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DigitalOutbox Episode 220

DigitalOutbox Episode 220
DigitalOutbox Episode 220 – Amazon Twitch, Dropbox blinks, Hyperlapse again

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1:11 – Amazons Twitch Acquisition Is Official
3:04 – Dropbox Beefs Up Its Pro Feature Set
6:20 – Instagram launches Hyperlapse, an iPhone app for capturing smooth time-lapse videos
9:21 – Google Docs, Sheets and Slides for iPhone, iPad updated with Office compatibility
11:13 – Twitter launch analytics for all
12:49 – Skys NOW TV app for Android and iOS lets you watch on the big screen via Chromecast
13:55 – Nude celebrity picture leak looks like phishing or email account hack
16:50 – BBC begins kids coding push with Bitesize and TV shows
19:09 – Top independent school puts lessons free on iTunes
21:58 – Google reveals home delivery drone program Project Wing
24:47 – AnandTech Founder Anand Shimpi Is Heading To Apple
26:08 – Nintendo reveals the New Nintendo 3DS

Picks
Ian
Sky Force 2014
– Free with IAP + add’s
– Addictive iOS (also Android) game – think 1942 updated for modern day
– Gets hard but nice to play for 10-15 mins and come back to

DigitalOutbox Episode 217

DigitalOutbox Episode 217
DigitalOutbox Episode 217 – Driverless Cars and Twitch

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2:12 – OKCupid experiments with ‘bad’ dating matches
6:03 – UK to allow driverless cars on public roads in January
10:16 – BMW Mini drivers in the UK can now get parking help from JustParks new in-car app
12:34 – Apple and Samsung Agree To End All Non-U.S. Patent Disputes
15:44 – UK operator Three confirms that all its phones are now sold unlocked
18:08 – UK piracy police arrest man for running proxy server
21:42 – Twitch bought?
28:09 – Xbox One digital TV tuner will allow Europeans to control live TV without HDMI pass-through
30:05 – EA announces a £3.99 gaming subscription for the Xbox One

Picks
Ian
Nuzzel
– Free on the web and iOS
– Surfaces content from your friends on Twitter and Facebook
– More content shared socially than via RSS, sometimes you just don’t have time to sift through 1000’s of tweets and feeds
– Nuzzel will present links shared by your friends on Twitter and Facebook
– View by date or number of friends shared
– Handy
– Your newsfed is public as is your friends – http://nuzzel.com/shweepa

Belong.io
– Free
– Build by Andy Baio
– a Twitter-fueled link aggregator that favors new projects/sites over news/articles
– Handy

DigitalOutbox Episode 216

DigitalOutbox Episode 216
DigitalOutbox Episode 216 – Apple and IBM, Microsoft Reboots

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0:53 – Apple and IBM Team Up to Push iOS in the Enterprise
5:01 – Microsoft layoffs: 18K jobs to be cut
10:53 – British MPs to sue government over fast-tracked DRIP surveillance law
15:08 – Those parental-control filters? As few as 4% are signing up
16:25 – Pirate Bay traffic has doubled post-ISP blocks
18:01 – 3 Years Later, Google+ Drops Its Dumb Real Name Rule And Apologizes
20:43 – Scotland gets its own .scot domain as independence vote looms
21:47 – Nvidia unveils Shield Tablet and controller for gamers

DigitalOutbox Episode 214

DigitalOutbox Episode 214
DigitalOutbox Episode 214 – Facebook experiments and Google forgets

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1:06 – Facebook tinkered with users feeds for a massive psychology experiment
9:29 – ‘Adult Content’ Filters Block 1 Out Of 5 Of The UK’s Most Popular Websites
14:27 – EU’s right to be forgotten: Guardian articles have been hidden by Google
18:24 – Apple To Cease Development Of Aperture And Transition Users To Photos For OS X
22:34 – Google Glass banned by UK cinemas over piracy concerns

Picks
Ian
Smarty Pins
– Web
– Free
– Geographical trivia game using Google maps
– Nicely constructed and a nice way to waste 10 mins

DigitalOutbox Episode 210

DigitalOutbox Episode 210
DigitalOutbox Episode 210 – WWDC, Apple buys Beats and Googles self driving cars

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1:32 – Microsoft Demos Real-Time Speech-To-Speech Translation On Skype
4:48 – Google is to start building its own self-driving cars
9:28 – Google launches ‘right to be forgotten’ webform for removal requests
12:56 – Samsung’s Health Event Was All Hype, No Substance
13:54 – Samsung launches first Tizen phone
16:36 – ‘Two weeks’ to block cyber-attack as criminal network seized
19:06 – Twitter experiments with ‘News Feed’ style algorithms, threatens to ruin everything
23:43 – Apple Will Buy Beats for $3 Billion
28:36 – Apple WWDC Keynote

