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Are Apple’s reasons for turbulent sales plain excuses and the consequences of the era of streaming.

Quick News:

• Weather app harvests personal data [Link]
• Tesla adds Larry Ellison to its board [Link]
• Celebrities ‘hacked’ to spur Twitter fix [Link]
• Internet founding father Larry Roberts dies [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Apple says cheap battery replacements hurt iPhone sales [Link]
• Apple says it could miss $9 billion in iPhone sales due to weak demand [Link]
• Did streaming cause HMV to fail? [Link]

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Are you ready to put down your phone? Is privacy dependable on the company holding the data itself and when monopolisation of websites means troubled software.

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• UK now has anti-drone systems – minister [Link]
• Instagram Briefly Tested New Horizontal Feed for Main Posts, Wide Rollout Was an Error [Link]
• Beware: There’s a fake Amazon Alexa ‘Setup’ app climbing App Store charts [Link]
• Huawei’s kit removed from police network [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Are you ready to break up with your phone? [Link]
• Apple bested by Tesla and Microsoft in privacy poll, but Facebook destroyed [Link]
• Google denies altering YouTube code to break Microsoft Edge [Link]

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Apple’s acquisition spree continues, Facebook caught up in further privacy related issues and the risk of online crowd funding campaigns highlights a bigger issue.

Quick News:

• Apple Says Some 2018 iPad Pros Ship Bent, But It’s Normal and Not a Defect [Link]
• Idiots with drones have shut down the UK’s second largest airport [Link]
• Alexa user accesses stranger’s chats [Link]
• Apple FaceTime car crash lawsuit dismissed [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Shazam App is Now Ad-Free Following Apple Acquisition [Link]
• Apple to Launch iPad mini 5 and Entry Level 10-inch iPad Next Year [Link]
• Facebook’s data-sharing deals exposed [Link]
• On Reddit, vigilante detectives are uncovering crowdfunding scams [Link]

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Smart Meters at a not so smart pace, when building social klout turns against you and Google+ sees it’s end

Quick News:

• Facebook exposed up to 6.8 million users’ private photos to developers in latest leak [Link]
• Super Micro audit complete, including servers supplied to Apple: no spy chips found [Link]
• O2 and Ericsson Apologize After 4G Service Outage Affects Millions of Smartphones [Link]
• Samsung tweets update via Apple iPhone [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Smart meter fitting slows as deadline looms [Link]
• YouTube’s Own ‘Rewind 2018’ Becomes Most-Disliked Video Ever In Less Than A Week [Link]
• Google+ to end early after second bug find [Link]

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Join us for our 9th Annual Christmas Gift Guide – the perfect episode for those wondering what technological gifts to buy for friends, family and loved ones this holiday season!

Gadgets & Wearables

• Apple Watch Series 3 & 4 (Apple)
• AirPods (Apple – £159)
• Apple TV 4K (Apple)
• Amazon Fire TV Stick (Amazon – £39.99)
• Google Chromecast
  • Video (PC World)
  • Audio (PC World)
• Kindle tablets (Amazon)
• Kindle e-Readers (Amazon)
• iPad 2018 (Apple – £319)

Peripherals

• Wireless Qi Charging pads (Amazon)
• Anker Battery packs (Amazon)
• Bose QuietComfort 25 wired headphones (Amazon – £129+)

Home

• Amazon Echo
• Philips Hue Starter kit (Amazon)
  • Bulbs
  • Accessories
• Google Home Hub (Google – £139)
• SONOS PLAY:1 Smart Wireless Speaker (Amazon UK – £149.00)

Stocking Fillers

• Apple Watch straps
• FitBit straps
• elago R1 Intelli Case – Apple TV Remote Cover (Amazon – £11.99)

Other

• Pocket Operators (Teenage Engineering – £49+)

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Old technology rollbacks, new technology rollouts and what incredibly high profit margins mean for both technology companies and customers.

Quick News:

• Marriott hack hits 500 million guests [Link]
• After Microsoft complaints, Indian police arrest tech support scammers at 26 call centers | ZDNet [Link]
• Apple in court over 30% app commission [Link]
• Uber fined £385,000 for losing UK data [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back [Link]
• Apple Music to Launch on Amazon’s Echo Devices the Week of December 17 [Link]
• Apple’s Higher Prices Are Pure Greed [Link]

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Proof Windows isn’t a service, 4K streaming is picking the Apple TV up and Amazon’s Echo with third parties.

Quick News:

• ‘Crypto hangover’ hammers Nvidia’s outlook, shares drop 17 percent [Link]
• US Postal Service Left 60 Million Users Data Exposed For Over a Year [Link]
• The International Space Station is full of floppy disks [Link]
• Amazon accidentally streamed an unreleased episode of Doctor Who [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Windows Isn’t a Service; It’s an Operating System [Link]
• Apple TV Gaining Traction in 4K Streaming Device Market [Link]
• Amazon just opened Alexa to all Bluetooth headphone makers [Link]

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The EU’s potential new copyright regulations, data storage vulnerabilities and Woz says Jobs would be proud of Apple today.

