DigitalOutbox

By DigitalOutbox

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.... more

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DigitalOutbox episodes:

April 01, 2017DigitalOutbox Episode 306
Chris and Ian discuss Google Home, Ikea and the Samsung Galaxy 8
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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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March 27, 2017DigitalOutbox Episode 305
Chris and Ian discuss Hacking, Youtube and WhatsApp
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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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March 05, 2017DigitalOutbox Episode 304
Chris and Ian discuss Uber, MWC and the Nintendo Switch
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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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February 25, 2017DigitalOutbox Episode 303
Chris and Ian discuss Cloudfare, Uber and Games
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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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February 15, 2017DigitalOutbox 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
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- $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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January 27, 2017DigitalOutbox Episode 301
Chris and Ian discuss Samsung, Assange, Google and Sky
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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

- £9.99

- Great and fast feed reader for iPhone and iPad

- Works well with InoReader and NewsBlur
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January 14, 2017DigitalOutbox Episode 300
Chris and Ian discuss Uber, Pirates, Nintendo Switch and CES
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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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December 21, 2016DigitalOutbox 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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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

- 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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December 14, 2016DigitalOutbox 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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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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November 19, 2016DigitalOutbox 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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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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FAQs about DigitalOutbox:

How many episodes does DigitalOutbox have?

The podcast currently has 415 episodes available.