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Chris and Ian discuss E3, Libra and Pi's https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode356/DigitalOutbox-356-190626.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Google Stadia requires $130 upfront, $10 per month at November launch EA at E3 2019: The 4 best announcements Xbox @ E3 Bethesda at E3 2019: the biggest announcements, trailers, and games Ubisoft at E3 2019: The 7 biggest announcements Nintendo at E3 2019: The 11 biggest announcements Tens of thousands of images stolen in US border hack Dropbox relaunches as an enterprise collaboration workspace & portal Samsung TVs should be regularly virus-checked, the company says Google is finally taking charge of the RCS rollout Facebook announces Libra cryptocurrency: All you need to know UK age-verification system for porn delayed by six months Google says it’s not making any more tablets $35 Raspberry Pi 4 announced with 4K support and up to 4GB of RAM

Chris and Ian discuss WWDC 2019 https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode355/DigitalOutbox-355-190607.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes WWDC 2019 EE to launch UK's first 5G service in May AMD unveils the 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X, at half the price of Intel’s competing Core i9 9920X chipset Nvidia announces its Studio line of laptops to compete against the MacBook Pro Apple and WhatsApp condemn GCHQ plans to eavesdrop on encrypted chats U.S. State Department begins social media screening for nearly all visa applicants Netflix is raising prices for UK subscribers Amazon sellers to hit UK high streets in year-long pop-up pilot Xbox Game Pass coming to PC

Chris and Ian discuss F8, Build and I/O + Huawei https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode354/DigitalOutbox-354-190522.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Samsung confirms Galaxy Fold delay, shares ‘initial findings’ on faulty units The 5 biggest announcements from Facebook’s F8 developer conference keynote Microsoft Build 2019 The 8 biggest announcements from the Google I/O 2019 keynote Netflix launches high-quality audio for TV viewers White House cracks down on Huawei equipment sales with executive order Google pulls Huawei’s Android license, forcing it to use open source version Huawei can keep sending software updates to phones for three months, US says The OnePlus 7 Pro has a 90Hz screen, three cameras, and costs $669 The OnePlus 7 Pro isn’t alone — meet the OnePlus 7 EA Access subscription service coming to PS4 Rivals in gaming, Microsoft and Sony team up on cloud services Minecraft Earth: block building game moves into the real world

Chris and Ian discuss Internet Laws, Apple and Qualcomm and the PS5 https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode353/DigitalOutbox-353-190419.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes How Mark Zuckerberg wants governments to regulate content on online platforms UK sets out safety-focused plan to regulate Internet firms Article 13: UK helps push through new EU copyright rules Online pornography age checks to be mandatory in UK from 15 July Apple and Qualcomm are ending their legal battles Intel exits 5G-mobile modem market as Qualcomm and Apple make peace Samsung responds to Galaxy Fold screen damage: ‘we will thoroughly inspect these units’ YouTube is finally coming back to Amazon’s Fire TV devices Microsoft announces new Xbox – without a disc drive PlayStation 5: Sony gives the first details of its next generation console

Chris and Ian discuss Apples Show Time event, EU Copyright Laws and No Mans Sky https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode352/DigitalOutbox-352-190331.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Apple launches $9.99 Apple News Plus with more than 300 magazines Apple announces Apple Card credit card Apple Arcade is a new game subscription for iOS, Mac, and Apple TV Apple’s updated TV app is a direct destination for shows Apple announces Apple TV Plus video subscription service Apple cancels AirPower product, citing inability to meet its high standards for hardware Britons get 'bad deal' from broadband giants Hackers dropped a secret backdoor in Asus’ update software EU backs controversial copyright law EU calls for increased security, but doesn’t ban Huawei 5G products Spotify acquires true crime studio Parcast to expand its original podcast content BBC pulls its podcasts from Google Podcasts and Assistant No Man’s Sky getting full VR support on PS4 and PC

