Tech UK Podcast - Episode 11 - Hands on with the iPad

UK specific news: 
1. Ireland's largest ISP begins disconnecting users accused of piracy - http://www.boingboing.net/2010/05/24/irelands-largest-isp.html

2. Sky says it wants Sky Player on Wii and PS3 - http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/sky-in-talks-to-put-sky-player-on-other-consoles-691827

3. Three unveils cheap iPad plans -http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/three-unveils-cheapest-ipad-data-plan-yet-691813

4. iPad out today (Friday) - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10176138.stm

5. iPlayer gets lots of new features, going social -http://beta.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/

6. iPlayer Beta working on iPad - http://www.fonehome.co.uk/2010/05/28/bbc-iplayer-comes-to-ipad/

7. BBC One HD coming thus autumn... http://www.techradar.com/news/television/bbc-one-hd-coming-this-autumn-692844

8. Nokia Ovi offering free taxi rides - http://www.t3.com/news/nokia-ovi-maps-offers-free-taxi-rides-across-uk?=45801

3 minute news bulletin: (30 seconds per story)

1. Intel announces new Ultra-Low Voltage processors  - "Intel yesterday announced a new line of processors dubbed Ultra-Low Voltage Core. Essentially, these are lower-voltage versions of the Core i3, i5, and i7 processors that are currently the top of the heap for mobile power. Apple's very recently refreshed MacBooks use those, as do HP's Envy laptops.

The new ULV Core chips are something a bit different, however. They're promised to reduce battery use by 15%, as well as offering a 15% improvement in power efficiency and allowing for a 30% reduction in thickness. Yet Intel promises they're as powerful as the larger, more energy-sucking Core chips"

Read more: http://www.fastcompany.com/1651951/intel-introduces-core-processors-for-ultrathin-laptops-get-ready-for-a-super-fast-macbook-ai

General tech news:

1. Apple June 7 keynote announced - http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/24/steve_jobs_to_kick_off_apples_wwdc_2010_with_june_7_keynote.html

2. Chrome for Mac out of beta, first stable release - http://www.google.com/chrome

3. Motorola Shadow lost in a gym- http://phandroid.com/2010/05/25/gizmodo-gets-their-hands-on-another-unreleased-device-the-motorola-shadow/

4. New Apple TV coming? -http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/28/new_cloud_based_apple_tv_to_cost_99_run_on_iphone_os_4.html

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Tech UK Podcast - Episode 10 - Starting off with a blank Canvas...

UK specific news: 
1. 25% of TV viewers turn to HD - http://www.cable.co.uk/news/digital-tv-viewers-turning-to-hd-19781392/

2. Spotify launches new services - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/spotify-launches-new-services-690176

3. UK iPad store now up - http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/uk-ipad-app-store-open-for-business-690796

4. Sky one to simulcast LOST Finale to reduce piracy - http://www.techradar.com/news/television/sky-one-to-do-live-simulcast-of-lost-finale-with-us-690985

5. iTunes gets competition from Seesaw - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/seesaw-offers-premium-tv-rental-service-690798

6. First Freeview HD PVR on sale - http://www.techradar.com/news/television/hdtv/first-freeview-hd-pvr-goes-on-sale-690830

7. Project canvas given go-ahead - http://www.cable.co.uk/news/talktalk-backed-digital-tv-scheme-gets-oft-approval-19788977/

3 minute news bulletin: (30 seconds per story)

1. MUBI cinema service coming to PS3 - Sony has announced the arrival of a new movie-streaming service for the PS3, which offers cult classics on tap and ready to download.

Called MUBI, the service is offering a "quality over quantity" approach, packing in as many independent movies as possible and focusing on festival favourites.

Much like Vidzone, MUBI is a free downloadable app for the PS3 which will appear in the XMB.

