What the fourth industrial revolution means for you
Another technological revolution may sound like a far-flung concept, but it’s going to transform our lives in the near future...
What are the differences between Cat 5 and Cat 6 cables?
As the only physical bridge between your router and web-enabled devices, the differences between Cat 5 and Cat 6 cables are worth understanding
Read: What are the differences between Cat 5 and Cat 6 cables?Video doorbells: do you need one?
Video doorbells have been touted as the latest advance in smart home security, but there are important factors to consider
Read: Video doorbells: do you need one?Home broadband speeds are improving – but how quickly?
Read: Home broadband speeds are improving – but how quickly?Does every new home now have gigabit broadband access?
Housebuilders will soon be legally obligated to ensure new homes receive gigabit broadband access, preparing residents for a connected future
Read: Does every new home now have gigabit broadband access?Did anything exist before the World Wide Web?
It’s increasingly hard to remember life before the World Wide Web, but contrary to popular opinion, the internet wasn’t born in 1991
Read: Did anything exist before the World Wide Web?How did we end up with the QWERTY keyboard layout?
A brief history of search engine optimisation
Read: A brief history of search engine optimisationWill we ever have a universal file storage platform?
Read: Will we ever have a universal file storage platform?The biggest malware threats of 2020…so far
Read: The biggest malware threats of 2020…so farHow a docking station can transform your laptop
Read: How a docking station can transform your laptopHow old is the internet?
Read: How old is the internet?Alternative computer operating systems to Windows
BT launches second line service
BT launches second broadband home line service for the new crop of home workers.
Read: BT launches second line serviceWhat will 6GHz home broadband mean for consumers?
Read: What will 6GHz home broadband mean for consumers?Things you can (and can’t) do with Amazon Alexa
Read: Things you can (and can’t) do with Amazon AlexaStudy unsurprisingly shows WiFi usage increased during lockdown.
A study by Opensignal found wifi usage increased but 4G speeds fell.
Read: Study unsurprisingly shows WiFi usage increased during lockdown.What is Signal and why are protesters using it?
WhatsApp has lost it's status as privacy go-to since Facebook's acquisition.
Read: What is Signal and why are protesters using it?Do copper phone lines have a future?
Read: Do copper phone lines have a future?What is the splinternet of things?
The internet is increasingly fractured - is the IoT doomed to fail?
Read: What is the splinternet of things?Zoom might not be as safe as you think!
Zoom has become an essential tool during lockdown, but there are risks.
Read: Zoom might not be as safe as you think!5G conspiracy theories cause chaos, but why?
More 5G towers have been vandalised in the UK, why are people so scared?
Read: 5G conspiracy theories cause chaos, but why?How does IMAP email work?
Read: How does IMAP email work?Hackers are more active under lockdown
Hacking and scamming on the increase as more people are working from home.
Read: Hackers are more active under lockdownCan home working ever replace commuting?
For millions of UK workers, Spring 2020 has been a wake-up call to the realities of the home office.
Read: Can home working ever replace commuting?How does the UK’s full fibre connectivity compare to European countries?
Election promises feel like ancient history... how does our broadband stack up?
Read: How does the UK’s full fibre connectivity compare to European countries?Zoom burnout? You are not alone.
If Zoom is supposed to be a lifeline during these times, why are we all so sick of it?
Read: Zoom burnout? You are not alone.Celebrating forty years of home computing
Read: Celebrating forty years of home computingWorking from home in rural areas: a how-to guide
It's not so much a novelty as a necessity - yet rural workers often suffer the worst levels of internet connectivity.
Read: Working from home in rural areas: a how-to guideCan you run a business from a laptop?
Does increased portability make up for what laptops lack in hardware power?
Read: Can you run a business from a laptop?Can the internet cope with mass self-isolation?
With traffic at unprecedented highs, can the web's infrastructure cope?
Read: Can the internet cope with mass self-isolation?UK ISPs remove data caps during pandemic
The UK’s biggest broadband providers have agreed not to limit internet allowances during the current crisis.
Read: UK ISPs remove data caps during pandemicDoes BT still dominate the UK broadband market?
Read: Does BT still dominate the UK broadband market?The rise and rise of Chinese tech firms
Read: The rise and rise of Chinese tech firmsA brief history of Windows
Read: A brief history of WindowsThe new homes with 1GB broadband connections
Why a new build offers your best chance for full-fibre speeds
Read: The new homes with 1GB broadband connectionsWhy we could get 5G via satellite
Read: Why we could get 5G via satelliteWhat are ISPs and internet services doing to help during the Coronavirus crisis?
Total lockdown expected - can ISP’s and internet services offer any help?
Read: What are ISPs and internet services doing to help during the Coronavirus crisis?Why WiFi 6 is a game-changer for home broadband
Read: Why WiFi 6 is a game-changer for home broadbandWhat’s the broadband situation on our islands?
Read: What’s the broadband situation on our islands?BT confirm Gigabit broadband!
BT confirm the launch of their Gigabit home broadband package for Spring 2020!
Read: BT confirm Gigabit broadband!Tips for home working during Coronavirus outbreaks
Don't get stuck in a rut during lockdown.
Read: Tips for home working during Coronavirus outbreaksHow will Coronavirus affect broadband?
With more people working from home will broadband providers feel the pressure?
Read: How will Coronavirus affect broadband?New study shows how much parents rely on the internet.
A study from TalkTalk reveals how much parents rely on the internet to help their children with homework.
Read: New study shows how much parents rely on the internet.Storm Dennis causes major damage – is your broadband affected?
As the UK is battered by yet more storms, internet outages may be a common problem.
Read: Storm Dennis causes major damage – is your broadband affected?Sky Broadband pledge to go zero carbon by 2030.
ISP Sky joins UK providers in pledge to become carbon neutral - with the most ambitious target yet.
Read: Sky Broadband pledge to go zero carbon by 2030.Free EU roaming to end in 2021
The UK government say that “free mobile phone roaming” throughout the EU will be a Brexit casualty.
Read: Free EU roaming to end in 2021Why rural residents are the last to receive full fibre broadband
Read: Why rural residents are the last to receive full fibre broadbandOfcom crack down on broadband speed estimates.
Move means greater accuracy for consumers shopping for speed, but not for all - yet.
Read: Ofcom crack down on broadband speed estimates.Why is the UK worried about Huawei and what does this mean for 5G?
The Huawei controversy continues as Boris Johnson says we ‘will not risk British security”.
Read: Why is the UK worried about Huawei and what does this mean for 5G?