Chris and Ian discuss Stadia, Spotify vs Apple and new YouTubers https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode351/DigitalOutbox-351-190322.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Spotify files a complaint against Apple with the European Commission over ‘Apple tax’ and restrictive rules Addressing Spotify’s claims Apple launches new iPad Air and iPad mini Apple upgrades the iMac line with boosted processors and graphics Apple announces new AirPods Facebook admits it stored ‘hundreds of millions’ of account passwords in plaintext Google hit with €1.5 billion antitrust fine by EU Google Stadia is the new streaming gaming platform from Google Microsoft demonstrates xCloud game streaming a week before Google’s ‘future of gaming’ event Microsoft launches Game Stack, brings Xbox Live to Android and iOS Halo: The Master Chief Collection coming to PC Oculus releases updated Rift VR headset Shak - Boundary Supply X-PAC Multicam Errant Pack Overview! With AUX compartment, CB-1 and MK-2 Chris - Caterham Enduro, Silversto

Chris and Ian discuss Facebook and MWC https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode350/DigitalOutbox-350-190309.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Will Build A “Privacy-Focused” Communications Platform Facebook takes down fake account network used to spread hate in UK Facebook Has Announced A Multistep Plan To Crack Down On Anti-Vax Misinformation Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Google, Amazon and Facebook Huawei’s new MateBook X Pro comes with more power and more storage Huawei’s Mate X foldable phone is a thinner 5G rival to the Galaxy Fold The Nokia 9 PureView has five cameras and a lot to prove LG’s answer to the foldable mania is a second screen Sony’s Xperia 1 literally stands out from the crowd with a super tall screen Say hello to Microsoft’s new $3,500 HoloLens with twice the field of view Amazon stops selling stick-on Dash buttons With USB 4, Thunderbolt and USB will converge Dying social robot Jibo goes out with a song and a dance

Chris and Ian discuss the Samsung Galaxy event, Social Media laws, Drones, Apex Legends and Crackdown 3 https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode349/DigitalOutbox-349-190223.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Virgin Media tests 8Gbps broadband UK moves toward driverless car tests without safety drivers Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor in podcast push, earmarks $500M for more deals Spotify will now suspend or terminate accounts it finds are using ad blockers Instagram heads off regulations with ban on self-harm images | analysis The UK now has a law against upskirting DJI makes drone safety improvements Drone no-fly zone to be widened after Gatwick chaos Amazon is buying mesh router company Eero Facebook needs regulation as Zuckerberg 'fails' - UK MPs Another Facebook data row. But who to blame? Huawei risk can be managed, say UK cyber-security chiefs HTC announces new Vive Focus with two updated motion controllers Samsung quits making new Blu-ray players Samsung’s foldable phone is the Galaxy Fold, ava

Chris and Ian discuss Facebook, Apple and Metroid Prime https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode348/DigitalOutbox-348-190206.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Google hit with £44m GDPR fine over ads Daily Mail demands browser warning U-turn Zuckerberg Plans to Integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps Google will stop peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door Nasty FaceTime bug could allow others to eavesdrop on your microphone or camera Apple reports first decline in revenues and profits in over a decade Facebook now lets everyone unsend messages for 10 minutes Nintendo reboots Metroid Prime 4, taps Retro Studios to restart project All EA games affected as publisher's server network struggles amid Anthem demo launch

Chris and Ian discuss Facebook, Amaxon Alexa and Google Assistant, Apple and CES 2019 https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode347/DigitalOutbox-347-190119.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Facebook shared private user messages with Netflix and Spotify Uber loses latest legal bid over driver rights Alexa user gets access to 1,700 audio files from a stranger More than 100 million Alexa devices have been sold Microsoft is calling an audible on smart speakers Microsoft Bing not only shows child pornography, it suggests it Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3 billion profit in 2018 Netflix shows Bird Box and Elite drive subscriber growth Some iPad Pros could come bent out of the box Apple stocks tumble after company cuts forecasts for key quarter DuckDuckGo debuts map search results using Apple Maps Apple is putting iTunes on Samsung TVs Withings brings EKG readings to its hybrid smartwatch Nvidia launches the $349 GeForce RTX 2060 HTC announces new Vive Pro Eye virtual reality headset with