Read more: http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/sony-ps3-gets-arty-with-mubi-cinema-service-690358#ixzz0oahU2eOG

2. 3TB hard drives arrive - Seagate has confirmed it will soon offer a three terabyte 3.5-inch hard drive later in 2010, although PCs running Windows XP will apparently not be able to handle the new HDD.

Seagate reps have also explained that the launch of the new 3TB drive depends on operating system, motherboard BIOS, and RAID vendor support.

Providing all of that falls into place as planned, Senior Product Manager Barbara Craig, told Thinq that Seagate expects to launch the 3TB drive by the end of 2010.

Read more: http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/storage/seagate-launches-3tb-3-5-inch-disk-drive-690180#ixzz0oahh4jkd

3. New MacBooks arrive £849 or $999 - The MacBook update that was leaked over the weekend has gone official, with the UK Apple store offering the latest laptop for £849.

The new entry level MacBook features a 2.4GhzIntel Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM and 250 GB of storage.

The MacBook – which is priced at £150 less than the 13 inch MacBook Pro, also boasts an extended 10 hour battery life, a significant increase on its predecessor.

Read more: http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/new-macbook-arrives-on-apple-uk-store-690196#ixzz0oahuc7Ll

4. Official Twitter iPhone app now soon - Comprehensive analysis of the Twitter user experience in the iTunes App Store showed very plainly that people were looking for an app from Twitter—we didn't have one so they generally got confused and gave up. Obviously, we saw room for improvement. Starting today, Twitter for iPhone and iPod touch is available for free on the iTunes App Store. Loren, Leland, and the rest of the Mobile team have artfully crafted an application that takes the Twitter experience to a whole new level of awesomeness. We hope you'll love it like we do.

http://blog.twitter.com/2010/05/twitter-for-iphone.html

5. Blu Ray disk sales double in a year - Blu-ray sales in Europe are looking better than ever, with new figures suggesting that the format has almost doubled in popularity in a year.

In Q1 of 2010, Blu-ray sales managed to increase by 94 per cent year on year, with 8.4 million discs sold, according to new figures released by the Digital Entertainment Group Europe.

This meant that consumers spent a cool 151.4 million Euros on the format. This is similar to what happened in 2009, where sales of Blu-ray increased by 109 per cent.

Read more: http://www.techradar.com/news/video/blu-ray/blu-ray-disc-sales-double-in-a-year-690857#ixzz0oajcbj3L

6. It's Google Pac-man day - Google has become famous for changing its logo for special events, but it has never converted it into a playable game before. Today, it is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man's launch in Japan with a version that lets you steer your pizza-shaped protagonist* around a maze that spells out Google's name – at least for as long as you can evade the ghosts Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde

To play, simply click the button that usually says "I'm feeling lucky" but now has the legend "Insert Coin". However, if you don't do anything, the game will start by itself.

If you click twice on "Insert Coin" then two people can play. Ms Pac-Man joins the game, with the second person controlling her movements using the WASD keys.

More info at www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/may/21/pac-man-30th-anniversary-google-doodle

General tech news:

1. New Hotmail coming in July - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/new-microsoft-hotmail-launches-in-july-690189

2. Google bids $68 million for VoIP company - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/voip/google-bids-68-million-for-voip-company-690316

3. Google announced Google Chrome Web Store - http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/video-google-chrome-web-store-690734

4. Google unveils Google TV - http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/after-hours/2010/05/21/android-invades-living-rooms-with-google-tv-40089009/

5. Pirate Bay offline...and it's back up again - http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/may/17/pirate-bay-offline

Tech UK Podcast - Episode 9 - A joke on twitter: £1000, playing games on a mac: priceless

UK specific news: 
1. '3' to get iPhone too - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/3-to-unveil-iphone-in-the-uk-imminently--688422

2. Orange, O2 and Vodafone announce  iPad plans - http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/portable-computing/best-ipad-data-deals-for-uk-buyers-688411

3. iPad prices out, VAT makes it look expensive - http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_ipad/family/ipad

4. Twitterer fined £1000 for bomb joke - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/twitterer-fined-1000-for-airport-bomb-scare-688371

