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Chris and Ian discuss Google IO, Twitter and Apple https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode396/DigitalOutbox-396-210522.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Millions offered half price broadband from BT Private equity firm Apollo to buy Verizon Media assets for $5B, will rename business ‘Yahoo’ Twitter expands Spaces to anyone with 600+ followers, details plans for tickets, reminders and more Twitter rolls out improved ‘reply prompts’ to cut down on harmful tweets Twitter Tip Jar lets you pay people for good tweeting Trump’s Facebook ban should not be lifted, network’s oversight board rules Analytics Suggest 96% of Users Leave App Tracking Disabled in iOS 14.5 Apple puts more adverts in App Store after ad-tracking ban Apple Watch gets a motion-controlled cursor with ‘Assistive Touch’ Apple to add lossless audio to Apple Music at no additional cost Amazon makes its lossless music streaming service a free upgrade Cyber attack 'most significant on Irish state' Irish cyber-attack: Hackers bail out Irish hea

Chris and Ian discuss Apples Spring Event, Podcasting and Social Censorship https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode395/DigitalOutbox-395-210501.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes UK government orders investigation into Nvidia’s $40bn Arm takeover Parler set to return to Apple's App Store Apple charged over 'anti-competitive' app polices Apple Keynote Spotify launches paid podcasts through new Anchor feature Facebook invests in audio with short-form Soundbites feature, podcast support, and a Clubhouse clone Daily Mail owner sues Google over search results Instagram launches tools to filter out abusive DMs based on keywords and emojis, and to block people, even on new accounts Twitter under fire over deletion of critical Covid tweets in India Would you pay $30 a month for a faster web browser that eats less battery? Xbox Cloud Gaming beta starts rolling out on iOS and PC this week Microsoft announces some free-to-play games, including Fortnite and Warzone, now playable without Xbox Live Gold Horizon Ze

Chris and Ian discuss Surface, Oracle vs Google and PS5 https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode394/DigitalOutbox-394-210418.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes LG scraps its smartphone business as losses mount Google v Oracle: Supreme Court declares Google's code copying fair Google, Facebook and Amazon face new UK regulator Apple officially starts letting your iPhone help find lost third-party products NHS Covid-19 app update blocked for breaking Apple and Google's rules Microsoft is acquiring Nuance Communications for $19.7B Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 4 with choice of Intel or AMD processors First PS5 update adds USB system storage for games, new social features

Chris and Ian discuss Uber, Boradband and Games https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode393/DigitalOutbox-393-210404.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Uber to pay drivers a minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions Google Play drops commissions to 15% from 30%, following Apple’s move last year Google’s new Nest Hub tells you how well you slept last night Openreach price rules aim to boost full-fibre net rollout Gigabit broadband: First areas to benefit announced Jack Dorsey’s first tweet sold as an NFT for an oddly specific $2,915,835.47 Google is making some big upgrades to directions in Google Maps Ubiquiti is accused of covering up a ‘catastrophic’ data breach — and it’s not denying it Apple Arcade gets new games from Final Fantasy creators, PlatinumGames, and more Bafta Games Awards 2021: Hades takes Best Game

Chris and Ian discuss Subscriptions - Twitter, Tidal and Game Pass https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode392/DigitalOutbox-392-210313.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Google to pay Murdoch's News Corporation for stories Facebook reverses ban on news pages in Australia Uber drivers are workers not self employed, Supreme Court rules Microsoft hack: 3,000 UK email servers remain unsecured Twitter’s ‘Super Follow’ creator subscription takes shots at Substack and Patreon Square buys majority of Tidal, adds Jay-Z to its board in bid to shake up the artist economy Spotify to launch a new high-end subscription, Spotify HiFi Spotify to test paid podcast subscriptions this spring via new Anchor feature Sonos Roam officially announced for $169, preorders start now Apple discontinues original HomePod, will focus on mini Epic Games takes its Apple App Store fight to Europe Epic's bid to sue Apple over Fortnite in UK rejected Apple investigated in UK over 'unfair' App Store claims Amazon Fresh till-less grocery

