Month: February 2013

DigitalOutbox Episode 152

DigitalOutbox Episode 152
DigitalOutbox Episode 152 – PS4, Apple Hacked and 4G

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Shownotes
1:06 – PS4
13:32 – Google shows what its like to use Project Glass in new video and expands preorders
16:44 – Google launches the Chromebook Pixel
23:38 – HTC One
26:53 – 4G auction raises £2.34 billion in the UK
32:59 – iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S each outsold the Galaxy S3 in Q4
34:13 – Apple Hacked
39:15 – Burger King Twitter Account hacked
42:37 – Google now uses over 120 signals to thwart account hacks
44:51 – Outlook.com passes 60m users Microsoft drops preview tag and preps ad push to kill Hotmail
46:12 – Jonathan Ive gets gold Blue Peter badge

DigitalOutbox Episode 151

DigitalOutbox Episode 151
DigitalOutbox Episode 151 – iOS issues, Mailbox and naughty Nike

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Shownotes
1:07 – Hold off updating your iPhone 4S to iOS 6.1 European carriers warn customers
2:41 – iPhone lockscreen can be bypassed with new iOS 6.1 trick
4:39 – Mailbox
11:24 – Apple drop prices spec bump on laptops
13:23 – First digital magazine sales figures in the UK
15:57 – BBC to broadcast shows on iPlayer before TV transmission
19:45 – 4G to affect TV reception in two million homes
21:21 – Nike has no plans for Fuelband Android app
23:07 – Fitbit brings Bluetooth 4.0 support to Android app
24:41 – Minecraft Pi Edition

Picks
Ian
Kickstarter for iPhone
– Free
– See all messages
– Keep up to date on pledges
– Staff highlights, whats popular
– Easy to buy into new campaigns
– Easy to check on status of a campaign that you are running

DigitalOutbox Episode 150

DigitalOutbox Episode 150
DigitalOutbox Episode 150 – Three’s LTE promise, Dell goes private and next gen consoles

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Shownotes
1:01 – Three UK promises to provide LTE without increasing prices
4:32 – BT to end traffic throttling – claims capacity is FAT
6:35 – Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media for $23.3bn
9:57 – Sky+ Android app catches up
11:32 – Channel 4 gives its catch-up TV service 4oD a native Android app
13:57 – iPhone 5 iPad mini jailbreak now available
15:08 – Dell goes private
18:51 – Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet Gets Good Reviews – Except For Battery Life
23:04 – Twitter Hacked
26:00 – Glasgow has the chattiest people on Twitter in the UK
27:41 – Amazon Launches Amazon Coins
30:25 – Hailo closes $30.6m Series B round from Union Square Ventures
32:51 – Next Gen Consoles

DigitalOutbox Episode 149

DigitalOutbox Episode 149
DigitalOutbox Episode 149 – Blackberry 10, Apples Porn Problem and Glasgow gets smart

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Shownotes
1:41 – Blackberry 10
14:23 – EE rolls out 4G to nine new UK towns ahead of schedule
17:45 – Glasgow – UKs first smart city
22:02 – Apples porn problem
26:21 – iOS 6.1
29:45 – New iPad
32:59 – Apple confirms Mac Pro sales will cease in EU on March 1
34:42 – Office 2013 Launched
37:30 – Microsoft Launches Modern.IE
39:31 – Skys Now TV to offer Premier League football and other major sporting events
41:15 – Sky Broadband struggling with demand
43:46 – App.net moves beyond its ad-free Twitter alternative adding 10 GB of storage to share
46:28 – Computer science part of English Baccalaureate
47:19 – 15000 Raspberry Pis free to UK schools thanks to Google
48:43 – Nintendo cuts sales forecast for Wii U and other devices
50:53 – GTAV Delayed