DigitalOutbox 090609 - Podcast #001
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Welcome
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About
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Welcome to DigitalOutbox Episode 001
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A podcast all about digital technology - computing, gadgets, gaming
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UK based podcast with a real world take on the digital trends
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News
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Mobile Phone Privacy
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New UK directory of mobile phone users
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Opt out by texting E to 118800
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E3
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Sony
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PSP Go
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God of War 3, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain, Mod Nation Racers all looking great first party exclusives
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Still not sure about Home
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Motion controller - accurate, better demo and looks to be real with release date of spring 2010
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Nintendo
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 - more of the same but looks good
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More Metroid
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Vitality add-on - pretty tame keynote
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Microsoft
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Surprisingly good keynote
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Beatles (what's left of them) and Spielberg on stage
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2 new Halo titles, Forza 3, Alan Wake are highlights
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Project Natal - most ambitious motion controller but video demo's only and no release date
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Palm Pre
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Good iPhone rival
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Maybe some hardware quality issues
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App store is lacking
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Battery like issues?
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O2 exclusive in the UK but not until Christmas?
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Better 1.0 version than the iPhone was - great potential
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Windows 7
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Released on Oct 22nd
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Taskbar previews/Aero Peek are great new features
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Libraries offer a new and better way to manage files
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Performance much improved
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Great upgrade for Vista and Windows users
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WWDC
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Macbook Pro Updates
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Reduced prices
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Updated to non removable but longer lasting battery
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Dropped expresscard and moved to SD cards - would have liked compact flash as well
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Speed bumps and larger drives
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13" Macbook renamed Macbook Pro
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FW 800 returns to 13"
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Snow Leopard
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Attacked Windows 7 - realisation of improved competition
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Focussed on 90% rewrite of OS X - better speed and optimisation
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Gain back 6GB of space when Snow Leopard is installed
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Safari 4 released on June 8th - great performance
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Quicktime 10 - very impressive demo
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Out in September for $29, family pack $49. Should think so too with so few new features
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iPhone OS 3.0
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100 new features
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Most already known - cut, copy, paste, Landscape keyboard, Spotlight
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iTunes - rent and buy movies, TV shows, music videos, audiobooks from your iPhone
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HTML 5.0 support
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Out June 17th fro free, $9.99 for iPod Touch owners
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iphone 3GS
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Updated iPhone
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Same form factor, faster processor and increased ram for speed, hence the S in the pretty poorly named 3GS
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Camera now 3 megapixel
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Auto exposure, light balance, macro support
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Focus by touching on screen the area to focus on
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30 fps video, edit on iPhone, upload to Youtube, MobileMe
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Voice dialing and voice control of itunes
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Digital Compass
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Nike+ Support
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Hardware Encryption
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16 and 32GB options, black and white
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Out Jun 19th
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O2 Fail
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No easy upgrade path for existing users
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Pay off full price of contract
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iPhone 3GS expensive - just over £270 on 18 month £35 pound a month contract
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Tethering available as bolt on but expensive
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Can understand why they are doing this as other mobile phones contracts always have to be honoured
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Still feels sore especially after last years easy upgrade from iPhone to iPhone 3G
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Picks
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Macbites Podcast
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After long absence this great Mac podcast is back with a new episode
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Love the presentation style - easy to listen to and great entertainment
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UK based so nice to get a local perspective for a change
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Wired UK Magazine
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After a 10 year absence Wired print magazine is back in the UK
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First three issues have been excellent
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Highly recommended - makes ideal toilet reading
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Feedback
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Twitter
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Skype
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Leave us feedback or questions via Skype
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Close
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Contact the Contributors
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Ian
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Ian's personal blog
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Follow Ian on Twitter
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Shakeel
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Shakeel's personal blog
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Follow Shakeel on Twitter
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