November 2013 Archive

29th November

• UK’s last-gen broadband can’t cope with next-gen Xbox One and PlayStation 4, says Virgin Media
• Police chief volunteers to be tasered to raise money for new patrol car
• Sound and Vision: BT Music streams tunes to TV customers
• 1 in 10 men prefer attractive cars to women, survey reveals
• TalkTalk to offer new customers two months half price entertainment
• Brits to bag one million discounted tablets from Currys this Christmas
• PlayStation 4 launches with BBC iPlayer, Netflix and Lovefilm Instant
• BT Sport to bring NBA basketball to the UK

28th November

• People from the country ‘twice as likely’ to have drink-drive convictions
• Virgin TV Anywhere lands on Android, adds 9 more channels
• Man flashes his bits at driver for ‘not using indicators’
• Self install for FTTC fibre broadband coming New Year’s Eve 2013 – UPDATED
• High-visibility clothes won’t save cyclists from dangerous drivers, study claims
• London cabbies urged to act as ‘police officers’
• VW and Underworld app tailors music to your driving
• Tank Top TV allows viewers to compare the box set
• Government set to order ISPs to block terror sites
• Greater London has Britain’s safest drivers
• CyanogenMod has removed its Installer app from the Play Store
• YouTube’s paid subscription service may include background and offline playback
• VuTV is the TARDIS of Freeview HD: 13 streaming TV channels in one
• Heat Genius launches smart temperature controller

27th November

• Sony working on Smart Wig concept
• Deezer and Soundrop team-up to bring live music to users across the globe
• BBC iPlayer, Netflix, Lovefilm Instant free to watch on Sony PlayStation 4 from launch
• Ferrari 458 ‘Niki Lauda’ edition is a one-of-a-kind
• Teen thief given ASBO which bans him from touching cars
• Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 Review: In Depth
• Best PAYG stocking filler phones: Nokia 301, Lumia 520, Galaxy S3 Mini, Lumia 625 and BlackBerry 9720
• Cyclists and motorcyclists make our roads more dangerous, survey says
• Listen to the incredible engine sound of this mystery new Lamborghini
• Local TV channels for York and Middlesbrough named: York Channel and Made in Teesside
• Motorists still don’t give a damn about electric cars
• 4oD launches on Sky’s Now TV Box
• Nokia quietly launches the Lumia 525, a modest upgrade to its budget Windows Phone
• GTA: San Andreas is coming to iOS, Android, and Windows Phone
• Northamptonshire to lend money to fund fibre broadband rollout
• How to fix the infamous Xbox One 50Hz judder

26th November

• Samsung busts out new upgraded Galaxy Grand 2
• Android OS racks up record 81 per cent smartphone market share
• Drunk driver stopped in the overtaking lane of M25 and fell asleep at the wheel
• Range Rover Long-Wheelbase Autobiography Black first drive review
• LG Odin octo-core exposed
• TalkTalk TV quietly adds streaming channels like Sky 1 to programme guide
• Volvo S60 and V60 get the Polestar performance treatment
• Woman cleared of dangerous driving after man dies exposing her breasts
• Want to follow alcohol brands? You’ll have to tell Twitter your age first
• Free WiFi from O2 comes to all Argos UK stores in time for Christmas
• Lotus receives £10 million Government grant to help create more than 300 jobs
• Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond banned from driving in France for three months
• Virgin Media broadband, TV, phone and line rental 2014 price rises – UPDATED
• ZTE smartwatch coming in 2014, company says
• Netgear allows you to see your home in the dark
• How to clear an icy road… with cheese!
• Man part-exchanges testicle for Nissan 370Z
• Google confirms future RAW photo support for Android
• Netflix to screen its first original documentary in December
• ZOPO ZP998 Unleashes the Octo-Core
• Brit-based Kazam planning seven smartphones
• Smartphone Addiction causes erectile dysfunction, warns Dr Wang
• PIN Skimmer software set to pinch your passwords
• Goldee launches “world’s smartest light switch”

25th November

• Users twice as likely to lose their work-issue mobile phones
• Motorists prefer printed maps to sat navs, survey finds
• Nissan Juke Nismo RS is one hardcore compact crossover
• Asus Transformer Book T100 Review: In Depth
• Meet the VW Golf GTI that’s faster than the Jaguar F-Type Coupe
• Estuary TV, the first Local TV station launches in Grimsby on Freeview and Virgin Media tomorrow
• UK Man blames grandmother for speeding… even though she lives in Africa
• Vodafone is the latest network to try and crack the mobile payments market
• 60kg car bomb partially explodes in Belfast
• Free open WiFi boon for porn, terrorists and criminals, says Purple WiFi
• Freesat to launch Free Time on smart TVs in 2014
• Netflix teases Farscape revival, Lilyhammer season 2 hits mid-December
• Quickline saves Lincolnshire broadband firm Linpop from administration
• The next Kindle Paperwhite will reportedly include a new design along with a high resolution display
• Superfast broadband goes live in rural Cambridgeshire

