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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 186

    DigitalOutbox Episode 186


    DigitalOutbox Episode 186 - Tablets, Tablets, Tablets

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    2:26 - WH Smith takes website offline after porn e-book scandal

    5:48 - Googles Project Shield offers free protection from DDoS attacks

    7:44 - Argos launches own-brand budget tablet for tweenies


    9:46 - Amazons new Kindle Fire HDX tablets - pre-orders open in the UK

    11:00 - Nokia Keynote

    15:19 - Apple Keynote

    30:58 - Apple poaches Burberry CEO Ahrendts to be its new retail chief

    32:58 - Windows 8.1 now out

    35:57 - Twitter Solves The Follow-Back Tango, Enables Direct Messages From All Your Followers

    37:12 - BBM app coming back to Apple App Store and Google Play today

    38:19 - LinkedIns Intro Feature Is Very Cool And A Spectacularly Bad Idea

    42:13 - Ubisoft Delays Watchdogs

    44:41 - DriveClub officially delayed until 2014

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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 185

    DigitalOutbox Episode 185


    DigitalOutbox Episode 185 - Adobe hacked and BBC look to the future

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    0:51 - Adobes network compromised: 2.9 million customer names, encrypted credit and debit card numbers, and source code

    5:32 - Twitter IPO: social media company looks to raise $1bn in public share sale

    7:17 - NSA and GCHQ target Tor network that protects anonymity of web users

    9:31 - Google To Start Employing User Ratings And Photos In Shared Endorsements Ads

    12:28 - 1m Raspberry Pi computers have now been built in the UK, as global sales hit 1.75m

    13:56 - BBC plans to help get the nation coding

    16:01 - iPlayer

    19:49 - Playlister

    21:33 - Live Events

    23:26 - BBC Store

    26:16 - ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 force TVCatchUp to drop their services

    29:06 - Samsung's Galaxy Round is the first phone with a curved display

    32:11 - Make a mini you from £40

    34:43 - Rockstar apologizes for GTA Online issues with in-game cash

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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 184

    DigitalOutbox Episode 184


    DigitalOutbox Episode 184 - Ballmers Tears, Sleazy Samsung.

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    0:57 - Steve Ballmer's intense, tearful goodbye to Microsoft

    4:40 - Windows Phone catching up with iOS and Android in Europe

    7:54 - Ofcom: no 5G networks in UK until 'at least 2018' as it rolls out white space trials

    11:27 - Rail mobile internet speeds set to get faster in UK

    12:49 - UK to create new cyber defence force

    16:23 - What's a security flaw worth? $12.50 for Yahoo

    19:45 - FBI claims largest Bitcoin seizure after arrest of alleged Silk Road founder

    24:17 - The Galaxy Note 3 comes with a 'tiny screen' mode that enables one hand usage

    26:28 - Note 3's benchmarking 'adjustments' inflate scores by up to 20%

    30:51 - Judge tosses Apple motion, allows patent troll Lodsys to continue rampage

    37:33 - GTA Online

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    Ian

    The Great Suspender

    - Extension for Chrome

    - Unload, park, suspend tabs to reduce memory footprint of chrome.

    Tabs can auto-suspend after a configurable period of time or be suspended manually. Tabs can be whitelisted to avoid automatic suspension. Suspended tabs are retained after closing and reopening browser, preventing many tabs from all reloading after a restart

    - Saves memory and more importantly battery on laptops

    Chris


    Pocket Casts

    - Great podcast app for Android and iOS

    - Auto downloads, syncs between clients and a fantastic front end

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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 183

    DigitalOutbox Episode 183


    DigitalOutbox Episode 183 - RIM retreats, Easyjet stumbles and a plethora of tablets.

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    0:56 - BlackBerry to fire 4,500 employees as sales of new device plummet

    2:59 - BBM's Android And iOS Launch Weekend Going About As Badly As Possible

    4:56 - BlackBerry Signs Letter Of Intent To Go Private For $9 Per Share In Deal Valued At $4.7 Billion

    9:04 - iPhone 5s and 5c sales top 9m over Apples opening weekend

    11:33 - The iPhones Fingerprint Sensor Has Already Been Hacked

    13:42 - Argos and eBay join forces for click-and-collect service

    16:28 - EasyJet under fire after claims it refused to let The Drum columnist Mark Leiser on board for sending critical tweet

    19:13 - Rural superfast broadband chaos due BT's 'near monopoly', say MPs

    23:21 - Roku launches new TV streaming boxes and brings Roku 3 to the UK and Ireland

    25:35 - Tesco enters the tablet fray with Hudl

    28:15 - Surface Pro 2: hands-on with Microsoft's new tablet powerhouse

    31:31 - Amazons Kindle Fire HDX

    35:28 - Amazon's new $139 Kindle Fire HD is the cheap tablet to buy

    37:02 - Valve announces SteamOS, a living room operating system for games

    39:47 - Valve announces Steam Machines, the Steam Box hardware beta

    Picks


    Ian

    Instacast

    - Excellent Podcast player for iOS and Mac

    - Mac - $19.99

    - iOS - £2.99

    - Excellent player, syncs really well between clients

    - Supports downloading in the background

    - iTunes update this week was the final push for me to try other clients - and this is great

    - If you want to keep podcasts in sync over Android and iOS try Pocketcasts

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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 182

    DigitalOutbox Episode 182


    DigitalOutbox Episode 182 - Twitter IPO, iPhone Launch and GTA V

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    1:02 - Twitter makes IPO plans official

