May 2014 Archive
31st May
- How fast? Huawei blasts cobwebs away in 10Gbps WiFi lab test
- Lightwave RF Smart Dimmer tackles LED light flicker
30th May
- How to transfer music from iTunes to the Samsung Galaxy S5
- Why the iPhone 6 is make or break for Apple
- Netflix bags £100 million original drama on Queen Elizabeth II
- Tesco value phone: 5 things to expect
- Survey reveals best and worst cars of 2014
- Manhattan launches Plaza HD-T2 Freeview box with Chromecast-type YouTube controls
- Congestion charge on the up
- AT&T launches the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active stateside, but is it coming to the UK?
- YouView expands to build cloud PVRs and give personal recommendations
- Zen Internet tech support zeroes in on router fail
- BT Sport shows summer grass court tennis on the road to Wimbledon
- How to get your Virgin Media up to 152Mbps speed boost now
- 1966 World Cup Final showing ‘live’ on BBC Sport today
- Samsung Galaxy K Zoom cameraphone with epic zoom hits UK tomorrow
- Siri vs Google Now (Apple vs Android Grudge Match)
29th May
- Barkbuddy is like Tinder for dogs (actual canines)
- Crashes on US roads cost over $277,000 per person per year
- Quad HD vs QHD vs QHD+ vs 4K Ultra HD: What does it all mean?
- Sony Xperia M2 Review: In Depth
- Peugeot RCZ R review
- Best Chromecast apps 2017: Our favourite sports, video, music and gaming apps
- Tonino Lamborghini Antares hands-on review
- New Virgin Media broadband, mobile, TV and home phone Big Bundles revealed
- Cortana to hit UK Lumias this month?
- 2014 Toyota Yaris details and images
- Amazon Prime Instant Video swipes exclusive rights the Halle Berry sci-fi drama Extant
- Freesat launches Curzon on demand arthouse movies app on Freetime
- Blinkbox hits Xbox One, heading to Chromecast soon
- Three quarters of motorists would fail driving test
- Mr Bean star saves driver’s life after McLaren F1 crash
- Is Tesla Motors bullying UK firm Ecotricity for Supercharger space?
28th May
- It’s official: Apple buys Dr Dre’s Beats for $3bn
- Ofcom wants us to have faster 4G – but you might need a new Freeview aerial
- LG G3 launch accessories hands-on
- BBC iPlayer updates for Android, iOS and Windows Phone 8
- Get Chromecast for £10 when you buy Game of Thrones with Wuaki
- What’s the best phone for watching porn? (Video, NSFW)
- Speeding motorist clocks 149mph on M25
- Google driverless car ditches brake pedal and steering wheel
- LG G3 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 vs HTC One M8 vs Sony Xperia Z2 vs Apple iPhone 5s
- Full World Cup 2014 TV schedule and kick-off times
- Freesat firms up deal with Manhattan for more Freetime set top boxes
- TalkTalk Super Router promises WiFi AC boost and plug’n’play superfast fibre
- LG G3 hands-on review
- Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds to get next-gen fibre broadband from Hyperoptic
27th May
- Why the super-cheap Moto G isn’t as good as everyone says it is
- Good deal: Microsoft Surface Pro 2 now £150 off
- LG launches G3 flagship phone
- Is this the coolest Mini on the planet?
- Follow along with the LG G3 launch event live stream here
- ITV Player live and catch up TV hits Windows Phone 8: The X Factor on your Nokia Lumia
- 2015 VW Passat details and sketches
- Virgin Media claims customers saved £1.2 million with SmartCall apps
- Focus shifting explained and how to add it to your shots
- Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint scanner hitting new iPads and iPhones
- BBC Sport kicks off on Roku in the UK
- Sony Xperia E1 Review: In Depth
26th May
24th May
- Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive review
- Essex police blasted for playing rap music over police car PA system
- Police ram wrong-way drunk driver off the road
- These girls took selfies and sang karaoke while driving. What happened next isn’t pretty
23rd May
- Mobile essentials to survive a festival
- Chrysler Ypsilon given a makeover
- Why you shouldn’t buy a 4K Ultra HD TV (yet)
- Lexus NX price and specifications
- LG G3: All the facts UPDATED
- LG G3 specs and 538ppi screen leaked ahead of launch
- Google ‘Project Tango’ tablet being seeded to developers in secret?
