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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 306

    Chris and Ian discuss Google Home, Ikea and the Samsung Galaxy 8

    http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode306/DigitalOutbox-306-170331.mp3

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    • 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
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    • DigitalOutbox Episode 305

      Chris and Ian discuss Hacking, Youtube and WhatsApp

      http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode305/DigitalOutbox-305-170326.mp3

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      • 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?
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      • DigitalOutbox Episode 304

        Chris and Ian discuss Uber, MWC and the Nintendo Switch

        http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode304/DigitalOutbox-304-170304.mp3

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        • 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
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        • DigitalOutbox Episode 303

          Chris and Ian discuss Cloudfare, Uber and Games

          http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode303/DigitalOutbox-303-170224.mp3

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          • 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
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          • DigitalOutbox Episode 302

            Chris and Ian discuss Muslim Bans, Dropbox, PewDiePie and Vizio

            http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode302/DigitalOutbox-302-170215.mp3

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            • 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
            • Picks


              Ian

              Humble Freedom Bundle

              - $30

              - 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.

              - Includes The Witness, Nuclear Throne, The Stanley Parable and Super Hexagon

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            • DigitalOutbox Episode 301

              Chris and Ian discuss Samsung, Assange, Google and Sky

              http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode301/DigitalOutbox-301-170126.mp3

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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
              • Picks


                Ian

                Fiery Feeds

                - £9.99

                - Great and fast feed reader for iPhone and iPad

                - Works well with InoReader and NewsBlur

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              • DigitalOutbox Episode 300

                Chris and Ian discuss Uber, Pirates, Nintendo Switch and CES

                http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode300/DigitalOutbox-300-170113.mp3

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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
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                • DigitalOutbox Episode 299

                  Chris and Ian discuss Apple, AirPods, Amazon Drones and Video Calling

                  http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode299/DigitalOutbox-299-161220.mp3

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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
                  • Picks


                    Ian

                    Radio Garden

                    - Free

                    - Works on a web browser

                    - Allows you to browse and listen to radio stations from across the world in realtime

                    Really Bad Chess

                    - iOS

                    - Chess with totally random pieces, daily and weekly challenges

                    - Fun fun fun but still hard

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                  • DigitalOutbox Episode 298

                    Chris and Ian discuss Apple, Routers, pebble and wrap up 2016

                    http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode298/DigitalOutbox-298-161214.mp3

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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
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                    • DigitalOutbox Episode 297

                      Chris and Ian discuss Microsoft, Apple, Nintendo and hacking

                      http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode297/DigitalOutbox-297-161118.mp3

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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
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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.