwall: Broadband Rollout Roundup 20/04/2013
19th April
- BT officially confirms fibre Self Install plans: DIY FTTC by 2014 at the latest
- Ultra HD Astra satellite test squeezes 4K video into 20Mbps
- John Lewis: buy a connected device, get free broadband for 6 months
- Bond director calls on BBC to relax HD 16mm film ban
- Google Glass companion app hints at future Android multiplayer support
- Budget iPhone casing spotted in leaked photo
- App Friday: Cut The Rope: Time Travel
- Archos launches three stock Android phones for the budget-conscious
- Twitter #Music aims to help people find the latest and greatest tunes
- BT fibre broadband FTTC Self Install could save you £100
18th April
- £150 cashback on a Samsung Galaxy S4? Yes please!
- Freeview has 10.3m homes it doesn’t share with Sky or Virgin
- Nokia Lumia 520 Tips and Tricks
- Nokia Lumia 520 Review: In Depth
- SwiftKey reveals the world’s typing habits
- Nokia Catwalk images point to an aluminium Lumia 920
- Pimp My Dish turns your Sky or Freesat receiver into a Bat-Signal
- Kobo Aura HD unboxing video
- Nokia ships record number of Lumias as it curbs financial losses
- Sky Go coming to Samsung Galaxy S4, available on HTC One and Sony Xperia Z now
- LG Optimus G2 coming later this year
- Tweets with iPlayer and catch-up TV coming to Zeebox
- Lovefilm Box Office HD movies on demand come to TalkTalk TV
- Lamborghini Aventador 50th Anniversary Edition pictures emerge
- Ofcom slaps TalkTalk with £750,000 bill for silent calls
- Nokia reportedly working on a Galaxy Note-sized device
17th April
- Jaguar F-Type pictures, specs and release date emerge
- Online petition to sting spam callers £50 a time gets underway – UPDATED
- Philips Hue smart LED lights: Wins and Fails review
- BT superfast fibre broadband to 95 per cent of Northumberland by 2016
- Sky Movies boss: UltraViolet is 4.5 minutes too complicated for consumers
- New TomTom Go 400, 500 and 600 hands on and photos
- TomTom Runner and Multi-sport GPS watches revealed
- Sky Movies deal nabs The Master and Silver Linings Playbook for Sky Go and Now TV
- Andy Rubin reveals that Android was originally intended for cameras
- 4G is so old hat says Ofcom’s chief technology officer, as plans for 5G begin
- Supposed iPad 5 case bolsters reports of a slimmer, narrower design
- YouView rapped for claiming it’s a ‘unique’ and the ‘easiest’ catch-up TV service
- 4G Freeview At800 test headed to Brentford and Isleworth from April 29
- O2 Refresh offers a flexible contract for early phone upgrades
- Sheep dog keeps injured owner alive for four days after crash
- Motorola hints at smaller phones with stock Android
- BBC iPlayer for Android downloads coming soon-ish
- British family follow sat-nav blindly into Italian river
16th April
- First gay driving school opens in UK
- Bugatti Veyron Super Sport reclaims world’s fastest production car crown
- Dubai police to use Lamborghini Gallardo and Ferrari FF patrol cars
- Ken Block melts Russia in Go Pro promo
- Facebook Home available internationally today, Chat Heads comes to iOS
- Gigaclear completes 1Gbps fibre broadband network in rural Uppingham
- Eric Schmidt: Motorola’s next products are ‘phenomenal’
- Competition: Win a Samsung Galaxy S4 with Vodafone
- Virgin Broadband users rail against updated traffic management rules
- Is Lord Sugar promoting an illegal streaming site?
- Sky launches HD, 3D and on-demand entry-level Entertainment Extra+ pack
- BlackBerry Q10 pre-orders begin on Vodafone
- Nokia Lumia 720 Review: In Depth
- Kobo Aura HD ereader boasts a 6.8-inch high-resolution display
- iPhone 5S tipped for 12-megapixel camera with improved low light photos
- 4G Freeview retune kicks off in Scotland tomorrow morning
- Google Glass prototypes ready to ship, specs revealed
- Could Hyundai’s 2013 Idea Festival unearth a flying car?