- Li-Fi smart light bulbs will be in shops in the next two years
- 5 reasons cyclists hate motorists
- Now Facebook knows what you’re watching and listening to
- Nest smart thermostat slashed to £99 with nPower Intelligent Fix bundle
22nd May
- This awesome Batmobile Tumbler was once a golf cart
- Mans beats himself up to avoid breath test, then admits guilt
- GM’s new seatbelt system won’t let you drive until buckled up
- OneGuide on SmartGlass and external drive support coming to Xbox One
- BBC’s final release of new iPlayer for TV brings back some old favourites
- Nokia Lumia 630 Review: In Depth
- Vodafone customers to get six months’ free Netflix subscription
- Sky Sports 4K Ultra HD demo: First impressions
- Nokia uses 50 Lumia 1020s to capture New York life in bullet time
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Active jogs into view
21st May
- EE announces new 4G MiFis: The rugged Osprey, lightweight Kite and in-car Buzzard
- Superfast broadband provider switching fees cut by 78 per cent
- Nissan Pulsar is a Ford Focus and VW Golf rival
- What’s next for the UK’s fastest 4G network, EE? Better coverage and new devices
- Female motorcyclist performs tricks in her underwear
- Lewis Hamilton takes on Ken Block in Top Gear Challenge
- Amazon to bring closed captions to Prime Instant Video this year
- Bees use Nissan Micra as hive
- Motorcyclist misses one horse, hits another
- YouView Android update irons out recording clashes
- BT must fix most broadband faults in two days or face fines
- HTC One (M8) Prime: All the facts
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime: All the facts UPDATED
- Surface just got more professional with the launch of the Surface Pro 3
- ASA orders EE to drop broadband reliability claim from ads
20th May
- Virgin TV Anywhere: Latest Android devices and Xbox One update
- Nokia Lumia 630 unboxing and first look
- Monument Valley (iOS/Android) game review
- Motorola Moto E Review: In Depth
- Sony Xperia Z3 specs, pictures and release date leaked?
- EE targeted but Sky reprieved as ICO fingers big brands for nuisance calls
- Katy Perry and Plan B gigs come to LG smart TVs on LoveLive TV
- 2-stroke scooter more damaging to the environment than a lorry
- BBC iPlayer on Sky gets its first upgrade with Red Button launcher
- The boat with a 1,100hp Rolls-Royce engine
- Nokia Lumia 630 hits the UK from end of May
19th May
- Competition: Win a new HTC One (M8) with O2
- BT raising Openreach engineer army in battle for customer confidence
- Tesla Model S is an Electric Cruisebeast, says The Oatmeal
- 2015 Nissan 370Z Nismo details and pictures
- Chop-Cloc promises to save your bills by interrupting your heating
- BT fibre broadband cabinet conservation clanger angers Romsey NIMBYs
- Nine reasons motorists hate cyclists
- Game of Thrones seasons 1-3 come to Wuaki ahead of other HBO shows
- Motorola Moto E unboxing and first look
- Could black box insurance become mandatory?
18th May
- Thomas Was Alone (iOS) game review
- Motorists buying car plates with missing aircraft ‘MH370’ flight number
- Stubborn businessman keeps secret stash of cars for 61 years
- Car thief busted after cops investigate ‘S20LUN’ vanity plate
- Police to prosecute car crash photo rubberneckers
17th May
- Formula E opens for business at Donington Park Circuit
- Chinese man buys car with five tons worth of coins
16th May
- Watch this beautiful Bentley ad, shot entirely on iPhone 5s
- New buildings must be superfast broadband-ready from 2017 says EU
- What to do if you lose your phone
- How to get the most out of YouTube Leanback on your smart TV
- Kiwanuka (iOS) game review
- BT Sport pulls in the punters in 19,000 British pubs
- Five ‘amazing’ smartphone features that epically failed
- Meet the Audi A3 with 525bhp
- Samsung Galaxy K Zoom cameraphone hits UK in June
- HTC One Mini 2 hands-on review
- Sony’s FMP-X10 4K Ultra HD media player has a 1TB hard drive, will cost over £400
- Brabus turns the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG into an 838bhp monster
- British Gas Hive smart energy on sale in Apple stores and lesser shops
- Apple iOS 8: All the facts
- Samsung Galaxy Note 4 could be your flexible friend
- Paralysed racing driver races Indy500 with his head
- Audi dealerships fibbing about safety ratings
15th May
- Honda bottles its car emissions to give customers free water
- TalkTalk breaks 1m TV customers and promises “You will all haz TV”
- Alcatel One Touch Idol S Review: In Depth
- Apple iOS 8 to offer split-screen multitasking?
