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Review of the Gadget Show Live 2013

April 3, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is my third trip down to see The Gadget Show Live and that allows me to see how the event has evolved over the years. The event is a large expo; six great halls in the Birmingham NEC filled with stands and stalls that showcase some of the latest tech (and the occasional future tech), accessories and games.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: ee, Gadget Show Live, Jason Bradbury, Jon Bentley, microsoft, overclockers, Pollyanna Woodward, reviews, samsung, smartphones, sony, tablets, Virgin Media, windows phone

When is Arrow coming to Sky, Virgin Media?

October 1, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The CW’s new Arrow TV series (latest poster above) starts in America in two weeks. It is also coming to the UK and Virgin Media customers will get access to it because it won’t live on Sky Atlantic.…

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: Arrow, Green Arrow, Sky, Virgin Media

Why the BBC want to ban David Tennant’s ad

April 9, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

David Tennant stars in a new add for Virgin Media. It’s an add that highlights the power of the new Virgin Media TiVo boxes and it actually features Richard Branson himself.…

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: bbc, David Tennant, doctor who, Richard Branson, Tenth Doctor, TiVo, Virgin Media

When will Virgin Media double my broadband speed?

March 2, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Yesterday was a big day for geeks with broadband connections in the UK. Virgin Media runs its own network of fibre optics (most everyone else leases their lines from BT broadband) and has made a special effort to promote itself by being fast.…

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: broadband, Richard Branson, Virgin Media

When does the digital switch over hit you?

April 20, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The UK is dumping analogue TV. The old signal is actually being switched off. This means you need a digital TV in order to keep watching. Most Geek Native readers in the UK will not be affected by this – if you have a TV at all, rather than watching online, it’ll likely be a digital one.…

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: ads, Digital UK, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media

Virgin Media customers to miss out on Game of Thrones

January 17, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood 4 Comments

Update: In the UK Now TV offer contract free access to Game of Thrones. Sky are launching Sky Atlantic, a new channel, and sinking quite a bit of their famous advertising budget into it.  …

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: game of thrones, George R. R. Martin, hbo, sean bean, Virgin Media

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