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This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Sky Q kicks off HDR support starting with on-demand nature shows https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52821220   - Drive-in cinema is coming to south London in July https://www.timeout.com/london/news/drive-in-cinema-is-coming-to-south-london-in-july-052920   - The UK is cracking down on sales of fraudulent ‘anti-5G’ USB sticks http...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Hull school 'sorry' after pupils researched porn homework on web https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/education/mum-disgusted-hardcore-porn-homework-4142348  - - BBC Three's Proper Return to Telly Teased Again https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/05/bbc-three-tv-channel-return/ - Ian and Marta’s 24-Hour Gaming Livestream: How, Why, Where, And P...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Scooters finally to be allowed on UK roads https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2-billion-package-to-create-new-era-for-cycling-and-walking - Broadband impact of Covid-19 lockdown in the UK https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/14/broadband_speeds_uk_march/   - Streaming Xbox to iPads, plus fisheye and macro lens chat Patreon supporters hav...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Virgin and O2 plan merger to challenge Sky and BT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/01/virgin-and-o2-plan-merger-to-challenge-sky-and-bt   - British Museum makes over half of its collection viewable online https://www.engadget.com/british-museum-free-artifiact-images-023917176.html   - Webcam feature: Built-in vs. Premium...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Babylon Offers Its Workers Free Virus Test—If They Share Results https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-21/babylon-gives-its-workers-free-virus-test-if-they-share-results - Explanation of UK’s approach to contact tracing https://www.nhsx.nhs.uk/blogs/digital-contact-tracing-protecting-nhs-and-saving-lives/ Patreon supporters have acce...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Download Festival Goes Digital This Year After the Donington Park Event Was Cancelled https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/04/download-festival-june-announced/ - Domestic electricity use up during day as nation works from home https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52331534 - A look at this week’s 5G idiocy https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nick-jeffery...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - NHS phone app holds key to lifting UK’s coronavirus lockdown https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/nhs-phone-app-holds-key-to-lifting-uks-coronavirus-lockdown-wfmt3pt0g   Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology (PR) https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2020/04/apple-and-google-partner-on-covid-19-contact-tracing-tec...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Grand National first virtual horse race on prime-time UK TV https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/apr/04/virtual-grand-national-2020-live-horse-racing-aintree Dota 2 commentary credit: SheeverGaming available at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uqb_yeIniWNP5_9Q242Bw. Listen to the original on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n...

A live special episode with a studio audience formed of participants from Europe to Scandinavia to the U.S. to Australia—listening and laughing live, as we present the funniest failures and hottest highlights from the last hundred episodes of Tech’s Message. Recorded live on Saturday 4 April. Two-hundred episodes, five years, a million downloads, a global Webby Award nomination and a loyal communi...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - UK and Europe boost contactless payment limit in response to coronavirus - Radio listening booms while music streaming stalls - Can’t buy webcams for love, nor money, nor a kiss Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - EXTRA STORY : ...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Netflix, YouTube cut video quality in Europe after pressure from EU official https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/netflix-and-youtube-cut-streaming-quality-in-europe-to-handle-pandemic/ - BT has 'plenty of capacity' despite Netflix quality cuts https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51974866 - 4G Goes Live This Week on the London Undergr...

UPDATE: Fixes small silence around 22m mark. Sorry about that! This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Food Delivery Firms Start Contactless Services During Pandemic https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-12/uber-deliveroo-seek-to-limit-virus-spread-as-demand-jumps   - VAT on e-books and newspapers scrapped (plus a quiz!) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51832899...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Bacon saved after pedometer-eating pig's poo starts farm fire https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-51790435 - The PlayStation 2 turns 20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2 - Bloodhound car: A month to save land speed record project https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51715582 Patreon supporters have ac...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Facebook: Home food businesses concern FSA watchdog https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51475289 - Organised Crime Turns to Illegal Metal Detecting for Stealing Hordes https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/02/illegal-metal-detecting/ - West Midlands to get access to ultrafast home broadband https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51658344 Patreon supporters...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Email address charges branded 'daylight robbery' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-51571275 - Shop Manager Quits After Bosses Insist on Barcodes https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/02/shop-manager-quits-barcodes/ - Ofcom measured UK's 5G radiation and found that, no, it won't give you cancer https://www.theregister.co.uk/AMP/2020/02/21/ofcom_...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Mobile World Congress Canceled Due to Coronavirus Concerns https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-12/mobile-world-congress-cancelled-due-to-coronavirus-concerns https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-14/tech-show-canceled-by-coronavirus-asks-for-financial-solidarity - Ofcom to be put in charge of regulating internet in UK htt...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Companies are pulling out of MWC left, right and centre https://www.cnet.com/news/nividia-drops-out-of-mwc-2020-over-coronavirus-worries/   - Dyson Reveals Patents for Headphones That Purify Air Around You https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-04/dyson-reveals-patents-for-air-purifier-that-s-also-headphones - iOS 13.4 could turn...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Airbnb Hosts in Coronavirus Epicenter Stay Open for Business https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-30/airbnb-hosts-in-coronavirus-epicenter-staying-open-for-business   - UK govt says guaranteed surcharge-free EU roaming will end after Brexit transition https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/30/uk_government_free_eu_roaming_will_e...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Bose is closing all of its retail stores in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/1/15/21067715/bose-shutting-down-retail-stores-layoffs-north-america-europe-japan-australia - UK government opens trial for wirelessly charged taxis https://www.engadget.com/amp/2020/01/16/uk-government-opens-trial...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message , the second of two special episodes, we journey into CES Hell, where we’ll be remarking on the most ridiculous of the electronic souls that passed through the Consumer Electronics Show’s pearly concrete gates this year. Joining Nate is his usual partner in crime, Ian Morris.  Joining them is long-time friend of the show and fellow WIRED grad...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message , the first of two special episodes, starting with CES Heaven, where we’ll be remarking on the most marvellous of the electronic souls that passed through the Consumer Electronics Show’s pearly concrete gates this year. Joining Nate is CNET.com ’s Andy Hoyle. They discuss: - Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Fold https://www.cnet.com/reviews/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-f...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Ofcom proposes locked-handset ban https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50823052 - Royal Mail Caught Reading Kids' Private Letters to Santa https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/christmas/christmas-present-gift-games-console-lego-books-royal-mail-a9248171.html - The corporate poo patrol is coming after your precious toilet time https://www....

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Half-Life returns with Half-Life: Alyx. But is an all-VR game the right approach? https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/21/half-life-alyx-valve-VR-prequel - Another Deliveroo TV ad banned for being misleading https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50644526 - INTERVIEW: Marta Svetek goes in-depth with what it’s like to be a motion-caption actor https://w...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message : - Follow-up on “period pants” and emoji use with input from Plan International - Facebook, Instagram will ban some sexual uses of the peach and eggplant emoji https://www.dailydot.com/debug/peach-eggplant-emoji-sexual-solicitation/ - Untitled Goose Game: the fun, the thrills, the honks Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer versio...

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message Nate and Kate discuss: - Period emoji arrives on iPhones in bid to 'break the taboo' over menstruation https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/10/29/period-emoji-arrives-iphones-bid-break-taboo-menstruation/ - Microsoft Takes Subscriptions To Another Level With Xbox All Access https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/10/xbox-all-access-is-finally-coming...