Broadband Genie news & views

  • Beginners' guide to online game servers

    Chances are, if you’re already a hardcore PC gamer then you’ll be familiar with the concept of rented game servers. For those of you that aren’t, this guide may prove helpful!  Most of us gamers have been left feeling massively frustrated while playing online.  You all understand the pain of a game of Battlefield or Call of Duty ruined by lag. It’s caused most...

    by Lewis Johnson on 02 February 2012 1 Comment

  • Virgin Media leads the way as average UK home broadband speed rises above 7Mb

    In its sixth annual UK broadband speed report, Ofcom has claimed the average consumer is enjoying speeds 22 per cent faster than a year ago. According to Ofcom, the average UK broadband speed is now 7.6Mb – up from 6.2Mb this time last year and 6.8 back in May 2011. It has been a good year for home broadband speeds, with BT rolling out ADSL to many more exchanges (upping maximum speeds in...

    by Chris Marling on 02 February 2012

  • Samsung Galaxy S3 launch to miss MWC 2012

    It looks as if fans of the Samsung Galaxy smartphone range are going to have to wait a little longer than expected for the unveiling of the latest hero handset in the range; the Samsung Galaxy S3. Seen by most as the flagship smartphone in Android’s pitched battle with Apple’s iPhones, the latest Samsung Galaxy S was expected to make its debut appearance at Mobile World Congress (MWC),...

    by Chris Marling on 01 February 2012

  • Sky 2012: More smartphone and internet TV, plus Wi-Fi and fibre broadband

    Sky has announced an impressive array of new services for 2012, which should keep the BT Virgin Media TalkTalk Sky shootout interesting throughout the year. The series of announcements this morning coincided with its most recent financial results which included a rise in broadband subscribers (to 3.6 million), now just around half a million behind TalkTalk (4.1 million and falling). Both the...

    by Chris Marling on 31 January 2012

  • T-Mobile raises the stakes: Full Monty smartphone deal offers unlimited everything

    In a move that may change the mobile phone contract market for good, T-Mobile has become the first UK mobile operator to offer a smartphone contract with unlimited calls, texts and data. Better still, unlimited will mean just that; there will be no restrictions applied to any of its services, including data. This includes unlimited Wi-Fi (via BT OpenZone) and also lets you use your smartphone for...

    by Rob Clymo on 30 January 2012

  • Censorship comes to Twitter: Free speech climb down or best case scenario?

    Social networking  Twitter has announced it now has the ability to show tweets made through its service on a country by country basis, allowing censorship of the service from within. As Twitter has grown in popularity and become a worldwide phenomenon, the thorny issue or censorship was always going to rear its head in the end. The current system means a Tweet taken down as inappropriate disappears...

    by Chris Marling on 27 January 2012

  • Wake up call for Apple as punters worldwide buy Android tablets over iPads

    It seems (read: was) like only yesterday that we were reporting huge sales and profits for Apple thanks to gadgets such as the iPad. But proving tech doesn't rest on its laurels, today's headlines are all about Android tablets taking iPad market share worldwide. According to Strategy Analytics, in the last quarter of 2011 Android took its tablet PC market share to 39 per cent (up 10 per...

    by Chris Marling on 26 January 2012

  • Apple announces double profits and record iPhone and iPad sales

    The news everyone has suspected for some time has now officially arrived: 2011 was a pretty spectacular year for Apple. It was no surprise to hear this morning that Apple had achieved record sales of its Mac (up 26 per cent), iPhone (up more than 100 per cent) and iPad brands.  Sales of its iPod models fell by more than 20 per cent, but profits remained high as sales were strong on the...

    by Chris Marling on 25 January 2012

  • O2 logo

    O2 broadband comes with cashback

    O2 have a new cashback offer which gives new customers £30 back when they order either of O2's packages with unlimited broadband. The All Rounder package starts from £6.25 mth if you're...

    Announced on 25 January 2012Read more >

  • Sky logo

    Sky £50 giveaway

    Sky have brought back their popular £50 M&S voucher offer for all new customers who sign up to a broadband and TV deal. You also get a free Sky box and free standard setup. The cheapest triple...

    Announced on 25 January 2012Read more >

Blog Archives