Tech UK Podcast - Episode 18 - FaceBook officially takes over the world

UK specific news: 
1. Sky Sports News HD coming soon - http://www.techradar.com/news/television/sky-sports-news-hd-to-launch-23-august-704093

2. Kinnect to cost £130 - http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/microsoft-kinect-uk-price-129-99-704502

3. BBC News App approved for iPhone - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10738882

4. Cineworld offering aviator 3D glasses - http://www.techradar.com/news/home-cinema/cineworld-offering-aviator-3d-specs-705291

General tech news:

1. Macbook Air netbook on the way - http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/rumour-apple-macbook-air-netbook-on-the-way-704055

2. Amazon sells more Kindle books than hardbacks - http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/19/technology/amazon_sells_more_kindles_than_books/index.htm

3. Sony patents split 3D screens - http://gizmodo.com/5591140/sony-patents-alternative-to-split+screen-multiplayer

4. Apple posts quarterly results - http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/20results.html?aosid=p204&siteid=1503186&program_id=2554&cid=OAS-EMEA-AFF&tduid=cd431afcff4a0a2007bc1d48aaa97d2b&aosid=p204&siteid=1503186&program_id=2554&cid=OAS-EMEA-AFF&tduid=d5c5d3ee785b1b4e800ffef2540af95a

5. Google updates image search - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/google-images-gets-major-overhaul-704585

6. Microsoft also announces record quarter - http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/microsoft-reports-record-quarterly-earnings-of-over-16-billion-705189

7. Microsoft's new slogan, not logos - http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/pc/microsoft-announces-new-slogan-but-not-new-logos-at-mgx-705095

8. Facebook has over 500 million members - http://social.venturebeat.com/2010/07/21/live-blog-zuckerberg-and-david-kirkpatrick-on-the-facebook-effect

9. PayPal gets a million new members every month - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/paypal-adding-a-million-new-accounts-a-month-704933

10. Apple confirms white iPhone delays - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/apple-confirms-white-iphone-4-delays-705372

11. £23 iPad clone - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10740817

12. Apple begins bumper refunds - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/apple-begins-iphone-4-bumper-refunds-705282

13. Amazon also announces record quarter - http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/other-devices/amazon-results-disappoint-despite-kindle-growth-705212

Tech UK Podcast - Episode 17 - Piratebay gets hacked

Tech UK - Episode 17

UK specific news: 
1. BBC News to undergo major redesign - http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/pc/bbc-news-website-looks-to-facebook-and-twitter-for-redesign-701431

2. Amazon taking on Tesco with new grocery site - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/amazon-takes-on-tesco-with-new-uk-grocery-site-701618

3. Channel 5 leaves Project Canvas - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/channel-five-leaves-project-canvas-702072

General tech news:

1. Printing speeds vs virtual reading speeds - http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/reading-speeds-on-ipad-kindle-and-printed-books-compared-700962

2. Lady GaGa first to reach 10 million FaceBook likes - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/lady-gaga-beats-obama-in-facebook-fan-face-off-701446

3. iTunes fraud - http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/apple-responds-to-itunes-fraud-bans-developer-701492

4. YouTube revamps mobile site with HTML5 - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/youtube-boosts-mobile-site-with-html5-701724

5. YouTube launches 'Leanback' interface for TV - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/youtube-launches-leanback-for-tv-701730

6. PirateBay hack exposes 4 million users data - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/pirate-bay-hack-exposes-user-data-701850

7. Facebook sees 7.5m 'drop' in monthly users - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/facebook-sees-7-5m-drop-in-new-monthly-active-users-701880

8. Facebook announces end of gifts - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/facebook-announces-end-of-virtual-gifts-702002

9. Myspace is not for sale - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/myspace-we-are-not-for-sale-702023

10. Twitter's early bird gets the worm - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/twitter-launches-new-ad-promoting-account-702062

Tech UK Podcast - Episode 16 - Google to battle FaceBook?

UK specific news: 
1. How much the iPlayer actually costs to run - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/how-much-does-the-bbc-iplayer-cost-to-run--699697

2. Amazon is UK's biggest e-tailer - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/amazon-tops-100-biggest-e-tailers-list-700727

3. Three launching cheap iPhone plans - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/three-rolls-out-iphone-4-tariff-to-all-mobiles-700384

General tech news:

1. Nokia pokes fun at Apple's signal problems - http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/06/28/nokia-pokes-fun-at-apple-with-funny-how-do-you-hold-your-nokia-jibe/

2. Obama gets power to shut down the internet - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/25/cybersecurity_bill/

3. Windows 8 leak suggests Kinnect functionality - http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-details-early-windows-8-improvements-to-oems

4. Apple claims to have found route of signal problem - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/apple-nails-down-iphone-flaw-fix-coming-700779

5. Steve Jobs says no Blu-ray for Mac - http://www.macrumors.com/2010/06/30/steve-jobs-suggests-blu-ray-not-coming-to-mac-anytime-soon/

6. 1.7million iPhones sold in first 3 days - http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20008980-37.html?tag=mncol;txt

7. Hulu announces Hulu Plus - http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/29/hulu-plus-premium/

8. Google me 'to launch in 2010' - http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/06/google_me.php

9. Amazon launches cheaper, better Kindle DX - http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/amazon-launches-cheaper-easier-to-read-kindle-dx-700140

10. Firefox reaches 2 billion add-on downloads - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/firefox-hits-2-billion-landmark-for-add-ons-700667

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