Steve and Ken talk all things iOS9, WatchOS2, and the latest news including law breakers, drones, Timex, Tor, Apple Watch, Amazon, iPads and apps.

Show Notes:

- More California fiber optic cable severed as AT&T offers 250K reward

- UK hands down first ever conviction for illegal drone flying

- Library's Tor relay-which had been pulled after feds noticed-now restored

- Timex teases the Metropolitan+, its first analog smartwatch

- T-Mobile and Sprint to Start Selling Apple Watch on September 25

- Amazon announces new 7-inch Fire tablet that only costs $50

- Amazon's answer to Apple TV: a Fire TV box with Alexa and 4K video support

- iPad Mini 4 performance preview: A 1.5GHz Apple A8 with 2GB of RAM

- Apple Will Not Release watchOS 2 Today Due to Significant Bug

- 1Password 6 debuts with refreshed design, new password generator options, and iOS 9 features

- Tweetbot 4 coming soon

- iOS 9, thoroughly reviewed

- Federico Viticci's "slightly" long iOS 9 review

Recommendations

- Wipr

- Crystal

- Peace

This week we talk about the big news - the Apple event - with new iPhones, iPads, Apple TV, and Watch updates and accessories ..... also, a few other random bits of news we stuck in the show notes before recording!

​Show Notes:

- Twitter updates for Windows 10 and iPad

- Firefox for iOS Now Available for Preview

- AdBlocker browser for Android and iOS

- Apple Event

By the wonders of modern technology - FaceTime, in this case - Ken and Steve cover all the latest news from the last week, including Samsung's new UHD Blu-ray, Sony Experia Z5, the new Moto 360, Samsung Gear S2, Sony's Wena watch, Apple Watch apps, 5G, Intel's Skylake chips, a new modular PC from Acer, Mac and iOS security issues, a scary new Asus router, Huawei has 'Force Touch', updates to Google's logo/branding, Docs, LinkedIn, Cortana, Apple Pay in the UK, Facebook hits a billion daily users, and the up-coming Apple event!

​Show Notes:

- Samsung debuts world's first ultra-high definition Blu-ray player

- Even if it weren't the world's first 4K phone, the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium has a lot going on

- For Motorola's latest smartwatch, it's all about freedom of choice

- Samsung Announces Round 'Gear S2' Smart Watch

- Sony's Wena Watch

- AirBnB Apple Watch app announced

- Ericsson Plans 5G Showcase at 2018 Winter Olympics

- Intel's Skylake chips to power PCs as thin as tablets, with big battery boost

- Stack your own modular computer with the Acer Revo Build Series

- Attacks accessing Mac keychain without permission date back to 2011

- This router will be the last thing you see before the internet consumes you

- Huawei beats Apple to Force Touch in new phones

- Google Docs update

- New Google logo/branding

- LinkedIn messenger update

- Apple Pay payments in UK raised to 30GBP

- Cortana updates

- One billion FB users in one day

- Apple event

All the latest news from Gmail, YouTube gaming, Facebook M, Amazon Fire phone, security concerns for Tor and Android, Rovio redundancies, Windows 10 uptake, Office 2016 coming soon for Windows, the impending Apple keynote, Logic Pro update, Finnish schools integrate computer programming, a new Samsung promotion, goodbye to Evernote Food (if you even knew it existed anyway), Instagram is no longer square, and Guillermo's thoughts on some recently reviewed transit apps.

​Show Notes:

- Gmail + Calendar

- Youtube gaming launched

- Facebook M

- Fire Phone for 130USD (inc Prime)

- Concerns new Tor weakness is being exploited prompt dark market shutdown

- Major Android remote-access vulnerability is now being exploited [Updated]

- Rovio, maker of Angry Birds, axes over one-third of its employees

- Windows 10 installed on 75 million devices after just a month of availability

- Office 2016 for Windows coming on September 22

- Apple keynote

- Free Apple Logic Pro 10.2 update brings back famed Alchemy synth

- Computer programming for Finnish schoolchildren

- Samsung Launches $1 Trial Program for iPhone Users

- Evernote Food expires

- Instagram update

- Transit app reviews

Transporter

Commuter Pro

ReittiGPS

Bussinavi

Some great Helsinki transit app recommendations this week, as well as advice on getting a new SIM/broadband connection here in Finland, as well as all the latest news from Amazon, Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, the Ashley Madison hack/leak, Apple Music, new Vaio computers, a new Sony fitness tracker, Blackberry, Intel's new Skylake chip, Samsung Gear S2, Jolla tablet pre-orders, and rumours of new Microsoft hardware.

​Show Notes:

- Working for Amazon

- Amazon rebuttal

- Google's project Ara to be delayed

- Google Hangouts web page

- Google router

- Google gets struck

- Facebook overtakes Google as main referral for news

- Facebook wants you to blog

- WhatsApp for web playing nice with iOS soon

- Ashley Madison hacked data leaked

- Apple defends against Apple Music "report"

- Vaio computers to return to the US to woo high-end consumers

- Sony adds new tricks to its smartwatch-like fitness tracker

- BlackBerry Venice phone, running Android, said to arrive in November

- Intel's Skylake Chips Will Drive Three 4K Monitors at 60Hz

- Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch makes its fashion debut

- Surface Pro 4 and new Lumias inbound? Microsoft hardware event tipped for October

- Jolla tablet pre-orders

- App reccomendation: Steps

- Ken's Steps review

- App recommendation: Telegram

- App recommendation: Transporter

- App recommendation: Commuter Pro

- Listener question: Broadband and mobile connections in Finland

This week, all the latest news from Google/Alphabet, MacKeeper, Apple.com, NFC, Boot Camp, new Samsung devices, Samsung Pay, the world's largest hard drive, delays to the OnePlus 2, a new LG clam phone, Dropbox, Periscope, Rdio, Twitter, and our thoughts on using the official Twitter app for a week.

