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Chris and Ian discuss CES, Apple and Twitter
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Shownotes* Anker’s Eufy lied to us about the security of its security cameras * Apple self-repair service comes to UK * Apple Music is getting a new karaoke-like feature, Apple Sing * Apple launches end-to-end encryption for iCloud data * LastPass says hackers stole customers’ password vaults * TikTok admits using its app to spy on reporters in effort to track leaks * England just made gigabit internet a legal requirement for new homes * Twitter apps are still broken and Musk is still silent * Samsung S9 * Dell 6K * TV Trends * Qi 2 * Matter * Lenovo dual display laptop * Sony announces Project Leonardo, a PlayStation 5 accessibility controller * PSVR2
Chris and Ian discuss Techtober - Amazon, Google, Meta and Apple all launched new products while over at Twitter its Musk vs a Lettuce to see who survives the longest
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Shownotes * Sky Stream arrives next month to give you Sky TV without a satellite dish * Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing * The latest Echo Dot smart speakers are smarter and bassier * Google Stadia is shutting down, for good * The biggest announcements from Google’s Pixel 7 event * The Meta Quest Pro costs $1,499 and ships October 25th * Microsoft partners with Meta to bring Teams, Office, Windows, and Xbox to VR * Apple Announces Strange New iPad and iPad Pro Lineup * Apple TV 4K Updated with an A15 Bionic Chip, HDR10+, and a Lower Starting Price * Kanye West agrees to buy right-wing platform Parler * Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover * Amazon Prime now comes with a full music catalog of 100 million songs and ad-free podcasts
Chris and Ian are in catchup mode - Apple Event, Nvidia, Adobe and GTA
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Shownotes * Google loses appeal over record EU anti-trust Android fine * Adobe snaps up Figma for $20B, taking out one of its biggest rivals in digital design * Twitter testing edit button as it trials letting users change tweets after posting * Samsung Unpacked biggest announcements: Galaxy Z Fold 4, Flip 4, Galaxy Watch 5 and more * Apple Event * Amazon Prime subscription price raised by £1 a month * Amazon is buying iRobot for $1.7B * Meta officially rolls out its new metaverse ID system * Meta is raising Quest 2 headset prices by $100 next month * Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in most markets citing ‘challenging economic conditions’ * EVGA stops making video cards and blames Nvidia’s bad behavior * Nvidia announces next-gen RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUs * Logitech’s G Cloud Gaming Handheld arrives in October for $349.99 * Grand Theft Auto 6 leak reveals over 90 gameplay videos * The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Chris and Ian are in catchup mode - WWDC, Xbox, Netflix
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Shownotes * WWDC * APPLE SHIPPED ME A 79-POUND IPHONE REPAIR KIT TO FIX A 1.1-OUNCE BATTERY * Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022: All The Biggest Game Announcements * Microsoft confirms work on ‘Keystone’ Xbox game streaming dongle * Xbox Cloud Gaming coming to Samsung 2022 TVs * Minecraft says ‘No F-ing Thanks’ to NFTs * Meta is launching an avatar store, and designer clothes are the first products * UK plan to scrap cookie consent boxes will make it ‘easier to spy’ on web users * Alexa will soon be able to read stories as your dead grandma * NHS App to offer video consultations by 2024 * Elon Musk pulls out of $44bn deal to buy Twitter * Twitter sues Elon Musk over $44bn takeover deal * Apple will stream every Major League Soccer match for 10 years starting in 2023 * Netflix and Microsoft team up for cheaper plan with adverts * Netflix trials charging $2.99 for shared accounts
Chris and Ian discuss Google I/O, Twitter and Fifa
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Shownotes * Apple faces charges over Apple Pay following EU antitrust complaint * Apple, Google and Microsoft team up on passwordless logins * Apple discontinues the iPod after 20 years * Google’s biggest announcements at I/O 2022 * Here’s Mark Zuckerberg demonstrating Meta’s high-end Project Cambria VR headset * Twitter announces hiring freeze as two top executives leave * Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold over spam’ * Fifa: EA Sports to break away from football body
Chris and Ian discuss Twitter, Pegasus and Adverts
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Shownotes * Twitter is working on an edit button for real * Elon Musk will not join Twitter board, says boss * Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion * Twitter adopts poison pill defense to block Elon Musk takeover * Elon Musk secures $46.5bn to fund possible hostile bid for Twitter * Twitter board agrees to $44bn takeover by Elon Musk * Elon Musk says Twitter must be ‘neutral’ as wave of leftwing users quit * No 10 network targeted with spyware, says group * Apple to roll out child safety feature that scans messages for nudity to UK iPhones * Apple opens Self Service Repair to US iPhone users * EU agrees rules to force big tech to rein in illegal content or face huge fines * Highway Code: Watching TV in self-driving cars to be allowed * SNAPCHAT’S FLYING CAMERA * Meta plans ‘Zuck bucks’ virtual coins for Facebook and Instagram users * Meta will let Horizon creators sell virtual items * Sony and Nintendo update gaming subscription auto-renewals after UK investigation * Sony reportedly plans to put ads in PlayStation games * Bafta games awards 2022: Returnal and Unpacking win big
Chris and Ian discuss NFT's, EU Laws and Plex
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Shownotes * Mark Zuckerberg says NFTs are coming to Instagram soon * Cryptocurrency: UK Treasury to regulate some stablecoins * UK introduces exhaustive Online Safety Bill * Elon Musk snaps up $3bn Twitter stake * Elon Musk snags Twitter board seat after buying large stake in the US social network * Okta confirms January breach after hackers publish screenshots of its internal network * Microsoft confirms Lapsus$ breach after hackers publish Bing, Cortana source code * Lapsus$: Oxford teen accused of being multi-millionaire cyber-criminal * Lapsus$: Two UK teenagers charged with hacking for gang * EU targets Big Tech with sweeping new antitrust legislation * Apple would be forced to allow sideloading and third-party app stores under new EU law * Huge Plex update adds a universal watchlist, cross-service search and new discovery features * GTA Plus is GTA Online’s new monthly subscription on PS5, Xbox Series X * Sony revamps PlayStation Plus with new ‘Extra’ and ‘Premium’ tiers, merges with PlayStation Now * E3 2022 has been completely canceled, organizers confirm
Chris and Ian discuss Ukraine and the Apple Event
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Shownotes * Ukraine invasion: Russia restricts social media access * Google wants to bring Chrome OS to your PC or Mac * Twitter expands its crackdown on trolling and hate * Google to limit amount of personal information shared on Android * Nick Clegg gets bigger role at Facebook owner Meta * Facebook launches Reels globally, betting on 'fastest growing' format * Nvidia confirms it is investigating a cybersecurity incident * Trump’s Truth Social app can’t beat Twitter, but it doesn’t have to * Apple Event - Peek Performance
Chris and Ian discuss Samsung Unpacked 22, App Stores and Airtags
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Shownotes * Vodafone to switch off UK 3G network by end of 2023 * Apple unveils AirTag safety guide amid stalker fears * Apple to address AirTag stalking problem with upcoming features * Facebook: Daily active users fall for first time in 18-year history * Nvidia calls off its efforts to acquire Arm * Porn sites in UK will have to check ages in planned update to online safety bill * Everything announced at Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Unpacked event * To our total surprise, Apple makes adding alternative payment systems to apps 'painful, expensive, clunky' * Microsoft says it will open up the Xbox store in light of the Activision Blizzard deal * Microsoft is making its Xbox subscriptions more flexible after UK regulator steps in * Sony acquiring Bungie, creators of Destiny, in $3.6B deal * Popular puzzle game Wordle is being purchased by The New York Times
Chris and Ian discuss CES and Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard
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Shownotes * Samsung’s new 2022 TVs bring Nvidia GeForce Now and Google Stadia gaming * Samsung promises ‘groundbreaking’ new TV feature: NFT support * Samsung’s new TV remote uses radio waves from your router to stay charged * Sony announces the world’s first QD-OLED 4K TV, coming later this year * Nvidia’s new G-Sync monitors let you switch between 1440p and 1080p * Nvidia’s new $249 RTX 3050 GPU offers ray tracing and DLSS on a budget * Nvidia announces 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti laptop GPUs, says they can control your CPU, too * Nvidia announces RTX 3090 Ti with faster memory and performance * Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake chips arrive at CES 2022 for its most powerful laptops ever * Intel announces 22 more 12th Gen CPUs for mainstream consumer desktops * Asus will release a 17-inch foldable OLED laptop this year * Sony confirms PlayStation VR2 name and Horizon game * Why BlackBerry held the tiny keys to my heart * Virgin and O2 users will not face EU roaming charges * Instagram’s chronological feed is back * Apple to allow third party app payment options in South Korea * Amazon halts plan to block UK Visa credit cards amid talks * Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users to start paying for Workspace this year * Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for $68.7B * Ubisoft is bringing its subscription service to Xbox
Chris and Ian discuss Hacks, Web 3, Meta and Halo
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Shownotes * Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK * Six million Sky routers had serious security flaw * Facebook and Instagram encryption plans delayed by Meta until 2023 * Apple files lawsuit against NSO Group over Pegasus spyware * Recently uncovered software flaw ‘most critical vulnerability of the last decade’ * Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law * UK competition watchdog orders Meta to sell Giphy * Apple and Google’s mobile duopoly likely to face UK antitrust action * Beginning next year, Apple will send you parts and tools to fix your iPhone and Mac at home * Jack steps down from Twitter CEO role * Square is changing its name to Block * Kickstarter plans to move its crowdfunding platform to the blockchain * Microsoft Xbox boss Phil Spencer tells staff he’s ‘deeply troubled’ by Activision Blizzard * Meta releases social VR space Horizon Worlds * Xbox’s 20th Anniversary museum is a metaverse full of achievements and mistakes
Chris and Ian discuss the Metaverse, Google and Forza Horizon 5
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Shownotes * Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings * Microsoft and Meta announce integration deal between Teams and Workplace * Microsoft takes on Chromebooks with school-focused $250 laptops and Windows 11 SE * Twitter Blue launches in the US and New Zealand with expanded feature set * Google outlines plans for first alternative in-app payments in South Korea * Google wins appeal against UK class action-style suit seeking damages for Safari tracking * Google fails to overturn EU’s €2.42BN Shopping antitrust decision * Apple v Epic: Court denies delay on App Store changes * YouTube is removing the dislike count on all videos across its platform * Unity is buying Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital for over $1.6B * Netflix officially has games now * Netflix launches its first selection of games on iPhone and iPad, sign up using Apple In-App Purchase * Valve delays the Steam Deck into 2022 * Indie handheld Playdate delayed to 2022
Chris and Ian discuss Apple, Google and Facebook Keynotes
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Shownotes * Apple Event * Google Pixel Event * Google lowers Play Store fees to 15% on subscription apps, as low as 10% for media apps * Twitter admits bias in algorithm for rightwing politicians and news outlets * Twitter says Online Safety Bill needs more clarity * Facebook is adding a mixed reality platform to Oculus Quest * Slack and Dropbox are coming to Oculus Quest * Oculus users are getting a new metaverse home * Facebook teases ‘Project Cambria’ high-end VR / AR headset * Facebook just revealed its new name: Meta * Facebook’s Oculus Quest will soon be called the Meta Quest * Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is coming to VR * Grand Theft Auto’s trilogy remaster coming Nov. 11
Chris and Ian discuss Facebook Woes, Amazons New Devices and GTA
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Shownotes * Facebook pauses work on Instagram Kids after teen mental health concerns * Facebook grilled over mental-health impact on kids * Facebook harms children and weakens democracy: ex-employee * What happened to Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram? * Twitter will now let you remove followers without blocking them * Twitch confirms hack after source code and creator payout data leaks online * Broadband switching to be made faster and easier under new rules * Microsoft opens its Windows store up to third-party app stores * Amazon takes on Nest with a $59.99 smart thermostat * Amazon’s new Echo Show 15 is meant to hang on your wall * Amazon will let you teach Alexa to recognize and respond to sounds and detect occupancy * Amazon Glow is a video chat gadget with built-in games to keep kids engaged * Amazon is now accepting your applications for its home surveillance drone * ‘Hey Disney’ is a custom voice assistant coming to Echo devices in 2022 * AMAZON’S NEW RING ALARM PRO COMBINES A SECURITY SYSTEM WITH AN EERO ROUTER * Ring Video Doorbells are finally getting package alerts * Blink’s first doorbell is finally released, four years later * Amazon announces new wearable and services to try to make you fitter * SAY HELLO TO ASTRO, ALEXA ON WHEELS * Neighbour wins privacy row over smart doorbell and cameras * End of the satellite dish? Sky launches its own smart TV * The $499 HTC Vive Flow is VR for people who don’t like VR * Dolby Vision gaming launches first on Xbox Series X and S * The Grand Theft Auto trilogy is getting remastered for PC and consoles, including Nintendo Switch
Chris and Ian discuss the Apple Event, Facebook and Microsoft Hardware and Twitter
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Shownotes * Twitter tests safety mode feature to silence abuse * Twitter rolls out paid subscription ‘Super Follows’ to let you cash in on your tweets * Twitter wants you to tweet to interest-based communities, not just followers * Apple announces new settlement with Japan allowing developers to link to external websites * Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchase, rules judge in Epic v. Apple * APPLE AND EPIC BOTH LOST TODAY * Apple iPhone Event * Apple opposes EU plans to make common charger port for all devices * UK offers cash for CSAM detection tech targeted at E2E encryption * Microsoft accounts can now go fully passwordless * Microsoft’s fall Surface event: the 7 biggest announcements * Facebook releases two new Portal video calling devices with focus on remote work * Facebook debuts its Ray-Ban Stories smart sunglasses
Chris and Ian discuss OnlyFans, GPU's, Horizon Workrooms and Halo
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Shownotes * Internet revamp for the humble landline * Twitter tests 'misleading' post report button for first time * OnlyFans bans explicit content * OnlyFans suspends policy change after backlash * Nvidia expects GPU supply constraints for the ‘vast majority’ of 2022 * Intel shows off its answer to Nvidia’s DLSS, coming to Arc GPUs in 2022 * Bitcoin comes to UK PayPal - but not for payments * Facebook suppressed report that made it look bad * INSIDE FACEBOOK’S METAVERSE FOR WORK * Apple agrees to App Store changes letting developers email users about payment options * Microsoft won’t stop you installing Windows 11 on older PCs * Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Cloud Gaming comes to Xbox consoles this holiday * You won’t be able to play Halo Infinite co-op or edit multiplayer maps at launch
Chris and Ian discuss Spyware, CSAM, Samsung Unpacked and Halo Infinite
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Shownotes * Pegasus: Spyware sold to governments 'targets activists' * China accused of cyber-attack on Microsoft Exchange servers * Apple confirms it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse images * Instagram makes under-16s' accounts private by default * Instagram confirms test of new anti-harassment tool, Limits, designed for moments of crisis * Twitter partners with AP and Reuters to address misinformation on its platform * Sky News Australia barred for week by YouTube over Covid misinformation * Covid: NHS app in England and Wales tweaked to notify fewer contacts * THIS IS THE PIXEL 6, GOOGLE’S TAKE ON AN ‘ULTRA HIGH END’ PHONE * SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FOLD 3 ANNOUNCED WITH S PEN SUPPORT AND WATER RESISTANCE * SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FLIP 3 ANNOUNCED WITH MUCH BIGGER, MORE USEFUL COVER DISPLAY * THE GALAXY WATCH 4 INJECTS SAMSUNG’S CAPABLE HARDWARE WITH GOOGLE SOFTWARE * Netflix to include mobile games for subscribers * Oculus recalls Quest 2 headset pads after skin rashes
Chris and Ian discuss Windows 11, Windows 365 and the Steam Deck
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Shownotes * John McAfee: Anti-virus creator found dead in prison cell * UK carrier EE introduces EU roaming charges following Brexit * Kaseya hack floods hundreds of companies with ransomware * Microsoft announces Windows 11, with a new design, Start menu, and more * Microsoft announces Windows 365, a subscription cloud PC * UK tells messaging apps not to use e2e encryption for kids’ accounts * Instagram admits moderation mistake over racist comments * Twitter now lets you limit who can reply to a tweet after the fact * Twitter is shutting down Fleets on August 3, citing low usage * Xbox Game Streaming exits beta, now works on all iOS devices, web browsers * Valve announces Steam Deck handheld for PC games * Nintendo announces new Nintendo Switch model with 7-inch OLED screen * Super Mario 64 game sells for record-breaking $1.5m at auction
Chris and Ian discuss WWDC and E3
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Shownotes * WWDC 2021 * Apple Music launches Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio, adds Spatial Audio playlists * Apple Podcasts Subscriptions go live worldwide * Biden revokes and replaces Trump actions targeting TikTok and WeChat * Apple and Google investigated by UK competition body * Google opens Workspace to everyone * EA hacked and source code stolen * Google Stadia is coming to Chromecast with Google TV and Android TV on June 23rd * Amazon’s game streaming service Luna is opening access to all Prime members June 21 and 22 * Xbox streaming is coming to TVs and streaming devices, alongside new consoles * Facebook tests ads in virtual reality headsets * Ubisoft at E3 2021: The 9 biggest announcements * Xbox & Bethesda Event * Nintendo at E3 2021: The 14 biggest announcements
Chris and Ian discuss Windows, Twitter Blue, G7 Taxing the Techs and the PS5
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Shownotes * Microsoft teases a ‘next generation of Windows’ announcement ‘very soon’ * Microsoft Build * Amazon is buying MGM Studios for $8.45B * Etsy is acquiring UK-based social selling site Depop for $1.625B in a mostly cash deal * Instagram lets users hide likes to reduce social media pressure * Twitter launches its premium subscription, Twitter Blue, initially in Canada and Australia * Nigeria suspends Twitter operations, says platform ‘undermines its corporate existence’ * Facebook will reconsider Trump’s ban in two years * Apple updates AirTags after stalking fears * G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals * Nvidia announces souped-up RTX 3080 Ti, 3070 Ti graphics cards * Sony delays new God of War to 2022 * God of War sequel and Gran Turismo 7 coming to PS4 as well as PS5
Chris and Ian discuss Google IO, Twitter and Apple
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Shownotes * Millions offered half price broadband from BT * Private equity firm Apollo to buy Verizon Media assets for $5B, will rename business ‘Yahoo’ * Twitter expands Spaces to anyone with 600+ followers, details plans for tickets, reminders and more * Twitter rolls out improved ‘reply prompts’ to cut down on harmful tweets * Twitter Tip Jar lets you pay people for good tweeting * Trump’s Facebook ban should not be lifted, network’s oversight board rules * Analytics Suggest 96% of Users Leave App Tracking Disabled in iOS 14.5 * Apple puts more adverts in App Store after ad-tracking ban * Apple Watch gets a motion-controlled cursor with ‘Assistive Touch’ * Apple to add lossless audio to Apple Music at no additional cost * Amazon makes its lossless music streaming service a free upgrade * Cyber attack 'most significant on Irish state' * Irish cyber-attack: Hackers bail out Irish health service for free * New emergency text alerts to be trialled * Google I/O * Sony invests in Discord, to integrate it with PlayStation in 2022 * Xbox’s Quick Resume feature gets new group option in May update * HTC unveils new Vive Pro 2 with 5K resolution display and 120Hz refresh rate
Chris and Ian discuss Apples Spring Event, Podcasting and Social Censorship
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Shownotes * UK government orders investigation into Nvidia’s $40bn Arm takeover * Parler set to return to Apple's App Store * Apple charged over 'anti-competitive' app polices * Apple Keynote * Spotify launches paid podcasts through new Anchor feature * Facebook invests in audio with short-form Soundbites feature, podcast support, and a Clubhouse clone * Daily Mail owner sues Google over search results * Instagram launches tools to filter out abusive DMs based on keywords and emojis, and to block people, even on new accounts * Twitter under fire over deletion of critical Covid tweets in India * Would you pay $30 a month for a faster web browser that eats less battery? * Xbox Cloud Gaming beta starts rolling out on iOS and PC this week * Microsoft announces some free-to-play games, including Fortnite and Warzone, now playable without Xbox Live Gold * Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition is now free for PS4 and PS5 owners * Gran Turismo will be featured in an Olympic competition this year * Epic won't let Microsoft add streaming support for Fortnite on 'competitor' xCloud * Microsoft reducing its cut of PC sales to match Epic Games Store * Halo Infinite multiplayer to support cross-play, cross-progression on PC and Xbox
Chris and Ian discuss Surface, Oracle vs Google and PS5
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Shownotes * LG scraps its smartphone business as losses mount * Google v Oracle: Supreme Court declares Google's code copying fair * Google, Facebook and Amazon face new UK regulator * Apple officially starts letting your iPhone help find lost third-party products * NHS Covid-19 app update blocked for breaking Apple and Google's rules * Microsoft is acquiring Nuance Communications for $19.7B * Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 4 with choice of Intel or AMD processors * First PS5 update adds USB system storage for games, new social features
Chris and Ian discuss Uber, Boradband and Games
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Shownotes * Uber to pay drivers a minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions * Google Play drops commissions to 15% from 30%, following Apple’s move last year * Google’s new Nest Hub tells you how well you slept last night * Openreach price rules aim to boost full-fibre net rollout * Gigabit broadband: First areas to benefit announced * Jack Dorsey’s first tweet sold as an NFT for an oddly specific $2,915,835.47 * Google is making some big upgrades to directions in Google Maps * Ubiquiti is accused of covering up a ‘catastrophic’ data breach — and it’s not denying it * Apple Arcade gets new games from Final Fantasy creators, PlatinumGames, and more * Bafta Games Awards 2021: Hades takes Best Game
Chris and Ian discuss Subscriptions - Twitter, Tidal and Game Pass
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Shownotes * Google to pay Murdoch's News Corporation for stories * Facebook reverses ban on news pages in Australia * Uber drivers are workers not self employed, Supreme Court rules * Microsoft hack: 3,000 UK email servers remain unsecured * Twitter’s ‘Super Follow’ creator subscription takes shots at Substack and Patreon * Square buys majority of Tidal, adds Jay-Z to its board in bid to shake up the artist economy * Spotify to launch a new high-end subscription, Spotify HiFi * Spotify to test paid podcast subscriptions this spring via new Anchor feature * Sonos Roam officially announced for $169, preorders start now * Apple discontinues original HomePod, will focus on mini * Epic Games takes its Apple App Store fight to Europe * Epic's bid to sue Apple over Fortnite in UK rejected * Apple investigated in UK over 'unfair' App Store claims * Amazon Fresh till-less grocery store opens in London * Nvidia limits crypto-mining on new graphics card * Microsoft debuts its AR/VR meetings platform Mesh * Sony announces PlayStation 5 VR headset * Xbox’s new FPS Boost feature can double frame rates for backward compatible games * Microsoft finalizes $7.5 billion Bethesda acquisition, promises Xbox exclusives * 20 Bethesda games will be on Xbox Game Pass tomorrow
Chris and Ian discuss Bitcoin, Bezos and Stadia
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Shownotes * Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon chief executive * TikTok sale to Oracle and Walmart shelved as Biden reviews security, say reports * US President Joe Biden 'pauses' TikTok and WeChat bans * Google apps feel strain as firm's privacy standoff with Apple drags on * Elon Musk's Tesla buys $1.5bn of Bitcoin causing currency to spike * Jack Dorsey and Jay Z invest 500 BTC to make Bitcoin ‘internet’s currency’ * Google shuts down internal Stadia game studio * Cyberpunk 2077 makers CD Projekt hit by ransomware hack
Chris and Ian discuss Google, Xbox Live and GameStop
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Shownotes * Google threatens to close its search engine in Australia as it lobbies against digital news code * Xbox Live Gold is getting a big price hike * Xbox Live Gold price hike reversed, service to no longer be required for free-to-play games * Apple’s new Fitness+ feature brings celebrity-guided walks to your wrist * Credit and cyber-fraud at 'epidemic' levels in UK * Birdwatch: Twitter pilot will allow users to flag misinformation * Twitter acquires newsletter platform Revue * Facebook News launches in the UK, the first international market for its curated news portal * Robinhood restricts trading in GameStop after retail brouhaha shakes markets * Robinhood and Reddit top the App Store, as trading apps surge following GameStop mania
Chris and Ian discuss Trump, Parler and CES 2021
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Shownotes * UK government 'likely to miss' broadband and 5G targets * Adobe Flash Player is finally laid to rest * Singapore says police will be given access to Covid-19 contact tracing data * Netflix raises UK prices to cover cost of content * Mark Zuckerberg announces Trump banned from Facebook and Instagram for ‘at least the next two weeks’ * Twitter permanently bans President Trump * Parler removed from Google Play store as Apple App Store suspension reportedly looms * Apple suspends Parler from App Store * Amazon Web Services gives Parler 24-hour notice that it will suspend services to the company * Parler goes offline after Amazon drops it due to 'violent content' * Scraped Parler data is a metadata gold mine * Fortnite-maker Epic Games sues Apple and Google in UK * WhatsApp delays enforcement of privacy terms by 3 months, following backlash * Intel is replacing its CEO next month * Intel’s 12th Gen chips look to challenge Arm and Apple’s M1 CPUs later this year * AMD’s 7nm Ryzen 5000 mobile processors promise 2021’s best gaming notebooks * Nvidia announces $329 GeForce RTX 3060, available in February * Google Stadia and GeForce Now are coming to LG TVs in 2021 * LG’s Rollable phone is real and launching in 2021 * Samsung’s Galaxy S21 event: the biggest announcements
Chris and Ian discuss Facebook, Privacy Laws, Solarwinds, Stadia and Cyberpunk
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Shownotes * The FTC is suing Facebook to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp * Facebook hit with antitrust probe for tying Oculus use to Facebook accounts * Online harms bill: firms may face multibillion-pound fines for illegal content * EU reveals plan to regulate Big Tech * Facebook to move all UK users onto US agreements * Apple launches its new app privacy labels across all its App Stores * Facebook highlights small businesses as it ramps up Apple criticism * China-based Zoom employee charged for secretly censoring Tiananmen Square anniversary events * Google suffers global outage with Gmail, YouTube and majority of services affected * SolarWinds: Why the Sunburst hack is so serious * US cyber-attack: Hack of government agencies and companies poses 'grave risk' * Microsoft president sounds alarm on ‘ongoing’ SolarWinds hack, identifies 40 more precise targets * Salesforce buys Slack in a $27.7B megadeal * Microsoft reportedly designing its own ARM-based chips for servers and Surface PCs * Apple announces $549 over-ear headphones, the AirPods Max * EA to buy Dirt Rally-maker Codemasters for £1bn * Google Stadia will let all users livestream games directly to YouTube tomorrow * Stadia is now on iOS, but not through the App Store * Xbox cloud gaming coming to iOS and PC in spring 2021 * Cyberpunk 2077 maker apologizes for terrible PS4/Xbox One launch, promises refunds * Sony offering Cyberpunk 2077 refunds, pulls game from PlayStation Store
Chris and Ian discuss M1 stats, Fleets and the new consoles
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Shownotes * Twitter rolls out Stories, aka ‘Fleets,’ to all users; will also test a Clubhouse rival * Microsoft Teams takes on Zoom with free all-day video calling on the web * Huawei ban: UK networks breaking new law face big fines * Microsoft reveals Pluton, a custom security chip built into Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm processors * Yeah, Apple’s M1 MacBook Pro is powerful, but it’s the battery life that will blow you away * Apple slashes commission fees to developers on its App Store * Nvidia is bringing Fortnite back to iOS with new cloud gaming web app * Google Stadia is coming to iOS officially as a web app * Red Dead Online to be released as its own game in December * WHY IS THE PS5 OUTPERFORMING THE ‘WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL CONSOLE’ * The Last of Us 2 wins big at Golden Joysticks
Chris and Ian discuss Apple Silicon, AMD Radeon's and the Xbox Series X
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Shownotes * Mobile networks banned from selling locked phones * The Senate's section 230 hearing was partisan and predictable * ‘Free speech’ social network Parler tops app store rankings following Biden’s election win * Amazon charged with abusing EU competition rules * Come June 1, 2021, all of your new photos will count against your free Google storage * The Raspberry Pi 400 is a compact keyboard with a built-in computer * AMD’s new Radeon RX 6800 XT promises to go head to head with Nvidia’s RTX 3080 * Apple - One More Thing * Codemasters: UK games firm to sell to Take-Two * Xbox and Call of Duty cause record broadband data use in UK * XBOX Series X
Chris and Ian discuss Apple Keynote, Processors and Excel
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Shownotes * Excel: Why using Microsoft's tool caused Covid-19 results to be lost * G Suite is now Google Workspace * Trump is already breaking platform rules again with false claim that COVID-19 is ‘far less lethal’ than the flu * US election: Twitter tightens rules on retweets and victory claims * Facebook bans QAnon conspiracy theory accounts across all platforms * US tech giants accused of 'monopoly power' * Intel confirms 11th Gen Rocket Lake desktop processors coming in early 2021 * AMD reveals its new Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 processors, including the ‘world’s best gaming CPU’ * Apple Keynote * UK’s ICO reduces British Airways data breach fine to £20M, after originally setting it at £184M * Microsoft’s new Xbox app lets you stream Xbox One games to your iPhone or iPad * Windows apps now run on Chromebooks with Parallels Desktop * Descript, Andrew Mason’s platform to edit audio by editing text, now lets you edit video, too * Quibi is shutting down
Chris and Ian discuss Bethesda, Amazons Fall Event and new Pixels
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Shownotes * ByteDance says it will own a majority of TikTok. Oracle says ByteDance will own 0%. WTF is this deal? * NHS Covid-19 app: England and Wales get smartphone contact tracing for over-16s * App makers band together to fight for App Store changes with new ‘Coalition for App Fairness’ * Amazon One: Palm scanner launched for 'secure' payments * The 13 Biggest Announcements From Amazon’s Fall Hardware Event * Google’s new Nest Audio smart speaker is official, costs $99.99 * Google announces the Pixel 5 for $699 * Google announces Pixel 4A 5G with larger 6.2-inch display for $499 * Google announces new Chromecast with the new Google TV interface * Windows on ARM is about to get lots of apps thanks to new x64 emulation * Microsoft’s updated Surface Pro X has a faster processor and new platinum color option * Microsoft’s new $549 Surface Laptop Go aims to compete with Chromebooks * Disney+ adds a co-watching feature called GroupWatch * Microsoft acquires Bethesda Softworks * EA Play games join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in November * Google wakes up from its VR daydream
Chris and Ian discuss Xbox vs PlayStation, Apple Keynote and NVidia
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode383/DigitalOutbox-383-200919.mp3
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Shownotes * Apple fires back in Fortnite App Store battle * Apple revises App Store rules to permit game streaming apps, clarify in-app purchases and more * Apple opens iOS to game streaming, but with major hurdles for Stadia and xCloud * Apple Keynote * Android 11 has arrived * Coronavirus: Scotland's Covid-19 contact tracing app goes live * Nvidia confirms $40B purchase of Arm, bringing together two chip giants * Nvidia RTX 3080 cards are selling for thousands on eBay, and people are pissed * TikTok: Oracle confirms being picked by Bytedance to be app's partner * TikTok and WeChat: US to ban app downloads in 48 hours * GoPro’s new Hero 9 Black adds a second color screen, better battery life, and 5K video for $450 * Xbox Series S confirmed by Microsoft, coming Nov. 10 * Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X Launch November 10, Starting at $24.99 a Month with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and EA Play * PlayStation 5 launches Nov. 12 for $499 * Oculus Quest 2 review: better, cheaper VR * Facebook is discontinuing the Oculus Rift S
Chris and Ian discuss Epic vs Apple, Digital Tax, Creepy Amazon and Nvidia's new GPU's
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Shownotes * Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t require the free app to add purchases after all * Fortnite Apple row: Microsoft backs Epic in court filing * Apple can block Epic's Fortnite but not Unreal Engine * Apple terminates Epic Games’ App Store account * Apple says App Store appeals process is now live, so developers can start challenging decisions * Apple mistakenly approved a widely used malware to run on Macs * Facebook News to expand internationally to the U.K., Germany, France, India and Brazil * Facebook to freeze political ads before US presidential election * Facebook isn’t happy about Apple’s upcoming ad tracking restrictions * Apple delays privacy feature that would let iPhone owners keep ad tracking at bay * Apple, Google, and Amazon respond to European tech taxes by passing on costs * Google and Apple to roll out phase two of contact-tracing system * AMAZON ANNOUNCES HALO, A FITNESS BAND AND APP THAT SCANS YOUR BODY AND VOICE * Amazon’s top UK reviewers appear to profit from fake 5-star posts * Netflix makes some movies and shows free worldwide to non-subscribers * Samsung’s new Galaxy Fold arrives September 18 for $2,000 * Nvidia announces new RTX 3080 GPU, priced at $699 and launching September 17th * Nvidia’s new RTX 3090 is a $1,499 monster GPU designed for 8K gaming * Intel announces its new 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPUs, available on laptops this fall * Nintendo announces new games for Mario's 35th anniversary
Chris and Ian discuss Epic vs Apple, Twitter, Surface Duo and the Xbox Series X
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode381/DigitalOutbox-381-200821.mp3
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Shownotes * Google is turning Android Phones into seismometers * Mozilla lays off 250 * Twitter now lets everyone limit replies to their tweets * Microsoft’s Surface Duo arrives on September 10th for $1,399 * Fortnite: Apple ban sparks court action from Epic Games * Facebook pushes back against Apple’s App Store fees * Epic says Apple threatens ‘catastrophic’ response in two weeks if Fortnite doesn’t comply with rules * Epic files motion for injunction against Apple over threat to revoke all developer access * UK ditches exam results generated by biased algorithm after student protests * Ninja and Shroud return to Twitch * Halo Infinite delayed to 2021 * Xbox Series X launch confirmed for November, despite Halo Infinite delay
Chris and Ian discuss Disney, OnePlus, Google Pixel, Samsung and Xbox Gaming
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Shownotes * Trump signs orders banning US business with TikTok and WeChat parent Tencent * ‘Mulan’ is coming to Disney+ on September 4, for an additional price of $29.99 * Mulan: UK cinemas hit out at 'disappointing' Disney+ release * CES cancels Las Vegas event, goes online-only * Intel's next-generation 7nm chips delayed until 2022 * OnePlus’ midrange Nord announced with 90Hz display, dual selfie cameras, and 5G * GOOGLE ANNOUNCES PIXEL 5, PIXEL 4A 5G, AND PIXEL 4A ALL AT ONCE * GOOGLE PIXEL 4A REVIEW: BACK TO BASICS FOR $349 * THE GALAXY NOTE 20 ULTRA IS SAMSUNG’S NEW SPEC KING * Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3 is thinner, lighter, and more expensive * Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S7 Plus tablet has a 120Hz OLED display and 5G * Samsung announces Galaxy Buds Live with active noise cancellation and bean-shaped design * Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Fold 2 with bigger screens and better cameras * Xbox Games Showcase * Microsoft’s streaming service, xCloud, launching in September * Microsoft and Samsung have a special partnership for Xbox Game Pass on Android * Apple confirms cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia violate App Store guidelines * Facebook slams Apple’s App Store policies, launches Facebook Gaming on iOS without games
Chris and Ian discuss Tech Power, Garmin, Twitter and TikTok
