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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 326

    Chris and Ian discuss Crypto, Strava, Broadband and HomePod


    http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode326/DigitalOutbox-326-180210.mp3

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    • 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
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    • DigitalOutbox Episode 325

      Chris and Ian discuss Facebook, Apple, CPU's and drones


      http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode325/DigitalOutbox-325-180125.mp3

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      • 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
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      • DigitalOutbox Episode 324

        Chris and Ian discuss Apple Bugs, YouTube and AlphaZero


        http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode324/DigitalOutbox-324-171208.mp3

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        • 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
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        • DigitalOutbox Episode 323

          Chris and Ian discuss the Uber, UK Broadband, Android and Loot Boxes


          http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode323/DigitalOutbox-323-171124.mp3

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          • 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
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          • DigitalOutbox Episode 322

            Chris and Ian discuss the Xbox One X, iPhone X, Mario Odyssey and Twitter


            http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode322/DigitalOutbox-322-171110.mp3

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            • 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
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            • DigitalOutbox Episode 321

              Chris and Ian discuss Amazon Kindle, Twitter changes and Oculus


              http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode321/DigitalOutbox-321-171025.mp3

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              • 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
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              • DigitalOutbox Episode 320

                Chris and Ian discuss Google Hardware Event, Sonus and Amber Rudd


                http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode320/DigitalOutbox-320-171005.mp3

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                • 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
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                • DigitalOutbox Episode 319

                  Chris and Ian discuss Amazon Echo, GoPro and Twitter


                  http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode319/DigitalOutbox-319-170929.mp3

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                  • 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
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                  • DigitalOutbox Episode 318

                    Chris and Ian discuss Equifax, Uber, HTC and nae queue's


                    http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode318/DigitalOutbox-318-170922.mp3

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                    • 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
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                    • DigitalOutbox Episode 317

                      Chris and Ian discuss the Apple Event, Fitbit and Equifax


                      http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode317/DigitalOutbox-317-170914.mp3

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                      • 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
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                      DigitalOutbox is a weekly podcast on computing, gadgets and gaming with a distinctly UK voice. Join us each week as we wander through the week's news and discuss topic's relevant to the everyday user.