Chris and Ian discuss Bitcoin, Bezos and Stadia https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode391/DigitalOutbox-391-210213.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon chief executive TikTok sale to Oracle and Walmart shelved as Biden reviews security, say reports US President Joe Biden 'pauses' TikTok and WeChat bans Google apps feel strain as firm's privacy standoff with Apple drags on Elon Musk's Tesla buys $1.5bn of Bitcoin causing currency to spike Jack Dorsey and Jay Z invest 500 BTC to make Bitcoin ‘internet’s currency’ Google shuts down internal Stadia game studio Cyberpunk 2077 makers CD Projekt hit by ransomware hack

Chris and Ian discuss Google, Xbox Live and GameStop https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode390/DigitalOutbox-390-210130.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Google threatens to close its search engine in Australia as it lobbies against digital news code Xbox Live Gold is getting a big price hike Xbox Live Gold price hike reversed, service to no longer be required for free-to-play games Apple’s new Fitness+ feature brings celebrity-guided walks to your wrist Credit and cyber-fraud at 'epidemic' levels in UK Birdwatch: Twitter pilot will allow users to flag misinformation Twitter acquires newsletter platform Revue Facebook News launches in the UK, the first international market for its curated news portal Robinhood restricts trading in GameStop after retail brouhaha shakes markets Robinhood and Reddit top the App Store, as trading apps surge following GameStop mania

Chris and Ian discuss Trump, Parler and CES 2021 https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode389/DigitalOutbox-389-210116.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes UK government 'likely to miss' broadband and 5G targets Adobe Flash Player is finally laid to rest Singapore says police will be given access to Covid-19 contact tracing data Netflix raises UK prices to cover cost of content Mark Zuckerberg announces Trump banned from Facebook and Instagram for ‘at least the next two weeks’ Twitter permanently bans President Trump Parler removed from Google Play store as Apple App Store suspension reportedly looms Apple suspends Parler from App Store Amazon Web Services gives Parler 24-hour notice that it will suspend services to the company Parler goes offline after Amazon drops it due to 'violent content' Scraped Parler data is a metadata gold mine Fortnite-maker Epic Games sues Apple and Google in UK WhatsApp delays enforcement of privacy terms by 3 months, following backlash Intel is replacing its CEO next mont

Chris and Ian discuss Facebook, Privacy Laws, Solarwinds, Stadia and Cyberpunk https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode388/DigitalOutbox-388-201219.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes The FTC is suing Facebook to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp Facebook hit with antitrust probe for tying Oculus use to Facebook accounts Online harms bill: firms may face multibillion-pound fines for illegal content EU reveals plan to regulate Big Tech Facebook to move all UK users onto US agreements Apple launches its new app privacy labels across all its App Stores Facebook highlights small businesses as it ramps up Apple criticism China-based Zoom employee charged for secretly censoring Tiananmen Square anniversary events Google suffers global outage with Gmail, YouTube and majority of services affected SolarWinds: Why the Sunburst hack is so serious US cyber-attack: Hack of government agencies and companies poses 'grave risk' Microsoft president sounds alarm on ‘ongoing’ SolarWinds hack, identifies

Chris and Ian discuss M1 stats, Fleets and the new consoles https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode387/DigitalOutbox-387-201128.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Twitter rolls out Stories, aka ‘Fleets,’ to all users; will also test a Clubhouse rival Microsoft Teams takes on Zoom with free all-day video calling on the web Huawei ban: UK networks breaking new law face big fines Microsoft reveals Pluton, a custom security chip built into Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm processors Yeah, Apple’s M1 MacBook Pro is powerful, but it’s the battery life that will blow you away Apple slashes commission fees to developers on its App Store Nvidia is bringing Fortnite back to iOS with new cloud gaming web app Google Stadia is coming to iOS officially as a web app Red Dead Online to be released as its own game in December WHY IS THE PS5 OUTPERFORMING THE ‘WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL CONSOLE’ The Last of Us 2 wins big at Golden Joysticks

Chris and Ian discuss Apple Silicon, AMD Radeon's and the Xbox Series X https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode386/DigitalOutbox-386-201114.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Mobile networks banned from selling locked phones The Senate's section 230 hearing was partisan and predictable ‘Free speech’ social network Parler tops app store rankings following Biden’s election win Amazon charged with abusing EU competition rules Come June 1, 2021, all of your new photos will count against your free Google storage The Raspberry Pi 400 is a compact keyboard with a built-in computer AMD’s new Radeon RX 6800 XT promises to go head to head with Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Apple - One More Thing Codemasters: UK games firm to sell to Take-Two Xbox and Call of Duty cause record broadband data use in UK XBOX Series X

