Digitaloutbox

DigitalOutbox Episode 196 DigitalOutbox Episode 196 - Nadella heads up Microsoft, farewell Sony Vaio Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:09 - Insider Nadella Named Microsoft CEO 5:41 - Sony announces it will lay off 5,000 staff, exit the PC industry and spin out its TV business 8:43 - UK government launches Year of Code campaign and £500,000 fund to train teachers in programming 13:11 - Anti-piracy app launched by music industry 15:23 - Android Marches Onto Another Landline Phone 16:27 - Ready to cast: Chromecast now open to developers with the Google Cast SDK 20:57 - Amazon Acquires Video Gaming Studio Double Helix Games 24:46 - Xbox One's first major update split in two, launching in February and March Picks Ian Threes - £1.49 - There's a cramped and claustrophobic 4x4 grid that is littered with numeric tiles. When you swipe the screen, all the tiles are shunted over. Unless, that is, they're already up against the edge of the grid. - With this restrictio

DigitalOutbox Episode 195 DigitalOutbox Episode 195 - Google sells Motorola, Facebooks Paper and 30 years of Mac Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 0:54 - Facebook Paper 5:00 - Tech Financials 10:59 - Samsung to open more than 60 dedicated stores across Europe with Carphone Warehouse 12:28 - Samsung And Google Bury The Apple Hatchet, Sign 10-Year Patent Agreement 14:38 - Lenovo To Buy Motorola Mobility From Google For About $3B 17:16 - Google buys UK artificial intelligence start-up DeepMind 19:57 - Google brings Chrome apps to Android and iOS, lets developers submit to Google Play and Apples App Store 22:40 - Microsoft changes SkyDrive name to OneDrive, six months after losing court battle to BSkyB 23:38 - Microsoft testing Windows 8.1 update that hides tile interface by default 25:07 - The NSA is reportedly scouring Angry Birds and other apps for user data 26:31 - UK government tackles wrongly-blocked websites 29:38 - Government websites on rise again despite

DigitalOutbox Episode 194 DigitalOutbox Episode 194 - Obama reforms NSA, Twitter abuse and Windows 7 Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:11 - BlackBerry team as sales continue to plunge 5:53 - Ex-footballer Collymore accuses Twitter over abusive messages 11:00 - UK mobile and broadband providers must let you leave mid-contract if they hike their prices 13:35 - Forget Glass, Google[x] is testing a smart contact lens for diabetics 15:16 - Windows 7 'back by popular demand', says HP as it targets wary consumers 17:43 - Apple Promises to Fix iOS 7 'White Screen of Death' 19:38 - Nintendo forecasts loss amid weak Wii U sales 23:20 - Kinect to blame for BBC iPlayer on Xbox One delay, says developer Picks Ian Stockfish for Mac - A beautiful, powerful chess app. - Play two-player games on the beautiful chess board, or get instant accurate analysis of any game. Stockfish will tell you who’s winning and calculate the best move. - Supports retina screens - Stockfis

DigitalOutbox Episode 193 DigitalOutbox Episode 193 - Big Dog, Nest and CES Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:11 - BlackBerry teams up with Foxconn for budget smartphones as sales continue to plunge 2:30 - Blockbuster gone 3:23 - BT default 'porn filter' switched on 9:45 - Pirate Bay unveils ambitious new software scheme to foil anti-piracy measures 11:12 - Gmail now lets you email your Google+ connections, but addresses are only shared when you hit send 13:21 - Google acquires Boston Dynamics 16:15 - Google acquires Nest 21:28 - EE now has over 2 million 4G LTE subscribers in the UK 22:33 - Instant messaging overtook SMS in the UK last year, will surpass it by more than 2:1 in 2014 23:34 - NSA collects millions of text messages daily in 'untargeted' global sweep 28:38 - London rolls out smart parking sensors 29:55 - Nintendo 3DS game sales up 45% to 16m in 2013, as lifetime hardware sales top 11.5m in the US 32:49 - CES Picks Ian Wordiest for Android -

