Tech's Message Episode 248

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message:Lloyds Promises to Help Unsubscribe You From All the £7.99 a Month Fun Thingshttps://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/07/lloyds-unsubscribe-app-help/ Teens ride hired Tees Valley e-scooters on A19https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-tees-53447777Vodafone's Curve is a GPS tracker to help find lost itemshttps://www.engadget.com/amp/vodafone-gps-tracker-curve-194351017.htmlPatreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about:Worms Armageddon updated after more than 20 yearshttps://www.engadget.com/worms-armageddon-update-21-years-225928208.html- Outtakes and more!TECH’S MESSAGE IS: Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian MorrisRecurring Guest Hosts: Andy Hoyle, Naomi Kerbel, Kate LanxonProduction and Editing: Nate LanxonVoiceover Artist: Marta SvetekMusic: Audio Network & Pond5Certain Artwork Elements Designed By: macrovector / FreepikPublisher: AcastCopyright © Nate LanxonAds are not endorsements, nor controlled by Tech’s Message. Read Nate’s ad policy.Visit Us: UKTechShow.comWANT MORE? Access ad-free, extended versions of each episode, download our weekly sister show Extra Message, listen to us recording live or download a full uncensored copy on demand, and much more, by joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech. You’ll get instant access to our entire back catalogue of extended shows, Extra Message, our Discord member’s club, higher quality MP3s, and there’s zero commitment required. Give us a try and support me and the show in the process! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Heinä 202032min

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message:Loot boxes: Lords call for 'immediate' gambling regulationhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53253195PLUS: Nate tells the story of what happened when Gameloft accidentally sold loot packs containing £2,500-worth of in-game currency for just £5, and allowed multiple purchases. Nate bought more than £16,000 of currency in Asphalt 9: Legends for about £30, but it revealed just how much money is required to really unlock things within free-to-play games, as not even this money unlocked everything possible.Unreal’s new iPhone app does live motion capture with Face ID sensorshttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/07/unreals-new-iphone-app-does-live-motion-capture-with-face-id-sensors/ PLUS: Actor and motion-capture artist Marta Svetek joins to give her opinion on Epic’s latest mo-cap product.Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about:Broader discussion on loot boxes and it’s impact on the fun we have playing; also, let’s discuss how fair it is that I can spend the equivalent of £16,000 on speccing up cars that I use to race against real players, realistically none of whom were able to get the deal I got but also could still pay the money to get the same benefits — if the loot box luck was open their side. Am I cheating? If the game is pay to win anyway, why not? - Outtakes and more!TECH’S MESSAGE IS: Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian MorrisRecurring Guest Hosts: Andy Hoyle, Naomi Kerbel, Kate LanxonProduction and Editing: Nate LanxonVoiceover Artist: Marta SvetekMusic: Audio Network & Pond5Certain Artwork Elements Designed By: macrovector / FreepikPublisher: AcastCopyright © Nate LanxonAds are not endorsements, nor controlled by Tech’s Message. Read Nate’s ad policy.Visit Us: UKTechShow.comWANT MORE? Access ad-free, extended versions of each episode, download our weekly sister show Extra Message, listen to us recording live or download a full uncensored copy on demand, and much more, by joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech. You’ll get instant access to our entire back catalogue of extended shows, Extra Message, our Discord member’s club, higher quality MP3s, and there’s zero commitment required. Give us a try and support me and the show in the process! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Heinä 202032min