Chris and Ian discuss Youtube, Tumblr and Doom https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode346/DigitalOutbox-346-181214.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes YouTube top earners: The seven-year-old making $22m Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th Facebook chief's emails exposed by MPs Google is killing off Allo, its latest messaging app flop Google will shut down Google+ four months early after second data leak Microsoft Edge goes Chromium (and macOS) Ericsson software problem causing widespread cell phone outages O2 announces goodwill gestures after millions hit by data outage Broadband customers to get automatic compensation The Apple Watch’s new ECG feature is already saving lives John Romero is making a spiritual successor to the original version of Doom

Chris and Ian discuss 5G, Facebook and Apple Music https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode345/DigitalOutbox-345-181201.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes First 5G cities in UK named by EE GOOGLE GIVES THE PIXEL CAMERA SUPERHUMAN NIGHT VISION EE and Virgin Media fined £13.3m for overcharging customers Park anywhere' electric bike hire launched in Milton Keynes MPs' fury over Mark Zuckerberg 'no-show' Marriott says 500 million Starwood guest records stolen in massive data breach Apple Music is coming to the Amazon Echo Xbox One keyboard and mouse support arrives with today’s November update PlayStation is skipping E3 2019

Chris and Ian discuss Twitter, Apple Macs and iPads and Red Dead Redemption 2 https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode344/DigitalOutbox-344-181110.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Facebook hires Nick Clegg as head of global affairs Twitter loses 9 million users amid bot crackdown Twitter says it ‘made a mistake’ for not removing threatening tweets from Florida bomb suspect Addison Lee aims to deploy self-driving cars in London by 2021 IBM to buy Red Hat for $34B in cash and debt, taking a bigger leap into hybrid cloud Google wants to improve your smart home with iRobot’s room maps Here’s everything Apple announced today at its big hardware event This is Samsung’s foldable smartphone OnePlus 6T announced with premium specs and in-display fingerprint reader Xiaomi launches in the UK with Mi 8 Pro flagship PlayStation Classic’s full game list announced, and it might annoy you Red Dead Redemption 2 has biggest opening weekend in entertainment history

Chris and Ian discuss Microsoft, Google, Huawei, Facebook and Adobe https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode343/DigitalOutbox-343-181019.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Microsoft unveils Surface Pro 6 with new matte black finish and quad-core processors Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 2 with black finish and 8th Gen Intel processors Microsoft announces app mirroring to let you use any Android app on Windows 10 Microsoft launches new Surface Studio 2 as the ‘fastest Surface ever’ Microsoft announces noise-canceling Surface Headphones Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL announced with bigger screens and best cameras yet Pixel Slate is Google’s new detachable Chrome OS tablet Google announces Pixel Stand wireless charging dock that doubles as a photo frame The Google Home Hub will put Assistant up against Amazon’s Echo Show Google launches redesigned Chromecast with multi-room audio support THE NEW PALM IS A TINY PHONE TO KEEP YOU AWAY FROM YOUR PHONE HUAWEI’S MATE 20 PRO IS A SPEC AND CAMERA MONSTER Huawei

Chris and Ian discuss Twitter, GoPro and Amazon's Alexa https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode342/DigitalOutbox-342-180929.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Twitter will soon let you switch between chronological and ranked feeds Twitter says bug may have exposed some direct messages to third-party developers Evernote just slashed 54 jobs, or 15 percent of its workforce Equifax fined by ICO over data breach that hit Britons Vote Leave data firm hit with first ever GDPR notice Facebook says 50 million accounts affected by account takeover bug Instagram’s co-founders have resigned from Facebook GoPro’s Hero 7 Black sets a new bar for video stabilization The 14 biggest announcements from Amazon’s surprise hardware event Sony announces PlayStation Classic, a $100 mini PS1 Facebook’s newest VR headset, Oculus Quest, ships in the spring for $399 YouTube’s VR app is coming to Oculus Go The Walking Dead developer Telltale hit with devastating layoffs as part of a ‘majority studio closure’ PUBG's graphics