Quick News:

• PlayStation is skipping E3 2019 [Link]
• EE and Virgin Media fined for overcharging [Link]
• Spotify launches its Apple Watch app [Link]
• Amazon strikes deal with Apple to sell new iPhones and iPads [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• YouTube CEO calls EU’s proposed copyright regulation financially impossible [Link]
• Photog Sues Adobe, Says Premiere Pro Bug Deleted Files Worth $250K [Link]
• Steve Wozniak believes Steve Jobs would be proud of Apple today, says Samsung’s ‘fun features’ aren’t ‘innovations’ [Link]

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Datafication from birth, 5G could end traditional broadband and science says screens don’t affect sleep.

Quick News:

• HSBC bank confirms US data breach [Link]
• Apple’s New MacBook Disconnects Microphone “Physically” When Lid is Closed [Link]
• Spotify Connect speakers set free, no longer require premium subscriptions [Link]
• Samsung shows off folding smartphone [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Children are being ‘datafied from birth’ [Link]
• 5G will let users ‘ditch home broadband’ [Link]
• ‘Screens have little effect on sleep’ [Link]
• Spotify Grows to 87M Paid Subscribers and 191M Monthly Active Users [Link]

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Everything Apple announced just the other day, adverts within your WhatsApp and the price of Cable is still climbing.

Quick News:

• Spotify is Coming to Apple Watch With Beta App Available Now [Link]
• End of an era for WhatsApp, will soon carry adverts [Link]
• Frozen Apple Watches must be returned [Link]
• Apple will no longer reveal how many iPhones, iPads, and Macs it sells [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Everything Apple Announced Today in Just Six Minutes [Link]
• The Average Cable Bill is Now $107 a Month [Link]

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What will the new iPad’s bring, Motorola wants you to fix your own phone and when older technology officially becomes obsolete.

Quick News:

• Western Digital’s new 15TB hard drive is the biggest one ever made [Link]
• Second hack attack on BA site uncovered [Link]
• Apple seems to have completely blocked police password cracking tool in iOS 12 [Link]
• Samsung sues its own brand ambassador for $1.6M for using an iPhone X [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• The 5 biggest rumors about Apple’s new bezel-free iPads [Link]
• Motorola Becomes First Smartphone Company to Sell DIY Repair Kits to Its Customers [Link]
• John Lewis pulls the plug on DVD players [Link]

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Two Apple events in two months, Photoshop for iPad hints that tablets are becoming more than consumable devices and game studios show that they are taking foul play seriously.

Quick News:

• Facebook hires Nick Clegg as head of global affairs [Link]
• Paul G. Allen, Microsoft’s Co-Founder, Is Dead at 65 [Link]
• Tiny Palm smartphone baffles gadget fans [Link]
• Netflix surges on strong subscriber growth [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Apple Launches Special Event Page for October Event With Dynamic Set of Apple Logos [Link]
• Adobe Unveils Photoshop for iPad, Launching in 2019 [Link]
• Fortnite cheat YouTuber sued by Epic Games [Link]

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Why you might want to stand your ground with Apple, Google’s Pixel event and California take action on insecure passwords.

Quick News:

• Google+ to shut down after coverup of data-exposing bug [Link]
• Microsoft has killed Minecraft for Apple TV [Link]
• Apple seeks deal with UK telecom to sell Apple TVs, says report [Link]
• Microsoft pulls Windows 10 October 2018 Update after reports of documents being deleted [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Apple investigated by CBC news for overpriced repair charges [Link]
• The 5 biggest announcements from the Google Pixel 3 event [Link]
• Weak passwords to be banned in California [Link]

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How much data do tech companies need, piracy is on the rise again and the Microsoft Surface event.

Quick News:

• Musk out as Tesla chair over fraud case [Link]
• Fitbit data used to charge man with murder [Link]
• Call problems hit O2 mobile network [Link]
• Original working Apple fetches $375,000 [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Apple’s Tim Cook: ‘Don’t believe’ tech companies that say they need your data [Link]
• The Rise of Netflix Competitors Has Pushed Consumers Back Toward Piracy [Link]
• The 5 biggest announcements from the Microsoft Surface event [Link]

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Apple’s streaming service is apparently bland, Facebook make multiple privacy mistakes in one week and something on Instagram.

Quick News:

• The Last Goodbye [Link]
• Best Buy accidentally sells customer the new, unannounced Chromecast [Link]
• Nokia announces first phone to get Android Pie [Link]
• iPhone XS owners complain selfie camera applying unwanted skin smoothing [Video] [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Apple’s Upcoming Streaming Service Is Reportedly So Bland Staff Are Calling It ‘Expensive NBC’ [Link]
• You Gave Facebook Your Number For Security. They Used It For Ads. [Link]
• Up to 50m Facebook accounts attacked [Link]
• Instagram Founders Exit Facebook as Zuckerberg Involvement Grows [Link]