Tech's Message

WATCH THIS EPISODE AT HTTP://LIVE.TECHPODCAST.UK Please support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech for access to our exclusive extended version of the show, weekly columns from Nate, and much more. This week on this special LIVE recording of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian are joined by several special guests to discuss a wide range of British tech and gaming nostalgia, fun and trivia: - Vicki Turk, WIRED - Andy Hoyle, CNET - Luke Westaway, Outside Xtra - Katie Collins, CNET - Special guest James Protheroe of Darran Park Primary School We taped this episode live in front of an invite-only studio audience at London’s TechHub - big thanks to them for hosting us. Also big thanks to Kate Dreyer for logistics, photography and help on the night, and Marta Svetek for additional logistics help. But finally also thanks to you, listeners: without we would not have a show worth making, and certainly not one in its third year of life an celebrating it’s 100th episode. Here’s looking forward to episode 200! Patreon supporters, we’re keeping this episode free to all, so no charge this week. It’s thanks to you we were able to do something as ambitious as a live studio episode, as things like event space, microphones, mixing desk rental, drinks on the evening and so forth all needed to be paid for. Thanks to you, we could do this. Please know how grateful we are for your support. See you all next week for our 101st episode! Access our exclusive content and support Nate and Ian's podcasting by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/uktech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Mai 20171h 13min

Please support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech for access to our exclusive extended version of the show, weekly columns from Nate, and much more. This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss: - WannaCry update - AI traffic lights to end rush hour jams in Milton Keynes - Ofcom reveals text-to-switch plan for mobile users - BBC to close TV download store after only 18 months as streaming dominates - Amazon Prime Reading launches in the UK with free, rotating e-book library Patreon supporters have access to our 18-minute longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - Lengthy Extra Story: Tomorrow's World is coming back to the BBC - Behind the scenes from Ian's time working on Tomorrow's World at the BBC - Remember when Nate was on The Apprentice for several seconds? - The deeply nerdy history of Nate and Ian's childhoods - The experience of switching from Three to Vodafone - Traffic light history lesson (featuring info about EXPLOSIONS!) - Reasons for using 100 percent green energy sources at home - Bad web browsers versus good web browsers - Fun contactless payment stories Access our exclusive content and support Nate and Ian's podcasting by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/uktech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Mai 201735min

Please support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech for access to our exclusive extended version of the show, weekly columns from Nate, and much more. This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss: - The global ransomware attack that took down the NHS's systems - General election 2017: Tory plan to let young erase online past - General election 2017: 10Mbps universal speeds? We'll give you 30Mbps, pleads Labour - O2 and other networks promote killing roaming the day they legally have to anyway Patreon supporters have access to our longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - Extra Story: MP3 is dead, long live AAC - Extra Story: Vodafone to shut down pager network after sale trips on competition hurdles - Super secret special Tech's Message event details... - How is Peep Show related to British broadband infrastructure (according to Nate)? - Outtakes Access our exclusive content and support Nate and Ian's podcasting by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/uktech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Mai 201746min

Please support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech for access to our exclusive extended version of the show, weekly columns from Nate, and much more. This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss: - Important housekeeping regarding Patreon versus regular versions of the show - Driverless cars trial set for UK motorways in 2019 - UK ebook sales flounder as interest in print copies rebounds - Channel 4's online TV ads will call you out by name - Parents' mobile use harms family life, say secondary pupils Patreon supporters have access to our longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - 'Pictionary' comes to phones five years after 'Draw Something' - Benefits of good microphones - Nate's reasons for reading medieval murder mystery novels - Ian's fondness of printed books for children - '4Head', 'Anusol', and other medical product names we love - Avocados: like "nature's butter", according to Ian - The 2007 battle between Sony headphones and iPod headphones Access our exclusive content and support Nate and Ian's podcasting by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/uktech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 Apr 201750min

Please support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech for access to our exclusive extended version of the show, weekly columns from Nate, and much more. This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss: - UK forms 'specialist squad' to tackle prison drug drones - UK drops plan to allow online guilty pleas for minor crimes - Which? broadband survey for the worst internet services in the UK - Opening up BT’s infrastructure for new fibre broadband - Credit card with a fingerprint sensor revealed by Mastercard - Emails from listeners about contactless payment habits! Patreon supporters have access to our longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - Extra story 1: UK's online shoppers top global spending survey - Extra story 2: Apple Maps now lists UK EV chargers and public bikes - Our pre-recorded "win" and "lose" responses to our forthcoming Webby Award result - Discussion around BBC 4 documentary chronicling Britain's landline history - Nate's ditching Google Maps for Apple maps, for a bit. Why? - The plague of concert ticket businesses (why don't we hate them more?!) - The problem with protractors in schools - Outtakes and discussion around old WAP servers and their uses in the mid-2000s Access our exclusive content and support Nate and Ian's podcasting by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/uktech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Apr 201732min

Please support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech for access to our exclusive extended version of the show, weekly columns from Nate, and much more. This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss: - Driving test: Learners must be able to use sat navs - Mobile payments struggle to make impact on contactless card use - Vodafone scraps roaming fees in much of Europe - Virgin Media uses home routers to boost its public WiFi network - 'Planet Earth II' on 4K Blu-ray will make you want a new TV Patreon supporters have access to our ten-minute longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - Tamagotchi: Iconic 90s playground toy set for a comeback - Nintendo may discontinues the NES Classic - Retro tech debate (Nate, in favour; Ian, vehemently against) - The trouble with paying with an Apple Watch - Nate's views on embedding RFID chips under the skin - Outtakes Access our exclusive content and support Nate and Ian's podcasting by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/uktech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Apr 201731min

Please support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech for access to our exclusive extended version of the show, weekly columns from Nate, and much more. This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss: We're up for a Webby Award for Best Technology Podcast!! - Fibre broadband advertising to be investigated - Google Home and Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa now available in the UK - Feature: Nate reviews the Apple AirPods after a month of testing - European Parliament approves the end of mobile roaming charges - O2 is bringing free 1 Gbps WiFi to the City of London Patreon supporters have access to our longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - Bonus story: Spotify to restrict albums to paying subscribers for first time - The downsides to buying a Google Home - Why Ian is leaving Twitter - The Mastodon social network - Ian's tip to stopping Alexa responding to false requests - In-depth discussion about Spotify and its potential IPO - Why are we still playing Pokemon Go!? - Outtakes at the close of the show Access our exclusive content and support Nate and Ian's podcasting by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/uktech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Apr 201728min

This week on a TECH'S MESSAGE State of Podcasting special, Nate is joined by wedding photographers and wedding podcasters Katie Drouet and Kerrie Mitchell, producers of the Get Wed podcast. Nate wanted to learn more about how weddings and romance can merge with the world of podcasting and whether such an idea can benefit self-employed creatives such as Kerrie and Katie! Access our exclusive content and support Nate and Ian's podcasting by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/uktech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Mar 201724min