DigitalOutbox Episode 192 DigitalOutbox Episode 192 - Messaging, Spotify and No Man's Sky Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:45 - Technology firms seek government surveillance reform 3:27 - U.K. Social Media Users Get Legal Advice From On High On Avoiding Contempt Of Court 5:49 - Twitter Apps Updated With New Swipeable Design And Photo Support In Direct Messages 10:15 - Instagram Introduces Instagram Direct 11:53 - Spotify Goes Freemium On Tablets, Launches Free Shuffle Product On Smartphones 14:10 - Three UK announces customers can roam for free in the US, and launches 4G too 16:47 - The Next-Gen USB Plug To Be Smaller And Finally Reversible 18:46 - Aldi launches £80 tablet to rival Tesco's Hudl 21:34 - Google (finally) lets you download your Gmail and Calendar data 23:30 - Chromecast gets Plex, Vevo, RealPlayer, Viki and more with massive app update 25:32 - CBBC HD, CBeebies HD, BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD & BBC News HD launch Tuesday 10 December 2013 28:

DigitalOutbox Episode 191 DigitalOutbox Episode 191 - Drones, Apple and Xbox One Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:57 - Jeff Bezos promises half-hour shipping with Amazon Prime Air 5:38 - Ministers will order ISPs to block terrorist and extremist websites 8:26 - UK mobile networks agree to £50 charges cap on stolen phones, work towards eliminating roaming fees 11:23 - HBO shows are now available to purchase from the Google Play store in the UK 18:07 - Apple buys motion sensor maker PrimeSense 19:57 - EA reduces price of UK PS4 digital games to £59.99 22:50 - Microsoft Matches PS4 Sales With 1 Million Xbox Ones In 24 Hours, But Takes 11 More Countries To Do It 28:57 - Xbox One juddering plagues UK TV watchers 31:06 - Microsoft responds to Xbox problem with disc drive

DigitalOutbox Episode 190 DigitalOutbox Episode 190 - Child Porn Block and the Xbox One Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 0:38 - Google and Microsoft agree steps to block abuse images 3:26 - Twitter Alerts come to the UK & Ireland 5:50 - .london calling - UK capital secures its own top-level domain 7:48 - TaskRabbit brings its online task and errand marketplace to London as it begins global expansion 10:32 - British Airways unveils digital billboards to remind customers how magical flying can be 11:44 - Sainsbury's to cease online sales of games and consoles 16:37 - Once-popular media player Winamp closing down on December 20 17:19 - Google Play Music finally hits iOS with a free month of All Access and programmable radio in 21 countries 19:15 - Google kills Currents, launches a Flipboard-style Newsstand with support for newspaper paywalls 20:45 - Microsoft wants to sell you anti-Google mugs and t-shirts 22:46 - The Great Instagram For Windows Phone Photo T

DigitalOutbox Episode 189 DigitalOutbox Episode 189 - PS4, Motorola Moto G and Tories rewrite History Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:04 - Google launches Helpouts 4:39 - Motorola Moto G review 9:08 - Europe approves use of in-flight electronics during take-off and landing 10:45 - Snapchat Spurned $3 Billion Acquisition Offer from Facebook 15:03 - Conservatives erase Internet history 17:27 - Amazon to start Sunday delivery service 18:38 - Netflix is now available on TiVo set-top boxes for Virgin Media subscribers in the UK 22:13 - Elop Is Going To Do What Now 26:08 - BBC working on iPlayer app for Xbox One 28:50 - PS4 Picks Ian Humble New Tab Page - Redesigned new tab page featuring your bookmarks, apps, most visited, recently closed, and weather in a custom layout. - Features: - Simple, clean design - Highly customizable - Fast loading and lightweight - Completely free and open source - This extension replaces the default new tab page. Drag and drop fold