- RBS and NatWest follow HSBC with free WiFi at UK branches
- Drivers against blanket 20mph speed limit
- TalkTalk to reach 10m homes with Google-style gigabit fibre broadband city hunt
- Freeview, Freesat and YouView to get Turner’s US reality TV channel TruTV
- Heatmiser launches Neo, the world’s first Windows Phone smart heating app
- Shiny car = happy person
- How to cheat/catch a cheater with your smartphone (video)
14th May
- Most of us check our phones 150 times a day, research claims
- BT confirms next steps for TV and broadband: 4G router, multi-room TV and budget box
- BT, Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk launch Internet Matters child safety portal
- Driver to stand trial for jamming speed guns with laser
- Why Apple’s purchase of Beats should be music to your ears
- Renault Megane Renaultsport 275 Trophy gunning for Nurburgring glory
- Budding businesswomen to get superfast broadband boost
- ‘Big Brother’ eCall black boxes must be installed on all new vehicles
- Tado Cooling launches on Kickstarter to smarten up your air con
- Will LG’s Uni8 Windows Phone give Nokia a good scrap?
- Jaguar to produce ‘missing’ 1960s Lightweight E-type
- Man denies doing 111mph in 30mph zone
- Blind racing driver gets custom car from students
13th May
- Dracula, The Tomorrow People, Almost Human and Believe face first-season axe
- Motorola Moto E hands-on review
- Archos ArcBook brings the netbook back to life with Android
- YouView to expand tech team by 50 per cent
- Widow of driver in Paul Walker accident sues Porsche
- Virgin viewers get Sky on the move and HD sports
- Pregnant women 42 per cent more likely to crash
- HSBC adds BT Wi-Fi hotspots in branches
- Thief caught with chopped-up BMW X6 in his van
- Motorola launches super-value Moto E smartphone for £89
- Motorola launches Moto G 4G for just £149
- Ariel makes a new faster Atom 3.5R
12th May
- Maserati confirms production of ‘Alfieri’ sports car concept
- Samsung Gear Fit review
- Best new smartphones coming summer 2014
- Lost Civilization (iOS) game review
- Manchester City’s Premiership win weekend hands another fail to Sky Go and Now TV
- Illegal file-sharers brace for pleading letters from music and film industries
- Rezvani Beast supercar is an Ariel Atom in clothes
- Hyperoptic, Gigaclear and Plusnet vie for bestest fastest provider in ISPA 2014 Awards
- Audi R8 LMX has laser vision
- Netflix HD prices increase as it adds SD-only budget tier
- Archos 50 Helium 4G Review: In Depth
- Fibre broadband community start-up B4RN beats BT in the race to Dolphinholme
- Motorola Moto E: All the facts
9th May
- Apple to purchase Beats in a $3.2 billion acquisition. Expect bass-heavy EarPods soon
- SAM Strip Kickstarter smart plug will react to motion, temperature and light
- Amazon adds Suits, Grimm and Parks and Recreation to Prime Instant Video
- HTC One (M8) ‘Prime’ in the works as a One Max successor?
- Sky News launches catch-up TV service on Sky+HD
- Football and fibre play well as BT TV passes the million milestone
- Hotel valet crashes guest’s Lamborghini Aventador
- Young drivers from Wales and the South West are the ‘least smart’
- Is the BMW i8 the best car on the road today?
- BMW M5 30 Jahre Edition is 600bhp of German insanity
- Phone porn virus gives a Royal shock
8th May
- Ford likely to build new Ford Focus RS
- Hopster app launches massive UK online video library for pre-schoolers
- Jaguar F-Type to go manual and all-wheel-drive?
- Does a new head of mobile design at Samsung mean no more plastic smartphones?
