DigitalOutbox Episode 218

DigitalOutbox Episode 218
DigitalOutbox Episode 218 – Gamescom

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1:34 – Is the internet full and going to shut down?
4:01 – Ask.fm bought by Ask.com and Tinder owner
5:44 – Mobile firm EE introduces queue jumping charge
8:34 – Samsung Buys Smart-Home Outfit SmartThings, Reportedly For $200 Million
11:06 – Samsung ditches all-plastic design with metal Galaxy Alpha
13:04 – Manchester United Bans iPads From Home Games
14:37 – Microsoft demo Hyperlapse
17:19 – Yolo and binge-watch added to online dictionary
19:16 – Gamescom – Microsoft
34:40 – Gamescom – Sony
54:02 – Call of Duty
55:20 – Geometry Wars 3
56:20 – The Golf CLub
58:07 – P.T. – Silent Hill

DigitalOutbox Episode 179

DigitalOutbox Episode 179
DigitalOutbox Episode 179 – Gamescom

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1:17 – Ask.fm details changes
2:59 – Twitter Related Headlines Deliver News By Linking To Sites Where A Tweet Is Embedded
5:03 – Bradley Manning Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison
8:11 – why the Guardian in London destroyed hard drives of leaked files
12:05 – Groklaw news website abandoned over US surveillance
14:51 – Facebook And 6 Phone Companies Launch Internet.org To Bring Affordable Access To Everyone
16:50 – Google Maps for iOS and Android now displays Waze alerts, while Street View lands in Waze Map Editor
18:43 – Microsoft
27:36 – Sony

DigitalOutbox Episode 178

DigitalOutbox Episode 178
DigitalOutbox Episode 178 – GTA Online and more Xbox One reversals

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0:38 – Ask.fm offers to name suicide teen’s anonymous tormenters
2:13 – Lavabit email service abruptly shut down citing government interference
5:38 – BlackBerry goes up for sale after years of struggle in smartphone market
12:05 – O2 unveils 4G pricing
13:30 – City of London calls halt to smartphone tracking bins
16:05 – Pirate Bay Launches PirateBrowser On Maiden Voyage
20:08 – Apple publishes rules for developers to calm row over in-app purchases
22:00 – Xbox One now functions without Kinect switched on confirmed
24:19 – Call of Duty: Ghosts Multiplayer Reveal
28:07 – GTA V Multiplayer Reveal

DigitalOutbox Episode 177

DigitalOutbox Episode 177
DigitalOutbox Episode 177 – Moto X and Twitter Trolls

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0:59 – Moto X
7:10 – Google announces tool to track lost Android phones
8:09 – O2 and Vodaphone Launch 4G on August 29th
12:16 – BT and Vodafone among telecoms companies passing details to GCHQ
15:06 – No internet access in 17% of UK homes, ONS data shows
17:06 – Teenager Hannah Smith killed herself because of online bullying
21:09 – Stella Creasy receives Twitter photo of masked, knife-wielding man
23:35 – Twitters Abuse Commitment
25:51 – Tweeting arrests of ‘illegal immigrants’ is a new low for the Home Office
26:48 – Twitter bigot ordered to pay gay rights campaigner £40,000 for calling her a paedophile
29:01 – Obama Administration Vetoes Ban On Certain iPhones And iPads
31:08 – ‘Safety issues’ prompt Apple charger trade-in programme
33:24 – Amazon launches digital downloads for software and video games in the UK
34:27 – Feedly Pro Announced
37:07 – Google Chrome security flaw offers unrestricted password access
39:18 – Google Play Music All Access Goes Live In 9 European Countries

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