5. Orange an T-mobile become 'Everything Everywhere' - http://www.cable.co.uk/news/leading-broadband-providers-become-everything-everywhere-19770300/

6. Onlive partners with BT - http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/bt-signs-rights-to-onlive-in-uk-689016

7. BT to cover two thirds of UK with fibre optic - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/bt-to-cover-two-thirds-of-uk-with-super-fast-broadband-689091

3 minute news bulletin: (30 seconds per story)

1. Skype considers using ads to keep service free - The Telegraph is reporting that Skype is "to offer ads" in order to keep providing its free service. Josh Silverman, CEO of Skype says that they "think our users expect us to do it so we can continue to support free. But it will be done in a tasteful way." Skype currently is 100% ad free and it is unclear whether the adverts proposed would be in the form of a banner or audio ads which have proved popular for advertisers on other services such as We7 and Spotify.  

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7706171/Skype-to-offer-adverts-to-keep-service-free.html

2. FireFox beta due to arrive in June? - Neowin.net is reporting that the beta of Firefox 4 is to arrive in June this year. The new features expected of Firefox 4 are: increased speed, HTML 5 support, full control over your data and browser, a revamped UI, improved stability and performace, 64-bit support, installing add-ons without restarting and much much more. The final release in expected in November but of course all this is still subject to change.

http://www.neowin.net/news/firefox-4-roadmap-unveiled-beta-expected-in-june

3. Steam for Mac arrives & Portal now free - On Wednesday Valve released Steam for Mac, the world's best PC game distribution service. The service supports steam play which allows you to pay for the game once on your Mac or PC and use it cross-platform. Valve says they will be releasing new games for the Mac every Wednesday. To celebrate all PC and Mac users can download a 100% free version of the game Portal to keep and play forever - for a full review of Steam for Mac check out our sister podcast - the Gaming UK Podcast on iTunes.

http://www.destructoid.com/steam-for-mac-is-now-available-173551.phtml and http://www.destructoid.com/download-portal-for-free-while-you-can-173549.phtml

4. iPhone HD is officially the leakiest iPhone ever - There have now been 3 leaks of the new iPhone HD, as it is being dubbed: Gizmodo's high profile leak which is still being investigated by the US police. An early leak on Twitter and now Vietnamese website taoviet.vn has got its hands on the 4th-gen iPhone. Leakiest iPhone ever or Apple marketing stunts? 

http://www.macrumors.com/2010/05/13/french-photos-actually-from-vietnamese-leak/

5. Spotify client update, adds iTunes collection, doesn't sync play count with iTunes - The popular free music streaming software Spotify has been updated - there are a host of new social networking features which allow you to recommend songs to your friends on social networks such as Facebook. You can now also import your iTunes collection so you can play your iTunes collection and stream songs all flawlessly without interruptions. One minor downside is that the play count of songs isn't synced with iTunes when you play them on Spotify. To get the update just launch Spotify and it will prompt you to update. If you still haven't got the update just sit back and relax as the updates are being slowly but surely rolled out over the coming days and weeks.

http://www.spotify.com/uk/blog/archives/2010/04/27/the-next-generation/

6. First Crome OS device to be announced in 2 weeks - Venturebeat is reporting that Acer is to launch a device running the Google Chrome OS within 2 weeks at the Computex conference that runs from June 1st to June 5th. The OS is geared towards netbooks but  is also suitable for laptops and tablets. It is still unclear when these devices will be made available for purchase, at what price points and what type of devices these will actually be. 

http://venturebeat.com/2010/05/13/acer-to-launch-chrome-os-devices-in-two-weeks/

General tech news:

1. MiFi hacked, open to any network- http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/mifi-hacked-and-unlocked-ready-for-the-ipad-688430

2. Major twitter flaw fixed - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10106166.stm

3. Android's market share now bigger than iPhone - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/android-mobiles-now-outselling-iphones-688486     

