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DigitalOutbox episodes

  • DigitalOutbox Episode 406

    Chris and Ian discuss Hacks, Web 3, Meta and Halo


    https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode406/DigitalOutbox-406-211219.mp3

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    • Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK
    • Six million Sky routers had serious security flaw
    • Facebook and Instagram encryption plans delayed by Meta until 2023
    • Apple files lawsuit against NSO Group over Pegasus spyware
    • Recently uncovered software flaw ‘most critical vulnerability of the last decade’
    • Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law
    • UK competition watchdog orders Meta to sell Giphy
    • Apple and Google’s mobile duopoly likely to face UK antitrust action
    • Beginning next year, Apple will send you parts and tools to fix your iPhone and Mac at home
    • Jack steps down from Twitter CEO role
    • Square is changing its name to Block
    • Kickstarter plans to move its crowdfunding platform to the blockchain
    • Microsoft Xbox boss Phil Spencer tells staff he’s ‘deeply troubled’ by Activision Blizzard
    • Meta releases social VR space Horizon Worlds
    • Xbox’s 20th Anniversary museum is a metaverse full of achievements and mistakes
      • 1 hr 1 min
    • DigitalOutbox Episode 405

      Chris and Ian discuss the Metaverse, Google and Forza Horizon 5


      https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode405/DigitalOutbox-405-211113.mp3

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      • Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings
      • Microsoft and Meta announce integration deal between Teams and Workplace
      • Microsoft takes on Chromebooks with school-focused $250 laptops and Windows 11 SE
      • Twitter Blue launches in the US and New Zealand with expanded feature set
      • Google outlines plans for first alternative in-app payments in South Korea
      • Google wins appeal against UK class action-style suit seeking damages for Safari tracking
      • Google fails to overturn EU’s €2.42BN Shopping antitrust decision
      • Apple v Epic: Court denies delay on App Store changes
      • YouTube is removing the dislike count on all videos across its platform
      • Unity is buying Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital for over $1.6B
      • Netflix officially has games now
      • Netflix launches its first selection of games on iPhone and iPad, sign up using Apple In-App Purchase
      • Valve delays the Steam Deck into 2022
      • Indie handheld Playdate delayed to 2022
        • 1 hr 4 min
      • DigitalOutbox Episode 404

        Chris and Ian discuss Apple, Google and Facebook Keynotes


        https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode404/DigitalOutbox-404-211030.mp3

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        • Apple Event
        • Google Pixel Event
        • Google lowers Play Store fees to 15% on subscription apps, as low as 10% for media apps
        • Twitter admits bias in algorithm for rightwing politicians and news outlets
        • Twitter says Online Safety Bill needs more clarity
        • Facebook is adding a mixed reality platform to Oculus Quest
        • Slack and Dropbox are coming to Oculus Quest
        • Oculus users are getting a new metaverse home
        • Facebook teases ‘Project Cambria’ high-end VR / AR headset
        • Facebook just revealed its new name: Meta
        • Facebook’s Oculus Quest will soon be called the Meta Quest
        • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is coming to VR
        • Grand Theft Auto’s trilogy remaster coming Nov. 11
          • 1 hr 8 min
        • DigitalOutbox Episode 403

          Chris and Ian discuss Facebook Woes, Amazons New Devices and GTA


          https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode403/DigitalOutbox-403-211016.mp3