22nd November

• Invisible Girlfriend app offers pretend relationships on a subscription basis
• Subaru WRX is fast, furious and frumpy
• Tory peer claims that cyclists “long” to be run down by cars so they can film it
• Misleading advertisers face legal threats as ASA strikes deal with Trading Standards
• Petrol prices hit lowest level since 2011
• Sky throws in free Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 for Christmas to new TV sign-ups
• Amazon LoveFilm launches app on Xbox One
• Samsung must pay an additional $290 million in damages to Apple
• BT YouView boxes updated for internet TV recording, TalkTalk users wait
• Kindle Fire owners will soon receive £4 worth of Amazon Coins for free
• LG says it’s nothing personal as it hits back over spying claim

21st November

• Range Rover Long Wheelbase Autobiography Black is even bigger pimpin’
• Porsche Macan price, specs, pictures and release date confirmed
• Insurance companies to get access to drivers’ DVLA records
• LG looks into claims that its smart TVs spy on viewing habits
• Tube to run all night weekends on five lines from autumn 2015
• Virgin to offer cheap iPhone 5S and 5C
• HTC is aiming to update the One to KitKat by the end of January
• Welsh Government don’t know where the rural broadband notspots will be
• BT, Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk and EE to block SolarMovie and Tubeplus
• Satellite broadband can do without a dish, says Phasor Solutions
• Foreign diplomats owe £74 million in unpaid congestion charge fines
• BT to offer YouView to Plusnet broadband customers
• Google has consolidated Play Magazines and Currents into a single app called Newsstand
• Couple turns milk float into £95-a-night B&B room
• An official Instagram app is finally available for Windows Phone

20th November

• London is one of the happiest cities in the world, according to Happy Barometer
• MiiPC: The Android-based PC where PC also stands for parental controls
• McLaren MP4-12C seized by police following collision with cyclist
• Motorist fined for towing roller-skater through town centre
• Xbox One SmartGlass app comes to Windows Phone
• Yahoo Screen launches on Apple TV
• Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 805 as MediaTek delivers an octa-core processor
• BT Sport could pitch to steal World Cup from BBC and ITV
• Twitter has updated its mobile apps with new search options
• Kaleidescape movie player offers 50 owners free films for Xmas
• Police promise ‘zero tolerance’ for dangerous drivers as 6th cyclist dies in 14 days
• Here’s where you can get the Moto G
• Logitech’s PowerShell Controller brings physical controls to iOS games
• All broadband connections blasted by St. Jude’s UK Storm now fixed by Openreach

19th November

• Kia Ray EV first drive review
• Race-tuned Nissan GT-R Nismo sets new Nurburgring record
• Ashes highlights coming to Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat on Pick
• Man charged with murder after shooting car crash victim in the face
• Apple iPad Air Review: In Depth
• You can now buy phones from Giffgaff
• BlackBerry’s latest Porsche Design handset is still ludicrously expensive
• Barnsley villagers hit superfast broadband target
• Wireless broadband provides internet lifeline to Lincolnshire villages
• Range Rover Hybrid review video and off-road test
• Sleek, sophisticated, and sexy: New Mini Hatch revealed
• Openreach continues to patch up Bournemouth, Cambridge and other areas hit by UK Storm
• Tesco offers 12 months of free unlimited broadband
• Samsung has reportedly sold 800,000 Galaxy Gears
• Yahoo! will begin encrypting all of its data next year
• Sky Go adds Watch, Gold, History and 11 more new channels
• Jaguar F-Type Coupe vs F-Type Convertible

18th November

• Ban mobile phone hands-free kits, charity says
• Mercedes-Benz and Gran Turismo come together to make one tasty sports car
• The Killing finale tagged and bagged exclusively by Netflix
• Good Deal: Apple’s iPad Air for £329
• Gran Turismo 6 to allow users to re-create their morning commute
• Parents setting up Facebook profiles for kids under 13 contribute to online bullying
• Samsung has massively improved notification support on its Galaxy Gear smartwatch
• Brownies to get updated internet safety Computer badge
• Suffolk aims for 95 per cent superfast coverage by 2015
• ISPs join forces to help families stay safe online

