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Your weekly briefing on the world of tech, focusing on news, views and a fair few digressions from staff of Computerworlduk.com, Macworld.co.uk, PCAdvisor.co.uk and Techworld.com Hosted on Acas... more
FAQs about Tech Weekly Podcast UK:How many episodes does Tech Weekly Podcast UK have?The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.
September 13, 2018Episode 102 - The Internet of Tennis Max (IoTM) Apple event special, new iPhones and Apple WatchA quick-fire reaction Apple special, recorded the morning after new iPhones and an Apple Watch were announced at an event in California.Henry Burrell joins David Price, Ashleigh Macro and Scott Carey to discuss which products we'll be buying, avoiding and coveting over the Christmas period.Is the new iPhone named terribly? Is it an upgrade at all? What wasn't announced? And does Scott give the new Apple Watch any praise at all? It's all here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more32minPlay
September 12, 2018Episode 101 - The Internet of Chucking Tech in the Bin (IoCTitB) Room 101 specialEpisode 101 is a second special in a row as we take tech to trial and consign our least favourite digital surplus to Room 101.The Orwellian nightmare is compered by Henry Burrell as he, David Price, Tamlin Magee and Scott Carey each pick two things to banish forever. Cue a a bumper edition where we throw people, buzzwords, fads and entire companies down the trash chute.May contain arguments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more54minPlay
August 22, 2018Episode 100 - The Internet of Interval Timers (IoIT) Bumper 100 topic special!Here it is folks, the insane 100th episode we have been planned for weeks (ahem). What better way to spend just over 50 minutes than with 100 tech topics covering over two years, one taken from each of the last 99 episodes of the pod plus the bonus round at the end.Henry Burrell leads Tamlin Magee, Charlotte Jee, Scott Carey, Karen Khan and Christina Mercer down the tech rabbit hole in a game show-style quick fire test of our tech brains. In this game, everyone is a winner. Naw.Thanks a lot for listening - here's to the next 100. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more58minPlay
August 17, 2018Episode 99 - The Internet of Redemption (IoR) Google tracking, Red Dead Redemption 2 and the iMac at 20This week our host Scott Carey is joined by Techworld editor Charlotte Jee to discuss the revelation that Google is still tracking users, even if you have that feature disabled, and the wider topic of privacy.Then games editor at Tech Advisor, Lewis Painter, joins to talk about one of the most hotly anticipated games of the year: Red Dead Redemption 2.Lastly Macworld UK editor Karen Khan talks about the enduring legacy of the iMac PC 20 years on and how it set Apple on a historic trajectory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more36minPlay
August 10, 2018Episode 98 - The Internet of Banning Idiots (IoBI) Infowars, new phone hype and the Millennium DomeThis week on the UK Tech Weekly Podcast our host Scott Carey talks to Macworld editor David Price about the ever-controversial Alex Jones and why the big tech companies are finally stepping up their efforts to ban him from their platforms. Editors note: we recorded this on Thursday before Twitter finally started to take some measures against Jones, without outright banning him.Next our resident phone nerd and consumer tech editor at Tech Advisor Henry Burrell talks about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 9, the latest iPhone X rumours and how Apple and Google are trying to make you use your phone less.Lastly Techworld editor Charlotte Jee takes us on a trip down memory lane to talk about the utopian vision of the Millennium Experience, how it reflected the values of a New Labour government and its legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more43minPlay
August 02, 2018Episode 97 - The Internet of Big Companies (IoBC) Apple results, Amazon worker rights and Google Cloud NextThis week our host Scott Carey is joined by Macworld UK editor Karen Khan to chat about Apple's latest blockbuster results.Then group production editor Tamlin Magee jumps in to discuss Amazon's working practices following the collective action around Prime Day.Finally, Scott chats through his experience at the Google Cloud Next conference in San Francisco last week to see how it is trying to compete with the big boys at Amazon and Microsoft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more34minPlay
July 27, 2018Episode 96 - The Internet of Automation (IoA) IBM and the Third Reich, Facebook slump and MacBook Pro woesJoin host Henry Burrell in hot as hell London town to bring you 40 minutes of air conditioned tech chat.Tamlin Magee talks us through the murky ways IBM helped the Third Reich in the Thirties and Forties with data collection and asks what responsibility tech companies have today to ensure their work does not contribute to evil.Charlotte Jee then analyses Facebook's stock price slump, asking why it happened and does it really affect the company? The team muses on Facebook as a whole and the fascinating if polarising Zuckerberg.Finally Macworld's David Price chats about the new MacBook Pros and how Apple has already fixed the major flaw in the high-end model - but why did they ship this way? Is Apple less concerned with quality control these days? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more45minPlay
July 11, 2018Episode 95 - The Internet of Digital Ministers (IoDM) Political turmoil, Surface Go and CaveXJoin host Scott Carey as the team dissects Tory meltdown and what it means for tech and the ministers we haven't heard of. What can they actually do to help the country? Charlotte Jee explains.Then Henry Burrell chats on the new Microsoft Surface Go, an 'affordable' Surface tablet that actually still breaks the bank. Who is it for, and is Microsoft really chasing the iPad market?David Price rounds up the pod with Musk Corner as everyone's favourite Twitter megalomaniac flies off to Thailand to help with a cave rescue - but should he stay out of it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more31minPlay
July 04, 2018Episode 94 - The Internet of Screens (IoS) Netflix is huge and Fortnite is popularThis week it’s David Price in the hosting seat to dig into two meaty tech topics: how does Netflix buy and develop its massive content library, and why is Fortnite such a sensation?Helping him dig into Netflix is Computerworld UK editor Scott Carey, with our new entertainment and lifestyle editor at Tech Advisor Dominic Preston joining in.Then staff writer at Tech Advisor Sean Bradley is on hand to talk about how Fortnite has become such a sensation, and if it is built to last. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more41minPlay
June 29, 2018Episode 93 - The Internet of Newsworthy Stuff (IoNS) Uber in London, FB crypto and BlackBerry Key2With Germany out of the World Cup what better way to celebrate than with a triptych of tech news'n'views? Henry Burrell hears from Scott Carey on Uber's London license while Sean Bradley explains why Facebook banned, and then allowed, cryptocurrency ads.Henry then shows off the new BlackBerry and a collection of other phones that Scott finds insulting and ridiculous. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....more42minPlay
FAQs about Tech Weekly Podcast UK:How many episodes does Tech Weekly Podcast UK have?The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.