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  • DigitalOutbox Episode 366

    Chris and Ian discuss the new Xbox, YouTube and Smart Homes


    https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode366/DigitalOutbox-366-191219.mp3

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    • Twitter to add a way to ‘memorialize’ accounts for deceased users before removing inactive ones
    • Facebook launches a photo portability tool, starting in Ireland
    • Apple Pay speeds up payments on the Tube
    • TikTok suppressed disabled users' videos
    • Google CEO Sundar Pichai is taking over as CEO of Alphabet
    • Plex launches a free, ad-supported streaming service in over 200 countries
    • Instagram demands date of birth from new members
    • YouTube bans malicious insults and veiled threats
    • YouTube's top earners: Eight-year-old Ryan tops list with $26m
    • Apple and Spotify’s podcasts come to Echo devices in the US
    • Apple, Google, and Amazon are teaming up to develop an open-source smart home standard
    • Microsoft names its new games console Xbox Series X
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    • DigitalOutbox Episode 365

      Chris and Ian discuss Politics and Game Streaming


      https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode365/DigitalOutbox-365-191126.mp3

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      • Facebook is secretly using your iPhone’s camera as you scroll your feed
      • Facebook Pay is a new payment system for WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook
      • Google to offer checking accounts in partnership with banks starting next year
      • Tim Berners-Lee unveils global plan to save the web
      • Twitter makes its political ad ban official
      • Google to restrict political adverts worldwide
      • General election 2019: Labour pledges free broadband for all
      • APPLE’S 16-INCH MACBOOK PRO IS HERE AND IT HAS A GOOD KEYBOARD
      • MOTOROLA RESURRECTS THE RAZR AS A FOLDABLE ANDROID SMARTPHONE
      • Spotify turns its personalization technology to podcasts with launch of Your Daily Podcasts
      • Uber loses London licence after TfL finds drivers faked identity
      • Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR-exclusive, full-length prequel to Half-Life 2
      • Project xCloud game streaming coming to PC in 2020, adding DualShock 4 support
      • Google Stadia: several features won't be available at launch
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      • DigitalOutbox Episode 364

        Chris and Ian discuss Browsers, Political Ads and AirPods Pro


        https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode364/DigitalOutbox-364-191109.mp3

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        • Chrome and Firefox will now alert you about data breaches involving your accounts
        • Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser gets new privacy features, will be generally available January 15
        • Google claims 'quantum supremacy' for computer
        • Twitch megastar Shroud is joining Ninja on Mixer as an exclusive streamer
        • Facebook starts testing News, its new section for journalism
        • Twitter to ban all political advertising
        • Nvidia’s new Shield TV wins the Android TV market with amazing 4K upscaling
        • Apple announces AirPods Pro with noise cancellation
        • Drone registration made compulsory as UK scheme launches
        • The Mavic Mini is DJI’s first drone that doesn’t need FAA registration
        • Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion
        • Adobe Max 2019: all the top announcements
        • Microsoft’s new Office app for iOS and Android combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
        • British broadcasters launch Britbox streaming service in the UK
        • Disney+ will hit the UK and four other European countries March 31st
        • BlizzCon 2019’s biggest announcements: Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, and an apology
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        • DigitalOutbox Episode 363

          Chris and Ian discuss Catalina, Apple + China and the Google Pixel Event


          https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode363/DigitalOutbox-363-191022.mp3

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          • Apple’s MacOS Catalina is now available
          • Apple pulls HKmap from App Store, the day after Chinese state media criticized its ‘unwise and reckless decision’ to approve it
          • Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China
          • Payments giants abandon Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency
          • Microsoft rolls out Windows Tamper Protection for Windows antivirus to keep hackers at bay
          • UK ‘porn block’: Government drops plan to stop children watching sex videos online
          • Beats announces Solo Pro on-ear headphones with noise cancellation
          • Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service will launch on November 19th
          • Google’s new Pixel Buds are coming spring 2020 for $179
          • Google announces Pixelbook Go, a cheaper Pixelbook
          • Google announces its Nest Mini smart speaker
          • Google announces Nest Wifi, a mesh router system with smart speakers inside
          • Google announces Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL
          • Google Pixel 4 Face Unlock works if eyes are shut
          • Samsung: Anyone's thumbprint can unlock Galaxy S10 phone
          • Google is discontinuing the Daydream View VR headset, and the Pixel 4 won’t support Daydream
          • New Xbox Live features filter out swears, limits bullying
          • Sony’s next console is… the PlayStation 5, arriving holidays 2020
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          • DigitalOutbox Episode 362

            Chris and Ian discuss new hardware from Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook


            https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode362/DigitalOutbox-362-191005.mp3

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            • Battlestar Galactica reboot from Mr. Robot creator headed to Peacock streaming service
            • Huawei’s flagship Mate 30 Pro has impressive specs but no Google
            • Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha is almost entirely made of screen
            • Samsung will let Galaxy Fold owners replace their screens once for $149
            • Amazon launches HD music streaming
            • Amazon Fall 2019 Event
            • GoPro Hero Black 8 targets vloggers with add-on modules
            • New ‘unpatchable’ iPhone exploit could allow permanent jailbreaking on hundreds of millions of devices
            • Siri will soon default to the messaging apps you prefer, not just iMessage
            • Google is making it easier to check if your passwords have been compromised in a data breach
            • The Google Assistant can now control your Xbox One
            • Google Play Pass launches with 350+ premium apps and games, initially for $1.99 per month
            • Mario Kart Tour’s $4.99 monthly subscription fee is out of touch with reality
            • The biggest announcements, live from Microsoft’s 2019 Surface event
            • Facebook’s second-generation Portal devices are cheaper, smaller, and support WhatsApp
            • Facebook announces Oculus Link, which brings PC games to the standalone Quest headset
            • Facebook announces Horizon, a VR massive-multiplayer world
            • Facebook is building a ‘new social layer’ for Oculus headsets
            • Sony slashes the price of PlayStation Now by half, adds God of War and GTA 5
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            • DigitalOutbox Episode 361

