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Netflix will spend $5 billion on programming in 2016, Microsoft acquires Sunrise and Android wear’s figures are more than disappointing.

Topics talked about today:

• Netflix will spend $5 billion on programming in 2016
• Microsoft Acquires Sunrise Calendar App
• Fitbit says Surge can cause rash
• Google’s Android Wear Shipped Just 720,000 Units Last Year

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Pebble sells 1 million smartwatches, Pandora has made a $100 million loss in the past 3 years and Keurig’s attempt to restrict usable products completely backfires.

Topics talked about today:

• RadioShack Cuts The Cord After 94 Years, Files For Bankruptcy
• Pebble prepares to reinvent itself after selling 1 million smartwatches
• Pandora has lost $100m in just three years
• Keurig’s attempt to ‘DRM’ its coffee cups totally backfired
• Faster Raspberry Pi 2 unveiled

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Apple earnings beat expectations whilst Microsoft’s quarterly profits fall, the cable industry opposes the need for high speed internet saying it’s not needed and The Two Techies turns 5!

Topics talked about today:

• A montage of some parts from the past 5 years
• Our most recent bloopers
• Spotify seeks $500M in new funding; is a Facebook takeover possible?
• Twitter introduces new features; is it to stay relevant?
• Top Tech Giants Post their profits from last quarter
• The cable industry opposes the need for “high speed” internet

Thank you for your continued and extended support over the past 5 years of the show!

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Microsoft takes a turn with Windows 10, Blackberry seek help on app making and can the vinyl comeback really be called a comeback?

Topics talked about today:

• Windows 10 free for all Windows 8.1 and 7 users for first year of availability
• Apple details HomeKit compatibility with competing home automation platforms, rules out rival Wi-Fi gear
• Blackberry seeks aid on app making
• What the Vinyl “Comeback” Really Looks Like…

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One word explains why Google might pay $100M for a failing payments app, a new modular phone and Google Glass comes to an end. In memory of Erik Lanigan.

Topics talked about today:

• One word explains why Google would pay $100M for a failing payments app
• Google to pilot modular phone
• Google Glass Explorer Program Ends, Tony Fadell Takes Over
• Has CES got too big to succeed?
• Samsung sells first Tizen phones

In memory of Erik Lanigan; 1987 – 2014.

A compilation of the content Erik produced with us can be found here.

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CES 2015, Apple could eliminate almost every port in the next MacBook Air and the FTC warns on data grabbed by gadgets.

Topics talked about today:

• CES 2015
• Apple could eliminate almost every port on its next MacBook Air
• FTC warns on data grabbed by gadgets
• Netflix: VPN crackdown claim ‘false’

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CES 2015, Google Fibre’s latest FCC filing is Comcast’s worst nightmare come to life, 5 tech trends that will dominate 2015 and Apple sued over ‘shrinking’ storage.

Topics talked about today:

• CES 2015 Preview
• Google Fiber’s latest FCC filing is Comcast’s worst nightmare come to life
• Apple sued over ‘shrinking’ storage
• 5 tech trends that will dominate CES 2015
• The Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2015

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Instagram is now worth a lot more than what it was bought for, the top tech stories of 2014 and could 2015 be the year of “good looking” wearables?

Topics talked about today:

• Could 2015 be the year wearables become sexy?
• Instagram is now worth 49 times what Facebook paid for it
• The top Tech Stories of 2014
• Xbox and Playstation tackle Christmas Day attacks

Have a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

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Verizon says it’ll charge Netflix interconnection fees regardless of the FCC’s ruling, Microsoft takes on tech scammers and Blackberry experience another revenue slide.

Topics talked about today:

• Facebook is dropping in Popularity with Teens Again, Study Shows
• Verizon says it’ll still charge Netflix interconnection fees no matter what the FCC decides
• Microsoft takes on tech scammers
• Blackberry in revenue slide
• Apple defeats $1bn case over iTunes

From MunchTech, have a Happy and Merry Christmas!

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Is the web truly unequal and unfree? A $240 smartphone that out-designs most flagships and Microsoft speaks up.

Topics talked about today:

• MPAA Prepares to Bring Pirate Site Blocking to the U.S.
• Why you can’t get 4K Netflix and Amazon on a PC or Mac (even though they’re capable)
• Microsoft tells US: The world’s servers are not yours for the taking
• Net is ‘less free and more unequal’
• Sharp Aquos Crystal: A $240 smartphone that out-designs most flagships

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The modular phone gets a new piece, Sony Pictures reportedly hacked with all computers rendered unusable and will iPad sales slump whilst Android’s soar?

