Nokia announce a new range of phones, Sony buys the rest of Sony Ericsson, RIM faces compensation lawsuits over Blackberry outage and HP will now keep it’s PC and tablet arm.

Topics talked about today:

• Nokia’s Lumia 710 Windows Phone announced alongside the 800
• Chrome 15 released
• Sony buys the rest of mobile phone firm Sony Ericsson
• RIM faces compensation lawsuits over Blackberry outage
• Hewlett Packard will now keep its PC and tablet arm
• Google’s Maps Street View service pilots indoor photos
• Video rental firm Netflix loses customers over prices
• Grand Theft Auto 5 Officially Announced, Rumor Mill in High Gear

Topics Talked about Today:

• Twitter Phishing Scam Spreads by Direct Messages
• Klout Tweak May Affect Your Score
• Netflix Takes Up 32.7% of Internet Bandwidth
• Google+ adds powerful photo editing suite, free

  

Samsung Tops Apple to become World’s Top Smartphone Manufacturer in Q3 2011, Apple are working with iPhone 4S Owners to address battery life issues and Apple quietly beefs up Macbook Pro line.

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What ever happened to the Digital Economy Act, Android debuts Ice Cream Sandwich, Steve Jobs vowed to ‘destroy’ Android and the EU plans to spend billions on boosting broadband speeds.

Topics talked about today:

• Whatever happened to the Digital Economy Act?
• Android debuts Ice Cream Sandwich
• Steve Jobs vowed to ‘destroy’ Android
• EU to launch first two Galileo satellites today, as sat-nav system lurches forward
• Unlock Any iPad 2 With Just A Smart Cover And 5 Seconds
• EU plan to spend billions on boosting broadband speeds

Topics Talked about Today:

• Google engineer apologizes for “Great-Granddaddy of Reply-All screwups”
• Facebook facing a $138,000 fine for holding deleted user data
• Warning: Facebook free Starbucks and Tim Horton’s is a scam
•  UK PM David Cameron joins Foursquare and Linked In

  

Unlock any iPad 2 with just a Smart Cover and 5 seconds, a plant shutdown may disrupt Apple and other competitors products and the next iPhone may be a complete redesign.

Topics talked about today:

California declares October 16th as Steve Jobs Day, Google Chrome has 200 Million users, Apple wins battle to block Samsung tablets in Australia and a security hole in HTC phones gives up email addresses and location.

Topics talked about today:

• California Declares Oct. 16 as Steve Jobs Day
• Google Chrome Browser Has 200 Million Users
• Analogue TV signals to end in October 2012
• Sony locks 93,000 online accounts after security breach
• Over Melting Danger: Sony Recalls 1.6 Million BRAVIA TVs
• Apple wins battle to block Samsung tablets in Australia
• Security hole in HTC phones gives up e-mail addresses, location
• Rdio Starts Free Streaming Music
• Samsung wants iPhone 4S banned in France and Italy

Topics Talked about Today:

• RIP Google Buzz
• More bad news for Google+? Research shows sustained downward trend in activity
• The 10 funniest Tweets about the BlackBerry outage
• Facebook timeline launch date: Unraveling the mystery
• YouTube to offer film rentals in the UK

iPhone 4S Launch sends Apple Stock to it’s highest close ever, Apple sets Q4 2011 Earnings release for October 18th and Apple wins an Injunction blocking sale of Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia.

Topics talked about today:

Steve Jobs has sadly passed away, Could OnLive be the app that kills bandwidth caps, If the A5 makes mobile gaming ‘awesome’, why isn’t it in the iPod Touch? And should you upgrade to the iPhone 4S or wait for the 5?

Topics talked about today:

• Steve Jobs sadly passes away
• Could OnLive be the app that kills bandwidth caps?
• Ice Cream Sandwich Launch Delayed
• If the A5 makes mobile gaming awesome, why isn’t it in the iPod touch?
• iPhone 4S: Upgrade or Wait?

Thanks to Erik Lanigan for coming on today’s show!

Erik recorded video on his side during the podcast, which you can view below

Topics Talked about Today:

• Will the new Facebook lead to information overload?
• Social network Ad revenues to hit $10 billion in 2013
• How Twitter reacted to the iPhone 4S announcement
• The top 10 most qouted Tweets about Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs has sadly passed away, Apple sells out of iPhone 4S Pre-Order stocks for Launch Day in US and our thoughts on the October 4th Keynote.

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On today’s special episode of The Two Techies, we give live commentary of the October 4th Apple event. Along with our opinions of the announcements, such as the iPhone 4S, the new iPod’s, iCloud and iOS 5.

Topics talked about today:

• Our predictions for the event
• iOS 5
• iCloud
• The new iPod Nano and iPod Touch
• iPhone 4S
• An Overview of the event

Tougher rules for UK broadband advertising, Google boosts London’s Silicon roundabout, Samsung to pay Microsoft royalties over Android at Amazon unveils $199 Android Kindle Fire tablet.

Topics talked about today:

• Chrome Expected to Overtake Firefox as the #2 Browser by December
• All-You-Can-Stream Music Services Reduce Piracy, Study Suggests
• Tougher rules for UK broadband advertising
• Three pleads for fair sharing of airwaves
• Google boosts London’s Silicon Roundabout
• Samsung to pay Microsoft royalties over Android
• Amazon unveils $199 Android Kindle Fire tablet, $99 e-ink Kindle Touch
• Flickr for Android Beats Instagram to the Punch
• Firefox 7 arrives with reduced memory footprint

Topics Talked about Today:

• Spotify hides your musical taste from your Facebook friends
• Facebook users beware: New feature could embarras you!
•  Google+ has 43 million users up 30% since opening publicly
• Facebook iPad App to launch at Apple’s iPhone 5 event