15th April
- Mitsubishi Mirage Review
- Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet Review
- 2013 Nissan Leaf Review
- Internet Watch Foundation takes down 100,000th child abuse website
- Freephone 080 numbers should be free for mobiles, says Ofcom
- BT ends Isle of Arran and North Wales phone and broadband snow crises
- Samsung Galaxy Note 3 may ditch plastic build, showcase new design
- BT Sport could replace Sky Sports in UK pubs
- Facebook Home now unofficially available for everyone
14th April
12th April
- Huawei Ascend G510 unboxing video
- Nokia Lumia 720 low-light shootout
- iPad 5 could be thinner and lighter with the help of screen improvements
- Asus FonePad pre-orders begin today, available April 26th for £179
- BlackBerry 10.1 update tipped for speedier camera with HDR mode
- iSocket upgrades GSM-controlled switches with remote power warning
- Lovefilm lands One Tree Hill and Terminator TV in Warner Bros deal
11th April
- Nokia Lumia 520, 620, 720, 820 and 920 comparison video
- Virgin adds 3G emergency back-up for business VPNs
- Haven and Defiance fans to get all of SyFy’s goodies in Sync with app
- Free WiFi for City of London workers to help make money on the move
- Samsung Galaxy S4 spills its guts in teardown video
- TalkTalk vs BT fibre broadband regulation bitchfight rumbles on
- Huawei Ascend G510 serves up big screen on a budget, available tomorrow
- Multi-colour optical WiFi tech races to 3Gbps in lab tests
- Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Mega 6.3 officially announced
- Microsoft reportedly working on a 7-inch Surface tablet
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Review: In Depth
10th April
- Paypal and LG tie up for simple smart TV payments
- BT trousers £56k for fibre broadband upgrade from Oxfordshire villagers
- Sony FMP-X1 4K Ultra HD media player and distribution service unveiled – but it’s US-only
- iPhone 5S said to feature multiple colour options, due in August
- Alleged iPad 5 front bezel spied in leaked images
- Free WiFi from BT at Bristol’s The Mall, Manchester Arndale and 6 more shopping centres
- Windows Phone 8 to gain 1080p display support in upcoming update
- Google Play Store redesign rolling out now
- Freeview 4G Fail tests to hit South London TV viewers – UPDATED
9th April
- How to watch the Masters 2013: BBC vs Sky vs Virgin vs TalkTalk vs BT
- Asus Fonepad unboxing video
- De Niro’s Tribeca on-demand films premiere on Virgin, iTunes, PlayStation and Xbox
- Sony Xperia SP features native PlayStation 3 controller support
- EE to double 4G headline broadband speeds to 80Mbps in 10 UK cities
- Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Mega 6.3 specs detailed in new leaks
- BT Fibre On Demand: What is it and what will it cost?
- EE boosting maximum LTE download speeds to 80Mbit/s
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 unboxing video
- Superfast BT fibre in range of 15 million UK homes from 60 ISPs
- Google Babel for Gmail screenshots leak out
8th April
- Sky ban on ads for BT Sport channels sparks row
- Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid is like a Prius on meth
- What is TalkTalk TV and what is the TalkTalk Player?
- Dog drives pick-up truck into unsuspecting owner
- Citroen C4 Picasso promises to be most efficient MPV yet
- Star TV family joins TalkTalk TV in new YouView package
- Traffic warden fired for taking hundreds of bizarre photos with ‘victims’
- Rimac Concept One vs Ferrari 458 Italia in drag race
- Rear-facing radar system keeps race cars from crashing
- Acer’s Iconia A1-810 draws inevitable comparison to the iPad mini
- Virgin Tube WiFi hits 120 stations as O2 users get a free ride
- Pre-release version of Facebook Home leaked
- Play Store app redesign spotted once again ahead of Google I/O
- Samsung outs the Galaxy Win, a mid-range handset with a quad-core processor
6th April
5th April
- Camera Demon review: the portable action camera mount
- BBC iPlayer will stream all HD programmes in native resolution this year
- How can I find my favourite films and TV shows on-demand?