17th November

• Jaguar F-Type Coupe official price, specs and pictures revealed

15th November

• Cameron and Clarkson miss out as Chipping Norton fibre broadband funding axed
• Fiat 500 1967 Edition is a vintage throwback
• Motorist trapped after body lands on roof of car
• Google has released its Play Music app for iOS
• O2 launches 4G Mobile Broadband: Early adopters get 8GB for £25/month
• Car thief who ‘kidnapped’ child is freed after charges are dropped
• How good is the Motorola Moto G camera?
• Mercedes SLS AMG GT Final Edition marks end of the gullwing door
• Lovefilm Instant arrives on iPhone and iPod Touch devices
• Road safety expert urges in-truck cameras amid recent cyclist deaths
• Freeview, Freesat and YouView rated more important than HD, says Humax UK survey
• The sequel to the HTC One may include a Snapdragon 800 and KitKat
• Lethal Bizzle ‘cheats death’ after crashing Ferrari 458
• O2 launches its range of LTE Mobile Broadband packages
• BT beats Virgin Media in Netflix streaming speed test
• Channel 5 to launch Channel 5 Later in January
• ITV Essentials offers catch-up overseas

14th November

• What happens if every electric vehicle plugs in at once? My Electric Avenue is about to find out
• Virgin Media shows off its new Super Hub’s WiFi powers
• Eight years in jail for mechanic who caused death of female passenger
• Sky launches Broadband Shield parental security feature
• Zen to increase usage limits on ADSL offerings
• Cardboard Ferrari Testarossa is a supercar on a very small budget
• Plusnet cuts unlimited broadband and phone bundle prices
• Foxes repeatedly vandalise man’s taxi
• Oktoberfest reveller loses car for five weeks!
• Snapchat turned down a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook
• Google has updated Now with traffic incidents and other new cards
• University of Bath rolls out free Wi-Fi for visitors
• Man headbutts moving vehicles after motorway crash
• Sky entertainment content coming to TalkTalk TV on demand in 2014
• BT to bring free WiFi to the centre of Cardiff
• Sky Go Android tablet app planned for December launch

13th November

• Tesla Model S UK price revealed as retail store opens
• The Moto G might be the budget smartphone that conquers the world (hands-on)
• Competition: Win a Nokia Lumia 1020 with Vodafone
• Motorola announces the Moto G, a customisable handset for budget conscious buyers
• Openreach engineers clear UK storm damage in Reading and Southampton
• Fighter planes with F1 team paintjobs look the business
• Ultrafast broadband from CityFibre to transform Peterborough into a gigabit city
• Audi A3 Cabriolet price and specs
• EE is giving away free Amazon vouchers to its 4G customers
• CyanogenMod’s Installer aims to change the complicated process of trying a custom ROM
• Range Rover Hybrid video review shows electric mode, wading ability
• Nissan Qashqai price and final specs revealed
• Vine is now available for Windows Phone 8
• Connecting Cheshire publishes BDUK map
• Netflix gets a facelift for the big screen
• Netflix starts 4K trials

12th November

• Audi, Jaguar and Land Rover triumph in Recombu Awards 2013
• Invisible bike helmet keeps cyclists safe and stylish
• Gymkhana 6 is Ken Block drifting at its purest
• The Moto G could succeed where the Moto X failed
• BDUK seeks new chief executive
• YouView-based TalkTalk TV on track for 1m customers as 167,000 sign up
• Netflix launches on Virgin Media
• TalkTalk gains 47,000 Fibre subs but only 5,000 new broadband customers
• You can buy Apple’s Retina iPad mini right now
• Stirling upgrades its rural internet connectivity

11th November

• LG Nexus 5 Review: In Depth
• Now TV brings Sky 1, Sky Atlantic and MTV to iOS, LG smart TVs and connected players
• Why no BBC iPlayer, ITV Player or Sky Go for Xbox One?
• Professor Green arrested for drink driving after being mugged
• Kia announces electric Soul EV for 2014
• Virgin Media to launch 152Mbps ultrafast broadband in 2014, plus 20Mbps speed boosts for all – UPDATED
• BT wins Champions League TV rights for £900 million
• A27 closed after police fire at gun suspect’s vehicle
• Superfast Cornwall: 30 per cent will get ultrafast pure fibre, superfast for 206,000 now
• Toyota FV2 concept car can read emotions
• The Moto G could be released on November 14th, according to an Amazon listing
• Why can buying a HomePlug be so complicated?
• South Norfolk to get superfast wireless broadband with new mast
• EE switches on superfast mobile broadband in Cumbria

