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DigitalOutbox Episode 314

Chris and Ian NHS Data, Superfast Broadband and Nintendo’s Switch. Again.

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Google DeepMind NHS medical trial broke UK privacy law
Ultra-fast broadband fund launched by UK government
Three’s Go Binge deal is another blow for a free and open internet
Twitter now lets you mute notifications from people who don’t follow you
Microsoft 365 puts Windows and Office in one package for businesses
PayPal Now Available on App Store, Apple Music, iTunes & More
Oculus Rift and Touch controllers on sale for $399 through summer
Blizzard announces first Overwatch League teams and owners, including Robert Kraft and Jeff Wilpo

Posted on July 16, 2017Categories PodcastTags blizzard, deepmind, google, itunes, microsoft 365, nhs, oculus rift, overwatch, paypal, three, twitter, ultrafast broadband

DigitalOutbox Episode 295

Chris and Ian discuss Yahoo, DJI Mavic and Oculus Rift, Fitbit Charge 2 and Amazon Echo

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Yahoo Says Information on at Least 500 Million User Accounts Was Stolen
BlackBerry will stop designing its own phones and focus on software
Snapchat unveils $130 connected sunglasses and rebrands as Snap, Inc.
Twitter finally lets everyone create their own “Moments”
Google combines all of its cloud services under the ‘Google Cloud’ brand
Google rebrands its business apps as G Suite, upgrades apps & announces Team Drive
Apple moves UK HQ to Battersea power station boiler room in London
Plex partners with Amazon to launch a hardware-free media server, Plex Cloud
BBC iPlayer login will be required from 2017
DJI’s new Mavic Pro drone folds up and fits in the palm of your hand
Oculus Rift founder Palmer Luckey spends fortune backing pro-Trump ‘shitposts’

Posted on October 1, 2016Categories PodcastTags amazon, amazon echo, apple, bbc, bbc iplayer, blackberry, dji, fitbit, fitbit charge 2, google, google cloud, mavic pro, oculus rift, plex, snapchat, twitter, yahoo

DigitalOutbox Episode 249

Chris and Ian discuss WWDC and a quick take on the Oculus Rift

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WWDC
Spotify responds to Apple Music by revealing it now has 75m active users
Adblock Plus cries foul over Apple plan to stop ads
Sharing block lists to help make Twitter safer
Reddit Bans Five Harassing Subreddits, Its Trolls Respond Exactly As You’d Expect
Mass snooping fake mobile towers ‘uncovered in UK’
Broadband shakeup to let customers with slow speeds leave contract early
BT is launching Europe’s first 4K sports channel in August
Oculus reveals its consumer Rift headset

Posted on June 12, 2015Categories PodcastTags adblock, apple, apple music, broadband, bt, mobile, oculus, oculus rift, reddit, Spotify, twitter, wwdc

DigitalOutbox Episode 247

Chris and Ian discuss Google I/O, Jony Ive and the expensive Rift

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Google I/O
Amazon to begin paying corporation tax on UK retail sales
Microsoft To Bring Cortana To iOS And Android With Companion App
Apple’s Jony Ive Promoted to Company’s Chief Design Officer
Apple’s Jeff Williams Says Native Watch SDK Will Give Direct Access To Sensors
Oculus Rift Total Package Price: Around $1,500

Posted on May 30, 2015Categories PodcastTags amazon, cortana, google, i/o, jony ive, microsoft, oculus rift

DigitalOutbox Episode 246

Chris and Ian discuss Google and Europeans requests to be removed and Spotify’s next steps

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Facebook Starts Hosting Publishers’ “Instant Articles”
Google purpose-built robot cars tested on public roads
A quarter million Europeans have asked Google to forget them
Mobile carriers in Europe will reportedly block ads in effort to bully Google
UK government quietly rewrites hacking laws to give GCHQ immunity
Free mobile voice, text and data plans coming to UK
Microsoft Picked A Name For The Smartphone-Friendly Build Of Windows 10
Microsoft backtracks on free Windows 10 update for pirates
Spotify Introduces Video Clips, Podcasts, And Activity-Based Playlists
The BBC is shutting down iPlayer outside the UK from May 26
Flickr’s Auto-Tagging Feature Accidentally Labeled a Black Man “Ape”
Throw This Camera Drone in the Air and It Flies Itself
Oculus Rift drops Mac and Linux, targets Windows PCs only

Posted on May 22, 2015Categories PodcastTags bbc, facebook, flickr, freedompop, gchq, google, hacking, iplayer, lily, microsoft, oculus rift, Spotify, windows 10

DigitalOutbox Episode 245

Chris and Ian discuss Periscope, EE and Flickr

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I watched the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight on Periscope and saw the future
Microsoft to stop producing Windows versions
An EU court thinks you can’t tell the difference between Skype and Sky
Carphone Warehouse introduces its iD mobile network with free data roaming in 22 countries and capped plans
EE tops consumer landline and broadband complaints
Flickr Now Recognizes What’s In Your Photos, Revamps Site, Search And Apps
Amazon doubles free delivery minimum spend in UK
Oculus Rift Consumer VR System Pre-Orders Start Later This Year, Ships Q1 2016

Posted on May 13, 2015Categories PodcastTags amazon, carphone warehouse, ee, flickr, microsoft, oculus rift, periscope, sky, skype, windows

DigitalOutbox Episode 201

DigitalOutbox Episode 201
DigitalOutbox Episode 201 – Android Wear and Project Morpheus

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1:35 – Android coming to wearables
8:05 – Google Chromecast goes on sale in UK
9:56 – Apple releases 8GB version of its iPhone 5c, brings back the fourth-generation iPad
12:58 – Europe backs call for universal smartphone charger
14:41 – Theresa May warns Yahoo that its move to Dublin is a security worry
17:37 – U.S. To Give Up Key Internet Governance Role
20:44 – Mt.Gox Finds 200,000 Bitcoin In An Old-Format Digital Wallet
22:06 – Microsoft launches free OneNote for Mac, freemium OneNote for Windows, and OneNote cloud API for apps
25:30 – Sony announces Project Morpheus
29:14 – New Oculus Rift dev kit goes on sale for $350 today, likely ships in July
32:15 – Titanfall
36:01 – First Tweet

Posted on March 22, 2014Categories Featured, PodcastTags android, android wear, chromecast, google, icann, iphone 5c, microsoft, morpheus, mtgox, oculus rift, onenote, sony, titanfall, twitter, yahoo

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