September 2014 Archive

30th September

• BT mimics Sky with 6 months free Infinity superfast broadband offer
• Netflix to screen Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel in 2015
• What are the best phablets and big-screen phones?
• YouView and Netflix poised to sign a deal
• Paris Motor Show 2014: The cars we’re looking forward to most
• Watch Minecraft: Pocket Edition run on an Android Wear smartwatch
• McLaren 650S Spider review
• BT wins Black Country BDUK bid: Superfast broadband to 98 per cent by 2017
• Asphalt Overdrive (iOS/Android/Windows) game review
• The worst car adverts that feature rappers
• Competition: Win a Now TV Box and 12 Entertainment Month Passes
• Nvidia Shield Tablet LTE Review: In Depth
• Road accidents costing UK £15 billion a year
• New rules for the tax disc: Everything you need to know
• Loan company kill switch nearly causes a crash
• The most mental motorbike race on the planet from the winner’s perspective
• How free public Wi-Fi networks could be stealing your private data

29th September

• BT tackles Britain’s 7.8 billion spam calls with BT8500 Advanced Call Blocker phone
• Netflix and Amazon 4K: Which smart TVs have it and what’s on it?
• Big 4 ISPs say their routers are safe from SHELLSHOCK hack attacks
• GoPro Hero4 to deliver crazy dash-cam footage in stunning 4K
• Meet the McLaren 625S, a toned down 650S for Asians
• Decline in local petrol stations blamed on supermarkets
• UK must beat South Korea for broadband, says culture secretary
• This is the VW Passat GTE plug-in hybrid
• Competition: Win a Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro with Sky
• New Honda Civic Type R promises to upset the legendary NSX
• Ping: A mysterious notifications app from the makers of Secret
• Ferrari 458 recalled because you could get stuck in the boot
• The world’s first wearable drone is a selfie machine
• The luckiest cyclist ever?

28th September

• BT accused of slow rural broadband rollout, says ‘nobody does it better’
• Tim Berners-Lee calls for web privacy to be enshrined in law
• Microsoft’s Chromecast clone is a Miracast upgrade kit
• Google Nexus 6 ‘Shamu’ leaks in photo. It’s a Motorola phablet

27th September

• Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Review: In Depth

26th September

• Labour’s gigabit broadband plans: The industry responds
• Jaguar XE ‘Ingenium’ engines break cover
• Why the iPhone 6 is faster than the iPhone 6 Plus
• Nest Learning Thermostat bundled free with Npower dual fuel tariff
• Nearly half of British drivers clueless about stopping distances
• Ferrari 458 Speciale A is a yellow dream machine
• Road deaths drop to record low
• Phones4u says it won’t honour iPhone 6 pre-order refunds
• Drivers urged to get a grip on dangerous tyres
• Apple tries again with iOS 8.0.2, cross your fingers…
• HTC teases its upcoming RECamera. An oddly shaped GoPro rival
• New police radar gun could catch texting drivers

25th September

• Racing UK now streaming every race live internationally
• Fibre GarDen project reveals broadband prices: £45/month for 100Mbps
• Heatmiser smart thermostat gives hackers a back door to your home network
• BT telephone poles doubling as 4G masts could plug reception not-spots
• YouView’s new technology chief will help make Cloud PVR a reality
• BT Sport Extra comes to football crazy Virgin Media TiVo via red button
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus Review: In Depth
• BT’s G.fast gigabit broadband over copper trials achieve 700Mbps download speeds
• Sony Xperia Z3 vs Xperia Z3 Compact: Which is best for me?
• iPhone 6 ‘Bendgate’ explained and how to prevent it
• Apple pulls evil iOS 8.0.1 update, here’s how to fix your crocked iPhone 6