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Shownotes * Government admits breaking privacy law with NHS test and trace * UK commits to redesign visa streaming algorithm after challenge to ‘racist’ tool * Will Garmin Pay $10 Million Ransom To End Two-Day Outage? * Garmin 'paid multi-million dollar ransom to criminals using Arete IR', say sources * Twitter cracks down on QAnon conspiracy theory, banning 7,000 accounts * Donald Trump Jr suspended from tweeting after Covid post * Twitter bans ex-KKK leader David Duke * Wiley permanently suspended from Twitter over antisemitic posts * Twitter admits hackers accessed DMs of dozens of high-profile accounts * Twitter says ‘phone spear phishing attack’ used to gain network access in crypto scam breach * Twitter hack: Bognor Regis man one of three charged * After ad revenue drop, Twitter tells investors it’s eyeing subscription options * Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of 'harmful' power * EU launching deep probe into Google’s planned $2.1 billion Fitbit buy * Slack makes EU antitrust claim against Microsoft over Teams * Telegram hits out at Apple’s App Store ‘tax’ in latest EU antitrust complaint * Amazon takes on supermarkets with free food delivery * Apple digs in over its App Store fees * Apple’s veteran marketing chief Phil Schiller moves to smaller role * TikTok launches £54m fund for European creators to make videos * TikTok updates policies to ban deepfakes, expand fact-checks, and flag election misinfo * Report: Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok’s US business from China’s ByteDance * Trump told reporters he will use executive power to ban TikTok * Donald Trump: US Treasury should get cut of TikTok deal * INSTAGRAM LAUNCHES REELS, ITS ATTEMPT TO KEEP YOU OFF TIKTOK
Chris and Ian discuss Twitter Hack, Huawei and Gaming
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode378/DigitalOutbox-378-200717.mp3
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Shownotes * Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam * A hacker used Twitter’s own ‘admin’ tool to spread cryptocurrency scam * YouTube bans prominent white supremacist channels * Facebook: Aviva and Intercontinental Hotels Group pause ads * E-scooter firms get the green light to start trials of up to one year on UK streets * Huawei 5G kit must be removed from UK by 2027 * Apple has €13bn Irish tax bill overturned * Sony invests $250M in Epic Games * Microsoft Flight Simulator landing Aug. 18 * Xbox Game Pass Ultimate adding Project xCloud game streaming to subscription * Ubisoft sexual harassment investigation claims three more executives * The 4 biggest announcements from Ubisoft Forward
Chris and Ian discuss WWDC, Covid trackers, Social Media and Mixer
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode377/DigitalOutbox-377-200630.mp3
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Shownotes * Gatwick drone arrests: Sussex Police pays out £200,000 * Coronavirus: Health minister says app should roll out by winter * UK virus-tracing app switches to Apple-Google model * GitHub abandons 'master' and 'slave' terms to avoid row * Twitter begins rolling out audio tweets on iOS * Katie Hopkins permanently suspended from Twitter * Facebook to tag ‘harmful’ posts as boycott widens * Microsoft will shut down Mixer, transition users to Facebook Gaming * Microsoft is closing all of its retail stores for good * Apple faces two EU anti-competition probes * Apple accused of 'hostile' app fee policies * Interview: Apple’s Schiller says position on Hey app is unchanged and no rules changes are imminent * Apple approves Hey bug fix update after Basecamp agrees to tweak app at center of store policy spat * Apple will soon let developers challenge App Store rules * WWDC
Chris and Ian discuss Social Media and the PS5 Reveal
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Shownotes * Zuckerberg says Facebook won't be 'arbiters of truth' after Trump threat * Trump signs an executive order taking direct aim at social media companies * Twitter hides Trump tweet for 'glorifying violence' * OK Beeb: BBC voice assistant will learn regional accents * Xbox Series X backward compatibility will add HDR, 120 fps support to older games * PlayStation 5: all of the news from Sony’s next-gen game showcase
Chris and Ian discuss Microsoft Build, Spotify and Unreal 5
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Shownotes * Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg blames coronavirus for the streaming app’s challenges * UK average broadband speeds up despite lockdown wobble * Facebook to acquire Giphy in a deal reportedly worth $400 million * EasyJet admits nine million customers hacked * BBC launches tool for joint lockdown viewing * MICROSOFT BUILD 2020: ALL THE BIGGEST ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ANNUAL DEVELOPER CONFERENCE * Apple and Google launch exposure notification API, enabling public health authorities to release apps * Why Joe Rogan's exclusive Spotify deal matters * Spotify removes cap from users’ libraries, letting you save unlimited songs, albums and podcasts * Fresh UK review into Huawei role in 5G networks * Drone to deliver masks to Isle of Mull hospital * Trump Threatens to Shut Social Media Companies After Twitter Fact Check * Here’s Unreal Engine 5 running on the PlayStation 5
Chris and Ian discuss Zoom, NHSx, Surface and Xbox Series X
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Shownotes Magic Leap reportedly slashes 1,000 jobs and steps away from consumer plans
Messenger Rooms are Facebook’s answer to Zoom and Houseparty for the pandemic
Google is making Meet free for everyone
NHS rejects Apple-Google coronavirus app plan
Apple and Google release first seed of COVID-19 exposure notification API for contact tracing app developers
PewDiePie signs exclusive live-streaming deal with YouTube
Facebook's 'supreme court' members announced
Virgin Media and O2 join forces to take on BT
Don’t expect to see Windows 10X dual-screen devices this year
Microsoft’s new Surface Go 2 has a bigger display and better Intel processor
Microsoft announces Surface Headphones 2 with improved battery life
The Surface Earbuds get a new $199 price ahead of May 12th release date
Microsoft launches Surface Book 3 with new Nvidia GPU options, up to 32GB of RAM, and faster SSDs
GitHub gets a built-in IDE with Codespaces, discussion forums and more
Xbox Game Pass subscriptions hit 10 million
Microsoft reveals Xbox Series X boot screen, confirms July event for Halo Infinite and more
Every Xbox Series X game announced by Microsoft today
Chris and Ian discuss Misinformation, Covid Testing and the DualSense
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode373/DigitalOutbox-373-200422.mp3
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Shownotes * How WhatsApp is making it more expensive to spread misinformation * Facebook will start alerting users who have interacted with ‘harmful misinformation’ about COVID-19 * Eamonn Holmes criticised for giving credence to Covid-19 5G conspiracy theory * Can Quibi become the new Netflix or is it a $1.75bn mistake? * Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracking system into iOS and Android * Coronavirus: UK confirms plan for its own contact tracing app * NHS in standoff with Apple and Google over coronavirus tracing * Coronavirus lockdown: Laptops offered for online school lessons at home * GitHub is now free for all teams * Apple announces the new $399 iPhone SE for 2020 * Sonos launches Sonos Radio, a free streaming radio service including artist and genre stations * Sony reveals the PlayStation 5 controller, the DualSense * Uncharted collection and Journey free on PS4 as part of Sony ‘Play At Home’ initiative * Google Stadia now free to anyone with a Gmail address
Chris and Ian discuss Privacy, Broadband, Teamsn and Bafta
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode372/DigitalOutbox-372-200405.mp3
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Shownotes * Watchdog approves use of UK phone data to help fight coronavirus * NHS developing app to trace close contacts of coronavirus carriers * Coronavirus: Zoom is in everyone's living room - how safe is it? * Zoom freezes feature development to fix security and privacy issues * Broadband providers to lift data caps during Covid-19 lockdown * Broadband engineers threatened due to 5G coronavirus conspiracies * Facebook deletes Brazil president’s coronavirus misinfo post * Microsoft brings Teams to consumers and launches Microsoft 365 personal and family plans * Microsoft Teams is coming to consumers — but Skype is here to stay * Microsoft Edge is getting smart copy and paste, a password monitor and vertical tabs * Apple acquires Dark Sky, Android version shutting down in July * Amazon Prime Video now allows in-app rentals and purchases on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV * Bafta Games Awards: Outer Wilds wins Best Game
Chris and Ian discuss iPads, Xbox Series X and the PS5
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Shownotes * Virgin Media data breach affects 900,000 people * Sonos abandons ‘Recycle Mode’ on old speakers after much backlash * Sonos will release a new app and operating system for its speakers in June * A major new Intel processor flaw could defeat encryption and DRM protections * Twitter and activist investor agree on truce to keep Jack Dorsey as chief * Budget 2020: Chancellor introduces digital services tax * Bill Gates leaves Microsoft’s board * Netflix to cut streaming quality in Europe for 30 days * YouTube to switch EU streams to SD quality to reduce network load * The UK’s largest chain of phone shops is permanently closing all 531 standalone stores * Apple fined record $1.2B in France over anti-competitive sales practices * Apple Releases Faster MacBook Air with New Keyboard and Increased Storage Starting at $999 and Doubles Storage on Base-Model Mac minis * The New iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard with Trackpad: The MacStories Overview * Call of Duty: Warzone to challenge battle royale rivals * Google Stadia now supports 4K streaming on the web * Microsoft details full Xbox Series X specs * Sony reveals full PS5 hardware specifications
Chris and Ian discuss Coronavirus, Fleets and Xbox Series X
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode370/DigitalOutbox-370-200305.mp3
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Shownotes * Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview ahead of schedule for Pixel phones * Google’s new T&Cs include a Brexit ‘Easter egg’ for UK users * TikTok introduces parental controls with new ‘Family Safety Mode’ feature, launching first in UK * Twitter starts testing its own version of Stories, called ‘Fleets,’ which disappear after 24 hours * Facebook cancels F8 developer conference due to coronavirus concerns * Facebook 'rethinks' plans for Libra cryptocurrency * The Verge tech survey 2020 * Apple Agrees to Pay Up to $500 Million to Settle Class Action Lawsuit Over 'Secretly Throttling' Older iPhones * Disney Plus to launch on Sky Q in the UK later this month * Microsoft reveals more Xbox Series X specs
Chris and Ian discuss Samsung Unpacked and Podcasts
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Shownotes * State actors' may have accessed Twitter contacts * Googles New Social Network - Nightmare Google Photos bug sent private videos to the wrong people * Spotify is buying The Ringer to boost its sports podcast content * Ofcom set to be given power to police social media in UK * Half of UK 10-year-olds own a smartphone * Apple fined for slowing down old iPhones * MWC 2020: Smartphone showcase cancelled over coronavirus fears * SAMSUNG’S GALAXY S20, PLUS, AND ULTRA FIRST LOOK: CAMERAS, 5G, AND 120HZ SCREENS * Samsung announces Galaxy Buds Plus earbuds with huge boost to battery life * Samsung’s new foldable Galaxy Z Flip will arrive on February 14th for $1,380 * Microsoft and Samsung partner on Xbox cloud-based game streaming
Chris and Ian discuss the EU, Sonos and Huawei
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Shownotes * Jeff Bezos hack: Amazon boss's phone 'hacked by Saudi crown prince' * Your Sonos system will stop receiving updates if you have an old device * EU Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly in Favor of Charging Cable Standard, Despite Apple's Protestations * Met Police to deploy facial recognition cameras * Huawei set for limited role in UK 5G networks * Article 13: UK will not implement EU copyright law * Google backtracks on search results design * Twitter suspends notorious UK hate preacher for violating abuse rules * Vine’s successor Byte is here to take on TikTok * Overwatch and Call of Duty leagues move exclusively to YouTube
Chris and Ian discuss CES 2020, Twitter and Browsers
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Shownotes * CES * Travelex 'being held to ransom' by hackers said to be demanding $3m * Sonos sues Google over alleged patent infringement on smart speaker tech * Farewell, don’t @me. Twitter is testing a new way to control who can reply to you * Facebook won’t ban political ads, prefers to keep screwing democracy * Using Huawei in UK 5G network 'madness', warns US * Apple Said It Is Helping In The Pensacola Shooting Investigation, But It Won't Unlock The Shooter's iPhones * Mozilla lays off 70 as it waits for new products to generate revenue * Opera accused of offering predatory loans through Android apps (updated) * Here is the first stable release of Microsoft’s new Edge browser * Microsoft makes 'carbon negative' pledge * Sony Interactive will skip E3 again this year * BT partners with Google to bundle free Stadia with broadband deals in the UK * From Worms to Tomb Raider: classic UK video games celebrated in new stamps
Chris and Ian discuss the new Xbox, YouTube and Smart Homes
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Shownotes * Twitter to add a way to ‘memorialize’ accounts for deceased users before removing inactive ones * Facebook launches a photo portability tool, starting in Ireland * Apple Pay speeds up payments on the Tube * TikTok suppressed disabled users' videos * Google CEO Sundar Pichai is taking over as CEO of Alphabet * Plex launches a free, ad-supported streaming service in over 200 countries * Instagram demands date of birth from new members * YouTube bans malicious insults and veiled threats * YouTube's top earners: Eight-year-old Ryan tops list with $26m * Apple and Spotify’s podcasts come to Echo devices in the US * Apple, Google, and Amazon are teaming up to develop an open-source smart home standard * Microsoft names its new games console Xbox Series X
Chris and Ian discuss Politics and Game Streaming
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Shownotes * Facebook is secretly using your iPhone’s camera as you scroll your feed * Facebook Pay is a new payment system for WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook * Google to offer checking accounts in partnership with banks starting next year * Tim Berners-Lee unveils global plan to save the web * Twitter makes its political ad ban official * Google to restrict political adverts worldwide * General election 2019: Labour pledges free broadband for all * APPLE’S 16-INCH MACBOOK PRO IS HERE AND IT HAS A GOOD KEYBOARD * MOTOROLA RESURRECTS THE RAZR AS A FOLDABLE ANDROID SMARTPHONE * Spotify turns its personalization technology to podcasts with launch of Your Daily Podcasts * Uber loses London licence after TfL finds drivers faked identity * Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR-exclusive, full-length prequel to Half-Life 2 * Project xCloud game streaming coming to PC in 2020, adding DualShock 4 support * Google Stadia: several features won't be available at launch
Chris and Ian discuss Browsers, Political Ads and AirPods Pro
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode364/DigitalOutbox-364-191109.mp3
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Shownotes * Chrome and Firefox will now alert you about data breaches involving your accounts * Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser gets new privacy features, will be generally available January 15 * Google claims 'quantum supremacy' for computer * Twitch megastar Shroud is joining Ninja on Mixer as an exclusive streamer * Facebook starts testing News, its new section for journalism * Twitter to ban all political advertising * Nvidia’s new Shield TV wins the Android TV market with amazing 4K upscaling * Apple announces AirPods Pro with noise cancellation * Drone registration made compulsory as UK scheme launches * The Mavic Mini is DJI’s first drone that doesn’t need FAA registration * Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion * Adobe Max 2019: all the top announcements * Microsoft’s new Office app for iOS and Android combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint * British broadcasters launch Britbox streaming service in the UK * Disney+ will hit the UK and four other European countries March 31st * BlizzCon 2019’s biggest announcements: Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, and an apology
Chris and Ian discuss Catalina, Apple + China and the Google Pixel Event
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode363/DigitalOutbox-363-191022.mp3
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Shownotes * Apple’s MacOS Catalina is now available * Apple pulls HKmap from App Store, the day after Chinese state media criticized its ‘unwise and reckless decision’ to approve it * Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China * Payments giants abandon Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency * Microsoft rolls out Windows Tamper Protection for Windows antivirus to keep hackers at bay * UK ‘porn block’: Government drops plan to stop children watching sex videos online * Beats announces Solo Pro on-ear headphones with noise cancellation * Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service will launch on November 19th * Google’s new Pixel Buds are coming spring 2020 for $179 * Google announces Pixelbook Go, a cheaper Pixelbook * Google announces its Nest Mini smart speaker * Google announces Nest Wifi, a mesh router system with smart speakers inside * Google announces Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL * Google Pixel 4 Face Unlock works if eyes are shut * Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone * Google is discontinuing the Daydream View VR headset, and the Pixel 4 won’t support Daydream * New Xbox Live features filter out swears, limits bullying * Sony’s next console is… the PlayStation 5, arriving holidays 2020
Chris and Ian discuss new hardware from Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook
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Shownotes * Battlestar Galactica reboot from Mr. Robot creator headed to Peacock streaming service * Huawei’s flagship Mate 30 Pro has impressive specs but no Google * Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha is almost entirely made of screen * Samsung will let Galaxy Fold owners replace their screens once for $149 * Amazon launches HD music streaming * Amazon Fall 2019 Event * GoPro Hero Black 8 targets vloggers with add-on modules * New ‘unpatchable’ iPhone exploit could allow permanent jailbreaking on hundreds of millions of devices * Siri will soon default to the messaging apps you prefer, not just iMessage * Google is making it easier to check if your passwords have been compromised in a data breach * The Google Assistant can now control your Xbox One * Google Play Pass launches with 350+ premium apps and games, initially for $1.99 per month * Mario Kart Tour’s $4.99 monthly subscription fee is out of touch with reality * The biggest announcements, live from Microsoft’s 2019 Surface event * Facebook’s second-generation Portal devices are cheaper, smaller, and support WhatsApp * Facebook announces Oculus Link, which brings PC games to the standalone Quest headset * Facebook announces Horizon, a VR massive-multiplayer world * Facebook is building a ‘new social layer’ for Oculus headsets * Sony slashes the price of PlayStation Now by half, adds God of War and GTA 5
Chris and Ian discuss 361: iPhone 11, Amazon Fire and Super Nintendo
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode361/DigitalOutbox-361-190917.mp3
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Shownotes * A message about iOS security * Apple Music launches a public beta on the web * Apple Event * Amazon unveils a new Fire TV Cube, soundbar and over a dozen Fire TV Edition products * Google releases Android 10 * Nintendo Direct shows off surprise sequels, new ports in aggressive year-end pitch * App that cancels subscriptions launches in UK
Chris and Ian discuss snooping tech firms, hacks and Android 10
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Shownotes * Verizon is selling Tumblr to WordPress.com parent, Automattic * Snap introduces Spectacles 3, with two HD cameras and 3D effects on Snapchat * Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users’ Audio Chats * Apple 'sorry' that workers listened to Siri voice recordings * Malicious websites were used to secretly hack into iPhones for years, says Google * Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms * Jack Dorsey: Twitter CEO's account briefly hacked * Home Office role in 'Woke' Muslim social network revealed * Pure cringe: UK ISP has the worst excuse for storing passwords in plaintext ever * Disney+ comes to Canada and the Netherlands on Nov. 12, will support nearly all major platforms at launch * Google ditches desserts as Q becomes Android 10 * BBC to launch digital voice assistant * Instagram’s latest assault on Snapchat is a messaging app called Threads * Cyberpunk 2077, exclusive Orcs Must Die 3, and many more now headed to Stadia
Chris and Ian discuss Banning Games, 8Chan + New Samsung Devices
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode359/DigitalOutbox-359-190813.mp3
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Shownotes * Alexa users can now disable human review of voice recordings * Trump and GOP blame recent mass shootings on video games, internet * 8chan’s new internet host was kicked off its own host just hours later * iOS 13 privacy feature will force total overhaul for Facebook apps * Samsung Galaxy Note 10 announced: two sizes, new S Pen, and DeX on your laptop * Samsung’s new Galaxy Book S is a Qualcomm-powered laptop with 23 hours of battery life * Microsoft and Samsung partner to bridge Android and Windows closer together * Google Maps AR walking directions arrive on iOS and Android * HarmonyOS is Huawei’s Android alternative for smartphones and smart home devices * Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo join forces against lootboxes * Ninja disgusted at Twitch after porn stream was promoted on his channel
Chris and Ian discuss Ninja, Streaming TV and Apple
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode358/DigitalOutbox-358-190803.mp3
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Shownotes * Facebook scam-busting service goes live * Facebook to pay $5bn to settle privacy concerns * Netflix shares sink 10% as subscriber take-up slows * BritBox: ITV and BBC set out plans for new streaming service * BBC iPlayer gets Ofcom green light to make shows available for a year * Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to pursue holy grail of artificial intelligence * Virgin Media pledges gigabit broadband to millions of homes * Apple acquiring most of Intel’s smartphone modem business in $1B deal * Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings * Google reveals fistful of flaws in Apple's iMessage app * Google to auction slots on Android default search ‘choice screen’ in Europe next year, rivals cry ‘pay-to-play’ foul * Three to give customers 5G at 'no extra cost' * Marcus Hutchins spared US jail sentence over malware charges * New Nintendo Switch model will have much better battery life * Microsoft removes Cortana from the Xbox One in latest update * British boy becomes Fortnite millionaire in World Cup tournament * Ninja announces he is leaving Twitch to stream exclusively on Mixer
Chris and Ian discuss Jony Ive, Data Fines and the Nintendo Switch Lite
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode357/DigitalOutbox-357-190713.mp3
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Shownotes * YouTube is making it easier to remove recommendations you don’t like * Twitter will hide rule-breaking politicians' tweets * Vodafone switches on 5G network in seven UK cities * British Airways faces record £183m fine for data breach * UK watchdog plans to fine Marriott £99m * Jony Ive, Apple designer behind iPhone and iMac, to exit company after 30 years * Macs vulnerable to 'bananas' Zoom video flaw * Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to vulnerability that could allow iPhone eavesdropping * Apple updates entry-level MacBook Air and Pro for back to school * Amazon and Google deliver on TV peace deal * Amazon Alexa-NHS partnership splits expert opinion * Nintendo Switch Lite is a smaller, cheaper Switch built exclusively for handheld play
Chris and Ian discuss E3, Libra and Pi's
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Shownotes * Google Stadia requires $130 upfront, $10 per month at November launch * EA at E3 2019: The 4 best announcements * Xbox @ E3 * Bethesda at E3 2019: the biggest announcements, trailers, and games * Ubisoft at E3 2019: The 7 biggest announcements * Nintendo at E3 2019: The 11 biggest announcements * Tens of thousands of images stolen in US border hack * Dropbox relaunches as an enterprise collaboration workspace & portal * Samsung TVs should be regularly virus-checked, the company says * Google is finally taking charge of the RCS rollout * Facebook announces Libra cryptocurrency: All you need to know * UK age-verification system for porn delayed by six months * Google says it’s not making any more tablets * $35 Raspberry Pi 4 announced with 4K support and up to 4GB of RAM
Chris and Ian discuss WWDC 2019
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Shownotes * WWDC 2019 * EE to launch UK's first 5G service in May * AMD unveils the 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X, at half the price of Intel’s competing Core i9 9920X chipset * Nvidia announces its Studio line of laptops to compete against the MacBook Pro * Apple and WhatsApp condemn GCHQ plans to eavesdrop on encrypted chats * U.S. State Department begins social media screening for nearly all visa applicants * Netflix is raising prices for UK subscribers * Amazon sellers to hit UK high streets in year-long pop-up pilot * Xbox Game Pass coming to PC
Chris and Ian discuss F8, Build and I/O + Huawei
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Shownotes * Samsung confirms Galaxy Fold delay, shares ‘initial findings’ on faulty units * The 5 biggest announcements from Facebook’s F8 developer conference keynote * Microsoft Build 2019 * The 8 biggest announcements from the Google I/O 2019 keynote * Netflix launches high-quality audio for TV viewers * White House cracks down on Huawei equipment sales with executive order * Google pulls Huawei’s Android license, forcing it to use open source version * Huawei can keep sending software updates to phones for three months, US says * The OnePlus 7 Pro has a 90Hz screen, three cameras, and costs $669 * The OnePlus 7 Pro isn’t alone — meet the OnePlus 7 * EA Access subscription service coming to PS4 * Rivals in gaming, Microsoft and Sony team up on cloud services * Minecraft Earth: block building game moves into the real world
Chris and Ian discuss Internet Laws, Apple and Qualcomm and the PS5
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Shownotes * How Mark Zuckerberg wants governments to regulate content on online platforms * UK sets out safety-focused plan to regulate Internet firms * Article 13: UK helps push through new EU copyright rules * Online pornography age checks to be mandatory in UK from 15 July * Apple and Qualcomm are ending their legal battles * Intel exits 5G-mobile modem market as Qualcomm and Apple make peace * Samsung responds to Galaxy Fold screen damage: ‘we will thoroughly inspect these units’ * YouTube is finally coming back to Amazon’s Fire TV devices * Microsoft announces new Xbox – without a disc drive * PlayStation 5: Sony gives the first details of its next generation console
Chris and Ian discuss Apples Show Time event, EU Copyright Laws and No Mans Sky
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Shownotes * Apple launches $9.99 Apple News Plus with more than 300 magazines * Apple announces Apple Card credit card * Apple Arcade is a new game subscription for iOS, Mac, and Apple TV * Apple’s updated TV app is a direct destination for shows * Apple announces Apple TV Plus video subscription service * Apple cancels AirPower product, citing inability to meet its high standards for hardware * Britons get 'bad deal' from broadband giants * Hackers dropped a secret backdoor in Asus’ update software * EU backs controversial copyright law * EU calls for increased security, but doesn’t ban Huawei 5G products * Spotify acquires true crime studio Parcast to expand its original podcast content * BBC pulls its podcasts from Google Podcasts and Assistant * No Man’s Sky getting full VR support on PS4 and PC
Chris and Ian discuss Stadia, Spotify vs Apple and new YouTubers
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Shownotes * Spotify files a complaint against Apple with the European Commission over ‘Apple tax’ and restrictive rules * Addressing Spotify’s claims * Apple launches new iPad Air and iPad mini * Apple upgrades the iMac line with boosted processors and graphics * Apple announces new AirPods * Facebook admits it stored ‘hundreds of millions’ of account passwords in plaintext * Google hit with €1.5 billion antitrust fine by EU * Google Stadia is the new streaming gaming platform from Google * Microsoft demonstrates xCloud game streaming a week before Google’s ‘future of gaming’ event * Microsoft launches Game Stack, brings Xbox Live to Android and iOS * Halo: The Master Chief Collection coming to PC * Oculus releases updated Rift VR headset * Shak - Boundary Supply X-PAC Multicam Errant Pack Overview! With AUX compartment, CB-1 and MK-2 * Chris - Caterham Enduro, Silverstone National, DPR Motorsport 2019
Chris and Ian discuss Facebook and MWC
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Shownotes * Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Will Build A “Privacy-Focused” Communications Platform * Facebook takes down fake account network used to spread hate in UK * Facebook Has Announced A Multistep Plan To Crack Down On Anti-Vax Misinformation * Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Google, Amazon and Facebook * Huawei’s new MateBook X Pro comes with more power and more storage * Huawei’s Mate X foldable phone is a thinner 5G rival to the Galaxy Fold * The Nokia 9 PureView has five cameras and a lot to prove * LG’s answer to the foldable mania is a second screen * Sony’s Xperia 1 literally stands out from the crowd with a super tall screen * Say hello to Microsoft’s new $3,500 HoloLens with twice the field of view * Amazon stops selling stick-on Dash buttons * With USB 4, Thunderbolt and USB will converge * Dying social robot Jibo goes out with a song and a dance
Chris and Ian discuss the Samsung Galaxy event, Social Media laws, Drones, Apex Legends and Crackdown 3
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Shownotes * Virgin Media tests 8Gbps broadband * UK moves toward driverless car tests without safety drivers * Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor in podcast push, earmarks $500M for more deals * Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers * Instagram heads off regulations with ban on self-harm images | analysis * The UK now has a law against upskirting * DJI makes drone safety improvements * Drone no-fly zone to be widened after Gatwick chaos * Amazon is buying mesh router company Eero * Facebook needs regulation as Zuckerberg 'fails' - UK MPs * Another Facebook data row. But who to blame? * Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs * HTC announces new Vive Focus with two updated motion controllers * Samsung quits making new Blu-ray players * Samsung’s foldable phone is the Galaxy Fold, available April 26th starting at $1,980 * SAMSUNG OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES THE GALAXY S10 AND S10 PLUS, STARTING AT $899 * Samsung’s Galaxy Buds are cheaper than AirPods and have wireless charging * Samsung’s Galaxy Home smart speaker will launch by April * APEX LEGENDS * CRACKDOWN 3
Chris and Ian discuss Facebook, Apple and Metroid Prime
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Shownotes * Google hit with £44m GDPR fine over ads * Daily Mail demands browser warning U-turn * Zuckerberg Plans to Integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger * Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them * Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps * Google will stop peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door * Nasty FaceTime bug could allow others to eavesdrop on your microphone or camera * Apple reports first decline in revenues and profits in over a decade * Facebook now lets everyone unsend messages for 10 minutes * Nintendo reboots Metroid Prime 4, taps Retro Studios to restart project * All EA games affected as publisher's server network struggles amid Anthem demo launch
Chris and Ian discuss Facebook, Amaxon Alexa and Google Assistant, Apple and CES 2019
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Shownotes * Facebook shared private user messages with Netflix and Spotify * Uber loses latest legal bid over driver rights * Alexa user gets access to 1,700 audio files from a stranger * More than 100 million Alexa devices have been sold * Microsoft is calling an audible on smart speakers * Microsoft Bing not only shows child pornography, it suggests it * Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3 billion profit in 2018 * Netflix shows Bird Box and Elite drive subscriber growth * Some iPad Pros could come bent out of the box * Apple stocks tumble after company cuts forecasts for key quarter * DuckDuckGo debuts map search results using Apple Maps * Apple is putting iTunes on Samsung TVs * Withings brings EKG readings to its hybrid smartwatch * Nvidia launches the $349 GeForce RTX 2060 * HTC announces new Vive Pro Eye virtual reality headset with native eye tracking * HTC announces a PC-powered VR headset called the Vive Cosmos * Google’s plan to take on Alexa: new features, new devices, and a Trojan horse
Chris and Ian discuss Youtube, Tumblr and Doom
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Shownotes * YouTube top earners: The seven-year-old making $22m * Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th * Facebook chief's emails exposed by MPs * Google is killing off Allo, its latest messaging app flop * Google will shut down Google+ four months early after second data leak * Microsoft Edge goes Chromium (and macOS) * Ericsson software problem causing widespread cell phone outages * O2 announces goodwill gestures after millions hit by data outage * Broadband customers to get automatic compensation * The Apple Watch’s new ECG feature is already saving lives * John Romero is making a spiritual successor to the original version of Doom
Chris and Ian discuss 5G, Facebook and Apple Music
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Shownotes * First 5G cities in UK named by EE * GOOGLE GIVES THE PIXEL CAMERA SUPERHUMAN NIGHT VISION * EE and Virgin Media fined £13.3m for overcharging customers * Park anywhere' electric bike hire launched in Milton Keynes * MPs' fury over Mark Zuckerberg 'no-show' * Marriott says 500 million Starwood guest records stolen in massive data breach * Apple Music is coming to the Amazon Echo * Xbox One keyboard and mouse support arrives with today’s November update * PlayStation is skipping E3 2019
Chris and Ian discuss Twitter, Apple Macs and iPads and Red Dead Redemption 2
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Shownotes * Facebook hires Nick Clegg as head of global affairs * Twitter loses 9 million users amid bot crackdown * Twitter says it ‘made a mistake’ for not removing threatening tweets from Florida bomb suspect * Addison Lee aims to deploy self-driving cars in London by 2021 * IBM to buy Red Hat for $34B in cash and debt, taking a bigger leap into hybrid cloud * Google wants to improve your smart home with iRobot’s room maps * Here’s everything Apple announced today at its big hardware event * This is Samsung’s foldable smartphone * OnePlus 6T announced with premium specs and in-display fingerprint reader * Xiaomi launches in the UK with Mi 8 Pro flagship * PlayStation Classic’s full game list announced, and it might annoy you * Red Dead Redemption 2 has biggest opening weekend in entertainment history
Chris and Ian discuss Microsoft, Google, Huawei, Facebook and Adobe
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Shownotes * Microsoft unveils Surface Pro 6 with new matte black finish and quad-core processors * Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 2 with black finish and 8th Gen Intel processors * Microsoft announces app mirroring to let you use any Android app on Windows 10 * Microsoft launches new Surface Studio 2 as the ‘fastest Surface ever’ * Microsoft announces noise-canceling Surface Headphones * Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL announced with bigger screens and best cameras yet * Pixel Slate is Google’s new detachable Chrome OS tablet * Google announces Pixel Stand wireless charging dock that doubles as a photo frame * The Google Home Hub will put Assistant up against Amazon’s Echo Show * Google launches redesigned Chromecast with multi-room audio support * THE NEW PALM IS A TINY PHONE TO KEEP YOU AWAY FROM YOUR PHONE * HUAWEI’S MATE 20 PRO IS A SPEC AND CAMERA MONSTER * Huawei announces Mate 20 with 6.5-inch display and tiny notch * Facebook announces Portal, an Echo Show rival focused on video chat * Facebook breach saw 15M users’ names & contact info stolen, 14M’s bios too * Google+ to shut down after coverup of data-exposing bug * Google will start charging Android device makers a fee for using its apps in Europe * Microsoft adds 60,000 patents to the Open Invention Network * Adobe launches Premiere Rush CC, a video-editing app made for YouTubers * FINALLY: REAL PHOTOSHOP ON THE IPAD * Adobe launches new AR and drawing tools * Intel announces its latest 9th Gen chips, including its ‘best gaming processor’ Core i9 * Google announces Project Stream, will let testers play Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for free * Microsoft’s xCloud service streams Xbox games to PCs, consoles, and mobile devices
Chris and Ian discuss Twitter, GoPro and Amazon's Alexa
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Shownotes * Twitter will soon let you switch between chronological and ranked feeds * Twitter says bug may have exposed some direct messages to third-party developers * Evernote just slashed 54 jobs, or 15 percent of its workforce * Equifax fined by ICO over data breach that hit Britons * Vote Leave data firm hit with first ever GDPR notice * Facebook says 50 million accounts affected by account takeover bug * Instagram’s co-founders have resigned from Facebook * GoPro’s Hero 7 Black sets a new bar for video stabilization * The 14 biggest announcements from Amazon’s surprise hardware event * Sony announces PlayStation Classic, a $100 mini PS1 * Facebook’s newest VR headset, Oculus Quest, ships in the spring for $399 * YouTube’s VR app is coming to Oculus Go * The Walking Dead developer Telltale hit with devastating layoffs as part of a ‘majority studio closure’ * PUBG's graphics on the Xbox One X are being downgraded to address performance issues * Microsoft confirms Xbox One is getting keyboard and mouse support * Cross-platform play coming to PS4, starting with Fortnite
Chris and Ian discuss new Apple Watches and Phones, the Right to be Forgotten and Nintendo's new online service
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Shownotes * Apple Event * Apple removes anti-malware apps that harvested browser data * UK’s mass surveillance regime violated human rights law, finds ECHR * Google fights plan to extend 'right to be forgotten' * Say goodbye to Inbox by Gmail * Microsoft tests rival browser 'warnings' * Nintendo Switch Online launches Sept. 18
Chris and Ian discuss Social Media Trials, Uber, Apple Leaks and Xbox All Access
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Shownotes * Uber to diversify into electric bikes and scooters to drive growth * British Airways customer data stolen in data breach * Apple’s September 12th Event leaked * UK media giants call for independent oversight of Facebook, YouTube, Twitter * US, UK and others push for mandatory access to encrypted data * Twitter agrees to abuse-transparency reports, civil rights audit * Alex Jones and Infowars permanently suspended from Twitter and Periscope after new content violations * Chrome gets a new look for its 10th birthday * Xbox All Access subscription offers console, Xbox Live and Game Pass for monthly fee
Chris and Ian discuss Magic Leap, Twitter, Facebook and new drones
