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This week on Tech’s Message : BMW introduces new heated seat subscription in UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62142208 Every New Emoji that Could Hit Your Phone: Bizarre Shaking Head, Goose, Moose https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/every-new-emoji-that-could-hit-your-phone-bizarre-shaking-head-goose-moose/ The extended version available via Patreon subscription also includes: How good was it...

This week on Tech’s Message : Laserdisc: What would have happened if it’d won the format war? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13367398 https://www.wired.co.uk/article/episode-24 Broadband ISP BT Sees UK Network Traffic Peak at 28Tbps https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2022/07/broadband-isp-bt-sees-uk-network-traffic-peak-at-28tbps.html Cargo bike sales soar as UK petrol prices surge https...

This week on Tech’s Message we’re joined by CNET.com’s Andrew Lanxon. Check out his photography YouTube channel . Also on this episode: Email Signatures Do you pay attention to email signatures? Do you ever print an email without thinking first? Digital Photo Frames Whatever happened to digital photo frames? Ofcom may extend TV ad breaks in review of broadcasting rules https://www.theguardian.com/...

This week on Tech’s Message : Three UK announces Apple Watch cellular pairing at last https://www.pocket-lint.com/smartwatches/news/three/161601-three-uk-announces-apple-watch-cellular-pairing-at-last https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-watch-3-in-the-uk-what-you-need-to-know-about-using-4g-lte/ Instagram: Video selfies trial to verify age of teens https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61828900...

This week on Tech’s Message : It’s a brave new world today — Ian is hosting solo! Only once before has Nate not featured on an episode of Tech’s Message, and that was many years ago when occasional guest host Andrew Lanxon read out some headlines. This time, it’s all Ian, and it’s a full-length show. Ian goes in depth to review the Sky Glass system, explaining some of the challenges involved in th...

This week on Tech’s Message : Amazon installs AI cameras to monitor its UK delivery drivers https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/05/22/amazon-installs-ai-cameras-monitor-delivery-drivers/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/4adpan/surveilling-drivers-cant-fix-amazons-road-safety-problem https://news.trust.org/item/20210319120214-n93hk https://www.smmt.co.uk/2021/11/lights-cameras-action-the-impor...

This week on Tech’s Message : London Zoo penguin chicks named after Tim Berners-Lee for Platinum Jubilee https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-61495009 Uber to launch UK subscriptions as cost of living crisis bites https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/05/16/uber-launch-uk-subscriptions-cost-living-crisis-bites/ The extended version available via Patreon subscription also includes: Cele...

This week on Tech’s Message : Tesco to open offices in its supermarkets https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/05/12/tesco-open-offices-supermarkets/ Nate cancels Netflix Binge-watching Squid Game. One month to watch everything, although still working way through Nazi Megastructures season two on NatGeo. What should be on the pre-cancellation Netflix watch list? Eurovision Nate watches it, Ian...

This week on Tech’s Message : The UK is inviting Elon Musk to discuss his plans for Twitter https://www.engadget.com/uk-inviting-elon-musk-discuss-plans-twitter-121015542.html?src=rss   Here’s what he wrote : https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/22100/documents/163945/default/ UK to make fake reviews illegal and tackle ‘subscription traps’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/ap...

This week on Tech’s Message : How do you go from tractors to pornogaphy, really? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61284686   Vampire devices! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61235367   UK regulations could soon hit Netflix, Disney+ and other streaming services  https://www.pocket-lint.com/tv/news/netflix/160921-uk-regulations-netflix-disney-plus-prime-video-ofcom  ...

This week on Tech’s Message : Watching TV in self-driving cars to be allowed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61155735 Streaming subscriptions in decline as UK households cut budgets https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/apr/18/streaming-subscriptions-in-decline-as-uk-households-cut-budgets The extended version available via Patreon subscription also includes: Nate’s singing, plus: Bristol v...

This week on Tech’s Message : Dyson headphones come with air vacuum for mouth https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60927032 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-09/dyson-is-said-to-be-working-on-an-air-purifier-headphone-combo?sref=5hBiPAPD   Twitter user sentenced to 150 hours of community service in UK for posting ‘offensive’ tweet https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/31/23004339/uk-...

This week on Tech’s Message : Online Harms Bill: Cyber-flashing added to proposed legislation https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60750463   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-16/u-k-sets-out-law-to-prosecute-bosses-in-big-tech-crackdown   Mobile networks devastated by Apple’s heartless attempts to stop their spying  https://www.macrumors.com/2022/03/13/uk-network-ope...