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          • Facebook pauses work on Instagram Kids after teen mental health concerns
          • Facebook grilled over mental-health impact on kids
          • Facebook harms children and weakens democracy: ex-employee
          • What happened to Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram?
          • Twitter will now let you remove followers without blocking them
          • Twitch confirms hack after source code and creator payout data leaks online
          • Broadband switching to be made faster and easier under new rules
          • Microsoft opens its Windows store up to third-party app stores
          • Amazon takes on Nest with a $59.99 smart thermostat
          • Amazon’s new Echo Show 15 is meant to hang on your wall
          • Amazon will let you teach Alexa to recognize and respond to sounds and detect occupancy
          • Amazon Glow is a video chat gadget with built-in games to keep kids engaged
          • Amazon is now accepting your applications for its home surveillance drone
          • ‘Hey Disney’ is a custom voice assistant coming to Echo devices in 2022
          • AMAZON’S NEW RING ALARM PRO COMBINES A SECURITY SYSTEM WITH AN EERO ROUTER
          • Ring Video Doorbells are finally getting package alerts
          • Blink’s first doorbell is finally released, four years later
          • Amazon announces new wearable and services to try to make you fitter
          • SAY HELLO TO ASTRO, ALEXA ON WHEELS
          • Neighbour wins privacy row over smart doorbell and cameras
          • End of the satellite dish? Sky launches its own smart TV
          • The $499 HTC Vive Flow is VR for people who don’t like VR
          • Dolby Vision gaming launches first on Xbox Series X and S
          • The Grand Theft Auto trilogy is getting remastered for PC and consoles, including Nintendo Switch
            • 1 hr 10 min
          • DigitalOutbox Episode 402

            Chris and Ian discuss the Apple Event, Facebook and Microsoft Hardware and Twitter


            https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode402/DigitalOutbox-402-210925.mp3

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            • Twitter tests safety mode feature to silence abuse
            • Twitter rolls out paid subscription ‘Super Follows’ to let you cash in on your tweets
            • Twitter wants you to tweet to interest-based communities, not just followers
            • Apple announces new settlement with Japan allowing developers to link to external websites
            • Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchase, rules judge in Epic v. Apple
            • APPLE AND EPIC BOTH LOST TODAY
            • Apple iPhone Event
            • Apple opposes EU plans to make common charger port for all devices
            • UK offers cash for CSAM detection tech targeted at E2E encryption
            • Microsoft accounts can now go fully passwordless
            • Microsoft’s fall Surface event: the 7 biggest announcements
            • Facebook releases two new Portal video calling devices with focus on remote work
            • Facebook debuts its Ray-Ban Stories smart sunglasses
              • 1 hr 3 min
            • DigitalOutbox Episode 401

              Chris and Ian discuss OnlyFans, GPU's, Horizon Workrooms and Halo


              https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode401/DigitalOutbox-401-210829.mp3

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              • Internet revamp for the humble landline
              • Twitter tests 'misleading' post report button for first time
              • OnlyFans bans explicit content
              • OnlyFans suspends policy change after backlash
              • Nvidia expects GPU supply constraints for the ‘vast majority’ of 2022
              • Intel shows off its answer to Nvidia’s DLSS, coming to Arc GPUs in 2022
              • Bitcoin comes to UK PayPal - but not for payments
              • Facebook suppressed report that made it look bad
              • INSIDE FACEBOOK’S METAVERSE FOR WORK
              • Apple agrees to App Store changes letting developers email users about payment options
              • Microsoft won’t stop you installing Windows 11 on older PCs
              • Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Cloud Gaming comes to Xbox consoles this holiday
              • You won’t be able to play Halo Infinite co-op or edit multiplayer maps at launch
                • 49 min
              • DigitalOutbox Episode 400

                Chris and Ian discuss Spyware, CSAM, Samsung Unpacked and Halo Infinite


                https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode400/DigitalOutbox-400-210814.mp3