24th September

• Fujitsu named as partner in Sky, TalkTalk and City Fibre’s gigabit York project
• WightFibre apes Virgin Media with 152Mbps speed boost
• Amazon wants to bring One Click ordering to your kitchen
• VW Golf Alltrack is an estate with off-road tendencies
• Amazon launches Kindle Unlimited – a new subscription book and audiobooks service
• 2015 Honda Civic and Civic Sport like it sporty
• Blackberry launches square-ish Passport phone
• Meet the new 510 horsepower Mercedes-AMG C 63
• TalkTalk WiFi calling app Talk2Go coming in October
• iPhone 6 hype makes Samsung push out Galaxy Note 4 early
• Primus Saver to rebrand as Fuel Broadband
• Drop in number of bus journeys
• Apple is planning to kill the Beats Music brand. May pour its skills into iTunes
• Apple TV can now get Sky entertainment and movies through Now TV

23rd September

• Apple iPhone 6 Review: In Depth
• Now the British government wants your data from Google, Amazon, and US comms companies
• Labour backs 1Gbps and 10Gbps for all UK homes and businesses
• Now TV celebrates Walking Dead season 5 launch with brain popcorn competition
• iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus unboxed and first look
• Infiniti Q80 Inspiration concept shuns seating tradition
• EE to launch 300Mbps and trial 400Mbps 4G services in Wembley by end of 2015
• Citroen C1 Urban Ride is a Vauxhall Adam Rocks rival
• Citroen C4 Cactus Airflow Hybrid Air concept 2L sips fuel like a camel sips water
• Quarter of women see their ‘perfect man’ in a convertible

22nd September

• BBC captures incredible 600 frames-per-second fight scene in 4K Ultra HD test
• Cable criminals cripple County Durham connections: Thousands left without internet or phone services
• Double TOWIE specials to star in celeb-tastic opening night on ITVBe
• iOS 8 problems emerge as users complain
• Kobo Aura H2O Review: In Depth
• Infiniti Q50 2.0-t petrol review
• This is what instant justice looks like
• Vauxhall Adam S wants to wear the Fiat 500 Abarth like a hat
• This is the Toyota C-HR Concept
• EE joins Vodafone in buying Phones 4U stores
• UK firms urged to apply for £3,000 broadband vouchers before March 2015 deadline
• Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Concept-S: The ‘S’ stands for sexy-ish

21st September

• Fibre GarDen moots gigabit broadband, explains fibre usage limits
• Netflix USA’s international VPN viewers could be blocked by Australian row
• Free WiFi arriving on select South West Trains routes
• Best new iPhone games for September

20th September

• Cure phone addiction with the pointlessly useless NoPhone

19th September

• F1 radio messages: What’s allowed and what’s not in 2014?
• Sony Xperia Z3 Review: In Depth
• Best Mini Mobiles: Our favourite compact phones reviewed
• BT picked to save South Yorkshire from Digital Region superfast omnishambles
• Group Lotus to lay off a quarter of its staff
• Pulling wheelies on a superbike on public roads is a bad idea
• TalkTalk TV serves up free weekend of Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD
• Peugeot Quartz Concept is 500hp of hybrid crossover madness
• BT Sport Extra scores more football for Sky and BT TV viewers
• Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus launch day hands-on
• Scottish No vote sees Hyperoptic greenlight Glasgow for gigabit broadband
• 2015 Dacia Duster is still the UK’s cheapest SUV
• Now TV price rises: Entertainment and Movies going up in October
• Virgin Media’s Usain Bolt ad banned after BT and Sky filed complaints
• Video: the very first iPhone 6 owner accidentally drops it
• London Live forced to stick to local programming, Ofcom predicts more woes

18th September

• iOS 8 QuickType keyboard vs SwiftKey for iOS: Which is best?
• TalkTalk promises to pass on superfast savings to punters
• Bentley Mulsanne Speed lives up to its name and then some
• This dancing pedestrian signal wants to help you cross the road
• EE to honour Phones 4U iPhone 6 pre-orders
• Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Review: In Depth
• Hyperoptic lights up first homes in Cardiff with gigabit fibre broadband
• Using an Apple Watch while driving could land you in jail
• Does the 4K Ultra HD badge mean my TV is future proof?
• Volvo XC90 R-Design looks the business
• Amazon launches new Kindle Voyage and Fire tablets