Chris and Ian discuss Apple Keynote, Processors and Excel https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode385/DigitalOutbox-385-201024.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Excel: Why using Microsoft's tool caused Covid-19 results to be lost G Suite is now Google Workspace Trump is already breaking platform rules again with false claim that COVID-19 is ‘far less lethal’ than the flu US election: Twitter tightens rules on retweets and victory claims Facebook bans QAnon conspiracy theory accounts across all platforms US tech giants accused of 'monopoly power' Intel confirms 11th Gen Rocket Lake desktop processors coming in early 2021 AMD reveals its new Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 processors, including the ‘world’s best gaming CPU’ Apple Keynote UK’s ICO reduces British Airways data breach fine to £20M, after originally setting it at £184M Microsoft’s new Xbox app lets you stream Xbox One games to your iPhone or iPad Windows apps now run on Chromebooks with Parallels Desktop Descript, Andrew Mason’s platform to edit audio

Chris and Ian discuss Bethesda, Amazons Fall Event and new Pixels https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode384/DigitalOutbox-384-201003.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes ByteDance says it will own a majority of TikTok. Oracle says ByteDance will own 0%. WTF is this deal? NHS Covid-19 app: England and Wales get smartphone contact tracing for over-16s App makers band together to fight for App Store changes with new ‘Coalition for App Fairness’ Amazon One: Palm scanner launched for 'secure' payments The 13 Biggest Announcements From Amazon’s Fall Hardware Event Google’s new Nest Audio smart speaker is official, costs $99.99 Google announces the Pixel 5 for $699 Google announces Pixel 4A 5G with larger 6.2-inch display for $499 Google announces new Chromecast with the new Google TV interface Windows on ARM is about to get lots of apps thanks to new x64 emulation Microsoft’s updated Surface Pro X has a faster processor and new platinum color option Microsoft’s new $549 Surface Laptop Go aims to compete w

Chris and Ian discuss Xbox vs PlayStation, Apple Keynote and NVidia https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode383/DigitalOutbox-383-200919.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Apple fires back in Fortnite App Store battle Apple revises App Store rules to permit game streaming apps, clarify in-app purchases and more Apple opens iOS to game streaming, but with major hurdles for Stadia and xCloud Apple Keynote Android 11 has arrived Coronavirus: Scotland's Covid-19 contact tracing app goes live Nvidia confirms $40B purchase of Arm, bringing together two chip giants Nvidia RTX 3080 cards are selling for thousands on eBay, and people are pissed TikTok: Oracle confirms being picked by Bytedance to be app's partner TikTok and WeChat: US to ban app downloads in 48 hours GoPro’s new Hero 9 Black adds a second color screen, better battery life, and 5K video for $450 Xbox Series S confirmed by Microsoft, coming Nov. 10 Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X Launch November 10, Starting at $24.99 a Month with Xbox Game Pa

Chris and Ian discuss Epic vs Apple, Digital Tax, Creepy Amazon and Nvidia's new GPU's https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode382/DigitalOutbox-382-200906.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t require the free app to add purchases after all Fortnite Apple row: Microsoft backs Epic in court filing Apple can block Epic's Fortnite but not Unreal Engine Apple terminates Epic Games’ App Store account Apple says App Store appeals process is now live, so developers can start challenging decisions Apple mistakenly approved a widely used malware to run on Macs Facebook News to expand internationally to the U.K., Germany, France, India and Brazil Facebook to freeze political ads before US presidential election Facebook isn’t happy about Apple’s upcoming ad tracking restrictions Apple delays privacy feature that would let iPhone owners keep ad tracking at bay Apple, Google, and Amazon respond to European tech taxes by passing on costs Google and Apple to roll out phase two of

