DigitalOutbox Episode 235

Chris and Ian discuss the snoopers charter, the money making machine that is Apple and Outlook – the best Gmail client on iOS?

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DigitalOutbox Episode 234

Chris is joined by Ian to dicuss the Windows 10 announcements

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DigitalOutbox Episode 231

DigitalOutbox Episode 231
Join Chris and Ian as they discuss the Sony Hack, Europe wanting to split Google and the highlights from the Playstation Expo. There’s even a pick.

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Crossy Road
– Free
– iPad and iPhone
– Endless frogger
– Very addictive

DigitalOutbox Episode 230

DigitalOutbox Episode 230
DigitalOutbox Episode 230 – Snoopers Charter, Twitter Search and Nokia Tablet

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UK ISPs to introduce jihadi and terror content reporting button
Internet data plan back on political agenda
Skype for Web brings plugin-free instant messaging directly to your browser, video and voice to follow
Facebook launches FB Techwire to help journalists find breaking tech news
Facebook Launches Standalone Groups App To Stoke Micro-Sharing
Twitter opens its archive of every public tweet ever sent
Amazon adds 10,500 Post Office parcel pick-up points across the UK
Nokia gets back into hardware with the $249 N1 Android tablet

DigitalOutbox Episode 226

DigitalOutbox Episode 226
DigitalOutbox Episode 226 – Apple iPads and Retina iMac, Google Nexus 6 & 9

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2:26 – Apple Keynote
21:15 – Google Android Announcements
33:48 – BBC to publish ‘right to be forgotten’ removals list
35:26 – Facebook Launches “Safety Check” Feature For Major Disasters
36:25 – Google changes ‘to fight piracy’ by highlighting legal sites
37:27 – Spotify announces family plans for up to 5 users
39:07 – Twitters Music Card Now Plays In Its Mobile Apps And Supports iTunes Previews
40:05 – Tweets from accounts you dont follow will soon appear in your timeline
41:29 – Amazon launches Pass My Parcel for same-day in-store order collection in the UK
43:26 – HBO will launch a standalone streaming service in the US next year
44:53 – Steam pulls game after its developer tweets Gabe Newell death threat

DigitalOutbox Episode 224

DigitalOutbox Episode 224
DigitalOutbox Episode 224 – Windows 10 and Ello

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1:21 – Windows 10
8:30 – Microsoft Sway
10:31 – eBay to Spin Off PayPal With New CEOs for Two Publicly Traded Companies
15:04 – Peter Nunn jailed for Twitter abuse of MP Stella Creasy
18:29 – CloudFlare gives Internet a present: free, no-hassle Universal SSL
20:13 – New Apple tool helps you avoid buying a stolen iPhone or iPad
22:12 – DVLA tax disc renewal website buckles under pressure of high demand
25:26 – Podcasting industry starts to fulfil its financial potential
27:51 – Ello: the anti-Facebook meant to be private and pretty, but not this popular
32:07 – Pebble drops the price of its smartwatches by $50, adds background fitness and sleep tracking
33:26 – UK legalises music, film and e-book back-ups
34:26 – Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Tests The Waters With A Paid BitTorrent Album

DigitalOutbox Episode 221

DigitalOutbox Episode 221
DigitalOutbox Episode 221 – Apple Watch, iPhone 6 and IFA

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1:11 – Amazons Twitch Acquisition Is Official
5:14 – Apple iCloud Storage pricing
7:24 – Twitpic, Already Sidelined By Twitter, Shuts Down After Trademark Spat
10:00 – You can now buy things directly on Twitter
11:58 – Bank customers to sign in with ‘finger vein’ technology
14:31 – GiffGaff to scrap most of its unlimited data bundles
17:31 – Amazon Fire TV available for pre-order in the UK and Germany for £79
19:04 – Amazon cuts Fire phone price to $0.99 in the US, opens Germany and UK pre-orders; will ship September 30
20:44 – Meet Toshiba’s £99 Windows tablet PC
23:17 – ASUS ZenWatch will retail for ‘under £199’
25:10 – Samsung announces the Galaxy Note
25:49 – Samsung’s Galaxy Note Edge has a display that curves over one side
28:55 – Samsung enters the virtual reality race with the Gear VR headset
29:48 – Samsung Gear S
32:09 – Sony joins the Android Wear ranks with underwhelming SmartWatch 3
34:14 – Sony perfects the Xperia formula with new Z3 family of mobile devices
35:16 – Motorolas next generation Moto G stretches to a 5in screen
36:10 – Motorolas Moto X – like a smartphone, but in leather
37:23 – Motorola Moto 360 – a smartwatch masquerading as a classic time piece
39:20 – iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus
46:27 – Apple Pay
50:16 – Apple Watch

DigitalOutbox Episode 219

DigitalOutbox Episode 219
DigitalOutbox Episode 219 – Twitter tweaks the timeline and bye bye Ballmer

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1:24 – Twitter now officially says your timeline is more than just tweets from people you follow
10:18 – Steve Ballmer Steps Down From Microsofts Board
11:39 – Online music videos to carry age rating from October, says David Cameron
14:45 – Amazons Whispersync for Voice hits the UK to help you switch between reading and listening to ebooks
18:18 – Mailbox for OS X enters public beta with new features, including snooze to device and Auto Swipe
19:51 – PlayStation Network Suffers DDOS Attack, Hackers Claim To Have Grounded SOE Presidents Plane

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Ian
Serendipity
– Free
– an online map that displays a stream of coordinates when two users played the same song at the same time. Serendipity isn’t live, but is reflective of real-time data recorded recently over a one hour period. As each pair of listeners flashes onto the screen, the song they chose starts playing for a few fleeting moments before another song comes on. Serendipity only displays users who clicked Play within one tenth of a second of each other, Spotify says. The site isn’t particularly useful, but is a fantastic visualization of how music spreads — and of the reach of Spotify’s user base. It’s also just a fun way to hear what the world is listening to.
– Serendipity was built by Kyle McDonald, a Brooklyn-based digital artist who recently became Spotify’s first “artist in residence.”

DigitalOutbox Episode 215

DigitalOutbox Episode 215
DigitalOutbox Episode 215 – DRIP

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1:03 – UK government to rush through emergency surveillance legislation
8:56 – Post Office launches mobile phone network through EE
11:42 – Germany’s World Cup hammering of Brazil broke Twitter records
14:11 – Raspberry Pi B+ marks first major upgrade to microcomputer
19:09 – Is this the best job ever? Netflix want to pay people to watch TV
21:48 – Potato salad Kickstarter stokes internet ire

DigitalOutbox Episode 211

DigitalOutbox Episode 211
DigitalOutbox Episode 211 – E3

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1:15 – Apology for crashed Get Safe Online anti-hack site
4:11 – How the Get Safe Online password checker fails users badly
5:20 – All Our Patent Are Belong To You
8:19 – Vodafone reveals existence of secret wires that allow state surveillance
12:18 – Nominet’s new rules on .uk domains could mean the end to users’ privacy
14:16 – Google buys satellite firm Skybox Imaging for $500m
16:18 – London’s anti-Uber taxi protest brings traffic to standstill
20:46 – Twitter will soon dominate TV on Xbox One
21:37 – Microsoft Briefing
32:25 – Sony Briefing
38:46 – Nintendo Briefing
41:17 – EA Briefing
44:09 -Ubisoft Briefing
46:11 – Alien Isolation