    3:19 - Abandoned NHS IT system has cost £10bn so far

    6:53 - Mobile phone emergency alert system to be tested in UK

    9:18 - iPhone Shortages

    19:35 - UK enters global online university race

    21:30 - Apple Starts Letting Users Install Last Compatible Versions Of Apps

    23:00 - Google makes QuickOffice free, gives away 10 GB in Drive storage

    24:47 - Bump gets acquired by Google

    25:22 - Washington gunman Aaron Alexis heard 'voices in head' after playing violent video games up to 18 hours a day

    27:21 - GTA V

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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 181

    DigitalOutbox Episode 181


    DigitalOutbox Episode 181 - Apple Keynote and Microsoft buy Nokia

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    1:07 - Nokia's handset business bought by Microsoft for €5.44bn

    6:48 - US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet

    9:58 - Ministry of Sound sues Spotify

    11:32 - Amazon's 'Kindle MatchBook' finally bundles physical books with a copy for your Kindle

    13:00 - Android KitKat unveiled in Google surprise move

    14:41 - Google's browser becomes a true platform with today's launch of Chrome Apps

    17:00 - Xbox Music gets iOS and Android apps, free web playback; cloud locker to follow

    18:52 - Xbox One Launch Date

    20:24 - Sony - thinner Vita and Vita TV

    23:22 - Sony at IFA

    26:59 - Samsung at IFA

    31:14 - iOS 7

    33:43 - iPhone 5c

    35:49 - iPhone 5s

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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 180

    DigitalOutbox Episode 180


    DigitalOutbox Episode 180 - Ballmer to retire, Nintendo 2DS

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    1:36 - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to step down within a year

    8:19 - Steve Jobs' Email Shows Apple Changed In-App Purchasing Rules Specifically To Retaliate Against Amazon

    11:36 - Google drops Nexus 4 to $199 in the US and slashes prices by 25% in 6 other markets

    13:08 - Three confirm 4G plans

    14:56 - On the day that O2 and Vodafone launch 4G in the UK

    18:24 - Twitter Updates Android, iOS And Web With New Conversation View, Abuse Reporting

    20:41 - Facebook Announces Shared Photo Albums To Boost Group Engagement

    22:06 - Feedly Pro Available for all

    23:33 - Nintendo 2DS coming this Oct. for £109, plays 3DS games in 2D

    27:03 - Twerk, Selfie, Bitcoin, Others Added To Oxford Dictionary

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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 179

    DigitalOutbox Episode 179


    DigitalOutbox Episode 179 - Gamescom

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    1:17 - Ask.fm details changes

    2:59 - Twitter Related Headlines Deliver News By Linking To Sites Where A Tweet Is Embedded

    5:03 - Bradley Manning Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison

    8:11 - why the Guardian in London destroyed hard drives of leaked files

    12:05 - Groklaw news website abandoned over US surveillance

    14:51 - Facebook And 6 Phone Companies Launch Internet.org To Bring Affordable Access To Everyone

    16:50 - Google Maps for iOS and Android now displays Waze alerts, while Street View lands in Waze Map Editor

    18:43 - Microsoft

    27:36 - Sony

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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 178

    DigitalOutbox Episode 178


    DigitalOutbox Episode 178 - GTA Online and more Xbox One reversals

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    0:38 - Ask.fm offers to name suicide teen's anonymous tormenters

    2:13 - Lavabit email service abruptly shut down citing government interference

    5:38 - BlackBerry goes up for sale after years of struggle in smartphone market

    12:05 - O2 unveils 4G pricing

    13:30 - City of London calls halt to smartphone tracking bins

    16:05 - Pirate Bay Launches PirateBrowser On Maiden Voyage

    20:08 - Apple publishes rules for developers to calm row over in-app purchases

    22:00 - Xbox One now functions without Kinect switched on confirmed

    24:19 - Call of Duty: Ghosts Multiplayer Reveal

    28:07 - GTA V Multiplayer Reveal

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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 177

    DigitalOutbox Episode 177


    DigitalOutbox Episode 177 - Moto X and Twitter Trolls

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    0:59 - Moto X

    7:10 - Google announces tool to track lost Android phones

    8:09 - O2 and Vodaphone Launch 4G on August 29th

    12:16 - BT and Vodafone among telecoms companies passing details to GCHQ

    15:06 - No internet access in 17% of UK homes, ONS data shows

    17:06 - Teenager Hannah Smith killed herself because of online bullying

    21:09 - Stella Creasy receives Twitter photo of masked, knife-wielding man

    23:35 - Twitters Abuse Commitment

    25:51 - Tweeting arrests of 'illegal immigrants' is a new low for the Home Office

    26:48 - Twitter bigot ordered to pay gay rights campaigner £40,000 for calling her a paedophile

    29:01 - Obama Administration Vetoes Ban On Certain iPhones And iPads

    31:08 - 'Safety issues' prompt Apple charger trade-in programme

    33:24 - Amazon launches digital downloads for software and video games in the UK

    34:27 - Feedly Pro Announced

    37:07 - Google Chrome security flaw offers unrestricted password access

    39:18 - Google Play Music All Access Goes Live In 9 European Countries

    Picks


    Ian

    Pivvot

    - Pivvot is a thrilling game of strategic avoidance that will consistently test and challenge your ability to make quick, impulsive decisions. As the game progresses, you will have to rely on your instincts and problem-solving skills to navigate down the winding path for survival. With its intensity, minimalistic design, and puzzling logic, Pivvot is sure to keep you guessing at every turn.

    - iOS and coming soon to Android

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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.