- BT goofs with false fibre speed claims, ads watchdog doles out smackdown
- Vodafone’s mobile wallet app to replace your store cards and gym ID
- ISPA looking for 2014 Internet Hero and Villain nominees
- Live Brazil 2014 World Cup streams and 24/7 catch-up coming to BBC Sport online
- How mobile phone battery life is going to seriously improve in 2016
- BT: 100Mbps on FTTC vectoring anti-noise tech trials extended
- Puppy outruns police on major highway
7th May
- Cop crashes into driver, blames her for being drunk
- Virgin Media TiVo grows while free TV goes
- Hands-on with Huawei’s Ascend P7, the 8-meg selfie snapper
- Huawei Ascend P7 Review: First Look
- Huawei unveils the ultimate selfie-taker, the Ascend P7 smartphone
- Surface event held by Microsoft on May 20th
- Virgin Media broadband figures stay at 4.5m as superfast cable grows and copper dies
- Samsung Gear 2 Solo with SIM card leaked
- Motorola Moto X+1: All the facts
- John Lewis launches LG webOS-powered smart TVs
- Orange is the New Black Season 3 confirmed on Twitter
6th May
- Meet the Maniwa, the world’s ugliest (and only?) wooden ‘supercar’
- How to catch phone thieves red-faced
- Netflix streaming House of Cards in 4K Ultra HD now
- Slow rural internet speeds drive journalist to satellite broadband
- New image of Amazon’s 3D smartphone revealed
- Naked man killed while doing push ups in the street
- Freesat’s Freetime catch-up and apps are a hit with subscription-free viewers
- Tesco value smartphone to hit UK stores
- Can this Renault Megane RS lap the Nurburgring in under 8 minutes?
- S4C on demand comes to TVPlayer
- Apple iPhone 6 earphones to measure your pulse
- Virgin Media broadband, mobile, TV and home phone come together in new Big Bundles
4th May
3rd May
2nd May
- New update puts more Chat into Snapchat with messaging and two-way video
- Asus EL30 In-Ear Headphones review
- Vodafone offers 4G to European travellers
- Foursquare announces Swarm a standalone app to find your friends
- Sky puts Now TV price rise on hold
- VW reveals mighty Golf R400 concept
- Top Gear: Jeremy Clarkson’s harshest insults
- BMW X5 retains crown as the most frequently stolen car in the UK
- Sky’s Paramount movies deal locks out Netflix and Amazon
- What are the ten most fuel-efficient new cars?
- UK’s cheapest 4G phone swoops from the skies
- BT, Sky, TalkTalk and EE in the frame for Virgin Media’s non-cable broadband customers
- Dreamworks boss wants you to pay per pixel for movie downloads
- BBC Sport’s World Cup Rewind to show 1966 final and classic moments in run-up to Brazil 2014
- Real iPhone 6 mockup looks pretty snazzy
- McLaren MSO 650S Coupe Concept showcases design upgrades
1st May
- Android users can now enjoy a darker, revamped Spotify app
- Is this the Sony Xperia Z2 compact?
- Peugeot 108 pictures, price and specs
- Sky Go Extra, On Demand and connected Sky+HD sees Sky TV numbers soar
- BMW i8 Review
- Man jams mobile phone signals to make his commute “safer”
- Canonical lets slip that Ubuntu for Android is getting the axe
- Simon Pegg’s street billed £21,000 for BT broadband
- Clarkson uses ‘n-word’ in unaired Top Gear footage
- Sky Broadband cements second place behind BT, above Virgin Media with almost 5.2m customers
- Good Deal: Asus Transformer Book T100 for £299
- Humax HDR-1000S upgrade gives Freesat Freetime viewers a 2TB boost
- Game of Thrones live streaming site Now TV putting up TV and movies prices in May – UPDATED
- Secret social network bigs up anonymous free speaking
- Superfast Cymru delivers broadband speeds three times UK average
- 10 Best Cases for the Sony Xperia Z2
- Sony Xperia Z2 Tips and Tricks: Get the most from your mobile
- Sky Go and Now TV heading to PlayStation 4, PS3 owners to get Sky Go
- Nokia’s Superman phone will be a selfie machine
- Trident Iceni is a 190mph diesel-sipping British sportscar