Topics talked about today:

• The modular phone picture gets a new piece: PuzzlePhone
• Sony Pictures Hacked, All Computers Reportedly Unusable
• Light-bending silicon strips are the key to super-fast computers
• Will iPad Sales Slump Twelve Percent whilst Android’s soar?

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Warnings over phone biometrics, watchmakers take aim at smart copies and the secret life of passwords.

Topics talked about today:

• Ex-GCHQ boss warns on phone biometrics
• Younger generation turn to online viewing
• Watchmakers take aim at smart copies
• Xiaomi thinks it can top Apple and Samsung as world’s largest smartphone maker within a decade
• The Secret Life of Passwords

Link to Passwords Article

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It’s Christmas time again! Join us for our 5th annual Christmas Gift Guide for 2014 to help you decide what to buy for friends, family and loved ones this holiday season!

Gift’s mentioned on this episode:

Portable Gadgets

• Kindle – £59 (Amazon UK)
• Kindle Paperwhite – £99 (Amazon UK)
• Jawbone UP – £59 (Amazon UK)
• Jawbone UP24 – £99 (Amazon UK)
• Moto G smartphone – £144.99 (Amazon UK)
• iPad Mini 64GB £399

Peripherals (Accessories, cases, stands, keyboard, etc)

• Sennheiser HD 205 – £39.99 (Amazon UK)
• Sennheiser HD 202 – £26 (Amazon UK)
• Anker 2nd Gen 13000mAh USB Battery pack – £21.99 (Amazon UK)
• Schwinn “Cycle Nav” (light and navigation) £36
• Sleep phones (£35)
• Lime fuel LP200X; 20000mAh ($34.99)

Home Devices

• Nest Thermostat – £249 (Nest)
• Bluetooth equipped Frying Pan “Pantelligent”- $200
• Samsung UE22H5600 22″ TV – £187.42
• Philips Spotify Multiroom Speaker £100

Games & Consoles

• XBOX One with Forza 5 and GTA V bundle – £329 (Amazon UK)
• Amazon Fire TV – £79 (Amazon UK)
• Chromecast – £30 (Amazon UK)

Gizmos (Eg. Anything else techy)

• Hubson X4 Drone – £31 (Amazon UK)
• Withings Activite – £320 (Withings Store)
• Colgate Omron “Proclinical A1500” £79.99
• Pico Genie P100 £250 (LED HD Projector for iPhone etc)
• iShower (£64)

Stocking Fillers

• XMI XMini 2 Portable speaker – £15 (Amazon UK)
• Arduino (Any or starter kit) (Maplin)

Movies/TV shows

• The Inbetweeners 2 (Amazon UK)
• 22 Jump Street (Amazon UK)
• Lego movie (Amazon UK)
• Rush (Amazon UK)
• 1 – Life on the Limit (Amazon UK)
• Senna (Amazon UK)

Other

• The Innovators Book (Amazon UK)
• Brooklyn Beer Making Kit – £39.99 (Firebox)
• Game of Thrones replica iron throne – £20,000 (Firebox)
• Personalised superhero action figure – £79.99 (Firebox)
• Crabble Folding smartphone stand (£5.99)
• Credit Card lightbulb (£2-5)
• Touchscreen Gloves (£5-50)
• Gorilla Torch (£26.89)
• Vintner Wine Aerator (£20.49)
• Pick Punch (for people who play guitar/other string instruments) £10-20 (Firebox)

Thanks for listening! Have a Merry Christmas and a happy, safe and prosperous New Year!

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Amazon may enter the hotel booking realm, the curious case of the disappearing Nexus 6, warnings are issued on complex Android viruses and Google tries an ‘ad-free’ net experiment.

Topics talked about today:

• Amazon Travel Hotel Booking Service Plans Uncovered
• The curious case of the disappearing Nexus 6
• Webcam hack enabled by ‘laziness’ says website creator
• Warnings on ‘complex’ Android virus
• Google tries ad-free net experiment

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YouTube begins music subscriptions, is the iPhone 6 three years too late and the majority of Americans feel they have lost control of their personal data

Topics talked about today:

• Google Backs Extension of US Privacy Act to European Citizens
• Americans feel they have ‘no control’ of data
• YouTube begins music subscriptions
• Is the iPhone 6 ‘three years too late’?