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THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian fight the slow British technology news week and discuss how well the BBC's Micro Bit computer is doing as it lands on consumer retail shelves; also, BT Mobile ramps up its competitive offering amidst its takeover of EE, and in the process of adding iPhones and Android smartphones to its roster of products it also seems to have enabled the oft-requested tethering feature for tablets and laptops; and in addition to a rumour that Apple is going to built graphics processors directly into its 5K monitors, we delve under the surface of 4K gaming talk around the kind of products a gamer looking into Ultra HD may be able to consider at the moment, right as Ian plans to jump into the 4K gaming world himself. Includes sound clips from the 1980s BBC learning production Making The Most Of The Micro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Jun 201636min

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate is joined for a special feature by Toni Myer's, award-winning director of ambitious IMAX films shot from space, including Hubble 3D and Space Station 3D. She joins the show to talk about the technology she used to shoot her latest film, A Beautiful Planet, which was the first to be captured digitally aboard the International Space Station. Back in the studio with Ian, discussions centre mostly on Three's decision to try implementing online ad-blocking at the network level, and Queen guitarist Brian May's new virtual reality headset, Owl VR. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 Mai 201636min

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss the Government's pledge to bring 10Mbps internet to all -- no matter how remote and in the middle of nowhere you are. But how will this be achieved? And how does this latest promise, delivered after the Queen's Speech, compare to previous promises along similar lines? Also discussed, the BBC's closure of the iPlayer loophole and how the 2017 introduction of that closure could be implemented. We also talk about the revenue made from sales of music on vinyl overtaking the total generated via YouTube and similar services in the whole of 2015. Plus the Post Office closes its mobile service after just a year, and Android Pay launches in Britain. Unless you're with Barclays. Again. Because apparently Barclays hates mobile payments or something. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 Mai 201634min

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate returns to the Tech's Message State of Podcasting series, this time exploring advertising in podcasts and how to make money from them. To explain a variety of methods that have proved successful is Olly Mann, broadcaster and host of award-winning podcast Answer Me This!, plus The Modern Mann, Guardian Tech Weekly and The Media Podcast. His most popular show, Answer Me This!, has 130,000 monthly listeners and has been highly successful as a commercial podcast by using a combination of unique ads, back catalogue sales and one-off paid-for specials. His new show, The Modern Mann, takes a different approach: ask for beer money, and sell ads yourself. Olly will explain how these methods came about, how they can be used effectively, how advertising can be done badly in podcasting and how to avoid alienating listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Mai 201630min

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate is joined by CNET.com senior editor Andrew Hoyle. On the occasion of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday we look back at her royal relationship with technology over the decades, from 3D broadcasts to podcasting. Plus Android is in the European Commission's spotlight for alleged antitrust abuses. And as a drone is reported to have struck a passenger airliner upon its descent into London's Heathrow airport, we look at how mega-retailer Amazon has been dragged into the drone safety debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Apr 201628min

British dog owners must now legally chip their dogs or face a fine, plus listeners can enjoy a spot quiz about the animals of the world some people feel the need to chip; plus we go hands-on with Huawei's flagship new P9 smartphone and discuss its features and feel; and is Barclays' late move to support Apple Pay a welcome decision? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Apr 201629min

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian are joined by CNET.com's Andrew Hoyle to discuss and assess Apple's 9.7-inch iPad Pro. Assessments include: - Apple's performance claims may even be an understatement - The iPad Pro 9.7 inch A9X CPU runs at 2.23GHz vs the 12-inch's 2.24GHz - The smaller Pro has half the RAM (1.92GB) of the bigger Pro (3.89GB) - Graphical power of the iPad Pro 9.7-inch is more than double the iPad Air 2 - The rear camera performance is near-identical to the iPhone 6s rear camera - The True Tone display is, ironically, a turn-off for some professional use cases - The "camera lump" on the back of the smaller Pro doesn't cause the tablet to wobble when flat - The quad-speaker setup makes a really big difference - The iPad Pro line is still better than the Android competition but in a different class to Microsoft's Surface and Surface line Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Apr 201656min

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss Samsung Pay joining Android Pay and Apple Pay (and maybe LG Pay) in the UK NFC payments marketplace; and Ofcom wants to make ditching your phone network easier (and cheaper); plus in Oblong News we examine the new iPad Pro and iPhone SE and how they stack up on first impression against the competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Mar 201642min