DigitalOutbox Episode 188 DigitalOutbox Episode 188 - Deja Vu - Blackberry Fail and Patents Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:08 - BlackBerry Takes $1B Investment From Fairfax, Others, Replaces CEO Thorsten Heins 4:39 - Twitter Prices IPO Above Estimates At $26 Per Share, Raising $1.82B At Valuation Of Up To $18B 9:26 - Patent war goes nuclear: Microsoft, Apple-owned Rockstar sues Google 13:19 - Google Patented the 'Heart' Gesture and Other Fun Hand Moves 14:35 - Tesco petrol stations use face-scan tech to target ads 17:51 - Milton Keynes in UK to trial £1.5m driverless car scheme 20:05 - Google ordered to remove Max Mosley orgy pictures 22:08 - Google Now for iOS up to par with Android app, updated with notifications, reminders, and more 27:50 - Google Drive for iOS adds support for multiple accounts, single sign-in, and printing 28:00 - Microsoft finally takes on Google Docs with real-time editing in Office Web Apps 28:34 - Out of the picture: why the world

DigitalOutbox Episode 187 DigitalOutbox Episode 187 - Googlefest Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:09 - Passengers will be able to use gadgets for entire US flights 2:51 - Samsung is pulling another Amazon on Android, but this is even bigger 8:18 - Google upgrades Glass hardware, offering one-time swap for existing users 11:27 - Google launches build-your-own-phone project Ara 13:46 - Google+ Updates 18:36 - Nexus 5 22:14 - Android 4.4 KitKat: Google's simpler, integrated operating system designed for every phone 28:12 - Reports that NSA taps into Google and Yahoo data hubs infuriate tech giants 31:54 - Adobe Breach Impacted At Least 38 Million Users 33:37 - Pirate cull: UK court orders ISPs to block 21 file-sharing sites 35:44 - Dell users: Latitude 6430u laptops 'smell of cat urine' Picks Ian Fantastical 2 for iPhone - Updated for iOS 7 - See calendar and reminders in one place - Natural language input - Great design - £1.99 for launch period

DigitalOutbox Episode 186 DigitalOutbox Episode 186 - Tablets, Tablets, Tablets Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 2:26 - WH Smith takes website offline after porn e-book scandal 5:48 - Googles Project Shield offers free protection from DDoS attacks 7:44 - Argos launches own-brand budget tablet for tweenies 9:46 - Amazons new Kindle Fire HDX tablets - pre-orders open in the UK 11:00 - Nokia Keynote 15:19 - Apple Keynote 30:58 - Apple poaches Burberry CEO Ahrendts to be its new retail chief 32:58 - Windows 8.1 now out 35:57 - Twitter Solves The Follow-Back Tango, Enables Direct Messages From All Your Followers 37:12 - BBM app coming back to Apple App Store and Google Play today 38:19 - LinkedIns Intro Feature Is Very Cool And A Spectacularly Bad Idea 42:13 - Ubisoft Delays Watchdogs 44:41 - DriveClub officially delayed until 2014

DigitalOutbox Episode 185 DigitalOutbox Episode 185 - Adobe hacked and BBC look to the future Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 0:51 - Adobes network compromised: 2.9 million customer names, encrypted credit and debit card numbers, and source code 5:32 - Twitter IPO: social media company looks to raise $1bn in public share sale 7:17 - NSA and GCHQ target Tor network that protects anonymity of web users 9:31 - Google To Start Employing User Ratings And Photos In Shared Endorsements Ads 12:28 - 1m Raspberry Pi computers have now been built in the UK, as global sales hit 1.75m 13:56 - BBC plans to help get the nation coding 16:01 - iPlayer 19:49 - Playlister 21:33 - Live Events 23:26 - BBC Store 26:16 - ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 force TVCatchUp to drop their services 29:06 - Samsung's Galaxy Round is the first phone with a curved display 32:11 - Make a mini you from £40 34:43 - Rockstar apologizes for GTA Online issues with in-game cash

DigitalOutbox Episode 184 DigitalOutbox Episode 184 - Ballmers Tears, Sleazy Samsung. Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 0:57 - Steve Ballmer's intense, tearful goodbye to Microsoft 4:40 - Windows Phone catching up with iOS and Android in Europe 7:54 - Ofcom: no 5G networks in UK until 'at least 2018' as it rolls out white space trials 11:27 - Rail mobile internet speeds set to get faster in UK 12:49 - UK to create new cyber defence force 16:23 - What's a security flaw worth? $12.50 for Yahoo 19:45 - FBI claims largest Bitcoin seizure after arrest of alleged Silk Road founder 24:17 - The Galaxy Note 3 comes with a 'tiny screen' mode that enables one hand usage 26:28 - Note 3's benchmarking 'adjustments' inflate scores by up to 20% 30:51 - Judge tosses Apple motion, allows patent troll Lodsys to continue rampage 37:33 - GTA Online Picks Ian The Great Suspender - Extension for Chrome - Unload, park, suspend tabs to reduce memory footprint of chrome. Tabs ca