This week on Tech’s Message : Bitcoin cash machines ordered to shut down in UK https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60709209 Netflix raises prices again for subscribers in UK and Ireland https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/mar/10/netflix-prices-subscribers-uk-ireland   Cyberpunk 2077 for Xbox Series X|S Graphics cards Mac Studio and more The extended version available via Patreon subscrip...

This week on Tech’s Message : Queen holds first official engagement since Prince Charles Covid scare https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60391826   Bioshock will be a Netflix movie, but will it work? https://www.awn.com/news/bioshock-film-adaptation-coming-netflix The extended version available via Patreon subscription also includes: Is Firefox OK? https://www.wired.com/story/firefox-mozilla-2022/...

This week on Tech’s Message : Reddit and Twitter users face age checks under UK porn law plans https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/09/reddit-and-twitter-users-face-age-checks-under-uk-porn-law-plans Discussion: Ian got all his data from Amazon. What did he find? Here’s where to start your own GDPR request with Amazon from: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/privacy-central/data-requests/preview....

This week on Tech’s Message : A new era for stamps: Shaun the Sheep features in UK’s first “video stamp” [PR] https://www.royalmailgroup.com/en/press-centre/press-releases/royal-mail-group/a-new-era-for-stamps-shaun-the-sheep-features-in-uk-s-first-video-stamp/   https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/01/paper-stamps-licked-royal-mail-gives-post-digital-upgrade/   SkyShowtime & HBO...

This week on Tech’s Message : Microsoft is making its Xbox subscriptions more flexible after UK regulator steps in https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/27/22904713/microsoft-xbox-subscriptions-changes-uk-cma-regulator Major legal changes needed for driverless car era https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60126014 The extended version available via Patreon subscription also includes: Spotify removes Nei...

This week on Tech’s Message : Vodafone Is Said to Have Explored Acquisition of Three UK https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-22/vodafone-is-said-to-have-explored-acquisition-of-three-uk   The Home Office is whinging about end-to-end encryption yet again  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-60072191 https://twitter.com/ukhomeoffice/status/1483375279477305356   The extend...

This week on Tech’s Message : People devote third of waking time to mobile apps https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59952557   App Annie report: https://www.appannie.com/en/go/state-of-mobile-2022   BBC Three to return to terrestrial TV on 1 February 2022 https://www.pocket-lint.com/tv/news/bbc/155938-bbc-three-to-return-as-full-uk-channel   UK government at war with BBC over lice...

This week on Tech’s Message : The year coming in UK mobile phone networks The good news: Three and EE strike first deal for mobile coverage on the Tube https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/12/21/three-ee-first-strike-deal-roll-mobile-coverage-london-underground/ The bad news: Vodafone and EE delay EU roaming charges return https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59881892 The Year Ahead In TVs I...

This week on Tech’s Message : NATE: Google and Apple have ‘vice-like grip’ on UK mobiles, warns regulator https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/dec/14/google-and-apple-have-vice-like-grip-on-uk-mobiles-warns-regulator IAN: Cyber flashing explained https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/technology/953558/what-is-cyberflashing https://feministlawsociety.org.uk/criminalise-cyberflashing The extended vers...

This week on Tech’s Message : NATE: UK to phase out 2G and 3G by 2033 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59583783 Virgin gigabit: https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/news/2021/12/virgin-media-upgrades-entire-network-to-gigabit-broadband/   Here's Why Movie Dialogue Has Gotten More Difficult To Understand (And Three Ways To Fix It) https://www.slashfilm.com/673162/heres-why-movie-dialogue-has...

This week on Tech’s Message : NATE: Huge fines and a ban on default passwords in new UK law https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59400762 IAN: Twitter bans posting pictures of ‘private individuals’ against their wishes https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/30/22809746/twitter-ban-personal-information-private-media-photo-videos-harassment The extended version available via Patreon subscription also inc...

This week on Tech’s Message (featuring CNET.com ’s Lead Photographer & Lead Advice Editor in Europe, Andrew Lanxon ): Spotify hides shuffle button after Adele says albums should ‘tell a story’ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/21/spotify-hides-shuffle-button-adele-albums-should-tell-a-story SMART LIGHT BULBS AND PLUGS The extended version available via Patreon subscription also includ...