Tag: Speed
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Netflix Launches It’s Own Internet Speed Checker – FAST.com
It’s quite possible that Netflix may finally be fed up with the volume of calls regarding its online streaming service not performing correctly on certain smart devices – or that’s what we’d suspect based on the new website it’s set up to track broadband data speeds and present them in relation to the Netflix minimum requirements. […]
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What A Spring Clean Does For Your PC
In the world of industrial heavy machinery and construction vehicles, the concept of preventative maintenance means the simple practice of replacing worn out components and other parts before a machine fails. The moving parts of the machine are cleared of dust and dirt, and the internal cavities of the machine are also kept free of […]
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Rebooted Need For Speed For PC Delayed
It’s become somewhat of a point of note that these days PC games are often being pushed back further away from release dates of their console compadres. Is it the fact the PC is a ‘superior platform’ as some might tell you? Or is it simply because game developers know for absolutely sure that the […]
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How Long Does It Take to Download an Xbox One Game?
At the Gadget Helpline we receive quite a few calls from frustrated Xbox One gamers who are desperately waiting to play their latest digital purchase but are experiencing a seemingly endless wait for the game download to complete. There are various factors which can affect download times including your network connection speed and the status […]
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Android L Encryption Slows Disk Reading
Reports are coming in that the much requested and much hyped Androd 5.0 Lollipop encryption feature, which protects the user’s data from snooping, apparently slows the read and write speed to and from a phone’s storage unit by a whopping 80%, at least that’s the figure on the Google Nexus 6. According to the in-depth […]
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EE Launches 4G+ Data Network in London
City life just got a whole lot faster for folks in London as EE has just switched on its 4G+ data networking in the capital. The UK’s biggest mobile operator and one of the early networks to board the speeding 4G train announce today that EE customers in Central London will be the first to […]
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Sony’s Bravia 4k Range To Include Playstation Now
The latest Bravia range of TV’s from Sony are reportedly set to include the Playstation Now service, which apparently allows users to rent or purchase, and then live stream and play games to their TV over the internet. But how does it work? Well, the game is run on a high-end computer or console over […]
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How to speed up your Android phone in 2 easy steps
Many of us have been there: That shiny, awesome new Android phone that could do no wrong when you bought it has turned into a sluggish, pain in the backside to use. Why do our smartphones become slow within just a few months? Often this happens because the user has too many apps running at […]
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Nintendo Wii U software update coming April – Upping the speed
Nintendo has revealed that it will be releasing a new software update to the Wii U console in April which will apparently greatly reduce the load time of the console and generally speed things up! Two updates will be landing on the Wii U in April which are aimed to reduce all the wait times that […]
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EE (Everything Everywhere) Network Activation Figure Drops – 4G Not Bringing Home The Bacon
After much criticism from rival networks, the combined force of Orange and T-Mobile rebranded and reemerged late last year as Everything Everywhere (the name of both firms parent company) and became the first provider to bring LTE and 4G mobile data speeds to the U.K. The Gadget Helpline, like many others, thought that this would […]
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EE to expand to 35 4G areas before March 2013
After its launch in October, EE has been slowly taking over as the new powerhouse in the UK network arena, but with the network offering 4G connectivity in only 18 of the UK’s biggest cities there is still a long way to go until real 4G connectivity is widespread across the UK. However, things are […]
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Virgin Media increases 100Mb broadband speeds to 120Mb
Virgin Media customers who currently have the company’s fastest 100Mbps broadband connection will be getting another speed boost as part of its recent advertising campaign – the ones with Mo Farah and Usain Bolt, with the company seeing its broadband speeds rising to 120Mbps. The company had introduced its ‘Double your Speed’ advertising campaign earlier […]