DigitalOutbox Episode 183 DigitalOutbox Episode 183 - RIM retreats, Easyjet stumbles and a plethora of tablets. Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 0:56 - BlackBerry to fire 4,500 employees as sales of new device plummet 2:59 - BBM's Android And iOS Launch Weekend Going About As Badly As Possible 4:56 - BlackBerry Signs Letter Of Intent To Go Private For $9 Per Share In Deal Valued At $4.7 Billion 9:04 - iPhone 5s and 5c sales top 9m over Apples opening weekend 11:33 - The iPhones Fingerprint Sensor Has Already Been Hacked 13:42 - Argos and eBay join forces for click-and-collect service 16:28 - EasyJet under fire after claims it refused to let The Drum columnist Mark Leiser on board for sending critical tweet 19:13 - Rural superfast broadband chaos due BT's 'near monopoly', say MPs 23:21 - Roku launches new TV streaming boxes and brings Roku 3 to the UK and Ireland 25:35 - Tesco enters the tablet fray with Hudl 28:15 - Surface Pro 2: hands-on with Microsoft's new

DigitalOutbox Episode 182 DigitalOutbox Episode 182 - Twitter IPO, iPhone Launch and GTA V Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:02 - Twitter makes IPO plans official 3:19 - Abandoned NHS IT system has cost £10bn so far 6:53 - Mobile phone emergency alert system to be tested in UK 9:18 - iPhone Shortages 19:35 - UK enters global online university race 21:30 - Apple Starts Letting Users Install Last Compatible Versions Of Apps 23:00 - Google makes QuickOffice free, gives away 10 GB in Drive storage 24:47 - Bump gets acquired by Google 25:22 - Washington gunman Aaron Alexis heard 'voices in head' after playing violent video games up to 18 hours a day 27:21 - GTA V

DigitalOutbox Episode 181 DigitalOutbox Episode 181 - Apple Keynote and Microsoft buy Nokia Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:07 - Nokia's handset business bought by Microsoft for €5.44bn 6:48 - US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet 9:58 - Ministry of Sound sues Spotify 11:32 - Amazon's 'Kindle MatchBook' finally bundles physical books with a copy for your Kindle 13:00 - Android KitKat unveiled in Google surprise move 14:41 - Google's browser becomes a true platform with today's launch of Chrome Apps 17:00 - Xbox Music gets iOS and Android apps, free web playback; cloud locker to follow 18:52 - Xbox One Launch Date 20:24 - Sony - thinner Vita and Vita TV 23:22 - Sony at IFA 26:59 - Samsung at IFA 31:14 - iOS 7 33:43 - iPhone 5c 35:49 - iPhone 5s

DigitalOutbox Episode 180 DigitalOutbox Episode 180 - Ballmer to retire, Nintendo 2DS Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:36 - Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to step down within a year 8:19 - Steve Jobs' Email Shows Apple Changed In-App Purchasing Rules Specifically To Retaliate Against Amazon 11:36 - Google drops Nexus 4 to $199 in the US and slashes prices by 25% in 6 other markets 13:08 - Three confirm 4G plans 14:56 - On the day that O2 and Vodafone launch 4G in the UK 18:24 - Twitter Updates Android, iOS And Web With New Conversation View, Abuse Reporting 20:41 - Facebook Announces Shared Photo Albums To Boost Group Engagement 22:06 - Feedly Pro Available for all 23:33 - Nintendo 2DS coming this Oct. for £109, plays 3DS games in 2D 27:03 - Twerk, Selfie, Bitcoin, Others Added To Oxford Dictionary

DigitalOutbox Episode 179 DigitalOutbox Episode 179 - Gamescom Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 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 - GTA Online and more Xbox One reversals Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 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 - Moto X and Twitter Trolls Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 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