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message:Rental E-Scooters Will Be Legal on U.K. Roads From This Weekendhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-01/rental-e-scooters-will-be-legal-on-u-k-roads-from-this-weekend?sref=c37iZPBME-scooters' UK speed limit 'shocks' blindness charityhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53253194McDonald’s will add EV chargers to hundreds of its UK restaurantshttps://thenextweb.com/shift/2020/06/29/mcdonalds-adds-ev-chargers-to-hundreds-uk-restaurants-im-lovin-it/U.K. Government Venture Wins Satellite Sale, Inching Closer to Spacehttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-03/india-s-sunil-mittal-and-u-k-government-win-oneweb-auction?sref=c37iZPBM https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2020/07/03/uk-rescue-bid-oneweb-satellite-internet-space-race-spacex-starfleet/ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jun/26/satellite-experts-oneweb-investment-uk-galileo-brexit https://www.theregister.com/2020/06/30/oneweb_bs/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: Analogue Radio Given Another Decade Before Switchoffhttps://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/07/analogue-radio-switchoff/- The story of UK pirate radio- More ‘Tales from The Tanyard’- Outtakes and more!TECH’S MESSAGE IS: Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian MorrisRecurring Guest Hosts: Andy Hoyle, Naomi Kerbel, Kate LanxonProduction and Editing: Nate LanxonVoiceover Artist: Marta SvetekMusic: Audio Network & Pond5Certain Artwork Elements Designed By: macrovector / FreepikPublisher: AcastCopyright © Nate LanxonAds are not endorsements, nor controlled by Tech’s Message. Read Nate’s ad policy.Visit Us: UKTechShow.comWANT MORE? Access ad-free, extended versions of each episode, download our weekly sister show Extra Message, listen to us recording live or download a full uncensored copy on demand, and much more, by joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech. You’ll get instant access to our entire back catalogue of extended shows, Extra Message, our Discord member’s club, higher quality MP3s, and there’s zero commitment required. Give us a try and support me and the show in the process! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Heinä 202033min

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message:Disney Channel is Shutting Down in the UK, Soon It'll be Disney+ or Nothinghttps://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-06-25/disney-channel-uk-disney-plus/ Lockdown Loo is an Online Map of Public Toilets that are Actually Openhttps://www.timeout.com/london/news/this-map-shows-all-of-londons-loos-open-in-lockdown-062220O2 sends surprise refund cheques after 15 yearshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53178172Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about:- EXTRA STORY: WWDC 2020 highlights and opinionhttps://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/06/boot-camp-is-dead-on-new-macs-and-8-other-things-apple-didnt-say-at-wwdc/ https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/06/the-ipad-will-soon-allow-gamers-to-play-using-a-mouse-and-keyboard/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/06/tvos-surround-sound-airpods-and-more-the-other-big-wwdc-announcements/ - Outtakes and more!TECH’S MESSAGE IS: Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian MorrisRecurring Guest Hosts: Andy Hoyle, Naomi Kerbel, Kate LanxonProduction and Editing: Nate LanxonVoiceover Artist: Marta SvetekMusic: Audio Network & Pond5Certain Artwork Elements Designed By: macrovector / FreepikPublisher: AcastCopyright © Nate LanxonAds are not endorsements, nor controlled by Tech’s Message. Read Nate’s ad policy.Visit Us: UKTechShow.comWANT MORE? Access ad-free, extended versions of each episode, download our weekly sister show Extra Message, listen to us recording live or download a full uncensored copy on demand, and much more, by joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech. You’ll get instant access to our entire back catalogue of extended shows, Extra Message, our Discord member’s club, higher quality MP3s, and there’s zero commitment required. Give us a try and support me and the show in the process! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Kesä 202027min

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message:- OK Beeb: BBC voice assistant will learn regional accentshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52891155Watch Ian Dixon’s YouTube demo of the BBC app- London firm creates Fortnite-like simulated 3D offices for those working from homehttps://www.standard.co.uk/tech/fortnitelike-simulated-offices-for-working-from-home-a4458891.html- Alan Partridge Is Coming in Our Ear Holes This September in a New Podcasthttps://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/06/alan-partridge-new-podcast/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: BBC Archives - Wiped, Missing and Losthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/bbc-archives--wiped-missing-and-lost/z4nkvk7- Outtakes and more!TECH’S MESSAGE IS: Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian MorrisRecurring Guest Hosts: Andy Hoyle, Naomi Kerbel, Kate LanxonProduction and Editing: Nate LanxonVoiceover Artist: Marta SvetekMusic: Audio Network & Pond5Certain Artwork Elements Designed By: macrovector / FreepikPublisher: AcastCopyright © Nate LanxonAds are not endorsements, nor controlled by Tech’s Message. Read Nate’s ad policy.Visit Us: UKTechShow.comWANT MORE? Access ad-free, extended versions of each episode, download our weekly sister show Extra Message, listen to us recording live or download a full uncensored copy on demand, and much more, by joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech. You’ll get instant access to our entire back catalogue of extended shows, Extra Message, our Discord member’s club, higher quality MP3s, and there’s zero commitment required. Give us a try and support me and the show in the process! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Kesä 202032min