              Chris and Ian discuss 361: iPhone 11, Amazon Fire and Super Nintendo


              https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode361/DigitalOutbox-361-190917.mp3

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              Shownotes
              • A message about iOS security
              • Apple Music launches a public beta on the web
              • Apple Event
              • Amazon unveils a new Fire TV Cube, soundbar and over a dozen Fire TV Edition products
              • Google releases Android 10
              • Nintendo Direct shows off surprise sequels, new ports in aggressive year-end pitch
              • App that cancels subscriptions launches in UK
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              • DigitalOutbox Episode 360

                Chris and Ian discuss snooping tech firms, hacks and Android 10


                https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode360/DigitalOutbox-360-190901.mp3

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                • Verizon is selling Tumblr to WordPress.com parent, Automattic
                • Snap introduces Spectacles 3, with two HD cameras and 3D effects on Snapchat
                • Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users’ Audio Chats
                • Apple 'sorry' that workers listened to Siri voice recordings
                • Malicious websites were used to secretly hack into iPhones for years, says Google
                • Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms
                • Jack Dorsey: Twitter CEO's account briefly hacked
                • Home Office role in 'Woke' Muslim social network revealed
                • Pure cringe: UK ISP has the worst excuse for storing passwords in plaintext ever
                • Disney+ comes to Canada and the Netherlands on Nov. 12, will support nearly all major platforms at launch
                • Google ditches desserts as Q becomes Android 10
                • BBC to launch digital voice assistant
                • Instagram’s latest assault on Snapchat is a messaging app called Threads
                • Cyberpunk 2077, exclusive Orcs Must Die 3, and many more now headed to Stadia
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                • DigitalOutbox Episode 359

                  Chris and Ian discuss Banning Games, 8Chan + New Samsung Devices


                  https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode359/DigitalOutbox-359-190813.mp3

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                  • Alexa users can now disable human review of voice recordings
                  • Trump and GOP blame recent mass shootings on video games, internet
                  • 8chan’s new internet host was kicked off its own host just hours later
                  • iOS 13 privacy feature will force total overhaul for Facebook apps
                  • Samsung Galaxy Note 10 announced: two sizes, new S Pen, and DeX on your laptop
                  • Samsung’s new Galaxy Book S is a Qualcomm-powered laptop with 23 hours of battery life
                  • Microsoft and Samsung partner to bridge Android and Windows closer together
                  • Google Maps AR walking directions arrive on iOS and Android
                  • HarmonyOS is Huawei’s Android alternative for smartphones and smart home devices
                  • Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo join forces against lootboxes
                  • Ninja disgusted at Twitch after porn stream was promoted on his channel
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                  • DigitalOutbox Episode 358

                    Chris and Ian discuss Ninja, Streaming TV and Apple


                    https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode358/DigitalOutbox-358-190803.mp3

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                    • Facebook scam-busting service goes live
                    • Facebook to pay $5bn to settle privacy concerns
                    • Netflix shares sink 10% as subscriber take-up slows
                    • BritBox: ITV and BBC set out plans for new streaming service
                    • BBC iPlayer gets Ofcom green light to make shows available for a year
                    • Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to pursue holy grail of artificial intelligence
                    • Virgin Media pledges gigabit broadband to millions of homes
                    • Apple acquiring most of Intel’s smartphone modem business in $1B deal
                    • Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings
                    • Google reveals fistful of flaws in Apple's iMessage app
                    • Google to auction slots on Android default search ‘choice screen’ in Europe next year, rivals cry ‘pay-to-play’ foul
                    • Three to give customers 5G at 'no extra cost'
                    • Marcus Hutchins spared US jail sentence over malware charges
                    • New Nintendo Switch model will have much better battery life
                    • Microsoft removes Cortana from the Xbox One in latest update
                    • British boy becomes Fortnite millionaire in World Cup tournament
                    • Ninja announces he is leaving Twitch to stream exclusively on Mixer
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                    • DigitalOutbox Episode 357

                      Chris and Ian discuss Jony Ive, Data Fines and the Nintendo Switch Lite


                      https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode357/DigitalOutbox-357-190713.mp3

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                      Shownotes
                      • YouTube is making it easier to remove recommendations you don’t like
                      • Twitter will hide rule-breaking politicians' tweets
                      • Vodafone switches on 5G network in seven UK cities
                      • British Airways faces record £183m fine for data breach
                      • UK watchdog plans to fine Marriott £99m
                      • Jony Ive, Apple designer behind iPhone and iMac, to exit company after 30 years
                      • Macs vulnerable to 'bananas' Zoom video flaw
                      • Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to vulnerability that could allow iPhone eavesdropping
                      • Apple updates entry-level MacBook Air and Pro for back to school
                      • Amazon and Google deliver on TV peace deal
                      • Amazon Alexa-NHS partnership splits expert opinion
                      • Nintendo Switch Lite is a smaller, cheaper Switch built exclusively for handheld play
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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.