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Shownotes * Say hello to Android 9 Pie * Google records your location even when you tell it not to * Instapaper returns to EU, relaunches its premium subscription service * Magic Leap augmented reality headset goes on sale * Samsung launches Galaxy Note 9 with big screen and Fortnite * Twitter puts Infowars’ Alex Jones in the ‘read-only’ sin bin for 7 days * Tweetbot loses several key features ahead of Twitter’s API change * WeTransfer buys creative apps Paper and Paste from FiftyThree * Facebook removes 652 fake accounts and pages meant to influence world politics * Apple removed Facebook’s Onavo from the App Store for gathering app data * DJI’s new Mavic 2 drones have upgraded cameras and zoom lenses * Epic Games just gave a perk for folks to turn on 2FA; every other big company should, too
Chris and Ian discuss Fibre and 5G, Apples $1 trillion dollars and the future of Xbox
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Shownotes * UK sets out plan to spend billions on fiber and 5G broadband for all * Superfast broadband could get cheaper as BT cuts charges to rivals * UK report highlights changing gadget habits — and our need for an online fix * Apple apologizes, issues update for MacBook Pro thermal throttling bug * Apple becomes world's first trillion dollar company * Atlassian’s HipChat and Stride to be discontinued, with Slack buying up the IP * Dixons Carphone says millions more customers affected by 2017 breach * Facebook and Instagram now show how many minutes you use them * Microsoft is building low-cost, streaming-only Xbox, says report * EA launches premium subscription with latest Battlefield and Fifa
Chris and Ian discuss Facebook and Google Fines and new Macbook Pro's
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Shownotes * Facebook fined for data breaches in Cambridge Analytica scandal * Google fined a record $5 billion by the EU for Android antitrust violations * UK slips to 35th in global table of broadband speeds * YouTube to crack down on fake news, backing 'authoritative' sources * Instapaper is leaving Pinterest, two years after being acquired * Hold for the drop: Twitter to purge locked accounts from follower metrics * Microsoft Teams gets a free version * Microsoft’s Surface Go tablet has a 10-inch screen and starts at $399 * Apple releases new, faster MacBook Pro laptops * Adobe to Launch Photoshop for iPad in Strategy Shift * You can now stream to your Sonos devices via AirPlay 2 * Magic Leap’s mixed reality headset is coming this summer
Chris and Ian discuss Uber, PUBG and Maps
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Shownotes * Uber wins 15-month probationary licence to work in London * PUBG drops lawsuit against battle royale rival Fortnite * Apple and Samsung end patent fight after seven long years * Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up * Some Samsung users say their phones randomly sent photos to contacts * EU's controversial copyright law rejected by parliament
Chris and Ian discuss YouTube, Apple Keyboards and Xbox
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Shownotes * YouTube's paid music and video services come to UK * YouTube introduces channel memberships, merchandise and premieres * Instagram launches IGTV app for creators, 1-hour video uploads * Wimbledon tennis to be screened in 4K HDR by BBC * Apple will repair busted keyboards on recent MacBooks and MacBook Pros for free * ‘Gaming disorder’ is officially recognized by the World Health Organization * Xbox steps back on console VR plans * Microsoft and Razer are working on Xbox keyboard and mouse support
Chris and Ian discuss E3 2018
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Shownotes * XBOX * PlayStation at E3 2018 * Nintendo * EA * Bethesda * Ubisoft * Sony issues weak response to Fortnite cross-play controversy on PS4 and Switch * GCHQ cybersecurity experts investigate Dixons Carphone data breach * Twitter wants to inject live events into every area of the app * Premier League TV rights: Amazon to show 20 matches a season from 2019-2022 * Amazon launches its assault on sport coverage with tennis at Queen’s
Chris and Ian discuss Github and WWDC
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Shownotes * Microsoft confirms it’s acquiring GitHub for $7.5 billion * WWDC * Apple is releasing iOS 11.4 with support for Messages in iCloud, AirPlay 2 and more * YouTube revamps its Red subscription service to offer standalone music streaming * Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users and Friends * Sites block users, shut down activities and flood inboxes as GDPR rules loom * Amazon's Alexa recorded private conversation and sent it to random contact * UK drone users face safety tests and flight restrictions * Microsoft’s new Xbox controller is designed entirely for players with disabilities * Epic Games will pump $100 million into Fortnite eSports competitions * PUBG’s creators are suing over Fortnite similarities
Chris and Ian discuss Microsoft Build and Google I/O
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Shownotes * Microsoft Build 2018: the biggest highlights and all the news * Microsoft announces the Surface Hub 2 * Google I/O * You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS * UK broadband speeds leap ahead, according to Ofcom study * Equifax breach exposed millions of driver’s licenses, phone numbers, emails * Facebook closed 583m fake accounts in first three months of 2018 * Twitter announces global change to algorithm in effort to tackle harassment * Twitter delays shutdown of legacy APIs as it launches a replacement * ONEPLUS 6 ANNOUNCED WITH A GLASS BACK AND A NOTCHED 6.3-INCH DISPLAY * Nintendo introduces Switch cloud saves as part of paid online subscription
Chris and Ian discuss Gmail, F8 and Occulus Go
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Shownotes * Say hello to the new Gmail with self-destructing messages, email snoozing and more * Google debuts a standalone to-do app, Google Tasks * Nintendo’s annual profit rockets by 500% after selling 15M Switch consoles * Snapchat hopes for second time lucky with new Spectacles launch * UK has six months to rewrite snooper's charter, high court rules * WhatsApp boss and co-founder Jan Koum to quit * F8 2018: Sharing to Stories, AR Camera Effects, Oculus Go and More Highlights from Day 1
Chris and Ian discuss the Facebook, Cloudflare, Amazon and Flickr
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Shownotes * Cambridge Analytica boasts of dirty tricks to swing elections * The 5 biggest takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before the Senate * Facebook to start asking permission for facial recognition in GDPR push * Apple will reportedly ditch Intel chips in Macs as early as 2020 * Apple steals Google’s AI chief * Cloudflare launches 1.1.1.1 DNS service that will speed up your internet * Superfast 5G mobiles move a step closer * Twitter might wreck third-party apps in June * Google loses 'right to be forgotten' case * Amazon buys exclusive UK rights to US Open tennis tournament * Google changes its messaging strategy again: Goodbye to Allo, double down on RCS * SmugMug acquires Flickr * Spotify beefs up its free tier
Chris and Ian discuss the Twitter, Facebook and Fortnite
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Shownotes * Twitter Is Rethinking Everything. At Last. * Twitter adds new features to bookmark and share your favorite tweets * Facebook asks users: should we allow men to ask children for sexual images? * Facebook bans Britain First and its leaders * All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to an expired certificate * Facebook suspends Cambridge Analytica, the data analysis firm that worked on the Trump campaign * Amazon admits Alexa is creepily laughing at people and is working on a fix * Google to provide free UK phone calls through Home smart speaker * YouTube will add information from Wikipedia to videos about conspiracies * Sky Q is getting Spotify, Netflix, and HDR support * Apple acquires digital newsstand Texture as it doubles down on content ‘from trusted sources’ * Trump administration’s block in Qualcomm vs. Broadcom merger should shake tech to its core * Raspberry Pi Model B+ arrives just in time for Pi Day 2018 * Fitbit takes a second swing at smartwatches with the $199 Versa * Fortnite Battle Royale is coming to mobile * Drake and Ninja are playing Fortnite live on Twitch
Chris and Ian discuss the Samsung S9, Huawei MateBook X Pro, BT's Poles and Banana phones
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Shownotes * BT told to share poles for ultrafast fibre internet * Facebook sees backlash after demoing VR shooter game at conservative event * Huawei’s new MateBook X Pro laptop has incredibly tiny bezels * Nokia’s banana phone from The Matrix is back * SAMSUNG’S GALAXY S9 PACKS AN UPGRADED CAMERA IN A FAMILIAR BODY * Samsung’s DeX docking station gets revamped, turning a smartphone into a trackpad * Sony’s Xperia XZ2 phones have a fresh design, smaller bezels, and no headphone jack * The Feds Can Now (Probably) Unlock Every iPhone Model In Existence * Apple now relies on Google Cloud Platform and Amazon S3 for iCloud data * Amazon is buying smart doorbell maker Ring * Maplin collapses as rescue talks fail * Formula One is launching an international streaming service for its races
Chris and Ian discuss Twitter, Cryptohack and Mac
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Shownotes * Hackers hijack government websites to mine crypto-cash * Twitter is killing its Twitter for Mac desktop client * James Damore’s labor complaint against Google was completely shut down * Apple rushes out fix to Telugu letter text bomb bug * Twitter bot purge prompts backlash * White nationalist Jared Taylor sues Twitter over ban * Gartner reports first ever global decline in smartphone sales
Chris and Ian discuss Crypto, Strava, Broadband and HomePod
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Shownotes * Japanese exchange says hackers stole over $400M in cryptocurrency * Strava’s data lets anyone see the names (and heart rates) of people exercising on military bases * Facebook is banning cryptocurrency and ICO ads * Three million homes to get ultrafast broadband by 2020 * EE 'shoebox' to tackle broadband not-spots * eBay drops PayPal as first choice for payments * INTEL MADE SMART GLASSES THAT LOOK NORMAL * Lauri Love case: Hacking suspect wins extradition appeal * Twitter makes first quarterly profit in its history * Apple confirms iPhone source code leak
Chris and Ian discuss Facebook, Apple, CPU's and drones
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Shownotes * Facebook’s facial recognition now finds photos you’re untagged in * Facebook overhauls News Feed in favor of 'meaningful social interactions' * Facebook to prioritize 'high quality', trustworthy news, Zuckerberg says * Facebook hires Eurosport chief for multibillion live push * Sky signals the end of the satellite dish * Sky takes on Netflix and Amazon with cheaper streaming * High-speed broadband will be a legal right for homes and businesses in the UK * BT guarantees broadband speeds for two new services * Major security flaw found in Intel processors * Critical flaws revealed to affect most Intel chips since 1995 * UK’s Carphone Warehouse fined nearly $540k for 2015 hack * Echo Spot: 'smart clock' launched as Amazon seeks to lock rivals out of home * GoPro quits the drone business * Mavic Air: DJI launches 'ultraportable' drone * Xbox Game Pass will feature Xbox exclusives on the day they launch * Nintendo is making a bunch of weird DIY cardboard toys for the Switch and they’re awesome * HQ Trivia app launches UK version * Apple pledges $350 billion investment in US economy over next five years * The Apple HomePod ships February 9 for $349, available to order this Friday * Apple reduces speed of iPhones as batteries wear out, report suggests * Apple Responds to Controversy on iPhone Batteries and Performance * Apple previews iOS 11.3 with new Animoji, health record integration, Battery status, and more * Magic Leap finally unveils augmented reality goggles, says it’s shipping next year
Chris and Ian discuss Apple Bugs, YouTube and AlphaZero
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Shownotes * Huge security flaw lets anyone log into a High Sierra Mac * About the security content of Security Update 2017-001 * Apple breaks file sharing on Macs while fixing 'huge' password security flaw * Apple releases iOS 11.2 with date crashing fix, Apple Pay Cash included, other changes * Uber says 2.7 million in UK were affected by security breach * Kaspersky Labs: Warning over Russian anti-virus software * AlphaZero AI beats champion chess program after teaching itself in four hours * Firms ditch YouTube ads over predatory comments on videos of children * Google to hire thousands of moderators after outcry over YouTube abuse video * YouTube is launching its own take Stories with a new video format called ‘Reels’ * Google is pulling YouTube off the Fire TV and Echo Show as feud with Amazon grows * Amazon Prime Video finally arrives on Apple TV, months after original announcement * Blue Planet II comes to iPlayer in 4K HDR
Chris and Ian discuss the Uber, UK Broadband, Android and Loot Boxes
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Shownotes * Twitter removes verified checkmarks from several white supremacists’ profiles * PC vendors scramble as Intel announces vulnerability in firmware * Android devices seen covertly sending location data to Google * Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People * Broadband firms must ditch 'misleading' speed ads * UK supermarkets try face-based ID and payment system * OnePlus 5T announced with bigger screen, new camera system, and a headphone jack * Apple pushes HomePod release to early 2018 * Hours before launch, EA strips micro-transactions from ‘Star Wars: Battlefront II’ * HTC reveals standalone Vive Focus VR headset and cancels Daydream plans
Chris and Ian discuss the Xbox One X, iPhone X, Mario Odyssey and Twitter
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Shownotes * Uber loses appeal in UK employment rights case * Twitter employee deactivates Trump’s account on their last day * These Are Twitter's New Rules For Preventing Abuse And Harassment * Twitter says its system is 'broken' after far-right organiser wins blue tick * Twitter officially expands its character count to 280 starting today * This is the Razer phone * HTC’s U11+ is a beautiful bezel-less upgrade to its squeezable flagship * Nintendo says Switch will beat Wii U total sales within its first year * FIFA and EA announce the first eWorld Cup * Game studio CCP scales back virtual reality development
Chris and Ian discuss Amazon Kindle, Twitter changes and Oculus
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Shownotes * Uber lodges appeal over London ban * This is not a drill: Microsoft admits Windows Phone is dead for real * Serious flaw in WPA2 protocol lets attackers intercept passwords and much more * Facebook acquires anonymous teen compliment app tbh, will let it run * Twitter CEO promises to crack down on hate, violence and harassment with “more aggressive” rules * Twitter promises more ad transparency * Google Play adds Android Instant Apps via a ‘Try it Now’ button, among other changes * Google's first mobile chip is an image processor hidden in the Pixel 2 * Amazon introduces a waterproof Kindle Oasis with a seven-inch screen and Audible playback * Amazon Alexa devices can finally tell voices apart * Amazon's New Service Lets Delivery People Open Your Front Door To Drop Packages Inside * Movies Anywhere brings your movies from Amazon, Google Play, and iTunes together into one app * Apple has Netflix and Amazon in sight as it hires British TV executive * Oculus announces new $199 self-contained VR headset called Oculus Go, shipping in 2018 * Oculus Rift price drops permanently to $399 * The Oculus Rift is getting a customizable VR home room and desktop window support
Chris and Ian discuss Google Hardware Event, Sonus and Amber Rudd
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Shownotes * Google to ditch controversial 'first click free' policy * PlayStation VR is getting a little hardware update * Roku rolls out Roku OS 8, refreshes TV hardware with 4K and faster processors * Amber Rudd: viewers of online terrorist material face 15 years in jail * Microsoft’s VR headsets now up for pre-order, launching October 17 * Yahoo now thinks all 3B accounts were impacted by 2013 breach, not 1B as thought * Sonos launches public beta for Alexa voice control * Sonos is adding AirPlay 2 support for Apple devices in 2018 * New Sonos One speaker with Alexa announced for $199 * $49 Google Home Mini announced to compete with Amazon’s Echo Dot * Google Home Max is a supersized version of the smart home speaker * Google announces high-end Pixelbook laptop with a stylus for $999 * Google Pixel 2 and 2 XL announced with water resistance, ‘dual-pixel’ camera, and always-on display * Google’s Pixel Buds are the company’s first wireless headphones * Google Clips is a tiny camera that uses AI to automatically photograph family moments
Chris and Ian discuss Amazon Echo, GoPro and Twitter
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Shownotes * Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search results on iOS and Spotlight on Mac * Password-theft 0-day imperils users of High Sierra and earlier macOS versions * Deloitte hit by cyber-attack revealing clients’ secret emails * James Dyson to invest £2.5bn on 'radically different' electric car * Twitter trials expanding tweets from 140 characters to 280 * Google pulls YouTube off the Amazon Echo Show * Amazon’s new Echo is smaller and costs £89 * Amazon expands Alexa messaging and calling to the UK and Germany * Amazon’s new $35 Echo Connect will let you make phone calls * Amazon announces $20 Echo Buttons for playing trivia games with your family * Amazon announces new Fire TV with 4K and HDR for only £70 * Amazon’s new Echo Plus doubles as a smart home hub * Amazon introduces the Echo Spot, an alarm clock with a 2.5-inch screen * Amazon’s Echo Show is coming to the UK and Germany * GoPro Hero 6 Black shoots 4K video at 60 fps and is on sale today * GoPro’s Fusion 360 camera costs $699 and ships in November
Chris and Ian discuss Equifax, Uber, HTC and nae queue's
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Shownotes * Equifax says almost 400,000 Britons hit in data breach * Uber stripped of London licence due to lack of corporate responsibility * Google to buy part of HTC's smartphone operations for $1bn * Avast reckons CCleaner malware infected 2.27M users * Upcoming versions of Google Chrome will let you permanently mute sites, block autoplaying videos * Apple blocking ads that follow users around web is 'sabotage', says industry * iPhone 8: small queues and muted reaction lead to questions over demand
Chris and Ian discuss the Apple Event, Fitbit and Equifax
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Shownotes * Apple Event * Apple streamlines iTunes 12.7 by removing the App Store * Fitbit has a lot to prove with Ionic, its new smartwatch * Massive Equifax data breach hits 143 million * Amazon Echo devices now support multi-room audio * Alexa and Cortana are teaming up, and that’s good for everyone * BBC brings interactive radio plays to Amazon Echo, Google Home * Google shows off ARCore, its answer to Apple’s ARKit
Chris and Ian discuss Apple Leaks, UK Tech Law and Xbox One X
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Shownotes * This Apple leak is like nothing we've ever seen before * Putin passes law that will ban VPNs in Russia * BT offers to bring fast broadband to every rural community by 2020 * Briton who stopped WannaCry attack arrested over separate malware claims * UK data protection laws to be overhauled * Hate crimes: Online abuse 'as serious as face-to-face' * 'Self-driving' lorries to be tested on UK roads * Google fires the engineer who wrote that viral memo criticizing its diversity efforts * Android O is officially called Android Oreo * Game of Thrones stars' personal details leaked as HBO hackers demand ransom * Disney to give Netflix the white-gloved Mickey middle finger in 2019 * Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 comes with a 6.3-inch screen and dual camera * Microsoft kicks off Xbox One X pre-orders today with a limited ‘Project Scorpio’ edition * HTC Vive VR headset gets $200 price cut
Chris and Ian discuss Porn, Drones, Dark Web and Google Glass
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Shownotes * Porn ID checks set to start in April 2018 * UK to bring in drone registration * Openreach mulls full fibre rollout for 10 million in UK * PayPal to become a payment option in Samsung Pay, including in-app, online and in-store * Dark web marketplaces AlphaBay and Hansa shut down * Putin’s Hackers Now Under Attack—From Microsoft * Google Glass gets a second chance in factories, where it’s likely to remain
Chris and Ian NHS Data, Superfast Broadband and Nintendo's Switch. Again.
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Shownotes * Google DeepMind NHS medical trial broke UK privacy law * Ultra-fast broadband fund launched by UK government * Three's Go Binge deal is another blow for a free and open internet * Twitter now lets you mute notifications from people who don’t follow you * Microsoft 365 puts Windows and Office in one package for businesses * PayPal Now Available on App Store, Apple Music, iTunes & More * Oculus Rift and Touch controllers on sale for $399 through summer * Blizzard announces first Overwatch League teams and owners, including Robert Kraft and Jeff Wilpo
Chris and Ian discuss Uber, OnePlus 5 and Google
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Shownotes * Amazon is gobbling Whole Foods for $13.7 billion * Tesco launches one-hour grocery deliveries in London, powered by Quiqup * The OnePlus 5 is official with Snapdragon 835, 8GB of RAM, 16MP dual-camera, priced at $479/$539 * Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns following months of chaos * Virgin Media urges password change over hacking risk * Google fined record €2.4bn by EU over search engine results * Google will stop scanning your Gmail messages to sell targeted ads * Ransomware attack strikes companies across Europe and US * Arrests in UK over Microsoft scam calls * SNES Classic coming this September, with a never-before-released game
Chris and Ian discuss E3 2017
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Shownotes * Google sells Boston Dynamics to Softbank four years after buying it * Theresa May: tech firms may be fined if they don't remove terror content * Tim Cook Says Apple Focused on Autonomous Systems in Cars Push * Uber CEO Takes Leave Of Absence Amid Mounting Scandals * Roaming charges across the EU have been scrapped * Twitter tweaks its design again in an attempt to woo newcomers * Microsoft * Sony * Nintendo * EA * Bethesda’s E3 features new Wolfenstein, Evil Within, VR Fallout and Doom * Everything Ubisoft Showed At E3 2017
Chris and Ian discuss WWDC 2017
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Shownotes * British Airways extends London flight cancellations through Saturday amid IT failure * Exclusive: this is the Essential Phone * This is the new Ambient OS, Essential’s big bet to control your home * Microsoft is now 'paying' UK users to ditch Google and search with Bing * Nintendo’s online service for Switch will be free until 2018 * WWDC 2017
Chris and Ian discuss Google I/O
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Shownotes * Amazon launches new £50 and £80 Fire tablets with Alexa digital assistant * Amazon Prime members now get books, magazines and comics for no extra cost * Apple Pay now supports higher value transactions at most UK contactless tills * Microsoft's new Surface Pro has 13.5 hours of battery life and LTE option * Ikea’s smart light bulbs will work with Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri and Google Assistant * 1Password adds a travel mode to frustrate snooping customs agents * Google I/O
Chris and Ian discuss WannaCry, Echo Show and Microsoft
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Shownotes * Twitter will offer 24/7 streaming video news in partnership with Bloomberg * Twitter announces new live shows from the WNBA, BuzzFeed, Viacom and more * Facebook hires 3,000 to review content * Facebook fights fake news in UK with newspaper ads and account purges * This Is Why That Google Doc Spear Phishing Email Tricked So Many People * Massive ransomware cyber-attack hits 74 countries around the world * WCry is so mean Microsoft issues patch for 3 unsupported Windows versions * Ransomware attack 'like having a Tomahawk missile stolen', says Microsoft boss * Windows 10 S is Microsoft's answer to Chrome OS * Microsoft’s Slack competitor is designed to hook students with emoji, stickers, and GIFs * Minecraft: Education Edition is getting a Code Builder tool to help teach coding skills * Microsoft unveils $999 Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S * Top 5 announcements from the first day of Build 2017 * Top 7 announcements from the second day of Build 2017 * Amazon officially unveils touchscreen Echo Show * Amazon is adding voice calling and messaging to Alexa devices and app * Samsung Pay launches in UK to take on Apple Pay and Google Android Pay * New Nintendo 2DS XL coming this July
Chris and Ian discuss Facebook F8 and Google Home
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Shownotes * Virgin Media Start Deploying Broadband SuperHub Public WiFi Sharing * Google stops 'What is the Whopper burger?' ad triggering Google Home * Google Home rolls out multiple-user support * Amazon reveals $200 Echo Look – a hands-free camera and style assistant * Microsoft says exploits leaked by Shadow Brokers were addressed by prior patches * Google Earth’s massive update adds 3D maps and interactive guided tours of our planet * Apple cuts App Store affiliate commission from 7% to 2.5% * Unroll.me head 'heartbroken' that users found out it sells their inbox data * Jimmy Wales’ Wikitribune to combat fake news with wiki-powered journalism * Following video of a murder, Facebook says it needs to move faster to remove violent content * Snapchat introduces World Lenses – live filters for just about anything * Microsoft turns two-factor authentication into one-factor by ditching password * Facebook F8 * Nintendo discontinues the NES Classic Edition * Xbox One, Windows 10 become more Steam-like with “self-service refunds”
Chris and Ian discuss Mac Pro's and Xbox Scorpio
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Shownotes * LastPass has fixed a 'highly sophisticated' security flaw in its browser extension * Yahoo + AOL = Oath, for some reason * Amazon expands into UK's £96bn business-to-business market * The Mac Pro Lives * Spotify now offers Premium users exclusive early access to new music * Project Zero uncovers a nasty Wi-Fi chip exploit * The Trump administration no longer wants Twitter to reveal the owner of an anti-Trump account * Twitter Lite promises a faster connection for less data * Google adds search results 'fact check' flag * Vodafone scraps roaming fees in much of Europe * Everything we know about Xbox Project Scorpio
Chris and Ian discuss Google Home, Ikea and the Samsung Galaxy 8
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Shownotes * BT fined record £42m for late installations * Virgin Media overstated superfast broadband rollout * Elon Musk wants to connect computers to your brain so we can keep up with robots * Google’s Amazon Echo competitor and wifi router launching in UK on April 6 * Details on App Store Developer Responses * Square finally opens for business in the UK, its first market in Europe * The Facebook App Now Has Camera, Direct, And Stories, Three Features That Copy Snapchat * Ikea's Smart Lighting Is Here To Save Us All * LastPass warns of 'highly sophisticated' security flaw as it tells users to be on their guard * Twitter stops counting @ Replies towards its 140 characters on web and mobile * Samsung is about to start selling the Galaxy Note 7 again * THE 6 BIGGEST ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE GALAXY S8 EVENT * Microsoft is selling its own Samsung Galaxy S8 Microsoft Edition * The Xbox One gets Microsoft’s Beam streaming and a faster interface today * Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is leaving Facebook
Chris and Ian discuss Hacking, Youtube and WhatsApp
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Shownotes * The CIA is hacking Samsung Smart TVs, according to WikiLeaks docs * Apple, Samsung Respond To Wikileaks Claims Of CIA Hacking Programs * Extremists made £250,000 from ads for UK brands on Google, say experts * Google to Revamp Ad Policies After U.K., Big Brands Boycott * Google goes after Slack and splits Hangouts into Chat and Meet * Google unveils Android O, promising better battery life * Google Maps Introduces Location Sharing Features * BT agrees to split from Openreach after striking deal with Ofcom * Swatch is working on its own smartwatch OS * Amazon adds Alexa to its main shopping app * Apple launches a (RED) iPhone, 9.7-inch iPads and the Clips app * Apple Acquires Workflow * UK also bans large electronics on flights from 6 Middle Eastern and Northern African countries * Intelligence services must be able to access WhatsApp, says Rudd * Nintendo is repairing left Joy-Cons with ... a piece of foam?
Chris and Ian discuss Uber, MWC and the Nintendo Switch
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Shownotes * Uber uses 'secret program' Greyball to hide from regulators * Mozilla acquires Pocket to gain a foothold on mobile devices * Amazon cloud sputters for hours, and a boatload of websites go offline * Twitter now lets you auto-mute eggs and other sketchy accounts * The Raspberry Pi Zero W is a £10 computer with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth * YouTube unveils YouTube TV, its live TV streaming service * PlayStation VR sales figures revealed in exec’s interview * Oculus drops price of Rift to $499, Touch controllers to $99 * Microsoft starts shipping Windows 10 mixed reality developer kits this month * The Xbox Game Pass is a $9.99 Spotify-like game subscription * The BlackBerry KeyOne resurrects the keyboard with style * The LG G6 is sleek, solid, and surprisingly sensible * Huawei’s new P10 is the P9 with a little bit of iPhone and 2017 thrown in * Nokia is back from the dead with a trio of pure Android phones * Nokia’s 3310 returns to life as a modern classic * Samsung’s new Galaxy Tab S3 comes with four speakers and a stylus * Samsung’s Galaxy Book tablets are its latest attempt to take on Microsoft’s Surface * Samsung and Oculus made a controller for the Gear VR * Sony Xperia XZ Premium announced: 4K HDR screen, memory-stacked camera, and Snapdragon 835 * Sony's 'super mid-range' XA1 and Xperia XZs flesh out its 2017 phone range
Chris and Ian discuss Cloudfare, Uber and Games
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Shownotes * Yahoo notifying users of malicious account activity as Verizon deal progresses * Cloudflare has been leaking private Uber, Fitbit and Ok Cupid details for months * Zuckerberg: My Facebook manifesto to re-boot globalisation * WhatsApp launches Status, an encrypted Snapchat Stories clone * Instagram will now let you upload 10 photos at once * Google and Bing to demote pirate sites in UK web searches * Uber launches 'urgent investigation' into sexual harassment claims * Uber accused of 'calculated theft' of Google's self-driving car technology * Jaguar launches in-car payments at Shell gas stations * Bill Gates says robots that steal human jobs should pay taxes * Amazon's new Fire TV Stick adds voice control to your TV * EE balloons and drones to help fix mobile blackspots * Apple’s new campus ‘Apple Park’ will open in April
Chris and Ian discuss Muslim Bans, Dropbox, PewDiePie and Vizio
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Shownotes * Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft file opposition to Trump's travel ban * Lyft surges to the top 10 on Apple’s App Store following the #DeleteUber campaign * Google to appeal against order to hand over user emails stored outside US * Will Twitter's new safety features finally stop the trolls? * Dropbox’s Smart Sync lets users open a file stored only in the cloud like any normal file * Dropbox’s note-taking app Paper launches globally in 21 languages * Amazon's Alexa escapes the Echo and gets into cars * Amazon's new Chime video calling service takes aim at Skype and WebEx * YouTube opens mobile live streams to those with 10k+ fans, paid Super Chat exits beta * PewDiePie dropped by Disney and YouTube over anti-Semitic joke videos * Apple Music is at the heart of the company’s strategy for original TV shows * Facebook is launching an app for Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV * Vizio smart TVs tracked viewers around the clock without consent * Latest PS4 system update brings external HDD support * Steam’s upcoming pay structure won’t help devs or players
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Humble Freedom Bundle
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This special one-week bundle features over $600 in incredible games and books for just $30. 100% of your payments will go to the American Civil Liberties Union, the International Rescue Committee, and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Humble Bundle will proudly match your contributions up to $300,000.
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Includes The Witness, Nuclear Throne, The Stanley Parable and Super Hexagon
Chris and Ian discuss Samsung, Assange, Google and Sky
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Shownotes * BT now blocks nuisance calls before they reach your phone * Samsung says two separate battery issues were to blame for all of its Galaxy Note 7 problems * Apple increases App Store prices by 25% following Brexit vote * Chelsea Manning to be freed this May * Assange backtracks on promise to turn himself in upon Manning’s release * The new Google Voice launches, bringing a modern look, group chat, photo sharing & more * Google is making Chromebooks even more useful for schools * Google acquires Fabric developer platform and team from Twitter * Twitter Says Goodbye To The Moments Tab, And Hello to Explore * Hugo Barra joins Facebook to lead its VR efforts, including Oculus * Sky to offer full TV service without a dish for the first time
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Fiery Feeds
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Great and fast feed reader for iPhone and iPad
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Works well with InoReader and NewsBlur
Chris and Ian discuss Uber, Pirates, Nintendo Switch and CES
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Shownotes * EU court deals major blow to UK's controversial snooper's charter * Police seek Amazon Echo data in murder case * Apple removes New York Times app from China’s app store at government’s request * Marissa Mayer resigning from Yahoo board as remaining company renames itself Altaba * Uber Launches Tool To Analyze Traffic Patterns * Tesla hires Apple’s creator of Swift as new VP of Autopilot Software * Net providers to begin sending 'pirate' emails * App.net, the ambitious project to build a better Twitter, is finally dead * Drone company Lily shuts down owing $34m * Nintendo Switch
Chris and Ian discuss Apple, AirPods, Amazon Drones and Video Calling
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Shownotes * Apple 'fixes' inaccurate MacBook Pro battery estimate – by removing it * How Apple Alienated Mac Loyalists * AirPods * Amazon starts Prime Air drone delivery trial in the UK — but only with two beta users * Evernote’s new privacy policy allows employees to read your notes * 1 Billion More Yahoo Accounts Have Been Hacked * Facebook now flags and down-ranks fake news with help from outside fact checkers * Facebook Messenger adds group video chat for up to 50 people * Twitter now lets you broadcast live video from its mobile apps * Slack announced the feature we’ve all been waiting for: Video calling * Super Mario Run
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Radio Garden
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Free
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Really Bad Chess
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Chess with totally random pieces, daily and weekly challenges
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Fun fun fun but still hard
Chris and Ian discuss Apple, Routers, pebble and wrap up 2016
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Shownotes * Apple Abandons Development of Wireless Routers * BT ordered to split legally from Openreach by Ofcom * Sky Mobile lets you store data, share it, and switch plans mid contract from just £10 a month * Yes, the U.K. now has a law to log web users’ browsing behavior, hack devices and limit encryption * Phone encryption: Police 'mug' suspect to get data * TalkTalk wi-fi router passwords 'stolen' * Pebble confirms it’s shutting down, devs and software going to Fitbit * Amazon launches a beta of Go, a cashier-free, app-based food shopping experience * Netflix adds offline viewing for smartphones and tablets * Playstation Experience
Chris and Ian discuss Microsoft, Apple, Nintendo and hacking
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Shownotes * Microsoft Event * Apple Event * Apple cutting prices on USB-C, Thunderbolt 3 accessories until end of the year * Apple delays AirPod rollout, don’t expect them in October * Amazon is taking on Spotify with streaming music services that cost less than $10 a month * British businesses to pay more for Microsoft Office following pound slump * Twitter lays off 9% of its workforce as it posts a desperately-needed positive Q3 * Twitter Is Killing Vine * Twitter users to get ability to mute words and conversations * Uber loses right to classify UK drivers as self-employed * Philip Hammond to spend extra £1.9bn fighting cyber-attacks * Hacked Cameras, DVRs Powered Today’s Massive Internet Outage * Tesco Bank blames 'systematic sophisticated attack' for account losses * Adult Friend Finder and Penthouse hacked in massive personal data breach * Three Mobile cyber hack: six million customers' private information at risk after employee login used to access database * Facebook forces Admiral to pull plan to price car insurance based on posts * WhatsApp won’t share UK user data with Facebook for ads – for now * WhatsApp launches video calling for everyone * GoPro is recalling its Karma drone * Nintendo’s next console, Switch, is a console/tablet hybrid coming in March
Chris and Ian discuss Made By Google, Yahoo and Oculus Connect
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Shownotes * Madebygoogle * Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane * Samsung Has Suspended Production Of The Explosive Galaxy Note 7 * Samsung Kills Off Note 7 After Second Round of Battery Fires * Samsung acquires Viv, a next-gen AI assistant built by the creators of Apple’s Siri * Yahoo 'secretly scanned emails for US authorities' * AMID BREACH TALK, SOME YAHOO USERS FINDING IT HARD TO EXIT * Twitter, Microsoft, Google and others say they haven’t scanned messages like Yahoo * TalkTalk fined £400,000 after 150,000 customer details were stolen in 2015 * Facebook to take on eBay and Craigslist with new Marketplace * Workplace by Facebook opens to sell enterprise social networking to the masses * Twitch will be ad-free for all Amazon Prime subscribers * Sky launches 360-videos VR app with Beckham, Star Wars and refugees * Oculus Connect 3 * Zuck and the Oculus demo
Chris and Ian discuss Yahoo, DJI Mavic and Oculus Rift, Fitbit Charge 2 and Amazon Echo
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Shownotes * Yahoo Says Information on at Least 500 Million User Accounts Was Stolen * BlackBerry will stop designing its own phones and focus on software * Snapchat unveils $130 connected sunglasses and rebrands as Snap, Inc. * Twitter finally lets everyone create their own “Moments” * Google combines all of its cloud services under the ‘Google Cloud’ brand * Google rebrands its business apps as G Suite, upgrades apps & announces Team Drive * Apple moves UK HQ to Battersea power station boiler room in London * Plex partners with Amazon to launch a hardware-free media server, Plex Cloud * BBC iPlayer login will be required from 2017 * DJI's new Mavic Pro drone folds up and fits in the palm of your hand * Oculus Rift founder Palmer Luckey spends fortune backing pro-Trump 'shitposts'
Chris and Ian discuss GoPro Hero and Karma, Sky Q and iPhone 7
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Shownotes Adblock Plus is going to start selling 'acceptable' ads. But you can still block them
GCHQ's 'Great British Firewall' raises serious concern – privacy groups
Computer activist Lauri Love loses appeal against US extradition
Samsung has formally recalled the million Galaxy Note 7 phones sold in the U.S.