17th September

• The Apple Watch could cost thousands but people will still buy it
• 4K Ultra HD kitemark for European TVs unveiled
• Highlands & Islands superfast scheme in dry dock as cable gear sinks
• BT Openreach proposes superfast fibre broadband without the phone calls
• Where can I watch the Ryder Cup 2014? BBC Two and Sky Sports 4
• The best fake iPhone we’ve ever seen costs just $140
• Freesat revamps Showcase on-demand service for TV, iOS and Android
• EE offers SIM-only 4G for a tenner a month
• Download iOS 8 onto your iPhone and iPad today

16th September

• Virgin Media trials gigabit fibre broadband tech in rural Cambridgeshire
• Fibre Garden to start Big Dig on October 5
• Black Country secures £6m from BDUK for 95 per cent superfast coverage
• Five worst extras given away with phones
• Affordable phones round-up: Motorola New Moto G vs Nokia Lumia 635 vs Sony Xperia E1 vs HTC Desire 510
• UK copyright cops crush 34 pirates and 3,000 sites in first year
• Direct Save launches £4.95/month full fibre broadband for new build homes
• Apple releases a U2 removal tool to stop ‘Songs of Innocence’ from polluting your music collection

15th September

• Google’s first Android One phones launch in India. They cost less than £70 each
• Gigaclear AIMs for 200,000 rural fibre customers
• BT, TalkTalk, Vodafone, O2, EE and Three promise business as usual for Scotland – at least for a while
• Sky takes 4K kit to Ryder Cup to test out Ultra HD live sport
• GoFone GF47W is the first device to sport Windows branding without the ‘Phone’
• Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A heading to the UK via EE
• What is Cat 6 LTE and how will it benefit everyone on 4G?
• Samsung Galaxy Note Edge not coming to UK on launch
• 750bhp Vauxhall is as crazy as it sounds
• China launches cellphone lanes for distracted pedestrians
• PassivLiving Heat: smart energy control for the self-powered future VIDEO
• First Formula E race comes to a crashing conclusion
• Phones 4U blames sudden demise on EE and Vodafone

14th September

• Satellite broadband nets half a million for pig farmer turned ISP impresario
• Touchy robot butler could tidy up and load your dishwasher after that big party
• Apple iPhone 6 A8 benchmark suggests it’s not a massive improvement
• Free Sky Fibre Broadband for six months deal launches

13th September

• How much would the TV Licence cost in an independent Scotland?
• Motorola New Moto G (2014) Review: In Depth
• UK tariffs and deals for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus emerge

12th September

• Apple’s US iPhone 6 online pre-order system fails. The internet gets angry
• Google’s self-driving passes official driving test – with a bit of help
• Which Moto G should I get?
• Sky applies for Ofcom green light to dig up roads for fibre broadband
• Air-powered Peugeot 208 Hybrid 2L Demonstrator wants to save you fuel
• Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4: Which is best for me?
• Virgin Media TiVo teases new design ahead of rollout
• VW Golf SV review
• HTC smartwatch rumours re-surface, but don’t expect it before 2015

11th September

• Netflix revamps search on site, puts your favourites at your fingertips
• Sky to start beaming targeted ads at your home postcode
• Why the iPhone 6 will be the best phone ever
• 99p Stores launches unlimited broadband for 99p a week: How cheap is that?
• Meet and greet the first fully-modified Tesla Model S
• How to get Amazon Prime Instant Video on your Android phone
• The Mercedes-Benz sticker that could save your life
• Bye bye Nokia, bye bye Windows Phone
• New HTC One M8 to pack a slick new camera?
• Mercedes-AMG GT: Everything you need to know
• 4oD scrapped to become All 4 digital all-rounder

10th September

• Pirate Proxy dodges UK ISPs site blocking with new domain
• iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus: Which is best for me?
• 25 cool things you can do with your Apple Watch
• BMW 2 Series Convertible is a drop-top stunner
• Samsung vs LG Ultra HD @ IFA 2014: 8K, flexible, curved and blinged screens VIDEO
• Citroen C4 Cactus crosses over to UK
• Should I upgrade to the Apple iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus from my old iPhone?
• Honda HR-V is a Nissan Juke competitor
• Michael Schumacher goes home to continue recovery
• Licence fee decriminalisation inches closer
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4: Should I upgrade?

