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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 236

    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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    • 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

      - Get £5 added to your Google Play account if you own a Chromecast

      - I’ll also had a 90 day trial for Google Play Music, 3 Months Now TV, X-Men free

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    • DigitalOutbox Episode 235

      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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      • 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
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      • DigitalOutbox Episode 234

        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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        • 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
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        • DigitalOutbox Episode 233

          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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          • 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

            - £1.49

            - Full independent control of Shutter, ISO, White Balance, Focus and Exposure Compensation

            - 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

            - Fun launch video too

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          • DigitalOutbox Episode 232

            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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            • 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

              • Picks


              Ian

              Desert Golfing

              - Free

              - Endless golf game

              - Perfect for 5 minute time fills

              Chris


              Rules!

              - 4x4 grid of tiles showing a picture and a number.

              - Bit like ‘Simple Simon’ - Starts with one rule. Numbers ascending.

              - Click tiles by following the rule.

              - Then another rules is added - say ‘green monster’

              - So you click all green monsters - then numbers ascending…

              - Then another rule is added etc…

              - Time limit.

              - £1.49

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            • DigitalOutbox Episode 231

              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

              - Free

              - iPad and iPhone

              - Endless frogger

              - Very addictive

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            • DigitalOutbox Episode 230

              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

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            • DigitalOutbox Episode 229

              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

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            • DigitalOutbox Episode 228

              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

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            • DigitalOutbox Episode 227

              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

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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.