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Freeview EPG Updates June 2024
Freeview EPG Updates June 2024
In the first update since the Freeview Updates and Alerts history was wiped (which coincided with the launch of the "Freely" version), the Freeview EPG is moving, rebranding, closing and launching... Read more...
Your Own Home Speaker System Without a Smart Home
Your Own Home Speaker System Without a Smart Home
With the advent of the "Smart Home" in the last decade, many techies incorporated more and more branded tech into their home. Someone who ended up with an iPhone a... Read more...
How to Use August A-Link for a Wifi Speaker System
How to Use August A-Link for a Wifi Speaker System
We recently took a deep dive into the August WS350 Multiroom WiFi Speakers. They provide a high-fidelity audio experience from their 4 driver units, but it's the features of the... Read more...
Freely Channels Missing Within the First Month of Release
Freely Channels Missing Within the First Month of Release
Freely, the until-recently hotly-anticipated internet-only version of Freeview, has been facing issues within its first month of rollout. A limited EPG, now even more limited by delivery errors, isn't doing... Read more...
USB Wifi Adapter Speeds in 2024
USB Wifi Adapter Speeds in 2024
With wifi networks all around us, from your home to the trains we use around town and even local family-run pubs and cafes supporting their own networks, connectivity is more... Read more...
Best TV for a Camper in 2025 - Top 10 Features to Look For
When you're on the road in a motorhome, need a TV for RVing, or you're setting up a caravan, you won't always have internet access for streaming and apps and catch-up. Catching TV live while you're out in your own little oasis is such a core experience for many caravanners, so make sure you're packed with a portable TV! When in the market for a mini TV, make sure you consider all the factors such as size, weight, battery life but also things like multimedia playback, DVD players and TV... Read more...
Freeview Channel Updates May 2024 - EPG Changes - New Channels
Freeview Channel Updates May 2024 - EPG Changes - New Channels
After a turbulent start for Freely and a whole host of worries bought on by the Ofcom report which offers either a reduced or non-existent future for Freeview. Luckily, for... Read more...
Meet the Emergency Kit Requirements for UK "Flood, War, Cyber Attacks" Today
Yesterday, 21st of May 2024, the Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden unveiled an opinion on the preparedness of the UK, and plans to back it up. Dowden has been making a stand against the rhetoric of unpreparedness and weakness in the UK should a war, mass flood, cyber attack or other national threat arise. The most common phrase of the rhetoric has been the classic "Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times." Dowden's most recent revelation was that... Read more...
Best Headphones for Running - Over-Ear, On-Ear, Off-Ear?
Best Headphones for Running - Over-Ear, On-Ear, Off-Ear?
I'm more of a cyclist myself, but regardless of your preferred way of getting around (or working out) there's no denying a sense of rhythm and a pulsing beat makes... Read more...
Low Microphone Input on Windows 11 - First 3 Things to Try
Tech issues are the last thing we need when jumping on a Zoom meeting, going live on Twitch or recording studio-quality audio to your PC. With how different everyone's set-up can be, sometimes the simplest changes can fix a seemingly detrimental audio problem! If you have a microphone that doesn't seem to pick up audio or is whisper-quiet when it does then try these easy checks before fretting over the hardware, you just might save yourself some cash (and a heap of stress). Check 1 - Volume Level and "Microphone... Read more...
OfCom Report Offers Freeview Ultimatum to Government
May 2024, the beginning of the end for Terrestrial Freeview. We have seen since last October that "Freely", an online-only Freeview variant which unfortunately launched last week with a very limited EPG, is being set-up to be the "future" of Live TV. While needing an internet connection, content on Freely still follows a Live broadcast schedule just like current DTT (Digital Terrestrial TV). This is meant to keep the "spirit of Freeview" alive despite the change in delivery method. However, a recent report from Ofcom which was instigated a couple... Read more...
Freely Launches with Minimal Channel Offerings - Still Needs Aerial Connection
Since January I have had my finger on the pulse of Freeview owner "Everyone TV", as we received dribs and drabs of info about potential brand partners, requirements, roll-out and plans for "Freely", their brand-new online-only Live TV service. Just this week, Freely has confirmed the opening lineup for its EPG, and it's far from what one might call "comprehensive". Recap: What is Freely? If you somehow missed the past few months of articles on Freely, including the worrying journey from traditional aerials to an online-only future, then Freely is... Read more...