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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 296

    Chris and Ian discuss Made By Google, Yahoo and Oculus Connect

    http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode296/DigitalOutbox-296-161011.mp3

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    • 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
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    • DigitalOutbox Episode 295

      Chris and Ian discuss Yahoo, DJI Mavic and Oculus Rift, Fitbit Charge 2 and Amazon Echo

      http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode295/DigitalOutbox-295-160930.mp3

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      • 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'
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      • DigitalOutbox Episode 294

        Chris and Ian discuss GoPro Hero and Karma, Sky Q and iPhone 7

        http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode294/DigitalOutbox-294-160921.mp3

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          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

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        • DigitalOutbox Episode 293

          Chris and Ian discuss Apple and Sony Keynotes and Amazon Echo

          http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode293/DigitalOutbox-293-160914.mp3

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          • 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
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          • DigitalOutbox Episode 292

            Chris and Ian discuss Apple Tax, Samsung Recalls And Amazon

            http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode292/DigitalOutbox-292-160902.mp3

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            • 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
            • | Reuters" rel="noopener noreferrer">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
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            • DigitalOutbox Episode 291

              Chris and Ian discuss iOS Spyware, Fitbit and PlayStation

              http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode291/DigitalOutbox-291-160829.mp3

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              • 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
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              • DigitalOutbox Episode 290

                Chris and Ian discuss Quadrooter and VR

                http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode290/DigitalOutbox-290-160818.mp3

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                • 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
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                • DigitalOutbox Episode 289

                  Chris and Ian discuss a billion iPhones, passwords and Samsung

                  http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode289/DigitalOutbox-289-160805.mp3

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                  • 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
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                  • DigitalOutbox Episode 288

                    Chris and Ian discuss Twitter Bullies, BT and Pokemon

                    http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode288/DigitalOutbox-288-160727.mp3

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                    • 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
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                    • DigitalOutbox Episode 287

                      Chris and Ian discuss DJI, Pokemon Go and Oculus

                      http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode287/DigitalOutbox-287-160711.mp3

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                      • 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
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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.