Vodafone now blocks nuisance calls before they reach your phone
Google launches WhatsApp competitor Allo – with Google Assistant
GoPro announces the Hero 5 Black and Hero 5 Session
GoPro's Karma drone folds up and fits in a backpack
Drone Racing League is coming to Sky as part of $1 million investment
Chris and Ian discuss Apple and Sony Keynotes and Amazon Echo
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Shownotes * Apple Event * Brits will have to pay more for the iPhone 7 because Brexit was a terrible idea * Sony Event * Microsoft's UK data centres power up cloud services * UK's Micro Focus and Hewlett-Packard agree £6.6bn software deal * Twitter now acts more like a messaging app with read receipts, typing indicators & web link previews * Twitter's new, longer tweets are coming September 19th * Twitter launches on Apple TV, Fire TV and Xbox One * Facebook backs down from 'napalm girl' censorship and reinstates photo * Dropbox responds to accusations its Mac desktop client hacks OS X security * Amazon launches one-hour restaurant delivery in London * Amazon launches Echo voice-controlled speaker and Alexa assistant in the UK
Chris and Ian discuss Apple Tax, Samsung Recalls And Amazon
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Shownotes * Apple ordered to pay up to €13bn after EU rules Ireland broke state aid laws * Apple is going to remove abandoned apps from the App Store * Apple patches zero-day vulnerabilities in Safari and OS X * Dropbox hack 'affected 68 million users' * Samsung recalls Note 7 flagship over explosive batteries * Exclusive - Google shelves plan for phone with interchangeable parts: sources * Mobile phone networks should not block adverts, says EU * Amazon finally launches its £4.99 Dash buttons in the UK * Amazon's Echo will be able to control Sonos speakers next year
Chris and Ian discuss iOS Spyware, Fitbit and PlayStation
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Shownotes * Twitter is introducing a quality filter to clean up your notifications tab * Apple issues global iOS update after attempt to use spyware activist's iPhone * Android Nougat starts rolling out to Nexus devices * Amazon now offers unlimited cloud storage for £55 per year * WhatsApp plans to let businesses onto its service before the end of the year * Instapaper has been acquired by Pinterest * Fitbit shows off sequels to the Charge and Flex, updates Blaze and Alta software * PlayStation Plus is about to get a little pricier * Sony unveils PlayStation Now for PC and wireless DualShock 4 USB adapter * Judge's 'LOL' as he jails online boaster who ducked sentence
Chris and Ian discuss Quadrooter and VR
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Shownotes * QuadRooter Android bug could affect almost 1bn phones, researchers claim * Microsoft 'golden key' blunder lets you install any OS on Windows hardware * Vodafone 'ditches' line rental fees (but will charge up to £67 to connect you) * Duo video calling app: Google launches cross-platform answer to FaceTime * Facebook and Unity team up to launch a Steam competitor * You can now play VR Minecraft on the Oculus Rift * Oculus Rift will be on sale in UK stores from September * Intel unveils Project Alloy 'merged reality' headset
Chris and Ian discuss a billion iPhones, passwords and Samsung
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Shownotes * Google rolls out family sharing in Google Play * James Corden’s ‘Carpool Karaoke’ series is coming exclusively to Apple Music * Apple’s billionth iPhone is a rare milestone in tech * Apple urged to rethink gun emoji change * Uber reverses out of China with $7bn sale to Didi Chuxing * Instagram’s new Stories feature looks suspiciously similar to Snapchat’s * 1Password is adding a subscription offering * Google wants to stop you entering passwords * Samsung Galaxy Note 7 arrives Sep 2nd with curved display, iris scanner * UK now spends more time online each day than sleeping * BBC iPlayer will require a TV licence from next month
Chris and Ian discuss Twitter Bullies, BT and Pokemon
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Shownotes * US cannot force Microsoft to hand over emails stored abroad, court rules * UK surveillance bill includes powers to limit end-to-end encryption * Nearly six million fraud and cyber crimes last year, ONS says * ARM Holdings to be sold to Japan's SoftBank for £24bn * BT must 'put its house in order' - MPs * BT fault hits broadband users and banks * Hyperoptic gets £21m to bring high-speed broadband to 500,000 UK homes * Leslie Jones' Twitter abuse is a deliberate campaign of hate * Twitter Permanently Suspends Conservative Writer Milo Yiannopoulos * Do you want a verified account on Twitter? Now you can apply. * Stack Overflow’s new ‘Documentation’ feature puts examples first, boring text second * Verizon buys Yahoo for $4.83 billion * Sky Q customers can watch 4K sport and movies from August * Warner Brothers fined for paying YouTube celebs to promote game * Apple Music will now let you store your music library DRM-free * Amazon to test drone delivery in partnership with UK government * Microsoft's £349 Xbox One S will go on sale on August 2 * Nintendo unveils the Classic Mini loaded with 30 NES games
Chris and Ian discuss DJI, Pokemon Go and Oculus
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Shownotes * Windows 10: Microsoft launches intrusive full-screen upgrade reminder * Skype Meetings is Microsoft’s new free video conferencing tool for small businesses * Reports Shows UK Police Improperly Accessed Data On Citizens Thousands Of Times * Twitter launches its first livestream sports broadcast with Wimbledon * DJI drones gain geo-fencing safety feature opt-out and temporary flight restrictions * Snapchat never forgets with new Memories feature * Glasgow universities pioneer Internet of Things network * It took just one day for Pokemon Go to outstrip Tinder * Battlefield 1 - Immerse
Chris and Ian discuss Windows 10, Facebook Feeds and Sky
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Shownotes * NHS to offer free devices and apps to help people manage illnesses * Twitter Lengthens Video To 140 Seconds, Creates App For Influencers * Twitter’s new ‘searchable stickers’ sounds terrible, but it’s actually really smart * Facebook puts friends above publishers in “News Feed Values” and ranking change * Windows 10 Anniversary Update coming August 2 for 350 million Windows 10 users * Microsoft pays woman $10,000 for forcing Windows 10 installation * Android N’s name is officially Nougat * Google's Project Bloks will help teach children programming * Evernote clampdown causes anger * Sky's NOW TV launches £40 'smart' box and contractless TV and broadband packages * No Man's Sky can keep its name after developer settles with Sky TV
Chris and Ian discuss WWDC, LinkedIn and E3
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Shownotes * WWDC 2016 * Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2B in cash, makes big move into enterprise social media * Gawker files for bankruptcy * Sky to air UK's first 24-hour eSports TV channel * Sony confirms new, high-end PlayStation 4 * E3
Chris and Ian discuss Uk Snoopers, App Store changes and VR
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Shownotes UK surveillance bill passes House of Commons with bulk powers facing review
Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft sign EU hate speech code
Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter and Pinterest password was 'dadada'
The New App Store: Subscription Pricing, Faster Approvals, and Search Ads
Google is offering app developers the same revenue-sharing terms Apple just announced — with one big advantage
Google made an iPhone app that turns Live Photos into amazing GIFs
Amazon starts UK fresh food delivery
Virgin Trains to introduce free film and TV streaming app
New emojis: fans of breakfast foods have a lot to like in Unicode update
Microsoft pushes Windows 10 Holographic as the one-stop option for VR and AR
Xbox One update adds Cortana – and paves way for Universal Windows Apps
Chris and Ian discuss Google and Oracle, Uber and dirty Microsoft
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Shownotes Google wins six-year legal battle with Oracle over Android code copyright
Twitter removes images and usernames from character limit
Uber riders are willing to pay up to 9.9x in surge pricing if their phone battery’s low
Uber and Toyota confirm strategic investment and auto leasing deal
Contactless payments tripled in popularity in the UK last year
Microsoft accused of Windows 10 upgrade 'nasty trick'
Microsoft is giving up on consumer smartphones, too
Pebble raises £4m for its new watches and first fitness tracker
Chris and Ian discuss Google I/O and Didi
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Shownotes * Google unveils Google Assistant, a virtual assistant that’s a big upgrade to Google Now * Google unveils its Amazon Echo competitor, a smart speaker called Google Home * Google is releasing a new messaging app called Allo with its search and assistant baked in * Android N’s first beta-quality release gets seamless updates and VR mode * Android Wear 2.0 gets a keyboard, standalone apps, activity recognition and a new UI * Google’s New Virtual Reality Platform Is Called Daydream * Google takes a new approach to native apps with Instant Apps for Android * Google turns Firebase into its unified platform for mobile developers * Microsoft is getting further out of the phone business, while the Nokia brand is attempting a comeback * Apple invests $1bn in Didi Chuxing, China's Uber rival * Apple updates OS X and gives iTunes a new look * It's 2016, so Twitter will make it easier to cram photos and links into tweets * BBC gets green light to launch Netflix rival * BBC Food, Newsbeat and Magazine to close as cuts hit * Age checks for porn sites in Queen's Speech
Chris and Ian discuss Bitcoin, Viv and Digital Downloads
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Shownotes * Australian Craig Wright claims to be Bitcoin creator * Bitcoin 'creator' backs out of Satoshi coin move 'proof' * Google given access to UK patient records for research * Here’s the first demo of Viv, the next-generation AI assistant built by Siri creator * Facebook accused of censoring conservatives, report says * Amazon Video Direct poses challenge to YouTube * EU blocks Three's £10.25bn takeover of O2 * Broadband companies must make prices easy to understand * BT to spend £6bn on superfast broadband and 4G rollout * 'Boaty McBoatface' research ship to be named the RRS Sir David Attenborough * West Ham becomes first English Premiership football club to sign an e-sports player * Over half of Madden NFL's dollar-sales were from digital downloads
Chris and Ian discuss Apple Revenues, Drivetribe and the Nintendo NX
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Shownotes * Apple revenue falls for first time since 2003 * Apple requiring all new Watch apps to be native by June * Clarkson, Hammond and May to launch DriveTribe motoring content platform * Nokia to buy smartwatch firm Withings for £131m * Dropbox’s new ‘Project Infinite’ will make you stop crying about your puny SSD * Gears of War 4 is latest game to charge £40 for DLC * The Nintendo NX will launch in March 2017 * Ed Balls Day * Henry’s Marathon Blog
Chris and Ian discuss Drones, Macbooks and the Xbox 360
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Shownotes * Drone hits plane at Heathrow airport, says pilot * Apple Announces Faster MacBooks With Better Battery Life * Microsoft and Google have agreed to play nice and give the lawsuits a rest * EU accuses Google of using Android to skew market against rivals * Google brings podcasts to Google Play Music * YouTube introduces live 360 video, the gateway drug to virtual reality * UK phones only get 4G '53% of the time' study finds * Dying Desktop: One In Six People Now Mobile-Only * Amazon is launching monthly subscriptions for Prime and Prime Video * Microsoft is killing off the Xbox 360
Chris and Ian discuss Facebook F8, the new Kindle and Oculus Woes
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Shownotes * Facebook F8 * Telegram beefs up its bot platform * Vivaldi browser hits 1.0 * Martha Lane Fox has joined the board of Twitter * Amazon unveils £270 Kindle Oasis ereader * Netflix is putting up its UK prices for legacy customers * Driveclub developer Evolution moves to Codemasters * Oculus Rift pre-order customers facing up to two month shipping delay
Chris and Ian discuss Microsoft Build, Whatsapp and Facebook
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Shownotes * Microsoft Build 2016 * Outlook Premium, Microsoft’s subscription email service, starts trials at $3.99 per month * Google's 'mic drop' April Fool backfires immediately * Barclays signs on to Apple Pay at last * WhatsApp rolls out full encryption to a billion messenger users * Facebook’s tool to help the blind “see” images just launched for iOS * SoundCloud Go: An Audacious Answer to Spotify That’s Dying to Stand Out * Twitter Beats Amazon, Verizon for Global NFL Streaming Deal * Sony Wants You To Pay $30 Per Movie To Stream In 4K * PS4 Remote Play launches for PC and Mac tomorrow
Chris and Ian discuss Apple, Tay and Playstation 4.5
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Shownotes * Apple Event * FBI may have found way to unlock San Bernardino shooter's iPhone without Apple * Apple's San Bernardino fight is officially over as government confirms working attack * Microsoft is deleting its AI chatbot's incredibly racist tweets * Facebook showed us all very different ‘Straight Outta Compton’ trailers based on race * Twitter celebrates its 10th anniversary with a look back at its most notable moments and more * Jury awards Hulk Hogan $115M in sex tape lawsuit against Gawker * Android Pay is coming to the UK, Google’s first market in Europe * Netflix races ahead of Amazon and Sky with 5m UK households * PlayStation 4K could delight (or alienate) Sony fans this Christmas * Sony confirms closure of Evolution Studios * Sony bets on mobile gaming with new studio, ForwardWorks * Nintendo to launch Miitomo app in the UK on 31 March
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Nik Collection
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Free
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Chris and Ian discuss Playstation VR, Driverless Lorries and Pigeons
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Shownotes * Ransomware found in ads on NYT, BBC, AOL and more won’t help the ad-blocking debate * Instagram is switching its feed from chronological to best posts first * Google's DeepMind wins historic Go contest 4-1 * Driverless lorries get UK trials * London gets a flock of air pollution monitoring pigeons * Sky launches VR production studio with F1 videos * PlayStation VR launches October 2016 for $399 * Microsoft to let Xbox One games connect with PC and other console networks
Chris and Ian discuss Mac Security, Android N and PC Gaming
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Shownotes * Facebook restructures to pay 'millions' more in UK tax * Apple OS X hit by first ever ransomware attack * Apple has shut down the first fully-functional Mac OS X ransomware * Opera adds built-in adblocker to its browser * Google surprises with early preview of Android N * Ray Tomlinson, email inventor and selector of @ symbol, dies aged 74 * Gears of War developer tells games industry: we must fight Microsoft * Microsoft closes Fable developer Lionhead * Nintendo's SNES classics finally come to 3DS * Wired called Trump 'Someone With Tiny Hands' because of a rogue Chrome extension
Chris and Ian discuss Snoopers, Raspberry Pi 3 and the future of Xbox
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Shownotes * Snooper's charter: wider police powers to hack phones and access web history * Apple and FBI in plea for encryption legislation * Apple hires developer of messaging app praised by Edward Snowden * Trolls who use fake profiles will face prosecution * Government to bring forward law to close BBC 'iPlayer loophole' * Slack will soon start testing voice and video chat * Raspberry Pi 3 adds wi-fi and Bluetooth * Amazon to start selling fresh and frozen Morrisons food * DJI’s New Phantom 4 Drone Is Smarter, More Expensive and Available From Apple * Microsoft Launches Pre-Orders For $3,000 HoloLens Development Kit, Will Start Shipping March 30 * Microsoft to unify PC and Xbox One platforms, ending fixed console hardware * What I learned about the future from playing Minecraft VR * No Man’s Sky release date confirmed
Chris and Ian discuss Bank Security and Mobile World Congress
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Shownotes * HSBC rolls out voice and touch ID security for bank customers * Mastercard rolls out selfie ID checks * Apple CEO Tim Cook: FBI asked us to make software equivalent of cancer * Ofcom tells BT to open up cable network to rivals * Three will start blocking adverts at network level * The BBC brings back Attenborough for Planet Earth sequel * Starting Today You Can Do More Than Just “Like” Things On Facebook * Google promotes fast-loading AMP news articles * HTC Vive priced at $799, available in early April * Samsung’s Gear 360 camera looks like an eyeball and shoots 360-degree video * LG's G5 is a radical reinvention of the flagship Android smartphone
Chris and Ian discuss Twitter and Apple
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Shownotes * Google Reverses Its Decision To Ban Ad Blocking Apps From The Google Play Store * Twitter wants you to see the 'best' tweets first * Timing Is Everything: Twitter Unveils First View Ads, Videos At The Top Of Your Timeline * Twitter’s Revenue Is Booming, Unlike Its User Numbers * Twitter deletes 125,000 Isis accounts and expands anti-terror teams * Twitter launches native GIF search * Stephen Fry 'quits' Twitter over Bafta jibe * Putting out the Twitter trashfire * Apple ordered to decrypt iPhone of San Bernardino shooter for FBI * A Message to Our Customers * ‘Error 53’ fury mounts as Apple software update threatens to kill your iPhone 6 * Facebook Free Basics has been banned in India * Amazon bets on games with dedicated dev engine Lumberyard * Fitness App Runkeeper To Be Acquired By Running Shoe Maker ASICS
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Fantastic multiplayer game finally hits Xbox One
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Just buy it and enjoy it!
Chris and Ian discuss Ad Blockers, Alphabet and Alexa
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Shownotes * Three defends mobile tariff 'price hike' * Samsung introduces adblocking to its Android devices * Google Boots Ad Blockers From Google Play * Alphabet Becomes The Most Valuable Public Company In The World * WhatsApp and Gmail join the 1 billion user club * Yahoo Says It’s Up For Sale, Cutting Costs, And Firing Staff * Lincolnshire County Council hit by £1m malware demand * Microsoft Is Acquiring London’s AI-Driven SwiftKey For $250M * Amazon is adding Alexa to the original Fire TV and Fire TV Stick * Amazon's Echo speaker now streams music from Spotify
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Battle of the Internet Giants
- How much do the big tech companies make...per second
Chris and Ian discuss Google Tax, Apple Woes and Sky Q
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Shownotes * Google Reportedly Paid Apple $1B In 2014 To Remain Default Search Engine On iOS * Google agrees to pay British authorities £130m in back taxes * Google pips Facebook to solve 'grand challenge' of AI * Will you like Facebook's new Reactions? * Facebook Shutters Its Parse Developer Platform * Jack Dorsey confirms four more Twitter executives to leave company * Apple iPhone sales flatline as growth falls well short of expectations * Apple Says It Has Fixed The Bug That Was Crashing Safari * Spotify is finally adding video to its apps * Sky Q price and release date finally revealed
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Forecast Bar
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Clean and accurate weather app for Mac
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Chris and Ian discuss Netflix, WhatsApp and Davey Cameron
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Shownotes * Microsoft is about to kill Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10 * Private messages at work can be read by EU employers * WhatsApp drops subscription fee to become fully free * Facebook launches Sports Hub to improve second-screen experience * Friends Reunited, which once had over 10m members, to finally close * BT takeover of EE gets final Competition and Markets Authority clearance * Broadband firms face new advert rules in the UK * iOS 9.3 adds features for education, F.lux-like screen dimming and more * F.lux Asks Apple To Let Its Screen Color Adjustment App Back Into App Store * Netflix CEO Says Account Sharing Is OK * Netflix is going to make it a lot harder to use proxy workarounds * Amazon activates first Dash-enabled devices so you never have to order toner again * Nest thermostat bug leaves users cold * Jeremy Corbyn Twitter account 'hacked': Expletive-laden tweets published in Labour leader's feed
Chris and Ian discuss Tech News and CES 2016
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Shownotes * iPlayer is now available on the (new) Apple TV * Plex’s media streaming app is now free for Xbox and PlayStation consoles * Twitter Moments' UK launch aims to turn noise into news * Slack launches an app store and an $80 million fund to invest in new integrations * Apple calls on UK government to scale back snooper's charter * Mark Zuckerberg to build Iron Man inspired AI assistant * Twitter May Increase Tweets To 10,000 Characters, But Hide All Past 140 * Over 200,000 People Have Signed A Petition To Stop Apple From Killing The iPhone’s Headphone Jack * Peach Is A Slick New Messaging App From The Founder Of Vine * CES 2016
Chris and Ian discuss Pi Zero, Mailbox and The Hump
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Shownotes * The $5 Raspberry Pi Zero could be as revolutionary as the original * BBC Three will be switched off in February, but will the yoof follow it online? * Formula E announces ‘Roborace,’ the first driverless car race series * Jeremy Clarkson unveils new Amazon delivery drone * Thom Yorke: YouTube steals art 'like Nazis during second world war' * Another Popular App Leaves The Mac App Store * Adobe is telling people to stop using Flash * Mozilla: UK surveillance law a 'harmful step backwards' * Mark Zuckerberg Is Now A Dad, Pledges To Give Away 99% Of His Shares * Facebook Expands Live Video Beyond Celebrities * Apple's new programming language Swift is now open source * Dropbox is shutting down its Mailbox and Carousel apps * Facebook is shutting down its Creative Labs, along with the Riff, Rooms and Slingshot apps * Twitter experiments with non-chronological timelines * Apple's Smart Battery Case is so ugly it's almost sarcastic * Google Fires At Sonos, Adds Multi-Room Support To Chromecast Audio
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Progress
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Clever puzzle game for iOS
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Heartwatch
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Codemasters Dirt Rally
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Tough
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Realistic rally game
Chris and Ian discuss IS, Youtube and Sky Q
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Shownotes * George Osborne Says UK Will Tackle The “Cyber Threat” Of ISIS * Anonymous takes on IS * Telegram says it shut down 78 ISIS-related channels this week * Tim Cook says the PC is dead… but Apple’s still making desktops and laptops * Google Maps Gets Offline Navigation And Search * Google refuses to let Google+ die with 'community' focused relaunch * Why YouTube is the new children’s TV... and why it matters * YouTube Music is here, and it’s a game changer * Pandora To Buy Rdio Assets For $75M In Cash, Rdio Files Ch.11, Will Shutter Service * Apple Music launches on Android * Apple user anger as Mac apps break due to security certificate lapse * Apple’s App Store Gets A Smarter Search Engine * Dell is fixing the huge security flaw that made it easy to steal user data off its PCs * Amazon Pantry Arrives In U.K. Along With A Prime Price Cut * Amazon brings startup Launchpad to the UK * U.K. Carrier EE Looking At Giving Users Control Over Mobile Ads * WordPress gets a Mac app alongside completely rebuilt, open-source WordPress.com * TAG Heuer Connected: the first 'legitimate' smartwatch? * 'Sky Q' brings 4K and stylish new interface to premium TV * ITV ditches ITV Player and launches new streaming Hub * Sony is finally giving up on Betamax * PlayStation 2 games are coming to the PS4 * You can now order a custom 3D printed figure of your own Halo 5 Spartan
Chris and Ian discuss the Investigatory Powers Bill, Fast Broadband and Heart Twitter
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Shownotes * Chrome OS is here to stay * Investigatory powers bill * Fast broadband for all by 2020 pledged by David Cameron * Twitter replaces 'confusing' favourites with hearts * Blackberry Priv early impressions * 1Password for Teams is here * Microsoft drops unlimited OneDrive storage after people use it for unlimited storage * BBC launches a paid downloads store built into iPlayer * Activision Blizzard Acquires Candy Crush Maker King Digital Entertainment For $5.9 Billion * Apple TV
Chris and Ian discuss Talk Talk, EU, Halo 5 and Apple TV
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Shownotes * TalkTalk cyber-attack: boy, 15, arrested in Northern Ireland * TalkTalk reveals just how much of its data was stolen * TalkTalk cyber-attack sparks calls for new regulatory powers * Google is merging Chrome OS and Android * BT's £12.5bn acquisition of EE gets provisional approval * Eyes on the prize: Spectrum auction to pave the way for UK’s 5G mobile future * Mobile phones: Data roaming charges will be abolished * Net neutrality: EU votes in favour of Internet fast lanes and slow lanes * Sun website to scrap paywall * Facebook Messenger Wants To Be Your Phone Number With New Message Requests * Google Brings Podcasting to Play Music, Swinging at Apple’s Dominance * Nintendo announces first smartphone title Miitomo, delays launch to 2016 * No Man's Sky coming June 2016, watch the new trailer * DriveClub gets motorcycles in stand-alone expansion DriveClub Bikes today * Gran Turismo Sport announced for PS4, beta coming in early 2016 * The biggest Xbox One update in history finally has a launch date * Halo 5 * Apple TV
Chris and Ian discuss Facebook, Twitter Flight and Apple Releases http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode262/DigitalOutbox-262-151023.mp3 Download iTunes M4A MP3 Shownotes * TalkTalk customer data at risk after cyber-attack on company website * Facebook paid £4,327 corporation tax in 2014 * Facebook will now tell you if GCHQ is spying on you * Twitter (Officially) Launches Polls * Twitter Revamps Twitter For Mac Desktop App * Twitter CEO Dorsey Apologizes To Developers, Says He Wants To “Reset” Relations * Dell makes $67bn bet on EMC in tech history's largest acquisition * Western Digital To Aquire SanDisk For $19 Billion * Every 27-inch iMac now has a 5K display * New 21.5-inch Apple iMac announced with 4K display for £899 * Apple's standalone keyboard, trackpad, and mouse just got a lot better * Apple News arrives in the UK with 14 newspaper and magazine partners * Apple Music has 6.5 million paying subscribers * YouTube to launch subscription service * BBC is cracking down on people who use VPNs to access iPlayer * Dropbox Announces Paper, A Google Docs Competitor * Instagram just launched a new app that loops 1-second videos * Uber wins high court case over taxi app * Drones Now Need To Be Registered With U.S. Government, Say The FAA And DOT
Chris and Ian discuss Safe Harbour, Twitter and Microsofts Surface Event
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Shownotes * Google's 'Don't be evil' creed disappears as company morphs into Alphabet * Google AMP battles ad-blocking, Apple and Facebook by cutting load times * Twitter Makes It Official: Jack Dorsey Is Back as Permanent CEO * Twitter Debuts Moments * Peeple shuts down its social media accounts but will launch its nicer, more boring app next week * Safe Harbour deal ruled invalid by top European court * LogMeIn Acquires Password Management Software LastPass For $110 Million * Porsche chooses Apple CarPlay because Google reportedly asks for too much data * iPhones 6S battery life 'varies by up to two hours depending on chip supplier' * Microsoft's new activity tracker is the $249 Microsoft Band * Microsoft Lumia 950 XL with 5.7-inch display and liquid cooling announced for $649 * Microsoft Surface Pro 4 announced with new Surface Pen, starts at $899 * Microsoft announces Surface Book laptop with 13.5-inch display starting at $1,499 * Argos squares up to Amazon with same-day delivery across UK * Adobe is giving away Photoshop's best features for free * The $1,300 Light L16 packs 16 cameras in one for 52-megapixel photos and 4K video
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Overcast 2
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Podcast player for iOS
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Now free and with a patreon model
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Adds streaming and chapters
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Smart speed and voice boost are great
Chris and Ian discuss Googles Pixel event, web security and Peeple
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Shownotes * Adblocker Crystal picks up where Peace left off, but with a twist * T-Mobile customers exposed in major Experian data breach * Gigabytes of user data from hack of Patreon donations site dumped online * British 'Karma Police' program carries out mass surveillance of the web * Peeple review people: the user-review app you didn't dare ask for * BBC iPlayer starts move away from Flash for all devices * Virgin Media launches 200Mbps broadband * Nexus 5X announced with Android Marshmallow and Nexus Imprint * Google Nexus 6P with 5.7-inch display announced starting at $499 * Android 6.0 Marshmallow will be available next week * Google's new Chromecast has a new look, catches up to modern Wi-Fi standards * Google unveils Android-based Pixel C tablet * The new Gear VR will work with any new Samsung phone and cost $99
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Shooty Skies
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Free
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iOS
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Fantastic scrolling shooter for iOS
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Similar graphics to Crossy Road
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In app purchases but don't need it
Chris and Ian discuss Ad Blockers, Mobile, BT and VR
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Shownotes * Google and Twitter Team Up to Offer Their Own ‘Instant Articles’ — With a Twist * Ad Blockers Shoot to the Top of iPhone App Store Chart After Debut Day * Does ad blocking herald the end of the free internet? * Just doesn’t feel good * Apple removes malicious programs after first major attack on app store * Apple car set to launch in 2019, according to reports * Facebook Is Finally Developing a ‘Dislike’ Button * UK telecom spectrum prices have tripled, and you’ll likely end up paying for it * 'Super Voice' 4G service from Three offers better signal * BT pledges better broadband for UK * GCHQ is giving out advice on how to set a good password * Did GCHQ spy on you? Here’s how to find out * Rollout of the BBC Micro Bit delayed * Man convicted of drone offences * Amazon announces new 7-inch Fire tablet that only costs $50 * Amazon's answer to Apple TV: a Fire TV box with Alexa and 4K video support * Pebble Time Round: the world’s 'lightest and thinnest smartwatch' is announced * SONY'S PROJECT MORPHEUS NOW OFFICIALLY CALLED 'PLAYSTATION VR' * Konami quits console gaming, but Pro Evo survives * 'Clock boy' Ahmed Mohamed's huge invite list - Facebook, White House, Twitter
Chris and Ian discuss Apples Keynote. New toys!
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Shownotes * Apple Watch * iPad Pro * Apple TV * iPhone 6S * Amazon stops selling Fire smartphone * Microsoft confirms Office 2016 is rolling out on September 22 * Chrome 45 will drastically reduce RAM usage by clearing memory from idle tabs * Future of the BBC: an Audience's Guide
Chris and Ian discuss Google's new Logo, IFA and BB-8
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Shownotes * Facebook Hits New Peak Of 1 Billion Users On A Single Day * PayPal Launches PayPal.Me, A Simpler Way To Request Money Using Your Own Personalized URL * Google Tells Developers How to Get Around Apple’s New Security Rules So They Can Keep Selling Ads * Google Chrome to block auto-playing Flash ads starting September 1 * Google Gets A New Logo * Apple and Cisco Team Up in iOS Enterprise Push * Netflix takes gamble with Epix film cull in US * Downloadable Amazon Prime Videos Great For Harried Parents Who Work At Amazon * SmartThings Unveils A New Smart Home Hub * Android Wear smartwatches to work with iPhones * Motorola announces new Moto 360 smartwatches * Samsung Gear S2: smartwatches are finally growing up * Sony launches world’s first 4k smartphone: the Xperia Z5 Premium * Sony begins beta testing live YouTube streaming on PS4 today * Minecraft creator Notch says his billions have made him miserable * Star Wars droid BB-8 is real and you can take him home
Chris and Ian discuss Ashley Madison, Facebook's M and naughty Samsung
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Shownotes * Ashley Madison data published -- and it's worse than anyone thought * Spotify says sorry after privacy policy anger * Twitter blocks accounts that tracked deleted tweets of politicians * Vlogger guidelines published by advertising committee * Facebook Launches M, Its Bold Answer to Siri and Cortana * Amazon free delivery extended to 13,000 pickup locations * BBC iPlayer takes on Netflix with new catchup features * Thinking Outside the Square: Support for Landscape and Portrait Formats on Instagram * Samsung Galaxy Note 5 faces stylus issue * Google’s Next Version Of Android Is Called Marshmallow * Google Hangouts finally has its own website * Google just launched an easy-to-use $199 Wi-Fi router * Meet YouTube Gaming, Twitch’s Archenemy
Chris and Ian discuss Alphabet and Samsung
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Shownotes * Meet Alphabet, Google’s New Corporate Boss As Sundar Pichai Takes Over The Search Company * Carphone Warehouse in customer data breach * Check UK mobile coverage with this interactive map * Microsoft Launches Open Source Tool To Help iOS Developers Port Their Apps To Windows * Windows 10 Is Now Available For The Raspberry Pi * Twitter Removes 140-Character Limit From Direct Messages So That People You Follow Can Send You Long Rambling Missives About Their Day And Stuff And Things. You Know, Like Horror Stories About Their In-Laws Or Boss. But Hey, How Are You? * HTC phone stored unencrypted fingerprints * Samsung * John Cridland: Encourage teenagers to study arts so computer games of the future are not designed by 'spotty nerds', says CBI boss * No more LOLs: 50% of Facebook users prefer 'haha' to laughing out loud
Chris and Ian discuss Windows 10, Uber and Xbox
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Shownotes * Windows 10 review – final version of Windows might be Microsoft's best ever * Uber faces legal action in UK over drivers' rights * Nokia’s HERE maps sold for $3 billion to Audi, BMW and Mercedes * Why Reddit banned 'CoonTown', and what comes next * Internet experts submit plan for US to cede control of ICANN * U.K. Web Users Now Prefer To Do It With Smartphones * Two Mac viruses strike at the heart of the platform's secure image * BBC Store will sell 10,000 hours of TV * Amazon signs Top Gear cast for new streaming motoring show * Amazon Prime Music launches in the UK * YouTube videos will no longer get stuck at 301+ views * Google Weans Itself Off Of Google+ * LinkedIn promises to quit bugging you so much * Facebook Launches Live Streaming Video Feature, But Only For Celebrities * Fitness-App Consolidation Continues As Adidas Buys Runtastic * EE recalls Power Bar battery packs after explosion in student's bedroom * MOTO X STYLE, PLAY AND MOTO G * Xbox at Gamescon * Elite: Dangerous to add planetary landings and more with Horizons expansion
Chris and Ian discuss UK Courts, Apple Pay and Satoru Iwata
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode253/DigitalOutbox-253-150725.mp3
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Shownotes * Pao Out as Reddit CEO; Co-Founder Huffman Takes Over * High court rules data retention and surveillance legislation unlawful * Ripping music and films illegal again after High Court overturns new law * Universal finds pirated copy of Jurassic World seeded from its own servers * Infidelity site Ashley Madison hacked as attackers demand total shutdown * Apple Pay launches in the UK: here's how to use it * Apple releases new, faster, iPod touch with 8MP camera and 128 GB option, new Nano/Shuffle colors * The end is nigh for Adobe Flash * BT and Openreach broadband service could be split in Ofcom review * Satoru Iwata was Nintendo * Sony’s Playstation Now game streaming service beta launches in the UK * Electronic Sports League to implement anti-doping policy, including drug testing
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Ian
Affinity Photo
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£39.99
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Mac
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Great photoshop replacement for Mac
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No subscription
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Fast, modern app
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Highly recommended if you need to do some photo touch-up/editing
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GoPro Session
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£329.99
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Smallest lightest GoPro
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Excellent output
Chris and Ian discuss Reddit, Facebook and GoPro
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode252/DigitalOutbox-252-150711.mp3
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Shownotes * Reddit Moderators Are Locking Up The Site’s Most Popular Pages In Protest * Theresa May named internet villain of the year * Hacking Team, Which Sells Surveillance Tech To Governments, Exposed By Major Hack * Facebook Gives Users The Ability To Control What They “See First” * BBC Micro Bit computer's final design revealed * Microsoft Writes Down $7.6B Of Its Nokia Acquisition, Announces 7,800 Layoffs * Amazon Marks 20th Anniversary With “Prime Day,” Its Answer To Black Friday * All Apple Stores revamping third-party accessory selection with Apple designed boxes * GoPro's Hero 4 Session is its smallest camera ever
Chris and Ian discuss Google Woes, Safari is the new IE and Apple Music
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode251/DigitalOutbox-251-150703.mp3
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Shownotes * Google Manipulates Search Results, According to Study From Yelp and Legal Star Tim Wu * Google apologises for Photos app's racist blunder * Safari is the new IE * UK Apple Pay hold-out Barclays wants you to use its own devices for contactless payments * Amazon Takes Prime Now Outside U.S., Opens One-Hour Delivery In London * Amazon set to pay self-published authors as little as $0.006 per page read * Data roaming charges to end in EU within two years * Cisco To Buy Cloud Security Company OpenDNS for $635M In Cash * Zane Lowe on Apple’s Beats 1: unlikely to trouble mainstream radio
Chris and Ian discuss Taylor Swift and E3
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode250/DigitalOutbox-250-150628.mp3
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Shownotes * Apple Music changes policy after Taylor Swift stand * Google Play Music Will Now Be Available For Free * Stephen Elop out as Microsoft merges Windows and devices groups * Twitter’s CEO Dick Costolo Chooses To Step Down, Jack Dorsey Named Interim CEO, Shares Up 3% * Twitter Gets Serious About Messaging, Will Remove DM Character Limit * Google Must Expand Privacy Delistings, Says French Watchdog * Google takes steps to crack down on revenge porn * Hack of cloud-based LastPass exposes hashed master passwords * Major zero-day security flaws in iOS & OS X allow theft of both Keychain and app passwords * Microsoft Officially Launches Office For Android Phone * Kindle Announces New $119 Paperwhite E-Reader With A Font That’s Easy On The Eyes * YouTube launches live gaming site to take on Amazon's Twitch * E3
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Ian
Gestimer
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£2.29
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Gestimer is a beautiful Mac menu bar app for those little reminders during the day.
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Simply drag the Gestimer menu bar icon onto the screen to create your reminder.
