Month: March 2014

DigitalOutbox Episode 202

DigitalOutbox Episode 202
DigitalOutbox Episode 202 – Facebook buys Oculus, MS Office for iPad

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0:51 – Facebook buying Oculus VR for $2 billion
8:14 – Twitter introduces photo tagging, multiple photos in a single tweet
10:29 – Google Now Comes To Chrome On The Desktop For Windows And Mac
11:25 – Announcing the Office you love, now on the iPad
15:17 – UK telecoms watchdog says BT was most complained about broadband and pay TV provider in Q4 2013
17:17 – The new HTC One
20:23 – Tax change could hit music and e-book downloads
22:15 – UK games developers get cash boost
23:34 – Xbox One users to begin receiving warnings for bad behaviour online

Picks
Chris
Chromecast
– £30
– Simple
– Works well so far but with limited options
– Always on is at first annoying, but then it’s always there ready to cast

DigitalOutbox Episode 201

DigitalOutbox Episode 201
DigitalOutbox Episode 201 – Android Wear and Project Morpheus

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1:35 – Android coming to wearables
8:05 – Google Chromecast goes on sale in UK
9:56 – Apple releases 8GB version of its iPhone 5c, brings back the fourth-generation iPad
12:58 – Europe backs call for universal smartphone charger
14:41 – Theresa May warns Yahoo that its move to Dublin is a security worry
17:37 – U.S. To Give Up Key Internet Governance Role
20:44 – Mt.Gox Finds 200,000 Bitcoin In An Old-Format Digital Wallet
22:06 – Microsoft launches free OneNote for Mac, freemium OneNote for Windows, and OneNote cloud API for apps
25:30 – Sony announces Project Morpheus
29:14 – New Oculus Rift dev kit goes on sale for $350 today, likely ships in July
32:15 – Titanfall
36:01 – First Tweet

DigitalOutbox Episode 200

DigitalOutbox Episode 200
DigitalOutbox Episode 200 – iOS 7.1 and calls for an online Magna Carter

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1:52 – MtGox fraud evidence hacked and published, complete with Bitcoin wallet-stealing malware
4:17 – An online Magna Carta: Berners-Lee calls for bill of rights for web
10:35 – U.K. Internet Of Things Startups & Projects To Get £46M More Government Cash By 2015
16:12 – Add-ons for Google Docs and Sheets
18:37 – Google Drive monthly plans cut to $1.99 for 100GB, $9.99 for 1TB and $99.99 for 10TB
20:04 – Facebook Launches Its 15-Second, Auto-Playing Video Ads
21:28 – Apple launches iOS 7.1
26:33 – Milk Music: Samsung launches free music streaming service
27:37 – New-look iPlayer unveiled by BBC
29:42 – Archival Disc to be next Blu-Ray

Picks
Ian
Todoist
– Free complete todo app available on 13 platforms
– Sync works!
– Premium gives you reminders, notes and labels/filters for $29 a year
– Used for three weeks now and love it

Smash Hit
– Free for iOS and Android – in app purchase of £1.49 to go premium
– Smash glass with balls – lovely simple challenging game
– Premium – restart from checkpoints, statistics, cloud saves

DigitalOutbox Episode 199

DigitalOutbox Episode 199
DigitalOutbox Episode 199 – Bitcoin and CarPlay

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1:02 – UK Advisor Involved In Britains Internet Filter Arrested For Child Porn
3:11 – MtGox bitcoin exchange files for bankruptcy
7:55 – Flipboard Is Buying Zite From CNN For $60M
10:49 – Apple CarPlay
14:53 – Apples TV Hobby Is Now a Billion-Dollar Business
17:05 – Roku beats Googles Chromecast to the UK with a TV streaming stick
18:42 – BBC Three: channel to be closed to save BBC Four
20:22 – Three rolls out 4G for free – but kills unlimited tethering
22:11 – OnLive Returns With New Leadership, New Cloud Gaming Products and Steam Integration
24:46 – Xbox March Update Arrives

Picks
Chris
Plants vs Zombies for Xbox One
– Surprisingly fun
– Like Team Fortress
– £35
– It must be good – it got Chris gaming