- TankTop Movies film-finding service adds Sony’s free Crackle catalogue
- Nokia Lumia 520 now available on O2
- HTC First coming to EE this summer
- BT engineers clear out UK snow damage in Northern Ireland
- Leaks hint at a new low-end BlackBerry 10 phone
- Apple close to signing deals for its music streaming service
- BMW X4 Concept leaked images hint at X3 replacement?
- Audi drivers are the worst at parking
4th April
- Facebook Home: Everything you need to know
- Just 15 houses affected by 4G Freeview Fail in at800’s live test
- Netflix nabs 15 new Arrested Development episodes, arriving May 26
- Augusta Masters 2013 golf Sky Sports iPad app and Red Button walkthrough
- Surrey aims for 100 per cent superfast rural broadband coverage by 2015
- Samsung Galaxy Star and Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo debut: Jelly Bean on a budget
- Amazon greenlights latest Lovefilm pilot Betas, a Silicon Valley comedy
- Free WiFi comes to Hereford town centre courtesy of Allpay Broadband
- Katie Price tries to sell her pink Range Rover to her Twitter followers
- HTC First: Facebook Home UI images appear
- BlackBerry to close BBM Music
3rd April
- Watch Bubba Watson’s hovercraft golf buggy in action
- Government to tackle scourge of dazzling bicycle lights
- BJ Baldwin jumps over a Nissan GT-R in awesome new Monster video
- Hennessey Venom GT hits 265.7mph, topples Veyron as fastest production car
- AutoCyb locks your car’s ODB-II port away from hackers
- Humax FreeTime from Freesat WiFi HDR-1010S: WiFi vs Ethernet streaming comparison video – UPDATED
- Freesat adds MTV’s Viva and the Travel Channel in Spring break
- HTC First to be available in red, white and blue?
- Tesco’s Clubcard TV snaps up BBC comedy, drama, children’s classics and cookery
- HTC 802W: Dual SIM HTC One with removable storage?
- 8,000 drivers escape ban after getting more than 12 points on their license
- Ambulance driver sells 10,000 cars in his spare time
- Superfast Cymru fibre broadband project reveals rollouts a year ahead
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 rumoured for May release
- HTC First could be the long-awaited Facebook phone
- Former BT cable guys caught in £2,000 copper theft case
- iPhone 5S production set to begin shortly, iOS 7 gets a visual overhaul
- Wireless broadband heads to rural village halls for just £15,000
- Nexus 7 sequel reportedly on track for July
- Virgin Media rocks out with Vintage TV music doc channel
2nd April
- Competition: Win Samsung Galaxy S4 accessories with Three
- Bus driver suspended for having sex in double decker
- Jeremy Clarkson song mildly amuses
- Fibre GarDen superfast rural broadband plan holds out for more offers
- Best April Fools gags from the car industry
- Amazon Cloud Drive sync boost undercuts Google Drive, Dropbox and Apple iCloud
- BT Fibre Broadband on Demand prices revealed: From £700 for FTTP
- Controversial Ford advert depicting kidnapped Kardashians costs ad execs their jobs
- Professional double-parkers hired to outwit traffic wardens
- Google Nexus 4 boosts LG’s smartphone sales as Samsung takes top spot
- HTC One camera and HTC Zoe video walkthroughs
- Citroen DS3 Cabrio Review
- TalkTalk boss calls for BT’s fibre network prices to be regulated
- BT Race to Infinity fibre broadband restarts in Madingley
- Dacia Duster Review
- Update: Samsung Galaxy S4 won’t feature 1.6GHz octa-core processor in the UK
- Samsung to introduce new Galaxy Mega phablet range
- Superfast Essex consultation begins: The Only Way Is BT
- HTC Windows 8 tablet on track for 2013 release?