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Top Up TV has today released a hotfix to overcome a problem affecting their Thomson Top Up TV Anytime boxes. Their boxes have been hit by the recent Freeview transmitter updates, which created a problem for users who performed a channel rescan. v2.93 has to be downloaded manually, via Menu > 4 > 6. Then…
On Tuesday 29th July, a transmitter update for Freeview viewers in Cheshire, Greater London, Lancashire and South Yorkshire will break a number of older Freeview boxes. This update has already knocked out boxes in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Tyne Tees, Border, Granada, Anglia, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall. Freeview set-top boxes…
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If you didn’t grow up in the 80’s, this will mean nothing, but finally, a rare kids cult is coming to DVD…. The Anglo-Japanese series Star Fleet, following the crew of the X-Bomber is out on 1st September from Play.com. A superlative sci-fi classic with some superbly named characters such as “Barry Hercules” and the…
Time to sling out your paperbacks, as the UK’s about to be invaded by the Sony Reader. Heard of the Kindle? This is an electronic book reader released in the US by Amazon as a new way of distributing books. This won’t be coming to the UK, but in a matter of weeks, you’ll be…
On Wednesday the 23rd July, a transmitter update for Freeview viewers in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall will break a number of older Freeview boxes. This update has already knocked out boxes in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Tyne Tees, Border, Granada, Yorkshire and parts of the Anglia regions. Freeview set-top boxes…
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Press the button – save the world! News of a new eco-gadget. Plug the Eco Button into a spare USB port on your PC. When you leave your desk, it puts your PC into a powersaving mode – and when you return, you’ll be shown just how green you’ve been. Make the world a better…
The latest version of BT’s wireless router, the BT Home Hub 2.0 has been released today, the 18th July 2008. We’ve got an online review available at www.frequencycast.co.uk/homehub2.html We’ve also released an audio “hands-on” review, which can be downloaded from the same page, as well as from our FrequencyCast iTunes page
BT’s just announced v2.0 of the BT Home Hub. We hope to be featuring a full review of this within the next couple of days. What we know so far is that the new hub supports the faster 802.11n wi-fi standard, has a power-saving mode, and has revised, easier-to-use software. We’ve also learned that the…
It’s already happened in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Tyne Tees and Border, and apparently the Granada and Yorkshire regions, plus some parts of Anglia… are next, with the planned upgrade today – the 15th July 2008. Freeview set-top boxes from Bush, Daewoo, Labgear, Triax and Portland can’t cope with a transmitter upgrade that’s creeping across the…
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Who’d believe a phone could stir such a fuss. Thousands are set to be disappointed as Apple’s 3G iPhone goes on sale today, but stocks are severely limited. Here’s the scene in Central London this morning… Madness. If you’re desperate for a 3G iPhone, try your luck ordering online at o2 or Carphone Warehouse It’s…
It’s been a busy week for FrequencyCast, and we’ve just released a 9 minute audio update – covering faulty Freeview boxes, us on national radio, the clamour for Apple’s 3G iPhone, and a summary of sporting TV services in the UK. Available from https://www.frequencycast.co.uk/latest.html
The story of older Freeview boxes around the UK packing up… continues. After the story broke in the Daily Record at the weekend, BBC Radio picked up on the story, and our very own Pete was on BBC Radio 5 Live at 1:30pm, and on the Chris Evans show on Radio 2 at 5:40pm More…
In May 2008, a bunch of Freeview boxes served by the Sutton Coldfield transmitter stopped working. Now it looks like boxes in Scotland have gone the same way. Boxes powered by the SetPal technology, including those made by Daewoo, Labgear, Portland and Triax, lack sufficient internal memory to cope with the number of Freeview stations…
Sick and tired or snagging your MP3 earphone cable? Check out the Jaybird Bluetooth Stereo Earphones – some of the smallest and lightest wireless earphones in the world. £79 gets you these snazzy sound isolating earphones, which come with a USB recharger, spare earpieces and a carry pouch. If your phone or MP3 has Bluetooth…
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