Chris and Ian discuss WWDC and a quick take on the Oculus Rift
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode249/DigitalOutbox-249-150612.mp3
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Shownotes * WWDC * Spotify responds to Apple Music by revealing it now has 75m active users * Adblock Plus cries foul over Apple plan to stop ads * Sharing block lists to help make Twitter safer * Reddit Bans Five Harassing Subreddits, Its Trolls Respond Exactly As You’d Expect * Mass snooping fake mobile towers 'uncovered in UK' * Broadband shakeup to let customers with slow speeds leave contract early * BT is launching Europe’s first 4K sports channel in August * Oculus reveals its consumer Rift headset
Chris and Ian discuss Ross Ulbricht, Windows 10 and Privacy
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode248/DigitalOutbox-248-150606.mp3
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Shownotes * Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht sentenced to life in prison * Windows 10 arrives on July 29 for PCs and tablets only * Microsoft's acquisition of Wunderlist is official * Thunderbolt 3 Uses Reversible USB Type-C And Could Be The Ultimate Port * MPs say UK surveillance laws breach human rights * Facebook defends sharing of video of screaming baby being dunked * Apple boss delivers strongest attack yet on Facebook and Google over privacy * Google Centralizes Privacy And Security Controls On New Web Dashboard * Google Maps now shows real-time public transit info in San Francisco, Chicago, UK and more * Amazon’s £119 Fire tablet for kids arrives in the UK on June 18 * Lego Worlds game to challenge the might of Minecraft * Rare Apple I computer put into recycling
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Ian
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions
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£3.99
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Fast and fun shooter
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Virtual sticks but doesn't bother me
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Includes classic modes from Geometry Wars 2
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Great on iPad, bit small on the iPhone
Chris and Ian discuss Google I/O, Jony Ive and the expensive Rift
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode247/DigitalOutbox-246-150530.mp3
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Shownotes * Google I/O * Amazon to begin paying corporation tax on UK retail sales * Microsoft To Bring Cortana To iOS And Android With Companion App * Apple’s Jony Ive Promoted to Company’s Chief Design Officer * Apple’s Jeff Williams Says Native Watch SDK Will Give Direct Access To Sensors * Oculus Rift Total Package Price: Around $1,500
Chris and Ian discuss Google and Europeans requests to be removed and Spotify's next steps
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode246/DigitalOutbox-246-150522.mp3
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Shownotes * Facebook Starts Hosting Publishers’ “Instant Articles” * Google purpose-built robot cars tested on public roads * A quarter million Europeans have asked Google to forget them * Mobile carriers in Europe will reportedly block ads in effort to bully Google * UK government quietly rewrites hacking laws to give GCHQ immunity * Free mobile voice, text and data plans coming to UK * Microsoft Picked A Name For The Smartphone-Friendly Build Of Windows 10 * Microsoft backtracks on free Windows 10 update for pirates * Spotify Introduces Video Clips, Podcasts, And Activity-Based Playlists * The BBC is shutting down iPlayer outside the UK from May 26 * Flickr's Auto-Tagging Feature Accidentally Labeled a Black Man "Ape" * Throw This Camera Drone in the Air and It Flies Itself * Oculus Rift drops Mac and Linux, targets Windows PCs only
Chris and Ian discuss Periscope, EE and Flickr
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode245/DigitalOutbox-245-150513.mp3
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Shownotes * I watched the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight on Periscope and saw the future * Microsoft to stop producing Windows versions * An EU court thinks you can’t tell the difference between Skype and Sky * Carphone Warehouse introduces its iD mobile network with free data roaming in 22 countries and capped plans * EE tops consumer landline and broadband complaints * Flickr Now Recognizes What’s In Your Photos, Revamps Site, Search And Apps * Amazon doubles free delivery minimum spend in UK * Oculus Rift Consumer VR System Pre-Orders Start Later This Year, Ships Q1 2016
Chris and Ian discuss Microsoft Build, Twitter falls and Apple Watch
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode244/DigitalOutbox-244-150503.mp3
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Shownotes * Microsoft Build 2015 * Google offers cash support to Europe's news groups * Protect your Google Account with Password Alert * Twitter Introduces Highlights So You Won’t Miss Anything On Twitter * Twitter Spooks Investors With Bungled Earnings Release, Shares Plunge 18% * Facebook adds video calling to Messenger * Apple says it will reject Apple Watch apps that just tell the time, more first-party faces may be coming soon * Apple Confirms Tattoos Can Affect Apple Watch’s Heart Rate Sensor Readings * Spotify data hints at a 'musical midlife crisis' for 42-year-old music fans * An update on Sky 3D * Valve now lets modders sell their creations on Steam, starting with ‘Skyrim’
Chris and Ian discuss Google, Twitter and Grant Shapps
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode243/DigitalOutbox-243-150423.mp3
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Shownotes * EU accuses Google Shopping of search 'abuse' * Google adds gestures and features to Android Wear in reply to Apple Watch * Twitter now allows anyone to send you a direct message, even if you don’t follow them * Twitter announces crackdown on abuse with new filter and tighter rules * Grant Shapps accused of editing Wikipedia pages of Tory rivals * Nokia Agrees To Buy Alcatel-Lucent For $16.6B * Game of Thrones pirate downloads: Britain leads the world * Amazon Fire TV Now Has IMDb Built Right In
Chris and Ian discuss Facebook, LinkedIn and the Apple Watch
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode242/DigitalOutbox-242-150411.mp3
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Shownotes * Facebook Launches Dedicated Web Interface For Messenger * LinkedIn just dropped $1.5 billion to buy online learning company Lynda.com * FetchMe, the UK’s version of Magic, will let you request anything (legal) via SMS * Is the Apple queue dead? A leaked memo suggests it could be * Sony Acquires OnLive’s Cloud Gaming Patents * THE STAR WARS DIGITAL MOVIE COLLECTION COMING APRIL 10
Chris and Ian discuss Tidal and Amazon Dash
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode241/DigitalOutbox-241-150403.mp3
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Shownotes * Google loses UK appeal court battle over 'clandestine' tracking * Google Now Includes Google+ Photos In Drive * The EU wants to remove regional limits on digital goods * Jay Z aims to topple Spotify with music streaming service Tidal * Microsoft jettisons Windows RT with revived Surface 3 tablet * Google’s New Chromebit Computer Is Ridiculously Small * Amazon has invented tiny plastic buttons that allow for instant product ordering * Google Maps Easter Egg Sets Pac-Man Loose On City Streets
Chris and Ian discuss Facebook F8, the crazy world of mobile and up Periscope
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode240/DigitalOutbox-240-150327.mp3
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Shownotes * Facebook F8 * Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for all users worldwide * Twitter makes it easier for verified users to avoid trolls * Twitter launches Periscope, its live video streaming Meerkat competitor * UK mobile operators will limit bills from stolen phones to £100 * Telefonica finalises £10bn sale of O2 mobile phone firm * BT returns to mobile-phone market with airtime deals * All 650 UK House Of Commons Members To Get An iPad Air 2 * Google’s Nexus Player is bringing Android TV to the UK on March 26 * Amazon releases Stick version of Fire TV streaming box in UK
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Ian
Knowhow 12 month Sim
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£24.99
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Micro & Mini & Nano SIM
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Includes 1 GB of data per month for one year
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Additional data available from £7.99 per month
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No contract
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Three network in the UK and delivers 4G where available
We are back! Chris and Ian discuss the weeks news and catch up on Mobile World Congress, Game Developers Conference and the Apple Keynote. It's a long one!
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode239/DigitalOutbox-239-150318.mp3
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Shownotes * Twitter cuts Meerkat off from its social graph just as SXSW gets started * BBC gives children mini-computers in Make it Digital scheme * Argos sells customisable 3D printed jewellery * Nintendo finally commits to making mobile games with new partner DeNA * Huawei (wah-way) announces its first Android Wear smartwatch * HTC's One M9 * HTC announces Grip, its first wearable fitness tracker * Valve's VR headset is called the Vive and it's made by HTC * Samsung's new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge put design first * Microsoft’s New Lumia 640 And Lumia 640 XL Ship With Office, Free Skype Calling * Sony announces its Morpheus VR headset will ship in 2016 * Nvidia Announces a $199 Smart TV That’s Also a Game-Streaming Console * Valve Announces Steam Link, A $49 Gadget For Streaming PC Games To Any Room In Your House * Unreal Engine 4 is now free-to-download for everyone * Unity 5 released with upgrades, full-featured free version * Valve debuts Source 2 for free in bid to compete with Epic, Unity * Phil Spencer announces new Xbox One, HoloLens and Windows 10 plans at GDC * Apple March Keynote
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Ian
Cities: Skylines
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£22.99
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Mac, PC, Linux
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Sim city builder
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Addictive and you need a bit of strategy especially around transport
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Some bits tedious - water and sewers done manually, demolition of abandoned buildings
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Overall awesome :)
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Mods
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Custom buildings, fixes etc
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Save Games
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GTA map, completed cities
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Maps
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Many towns from around the world
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Can make your own
DigitalOutbox Ep 239 now on iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/digitaloutbox/id319726759?mt=2 or via - http://www.digitaloutbox.com/ - MWC, GDC, Apple Keynote
This week Chris and Ian chat about Obama, Net Neutrality and Lenovo.
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Shownotes * Obama accuses EU of attacking American tech companies because it 'can't compete' * Net neutrality rules passed by US regulator * Lenovo PCs ship with man-in-the-middle adware that breaks HTTPS connections * Sim card database hack gave US and UK spies access to billions of cellphones * Apple unveils $2B plans for Irish and Danish data centers * HTTP/2, the first major change to HTTP in 16 years, has been finalized * Google Play Music increases free personal cloud storage to 50,000 songs * Sony is no longer an electronics company * Pebble Launches New Color-Display Smartwatch, Says It’s ‘Gearing Up for Battle’ With Apple * The UK’s getting its first dedicated eSports arena next month
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Ian
Alto’s Adventure
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£1.49
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Endless runner
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Great experience - visually and also audio
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Some subtle depth despite initially thinking it was quite shallow
This week Chris and Ian chat about Orwellian Samsung, Election Time and Eurogamer.
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode237/DigitalOutbox-237-150217.mp3
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Shownotes * Samsung rejects concern over 'Orwellian' privacy policy * Facebook ‘legacy contact’ can take over your account when you die * 'Revenge porn' illegal under new law in England and Wales * London smartphone theft drops by 50% after 'kill switch' introduction * EE to spend £1.5bn bringing better mobile coverage and ‘double speed’ 4G to 90% of UK * Virgin Media to invest £3bn in broadband * David Cameron announces £50 million programme to bring free Wi-Fi to UK trains from 2017 * Driverless cars set to roll out for trials on UK roads * British Gas Buys UK Smart Home Pioneer AlertMe For $100M * Flipboard moves to the web with plans to host some news publishers' content * Microsoft officially acquires mobile calendar app Sunrise * Deezer Elite high-resolution streaming service goes global with Sonos * Eurogamer has dropped review scores
Chris and Ian discuss BT buying EE, Twitters trolling problem and the Raspberry Pi 2
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode236/DigitalOutbox-236-150208.mp3
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Shownotes * BT to buy mobile firm EE for £12.5bn * UK's mobile firms agree to cut voice and text dead zones * U.K. Telco BT Sets Out ‘500Mbps’ Broadband Plan By 2025 * Eero Is A Smart Wireless Routing System That Wants To Do For WiFi What Nest Did For Thermostats * THE PIRATE BAY IS BACK ONLINE! * GCHQ censured over sharing of internet surveillance data with US * Twitter Reaches Deal to Show Tweets in Google Search Results * Twitter CEO: We suck at dealing with trolls and abuse * Raspberry Pi 2 unveiled with faster processor and more memory * Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are paying to get around Adblock Plus * Under Armour acquires MyFitnessPal for $475M and Endomondo for $85M
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Ian
Google Chromecast Offers
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Get £5 added to your Google Play account if you own a Chromecast
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I’ll also had a 90 day trial for Google Play Music, 3 Months Now TV, X-Men free
Chris and Ian discuss the snoopers charter, the money making machine that is Apple and Outlook - the best Gmail client on iOS?
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode235/DigitalOutbox-235-150130.mp3
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Shownotes * Lords reject snoopers' charter, demand surveillance debate * Apple announces record profits, earnings, and iPhone sales * Gmail users in the UK can now send and receive money straight from their accounts * Microsoft Launches Outlook For iOS And Android * Microsoft’s Office For Android Tablets Comes Out Of Preview * Twitter launches video uploads and group DMs * BBC Taster * BBC’s First iPlayer-Only Film Is A Digital Manifesto For A New Media Order * Tesco Exits * Sky moves into UK mobile-phone market after deal with O2 owner * TalkTalk forces porn filter choice * Drone maker DJI will disable its units over Washington, DC, after White House crash * Sony axes PlayStation Music Unlimited service in favour of Spotify deal
Chris is joined by Ian to dicuss the Windows 10 announcements
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode234/DigitalOutbox-234-150123.mp3
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Shownotes * Windows 10 * Microsoft Surface Hub * Microsoft HoloLens * Sky is blocking adult websites by default * Xbox, Sony hackers hit by hack attack * Starbucks starts wireless charging pilot in the UK * Facebook Says It Will Weed Out Fake News — But Leave the Onion Alone * Twitter just launched its phone-based password killer * Twitter Now Shows You the Tweets You Missed “While You Were Away” * SpaceX Raises $1 Billion In New Funding From Google And Fidelity
Chris and Ian vent at David Cameron, lament Google Glass and plot who they can send glitter to.
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode233/DigitalOutbox-233-150118.mp3
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Shownotes * Surprise - Apple Cracks Down On EU 14 Day Return Window * UK police arrest suspected Lizard Squad member over PlayStation and Xbox Live attacks * UK’s Cameron won’t “allow” strong encryption of communications * What David Cameron just proposed would endanger every Briton and destroy the IT industry * Facebook at Work: social network unveils 'pilot' for companies * Google Translate Now Does Real-Time Voice And Sign Translations On Mobile * Google to launch modular smartphone with switchable parts * Google Glass sales halted but firm says kit is not dead * Tesco launches shopping app for Google Glass smart eyewear * UK hotspot startup Purple WiFi raises $5M * Spotify now has more than 15 million paying subscribers, up from 10 million in May 2014 * Revenge is a dish best served glittery: company offering to glitter bomb your enemies sells out
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Ian
Manual
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£1.49
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Full independent control of Shutter, ISO, White Balance, Focus and Exposure Compensation
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Cool Things® - Live monitor automatic exposure values, Histogram, Focus Zoom, Photos save directly to Camera Roll, Fill Flash (Flashlight) Mode, Light and Dark Themes, EXIF Viewer, Rule of Thirds Grid
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Fun launch video too
This week Chris and Ian catch up on some tech news from the last few weeks and take a look at their CES highlights. So they chat about TV's for 20 minutes.
http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode232/DigitalOutbox-232-150110.mp3
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Shownotes * Sony and The Interview * Mobile phone firms agree £5bn deal with government to improve coverage * Critical flaw leads Apple to push OS X update for first time * EU users can now get two-week refunds for iTunes and App Store purchases * Higher European app store pricing takes effect in line with earlier email to developers * Moonpig security flaw could reveal personal details and credit card information * Xbox and PlayStation resuming service after attack * CEDS 2105
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Ian
Desert Golfing
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Free
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Endless golf game
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Perfect for 5 minute time fills
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Rules!
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4x4 grid of tiles showing a picture and a number.
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Bit like ‘Simple Simon’ - Starts with one rule. Numbers ascending.
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Click tiles by following the rule.
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Then another rules is added - say ‘green monster’
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So you click all green monsters - then numbers ascending…
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Then another rule is added etc…
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Time limit.
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£1.49
DigitalOutbox Episode 231
DigitalOutbox Episode 231 - Sony Hack, Google Split and Playstation Expo
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Attackers Threaten Sony Pictures Employees
Google.com Domain Should Be Covered By Search De-Listing, Say European Regulators
European Parliament Backs Investigation To Split Google Search From Its Other Businesses
Meet Google’s ambitious new CAPTCHA that makes it easier to prove you’re human
Google My Maps is a new tool for creating custom Maps within Drive
23andMe brings fully approved DNA testing to the UK
Twitter to Start Tracking Which Apps Its Users Have Downloaded
Twitter makes it easier to report abusive tweets, revamps blocked accounts management
Instagram now has 300m users sharing 70m photos and videos a day
Dashlane’s automatic Password Changer makes your most precious accounts less hackable
The Pirate Bay is offline after Swedish police allegedly seize servers
Inventor Ralph Baer, 'the Father of Video Games,' dies at 92
Playstation Expo
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Ian
Crossy Road
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Free
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iPad and iPhone
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Endless frogger
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Very addictive
DigitalOutbox Episode 230
DigitalOutbox Episode 230 - Snoopers Charter, Twitter Search and Nokia Tablet
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UK ISPs to introduce jihadi and terror content reporting button
Internet data plan back on political agenda
Skype for Web brings plugin-free instant messaging directly to your browser, video and voice to follow
Facebook launches FB Techwire to help journalists find breaking tech news
Facebook Launches Standalone Groups App To Stoke Micro-Sharing
Twitter opens its archive of every public tweet ever sent
Amazon adds 10,500 Post Office parcel pick-up points across the UK
Nokia gets back into hardware with the $249 N1 Android tablet
DigitalOutbox Episode 229
DigitalOutbox Episode 229 - YouTube Music Key, MS Opens SOurces .NET and Halo Woe
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Spotify’s Daniel Ek responds to Taylor Swift: we’ve paid artists $2 billion
YouTube’s long-awaited music subscription service launches, and the first 6 months are free for invitees
Facebook Debuts ‘Privacy Basics’ And Updates Policies To Reflect More Personalized Ads
Microsoft Launches Free, Unrestricted Version Of Visual Studio For Small Teams
Microsoft bins Nokia name with new smartphone range
UK telecoms watchdog: EE and O2 offer fastest 4G downloads, while Three lags behind
UK operator GiffGaff is now offering customers 4G connectivity, from £12 per month
Samsung starts selling Gear VR in December, plans additional VR headsets and crazy VR live streams
Chromecast Aims To Be The Focal Point Of Family Games Night With New Apps
Amazon seeks UK drone experts for delivery service
DigitalOutbox Episode 228
DigitalOutbox Episode 228 - Microsoft and Dropbox, Amazons Echo, Games
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GCHQ's Robert Hannigan says tech firms 'in denial' on extremism
Dropbox - We’re partnering with Microsoft
Google CEO Larry Page Reorgs Staff, Anoints Sundar Pichai as New Product Czar
Google releases redesigned Android Calendar app with contextual autocomplete and more visual content
Malicious software campaign targets Apple users in China
Samsung works with West Yorkshire Police force to deploy the Galaxy Note 3
Amazon Begins Extending Prime-Member Perks to Other Shopping Sites
Amazon introduces Echo, a voice-controlled assistant for your home
Jawbone launches 2 new 24/7 activity trackers: the UP Move and UP3, priced at $50 and $180
Games
DigitalOutbox Episode 227
DigitalOutbox Episode 227 - Google Inbox, Yosemite and eveyone gets healthy
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Google CEO Larry Page Reorgs Staff, Anoints Sundar Pichai as New Product Czar
Google announces Inbox: A more intelligent way to handle email
Google Fit App Now Available For Android Devices
Microsoft Health platform launches with payments-friendly, $199 Band wearable
Fitbit Joins the Smartwatch Race, and Replaces the Rash-y Force With a New Wristband
UK operator EE switches on ‘4G+’ in London with speeds of up to 150Mbps – but not for your iPhone 6
Twitter introduces Fabric, its first platform for mobile app developers
Facebook built a forum platform for your smartphone inside the new Rooms app
Apple No Longer Rejecting Calculator Widgets From The App Store
Yosemite Thoughts
Amazon takes on Chromecast with new $39 Fire TV Stick
PS4 firmware 2.0: Why Share Play is the single most exciting thing to happen to gaming
DigitalOutbox Episode 226
DigitalOutbox Episode 226 - Apple iPads and Retina iMac, Google Nexus 6 & 9
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2:26 - Apple Keynote
21:15 - Google Android Announcements
33:48 - BBC to publish 'right to be forgotten' removals list
35:26 - Facebook Launches "Safety Check" Feature For Major Disasters
36:25 - Google changes 'to fight piracy' by highlighting legal sites
37:27 - Spotify announces family plans for up to 5 users
39:07 - Twitters Music Card Now Plays In Its Mobile Apps And Supports iTunes Previews
40:05 - Tweets from accounts you dont follow will soon appear in your timeline
41:29 - Amazon launches Pass My Parcel for same-day in-store order collection in the UK
43:26 - HBO will launch a standalone streaming service in the US next year
44:53 - Steam pulls game after its developer tweets Gabe Newell death threat
DigitalOutbox Episode 225
DigitalOutbox Episode 225 - RIPA, HP and Evernote
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1:30 - EE, Vodafone and Three give police mobile call records at click of a mouse
4:04 - HP To Become Two Companies As Consumer PC And Printer Business Splits From Corporate Services
6:46 - Evernote Conference
13:09 - Tesco unveils the £129 Hudl2
16:11 - British music fans have streamed twice as many songs in 2014
18:14 - BBC iPlayer shows now available for 30 days
20:02 - EE launches home TV service in UK
21:58 - Plex releases app for Xbox One and Xbox 360, new TV UI with focus on discovery
DigitalOutbox Episode 224
DigitalOutbox Episode 224 - Windows 10 and Ello
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1:21 - Windows 10
8:30 - Microsoft Sway
10:31 - eBay to Spin Off PayPal With New CEOs for Two Publicly Traded Companies
15:04 - Peter Nunn jailed for Twitter abuse of MP Stella Creasy
18:29 - CloudFlare gives Internet a present: free, no-hassle Universal SSL
20:13 - New Apple tool helps you avoid buying a stolen iPhone or iPad
22:12 - DVLA tax disc renewal website buckles under pressure of high demand
25:26 - Podcasting industry starts to fulfil its financial potential
27:51 - Ello: the anti-Facebook meant to be private and pretty, but not this popular
32:07 - Pebble drops the price of its smartwatches by $50, adds background fitness and sleep tracking
33:26 - UK legalises music, film and e-book back-ups
34:26 - Radiohead's Thom Yorke Tests The Waters With A Paid BitTorrent Album
DigitalOutbox Episode 223
DigitalOutbox Episode 223 - Does it bend?
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0:50 - Larry Ellison Will Step Down as CEO of Oracle, Will Remain as CTO
4:01 - Cracking the problem of online identification
7:52 - Unix/Linux Bash: Critical security hole uncovered - ShellShock
10:38 - The Blackberry Passport is the most unusual smartphone on the market
19:09 - Apples New Flexible iPhone 6 Plus?
22:44 - Apple Pulls iOS 8.0.1 Update Amid Reports of Problems
27:47 - Amazon launches Kindle Unlimited - a Netflix-for-books - in the UK
29:45 - Crescent Bay is Oculus' newest version of the Rift hardware, and one step closer to retail
31:39 - Steam Is Getting A Massive Overhaul
33:17 - Microsoft drops the price of the Xbox One to £329.99 in the UK
DigitalOutbox Episode 222
DigitalOutbox Episode 222 - Minecraft, iOS8 and U2
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2:26 - Microsoft is buying Minecraft developer Mojang for $2.5 billion
4:45 - Im leaving Mojang
7:27 - Android One Is Launching in India, but Its a Big Deal for Everyone
10:50 - Heartbroken Phones 4u team braces for up to 5,600 redundancies as company goes into administration
13:30 - Apple reveals 4m pre-orders for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in first 24 hours
14:38 - iOS8 launch
25:59 - Amazon unveils the £169 Kindle Voyage, a premium e-reader with haptic page-turning
29:16 - Amazon introduces the next-gen Fire HDX 8.9 tablet with the latest Fire OS 4 Sangria
31:37 - Destiny becomes UK's biggest ever new game launch
32:45 - People hate U2
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Humble Indie Bundle 12
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Pay What You Want
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SteamWorld Dig
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Hammerwatch
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Gunpoint
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Beat the Average
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Papers, Please
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Luftrausers
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Gone Home
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More to come...
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Pay at Least $10
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Prison Architect (Alpha Access)
DigitalOutbox Episode 221
DigitalOutbox Episode 221 - Apple Watch, iPhone 6 and IFA
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1:11 - Amazons Twitch Acquisition Is Official
5:14 - Apple iCloud Storage pricing
7:24 - Twitpic, Already Sidelined By Twitter, Shuts Down After Trademark Spat
10:00 - You can now buy things directly on Twitter
11:58 - Bank customers to sign in with 'finger vein' technology
14:31 - GiffGaff to scrap most of its unlimited data bundles
17:31 - Amazon Fire TV available for pre-order in the UK and Germany for £79
19:04 - Amazon cuts Fire phone price to $0.99 in the US, opens Germany and UK pre-orders; will ship September 30
20:44 - Meet Toshiba's £99 Windows tablet PC
23:17 - ASUS ZenWatch will retail for 'under £199'
25:10 - Samsung announces the Galaxy Note
25:49 - Samsung's Galaxy Note Edge has a display that curves over one side
28:55 - Samsung enters the virtual reality race with the Gear VR headset
29:48 - Samsung Gear S
32:09 - Sony joins the Android Wear ranks with underwhelming SmartWatch 3
34:14 - Sony perfects the Xperia formula with new Z3 family of mobile devices
35:16 - Motorolas next generation Moto G stretches to a 5in screen
36:10 - Motorolas Moto X - like a smartphone, but in leather
37:23 - Motorola Moto 360 - a smartwatch masquerading as a classic time piece
39:20 - iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus
46:27 - Apple Pay
50:16 - Apple Watch
DigitalOutbox Episode 220
DigitalOutbox Episode 220 - Amazon Twitch, Dropbox blinks, Hyperlapse again
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1:11 - Amazons Twitch Acquisition Is Official
3:04 - Dropbox Beefs Up Its Pro Feature Set
6:20 - Instagram launches Hyperlapse, an iPhone app for capturing smooth time-lapse videos
9:21 - Google Docs, Sheets and Slides for iPhone, iPad updated with Office compatibility
11:13 - Twitter launch analytics for all
12:49 - Skys NOW TV app for Android and iOS lets you watch on the big screen via Chromecast
13:55 - Nude celebrity picture leak looks like phishing or email account hack
16:50 - BBC begins kids coding push with Bitesize and TV shows
19:09 - Top independent school puts lessons free on iTunes
21:58 - Google reveals home delivery drone program Project Wing
24:47 - AnandTech Founder Anand Shimpi Is Heading To Apple
26:08 - Nintendo reveals the New Nintendo 3DS
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Ian
Sky Force 2014
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Free with IAP + add’s
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Addictive iOS (also Android) game - think 1942 updated for modern day
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Gets hard but nice to play for 10-15 mins and come back to
DigitalOutbox Episode 219
DigitalOutbox Episode 219 - Twitter tweaks the timeline and bye bye Ballmer
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1:24 - Twitter now officially says your timeline is more than just tweets from people you follow
10:18 - Steve Ballmer Steps Down From Microsofts Board
11:39 - Online music videos to carry age rating from October, says David Cameron
14:45 - Amazons Whispersync for Voice hits the UK to help you switch between reading and listening to ebooks
18:18 - Mailbox for OS X enters public beta with new features, including snooze to device and Auto Swipe
19:51 - PlayStation Network Suffers DDOS Attack, Hackers Claim To Have Grounded SOE Presidents Plane
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Ian
Serendipity
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Free
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an online map that displays a stream of coordinates when two users played the same song at the same time. Serendipity isn't live, but is reflective of real-time data recorded recently over a one hour period. As each pair of listeners flashes onto the screen, the song they chose starts playing for a few fleeting moments before another song comes on. Serendipity only displays users who clicked Play within one tenth of a second of each other, Spotify says. The site isn't particularly useful, but is a fantastic visualization of how music spreads — and of the reach of Spotify's user base. It's also just a fun way to hear what the world is listening to.
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Serendipity was built by Kyle McDonald, a Brooklyn-based digital artist who recently became Spotify's first "artist in residence."
DigitalOutbox Episode 218
DigitalOutbox Episode 218 - Gamescom
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1:34 - Is the internet full and going to shut down?
4:01 - Ask.fm bought by Ask.com and Tinder owner
5:44 - Mobile firm EE introduces queue jumping charge
8:34 - Samsung Buys Smart-Home Outfit SmartThings, Reportedly For $200 Million
11:06 - Samsung ditches all-plastic design with metal Galaxy Alpha
13:04 - Manchester United Bans iPads From Home Games
14:37 - Microsoft demo Hyperlapse
17:19 - Yolo and binge-watch added to online dictionary
19:16 - Gamescom - Microsoft
34:40 - Gamescom - Sony
54:02 - Call of Duty
55:20 - Geometry Wars 3
56:20 - The Golf CLub
58:07 - P.T. - Silent Hill
DigitalOutbox Episode 217
DigitalOutbox Episode 217 - Driverless Cars and Twitch
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2:12 - OKCupid experiments with 'bad' dating matches
6:03 - UK to allow driverless cars on public roads in January
10:16 - BMW Mini drivers in the UK can now get parking help from JustParks new in-car app
12:34 - Apple and Samsung Agree To End All Non-U.S. Patent Disputes
15:44 - UK operator Three confirms that all its phones are now sold unlocked
18:08 - UK piracy police arrest man for running proxy server
21:42 - Twitch bought?
28:09 - Xbox One digital TV tuner will allow Europeans to control live TV without HDMI pass-through
30:05 - EA announces a £3.99 gaming subscription for the Xbox One
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Ian
Nuzzel
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Free on the web and iOS
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Surfaces content from your friends on Twitter and Facebook
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More content shared socially than via RSS, sometimes you just don’t have time to sift through 1000’s of tweets and feeds
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Nuzzel will present links shared by your friends on Twitter and Facebook
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View by date or number of friends shared
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Handy
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Your newsfed is public as is your friends - http://nuzzel.com/shweepa
Belong.io
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Free
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Build by Andy Baio
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a Twitter-fueled link aggregator that favors new projects/sites over news/articles
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Handy
DigitalOutbox Episode 216
DigitalOutbox Episode 216 - Apple and IBM, Microsoft Reboots
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0:53 - Apple and IBM Team Up to Push iOS in the Enterprise
5:01 - Microsoft layoffs: 18K jobs to be cut
10:53 - British MPs to sue government over fast-tracked DRIP surveillance law
15:08 - Those parental-control filters? As few as 4% are signing up
16:25 - Pirate Bay traffic has doubled post-ISP blocks
18:01 - 3 Years Later, Google+ Drops Its Dumb Real Name Rule And Apologizes
20:43 - Scotland gets its own .scot domain as independence vote looms
21:47 - Nvidia unveils Shield Tablet and controller for gamers
DigitalOutbox Episode 215
DigitalOutbox Episode 215 - DRIP
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1:03 - UK government to rush through emergency surveillance legislation
8:56 - Post Office launches mobile phone network through EE
11:42 - Germany's World Cup hammering of Brazil broke Twitter records
14:11 - Raspberry Pi B+ marks first major upgrade to microcomputer
19:09 - Is this the best job ever? Netflix want to pay people to watch TV
21:48 - Potato salad Kickstarter stokes internet ire
DigitalOutbox Episode 214
DigitalOutbox Episode 214 - Facebook experiments and Google forgets
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1:06 - Facebook tinkered with users feeds for a massive psychology experiment
9:29 - 'Adult Content' Filters Block 1 Out Of 5 Of The UK's Most Popular Websites
14:27 - EU's right to be forgotten: Guardian articles have been hidden by Google
18:24 - Apple To Cease Development Of Aperture And Transition Users To Photos For OS X
22:34 - Google Glass banned by UK cinemas over piracy concerns
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Ian
Smarty Pins
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Web
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Free
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Geographical trivia game using Google maps
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Nicely constructed and a nice way to waste 10 mins
DigitalOutbox Episode 213
DigitalOutbox Episode 213 - Google I/O
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1:23 - Android One
3:24 - Android L Developer Preview
15:12 - Android Wear
18:38 - Android Auto
23:03 - Android TV
25:13 - Chromecast
26:49 - Chromebooks
29:01 - Docs
29:53 - Google Play
31:33 - Google Fit Platform
33:20 - Freebies
38:12 - Google Opens Gmail, Making It More of a Platform for Developers
39:12 - Googles Nest Buys Dropcam for $555 Million
41:30 - Nest launches its answer to Apples HomeKit with a developer program
45:17 - Apple iPhone 'kill switch' cuts thefts and Microsoft and Google are to follow
46:27 - Google Glass on sale in the UK now for £1,000
47:58 - Withings sticks a digital fitness tracker in an analog watch
49:18 - Microsoft kicks off Google 'productivity war' by doubling free OneDrive storage
51:05 - Official singles chart to include streaming services
DigitalOutbox Episode 212
DigitalOutbox Episode 212 - Amazons first Phone and Adobe gets Creative
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2:03 - The UK government can legally spy on your offshore data
7:18 - Google will be forced to make a company disappear
10:21 - YouTube to block indie labels who don't sign up to new music service
14:54 - Facebooks Slingshot Challenges Snapchat With Reply To Unlock
16:34 - Adobe Upgrades Creative Cloud, Adds New Mobile Apps And Creative Hardware
21:26 - The Amazon smartphone is here: meet the Fire Phone
29:08 - Microsoft finally launches IE Developer Channel
29:55 - Unlikely hit app Yo is 'hacked' by students
DigitalOutbox Episode 211
DigitalOutbox Episode 211 - E3
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1:15 - Apology for crashed Get Safe Online anti-hack site
4:11 - How the Get Safe Online password checker fails users badly
5:20 - All Our Patent Are Belong To You
8:19 - Vodafone reveals existence of secret wires that allow state surveillance
12:18 - Nominet's new rules on .uk domains could mean the end to users' privacy
14:16 - Google buys satellite firm Skybox Imaging for $500m
16:18 - London's anti-Uber taxi protest brings traffic to standstill
20:46 - Twitter will soon dominate TV on Xbox One
21:37 - Microsoft Briefing
32:25 - Sony Briefing
38:46 - Nintendo Briefing
41:17 - EA Briefing
44:09 -Ubisoft Briefing
46:11 - Alien Isolation
DigitalOutbox Episode 210
DigitalOutbox Episode 210 - WWDC, Apple buys Beats and Googles self driving cars
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1:32 - Microsoft Demos Real-Time Speech-To-Speech Translation On Skype
4:48 - Google is to start building its own self-driving cars
9:28 - Google launches 'right to be forgotten' webform for removal requests
12:56 - Samsung's Health Event Was All Hype, No Substance
13:54 - Samsung launches first Tizen phone
16:36 - 'Two weeks' to block cyber-attack as criminal network seized
19:06 - Twitter experiments with 'News Feed' style algorithms, threatens to ruin everything
23:43 - Apple Will Buy Beats for $3 Billion
28:36 - Apple WWDC Keynote
DigitalOutbox Episode 209
DigitalOutbox Episode 209 - eBay hacked and Surface Pro 3
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1:24 - Apple, Google Settle Motorola Patent Dispute But Broader Issues Remain
4:11 - Ebay tells 112 MILLION customers to reset passwords after massive data theft
8:47 - Microsoft announces Surface Pro 3
16:35 - Facebook brings autoplay adverts to UK
18:16 - Facebook wants to 'listen' to your music and TV
22:07 - BT ordered to repair most faults 'within two days'
23:32 - Halo 5: Guardians not hitting Xbox One until fall 2015
27:44 - Xbox One's June update adds your friends' real names and external drive support
DigitalOutbox Episode 208
DigitalOutbox Episode 208 - Xbox Changes and EU says you can be forgotten
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0:58 - Deal to combat piracy in UK with 'alerts' is imminent
5:21 - Tech world stunned as court rules Oracle can own APIs, Google loses copyright appeal
8:43 - EU court backs 'right to be forgotten' in Google case
18:07 - Twitter introduces mute feature on Android, iPhone, and the Web
20:23 - Google Maps just became a one-stop shop for UK public transport data
21:27 - Dixons and Carphone Warehouse shares drop on merger
24:28 - Microsoft to unbundle Xbox One and Kinect
28:33 - Microsoft brings free Games with Gold to Xbox One, drops Gold paywall for apps in June
31:21 - The new Unreal Tournament will be free, moddable and developed with players
DigitalOutbox Episode 207
DigitalOutbox Episode 207 - Samsung fined, Google kills URL, Nintendo losses
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1:17 - Jury finds that Samsung infringed 2 of Apple's patents, awards $119.6M in damages
5:36 - Google moves to kill off the URL entirely in new version of Chrome
11:01 - Google Maps turbo-charges turn-by-turn directions on iOS and Android and gets Uber transit option
16:39 - All the wrong Moves: Facebook dances around a privacy issue as it counts every step you take
18:25 - App.net is profitable and self-sustaining, but will no longer have any full-time employees
23:52 - Amazon Extends Its Shopping Basket To Twitter
25:12 - Nintendo Misses Its Own Lowered Hardware Expectations
DigitalOutbox Episode 206
DigitalOutbox Episode 206 - Facebook f8, Paym and ComiXology
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1:26 - Facebook f8
11:19 - You can now use Paym to transfer money with just a mobile number in the UK
14:07 - US judge rules cloud firms including Microsoft and Google must hand over data stored overseas
17:30 - Ditch Internet Explorer on XP, security experts warn
20:13 - Group Video Calling Goes Free On Skype For Mac, Windows And Xbox One
23:33 - Amazon-owned ComiXology ditches in-app purchases on iOS and removes Google Play payments on Android
29:04 - One Month After Microsoft Office Hits iPad, Google Debuts Dedicated Productivity Apps For iOS
30:30 - Foursquare Splits Into Two Apps, But Will Either Be Strong Enough To Survive?
33:46 - Bonnaroo, Halo and soccer: Microsoft aims high with Xbox Originals
38:58 - Film crew finds Atari ET games in New Mexico archaeological dig
40:13 - Minecraft: All of Denmark virtually recreated
DigitalOutbox Episode 205
DigitalOutbox Episode 205 - Apple and Facebook Earnings, Vic leaves Google+
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1:52 - Apple profits surprise investors as company launches charm offensive
8:18 - Nike fires majority of FuelBand team, will stop making wearable hardware
10:56 - Apple opens OS X Mavericks beta program to the public
13:33 - Apple releases Heartbleed fix for AirPort Base Stations
14:12 - Tech companies and the Linux Foundation try to prevent the next Heartbleed
16:14 - Facebook profits triple as revenues surge on mobile platform success
18:40 - Facebook Acquires Fitness And Activity Tracking App Moves
20:20 - Google+ Head Vic Gundotra Leaving Company
24:14 - Google's Street View now lets you step back in time
25:53 - Amazon Makes a Big Move, Snags Older HBO Shows For Web Streaming
31:38 - Legendary British newsreel collection is now free to watch
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Ian
Hitman Go
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iOS
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£2.99
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a great looking turn based strategy.
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You control your agent, dictating which path he takes through a level solving various puzzles as you go.