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message:- Sky Q kicks off HDR support starting with on-demand nature showshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52821220 - Drive-in cinema is coming to south London in Julyhttps://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 stickshttps://www.engadget.com/uk-trading-standards-bioshield-5g-stick-161005899.html?guccounter=1 The USB stick tear-down: https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/reverse-engineering-a-5g-bioshield/Patreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about:- A 10-minute story about the time Nate was 18 and staged an on-camera kidnapping for a student film that was so convincing it involved the Derbyshire police force- What happens when you write about Donald Trump and Twitter for Bloomberg- A reading of a some hate mail once sent to Anne Robinson that for some reason Ian kept a copy of- How Ian’s 24-hour charity gaming livestream went- Outtakes and more!TECH’S MESSAGE IS: Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian MorrisRecurring Guest Hosts: Andy Hoyle, Naomi Kerbel, Kate LanxonProduction and Editing: Nate LanxonVoiceover Artist: Marta SvetekMusic: Audio Network & Pond5Certain Artwork Elements Designed By: macrovector / FreepikPublisher: AcastCopyright © Nate LanxonAds are not endorsements, nor controlled by Tech’s Message. Read Nate’s ad policy.Visit Us: UKTechShow.comWANT MORE? Access ad-free, extended versions of each episode, download our weekly sister show Extra Message, listen to us recording live or download a full uncensored copy on demand, and much more, by joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech. You’ll get instant access to our entire back catalogue of extended shows, Extra Message, our Discord member’s club, higher quality MP3s, and there’s zero commitment required. Give us a try and support me and the show in the process! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 Touko 202029min

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message:- Hull school 'sorry' after pupils researched porn homework on webhttps://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/education/mum-disgusted-hardcore-porn-homework-4142348 -- BBC Three's Proper Return to Telly Teased Againhttps://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/05/bbc-three-tv-channel-return/- Ian and Marta’s 24-Hour Gaming Livestream: How, Why, Where, And Poophttp://www.multitwitch.tv/squidjet/sliceandd6/martholio/ian9outof10/itavengerPatreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about:- EXTRA STORY: Solitaire turns 30!https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/22/windows_30_and_solitaire/ - EXTRA STORY: Online casino searches at 'all-time high' during lockdownhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-52633355- Outtakes and more!TECH’S MESSAGE IS: Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian MorrisRecurring Guest Hosts: Andy Hoyle, Naomi Kerbel, Kate LanxonProduction and Editing: Nate LanxonVoiceover Artist: Marta SvetekMusic: Audio Network & Pond5Certain Artwork Elements Designed By: macrovector / FreepikPublisher: AcastCopyright © Nate LanxonAds are not endorsements, nor controlled by Tech’s Message. Read Nate’s ad policy.Visit Us: UKTechShow.comWANT MORE? Access ad-free, extended versions of each episode, download our weekly sister show Extra Message, listen to us recording live or download a full uncensored copy on demand, and much more, by joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech. You’ll get instant access to our entire back catalogue of extended shows, Extra Message, our Discord member’s club, higher quality MP3s, and there’s zero commitment required. Give us a try and support me and the show in the process! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Touko 202037min

This week on the regular version of Tech’s Message:- Scooters finally to be allowed on UK roadshttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/2-billion-package-to-create-new-era-for-cycling-and-walking- Broadband impact of Covid-19 lockdown in the UKhttps://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/05/14/broadband_speeds_uk_march/ - Streaming Xbox to iPads, plus fisheye and macro lens chatPatreon supporters have access to our ad-free, longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about:- EXTRA STORY: Giphy bought by Facebookhttps://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2020/05/facebook-buys-giphy-for-instagram/- Outtakes and more!TECH’S MESSAGE IS: Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian MorrisRecurring Guest Hosts: Andy Hoyle, Naomi Kerbel, Kate LanxonProduction and Editing: Nate LanxonVoiceover Artist: Marta SvetekMusic: Audio Network & Pond5Certain Artwork Elements Designed By: macrovector / FreepikPublisher: AcastCopyright © Nate LanxonAds are not endorsements, nor controlled by Tech’s Message. Read Nate’s ad policy.Visit Us: UKTechShow.comWANT MORE? Access ad-free, extended versions of each episode, download our weekly sister show Extra Message, listen to us recording live or download a full uncensored copy on demand, and much more, by joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech. You’ll get instant access to our entire back catalogue of extended shows, Extra Message, our Discord member’s club, higher quality MP3s, and there’s zero commitment required. Give us a try and support me and the show in the process! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Touko 202040min