Tech's Message

This week on a TECH'S MESSAGE State of Podcasting special, Nate is joined by professional podcaster Patrick Beja, producer of or contributor to a number of technology podcasts, including some in his native French language, such as Le rendez-vous Tech. Nate wanted to learn more about the podcasting scene in France and how producing tech shows in French has been developing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 Mar 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: - Facebook's response over sexualised child images is 'extraordinary' - BT Openreach deal aims to shakeup UK broadband - BBC and ITV's 'BritBox' streaming service arrives in the US SPECIAL FEATURE: Rob Manuel of b3ta.com, UsVsTh3m, The Poke and more joins us to talk the bizarre world of Clickbait Robot, described by its creator as "fake news made by code." What does this mean? And what does it have to do with jellied eels? Patreon supporters have access to our longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - FreedomPop's V7 budget Android phone c comes to UK with free calls, texts and data - Extended cut of Nate's interview with Rob Manuel - Why should Americans be watching the BBC's The Good Life on BritBox? - Facebook history lesson regarding the 'Vietnam girl' controversy - Count 'em: TWO outtakes at the end, one of which does I'm afraid involve Ian's nose but frankly I found my own joke too brilliant not to share 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.

12 Mar 201736min

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: - Ford links-up with Vodafone to bring 4G to European cars - Mobile phone roaming charges won't go up after Brexit - Special feature: MacBook Pro with TouchBar long-term review - Google Home is coming to the UK this spring - New drivers caught using phones to lose licence Patreon supporters have access to our longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - 5G isn't coming any time soon because there's no money to pay for it - What do we want connected via Internet of Things networks - Why Nate remote accesses his home PC to benefit his gaming obsessions - Lesser known virtues of self-driving cars as discovered by Ian - MPs expensing 4G roaming bills - Amazon Alexa's use of the word "anus" over breakfast - Outtakes and more! 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.

6 Mar 201734min

Hi everyone! Ian and I sat down to record a little special episode about our favourite tech from Mobile World Congress. We didn't want to fill our regular show with gadget chat but also didn't want to not talk about what we enjoyed from the trade show. Please note: we recorded this as-live, and we did have a technical glitch with a microphone so please excuse a couple of moments of clicking on the recording. Hope you enjoy this! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Mar 201722min

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 mobile network EE's plans to launch blimp-like balloons about the nation to send better 4G signals into areas that have limited, or maxed-out, connectivity; they discuss the Vehicle Technology and Aviation Bill, which amongst other things details how car insurers may have to treat autonomous vehicles in the event they crash; and they look at just who is still using pagers after Vodafone sold off its pager business to Capita -- if you've ever wanted to know about pager use in 2017 then crikey this is the show for you. They also talk about Amazon's new Fire TV stick. In a special feature this week we're also joined by Conde Nast International's Director of Product Cantlin Ashrowan to talk about how British Vogue made its first Facebook Messenger chatbot -- and what he and the company learned about natural language journalism as a result. Patreon supporters have access to our longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - Is your child a hacker? 16 disputable signs to watch out for and potentially ignore - What did Nate swap in order to get his first pager? - An extended conversation about businesses flying balloons into orbit - The ethics of when an autonomous car should kill a dog or a child - When did One2One become T-Mobile and when did Cellnet become O2? - Why did a Psion palmtop make Nate good at Scrabble? - A well-timed outtake at the end of the show (that was actually from about seven minutes into the recording) 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 Feb 201739min

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 news that the UK's mobile networks may now be 8% better than they were last summer; they look at the latest price increases tech companies have imposed on their products thanks to the weak pound, and what this suggests about their strategies; they deal with listener emails about Wi-Fi calling and what we've intriguingly learned about Virgin Media's supposed roll-out of Wi-Fi hotspots that utilise your home broadband; the possible re-release of the Nokia 3310; and we hold a "How British is the American Amazon Alexa" quiz. Patreon supporters have access to our longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - BlackBerry's market share hitting 0.0% - North Korea's love of American dollars - How much headphones cost to manufacturer - Nate's adventures exploring the Sennheiser factory in Germany - Ian and Nate's least favourite products to review, ever - The Good Life - The truth behind the vibrating Nokia 3210 - Behind-the-scenes outtakes, and more! Access our exclusive content and support Nate and Ian's podcasting by becoming a Patron at www.patreon.com/uktech. Patreon supporters have access to our longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about: - BlackBerry's market share hitting 0.0% - North Korea's love of American dollars - How much headphones cost to manufacturer - Nate's adventures exploring the Sennheiser factory in Germany - Ian and Nate's least favourite products to review, ever - The Good Life - The truth behind the vibrating Nokia 3210 - Behind-the-scenes outtakes, and more! 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.

19 Feb 201734min

In this preview of an extended version of Tech's Message, Nate and Ian discuss the trial by teachers in two UK schools of bodycams for monitoring of in-class activity; they discuss the Government's move to offer new school classes that focus on cybersecurity and defense; they discuss the news that in future, Brits accused of certain crimes may be able to plead guilty online and pay a fine through a website rather than go to court; and they take things lighthearted for a while and discuss Tech's Message listeners' favourite vintage phones of all time. This special extended episode contains bonus content and outtakes. It's almost as if we have some news to announce soon... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Feb 201737min

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss Sky television not losing the Discovery network (briefly) before delving into detail on the European Commission's agreement to cap roaming charges across the 28-nation bloc it oversees; plus we have a special feature with WIRED's Liat Clark to discuss her feature about the proposed UK legislation to ramp up the barriers between web users and commercial pornography websites; we explore what Shell's move to install electric vehicle chargers at its UK petrol stations might mean for the fuelling station of the future; and we detail how Wi-Fi phone calling works as mobile network Three switches on the feature for its customers. (Here's Ian's link to Pocket-lint.com's guide to using the service.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Feb 201736min