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One note of caution is that there is an element of in app purchasing for hints and unlocks but they aren’t needed to play the game and it doesn’t get in the way when I’m playing.
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An impressive game which will take some time to complete.
DigitalOutbox Episode 204
DigitalOutbox Episode 204 - Heartbleed, Dropbox and reversible USB
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0:54 - Why Heartbleed is the most dangerous security flaw on the web
12:53 - Not dead yet
15:16 - MEPs vote to scrap mobile roaming fees in Europe
16:54 - Europe does what the US won't by agreeing to strong net neutrality law
19:30 - Dropbox Announcements
28:54 - Amazon acquires digital comics leader comiXology
31:35 - Social TV app Zeebox relaunches as Beamly to lose 'male geeky' image
34:00 - BBC iPlayer shows to be made available for 30 days
34:37 - Netflix 4K streaming goes live but only on newest TVs
36:32 - This is the reversible USB cable that will end your frustrations
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Ian
Monument Valley
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iOS now - Android soon
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£2.99
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Like an interactive version of an M.C. Escher print
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Gorgeous, great audio - great puzzles
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Only 10 levels though so short - couple of hours will see you complete but it’s a great experience
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Each level is like an individual artwork
DigitalOutbox Episode 203
DigitalOutbox Episode 203 - Microsoft Build, Amazons Fire TV and the Nest hits the UK
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3:30 - Windows Phone 8.1 brings a new look and a Siri rival named Cortana
8:31 - Windows 8.1 Update available April 8th, includes keyboard and mouse improvements
11:44 - Microsoft making Windows free on devices with screens under nine inches
12:34 - Microsoft unveils redesigned Office for Windows touchscreens
14:46 - Microsoft announces universal Windows apps, which work across PCs, phones, tablets and Xbox One
16:22 - Microsoft pledges not to search user email for stolen property
18:05 - Porn site age-check law demanded by media regulator
20:49 - Cyber Emergency Response Team launched by UK
23:12 - UK will finally legalise ripping CDs and DVDs in June
24:03 - Sky will send DVD copies of your movie downloads
26:36 - How Dropbox Knows When You're Sharing Copyrighted Stuff
29:07 - Amazon Fire TV
36:50 - Amazon Student lands in the UK with discounted deliveries for six months and 50% off Prime thereafter
37:34 - Motorola's Moto G bites into UK budget smartphone market
39:41 - Nest thermostat arrives in the UK ahead of an 'aggressive' European expansion
41:58 - Spotify debuts 'dark' redesign ahead of competition from iTunes and YouTube
DigitalOutbox Episode 202
DigitalOutbox Episode 202 - Facebook buys Oculus, MS Office for iPad
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0:51 - Facebook buying Oculus VR for $2 billion
8:14 - Twitter introduces photo tagging, multiple photos in a single tweet
10:29 - Google Now Comes To Chrome On The Desktop For Windows And Mac
11:25 - Announcing the Office you love, now on the iPad
15:17 - UK telecoms watchdog says BT was most complained about broadband and pay TV provider in Q4 2013
17:17 - The new HTC One
20:23 - Tax change could hit music and e-book downloads
22:15 - UK games developers get cash boost
23:34 - Xbox One users to begin receiving warnings for bad behaviour online
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Chris
Chromecast
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£30
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Simple
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Works well so far but with limited options
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Always on is at first annoying, but then it's always there ready to cast
DigitalOutbox Episode 201
DigitalOutbox Episode 201 - Android Wear and Project Morpheus
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1:35 - Android coming to wearables
8:05 - Google Chromecast goes on sale in UK
9:56 - Apple releases 8GB version of its iPhone 5c, brings back the fourth-generation iPad
12:58 - Europe backs call for universal smartphone charger
14:41 - Theresa May warns Yahoo that its move to Dublin is a security worry
17:37 - U.S. To Give Up Key Internet Governance Role
20:44 - Mt.Gox Finds 200,000 Bitcoin In An Old-Format Digital Wallet
22:06 - Microsoft launches free OneNote for Mac, freemium OneNote for Windows, and OneNote cloud API for apps
25:30 - Sony announces Project Morpheus
29:14 - New Oculus Rift dev kit goes on sale for $350 today, likely ships in July
32:15 - Titanfall
36:01 - First Tweet
DigitalOutbox Episode 200
DigitalOutbox Episode 200 - iOS 7.1 and calls for an online Magna Carter
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1:52 - MtGox fraud evidence hacked and published, complete with Bitcoin wallet-stealing malware
4:17 - An online Magna Carta: Berners-Lee calls for bill of rights for web
10:35 - U.K. Internet Of Things Startups & Projects To Get £46M More Government Cash By 2015
16:12 - Add-ons for Google Docs and Sheets
18:37 - Google Drive monthly plans cut to $1.99 for 100GB, $9.99 for 1TB and $99.99 for 10TB
20:04 - Facebook Launches Its 15-Second, Auto-Playing Video Ads
21:28 - Apple launches iOS 7.1
26:33 - Milk Music: Samsung launches free music streaming service
27:37 - New-look iPlayer unveiled by BBC
29:42 - Archival Disc to be next Blu-Ray
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Ian
Todoist
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Free complete todo app available on 13 platforms
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Sync works!
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Premium gives you reminders, notes and labels/filters for $29 a year
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Used for three weeks now and love it
Smash Hit
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Free for iOS and Android - in app purchase of £1.49 to go premium
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Smash glass with balls - lovely simple challenging game
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Premium - restart from checkpoints, statistics, cloud saves
DigitalOutbox Episode 199
DigitalOutbox Episode 199 - Bitcoin and CarPlay
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1:02 - UK Advisor Involved In Britains Internet Filter Arrested For Child Porn
3:11 - MtGox bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcy
7:55 - Flipboard Is Buying Zite From CNN For $60M
10:49 - Apple CarPlay
14:53 - Apples TV Hobby Is Now a Billion-Dollar Business
17:05 - Roku beats Googles Chromecast to the UK with a TV streaming stick
18:42 - BBC Three: channel to be closed to save BBC Four
20:22 - Three rolls out 4G for free - but kills unlimited tethering
22:11 - OnLive Returns With New Leadership, New Cloud Gaming Products and Steam Integration
24:46 - Xbox March Update Arrives
Picks
Chris
Plants vs Zombies for Xbox One
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Surprisingly fun
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Like Team Fortress
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£35
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It must be good - it got Chris gaming
DigitalOutbox Episode 198
DigitalOutbox Episode 198 - Goto Fail, Samsung S5 and Wearables
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2:03 - Goto Fail
5:33 - Netflix is paying off Comcast for direct traffic access, says WSJ
8:13 - Amazon takes on Netflix with rebrand of LoveFilm video-on-demand service
13:33 - Yahoo webcam images from millions of users intercepted by GCHQ
16:01 - Google Launches Project Tango Smartphone To Experiment With Computer Vision And 3D Sensors
18:11 - We Love Touch But Windows 8.1 To Focus On Non-Touch
21:25 - Nokia X
24:28 - Sony launch Xperia Z2 tablet and phone and Smartband
29:42 - Samsungs Galaxy S5 is here with more power, more pixels, and a refined design
33:09 - Samsung drops Android for Tizen in new Gear 2 smartwatches
34:23 - Samsung dives into fitness wearables with the Gear Fit
38:06 - Stephen Elop to lead Microsofts hardware division just as soon as hes back
39:52 - Xbox One gets price cut to £399 with free copy of Titanfall
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Ian
Yahoo News Digest
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iOS
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Free
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Powered by Summly, 10 stories delivered twice a day
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Clean, fast and a great way to keep up to date
DigitalOutbox Episode 197
DigitalOutbox Episode 197 - WhatsApp, Flappy Bird and Titanfall
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0:57 - Facebook buys WahtApp for $19billion
8:13 - Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirms he had talks with Apple
11:02 - Microsoft rebrands Office Web Apps as Office Online and opens up access at Office.com
14:37 - Data protection: Angela Merkel proposes Europe network
17:03 - Giant NHS database rollout delayed
21:55 - UK pornographers urge the government to improve ISP filters
25:39 - Edward Snowden elected as rector of Glasgow University
27:22 - Londoners can register a new .London Web address from April 29
29:13 - James Dyson takes on Google with £5m investment in domestic robots
30:26 - Dont be a Glasshole
32:48 - As its developer promised, Flappy Bird is no longer available but clones remain
36:59 - PlayStation 4 dominates Xbox One in January with nearly double the US sales
40:53 - Titanfall
DigitalOutbox Episode 196
DigitalOutbox Episode 196 - Nadella heads up Microsoft, farewell Sony Vaio
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1:09 - Insider Nadella Named Microsoft CEO
5:41 - Sony announces it will lay off 5,000 staff, exit the PC industry and spin out its TV business
8:43 - UK government launches Year of Code campaign and £500,000 fund to train teachers in programming
13:11 - Anti-piracy app launched by music industry
15:23 - Android Marches Onto Another Landline Phone
16:27 - Ready to cast: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK
20:57 - Amazon Acquires Video Gaming Studio Double Helix Games
24:46 - Xbox One's first major update split in two, launching in February and March
Picks
Ian
Threes
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£1.49
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There's a cramped and claustrophobic 4x4 grid that is littered with numeric tiles. When you swipe the screen, all the tiles are shunted over. Unless, that is, they're already up against the edge of the grid.
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With this restriction in play, you can slip two numbers on top of each other. So, you can squash a blue '1' tile with a red '2' tile, which snap together to create a '3' tile. Or you can squash two identically numbered white tiles (two '6s', for example), which snuggle up and get added together (to form a '12' tile, for example).
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Your goal is to make as many combinations as possible before the grid inevitably fills up (a new tile is introduced every time you swipe) so that when you tot up all the tiles, you end up with a very high number indeed.
DigitalOutbox Episode 195
DigitalOutbox Episode 195 - Google sells Motorola, Facebooks Paper and 30 years of Mac
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0:54 - Facebook Paper
5:00 - Tech Financials
10:59 - Samsung to open more than 60 dedicated stores across Europe with Carphone Warehouse
12:28 - Samsung And Google Bury The Apple Hatchet, Sign 10-Year Patent Agreement
14:38 - Lenovo To Buy Motorola Mobility From Google For About $3B
17:16 - Google buys UK artificial intelligence start-up DeepMind
19:57 - Google brings Chrome apps to Android and iOS, lets developers submit to Google Play and Apples App Store
22:40 - Microsoft changes SkyDrive name to OneDrive, six months after losing court battle to BSkyB
23:38 - Microsoft testing Windows 8.1 update that hides tile interface by default
25:07 - The NSA is reportedly scouring Angry Birds and other apps for user data
26:31 - UK government tackles wrongly-blocked websites
29:38 - Government websites on rise again despite cull
33:07 - 30 Years of Mac
DigitalOutbox Episode 194
DigitalOutbox Episode 194 - Obama reforms NSA, Twitter abuse and Windows 7
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1:11 - BlackBerry team as sales continue to plunge
5:53 - Ex-footballer Collymore accuses Twitter over abusive messages
11:00 - UK mobile and broadband providers must let you leave mid-contract if they hike their prices
13:35 - Forget Glass, Google[x] is testing a smart contact lens for diabetics
15:16 - Windows 7 'back by popular demand', says HP as it targets wary consumers
17:43 - Apple Promises to Fix iOS 7 'White Screen of Death'
19:38 - Nintendo forecasts loss amid weak Wii U sales
23:20 - Kinect to blame for BBC iPlayer on Xbox One delay, says developer
Picks
Ian
Stockfish for Mac
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A beautiful, powerful chess app.
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Play two-player games on the beautiful chess board, or get instant accurate analysis of any game. Stockfish will tell you who’s winning and calculate the best move.
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Supports retina screens
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Stockfish is powered by the open source Stockfish chess engine, which is one of the strongest chess engines in the world.
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If you have a Mac Pro (or any Mac for that matter), the Stockfish engine can take full advantage of your hardware. Just open up the preferences and hit the "Optimize for Maximum Performance" button. Stockfish’s analysis speed scales nearly linearly with the number of cores you dedicate to analysis.
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Free
DigitalOutbox Episode 193
DigitalOutbox Episode 193 - Big Dog, Nest and CES
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1:11 - BlackBerry teams up with Foxconn for budget smartphones as sales continue to plunge
2:30 - Blockbuster gone
3:23 - BT default 'porn filter' switched on
9:45 - Pirate Bay unveils ambitious new software scheme to foil anti-piracy measures
11:12 - Gmail now lets you email your Google+ connections, but addresses are only shared when you hit send
13:21 - Google acquires Boston Dynamics
16:15 - Google acquires Nest
21:28 - EE now has over 2 million 4G LTE subscribers in the UK
22:33 - Instant messaging overtook SMS in the UK last year, will surpass it by more than 2:1 in 2014
23:34 - NSA collects millions of text messages daily in 'untargeted' global sweep
28:38 - London rolls out smart parking sensors
29:55 - Nintendo 3DS game sales up 45% to 16m in 2013, as lifetime hardware sales top 11.5m in the US
32:49 - CES
Picks
Ian
Wordiest for Android
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Form two words from 14 letters (some with bonuses attached), then see how you did versus 100 other players given the same starting letters.
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Free, fun addictive
Chris
The Stanley Parable
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Get it from Steam 9.99
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Had me in stitches and a brilliant concept.
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Can’t say any more because it would spoil the game.
DigitalOutbox Episode 192
DigitalOutbox Episode 192 - Messaging, Spotify and No Man's Sky
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1:45 - Technology firms seek government surveillance reform
3:27 - U.K. Social Media Users Get Legal Advice From On High On Avoiding Contempt Of Court
5:49 - Twitter Apps Updated With New Swipeable Design And Photo Support In Direct Messages
10:15 - Instagram Introduces Instagram Direct
11:53 - Spotify Goes Freemium On Tablets, Launches Free Shuffle Product On Smartphones
14:10 - Three UK announces customers can roam for free in the US, and launches 4G too
16:47 - The Next-Gen USB Plug To Be Smaller And Finally Reversible
18:46 - Aldi launches £80 tablet to rival Tesco's Hudl
21:34 - Google (finally) lets you download your Gmail and Calendar data
23:30 - Chromecast gets Plex, Vevo, RealPlayer, Viki and more with massive app update
25:32 - CBBC HD, CBeebies HD, BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD & BBC News HD launch Tuesday 10 December 2013
28:16 - No Man's Sky
32:07 - Nottingham teenager gets £450 refund after buying a photo of an XBox One on eBay
Picks
Ian
Boson X
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a new rotational runner from Mu & Heyo
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For iOS, Android, Mac and PC
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Great little time filler
Mindnode
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Easy to use mind mapping tool
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For iOS and Mac
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Syncs via iCloud (and it works!)
DigitalOutbox Episode 191
DigitalOutbox Episode 191 - Drones, Apple and Xbox One
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1:57 - Jeff Bezos promises half-hour shipping with Amazon Prime Air
5:38 - Ministers will order ISPs to block terrorist and extremist websites
8:26 - UK mobile networks agree to £50 charges cap on stolen phones, work towards eliminating roaming fees
11:23 - HBO shows are now available to purchase from the Google Play store in the UK
18:07 - Apple buys motion sensor maker PrimeSense
19:57 - EA reduces price of UK PS4 digital games to £59.99
22:50 - Microsoft Matches PS4 Sales With 1 Million Xbox Ones In 24 Hours, But Takes 11 More Countries To Do It
28:57 - Xbox One juddering plagues UK TV watchers
31:06 - Microsoft responds to Xbox problem with disc drive
DigitalOutbox Episode 190
DigitalOutbox Episode 190 - Child Porn Block and the Xbox One
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0:38 - Google and Microsoft agree steps to block abuse images
3:26 - Twitter Alerts come to the UK & Ireland
5:50 - .london calling - UK capital secures its own top-level domain
7:48 - TaskRabbit brings its online task and errand marketplace to London as it begins global expansion
10:32 - British Airways unveils digital billboards to remind customers how magical flying can be
11:44 - Sainsbury's to cease online sales of games and consoles
16:37 - Once-popular media player Winamp closing down on December 20
17:19 - Google Play Music finally hits iOS with a free month of All Access and programmable radio in 21 countries
19:15 - Google kills Currents, launches a Flipboard-style Newsstand with support for newspaper paywalls
20:45 - Microsoft wants to sell you anti-Google mugs and t-shirts
22:46 - The Great Instagram For Windows Phone Photo Taking Controversy Explained
25:02 - Xbox One Review
45:10 - 'Selfie' named by Oxford Dictionaries as word of 2013
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Ian
QuizUp
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Free general knowledge game
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Play against friends, randoms
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Over 250 topics
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Quick and slick
DigitalOutbox Episode 189
DigitalOutbox Episode 189 - PS4, Motorola Moto G and Tories rewrite History
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1:04 - Google launches Helpouts
4:39 - Motorola Moto G review
9:08 - Europe approves use of in-flight electronics during take-off and landing
10:45 - Snapchat Spurned $3 Billion Acquisition Offer from Facebook
15:03 - Conservatives erase Internet history
17:27 - Amazon to start Sunday delivery service
18:38 - Netflix is now available on TiVo set-top boxes for Virgin Media subscribers in the UK
22:13 - Elop Is Going To Do What Now
26:08 - BBC working on iPlayer app for Xbox One
28:50 - PS4
Picks
Ian
Humble New Tab Page
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Redesigned new tab page featuring your bookmarks, apps, most visited, recently closed, and weather in a custom layout.
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Features:
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Simple, clean design
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Highly customizable
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Fast loading and lightweight
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Completely free and open source
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This extension replaces the default new tab page. Drag and drop folders to create new columns or reorder them. The font, colors, spacing, and more can be customized from the options menu.
DigitalOutbox Episode 188
DigitalOutbox Episode 188 - Deja Vu - Blackberry Fail and Patents
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1:08 - BlackBerry Takes $1B Investment From Fairfax, Others, Replaces CEO Thorsten Heins
4:39 - Twitter Prices IPO Above Estimates At $26 Per Share, Raising $1.82B At Valuation Of Up To $18B
9:26 - Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned Rockstar sues Google
13:19 - Google Patented the 'Heart' Gesture and Other Fun Hand Moves
14:35 - Tesco petrol stations use face-scan tech to target ads
17:51 - Milton Keynes in UK to trial £1.5m driverless car scheme
20:05 - Google ordered to remove Max Mosley orgy pictures
22:08 - Google Now for iOS up to par with Android app, updated with notifications, reminders, and more
27:50 - Google Drive for iOS adds support for multiple accounts, single sign-in, and printing
28:00 - Microsoft finally takes on Google Docs with real-time editing in Office Web Apps
28:34 - Out of the picture: why the world's best photo startup is going out of business
33:11 - Full Gran Turismo 6 game details revealed
DigitalOutbox Episode 187
DigitalOutbox Episode 187 - Googlefest
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1:09 - Passengers will be able to use gadgets for entire US flights
2:51 - Samsung is pulling another Amazon on Android, but this is even bigger
8:18 - Google upgrades Glass hardware, offering one-time swap for existing users
11:27 - Google launches build-your-own-phone project Ara
13:46 - Google+ Updates
18:36 - Nexus 5
22:14 - Android 4.4 KitKat: Google's simpler, integrated operating system designed for every phone
28:12 - Reports that NSA taps into Google and Yahoo data hubs infuriate tech giants
31:54 - Adobe Breach Impacted At Least 38 Million Users
33:37 - Pirate cull: UK court orders ISPs to block 21 file-sharing sites
35:44 - Dell users: Latitude 6430u laptops 'smell of cat urine'
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Ian
Fantastical 2 for iPhone
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Updated for iOS 7
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See calendar and reminders in one place
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Natural language input
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Great design - £1.99 for launch period
Evernote Partners with UK Mobile Carrier O2
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Free 12 months of Evernote Premium for O2 users
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I applied it and it extended my current premium subscription
DigitalOutbox Episode 186
DigitalOutbox Episode 186 - Tablets, Tablets, Tablets
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2:26 - WH Smith takes website offline after porn e-book scandal
5:48 - Googles Project Shield offers free protection from DDoS attacks
7:44 - Argos launches own-brand budget tablet for tweenies
9:46 - Amazons new Kindle Fire HDX tablets - pre-orders open in the UK
11:00 - Nokia Keynote
15:19 - Apple Keynote
30:58 - Apple poaches Burberry CEO Ahrendts to be its new retail chief
32:58 - Windows 8.1 now out
35:57 - Twitter Solves The Follow-Back Tango, Enables Direct Messages From All Your Followers
37:12 - BBM app coming back to Apple App Store and Google Play today
38:19 - LinkedIns Intro Feature Is Very Cool And A Spectacularly Bad Idea
42:13 - Ubisoft Delays Watchdogs
44:41 - DriveClub officially delayed until 2014
DigitalOutbox Episode 185
DigitalOutbox Episode 185 - Adobe hacked and BBC look to the future
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0:51 - Adobes network compromised: 2.9 million customer names, encrypted credit and debit card numbers, and source code
5:32 - Twitter IPO: social media company looks to raise $1bn in public share sale
7:17 - NSA and GCHQ target Tor network that protects anonymity of web users
9:31 - Google To Start Employing User Ratings And Photos In Shared Endorsements Ads
12:28 - 1m Raspberry Pi computers have now been built in the UK, as global sales hit 1.75m
13:56 - BBC plans to help get the nation coding
16:01 - iPlayer
19:49 - Playlister
21:33 - Live Events
23:26 - BBC Store
26:16 - ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 force TVCatchUp to drop their services
29:06 - Samsung's Galaxy Round is the first phone with a curved display
32:11 - Make a mini you from £40
34:43 - Rockstar apologizes for GTA Online issues with in-game cash
DigitalOutbox Episode 184
DigitalOutbox Episode 184 - Ballmers Tears, Sleazy Samsung.
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0:57 - Steve Ballmer's intense, tearful goodbye to Microsoft
4:40 - Windows Phone catching up with iOS and Android in Europe
7:54 - Ofcom: no 5G networks in UK until 'at least 2018' as it rolls out white space trials
11:27 - Rail mobile internet speeds set to get faster in UK
12:49 - UK to create new cyber defence force
16:23 - What's a security flaw worth? $12.50 for Yahoo
19:45 - FBI claims largest Bitcoin seizure after arrest of alleged Silk Road founder
24:17 - The Galaxy Note 3 comes with a 'tiny screen' mode that enables one hand usage
26:28 - Note 3's benchmarking 'adjustments' inflate scores by up to 20%
30:51 - Judge tosses Apple motion, allows patent troll Lodsys to continue rampage
37:33 - GTA Online
Picks
Ian
The Great Suspender
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Extension for Chrome
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Unload, park, suspend tabs to reduce memory footprint of chrome.
Tabs can auto-suspend after a configurable period of time or be suspended manually. Tabs can be whitelisted to avoid automatic suspension. Suspended tabs are retained after closing and reopening browser, preventing many tabs from all reloading after a restart
- Saves memory and more importantly battery on laptops
Chris
Pocket Casts
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Great podcast app for Android and iOS
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Auto downloads, syncs between clients and a fantastic front end
DigitalOutbox Episode 183
DigitalOutbox Episode 183 - RIM retreats, Easyjet stumbles and a plethora of tablets.
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0:56 - BlackBerry to fire 4,500 employees as sales of new device plummet
2:59 - BBM's Android And iOS Launch Weekend Going About As Badly As Possible
4:56 - BlackBerry Signs Letter Of Intent To Go Private For $9 Per Share In Deal Valued At $4.7 Billion
9:04 - iPhone 5s and 5c sales top 9m over Apples opening weekend
11:33 - The iPhones Fingerprint Sensor Has Already Been Hacked
13:42 - Argos and eBay join forces for click-and-collect service
16:28 - EasyJet under fire after claims it refused to let The Drum columnist Mark Leiser on board for sending critical tweet
19:13 - Rural superfast broadband chaos due BT's 'near monopoly', say MPs
23:21 - Roku launches new TV streaming boxes and brings Roku 3 to the UK and Ireland
25:35 - Tesco enters the tablet fray with Hudl
28:15 - Surface Pro 2: hands-on with Microsoft's new tablet powerhouse
31:31 - Amazons Kindle Fire HDX
35:28 - Amazon's new $139 Kindle Fire HD is the cheap tablet to buy
37:02 - Valve announces SteamOS, a living room operating system for games
39:47 - Valve announces Steam Machines, the Steam Box hardware beta
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Ian
Instacast
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Excellent Podcast player for iOS and Mac
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Mac - $19.99
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iOS - £2.99
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Excellent player, syncs really well between clients
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Supports downloading in the background
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iTunes update this week was the final push for me to try other clients - and this is great
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If you want to keep podcasts in sync over Android and iOS try Pocketcasts
DigitalOutbox Episode 182
DigitalOutbox Episode 182 - Twitter IPO, iPhone Launch and GTA V
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1:02 - Twitter makes IPO plans official
3:19 - Abandoned NHS IT system has cost £10bn so far
6:53 - Mobile phone emergency alert system to be tested in UK
9:18 - iPhone Shortages
19:35 - UK enters global online university race
21:30 - Apple Starts Letting Users Install Last Compatible Versions Of Apps
23:00 - Google makes QuickOffice free, gives away 10 GB in Drive storage
24:47 - Bump gets acquired by Google
25:22 - Washington gunman Aaron Alexis heard 'voices in head' after playing violent video games up to 18 hours a day
27:21 - GTA V
DigitalOutbox Episode 181
DigitalOutbox Episode 181 - Apple Keynote and Microsoft buy Nokia
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1:07 - Nokia's handset business bought by Microsoft for €5.44bn
6:48 - US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet
9:58 - Ministry of Sound sues Spotify
11:32 - Amazon's 'Kindle MatchBook' finally bundles physical books with a copy for your Kindle
13:00 - Android KitKat unveiled in Google surprise move
14:41 - Google's browser becomes a true platform with today's launch of Chrome Apps
17:00 - Xbox Music gets iOS and Android apps, free web playback; cloud locker to follow
18:52 - Xbox One Launch Date
20:24 - Sony - thinner Vita and Vita TV
23:22 - Sony at IFA
26:59 - Samsung at IFA
31:14 - iOS 7
33:43 - iPhone 5c
35:49 - iPhone 5s
DigitalOutbox Episode 180
DigitalOutbox Episode 180 - Ballmer to retire, Nintendo 2DS
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1:36 - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to step down within a year
8:19 - Steve Jobs' Email Shows Apple Changed In-App Purchasing Rules Specifically To Retaliate Against Amazon
11:36 - Google drops Nexus 4 to $199 in the US and slashes prices by 25% in 6 other markets
13:08 - Three confirm 4G plans
14:56 - On the day that O2 and Vodafone launch 4G in the UK
18:24 - Twitter Updates Android, iOS And Web With New Conversation View, Abuse Reporting
20:41 - Facebook Announces Shared Photo Albums To Boost Group Engagement
22:06 - Feedly Pro Available for all
23:33 - Nintendo 2DS coming this Oct. for £109, plays 3DS games in 2D
27:03 - Twerk, Selfie, Bitcoin, Others Added To Oxford Dictionary
DigitalOutbox Episode 179
DigitalOutbox Episode 179 - Gamescom
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1:17 - Ask.fm details changes
2:59 - Twitter Related Headlines Deliver News By Linking To Sites Where A Tweet Is Embedded
5:03 - Bradley Manning Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison
8:11 - why the Guardian in London destroyed hard drives of leaked files
12:05 - Groklaw news website abandoned over US surveillance
14:51 - Facebook And 6 Phone Companies Launch Internet.org To Bring Affordable Access To Everyone
16:50 - Google Maps for iOS and Android now displays Waze alerts, while Street View lands in Waze Map Editor
18:43 - Microsoft
27:36 - Sony
DigitalOutbox Episode 178
DigitalOutbox Episode 178 - GTA Online and more Xbox One reversals
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0:38 - Ask.fm offers to name suicide teen's anonymous tormenters
2:13 - Lavabit email service abruptly shut down citing government interference
5:38 - BlackBerry goes up for sale after years of struggle in smartphone market
12:05 - O2 unveils 4G pricing
13:30 - City of London calls halt to smartphone tracking bins
16:05 - Pirate Bay Launches PirateBrowser On Maiden Voyage
20:08 - Apple publishes rules for developers to calm row over in-app purchases
22:00 - Xbox One now functions without Kinect switched on confirmed
24:19 - Call of Duty: Ghosts Multiplayer Reveal
28:07 - GTA V Multiplayer Reveal
DigitalOutbox Episode 177
DigitalOutbox Episode 177 - Moto X and Twitter Trolls
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0:59 - Moto X
7:10 - Google announces tool to track lost Android phones
8:09 - O2 and Vodaphone Launch 4G on August 29th
12:16 - BT and Vodafone among telecoms companies passing details to GCHQ
15:06 - No internet access in 17% of UK homes, ONS data shows
17:06 - Teenager Hannah Smith killed herself because of online bullying
21:09 - Stella Creasy receives Twitter photo of masked, knife-wielding man
23:35 - Twitters Abuse Commitment
25:51 - Tweeting arrests of 'illegal immigrants' is a new low for the Home Office
26:48 - Twitter bigot ordered to pay gay rights campaigner £40,000 for calling her a paedophile
29:01 - Obama Administration Vetoes Ban On Certain iPhones And iPads
31:08 - 'Safety issues' prompt Apple charger trade-in programme
33:24 - Amazon launches digital downloads for software and video games in the UK
34:27 - Feedly Pro Announced
37:07 - Google Chrome security flaw offers unrestricted password access
39:18 - Google Play Music All Access Goes Live In 9 European Countries
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Ian
Pivvot
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Pivvot is a thrilling game of strategic avoidance that will consistently test and challenge your ability to make quick, impulsive decisions. As the game progresses, you will have to rely on your instincts and problem-solving skills to navigate down the winding path for survival. With its intensity, minimalistic design, and puzzling logic, Pivvot is sure to keep you guessing at every turn.
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iOS and coming soon to Android
DigitalOutbox Episode 176
DigitalOutbox Episode 176 - Twitter Trolls, Now TV and goodbye Skydrive
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0:41 - Twitter under fire after bank note campaigner is target of rape threats
7:55 - Internet troll who abused Mary Beard apologises after threat to tell his mother
9:36 - UK 'losing fight' against internet crime, warn MPs
13:39 - Google asked to remove 100 million 'piracy' links in 2013
16:18 - Blu-ray successor plan unveiled by Sony and Panasonic
19:20 - Microsoft forced to rename SkyDrive following trademark case with broadcaster
22:10 - British broadcaster BSkyB launches £9.99 Now TV set-top box to make all TVs smart
24:34 - The Old Reader bites the dust
27:46 - Brits can now get hands-off with the Autographer wearable camera
30:33 - Asda removes Nintendo's Wii U from stores
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Ian
Immunicity
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simple censorship circumvention
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basically, configure browser to point to a proxy.pac file. This file contains the latest list of URLs that are commonly censored in the UK. When your send a request to one of these sites, your browser is instructed to route that traffic via our HTTP proxy server gateway.immunicity.net:8080 which will fetch the content and send it back to you. When you send a request for a website that isn't on our list of URLs that are commonly censored, your browser connects directly to that site, bypassing our servers completely.
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free but costs money to run and so looking for donations
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provided by torrenticity - http://torrenticity.com/
DigitalOutbox Episode 175
DigitalOutbox Episode 175 - Cameron bans porn, Google's new Nexus and Chromecast and Kinightmare returns
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0:35 - Online pornography to be blocked by default, PM announces
13:01 - Net block MP Claire Perry in spat over porn hack
18:10 - Googles Breakfast
18:10 - Googles Breakfast
18:10 - Googles Breakfast
18:10 - Googles Breakfast
29:25 - Microsoft suffers poor fiscal Q4 with $19.9B in revenue and $0.59 EPS after $900M Surface RT charge
30:41 - Apple Confirms That Its Dev Center Has Been Breached By Hackers
30:41 - Apple Confirms That Its Dev Center Has Been Breached By Hackers
35:40 - Amazon UK will track Prime packages to within 15 minutes of delivery
40:29 - Xbox One will allow independent developers to self-publish titles
44:25 - Knightmare
DigitalOutbox Episode 174
DigitalOutbox Episode 174 - PC decline, Microsoft Restructure and ISP's go to war
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1:19 - PC sales see 'longest decline' in history
4:31 - Microsoft Realigns To Focus On Hardware And Better Compete Against The Apples And Samsungs Of The World
8:41 - How Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages
12:28 - UK to probe Huawei staff's role at cybersecurity centre
15:11 - Leaked letter shows ISPs and government at war
21:27 - Google for Non-profits hit's some of the UK
23:00 - UK to test self-driving cars on public roads this year
DigitalOutbox Episode 173
DigitalOutbox Episode 173 - Guilty Apple, Dropbox and GTA5
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0:55 - Apple guilty of ebook price fixing
5:18 - Google patches critical Android threat as working exploit is unleashed
7:42 - Vodafone under fire over per-minute charges change
9:25 - Facebook threats against a high school land UK man in jail for two years
12:13 - The BBC will take a three-year hiatus from creating new 3D programming at the end of 2013
14:06 - First 3D printer reaches high street
16:00 - Twitter Apps Finally Sync The Read Status Of Your Direct Messages
17:19 - Dropbox gets cloudier with API for syncing data, not just files
19:07 - Smart lighting and route app to get residents on their bikes
23:39 - Xbox Live UK prices jump one-third in real money swap
26:37 - GTAV
DigitalOutbox Episode 172
DigitalOutbox Episode 172 - Doug Engelbart, Three and EE
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0:57 - Doug Engelbart, American inventor and computing legend, passes away
1:46 - Facebook to stop ads running next to offensive material
4:34 - UK to crack down on online piracy and counterfeiting with new government unit
6:31 - AutoRip comes to the UK
8:28 - Samsung buys set top box maker Boxee
11:15 - BlackBerry Misses In Q1 2014
13:34 - 3 mobile slashes pay-as-you-go costs
17:46 - EE doubles 4G speeds this week and offers UK's first shared data plans
22:07 - Ubisoft website hacked, usernames and encrypted passwords exposed
23:40 - Zynga Confirms Xbox Head Don Mattrick as New CEO
DigitalOutbox Episode 171
DigitalOutbox Episode 171 - Microsoft Build 2013, Facebook and Sony
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2:28 - Build 2013
12:33 - Facebook hate speech row
15:39 - Facebook Security Bug Exposed Personal Account Information
19:39 - Sony launches giant waterproof Xperia Z Ultra phone
23:00 - Sony's SmartWatch 2
24:38 - Barclays to sell customer data
27:07 - Google Reader ends this Sunday
31:37 - British Airways to relax rules on electronic devices
DigitalOutbox Episode 170
DigitalOutbox Episode 170 - Xbox 180, Porn, Samsung and Project Loon
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0:45 - Samsung Ativ
5:18 - Galaxy NX
7:37 - ISPs to include porn filters as standard in UK by 2014
11:18 - Google Is Starting War On Child Pornography
14:48 - Google alternative DuckDuckGo hit nearly 3.1M queries
19:05 - Apple TV Finally Gets HBO GO And WatchESPN
22:02 - Google X Announces Project Loon
25:36 - Google told to delete Street View payload data
27:13 - Instagram Launches 15-Second Video Sharing Feature
29:40 - Skype Video Messaging is now a full-fledged feature for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and BlackBerry
30:50 - Microsoft launches Office iOS app
32:32 - Xbox 180
DigitalOutbox Episode 169
DigitalOutbox Episode 169 - E3
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1:37 - Xbox
23:17 - Sony
43:53 - Nintendo
45:27 - EA
47:35 - Ubisoft
51:14 - Fez 2
51:52 - Android Consoles
DigitalOutbox Episode 168
DigitalOutbox Episode 168 - WWDC and Prism
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1:39 - UK gathering secret intelligence via covert NSA operation
10:38 - UK intelligence make thousands of requests for Microsoft data
12:09 - Google Bought Waze For $1.1B
16:07 - WWDC
19:05 - OS X Mavericks
31:25 - Mac Pro
41:20 - iCloud
43:37 - iOS 7
DigitalOutbox Episode 167
DigitalOutbox Episode 167 - Snoopers Charter, Feedly and the BBC Clock
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4:11 - Internet companies warn May over 'snooper's charter'
6:36 - Government Still Demanding Action to make web safer
10:02 - UK piracy warning letters delayed until 2015
13:12 - Sky Broadband starts to block access to torrent site proxies, other ISPs likely to follow
15:52 - Reeder, gReader & Other Popular Feed Reading Apps Partner With Feedly Ahead Of Google Reader Shutdown
18:53 - Save Podcasting
23:08 - Zynga lays off 580 employees
26:40 - Nintendo partners with O2 to give 3DS owners free Wi-Fi access at over 8,000 hotspots in the UK
27:30 - Peter Molyneux reveals winner of gaming experiment
30:37 - Trust upholds BBC Online clock complaint
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Ian
Dots
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Free addictive game for iOS
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From betaworks - Diggg and Instapaper owners
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New update today brings it to iPad too plus a multiplayer game
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Android in the works
DigitalOutbox Episode 165
DigitalOutbox Episode 165 - Xbox One, Tumblr and Flickr
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0:40 - Xbox One
30:38 - Yahoo buys Tumblr
34:06 - Flickr Refresh
38:57 - Twitter launch two factor authentication via SMS
39:40 - Emma Way suspended over cyclist tweet
42:50 - Vodafone delays 4G superfast mobile internet launch until September
44:19 - Youtube is 8 years old
47:28 - An Honor for the Creator of the GIF
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Ian
Impossible Road
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£1.49
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iPhone/ipad
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Tough but enjoyable game
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If you like Super Hexagon, you will love this
DigitalOutbox Episode 164
DigitalOutbox Episode 164 - Google I/O
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1:45 - Google I/O
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Just one keynote this year....that lasted for 3 ½ hours
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Notable absence - no new hardware. Unlike previous years there were no hardware announcement, but all attendees did get a Chromebook Pixel. There was however plenty of new software and services (but nothing on Google TV and no new version of Android). Key announcements...
