Sony has finally revealed the details of its long-awaited PlayStation 5 console. The PS5 will be available in the UK from 19th November 2020 and will cost £449.99, with a cheaper ‘Digital Edition’ available for £359.99. Sony’s PS5 Showcase put to rest rumours about the cost, release date and specs of the next-generation console, giving…
5G home broadband is the latest of many new ways the internet in the UK is speeding up to levels never before seen in this country. And with new products like Vodafone’s GigaCube hitting the market, it could be coming to you soon. Not only does the UK have full fibre to look forward to…
A group of scientists at UCL have recently discovered a brand-new way of transferring data through fibre-optic cables, achieving record-breaking broadband speeds in the process. The new method, which reached unheard-of speeds of 178Tbps (yes, that’s terabits per second), could in theory allow for 222 Ultra HD Blu-rays to be downloaded each second — an…
BT’s latest fibre broadband and sports deal is offering customers a free sports package for the first three months of their subscription. The price works out to be only £29.99 per month for the first three months before reverting back to £44.99 thereafter. This is a great deal for customers who are interested in sports,…
In an email sent to many customers this week, BT issued its annual notification of price increases to its telecoms services. A number of consumers who have broadband, landline or mobile phone contracts with the UK provider will see their monthly prices rise in-line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate of inflation, a national…
Switching broadband is already fairly straightforward, but industry regulators Ofcom have been working tirelessly to make things even easier for consumers. In order to make the telecoms market as fair and uniform as possible, Ofcom is proposing even more regulations to make switching providers easier and to ensure customers always have access to the best…
Streaming service comes to Sky Q. At last. Netflix has finally landed on Sky Q boxes, eliminating the need to faff about with HDMI inputs in your TV when you want to watch new Luke Cage episodes. And potentially saving you a bit of cash, to boot. Available as part of Sky-branded packages, prices start…
Three has confirmed it will no longer restrict the amount of data users can download when they use their phone as a mobile broadband hotspot. Telecoms provider Three is making it easier for consumers to take advantage of mobile broadband capabilities after it removed usage caps for tethering from its 4G mobile plans. Tethering involves…
Openreach has confirmed that Coventry will become the 11th city in the UK to join its full fibre network, which aims to reach three million premises by 2020. Infrastructure supplier Openreach has announced that consumers in the West Midlands will be the latest to benefit from the rollout of fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) connectivity, as the company…
The wholesale discount offered by Openreach to broadband providers for its FTTP services has been extended for six months. Telecoms infrastructure operator Openreach has confirmed it has extended the discount it offers to broadband providers for the use of its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) product. FTTP uses fibre-optic cables running all the way to the door to…