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                • Pegasus: Spyware sold to governments 'targets activists'
                • China accused of cyber-attack on Microsoft Exchange servers
                • Apple confirms it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse images
                • Instagram makes under-16s' accounts private by default
                • Instagram confirms test of new anti-harassment tool, Limits, designed for moments of crisis
                • Twitter partners with AP and Reuters to address misinformation on its platform
                • Sky News Australia barred for week by YouTube over Covid misinformation
                • Covid: NHS app in England and Wales tweaked to notify fewer contacts
                • THIS IS THE PIXEL 6, GOOGLE’S TAKE ON AN ‘ULTRA HIGH END’ PHONE
                • SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FOLD 3 ANNOUNCED WITH S PEN SUPPORT AND WATER RESISTANCE
                • SAMSUNG GALAXY Z FLIP 3 ANNOUNCED WITH MUCH BIGGER, MORE USEFUL COVER DISPLAY
                • THE GALAXY WATCH 4 INJECTS SAMSUNG’S CAPABLE HARDWARE WITH GOOGLE SOFTWARE
                • Netflix to include mobile games for subscribers
                • Oculus recalls Quest 2 headset pads after skin rashes
                  • 1 hr 13 min
                • DigitalOutbox Episode 399

                  Chris and Ian discuss Windows 11, Windows 365 and the Steam Deck


                  https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode399/DigitalOutbox-399-210718.mp3

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                  • John McAfee: Anti-virus creator found dead in prison cell
                  • UK carrier EE introduces EU roaming charges following Brexit
                  • Kaseya hack floods hundreds of companies with ransomware
                  • Microsoft announces Windows 11, with a new design, Start menu, and more
                  • Microsoft announces Windows 365, a subscription cloud PC
                  • UK tells messaging apps not to use e2e encryption for kids’ accounts
                  • Instagram admits moderation mistake over racist comments
                  • Twitter now lets you limit who can reply to a tweet after the fact
                  • Twitter is shutting down Fleets on August 3, citing low usage
                  • Xbox Game Streaming exits beta, now works on all iOS devices, web browsers
                  • Valve announces Steam Deck handheld for PC games
                  • Nintendo announces new Nintendo Switch model with 7-inch OLED screen
                  • Super Mario 64 game sells for record-breaking $1.5m at auction
                    • 57 min
                  • DigitalOutbox Episode 398

                    Chris and Ian discuss WWDC and E3


                    https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode398/DigitalOutbox-398-210619.mp3

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                    • WWDC 2021
                    • Apple Music launches Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio, adds Spatial Audio playlists
                    • Apple Podcasts Subscriptions go live worldwide
                    • Biden revokes and replaces Trump actions targeting TikTok and WeChat
                    • Apple and Google investigated by UK competition body
                    • Google opens Workspace to everyone
                    • EA hacked and source code stolen
                    • Google Stadia is coming to Chromecast with Google TV and Android TV on June 23rd
                    • Amazon’s game streaming service Luna is opening access to all Prime members June 21 and 22
                    • Xbox streaming is coming to TVs and streaming devices, alongside new consoles
                    • Facebook tests ads in virtual reality headsets
                    • Ubisoft at E3 2021: The 9 biggest announcements
                    • Xbox & Bethesda Event
                    • Nintendo at E3 2021: The 14 biggest announcements
                      • 1 hr 25 min
                    • DigitalOutbox Episode 397

                      Chris and Ian discuss Windows, Twitter Blue, G7 Taxing the Techs and the PS5


                      https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode397/DigitalOutbox-397-210605.mp3

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                      Shownotes
                      • Microsoft teases a ‘next generation of Windows’ announcement ‘very soon’
                      • Microsoft Build
                      • Amazon is buying MGM Studios for $8.45B
                      • Etsy is acquiring UK-based social selling site Depop for $1.625B in a mostly cash deal
                      • Instagram lets users hide likes to reduce social media pressure
                      • Twitter launches its premium subscription, Twitter Blue, initially in Canada and Australia
                      • Nigeria suspends Twitter operations, says platform ‘undermines its corporate existence’
                      • Facebook will reconsider Trump’s ban in two years
                      • Apple updates AirTags after stalking fears
                      • G7: Rich nations back deal to tax multinationals
                      • Nvidia announces souped-up RTX 3080 Ti, 3070 Ti graphics cards
                      • Sony delays new God of War to 2022
                      • God of War sequel and Gran Turismo 7 coming to PS4 as well as PS5
                        • 48 min

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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.