Apple says research limited - http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/11/apple_responds_to_android_sales_says_npd_data_doesnt_tell_whole_story.html

4. Microsoft Office 2010 in store June 15th - http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/microsoft-office-2010-in-stores-on-15-june-688993 and now available for business users  http://www.infogrok.com/index.php/technology/microsoft-launches-office-2010-and-sharepoint-2010.html

5. New YouTube unlisted option - http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20004804-248.html?tag=mncol;txt

6. Hurt locker torrenters: Prepare to be sued - http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/05/hurt-locker-torrenters-prepare-to-be-sued.ars

7. RIAA goes after limewire - http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20004811-261.html

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Tech UK Podcast - Episode 8 - Ren-ubuntu

Tech UK - Episode 8

UK specific: 
1. Digital TV Switchover begins in Northern Scotland - http://www.cable.co.uk/news/digital-tv-switchover-begins-in-northern-scotland-19759075/

2. UK Best Buy sales best in world - http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=455283

3. Tories use YouTube to get last minute  votes - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/tories-use-youtube-for-final-voting-push-687693

4. UK iPad prices announced and Orange data plans announced - http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/ipad-uk-price-and-release-date-announced-687980 and http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/orange-unveils-ipad-data-plan-costs-688018

3 minute news bulletin:

1. Gmail back in the UK - After a company claimed that it had the rights to the gMail name in October 2005, Google only allowed UK users to use the @googlemail.com suffix in their email address. UK users can now sign up to gmail with an @gmail.com email address. Previous users of @googlemail.com accounts can receive their email at the same @gmail.com email address  - so if your email address was hello@googlemail.com, all email from hello@gmail.com will also be redirected there. 

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/google-resurrects-gmail-in-the-uk-687107

2. YouTube to let users charge for rentals - YouTube's product manager, Hunter Walk, revealed that they will be allowing some content owners to charge for their uploads and creations. This could potentially be fantastic for both indie film makers who want to make money while getting their work out online, or it could spell disaster as consumers pay for sub-standard material.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20004114-36.html

3. Group video chat coming to Skype - Skype announced Thursday that it will be offering 5-way video chat starting on May 10th, this will initially be free but SKype has said that they will soon charge for this feature. Caling plans have also been changed and there are savings of up to 60% for users. Unlimited calls to one country, calling landlines costs £3.39 a month. If your subscription includes any of the following countries, calls to both landlines AND mobiles are included: Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, United States.

4. Google Goggles Now Translates - Google Goggles, Google's visual search app for Android is getting a new update. Now, users can take a photo of any text in a foreign language, the app with use Optical Character Recognition software to turn it into text and subsequently puts into Google translate - translating back to English. So next time you're abroad and need to know what something is on the menu, take a photo and find out in seconds! Just watch that data bill...

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/google-goggles-turns-cameraphone-into-translation-tool-687797

5. Apple and Visa Partner Up - "This summer, Visa will make it possible for iPhone users to wave their device in front of a contactless payment terminal to make transactions, thanks to an Apple-certified hardware accessory.You will need an iPhone case that will include a secure memory card that will hold Visa's contactless payment application, called Visa payWave. The application, which is compatible with the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, can be password protected and includes advanced security technology to uniquely identify each contactless transaction."
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/06/visa_apple_aim_to_simplify_transactions_with_iphone_payment_terminals.html

General tech news:

1. Ubuntu 10.04 arrives - http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/04/ubuntu-1004-arrives-with-extended-support-and-less-brown.ars

2. iPad reaches 1 million sales, faster than the iPhone - http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/05/03/apple_announces_ipad_sales_top_1_million.html

3. Major security flaw found on facebook - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/serious-security-flaw-found-in-facebook-s-privacy-settings-687515

4. Internet Explorer's Market Share below 60% - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/internet-explorer-market-share-dips-under-60--687369

5. Google to launch e-book store this summer - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1273138/Google-Editions-launches-summer.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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