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Woo Hoo. Sci-Fi fans rejoice, as a new piece of futuristic technology has just become a reality! Engage The Cloak According to a report on the BBC Technology site this morning, researchers at the University of Texas have successfully “cloaked” an object. Using plasmonic materials, an 18cm cylinder has been rendered invisible. Sadly, it’s not [...]

If you’re into your sport, you might be interested to know that you can get a weekend of free sporting action next month. Between the 3rd and the 6th of February 2012, the subscription channel ESPN will be free on Freeview, BT Vision, Sky and Top Up TV. If you’re with Sky, you’ll also be [...]

Cable Broadband provider Virgin Media is about to start rolling out a speed increase for its customers, and the good news is, it’s going to be free! From February 2012, customers of Virgin Media’s broadband service will start to see a sizable increase in speed or their already fast fibre-optic cable Internet connection. For customers [...]

Happy New Year from the FrequencyCast team. We hope you had an enjoyable seasonal break! This email is to let you know that our January show was released earlier today, and it’s available now for your listening pleasure. Here’s a summary of what’s covered in the first show of the New Year: News Updates: Channel [...]

FrequencyCast Show 70: Review of 2011 [ 30:26 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Seasons greetings to all of our loyal listeners. As it’s December, we feel we’re able to mention Christmas safely, and that’s just what we do in our December show. For this show, we look at the future of the Internet – We were invited to attend a special session discussing broadband trends, Internet demand, and [...]

FrequencyCast Show 70: Future Of The Internet [ 30:50 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

OK – We admit – a sensationalist headline, but it got your attention. Here’s the story… Who is Pollyanna Woodward? Of course, she’s one of the presenters of The Gadget Show, on Channel 5. The show is loved by many a gadget geek, including the gang here at FrequencyCast. We met Polly and the team [...]

Nintendo 3DS, the gaming console that lets you enjoy 3D games on the move without glasses, is about to get an upgrade. On the 8th of December, we’re expecting to see Nintendo roll out an updated version of their OS, which may include the following: The ability to record 3D video footage Improved sharing with [...]

You can’t escape the fact that Christmas is on the way. Here at FrequencyCast HQ, opinions are mixed. Is it too early to talk about Christmas, or does it help to be well-prepared when starting to think of your must-have gift ideas for the festive season? Well, we’ve released some audio just for those getting [...]

FrequencyCast Update - Gift Gadget Round-up [ 21:41 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Hello everyone. The start of a new month means a brand new shiny episode of FrequencyCast, your TV and Tech podcast. As ever, you set the agenda for the show – what you’d like us to cover, and what questions you want us to answer. Here’s a summary of what’s covered in the latest installment [...]

FrequencyCast Show 69: iPhone 4S, Siri and Printing [ 30:50 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We’ve had reports from users of the iPhone and iPad reporting problems with battery life since upgrading to the latest version of software, iOS 5. It seems that a significant number of  iOS 5 users have noticed a marked drop in battery life, and we’re getting reports that this may be due to a bug [...]

We’re just a few hours away from releasing Show Number 69 of the FrequencyCast podcast. As requested by our listeners, we’re talking about printers and all things printing. Not the most exciting topic, but we’ve tried to add a few things that might be of interest, plus a mystery object, and a special guest. In [...]

We’re in the process of editing our pice on Apple’s new Siri speech recognition package, found on the new iPhone 4S. During the recording, Carl remembered we used to have the rather chatty “Brian The Brain” in some of our earlier shows – and the product had some rather basic speech recognition. Any product that [...]

FrequencyCast Off The Record - Brian The Brain [ 2:27 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here’s an interesting one. Our Pete tried to get an iPhone 4S today. Even though the local store had stock, they wouldn’t let him upgrade. Here’s Pete to explain more. To upgrade, or not to upgrade… that was my question. Looking at the spec of the iPhone 4S, there seemed to be no need to [...]

FrequencyCast Off The Record - o2, iPhone and Comet Whinge [ 9:07 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

OK… so the long-awaited iPhone 5 turned out to be the iPhone 4S at yesterday’s Apple announcement. Given the amount of hype that surrounds any Apple launch, we locked Pete and Carl in a room after they’d taken time to dissect what the new boss of Apple had to say. As a result, here’s a [...]

FrequencyCast Update - iPhone 4S Announcement 04 Oct 2011 [ 11:18 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It’s 6pm on Tuesday the 4th of October 2011. Tim Cook, the new boss of Apple is on-stage about to announce the new iPhone. We’re all patiently waiting for the news to filter in from the US – and we’ll be updating this post in real-time as we hear anything! We’re currently watching a live [...]

Greetings to you. Here at FrequencyCast HQ, it’s been a sweltering Saturday, and we never thought we’d be saying that in October. As it’s the first of the month, it’s time for a new show, and we’ve packed quite a lot into Show 68. Here’s a summary of what’s included in the show: News Updates: [...]

FrequencyCast Show 68 [ 30:40 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

OnLive, the online gaming service, has just launched in the UK. After a few questions from listeners, we thought we’d get our hands on the OnLive console at launch, and give it a try. What’s special about OnLive? It’s a cloud-based service. This means that there’s no physical game to buy, install and patch. The [...]

FrequencyCast OnLive Gaming Fill Review [ 19:00 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Welcome to September! A new month means a new show, and FrequencyCast Show 67 is now available. Here’s a summary of what’s included in the show: News Updates: New Freeview services, Samsung Galaxy news, eBooks and the switchover Focus: Pete and Carl go out and about to explore the world of  Geocaching. Featured: Local TV, [...]

FrequencyCast Show 67 [ 30:51 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This month, the Government has announced plans for a network of local TV stations for around the UK, but is there demand? If plans go ahead, the proposed local TV services are expected to be available on Freeview Channel 8, and each station would broadcast local programming for at least one hour a day. Culture [...]

Show 66 of FrequencyCast has just been released to a waiting world. Here’s a summary of what’s included in the show: News Updates: 3DS sales, changes at Sky, price drop at BT, and Apple’s bank account Focus: We’ve been to the Home Technology Event. Pete and Carl talk Home Automation Featured: Speedo Aquabeat and Kodak [...]

FrequencyCast Show 66 [ 30:57 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download