9th September

• Apple Watch: The rumored iWatch is very real and very impressive
• Netflix brings post-play binge watching to Chromecast
• Apple Watch Preview: “The next chapter in Apple’s story” says Tim Cook
• Amazon brings Prime Instant Video to Android devices in a convoluted manner
• How much, when and where to buy the Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in the UK
• What is ApplePay? Pay with your iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Watch and NFC
• Hot new Merc AMG GT to challenge Porsche 911, Aston Vantage
• Are the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus the best camera phones ever?
• 6 things seriously wrong with Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
• Customers trapped without broadband in South Yorkshire’s £150m super-farce
• Apple CarPlay debuts in the Ferrari FF
• Cases of women caught drink-driving nearly doubles
• Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus: Full Preview
• iPhone 6 specs leaked ahead of launch
• This is how you drive a turbocharged tractor
• Free Netflix bundled with Spotify or Sky Sports on Vodafone 4G
• Why Tesco’s value smartphone has been shelved
• Male drivers more prone to fuel mishaps
• Hands-on: Lenovo Vibe X2, Z2 and Z2 Pro – desirable ‘droids that we can’t have
• Top 5 iPhone 6 apps the Royal Baby Foetus 2 might enjoy
• The 100mpg Mercedes S Class exempt from road tax
• Amazon Fire: Hands on with the UK model
• Jaguar XE: Everything you need to know so far

8th September

• Jaguar XE revealed at star-studded London launch
• Manchester TV sports pirate sunk by PIPCU cyber cops
• Nest Protect learns how to tell steam from smoke
• TP Vision for Philips offers free 4K Media Player UHD 880 with 2013/4 smart TVs
• Devolo and D-Link show off smart home sensors, cameras and plugs
• Best new mobile phones coming before Christmas 2014
• Robot Wars: Dyson’s 360 Eye cleaner is all-seeing, all-knowing
• Amazon’s Fire phone an O2 exclusive in the UK
• What is Samsung Smart Home?
• Panasonic’s IFA 2014 spinning spoon and magic make-up mirror give the smart home a smile
• Jaguar XE to be helicoptered in for launch party
• Which smartwatch is best for me? (2014)
• Hands-on: LG G Watch R is a smartwatch in disguise at IFA 2014
• Peugeot 308 GT pictures, price and specs
• Swindon stumps up £1.5m for 95 per cent superfast broadband coverage
• Netflix launches private recommendations for guilty pleasures
• In a nutshell: What to expect from Apple’s iPhone 6 launch

6th September

• Hands-on: Meet Alcatel OneTouch’s svelte new Hero 8 tablet
• Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact vs Apple iPad Mini with Retina Display: Which should I buy?

5th September

• Meet the old-school, new-school Jaguar Mark 2
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Review: In Depth
• BMW 2 Series Active Tourer 218d review
• Scottish cops use empty police car as crime deterrent
• Sony’s subtly curved Bravia S90 4K TV: Eyes on video
• Tado Care aims to stop boiler breakdowns before they happen
• Harman Omni HD wireless speakers set to challenge Sonos
• Hands-on: Alcatel OneTouch Hero 2, the affordable Galaxy Note 4?
• Wuaki.tv demos 4K streams on LG and Samsung smart TVs
• Hands-on: Samsung Gear VR
• Watch Ikea tear Apple a new one in this hilarious parody ad
• Huawei ascends with three 4G phones at IFA 2014
• Hands-on: Motorola’s New Moto X is a seriously user friendly media machine
• Hands-on: Motorola’s Moto 360 is a chunky but stylish smartwatch
• Hands on: Sony’s QX1 interchangeable lens pocket camera
• EE and Three nab Galaxy Note 4 and Sony Xperia Z3
• Haier plans world domination with five new Android phones
• Hands-on: The New Moto G improves on the ultimate game-changing smartphone