​Show Notes:

- Google - Alphabet

- If you were stupid enough to buy MacKeeper, you can get a refund

- Apple.com redesign and now accepting gift cards as payment

- Apple joins official NFC Forum as a sponsor, takes seat on Board of Directors

- Apple's Boot Camp dual-boot tool now supports Windows 10

- Deutsche Telekom Now Accepting Reservations for Next-Gen iPhone

- Samsung announces the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+

- Samsung Pay

- Samsung unveils 2.5-inch 16TB SSD: The world's largest hard drive

- OnePlus 2 US shipments delayed

- NEW LG WINE SMART DELIVERS SMARTPHONE FEATURES WITH FAMILIAR FOLDER STYLE CONVENIENCE

- Dropbox allows use of USB for 2-factor auth

- Periscope reaches 10m users

- Rdio adds 500 terrestrial radio stations

- Twitter takes on messaging apps by removing 140 character limit from Direct Messages

Just Steve and Guillermo this week, discussing the latest tech news - including Windows 10 release, HERE Maps, OnePlus 2, Jolla, Outlook on the Apple Watch, WhatsApp update on iOS, Angry Birds 2, Adidas buys a running app, Pokemon, Apple Music, Google+, Reeder 3, and a Twitter challenge.

​Show Notes:

- Windows 10 is here

- Nokia's HERE Maps sold

- OnePlus 2 released

- Jolla tablets soon to ship

- Outlook comes to Apple Watch

- WhatsApp gets a large iOS update

- Angry Birds 2 (15)

- Adidas has acquired fitness app Runtastic

- Pokemon Shuffle Mobile Launches This Month In Japan

- Apple Music gets 11m trial subscribers in 6 weeks

- Jim Dalrymple - everything is broke

- Jim Dalrymple - most things are fixed

- Inside the failure of Google+, a very expensive attempt to unseat Facebook

- Mike Elgan - Google+ isn't dead

- Official Twitter app making a comeback - the TechXpats Twitter challenge

- Reeder 3 beta for Mac

A quick follow-up on the Apple Watch, Apple Pay is now live in the UK, new iPods, Spotify vs Apple, Reddit updates, Google Photos app, the slow death of Flash, Nintendo's Satoru Iwata passes away, a new Android 'pc', Commodore on a phone, a new Intel chip, Jolla's Sailfish OS 2.0 is announced, the new OnePlus 2, the New Horizons probe reaches Pluto, and a Beats 1 scheduling recommendation.

​Show Notes:

- Follow up: Apple Watch personal set-up

- Estimated 3m Apple Watches sold in first 3 months

- Barclays announces support 'in future'

- New iPod lineup: touch, nano and shuffle

- Spotify makes case against Apple in Congress

- Ellen Pao leaves Reddit

- Reddit's chief engineer leaves

- Deleting Google Photos app won't stop image uploads

- Mozilla blocks Flash

- Nintendo's Satoru Iwata dies at 55

- The world's first 'true Android PC' costs just $20

- Commodore PET returns as a nostalgia-powered $312 Android phone

- Intel confirms tick-tock shattering Kaby Lake processor as Moore's Law falters

- Sailfish OS 2.0 Announced

- Acquiring a OnePlus 2 

- New Horizons

- Recommendation: Beats 1 calendar

A week on from Apple Music and we talk a bit more about what we like and some issues we've encountered. We also have a new Apple Watch join the TechXpats family, as well as all the other latest and breaking news including new Apple OS betas for developers and the public, Reddit, Microsoft redundancies, Instagram upgrades, Facebook News Feed, Logitech re-branding, a possible return for Google Glass, and the release of Office 2016 for Mac.

​Show Notes:

- Further Apple Music and Apple Watch updates

- New iOS, Watch OS and OS X betas

- Reddit on strike

- Microsoft lays off more people

- Instagram supporting high-res images

- The return of Google Glass

- New Facebook News Feed controls

- Logitech to rebrand as "Logi," dropping "tech" from its name

- Office 2016 for Mac

- Reminders app for Apple Watch

- iOS and OS X public betas

Apple Music and Beats1 are here and we give our initial thoughts on the service and app, plus the latest news on Prince and Tidal, a handy new Gmail feature, Samsung and Microsoft, secret US court rulings, new Skype services, an option to turn your phone in to a legit camera, Facebook's new suggested videos, Apple and e-book fixing, EU data roaming charges, a new 200gb MicroSD, and Guillermo's review of his new Sony Android tv.

​Show Notes:

- iOS 8.4 and Apple Music release

- Prince is now Tidal only

- Gmail 'undo send' made official

- Samsung has been disabling Microsoft updates

- Secret US court allows resumption of bulk phone metadata spying

- Microsoft unveils previews of three new Skype for Business services

- Turn your phone into a legit camera with the Olympus Air, soon to come stateside

- Facebook tests a new way to show video - and make money from it

- Apple conspired to fix e-book prices, US court rules

- Data roaming charges to end in EU within two years

- SanDisk's 200GB MicroSD Card Now Available

- Guillermo's Sony Android TV review