Chris and Ian discuss CES, Apple and Twitter
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• Anker’s Eufy lied to us about the security of its security cameras
• Apple self-repair service comes to UK
• Apple Music is getting a new karaoke-like feature, Apple Sing
• Apple launches end-to-end encryption for iCloud data
• LastPass says hackers stole customers’ password vaults
• TikTok admits using its app to spy on reporters in effort to track leaks
• England just made gigabit internet a legal requirement for new homes
• Twitter apps are still broken and Musk is still silent
• Samsung S9
• Dell 6K
• TV Trends
• Qi 2
• Matter
• Lenovo dual display laptop
• Sony announces Project Leonardo, a PlayStation 5 accessibility controller
• PSVR2

Chris and Ian discuss Techtober - Amazon, Google, Meta and Apple all launched new products while over at Twitter its Musk vs a Lettuce to see who survives the longest
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• Sky Stream arrives next month to give you Sky TV without a satellite dish
• Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is an E Ink tablet for reading and writing
• The latest Echo Dot smart speakers are smarter and bassier
• Google Stadia is shutting down, for good
• The biggest announcements from Google’s Pixel 7 event
• The Meta Quest Pro costs $1,499 and ships October 25th
• Microsoft partners with Meta to bring Teams, Office, Windows, and Xbox to VR
• Apple Announces Strange New iPad and iPad Pro Lineup
• Apple TV 4K Updated with an A15 Bionic Chip, HDR10+, and a Lower Starting Price
• Kanye West agrees to buy right-wing platform Parler
• Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover
• Amazon Prime now comes with a full music catalog of 100 million songs and ad-free podcasts

Chris and Ian are in catchup mode - Apple Event, Nvidia, Adobe and GTA
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• Google loses appeal over record EU anti-trust Android fine
• Adobe snaps up Figma for $20B, taking out one of its biggest rivals in digital design
• Twitter testing edit button as it trials letting users change tweets after posting
• Samsung Unpacked biggest announcements: Galaxy Z Fold 4, Flip 4, Galaxy Watch 5 and more
• Apple Event
• Amazon Prime subscription price raised by £1 a month
• Amazon is buying iRobot for $1.7B
• Meta officially rolls out its new metaverse ID system
• Meta is raising Quest 2 headset prices by $100 next month
• Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in most markets citing ‘challenging economic conditions’
• EVGA stops making video cards and blames Nvidia’s bad behavior
• Nvidia announces next-gen RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUs
• Logitech’s G Cloud Gaming Handheld arrives in October for $349.99
• Grand Theft Auto 6 leak reveals over 90 gameplay videos
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Chris and Ian are in catchup mode - WWDC, Xbox, Netflix
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode413/DigitalOutbox-413-220723.mp3

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• WWDC
• APPLE SHIPPED ME A 79-POUND IPHONE REPAIR KIT TO FIX A 1.1-OUNCE BATTERY
• Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022: All The Biggest Game Announcements
• Microsoft confirms work on ‘Keystone’ Xbox game streaming dongle
• Xbox Cloud Gaming coming to Samsung 2022 TVs
• Minecraft says ‘No F-ing Thanks’ to NFTs
• Meta is launching an avatar store, and designer clothes are the first products
• UK plan to scrap cookie consent boxes will make it ‘easier to spy’ on web users
• Alexa will soon be able to read stories as your dead grandma
• NHS App to offer video consultations by 2024
• Elon Musk pulls out of $44bn deal to buy Twitter
• Twitter sues Elon Musk over $44bn takeover deal
• Apple will stream every Major League Soccer match for 10 years starting in 2023
• Netflix and Microsoft team up for cheaper plan with adverts
• Netflix trials charging $2.99 for shared accounts

Chris and Ian discuss Google I/O, Twitter and Fifa
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• Apple faces charges over Apple Pay following EU antitrust complaint
• Apple, Google and Microsoft team up on passwordless logins
• Apple discontinues the iPod after 20 years
• Google’s biggest announcements at I/O 2022
• Here’s Mark Zuckerberg demonstrating Meta’s high-end Project Cambria VR headset
• Twitter announces hiring freeze as two top executives leave
• Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold over spam’
• Fifa: EA Sports to break away from football body

Chris and Ian discuss Twitter, Pegasus and Adverts
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode411/DigitalOutbox-411-220501.mp3

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• Twitter is working on an edit button for real
• Elon Musk will not join Twitter board, says boss
• Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion
• Twitter adopts poison pill defense to block Elon Musk takeover
• Elon Musk secures $46.5bn to fund possible hostile bid for Twitter
• Twitter board agrees to $44bn takeover by Elon Musk
• Elon Musk says Twitter must be ‘neutral’ as wave of leftwing users quit
• No 10 network targeted with spyware, says group
• Apple to roll out child safety feature that scans messages for nudity to UK iPhones
• Apple opens Self Service Repair to US iPhone users
• EU agrees rules to force big tech to rein in illegal content or face huge fines
• Highway Code: Watching TV in self-driving cars to be allowed
• SNAPCHAT’S FLYING CAMERA
• Meta plans ‘Zuck bucks’ virtual coins for Facebook and Instagram users
• Meta will let Horizon creators sell virtual items
• Sony and Nintendo update gaming subscription auto-renewals after UK investigation
• Sony reportedly plans to put ads in PlayStation games
• Bafta games awards 2022: Returnal and Unpacking win big