Chris and Ian discuss Epic vs Apple, Twitter, Surface Duo and the Xbox Series X https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode381/DigitalOutbox-381-200821.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Google is turning Android Phones into seismometers Mozilla lays off 250 Twitter now lets everyone limit replies to their tweets Microsoft’s Surface Duo arrives on September 10th for $1,399 Fortnite: Apple ban sparks court action from Epic Games Facebook pushes back against Apple’s App Store fees Epic says Apple threatens ‘catastrophic’ response in two weeks if Fortnite doesn’t comply with rules Epic files motion for injunction against Apple over threat to revoke all developer access UK ditches exam results generated by biased algorithm after student protests Ninja and Shroud return to Twitch Halo Infinite delayed to 2021 Xbox Series X launch confirmed for November, despite Halo Infinite delay

Chris and Ian discuss Disney, OnePlus, Google Pixel, Samsung and Xbox Gaming https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode380/DigitalOutbox-380-200808.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Trump signs orders banning US business with TikTok and WeChat parent Tencent ‘Mulan’ is coming to Disney+ on September 4, for an additional price of $29.99 Mulan: UK cinemas hit out at 'disappointing' Disney+ release CES cancels Las Vegas event, goes online-only Intel's next-generation 7nm chips delayed until 2022 OnePlus’ midrange Nord announced with 90Hz display, dual selfie cameras, and 5G GOOGLE ANNOUNCES PIXEL 5, PIXEL 4A 5G, AND PIXEL 4A ALL AT ONCE GOOGLE PIXEL 4A REVIEW: BACK TO BASICS FOR $349 THE GALAXY NOTE 20 ULTRA IS SAMSUNG’S NEW SPEC KING Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 3 is thinner, lighter, and more expensive Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S7 Plus tablet has a 120Hz OLED display and 5G Samsung announces Galaxy Buds Live with active noise cancellation and bean-shaped design Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Fold 2 with bigger

Chris and Ian discuss Tech Power, Garmin, Twitter and TikTok https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode379/DigitalOutbox-379-200806.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Government admits breaking privacy law with NHS test and trace UK commits to redesign visa streaming algorithm after challenge to ‘racist’ tool Will Garmin Pay $10 Million Ransom To End Two-Day Outage? Garmin 'paid multi-million dollar ransom to criminals using Arete IR', say sources Twitter cracks down on QAnon conspiracy theory, banning 7,000 accounts Donald Trump Jr suspended from tweeting after Covid post Twitter bans ex-KKK leader David Duke Wiley permanently suspended from Twitter over antisemitic posts Twitter admits hackers accessed DMs of dozens of high-profile accounts Twitter says ‘phone spear phishing attack’ used to gain network access in crypto scam breach Twitter hack: Bognor Regis man one of three charged After ad revenue drop, Twitter tells investors it’s eyeing subscription options Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face

Chris and Ian discuss Twitter Hack, Huawei and Gaming https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode378/DigitalOutbox-378-200717.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam A hacker used Twitter’s own ‘admin’ tool to spread cryptocurrency scam YouTube bans prominent white supremacist channels Facebook: Aviva and Intercontinental Hotels Group pause ads E-scooter firms get the green light to start trials of up to one year on UK streets Huawei 5G kit must be removed from UK by 2027 Apple has €13bn Irish tax bill overturned Sony invests $250M in Epic Games Microsoft Flight Simulator landing Aug. 18 Xbox Game Pass Ultimate adding Project xCloud game streaming to subscription Ubisoft sexual harassment investigation claims three more executives The 4 biggest announcements from Ubisoft Forward

Chris and Ian discuss WWDC, Covid trackers, Social Media and Mixer https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode377/DigitalOutbox-377-200630.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Gatwick drone arrests: Sussex Police pays out £200,000 Coronavirus: Health minister says app should roll out by winter UK virus-tracing app switches to Apple-Google model GitHub abandons 'master' and 'slave' terms to avoid row Twitter begins rolling out audio tweets on iOS Katie Hopkins permanently suspended from Twitter Facebook to tag ‘harmful’ posts as boycott widens Microsoft will shut down Mixer, transition users to Facebook Gaming Microsoft is closing all of its retail stores for good Apple faces two EU anti-competition probes Apple accused of 'hostile' app fee policies Interview: Apple’s Schiller says position on Hey app is unchanged and no rules changes are imminent Apple approves Hey bug fix update after Basecamp agrees to tweak app at center of store policy spat Apple will soon let developers challenge App Store rules WWD