DigitalOutbox Episode 209

DigitalOutbox Episode 209
DigitalOutbox Episode 209 – eBay hacked and Surface Pro 3

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1:24 – Apple, Google Settle Motorola Patent Dispute But Broader Issues Remain
4:11 – Ebay tells 112 MILLION customers to reset passwords after massive data theft
8:47 – Microsoft announces Surface Pro 3
16:35 – Facebook brings autoplay adverts to UK
18:16 – Facebook wants to ‘listen’ to your music and TV
22:07 – BT ordered to repair most faults ‘within two days’
23:32 – Halo 5: Guardians not hitting Xbox One until fall 2015
27:44 – Xbox One’s June update adds your friends’ real names and external drive support

DigitalOutbox Episode 207

DigitalOutbox Episode 207
DigitalOutbox Episode 207 – Samsung fined, Google kills URL, Nintendo losses

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1:17 – Jury finds that Samsung infringed 2 of Apple’s patents, awards $119.6M in damages
5:36 – Google moves to kill off the URL entirely in new version of Chrome
11:01 – Google Maps turbo-charges turn-by-turn directions on iOS and Android and gets Uber transit option
16:39 – All the wrong Moves: Facebook dances around a privacy issue as it counts every step you take
18:25 – App.net is profitable and self-sustaining, but will no longer have any full-time employees
23:52 – Amazon Extends Its Shopping Basket To Twitter
25:12 – Nintendo Misses Its Own Lowered Hardware Expectations

DigitalOutbox Episode 205

DigitalOutbox Episode 205
DigitalOutbox Episode 205 – Apple and Facebook Earnings, Vic leaves Google+

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1:52 – Apple profits surprise investors as company launches charm offensive
8:18 – Nike fires majority of FuelBand team, will stop making wearable hardware
10:56 – Apple opens OS X Mavericks beta program to the public
13:33 – Apple releases Heartbleed fix for AirPort Base Stations
14:12 – Tech companies and the Linux Foundation try to prevent the next Heartbleed
16:14 – Facebook profits triple as revenues surge on mobile platform success
18:40 – Facebook Acquires Fitness And Activity Tracking App Moves
20:20 – Google+ Head Vic Gundotra Leaving Company
24:14 – Google’s Street View now lets you step back in time
25:53 – Amazon Makes a Big Move, Snags Older HBO Shows For Web Streaming
31:38 – Legendary British newsreel collection is now free to watch

Picks
Ian
Hitman Go
– iOS
– £2.99
– a great looking turn based strategy.
– You control your agent, dictating which path he takes through a level solving various puzzles as you go.
– One note of caution is that there is an element of in app purchasing for hints and unlocks but they aren’t needed to play the game and it doesn’t get in the way when I’m playing.
– An impressive game which will take some time to complete.

DigitalOutbox Episode 202

DigitalOutbox Episode 202
DigitalOutbox Episode 202 – Facebook buys Oculus, MS Office for iPad

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0:51 – Facebook buying Oculus VR for $2 billion
8:14 – Twitter introduces photo tagging, multiple photos in a single tweet
10:29 – Google Now Comes To Chrome On The Desktop For Windows And Mac
11:25 – Announcing the Office you love, now on the iPad
15:17 – UK telecoms watchdog says BT was most complained about broadband and pay TV provider in Q4 2013
17:17 – The new HTC One
20:23 – Tax change could hit music and e-book downloads
22:15 – UK games developers get cash boost
23:34 – Xbox One users to begin receiving warnings for bad behaviour online

Picks
Chris
Chromecast
– £30
– Simple
– Works well so far but with limited options
– Always on is at first annoying, but then it’s always there ready to cast

DigitalOutbox Episode 199

DigitalOutbox Episode 199
DigitalOutbox Episode 199 – Bitcoin and CarPlay

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1:02 – UK Advisor Involved In Britains Internet Filter Arrested For Child Porn
3:11 – MtGox bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcy
7:55 – Flipboard Is Buying Zite From CNN For $60M
10:49 – Apple CarPlay
14:53 – Apples TV Hobby Is Now a Billion-Dollar Business
17:05 – Roku beats Googles Chromecast to the UK with a TV streaming stick
18:42 – BBC Three: channel to be closed to save BBC Four
20:22 – Three rolls out 4G for free – but kills unlimited tethering
22:11 – OnLive Returns With New Leadership, New Cloud Gaming Products and Steam Integration
24:46 – Xbox March Update Arrives

Picks
Chris
Plants vs Zombies for Xbox One
– Surprisingly fun
– Like Team Fortress
– £35
– It must be good – it got Chris gaming