4th September

• Samsung unpacks curved soundbar to go with bent Full HD and 4K TVs
• Meet the gorgeous new Mazda MX-5
• Samsung’s VR9000 robot vacuum cleaner promises to suck 60 times harder
• VW Golf R review
• Nokia Lumia 830: Hands on review
• Fibre broadband project connects rural Cumbrian community to 330Mbps speeds
• Samsung flexes 105-inch bendable 4K Ultra HD at IFA 2014
• IFA 2014: Toshiba shows off 8K, Super Widescreen 4K and 4K bathroom mirror displays
• Nokia announces Lumia 830, Lumia 735 and Denim software update
• EE announces 4G pay as you go packs starting at £1 a week
• Encore Mini: Toshiba’s baby Windows 8.1 tablet launches at IFA 2014
• HTC Desire 820’s 8-megapixel front camera is the ultimate selfie machine

3rd September

• IFA 2014: Amazon Fire TV prepares UK challenge to Chromecast, Apple TV and Roku
• Netflix and Amazon 4K content headed to Panasonic smart TVs
• Sony’s curved 4K Bravia S90 UK price announced
• Panasonic powers up latest 4K smart TV line up at IFA 2014
• HTC One (M8) vs HTC One (M8) for Windows: Which is best?
• Netflix calls dibs on Batman prequel Gotham after Channel 5
• Sony Xperia Z1 vs Z2 vs Z3: What’s the difference and should I upgrade?
• Samsung Gear VR: Galaxy Note 4-powered Oculus Rift announced
• Samsung Gear S: 2-inch touchscreen smart watch touches down at IFA 2014
• PS4 Remote Play turns your smartphone into a portable PS4
• Hands on: The Xperia E3, Sony’s most affordable 4G phone yet
• Hands on: Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk with e-ink display
• Hands on: Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, best mini phone of 2014?
• Hands on: Metallic Sony Xperia Z3 boasts two-day battery life
• Hands on: Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is a serious iPad Mini rival
• Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge arrive at Unpacked Part 2 during IFA 2014
• IFA 2014: Haier unleashes 4K, Full HD and Android OS-running smart TVs
• Hands on: Asus MemoPad 7 offers HD at a great price
• New 2014 Hyundai i20 preview
• Asus unveils Android Wear-powered ZenWatch and new Memo Pad 7 at IFA 2014
• Hands on: Asus ZenWatch packs plenty of style and great features
• Samsung ad gets David Hasselhoff to show off its Smart Home ‘KITT’
• Stunning new Discovery Sport draws inspiration from Evoque
• Google driverless cars not that smart, says Google driverless cars chief
• App for calculating ‘the true cost of motoring’
• Sony’s QX1 lens will turn your phone into a digital SLR
• Google Nexus 9 pictures in keyboard-equipped case
• ‘iPhone 6’ demoed in video with 4.7-inch screen

2nd September

• Chromecast gets Now TV: Full Premier League comes to Google’s telly stick
• How to secure iCloud and save all of your nude selfies
• Rural fibre broadband project B4YS smashes initial funding target
• Freeview’s European friends unite against 4G mobile broadband invasion
• Vodafone switches sides from Phones4U to Dixons Carphone
• Apple HomeKit vs Samsung Smart Home
• IFA 2014: LG blings curved OLED TV with Swarovski footballer-chic
• Will the Moto X+1 be another 3D phone?
• Google to launch budget Android One phone a week after iPhone 6

1st September

• The iPhone 6 wants to make mobile payments mainstream
• Watch 16-year-old F1 driver Max Verstappen crash during demo run
• Win a Bose Solo TV sound system with Sky
• IFA 2014: Samsung takes on Apple HomeKit with Samsung Smart Home
• Win a Sony Xperia E1 with TalkTalk Mobile
• Vodafone offers 4G on Pay As You Go