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Google: 900 million Android activations to date, 48 billion app downloads
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Google announces Play game services, Android's cross-platform answer to Game Center
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The platform will support cloud saves, thereby allowing users to save their progress or game state and pick it up on a separate device, as well as achievements and leaderboards using Google+.
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API will enable both turn-based and real-time multiplayer
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Google Play game services will be supported for titles on Android, iOS and the Web - truly cross platform
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Google Play services updated with new location, Google+ sign-in, and cloud messaging APIs
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3 new location API’s including Geofencing and Activity Recognition API that will help users track their physical activity
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Android Studio
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It’s an IDE based on IntelliJ.
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This tool has more options for Android Development, making the process faster and more productive. A “live layout” was shown that renders your app as you’re editing in realtime.
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Tools to support beta testing and language translations
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Google takes on Spotify with Google Play Music All Access subscription service
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web and mobile interfaces feature millions of songs you can play instantly, recommendations, charts and playlists, and instant radio stations. The Spotify competitor launches today in the US for $9.99 a month, comes with a free trial month, and sign-ups before June 30th get it for $7.99.
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Everything from your Google Music locker is automatically pulled into Google Play Music All Access. Beneath the content you own, everything else an artist has ao All Access is automatically listed and plays at a tap. More countries will get Google Play Music All Access soon.
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Google redesigning Play apps and Play Store on the web
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Google turns the Samsung Galaxy S4 into a Nexus phone, coming June 26th for $649
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Unlocked
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Vanilla Android - no Samsung crapware added
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Should get quick updates of new Android releases
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Google takes on Apple in schools with Google Play for Education
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Play store for education - currently trialling now
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Google+ completely redesigned with new cards-based interface
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41 new features
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Multi column stream (Like Facebook or Pinterest)
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Auto tag posts
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New features for hangouts and photos
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Photos
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automatically enhance the tonal distribution in an image, soften skin, sharpen certain parts of an image and remove noise – and all of those computations happen in the cloud.
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system can now analyze your images and kick out blurry photos, duplicates, images with bad exposure (which it will try to fix). It can also recognize good images with certain landmarks, for example, and detect faces and see if people are smiling and/or of those people are in your Google+ circles. It will also try to make some decision based on aesthetics. What used to take hours of work, Gundotra said, now happens automatically in the cloud and take seconds.
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Now that Google offers everybody 15GB of free storage, users an also upload 15GB worth of full-size images to Google+ Photos. In addition, the autobackup feature provides unlimited storage space for photos at sized under 2048px.
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“Awesome” – can automatically detect when an image is part of a series and stitch it together in one image or an animated GIF. “If we detect that you took a series of photos, in burst mode or otherwise, we can stitch them together,” Gundotra told us. To recognize these images, the system does a bit of analysis to make sure the background hasn’t moved.
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This is about more than animated GIFs, though. This new feature – which Google calls “auto awesome” – can also automatically create a group photo from a series of photos and pick the one where everybody is smiling. It can stitch together landscape photos to create panoramas and create HDR images from a series of photos where it detects bracketed exposures. All of this happens extremely fast, too, thanks to the power of Google’s data centers.
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Google unveils Hangouts: a unified messaging system for Android, iOS, and Chrome
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replaces the numerous Google services that currently help you have real-time conversations with other users, such as Google Talk, Google Voice and Google+ Hangouts.
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It will launch on most major platforms later today, including iOS, Android and the Web. (iOS works well, Android - doesn’t support Nexus 7)
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Conversations can either be one-on-one or in larger groups; the new Hangouts app can do both.
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As with many other apps, such as WhatsApp or even iMessage, conversations support multimedia content, including high-resolution photographs.
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Video chats as well
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Text, emoji, photos, video, see who’s typing, read receipts
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The service’s Google+ integration is one of the best features in the entire product: every photo that you or a friend posts is automatically saved in a private, shared album on Google+.
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One flaw - doesn’t bring in SMS, so not fully unified - Google confirm that SMS is coming soon
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Google adds button-free voice search in Chrome: just say 'OK Google'
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You should, according to Google, be able to ask it when your upcoming flight is, and where your package might be in transit.
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Search getting a lot smarter - improving knowledge graph
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Making claims that search is only starting - next generation search coming....end of search as we know it
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Google Now updated to include voice reminders, emails, and public transit data
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new cards include a location-based Reminder feature, public transit travel times, and information about books, music, TV shows and video games that might be of timely interest to users.
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Reminder feature is based on time, people and location and can be set with simple voice commands using natural language processing. It’s like the geofenced Reminders that are used by Apple in iOS, but looks to be arguably more useful since it ties into the Google Now knowledge graph. Reminders takes Now further by giving users a way to actively set and retrieve content, which should help prove its worth among users who weren’t getting much out of the automated results previously being generated by the engine.
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Google Wallet comes to Gmail
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Google announced two important features regarding Google Wallet. The first is integration with Gmail so you can pay by sending an email. The second is the launch of the Google Wallet Instant Buy Android API, which lets developers integrate payment features into apps for selling physical goods and services.
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The first feature, which is rolling out “over the coming months” to all US Gmail users over 18 years old, means you can send money to whoever you want directly from Gmail. Recipients don’t need to have a Gmail address: any email will do. Google lets you send money for free as long as your bank account is linked to Google Wallet or using your Google Wallet Balance. There are “low fees,” however if you are sending money using your linked credit or debit card.
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Google redesigns Maps for mobile - Android, iOS incl iPad version coming this summer
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New look for Android, based on iOS
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iPad coming soon
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new floating search box is the highlight of the main map view, and it incorporates a new suggestion engine that will help you find relevant places nearby and more.
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new version of maps will also have live traffic incident reporting and re-routing.
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Google Maps integrates Google Earth and Street View in completely redesigned interface
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new version of Google Maps is heavily customized for every user, with knowledge about a user contributing to discovery of new places using the same data as Google Now.
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new service collates imagery from Google Earth, Google’s Street View and special projects including its space and underwater imaging. Instead of having to bounce around between products, you’ll now be able to get all of that in one place
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new overhead view, which is also rendered in 3D using WebGL, like Google Earth:
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Flight search and place reviews are now integrated fully into Google Maps, giving you the ability to search for directions including flights in one go. Reviews and ratings can be culled from top reviewers or your Google+ circles.
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Larry Page then came on stage, said a few statements (slammed Oracle - in it for the money, then went into a 45 minute Q&A. Most was fairly interesting but there was one bizarre statement..
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Google CEO Larry Page is holding a rare Q&A session with attendees of today's Google I/O keynote, and he's been offering up some pretty unfiltered answers. In response to a question about reducing negativity and focusing on changing the world, Page noted that "the pace of change is increasing" and said that "we haven't adapted systems to deal with that." Specifically, he said that "not all change is good" and said that we need to build "mechanisms to allow experimentation." That's when his response got really interesting. "There are many exciting things you could do that are illegal or not allowed by regulation," Page said. "And that's good, we don't want to change the world. But maybe we can set aside a part of the world." He likened this potential free-experimentation zone to Burning Man and said that we need "some safe places where we can try things and not have to deploy to the entire world." Google is already well-known for coming up with some pretty interesting ideas — the idea of seeing what Page could come up with in this lawless beta-test country is simultaneously exciting and a bit terrifying.
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Also, this - Every story I read about Google is ‘us versus some other company’ or some stupid thing, and I just don’t find that very interesting. We should be building great things that don’t exist. Being negative isn’t how we make progress. Most important things are not zero sum, there is a lot of opportunity out there.
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A few hours later they put out a cease and desist on Microsoft
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Following Google's demands for Microsoft to remove its Windows Phone YouTube app, Microsoft has responded saying it's happy to include advertising. Google sent a cease and desist letter to Microsoft recently, with concerns that the Windows Phone YouTube app does not display ads. "We’d be more than happy to include advertising but need Google to provide us access to the necessary APIs," says a Microsoft spokesperson.
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Microsoft appears to want to rectify the situation, noting Google CEO Larry Page's comments at I/O today. "In light of Larry Page’s comments today calling for more interoperability and less negativity, we look forward to solving this matter together for our mutual customers." Microsoft recently released an update for its Windows Phone YouTube application to support sign-in, downloads, and a full YouTube experience. The application has been available for just over a week, but Google has demanded that it be removed by May 22nd for violating its YouTube API rules.
32:52 - 50 Billion Downloads
34:10 - YouTube launches its paid subscription channels with select partners
37:05 - Google Unifies Its Free And Paid Storage Options
38:40 - Google completes the feedback loop
40:20 - Lulzsec hacker group handed jail sentences
40:58 - BlackBerry bringing BBM to Android and iOS this summer
43:51 - Nokia unveils the Lumia 925
46:18 - HTC First to be discontinued
47:25 - Windows Keeps Getting Better
47:57 - Players force EA to drop online pass for used games
49:35 - GT6 for PS3
52:29 - Chris Hadfield - the astronaut's best tweets, photos and videos
DigitalOutbox Episode 163
DigitalOutbox Episode 163 - Adobe MAX and Windows Blue
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1:17 - Windows Blue
3:33 - Microsofts Gates iPad Users Really Just Want a Surface
8:22 - Google's decision to recognize Palestine could undermine peace efforts, Israel says
10:47 - Flipboard Brings Personalized Magazines To Android
14:18 - Adobe MAX
21:45 - Project Mighty smart stylus and Napoleon ruler
25:20 - BT offers free Premier League football in BSkyB battle
27:50 - EA confirms 10 percent of staff laid off in major restructuring
29:38 - 100 websites Capturing the digital universe
Picks
Ian
OneTab
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Whenever you find yourself with too many tabs, click the OneTab icon to convert all of your tabs into a list. When you need to access the tabs again, you can either restore them individually or all at once.
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When your tabs are in the OneTab list, you will save up to 95% of memory because you will have reduced the number of tabs open in Google Chrome.
Chris
GeoGuessr
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Random streetview, guess the location, answer shown and points awarded
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Easy but fun....and smart
DigitalOutbox Episode 162
DigitalOutbox Episode 162 - Google Now hits iOS and shady Path
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3:05 - Google Now comes to iOS
6:48 - Monotype deal helps Google's fonts escape the Web
8:52 - Google adds remote desktop to Hangouts, lets users simultaneously video chat and troubleshoot
10:28 - Microsoft launch Skype for Outlook.com
12:09 - Digg Owner Betaworks Buys Instapaper To Go Big On Social Reading And Discovery
16:11 - Path texts user's entire address book at 6am
20:17 - BlackBerry Q10 is fastest-selling ever at Selfridges as corporates snap it up
23:18 - Games Company Releases Version For Pirates That Forces Them To Fail Constantly, Irony Lost On Pirates
DigitalOutbox Episode 161
DigitalOutbox Episode 161 - Apple Doomed, Twitter Hacks and Long Live Clegg.
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1:38 - Microsoft introduces two step authentication for its user accounts
2:42 - Dow drops 100 points over a tweet
5:44 - Apple is doomed
10:15 - The Bearer of BadNews
12:46 - Google offers clearer search labels after EU probe
15:57 - Nick Clegg kills off Tory hopes of swift deal on revised 'snooper's charter'
18:10 - Virgin adds 21 new channels to its TV Anywhere service, confirms an Android app for later this year
19:14 - First UK 4G service EE reaches 318,000 LTE customers 5 months after launch
20:26 - Samsung S4 Reviews
22:51 - Nintendo posts annual loss of $366m for 2012, as its 3.45m Wii U sales fall short of 4m target
24:23 - Microsoft to unveil next Xbox at event on May 21st at its Redmond campus
26:51 - Apple auction the most exclusive cup of coffee
Picks
Ian
iPlayer Radio for Android
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Great Android app - not just an iOS port
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All the BBC radio stations and all the BBC podcasts too and on-demand content from the last 7 days
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Marks tracks as favourites as you listen, share them too
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Links to Radioplayer app so you can listen to the BBC’s competition. How civil.
DigitalOutbox Episode 160
DigitalOutbox Episode 160 - Twitter music, Google Glass and 5 Picks. 5!!!!
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1:48 - Twitter Music
6:16 - Google Glass No advertising allowed, developers told
12:27 - Leap Motion Controller Tech To Be Embedded In, And Bundled With, Future HP Devices
15:43 - O2 Refresh
19:43 - Wordpress website targeted by hackers
22:39 - Guardian launches platform for user-generated content
27:07 - Ev Williams acquires long-form journalism project Matter
30:26 - LinkedIn buys Pulse
33:26 - Gov.uk wins Design of the Year award
Picks
Chris
PointerPointer
- Just try it
Google Remote Desktop
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Why have I not heard about this yet!!
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Brilliant in browser VNC type solution for any computer you set up through Chrome App Store and your Google ID.
Ian
Instashare
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Airdrop for iOS
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Run client on Mac, run app on iOS device
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Easily share files - it just works
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Free, IAP for £0.69p to remove adverts
Macheist
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Macheist Bundle
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8 apps for $10
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xScope, Clarify, Path Finder, Fantastical + Totals, iStopMotion, Clean My Mac, Little Inferno
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Bargain
Yahoo Weather
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iOS
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Free
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A really slick free weather client, which integrates with Flickr
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Finally making use of Flickr elsewhere in Yahoo software
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App animations are sweet too
DigitalOutbox Episode 159
DigitalOutbox Episode 159 - Google Store, HTC One and Facebook celebs
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1:33 - Mayor Pumps $33M Into London Startups With New MMC London Fund
4:30 - HMV branches sold to Hilco, saving 141 branches
6:31 - LulzSec hacktivists plead guilty to cyber-attacks on NHS, Sony and NI
8:14 - Google store updates
11:22 - 4G mobile broadband speeds 'doubling', says EE
14:32 - HTC - Great One reviews, poor profits
18:06 - Samsung unveils 6.3in Galaxy Mega smartphone
21:48 - Facebook starts charging users up to £11 to contact celebrities
23:41 - Apple Pulls App Discovery App 'AppGratis' From App Store
28:05 - Googles New Inactive Account Manager Gives You Control Over Your Digital Afterlife
DigitalOutbox Episode 158
DigitalOutbox Episode 158 - Facebook Home, Browser Forks and So Long Lucasarts
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1:29 - Facebooks New Home
8:28 - Google Forks WebKit And Launches Blink
13:05 - Mozilla and Samsung Collaborate on Next Generation Web Browser Engine
17:01 - Dropbox Now in Yahoo! Mail
18:36 - Amazon buys Goodreads
21:06 - Lodsys returns
23:52 - Disney closes Lucasarts
27:10 - British Library to archive one billion UK web pages by year's end
30:12 - Tory MP accidentally tweets porn site instead of news
31:21 - Rumours
Picks
Chris
Kerbal Space Program
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Available on Steam. It’s still in Beta and is certainly rough round the edges but is an amazing Space Sandbox game - where you’re pretty much left to start up your own space program from scratch.
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Build rockets, send manned missions into space, to the mun, try and get everyone back safely!
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Nicely characterized but extremely technical
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Thanks to Paul for the pick.
DigitalOutbox Episode 157
DigitalOutbox Episode 157 - Yahoo buys a teen and Updates
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1:21 - Apple introduces 2 step verification
4:54 - Global internet slows after biggest attack in history
8:52 - Yahoo spends millions on UK teen Nick D'Aloisio's Summly app
14:03 - Facebook launches free calling for iOS users in UK
17:43 - Google announces open source patent pledge, won't sue 'unless first attacked'
19:59 - Blockbuster UK sold to investment firm, half its stores to close
21:03 - Jessops Returns
23:21 - Telegraph extends paywall to UK readers
26:24 - Flipboard - Now You Can Publish Your Own 'Magazine'
30:07 - U.K's First 4G Network Reaches Half The Population Five Months After Launch
30:47 - Google gives Nexus 4 obvious design tweaks to keep it from falling off your desk
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Ian
Forecast.io
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Hyperlocal forecasts for the UK
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Web app
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Shows now, next hour, next 24 hours and the week ahead
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Nice map view
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Supports multiple locations, toggle C or F
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Install on iOS or Android for great mobile view
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Also has a time machine for locations
DigitalOutbox Episode 156
DigitalOutbox Episode 156 - Samsung Galaxy S4, Mailbox and Google Keep
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0:44 - Samsung Launch Galaxy S4
8:45 - Dropbox buys Mailbox
12:51 - Build collaborative apps with Google Drive Realtime API
14:06 - Google Keep
16:12 - Feedly picks up 500,000 new users
19:33 - Three gobbles up large slice of EE mobile phone spectrum for free
22:00 - Press regulation deal sparks fears of high libel fines for bloggers
27:13 - Kevin Lynch Joining Apple To Become VP Of Technology
34:04 - Internet pioneers are first winners of £1m engineering prize
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Ian
Alfred 2
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Free, powerpack costs $15
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Superb launcher for Mac
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Workflows are like a supercharged version of the original extension support. Create one workflow that encompasses a number of steps and scripts
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Much improved theme support
DigitalOutbox Episode 155
DigitalOutbox Episode 155 - Rubin moves, Reader shuttered and the Boxer hunts a Troll
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0:51 - Sundar Pichai Takes Over For Andy Rubin As Head Of Android At Google
11:30 - Google takes harsh stance against ad-blocking apps, removes them from Play Store
14:03 - A second spring of cleaning
26:56 - Kindle Fire HD 8.9 finally hits the UK
28:23 - Netflix Speed Index
29:46 - Average UK broadband speed hits 12Mbps
32:20 - Pirate Bay for 3D printing launched
35:22 - The boxer and the troll
Picks
Ian
Pocket Casts
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£2.70
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Great features
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Great widget
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Digitaloutbox looks excellent in it - see the feeds
Ridiculous Fishing
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£1.50 ish?
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Great games for iOS
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Simple - drop anchor, catch fish
DigitalOutbox Episode 154
DigitalOutbox Episode 154 - Microsoft Fine, Evernote breach and EA dickery
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3:20 - Microsoft fined 561m Euros for browser choice error
7:00 - Evernote Security Breach
9:38 - Twitter discontinuing iPhone, Android, and Air versions of TweetDeck
12:21 - Facebook updates News Feeds
16:13 - Amazon acts to halt sales of Keep Calm and Rape T-shirts
18:54 - Tu Go app lets O2 UK customers use their mobile number with any iOS or Android device
20:55 - Tesco launches Clubcard TV, a Blinkbox-powered video-streaming service supported by advertisers
23:47 - Simcity - more EA dickery
DigitalOutbox Episode 152
DigitalOutbox Episode 153 - Gullible Brits, UK Courts and Mobile World Congress
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0:55 - Microsoft Hacked Too
2:35 - UK was world's most phished country in 2012
8:05 - Attorney general takes legal action over online pictures of Jamie Bulger killers
10:03 - Court orders UK ISPs to block more piracy sites
11:52 - Another Twitter client bites the dust
14:57 - App.net Introducing a freemium tier
20:01 - Google Launches Google+ Sign-In For Mobile And Web
23:30 - Microsoft Launches IE10 For Windows 7
25:14 - Firefox OS Hits The Ground Running With Phones From Telefonica, T-Mobile, Firefox Marketplace For Apps
28:11 - HP Slate 7 hands-on: a standard Android tablet with standard HP style
29:34 - HP emerges as big winner in webOS sale, and LG doesn't rule out a phone
32:13 - Asus launch the Fonepad and the Padfone
34:49 - Samsung unveils Wallet an Android alternative to Apples Passbook
37:21 - Nintendo to bring Wii Mini to UK
39:03 - Real Racing 3 launches
Picks
Ian
BT London 2012
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Panoramic image from the BT Tower in London
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You can keep zooming and zooming and zooming
Bombermine
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1000 player Bomberman
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Tweaked rules
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Free to play
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20 min games all in the browser
DigitalOutbox Episode 152
DigitalOutbox Episode 152 - PS4, Apple Hacked and 4G
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1:06 - PS4
13:32 - Google shows what its like to use Project Glass in new video and expands preorders
16:44 - Google launches the Chromebook Pixel
23:38 - HTC One
26:53 - 4G auction raises £2.34 billion in the UK
32:59 - iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S each outsold the Galaxy S3 in Q4
34:13 - Apple Hacked
39:15 - Burger King Twitter Account hacked
42:37 - Google now uses over 120 signals to thwart account hacks
44:51 - Outlook.com passes 60m users Microsoft drops preview tag and preps ad push to kill Hotmail
46:12 - Jonathan Ive gets gold Blue Peter badge
DigitalOutbox Episode 151
DigitalOutbox Episode 151 - iOS issues, Mailbox and naughty Nike
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1:07 - Hold off updating your iPhone 4S to iOS 6.1 European carriers warn customers
2:41 - iPhone lockscreen can be bypassed with new iOS 6.1 trick
4:39 - Mailbox
11:24 - Apple drop prices spec bump on laptops
13:23 - First digital magazine sales figures in the UK
15:57 - BBC to broadcast shows on iPlayer before TV transmission
19:45 - 4G to affect TV reception in two million homes
21:21 - Nike has no plans for Fuelband Android app
23:07 - Fitbit brings Bluetooth 4.0 support to Android app
24:41 - Minecraft Pi Edition
Picks
Ian
Kickstarter for iPhone
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Free
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See all messages
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Keep up to date on pledges
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Staff highlights, whats popular
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Easy to buy into new campaigns
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Easy to check on status of a campaign that you are running
DigitalOutbox Episode 150
DigitalOutbox Episode 150 - Three's LTE promise, Dell goes private and next gen consoles
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1:01 - Three UK promises to provide LTE without increasing prices
4:32 - BT to end traffic throttling - claims capacity is FAT
6:35 - Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media for $23.3bn
9:57 - Sky+ Android app catches up
11:32 - Channel 4 gives its catch-up TV service 4oD a native Android app
13:57 - iPhone 5 iPad mini jailbreak now available
15:08 - Dell goes private
18:51 - Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet Gets Good Reviews - Except For Battery Life
23:04 - Twitter Hacked
26:00 - Glasgow has the chattiest people on Twitter in the UK
27:41 - Amazon Launches Amazon Coins
30:25 - Hailo closes $30.6m Series B round from Union Square Ventures
32:51 - Next Gen Consoles
DigitalOutbox Episode 149
DigitalOutbox Episode 149 - Blackberry 10, Apples Porn Problem and Glasgow gets smart
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1:41 - Blackberry 10
14:23 - EE rolls out 4G to nine new UK towns ahead of schedule
17:45 - Glasgow - UKs first smart city
22:02 - Apples porn problem
26:21 - iOS 6.1
29:45 - New iPad
32:59 - Apple confirms Mac Pro sales will cease in EU on March 1
34:42 - Office 2013 Launched
37:30 - Microsoft Launches Modern.IE
39:31 - Skys Now TV to offer Premier League football and other major sporting events
41:15 - Sky Broadband struggling with demand
43:46 - App.net moves beyond its ad-free Twitter alternative adding 10 GB of storage to share
46:28 - Computer science part of English Baccalaureate
47:19 - 15000 Raspberry Pis free to UK schools thanks to Google
48:43 - Nintendo cuts sales forecast for Wii U and other devices
50:53 - GTAV Delayed
DigitalOutbox Episode 148
DigitalOutbox Episode 148 - Apple slides, HMV is saved and Kims Mega
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0:58 - Quarterlies
5:33 - Atari files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
8:53 - Hilco takes control of HMV Brand
10:32 - Sony fined £250,000 after millions of UK gamers details compromised
13:10 - Kim Dotcoms Mega now open
16:28 - Surface Pro dated and Priced
20:53 - EE tweaks 4G pricing
25:15 - The Firefox Phone
26:46 - Twitter launches Vine
28:52 - Actual Facebook Graph Searches
Picks
Ian
Documents for iPad
Free file viewer for iPad
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Connect to lots of cloud services or load up docs from iTunes
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View lots of file types, audio files etc
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PDF support is great
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Replaced Goodreader for me - as fast if not faster PDF support and better front end
Hola
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Region unblocker chrome extension
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View hulu, pandora, fox, cbs content in the UK, or iPlayer around the world
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Free and it works - pretty slick
DigitalOutbox Episode 147
DigitalOutbox Episode 147 - Aaron Swartz, Facebook Graph Search and HMV
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1:49 - Aaron Swartz internet activist and builder of Reddit dies at 26
3:31 - Jessops closed
4:06 - HMV in Administration
13:36 - Tweetdeck threatened with closure
15:35 - Facebook Graph Search
24:27 - New Myspace is open
27:08 - BT SmartTalk
29:22 - UK Mobile Operator 3UK Filtering Political Satire
DigitalOutbox Episode 146
DigitalOutbox Episode 146 - CES
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2:27 - CES
13:13 - Jessops and Play
14:39 - Hacker Gary McKinnon will not face UK charges
15:23 - Internet porn Automatic block rejected
18:36 - Prosecutors clarify offensive online posts law
20:50 - Consumers given more copyright freedom
21:41 - Pirate Bay proxy gets shut down after music industry legal threat
22:38 - Pi Store
25:01 - Another blow for handset subsidies as UK regulator mulls price hike controls
27:57 - Ubunto for Android phones coming 2014
29:45 - iOS Do Not Disturb Bug
31:33 - Google launch YouTube Capture on iOS
33:20 - Microsoft to kill Messenger
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Henry
iRunner
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Great app for runners
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Plugs into a variety of software and hardware platforms including Runkeeper and Fitbit
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Advantage is more detailed running stats
Chris
Eufloria
- Great game
Triple Town
- Great game
DigitalOutbox Episode 145
DigitalOutbox Episode 145 - Piracy, Google Maps hit iOS and Filters, Filters, Filters.
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1:34 - BPI Chase Pirate Bay Proxies
4:17 - Legit Promo Bay is blocked
5:20 - Nook Video launches in the UK
6:51 - BBC Launch Red Button 2.0
7:19 - BBC iPlayer - focus on Android
9:44 - The Daily shuts down
10:51 - Times Nexus 7 Offer
11:56 - Daily Mirror moves to free on the ipad
13:16 - UK Internet Monitoring Bill to be rewritten
15:27 - EE to roll out 4G to another 17 cities and towns
17:44 - Instagram makes Twitter look worse
19:52 - Twitter adds filters to photos
20:52 - Flickr says me too
23:46 - Yahoo updates mail
26:06 - GMail for iOS version 2
27:50 - Google launch Maps for iPhone
33:10 - Google Kills Free Google Apps For Business
35:30 - 2012
38:08 - Last.fm launch Scrobbler for iOS
40:02 - Sony ceases production on cassette player/recorders
Picks
Ian
1Password 4
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Universal iPad and iPhone
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Faster syncing, cleaner app, better in built browser
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£5.49 for limited time then £10.99
DigitalOutbox Episode 144
DigitalOutbox Episode 144 - Tweetro, iTunes 11 and iOS vs Android.
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1:29 - Twitter kills Tweetro
5:09 - Twitter extends discovery
7:15 - iTunes 11 finally out
10:17 - Nokia Here on iOS
12:58 - Apple looks to TomTom for help
16:54 - Why are iOS users more engaged than Android users
23:28 - Google Drive brings Spreadsheet support
25:43 - 'Piracy' student Richard O'Dwyer avoids US extradition
27:46 - EE increase it's mobile broadband allowance
31:08 - Kickstarter sued over 3d printer
34:15 - Microsoft release Surface Pro pricing
36:34 - IE10 funny video from Microsoft
38:15 - Psy's 'Gangnam Style' becomes most viewed YouTube video of all time
39:39 - Wii U Out Now
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Ian
Fantastical for iPhone
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Easy to use calendar for iPhone
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Fast, syncs with iCal, far cleaner interface
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Quickest way to add calendar entries
Flashout 3D
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Nice Wipeout clone for iOS
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Fast, good graphics
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Weapons not so hot
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Steering is tricky but give it time ad you get used to it
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Fast!
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Next update will allow you to import own music (my Wipeout playlists are ready!)
DigitalOutbox Episode 142
DigitalOutbox Episode 142 - Sinofsky leaves Microsoft, Windows Adverts and Liveblog Wars.
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6:57 - Windows head Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft
10:47 - Windows 8 Hidden Feature
16:07 - Realtime War
18:06 - Government services go digital
21:53 - Queen chooses Samsung
23:39 - Judges tear into Apple
25:21 - Apple and HTC settle patents litigation
28:43 - UK 4G Auction Rules detailed
Picks
Ian
Evernote
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New updates for iOS and Mac
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Easier to use
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Nice looking Mac app now
100000 Stars
- Nice app for Chrome browsers
Chris
Curiosity - what’s inside the box?
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Intriguing game for mobile devices
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Someone will eventually find whats inside the box - will it be you?
DigitalOutbox Episode 141
DigitalOutbox Episode 141 - Barack, Comet and Halo
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1:08 - Barack Wins Social Media
3:38 - Number 10 dashboard
6:46 - Comet crash
9:22 - Instagram launches web profiles
11:41 - Apple finally writes its apology
13:17 - Smart streetlights controlled via iPads to be used in London
17:00 - Elite Dangerous on Kickstarter
20:49 - Xbox Smartglass out for Android and iOS
25:29 - Halo 4
DigitalOutbox Episode 140
DigitalOutbox Episode 140 - Google Nexus Family, Apple Cuts and Windows Phone 8
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1:33 - Google Nexus updates
19:51 - Google Play Music heads to Europe
22:36 - Google brings advanced voice search to iOS
26:52 - Scott Forstall, John Browett To Leave Apple As Ive, Cue, Mansfield And Federighi Take On New Roles
33:12 - Apple publishes apology to Samsung
35:25 - Apple delays iTunes 11
35:50 - Windows Phone 8
41:01 - Kickstarter launches in the UK
46:14 - ITV Player revamp brings ad-free TV rentals, keeps the free catch-ups
47:22 - Disney buy Lucasfilm
DigitalOutbox Episode 139
DigitalOutbox Episode 139 - Apple iPad mini, Macbook 13 Inch Retina, iPad 4th Gen and EE Pricing
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1:44 - Apple Keynote
23:07 - Windows 8
29:36 - UK Digital TV Digital Switchover Complete
30:13 - EE finally reveal 4G pricing
35:51 - More UK piracy sites to be blocked
Picks
Ian
Letterpress
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iOS - free with in app purchase for $0.99
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New game from Loren Brichter, developer of Tweetie
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Simple, addictive word game
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Gorgeous clear visual design
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Make a word, score points, friend makes a word, block out area’s of the game board
DigitalOutbox Episode 138
DigitalOutbox Episode 138, Facebook, Trolls and Do Not Track
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1:53 - Facebook has more than 1 billion users
3:42 - Facebook could be used to prove identity for public services
7:27 - Troll jailed for three months
11:33 - David Cameron joins twitter
12:44 - Huawei and ZTE pose security threat, warns US panel
17:02 - Do Not Track standard needs action says commissioner
19:54 - BBC Launch iPlayer Radio
24:04 - Kindle Lending Library comes to the UK
28:59 - Webplatform.org
Picks
Ian
Super Hexagon
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iOS - £1.99
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Minimal action game
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Fast, simple, addictive
DigitalOutbox Episode 137
DigitalOutbox Episode 137 - 4G, App.net and Maps. Again.
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1:58 - Apple release a letter
4:09 - While Samsung sue Apple for the iPhone 5
7:35 - O2 and Vodafone agree network sharing deal
12:22 - 4G timetable agreed
15:25 - EE Announce 4G launch
19:46 - App.net reveal price drop
22:26 - Tabots release Netbot
26:11 - XFactor for Tech community
Picks
DigitalOutbox Episode 136
DigitalOutbox Episode 136 - Nook HD, Samsung Security worries and Maps, Maps, Maps
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3:15 - Apple had a year left on Google maps contract
8:23 - Meanwhile Google is mapping the Ocean
12:05 - Facebook shutting down face detection in EU
15:20 - Twitter forces IFTTT to remove support
20:19 - Barnes & Noble bring Nook HD tablets to the UK
23:20 - Link found that will reset Samsung Android devices
25:37 - The Guardian proposes a broadband levy to fund journalism
29:11 - News Corp. Backs Down On Anti-Google Stance
31:32 - Nintendo confirm the Wii U is region locked
Picks
Ian
Jasmine
Jasmine on iTunes
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Free Youtube client for iOS
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Clean interface, no ad's, comments or clutter
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Can sign in and get you liked and favourited videos
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Easy to browse whats popular on youtube
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Excellent replacement for the now removed Youtube app from Apple and better than the official Youtube app from Google
DigitalOutbox Episode 135
DigitalOutbox Episode 135 - iOS6, Maps and UK Pirates
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2:31 - Manchester is the UK piracy capital
6:44 - Amazon brings Cloud Player music service to the UK
9:11 - iOS6 - updated maps disappoint
18:34 - Record preorders for the boring iPhone 5
20:22 - HTC Windows Phone 8X
23:11 - MS Employees to get Surface Tablet
24:07 - Yahoo replace RIM smartphones
25:20 - Twitter hearts Facebook
28:51 - Google acquire Snapseed
29:37 - BBC announce new media player and updates for iPlayer on Android
31:33 - New slimmer PS3
DigitalOutbox Episode 134
DigitalOutbox Episode 134 - 4G with EE, iPhone 5 and Nintendo Wii U
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2:37 - 4G hits the Uk - EE
12:19 - iPhone 5
38:50 -
40:16 - Nintendo announce Wii U Launch date
44:09 - Broadband red tape to be cut
46:09 - Great Google Drive update for iOS and Android users
Picks
DigitalOutbox Episode 133
DigitalOutbox Episode 133 - Nokia, Motorola and Amazon on Fire
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1:40 - Nokia Windows Phone 8 event
7:01 - Motorola Press Event
9:25 - Amazon Kindle Update
26:54 - BBC iPlayer launches mobile-download service
28:13 - Raspberry Pi to be manufactured in the UK
34:26 - Valve recruiting hardware engineers
37:10 - Bruce Willis to fight Apple over right to leave iTunes library in will
Picks
DigitalOutbox Episode 132
DigitalOutbox Episode 132 - Apple vs Samsung, 4G in the UK and IFA gadgets
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1:06 - Samsung to pay Apple over $1 billion
9:03 - Samsung at IFA
15:06 - Sony at IFA
20:24
23:10 - Nook comes to the UK
24:30 - Windows 8 Upgrade Price
25:25 - UK will have a 4G service this year
27:22 - Where did Tweetbot for Mac go
30:42 - Diaspora team hands keys over to the community
32:31 - Sony shuts Psygnosis
Picks
Ian
Sticky Notifications
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$3
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Sticky Notifications lets you leave quick, easy reminders for yourself.
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Works with Notification Center or Growl.
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Growl not required, even on Lion.