Chris and Ian discuss NFT's, EU Laws and Plex
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode410/DigitalOutbox-410-220405.mp3

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• Mark Zuckerberg says NFTs are coming to Instagram soon
• Cryptocurrency: UK Treasury to regulate some stablecoins
• UK introduces exhaustive Online Safety Bill
• Elon Musk snaps up $3bn Twitter stake
• Elon Musk snags Twitter board seat after buying large stake in the US social network
• Okta confirms January breach after hackers publish screenshots of its internal network
• Microsoft confirms Lapsus$ breach after hackers publish Bing, Cortana source code
• Lapsus$: Oxford teen accused of being multi-millionaire cyber-criminal
• Lapsus$: Two UK teenagers charged with hacking for gang
• EU targets Big Tech with sweeping new antitrust legislation
• Apple would be forced to allow sideloading and third-party app stores under new EU law
• Huge Plex update adds a universal watchlist, cross-service search and new discovery features
• GTA Plus is GTA Online’s new monthly subscription on PS5, Xbox Series X
• Sony revamps PlayStation Plus with new ‘Extra’ and ‘Premium’ tiers, merges with PlayStation Now
• E3 2022 has been completely canceled, organizers confirm

Chris and Ian discuss Ukraine and the Apple Event
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode409/DigitalOutbox-409-220309.mp3

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• Ukraine invasion: Russia restricts social media access
• Google wants to bring Chrome OS to your PC or Mac
• Twitter expands its crackdown on trolling and hate
• Google to limit amount of personal information shared on Android
• Nick Clegg gets bigger role at Facebook owner Meta
• Facebook launches Reels globally, betting on 'fastest growing' format
• Nvidia confirms it is investigating a cybersecurity incident
• Trump’s Truth Social app can’t beat Twitter, but it doesn’t have to
• Apple Event - Peek Performance

Chris and Ian discuss Samsung Unpacked 22, App Stores and Airtags
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode408/DigitalOutbox-408-220213.mp3

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• Vodafone to switch off UK 3G network by end of 2023
• Apple unveils AirTag safety guide amid stalker fears
• Apple to address AirTag stalking problem with upcoming features
• Facebook: Daily active users fall for first time in 18-year history
• Nvidia calls off its efforts to acquire Arm
• Porn sites in UK will have to check ages in planned update to online safety bill
• Everything announced at Samsung’s Galaxy S22 Unpacked event
• To our total surprise, Apple makes adding alternative payment systems to apps 'painful, expensive, clunky'
• Microsoft says it will open up the Xbox store in light of the Activision Blizzard deal
• Microsoft is making its Xbox subscriptions more flexible after UK regulator steps in
• Sony acquiring Bungie, creators of Destiny, in $3.6B deal
• Popular puzzle game Wordle is being purchased by The New York Times

Chris and Ian discuss CES and Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode407/DigitalOutbox-407-220122.mp3

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• Samsung’s new 2022 TVs bring Nvidia GeForce Now and Google Stadia gaming
• Samsung promises ‘groundbreaking’ new TV feature: NFT support
• Samsung’s new TV remote uses radio waves from your router to stay charged
• Sony announces the world’s first QD-OLED 4K TV, coming later this year
• Nvidia’s new G-Sync monitors let you switch between 1440p and 1080p
• Nvidia’s new $249 RTX 3050 GPU offers ray tracing and DLSS on a budget
• Nvidia announces 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti laptop GPUs, says they can control your CPU, too
• Nvidia announces RTX 3090 Ti with faster memory and performance
• Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake chips arrive at CES 2022 for its most powerful laptops ever
• Intel announces 22 more 12th Gen CPUs for mainstream consumer desktops
• Asus will release a 17-inch foldable OLED laptop this year
• Sony confirms PlayStation VR2 name and Horizon game
• Why BlackBerry held the tiny keys to my heart
• Virgin and O2 users will not face EU roaming charges
• Instagram’s chronological feed is back
• Apple to allow third party app payment options in South Korea
• Amazon halts plan to block UK Visa credit cards amid talks
• Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users to start paying for Workspace this year
• Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for $68.7B
• Ubisoft is bringing its subscription service to Xbox

Chris and Ian discuss Hacks, Web 3, Meta and Halo
https://www.digitaloutbox.com/podcasts/episode406/DigitalOutbox-406-211219.mp3

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• Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK
• Six million Sky routers had serious security flaw
• Facebook and Instagram encryption plans delayed by Meta until 2023
• Apple files lawsuit against NSO Group over Pegasus spyware
• Recently uncovered software flaw ‘most critical vulnerability of the last decade’
• Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law
• UK competition watchdog orders Meta to sell Giphy
• Apple and Google’s mobile duopoly likely to face UK antitrust action
• Beginning next year, Apple will send you parts and tools to fix your iPhone and Mac at home
• Jack steps down from Twitter CEO role
• Square is changing its name to Block
• Kickstarter plans to move its crowdfunding platform to the blockchain
• Microsoft Xbox boss Phil Spencer tells staff he’s ‘deeply troubled’ by Activision Blizzard
• Meta releases social VR space Horizon Worlds
• Xbox’s 20th Anniversary museum is a metaverse full of achievements and mistakes