8th November

• 2014 Audi TT rumoured price and specs and pictures
• Virgin Media register ‘superdooper’ and ‘uberfast’ broadband site URLs
• New Nissan Qashqai specs and images
• TalkTalk, Sky, Netflix and YouView triumph in the first Recombu Digital Awards
• Essex church spires to act as wireless rural broadband antenna
• Two found guilty after phone cable scrap sting
• Virgin Media Business brings free WiFi to Birmingham
• First wave of Xbox One TV and entertainment apps announced
• Are you craving junk food? These apps will satisfy your itch
• Award-winning Tahrir Square documentary is the latest Netflix Original
• Kicksend will let you share photo albums with anyone privately
• Premier League pirate jailed
• Good Deal: Asda Direct is selling LG’s G Pad 8.3 for £229

7th November

• Sony details its Android 4.3 and 4.4 update plans
• Panasonic TX-L65WT600B 65 4K Ultra HD TV: Hands on and first impressions
• Congestion getting worse in UK, according to TomTom
• Channel 4 launches short films on 4oD
• Car deaths drop 41 per cent in England and Wales
• BMW i3 specs, pictures and pricing
• YouTube begins switching its comments system over to Google+
• Star Wars: Tiny Death Star is now available for iOS and Android
• Sky unveiled new fashion icon set-top boxes
• Celebrities get their own YouTube channels

6th November

• VIDEO: Connect TV on Freeview HD enables on-demand and pay-TV
• The Pebble smartwatch now includes support for iOS 7’s Notification Center
• Volvo S60 video road test with Sensus Connected Touch review
• DiscoverTV app brings the Radio Times to your iPad
• Five ways to cheat on your driving test: An idiot’s guide
• Learner driver avoids jail after cheating on 19th theory test
• Catalytic converter thefts on the rise
• Bugatti Veyron ‘Meo Costantini’ edition is a bit tasty
• Almost half of Virgin Media TV customers are tuning into TiVo
• Toyota SpongeBob Highlander Tanked Edition is an aquarium on wheels
• Bournemouth businesses to get gigabit fibre broadband
• Direct Save Telecom cuts new line installation price to thirty quid
• Samsung believes that 4K displays for phones will debut in 2015
• Virgin Media: Superfast broadband now the standard, 4.3 million signed up
• Google planning gesture-controlled car
• Microsoft has whittled down its CEO shortlist to around five people
• Gigaclear rolls out superfast broadband to rural communities
• Children 12 times more Distracting to Drivers than Mobile Phones
• Sky and BBC cautious of rushing into Ultra HD
• Jaguar confirms F-Type Coupé, reveals first picture

5th November

• UK homes will need 19Mbps internet connection within next ten years
• Robot vacuum transforms into mopping machine
• Minister proposes adding ‘distinction’ grade to driving tests
• The Cloud partners with Janet to provide on-campus Wi-Fi
• Tesla Supercharger network lets you drive from Mexico to Canada for free
• Win an Apple iPad Air 16GB Wi-Fi with Sky Go
• 20 years in jail for driver who ran over pedestrians in revenge attack
• Lexus LF-NX Concept gets turbocharged petrol version
• EE will begin trialling its 300Mbit/s LTE service in December
• EE throws the 300Mbps 4G speed switch on in London’s Tech City

4th November

• Can this mind-controlled Hyundai reduce accident rates?
• Barnsley villagers need £11,000 for BT superfast broadband cabinet
• HTC One Max Review: In Depth
• Lexus RC Coupe pictures and specs
• BlackBerry’s CEO exits the company as its plan to find a buyer falls through
• Netflix fan site NewOnNetflix UK shows viewers what they’re missing
• New CCTV-style cameras target parents on the school run
• 5GIC: Details of 5G test bed at University of Surrey’s Innovation Centre emerge
• Jet-powered coffin does 0-to-60 in 9 seconds
• Gimme Fibre Day launches, touts benefits of gigabit broadband
• Motorola’s affordable alternative to the Moto X may cost just £135

1st November

• Nexus 5 camera vs Nexus 4, HTC One, iPhone 5S, Lumia 1020, Galaxy S4, Note 3 and Xperia Z1
• Shelby GT500 Sport Wagon is practical insanity
• Thousands risk crashing by taking Instagram ‘selfies’ while driving
• Asus Transformer Book Trio hands-on: Hybrid Android/Windows goodness
• Chinese cops using cardboard police cars to deter speeders
• US police use GPS bullets to track criminals
• Hello Kitty Mitsubishi MIrage edition is a pink monstrosity
• Survey Reveals Women use Cars as ‘Second Wardrobes’
• Good Deal: The 16GB Nexus 5 for £295 at the Carphone Warehouse
• Asus Transformer Book T100 hands-on: A £349 Windows 8.1 laptop!
• What’s new in Android KitKat?