Chris and Ian discuss new Apple Watches and Phones, the Right to be Forgotten and Nintendo's new online service https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode341/DigitalOutbox-341-180918.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Apple Event Apple removes anti-malware apps that harvested browser data UK’s mass surveillance regime violated human rights law, finds ECHR Google fights plan to extend 'right to be forgotten' Say goodbye to Inbox by Gmail Microsoft tests rival browser 'warnings' Nintendo Switch Online launches Sept. 18

Chris and Ian discuss Social Media Trials, Uber, Apple Leaks and Xbox All Access https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode340/DigitalOutbox-340-180908.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Uber to diversify into electric bikes and scooters to drive growth British Airways customer data stolen in data breach Apple’s September 12th Event leaked UK media giants call for independent oversight of Facebook, YouTube, Twitter US, UK and others push for mandatory access to encrypted data Twitter agrees to abuse-transparency reports, civil rights audit Alex Jones and Infowars permanently suspended from Twitter and Periscope after new content violations Chrome gets a new look for its 10th birthday Xbox All Access subscription offers console, Xbox Live and Game Pass for monthly fee

Chris and Ian discuss Magic Leap, Twitter, Facebook and new drones https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode339/DigitalOutbox-339-180825.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Say hello to Android 9 Pie Google records your location even when you tell it not to Instapaper returns to EU, relaunches its premium subscription service Magic Leap augmented reality headset goes on sale Samsung launches Galaxy Note 9 with big screen and Fortnite Twitter puts Infowars’ Alex Jones in the ‘read-only’ sin bin for 7 days Tweetbot loses several key features ahead of Twitter’s API change WeTransfer buys creative apps Paper and Paste from FiftyThree Facebook removes 652 fake accounts and pages meant to influence world politics Apple removed Facebook’s Onavo from the App Store for gathering app data DJI’s new Mavic 2 drones have upgraded cameras and zoom lenses Epic Games just gave a perk for folks to turn on 2FA; every other big company should, too

Chris and Ian discuss Fibre and 5G, Apples $1 trillion dollars and the future of Xbox https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode338/DigitalOutbox-338-180803.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes UK sets out plan to spend billions on fiber and 5G broadband for all Superfast broadband could get cheaper as BT cuts charges to rivals UK report highlights changing gadget habits — and our need for an online fix Apple apologizes, issues update for MacBook Pro thermal throttling bug Apple becomes world's first trillion dollar company Atlassian’s HipChat and Stride to be discontinued, with Slack buying up the IP Dixons Carphone says millions more customers affected by 2017 breach Facebook and Instagram now show how many minutes you use them Microsoft is building low-cost, streaming-only Xbox, says report EA launches premium subscription with latest Battlefield and Fifa

Chris and Ian discuss Facebook and Google Fines and new Macbook Pro's http://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode337/DigitalOutbox-337-180719.mp3 Download iTunes MP3 Shownotes Facebook fined for data breaches in Cambridge Analytica scandal Google fined a record $5 billion by the EU for Android antitrust violations UK slips to 35th in global table of broadband speeds YouTube to crack down on fake news, backing 'authoritative' sources Instapaper is leaving Pinterest, two years after being acquired Hold for the drop: Twitter to purge locked accounts from follower metrics Microsoft Teams gets a free version Microsoft’s Surface Go tablet has a 10-inch screen and starts at $399 Apple releases new, faster MacBook Pro laptops Adobe to Launch Photoshop for iPad in Strategy Shift You can now stream to your Sonos devices via AirPlay 2 Magic Leap’s mixed reality headset is coming this summer