Tech's Message

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss Amazon's potential move into the UK broadband market; Sky's forthcoming move to being a mobile network in Britain; the news that Uber and other minicab drivers in London will have to pass an English text (and we have some sample questions to quiz you with); why the price of music streaming services in the UK might still be too expensive for many people; and drone racing comes to European television in 2017. Plus your emails!

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THIS WEEK ON A SPECIAL TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian look specifically at how the UK consumer market was affected by Samsung's unprecedented recall of over two million Galaxy Note 7 handsets. What have our local networks been saying or doing to help the issue? How has the recall affected those in the UK who'd ordered a device? We'll hear from affected users, discuss Royal Mail's move to ban people from using its network to return phones to Samsung, how the recall has differed between the British Isles and the rest of the world; and we'll hear from fellow consumer technology commentators Stuart Miles, founder of Pocket-lint.com; and Rhiannon Williams, technology correspondent for the i newspaper.

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THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss Apple's move to Battersea Power Station for its London operations. We look at the history of the derelict site and how it's been approached time and time again, unsuccessfully, for renovation. Will Apple have better luck? Plus the BBC iPlayer will soon require logins and links to license fee payers' registered postcodes in order to get a login. TalkTalk was fined a record £400,000 for lax security that led to the hacking of one of its customer databases. Google reveals its plans to build its own high-end Android smartphones under the Pixel brand, so we look at where these products fit in the rest of the UK's phone market. Plus what's going on with the Fling social network, which has been seen to delve into the realms of user-created smut. Tech's Message is a weekly audio download from London-based technology journalists Nate Lanxon and Ian Morris. Hear a discussion based on the week's most interesting UK technology news, and other irreverent takes on tech issues deemed important for British ears to hear.

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THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss ​the new proposals from the European Commission to bring in new laws to govern so-called “over-the-top” messaging services, such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. In short, it’s been suggested they should be subject to the same restrictions and scrutiny as telecoms operators. We explore what this could mean, should it ever come into force. We also examine the UK’s energy smart meters and how the technology will work (and, perhaps more importantly, how it’s going to cost or save you money). Plus brand new Apple Watch 2 rumours and your emails.

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THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian hear stories of listeners who have had visits from the mythical vans driving around Britain catching TV users who don't pay a license fee; plus Virgin teases its 4K streaming service, Pokemon Go's UK revenues, Three expands its roaming service to many more EU countries, and more.

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THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss the BBC closing the iPlayer license fee loophole, who it affects and how the Beeb plans to try to find those who circumvent it; plus we discuss the Olympics in 360-degree video; further price hikes in consumer tech thanks to Brexit; and plenty more, including hands-on time with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, as well as your letters. Tech's Message is a weekly audio download from London-based technology journalists Nate Lanxon and Ian Morris. Hear a discussion based on the week's most interesting UK technology news, and other irreverent takes on tech issues deemed important for British ears to hear.

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THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss the so-called "PokeRave" that took place for the first time in central London, where obsessive Pokemon Go fans gathered to compete for prizes and glory; and as the BBC switches on subtitling for its live broadcasts online, we look at how these speedy closed captions are produced; plus Amazon is bringing its strange grocery-ordered Dash gadget to Britain while simultaneously getting a partnership with the Government granted to test its delivery drones across the United Kingdom. All that, plus a review of the rebooted BBC Robot Wars.

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THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss ARM's sale to Japanese internet giant SoftBank and what it means for both companies and Britain; plus we take a special detour to Hyper Japan, the Japanese tech, culture, arts and media festival in London to discover what's on exhibit this year; and why are lamp posts becoming so exciting, and what's it got to do with Amazon and Cambridge? And also, sadly, prison? Also, the new Star Trek show is coming to Netflix in the UK, but not Netflix in the U.S.

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THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss how Pokemon Go is sweeping the UK and what the launch has done in terms of initial download numbers across the country's mobile networks; also, in a special feature, we have not only a dramatic reading of a new Harry Potter chapter as written by artificial intelligence but also an interview with the AI's creator, Max Deutsch (read the rest on Medium); and the UK's driving tests are being trialled with a GPS navigation component and the government has launched an open consultation for how things like insurance should be dealt with in a post-human driverless car world.

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Nate and Ian discuss Sky's decision to start blocking smut by default for new customers; plus as Care.data gets a final nail in the coffin friend-of-the-show Olivia Solon stops by to explain the past, present and future of the controversial health system; Pokemon Go goes live around the UK, but only certain countries have been able to catch the app so far; and in other news, Just Eat announces it'll start delivering food to Londoners by drone. All that and more...

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