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Automatically opens URLs in reminders.
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Retina Display ready.
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Integrates with System Services.
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Automator support.
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Trigger via URLs, e.g. with Alfred.
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GateKeeper-aware.
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Menubar icon can be hidden.
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Open at Login option.
Bark
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A growl plugin that displays Growl notifications in Notification Center
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Free
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Retains low level control over notifications that Growl brings
DigitalOutbox Episode 131
DigitalOutbox Episode 131 - Twitter API, John Browett and OnLive
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3:01 - Once a Dixons employee
6:11 - Amazon to deliver parcels to UK cornershops
9:11 - Twitter announces API changes
17:26 - Medium
19:06 - Branch
20:51 - Is the UK heavy handed with Internet Trolls
23:05 - First truly digital Olympics
28:21 - Jeremy Hunt pledges fastest broadband network in Europe by 2015
30:27 - Netflix reaches 1,000,000 subscribers on the UK
31:41 - Onlive sold to another company
35:25 - Call of Duty Black Ops 2
37:45 - Simcity for the Mac
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DigitalOutbox Episode 130
DigitalOutbox Episode 130 - Metro dropped, App.net and Mat Honan gets hacked hard.
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2:38 - T-mobile - tethering no longer available to new full monthly customers
5:14 - Microsoft drop the Metro brand
7:07 - Valve to sell non-gaming software on Steam starting September 5th
8:51 - Would you pay for a social network - App.net hopes so
15:51 - Google Free iPhone
19:02 - Google brings knowledge graph to rest of the world (if you speak english)
23:03 - Mat Honan Hacked Hard
Picks
Ian
Pixelmator
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£10.49
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Great image editor for the Mac
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Now at version 2.1 and on sale, hence the recomendation
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Everything you probably need in an image editor and now comes with iCloud, retina and Mountain Lion support
DigitalOutbox Episode 129
DigitalOutbox Episode 129 - Dropbox, Twitter and Outlook
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0:59 - Google Updates
2:29 - Dropbox Security Breach
6:32 - Robin Hood Airport tweet bomb joke man wins case
7:32 - While others need to watch what they say on Twitter
13:16 - Twitter users blamed for disrupting BBCs cycling coverage
16:09 - Microsoft launch outlook.com
21:19 - Digg Relaunched
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Simpler, cleaner and more visual
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No comments
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Based on facebook likes and tweets
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Still aims to bring you the best of the web
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Fresh start as old site cost about 15-20 times what the new one does
22:24 - Apple buys AuthenTec
24:03 - The Lords look forward
27:20 - Nokias new product launch
Picks
Ian
Mountain Tweaks
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Key features:
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Small app, but extremely powerfull!
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Brand new tweaks!
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Works with both Lion and Mountain Lion
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Free
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Enable Airdrop on old hardware
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Enable colours in the Finder sidebar
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Disable many animations
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Remove Spotlight icon
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Disable gatekeeper
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Highlight non-retina images
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Remove leather from Contacts (ML)
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Remove leather from Calendar (ML)
DigitalOutbox Episode 128
DigitalOutbox Episode 128 - Mountain Lion, Quarterly Results and Nexus 7
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1:11 - Mountain Lion
5:01 - Apple Results
8:01 - Microsoft Results
9:25 - Google Results
13:20 - Google buys Sparrow
17:56 - Nexus 7
23:59 - Ofcom reveals 4G auction plans
25:45 - Three users double data usage
28:13 - Open Internet Code of Practice
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DigitalOutbox Episode 127
DigitalOutbox Episode 127 - Marissa Mayer, Office 13, Apple Woes and don't criticise the Olympics
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1:05 - O2 Compensation
2:14 - UK Texts more than Talks
5:29 - Marissa Mayer is Yahoos new CEO
9:29 - Office 2013
15:43 - Nokia Woes
18:15 - Man assaulted for wearing digital eye by McDonalds staff
21:40 - Apple ordered to run Samsung didn't copy ad's
23:08 - Apples in-app purchasing circumvented
26:08 - Apple reverses course on EPEAT environmental standard
28:32 - Betaworks Acquires Digg
31:56 - Now TV Launched
36:04 - You can't link to Olympics website if you say something mean about them
Picks
DigitalOutbox Episode 126
DigitalOutbox Episode 126 - O2 Outage, Samsung, KickStarter and Yodel
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1:54
6:21 - Samsung wins latest patent dispute
9:08 - Windows 8 Launch Date
9:44 - Dropbox doubling pro accounts
12:02 - Kickstarter coming to the UK
15:39 - Ouya - the android gaming console
19:49 - Amazon launches GameCircle
22:38 - Yodel threatened to sue Twitter
Picks
Ian
Google+ for the iPad
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Fantastic update to the app to support iPad
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photo's and video's look amazing
Tweetbot for Mac
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Alpha release
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Free but will be a paid app upon release to the App store
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Despite missing features it's my default client on the Mac
DigitalOutbox Episode 125
DigitalOutbox Episode 125 - RIM, Twitter, Facebook and YouView
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0:38 - RIM in trouble
4:27 - Twitter restricting third party access
8:30 - Facebook blames e-mail problems on confused users
11:59 - British Airways flies into privacy storm over Google identity checks on passengers
15:03 - Flash player for Android finally dead
16:59 - Windows Pro 8 Upgrade for $39.99
18:46 - YouView finally launched
21:16 - Google Play movies, shows and mags not coming to the UK
23:43 - Google indoor maps comes to UK
24:32 - Sony buys cloud gaming company Gaikai for $380m
26:11 - needadebitcard
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DigitalOutbox Episode 124
DigitalOutbox Episode 124 - Google I/O
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2:00 - Google IO Day 1
26:28 - Google IO Day 2
39:29 - Tech fault causes problems for Natwest and RBS
42:13 - Microsoft buy Yammer for $1.2 billion
44:34 - Jimmy Wales rallies Britain over TVShack extradition
48:16 - Judgement reserved on airport tweet trial
49:22 - Internet piracy appeal fee
51:55 - Nintendo announce the 3DS XL
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DigitalOutbox Episode 123
DigitalOutbox Episode 123 - Microsoft Surface, Windows Phone 8 and NeverSeconds
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0:47 - Microsoft Surface
13:44 - Windows Phone 8
19:12 - Nokia to cut another 10000 jobs by end 2013
20:06 - Amazon appstore launches in the UK
21:48 - Online snooping scheme to costs £1.8 billion
26:02 - Neverseconds is banned...then reprieved
31:34 - Louise Mensch launches rival to Twitter
33:19 - BBC lets you rewind and restart live tv
36:04 - Facebook buys Face.com
37:07 - Worlds first tax on IE7
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DigitalOutbox Episode 122
DigitalOutbox Episode 122 - WWDC
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0:32 - WWDC Retina Macbook Pro
400 million store accounts, 650,000 apps, 30billion downloads - lots of other ‘facts’
17:03 - WWDC - iOS6
44:52 - So Tom Tom and other sat nav providers dead with iOS 6 imminent
46:44 - Android hits 900,000 activations a day
47:45 - Three launches unlimited roaming data in Europe for £5 per day
48:51 - Internet trolls targeted
51:47 - Icann reveals new internet top-level domain name claims
55:00 - Twitter launches tailored trends
55:59 - 4Seven - the TV channel with programs chosen by Facebook
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DigitalOutbox Episode 121
DigitalOutbox Episode 121 - LinkedIn stumble, Google Maps the future and E3
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1:37 - Do Not Track - IE's default already dead
2:48 - LinkedIn leaks your meeting notes
5:45 - 6.5 million passwords leaked from LinkedIn
9:58 - Twitter tops 400m tweets a day
11:05 - Vodafone and O2 speed up 4G rollout through use of shared network
15:48 - Digital music sales outstrip physical sales for the first time in the UK
18:30 - Instapaper hits Android
20:18 - Major Google Maps update
24:53 - Google buys Meebo
25:40 - Google buys QuickOffice
26:59 - Airtime finally launched
30:34 - Microsoft at E3
40:28 - Nintendo at E3
42:20 - Sony at E3
44:52 - Ubisoft at E3
47:54 - EA at E3
48:42 - Missing at E3
Picks
Chris
Input Output
- A new chrome experiment for Google IO :)
Tam
Productive Macs Bundle
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8 great Mac app's for $39.99 - closes in 10 days
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RapidWeaver, DEVONthink, Printopia and MailTags are really good app's
Ian
MacUpdate Bundle
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11 great Mac app's for $49.99
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Parallels Desktop 7, Screenflow, Civ V and Busycal are excellent
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If you wanted just Parallels or ScreenFlow this bundle would save you money and get you some extra free app's
DigitalOutbox Episode 120
DigitalOutbox Episode 120 - Cookies, Windows 8 and Chrome OS
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2:35 - Cookies Law now active
4:40 - Twitter joke retrial
7:18 - Windows 8 Release Candidate
12:16 - Google launches new Chromebook and a Chromebox
17:26 - Google helping UK Education
20:55 - YouView trial launched
22:45 - ITV adds live streaming and airplay support
23:29 - Lovefilm brings 1080p to the UK
24:17 - Virgin unclogs Spotify
26:10 - Master Chief called in to resolve Syria
27:31 - Ghost Recon
Picks
Ian
CheetSheet
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Free
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For Mac OSX
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Just hold the ⌘-Key a bit longer to get a list of all active short cuts of the current application.
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It's as simple as that.
DigitalOutbox Episode 119
DigitalOutbox Episode 119 - Twitter privacy issues, Facebook IPO and the Google Knowledge Graph
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1:08 - Twitter Updates
5:12 - Facebook IPO
12:21 - Facebook Camera
14:20 - HP to lose 27000 employees
21:43 - Google finally gets Motorola
26:06 - Google launches the Knowledge Graph
28:26 - Waterstones teams up with...Amazon
- Waterstones will sell Kindles in their own stores and also the best Kindle experience
30:36 - O2 rolling out 42Mbps 3G to major UK cities
Picks
Henry
Swordigo
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£1.49
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Nice platform/adventure.
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Quite easy but nicely done.
Ian
Habit List
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£1.49
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Helps create good habits and break bad ones
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Add a habit, pick frequency, track how often you keep or break habits
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Looks great - finding it very handy
DigitalOutbox Episode 118
DigitalOutbox Episode 118 - Yahoo, Internet Porn and the Samsung Galaxy SIII
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1:05 - Yahoo CEO Steps Down
6:36 - Internet Porn - Government to consult on tough new measures
10:46 - Apple rejecting apps that use Dropbox SDK
13:18 - Apple barred from using 4G when advertising iPad in the UK
14:29 - Facebook launches App Centre
16:58 - Facebook testing pay to promote
20:16 - Rdio launches in UK
22:14 - Samsung Galaxy SIII
28:13 - Games Update
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Diablo III launches at midnight tonight
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Max Payne 3 - some great early reviews, out friday
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Ghost Recon Future Soldier next week
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Trials Evolution and Fez - great arcade games, not forgetting Minecraft too
Picks
Ian
Bartender
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Free while in beta,
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Tidies menu bar icons
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Hide icons in bartenders own bar
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Can display an app if it updates for 5 seconds
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Really cleans up my messy menu bar
DigitalOutbox Episode 117
DigitalOutbox Episode 117 - Pirate Bay, John Lewis Broadband and Google Drive
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0:49 - Pirate Bay blocked in the UK
3:25 - John Lewis Broadband
4:46 - Facebook buys Patents from Microsoft
6:16 - Skydrive Improves
9:17 - Dropbox Improves
11:51 - Google Drive
17:54 - Apple
22:19 - O2 Mobile Wallet
24:45 - Visa launches v.me
25:32 - Spectrum is 30
Picks
Henry
TunnelBear
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easy to use VPN
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free for 500mb per month
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$4.99 pm for (unlimited) or $49.99 for a year
Ian
ScoTutor for Mac
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for Mac or iOs
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Free for a limited time
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Great tutorial app for those new to Mac’s
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150 minutes all about the Mac - great if you’ve just picked up a Mac, or you parents for example have just started on a Mac.
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ScoTutor for iPad also now free, on Mac and iPad
DigitalOutbox Episode 116
DigitalOutbox Episode 116 - Twitters IPA, Nokia Woes and Windows 8
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1:07 - Twitter introduces the Innovators Patent Agreement
6:38 - Nokia in Trouble
10:37 - Apple make flashback removal tool available
13:27 - Windows 8 will come in three flavours
16:23 - Ikea to sell TVs
18:21 - Pocket
20:01 - Game selling EA titles
21:25 - Halo 4
- 6th Nov
Picks
Henry
Myscript Memo
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universal app iOS.
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Free to download but exporting OCR’d txt is an in app purchase.
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Only works in portrait mode. OCR happens once you’re finished rather than as you type. Works well - multiple language support and you can add your own vocabulary. Nice palm rest feature so you don’t write with your palm and finger.
DigitalOutbox Episode 115
In this episode - Facebook buys Instagram. Microsoft buys some patents and BT doubles speeds.
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2:09 - Facebook buys Instagram
7:26 - Microsoft buys AOL Patents
9:00 - Jack Tramiel dies
11:02 - Apple respond as the Mac trojan is verified
13:36 - DOJ sues Apple and book publishers over price fixing
18:04 - Google+ Refresh
22:13 - BBC Launch Sport App for connected TVs
24:51 - BT doubling Infinity speeds
Picks
Ian
Pebble
- E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android
Caines Arcade
- If you’ve got 11 minutes, watch this
DigitalOutbox Episode 114
In this episode the team discuss Project Glass, Privacy and Apple woes
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0:58 - Girls Around Me
4:02 - Govt plans increased email and social media surveillance
10:02 - Twitter suing spammers
13:29 - Game rescued
15:07 - Foxconn audit
17:58 - iPad Wifi Issues
19:44 - Mac trojan affects 600000
22:47 - Project Glass
28:06 - HTC One X and S Launched
29:35 - Instagram launches for Android
31:13 - Olympics Overload
33:39 - Virgin throttles all users
36:03 - 0x10c
Picks
Ian
Hero Academy
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RPG’ish battle between friends
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Like mini chess
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Seems simple but has real depth due to different factions, characters, powers and upgrades
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Multiplayer - play quickly or over a few days like words with friends
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Now universal - lovely lovely graphics
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Free, but in app purchases to unlock other classes
DigitalOutbox Episode 113
In this episode the team discuss Game, Racists, Kindle Touch and Paper.
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1:42 - Game Enters Administration
6:10 - Racist twitter user jailed for 56 days
11:06 - Kindle Touch hits the UK
15:40 - Harry Potter ebooks finally available
17:49 - Dot scot on the way
19:19 - Friends Reunited Relaunches
22:02 - Shitter
Picks
Ian
Paper
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a blank slate of paper devoid of settings panels, menus, and adjustable line widths.
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team behind it had an interesting history: a handful of them spent several years at Microsoft, with a good chunk of that time focused on the Courier
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Fountain pen is only tool at startup
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Free app but £6 for 4 tools - Write (ballpoint), Sketch (pencil), Outline (marker), and Color (watercolor paintbrush)
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Simplicity and clear toolbar free UI is really nice. Great for sketching, but here’s the funny. A stylus really helps.
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Undo is really nice - hold two fingers on iPad and rotate anti clockwise - step through additions removing one at a time
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Share - twitter, facebook, tumblr and e-mail
Wind Map
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Lovely visualisation of current wind flows in the US
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Team hope to expand ot other countries if they can find the data feeds they need
DigitalOutbox Episode 112
In this episode the team discuss Apple and it's money. Mike Daisey, Game and iPlayer hits the 360.
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Henry
CloudOn
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free office on ipad.
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Now accepting signups
Cloak
- Zero config vpn app for Mac and iOS
DigitalOutbox Episode 111
In this episode the team discuss Encyclopedia Britannica, BBC, Yahoo Sues Facebook and homeless wi-fi transmitters
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1:29 - BBC Boss confirms Pay Download Service
3:47 - DrawSomething is a hit
5:46 - Game warns investors
9:38 - Everything Everywhere should be allowed to offer 4G
11:16 - Virgin Media chosen to bring wi-fi to London Underground
12:30 - Yahoo sues Facebook
15:00 - Twitter buy Posterous
20:41 - South by Southwest breakout product
23:54 - Employers asking for facebook logins
Picks
Henry
Bryce 7 pro
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Free until end of march
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Mac and PC - doesn’t work well with Lion
Ian
MacUpdate Bundle
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VMware Fusion 4 ($49.99) – Run Windows and more on your Mac without rebooting
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Drive Genius 3 ($99.00) – Optimize, repair, test, resize and clean up your Mac
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PDFpen 5 ($59.95) – Edit and annotate PDFs
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ForkLift 2.5 ($29.95) – File manager: FTP, WebDAV, S3, Bluetooth, and more
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Typinator 5 ($33.00) – Text expansion solution
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DesktopShelves 2 ($14.99) – Display folders as desktop shelves
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Snapheal ($14.99) – Professional-quality image enhancement utility
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Boom ($10.99) – Boost audio output for your entire system
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Phone to Mac ($24.95) – Copy media from an iOS device to your Mac
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed ($29.99) – High-energy action set in the Star Wars universe
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Worms Special Edition ($9.99) – Classic turn-based strategy game
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$378 of app’s for $49.99
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13 days and 8 hours - so a couple of weeks to bag a bargain
DigitalOutbox Episode 110
In this episode the team discuss the new iPad, Google Play and Halo 4.
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0:59 - Apple Keynote
15:08 - Google Play
16:43 - Raspberry Pi
20:47 - BT and Talk Talk lose challenge over Digital Economy Act
22:44 - Lulzsec leader was working for the FBI
24:39 - Game and Capcom issues
27:49 - Halo 4 Preview
Picks
Chris
DrawSomething
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OMGPOP game.
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Cross device app (Android, iOS)
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Turn based pictionary in essence. You get to chose the word you want to try and draw. More coins earned for harder words.
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Other person then gets to see a recording of you drawing.
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Hangman style letters at bottom of the screen to chose from and make a word.
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Once correct/pass, the recording of the other person guessing is then played back to the original drawer - followed by watching the other player draw their word... etc
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Idea is to get the longest winning streaks.
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Coins earn you unlocks - eg you start with a limited pallet, so coins unlock more colour options. High coin prices on colours etc mean you need to play lots to unlock OR (of course) you can in-app purchase more coins.
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Yes, it’s easy to cheat and just write the word on screen - but MOST people don’t do this and I just stop playing with anyone who does that.
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Currently on sale 69p.
DigitalOutbox Episode 109
In this episode the team discuss Mobile World Congress, Windows 8 and trouble for Game.
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3:00 - Mobile World Congress
16:40 - EU votes to cut roaming charges
19:48 - Windows 8 Consumer Preview
28:42 - Twitter figure out revenue streams
30:18 - Game will not stock future EA games
Picks
Ian
Moom
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$5
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Application/window sizer
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Size an app to half, quarter screen with ease
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Size to a grid - great for spcaing out apps easily
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Create window layouts - handy for common task involving a few app’s....like podcasting, graphic editing, coding
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A tool OS X should really have built in
Chris
Do Not Track +
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Essentially a browser plugin that blocks tracking data from reporting back about your visits.
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Chrome, FF, IE, Safari / Mac, PC
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Stops an awful lot of ‘chatter’ that goes between advertising and tracking companies and social visit tracking through like/+1 buttons.
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Stops analytics tracking.
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Doesn’t stop some tracking - especially where logged in and interacting with social buttons so not fool proof by any means
DigitalOutbox Episode 108
In this episode the team discuss Privacy, Piracy, 4G in the UK and the Sony Vita.
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1:15 - New Privacy Rights
8:02 - Real world Google Goggles
13:24 - Pirate Bay could be blocked in UK
15:27 - The Oatmeal on Piracy
18:21 - Nightline visits Foxconn
21:11 - 4G Rollout - up to 1 million will need TV filters
24:47 - 4G Broadband could hit the UK this year
27:34 - Sky Go hits Android
30:06 - Sony Vita
Picks
Ian
Matter
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MATTER will focus on doing one thing, and doing it exceptionally well. Every week, we will publish a single piece of top-tier long-form journalism about big issues in technology and science. That means no cheap reviews, no snarky opinion pieces, no top ten lists. Just one unmissable story.
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MATTER is about brilliant ideas from all around the world, whether they come from professors at MIT or the minds of mad people. But most of all, it’s about getting amazing investigative reporters to tell compelling stories.
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Long form journalism is becoming a lost art and it deserves your support
Shownotes
1:36 - Mountain Lion
- http://daringfireball.net/2012/02/mountain_lion
13:26 - App access to contact data will require explicit user permission
17:17 - Chinese authorities start seizing iPads
18:27 - Google Wallet Hacked
19:58 - Pingit
23:30 - Sony Music
25:07 - Most successful kickstarter so far
27:42 - Minecraft Lego preo-order
28:09 - MIT launches completely free Electronics course
Picks
Chris
Fancy for iPad
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Free
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Don’t know whether we’ve discussed this on pod before - but essentially an app that highlights awesome products / design / concepts and, if available, will also offer a link for you to buy said item!
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All sorts covered from gadgets, food, fashion, architecture, locations, photography, design
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Love it to scroll through in quiet moments!
Ian
Clear for iPhone
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Easy to use todo manager
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Fantastic new UI concept
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No buttons - very visual
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No dates, categories etc - just lists and a visual way to sort and clear todos
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Audio great to
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£0.69, well worth trying if you are at all interested in design and UI
DigitalOutbox Episode 106
In this episode the team discuss Apple legal woes, Path choose the wrong way and rumours.
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1:05 - Apple lose lawsuit in Germany
6:46 - Apple faces $38m fine in China trademark case
9:57 - FBI releases Steve Jobs file
11:30 - Path choose the wrong way
17:36 - Googles Bouncer for Android
19:32 - Chrome beta for Android
23:58 - Rumours
Picks
Ian
Tweetbot for iPad
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£1.99
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Fast, clear, great UI, mute options, tweetmarker support
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So much better than Twitter official client on iPad and iPhone
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Hope twitter don’t buy these guys...
Chris
FontSquirrel
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As free web fonts ramp up - this site offers another selection of free (including commercial use) font packages that allow you to give your sites a little something different.
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Another great feature of the site is the ability to upload a font you already own (and have the web licence for!) and use their online tool to deliver back down a full browser pack that will mean your fonts display cross browser/operating system.
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TrueType Fonts for Firefox 3.5+ , Opera 10+, Safari 3.1+, Chrome 4.0.249.4+
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EOT fonts for Internet Explorer 4+
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WOFF fonts for Firefox 3.6+, Internet Explorer 9+, Chrome 5+
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SVG fonts for iPad and iPhone
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Cufón fonts in case you want them
DigitalOutbox Episode 105
In this episode the team discuss Facebook IPO , crazy photo copyright in the UK, gov.uk and BBC and Sky sitting in a tree.
Mark Zuckerberg image - (CC) Brian Solis, www.briansolis.com / bub.blicio.us / CC-BY
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0:57 - Facebook IPO
6:46 - UK Court says you can copyright the basic idea of a photograph
10:09 - gov.uk enters beta
13:50 - BBC iPlayer and ITV Player to launch on Sky Anytime+
15:41 - Skys New Web TV Service
18:16 - Virgin Up Broadband Prices
20:18 - Twitter announces they have ability to censor a tweet by country
25:06 - British tourists banned after making Twitter jokes
26:55 - John Browett is Apples new Senior VP of Retail
31:28 - Minecraft and Lego get married
Picks
Ian
ShowYou
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Great video discovery app
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Version 3 just launched
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Find videos from your friends easily via Twitter or Facebook integration
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Really nice scrolling grid views of video - technically very impressive
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Free on iOS or Kindle Fire
DigitalOutbox Episode 104
In this episode the team discuss MegaUpload, Is Google Evil, Acta and Apple's record quarter.
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1:12 - MegaUpload Shutdown
6:29 - Google user data to be merged across all sites under contentious plan
9:54 - Focus on the user
Google search changes rumble on
15:37 - Apples Record Quarter
22:08 - RIMs CEOs step down
23:48 - UK signs ACTA
29:06 - Use pcAnywhere - disable it
30:37 - O2 Share your mobile number
Picks
Ian
Snapseed
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Easy way t enhance photo’s
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Great effects can be added
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New for Mac’s, coming soon for Android
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iOS - £2.99, Mac - £13.99
Henry
Muvizu for PC
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3d animation software
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free for non-commercial use
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based on unreal 3d engine
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from Digimania in Glasgow
DigitalOutbox Episode 103
In this episode the team discuss SOPA Protests, Extradition Worry, Google dabbles with Evil, Facebook spreads outside its domain and Apple solves all problems everywhere.
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1:05 - SOPA protests
7:27 - Piracy student loses US extradition battle over copyright infringement
11:10 - Google - What Were You Thinking
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Update - Google mortified -
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Also, vandalising OpenStreetMap -
15:55 - Jerry Yang quits Yahoo
16:22 - A big year...for Flickr?
17:29 - Kodak files for bankruptcy
17:59 - Listen to music with Friends
19:19 - Facebook Apps
22:07 - Facebook Verbs
23:55 - Apple Education Event
33:20 - Worlds first self healing iPhone case....from Nissan
34:25 - Lucas calls it quits
Picks
Henry
Blue Icicle
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USB converter and mic preamp combo that allows you to connect any XLR microphone directly into your computer via USB
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Good quality
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Easy to setup
DigitalOutbox Episode 102
Join Chris, Henry and Ian as they discuss Google+, Netflix launching in the UK, Virgin Doubling Up and CES
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0:57 - Google Search plus your World
- Twitter annoyed
4:19 - Netflix launches in the UK
6:32 - Roku to launch in the UK
7:50 - Zeebox and Sky tie up
12:25 - CES
14:03 - iTunes Match
16:08 - Virgin Doubling Speeds
18:03 - Microsoft taking pirates to court
21:41 - School ICT to be replaced by computer science programme
27:25 - rFactor 2 and Skyrim
Picks
Ian
F.Lux
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Makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.
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Mac only
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Free
Chris
3D Laser Mapping
- Next gen Street View?
Henry
Action Movie FX
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Free app for iOS that allows you to add effects to your movies
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Great for blowing up your colleagues
DigitalOutbox Episode 100 - New New Twitter, Spotify App's, new iOS apps and some predictions.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 99 - Say Goodbye to Flash Mobile and Best Buy UK and a little bit of Fenton.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 98 - Nokia Windows Phones, iOS battery woes and Britain loves it's data
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DigitalOutbox Episode 97 - Apple, Android 4 and poor old RIM
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DigitalOutbox Episode 96 - Facebook Timeline, Amazons on Fire and Apple iPhone 4S
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DigitalOutbox Episode 95 - Windows 8, Facebook and Google+ War and that man Hunt
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DigitalOutbox Episode 94 - Steve Jobs, Google, Touchpad and Windows 8
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DigitalOutbox Episode 93 - England Riots, Google buys Motorola and future games roundup
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DigitalOutbox Episode 92 - Newsbin Blocked, UK Copyright Laws Updated, Google Patent Issues, trouble for Nintendo and Sony handhelds and don't mess with Duncan Bannatyne
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DigitalOutbox Episode 91 - Lion, Quarterly Numbers and new Air and Mac Mini's
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DigitalOutbox Episode 090 - Google, Google, Google
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DigitalOutbox Episode 89 - Lulzsec, Google Search
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DigitalOutbox Episode 88 - WWDC and E3
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DigitalOutbox Episode 87 - Twitter, Eric Schmidt and Activision
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DigitalOutbox Episode 86 - Ryan Giggs sues Twitter, sleazy Facebook, Apple Malware and Sony woes continue
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DigitalOutbox Episode 85 - Microsoft buys Skype, Google IO and Apple wins over Publishers
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DigitalOutbox Episode 84 - Sony Fail, Apple Fail, Tom Tom Fail and Amazon Fail.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 83 - Rural Fibre Network, Adobe updates and Spotify Caps
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DigitalOutbox Episode 82 - Amazon Cloud Player, Google +1 and an expensive fail for Rupert Murdoch
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DigitalOutbox Episode 81 - iPad 2 Launch, Samsung and RIM Tablets and the Amazon Appstore
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DigitalOutbox Episode 80 - Twitter threatens dev's, IE9, iPad 2 and bye bye to the Zune
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DigitalOutbox Episode 079 - iPad 2
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DigitalOutbox Episode 078 - Apple and Google Subscription battle, HTC Flyer and Plex for Windows
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DigitalOutbox Episode 77 - Microsoft pwns Nokia, HP, Sony and Motorola devices and Guitar Hero goes bye bye
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DigitalOutbox Episode 76 - Bing copies Google, Honeycomb news, Apple gets greedy and The Daily is launched
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DigitalOutbox Episode 75 - Egypt blocks the internet, Sony NGP and O2 rolls out free wifi
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DigitalOutbox Episode 74 - Apple and Steve Jobs, Google and Eric Schmidt, UK Gaming news and Rim.Jobs
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DigitalOutbox Episode 73 - First of 2011 - CES, Mac App Store and Evil Google
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DigitalOutbox Episode 72 - Gawker, Delicious and our review of 2010
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DigitalOutbox Episode 71 - Google, Google, Google and that man Jeremy Hunt
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DigitalOutbox Episode 70 - iOS 4.2, Cheaper iPads, Amazon Woes and the Jolibook
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DigitalOutbox Episode 69 - Net Neutrality Threat, Don't Joke on Twitter, Facebook Messaging and Kinect
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DigitalOutbox Episode 68 - Virgin, Digital Britain, RockMelt and Sheep Wars
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DigitalOutbox Episode 67 - Firesheep, Adobe, Samsung Tab and Cloud Backups
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DigitalOutbox Episode 66 - Back to the Mac, Google and Apple quarters, Amazon Kindle and those pesky Canadians
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DigitalOutbox Episode 65 - Google, Facebook and its Back to the Mac
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DigitalOutbox Episode 64 - 3D and Google TV
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DigitalOutbox Episode 63 - Facebook Outages, ACS:Law, Xmarks and sex with goats.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 62 - Twitter and the Tokyo Game Show
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DigitalOutbox Episode 61- Google Instant, Apple U Turn, iOS 4.1, Boxee Box and Halo. Woot.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 60 - iPods, iTunes, Apple TV and Google goodies.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 59 - Gamescon Roundup, Facebook Places and naughty BT
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DigitalOutbox Episode 58 - Net Neutrality and Chris buys a Mac
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DigitalOutbox Episode 57 - Phones, Phones, Phones
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DigitalOutbox Episode 56 - Wikileaks, Apple and Microsoft Quarters and Flipboard
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DigitalOutbox Episode 55 - Antennagate, Windows Phone 7, Times Paywall and Xbox Kinect
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DigitalOutbox Episode 54 - Broadband news, Apple are shocked and Facebook panics.
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Episode 53 - don't hold it that way
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Episode 51 - iPhone 4
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Episode 50 - iPad arrives
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DigitalOutbox Episode 49 - Google I/O
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DigitalOutbox Episode 48 - Human or Dancer
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DigitalOutbox Episode 47 - Facebook, iPad and HTML5
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DigitalOutbox Episode 46 - Facebook privacy, Spotify, and Apple vs Adobe again!
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DigitalOutbox Episode 45 - Twitter Chirps, iPhone revealed and the Droid Incredible
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DigitalOutbox Episode 44 - Politics and the Regime
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DigitalOutbox Episode 43 - iPad, iPad, iPad
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DigitalOutbox Episode 42 - iPad, politics, paywalls and the 3DS
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DigitalOutbox Episode 41 - Digital Economy Bill, IE9, CashGordon and the iPad cometh
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DigitalOutbox Episode 40 - Steam on Mac, Facebook vs Daily Mail, MIX10 and more Google news.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 39 - The Legal Edition...plus our best pick ever!
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DigitalOutbox Episode 38 - Windows Phone 7 Series, Google Buzz and ChatRoulette. Plumbing the depths.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 37 - Google and your friends, sitting in a tree, b-u-z-z-i-n-g. Plus, Chris and his jowls
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DigitalOutbox Episode 36 - iPad fallout
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DigitalOutbox Episode 35 - Apple iPad with Chris, Ian and Shakeel
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DigitalOutbox Episode 34 - Apple Tablet predictions, Google, Youtube and Open Data
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DigitalOutbox Episode 33 - Google vs China, MS Word Banned and Apple Rumours
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DigitalOutbox Episode 32 - First episode for 2010 - Nexus, Apple Tablet and some CES discussion.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 31 - Tech Review of the Year Part 2 with Chris, Henry, Ian and Shakeel
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DigitalOutbox Episode 30 - Tech Review of the Year Part 1 with Chris, Henry, Ian and Shakeel
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DigitalOutbox Episode 29 - Snow and Swine Flu - must be winter!
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DigitalOutbox Episode 28 - Join Chris, Ian and Shakeel as they discuss Google, JooJoo, Boxee and Tweeting during sex.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 27 - Apple Lala, Google gaga.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 26 - Pirates of Westminster
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DigitalOutbox Episode 25 with Henry, Ian and Chris. The one with no Apple news.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 24 with Shakeel, Henry, Ian and Chris Chris. Hello Big Brother, Modern Warfare 2 and Camel Burps?
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DigitalOutbox Episode 23. Not much news although we spin it out over an hour as usual. However, new title music is fabby and our first listener review!
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DigitalOutbox Episode 22 - Droid, Google Navigator, Shakeel gets struck off and not much Apple news.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 21 - Windows 7 and new Apple hardware. Game on.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 20 - Windows 7, people power on Twitter, Apple bugs and some great picks.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 19 - Web security, backups and Broadband news for the UK with lot's of edits. Cheers Skype!
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Episode 18 for Sunday 4th October. We've grown to 4 people on the show now, although it's really only 3 and a third. We're so bad, the newbie didn't even make the half way point.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 17 - Pay for your broadband and music, Google innovates and PS3 news from the Tokyo Game Show.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 16. Eid Mubarak and some tech news too.
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DigitalOutbox Episode 15. Extra long, Apple keynote edition. We're more awake this week - if you get to the end though you deserve a medal. And a kip!
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DigitalOutbox Episode 14 - The Tired Edition. Chris is hungover, Shakeel is tired and emotional and Ian - who knows! Enjoy.
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Welcome to Episode 13 of DigitalOutbox - a Snow Leopard Special. Ian and Shakeel talk through their thoughts on Snow Leopard and whats good and bad in the latest Apple OS.
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Welcome to Episode 12 of DigitalOutbox. Join Shakeel, Ian and Chris as they discuss this weeks tech news.
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Welcome to Episode 11 of DigitalOutbox. This week it's mostly about Sony as they launch the PS3 Slim and improve their software. Again. Ian, Shakeel and Chris take you through that and some more tech news.
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Welcome to episode ten of DigitalOutbox. Ian, Shakeel and Chris discuss the latest tech news. Visit us at http://www.digitaloutbox.com.
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Welcome to episode nine of DigitalOutbox. Shakeel and Ian are joined by special guest Chris who will balance out the Apple fanboy'ism that can infect our podcasts. No one main topic this week - a smorgasbord of tech news.
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Welcome to episode eight of DigitalOutbox. Microsoft loves Yahoo, Twitter and some Apple hate. Honest.
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Welcome to episode seven of DigitalOutbox. Windows 7, Virgin Media, naughty Amazon, Apple news and app's and Console streaming. Blimey.
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Welcome to Episode 6 of DigitalOutbox. We discuss Google Chrome OS, O2 and Twitter sitting in a tree, Prowl and push notifications and a special look at Plex, a media centre for the Mac.
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Welcome to Episode 5 of DigitalOutbox. We discuss Pirate Bay, iPhone app's, game news and a bit more on Mobileme.
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Welcome to Episode 4 of DigitalOutbox. We discuss iPhone 3GS again, Michael Jackson, some other phone news and a little bit on games. A digital smorgasbord. Listen out for the Fighting Talk homage!
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Welcome to a special edition of DigitalOutbox. Shakeel and Ian walk through the iPhone 3.0 release and also discuss the iPhone 3GS.
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Welcome to Episode 2 of DigitalOutbox. This week Ian and Shakeel discuss Digital Britain, Virgin Media, Windows 7, Project Natal and Steve Jobs all without mentioning the iPhone. Almost.
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Welcome to Episode 1 of DigitalOutbox. This week Ian and Shakeel discuss E3, Windows 7, the Palm Pre and WWDC.
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