Chris and Ian discuss Muslim Bans, Dropbox, PewDiePie and Vizio
Shownotes
- Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft file opposition to Trump’s travel ban
- Lyft surges to the top 10 on Apple’s App Store following the #DeleteUber campaign
- Google to appeal against order to hand over user emails stored outside US
- Will Twitter’s new safety features finally stop the trolls?
- Dropbox’s Smart Sync lets users open a file stored only in the cloud like any normal file
- Dropbox’s note-taking app Paper launches globally in 21 languages
- Amazon’s Alexa escapes the Echo and gets into cars
- Amazon’s new Chime video calling service takes aim at Skype and WebEx
- YouTube opens mobile live streams to those with 10k+ fans, paid Super Chat exits beta
- PewDiePie dropped by Disney and YouTube over anti-Semitic joke videos
- Apple Music is at the heart of the company’s strategy for original TV shows
- Facebook is launching an app for Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV
- Vizio smart TVs tracked viewers around the clock without consent
- Latest PS4 system update brings external HDD support
- Steam’s upcoming pay structure won’t help devs or players
Picks
Ian
Humble Freedom Bundle
– $30
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– Includes The Witness, Nuclear Throne, The Stanley Parable and Super Hexagon