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THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian hear stories of listeners who have had visits from the mythical vans driving around Britain catching TV users who don't pay a license fee; plus Virgin teases its 4K streaming service, Pokemon Go's UK revenues, Three expands its roaming service to many more EU countries, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Aug 201626min

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss the BBC closing the iPlayer license fee loophole, who it affects and how the Beeb plans to try to find those who circumvent it; plus we discuss the Olympics in 360-degree video; further price hikes in consumer tech thanks to Brexit; and plenty more, including hands-on time with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, as well as your letters. Tech's Message is a weekly audio download from London-based technology journalists Nate Lanxon and Ian Morris. Hear a discussion based on the week's most interesting UK technology news, and other irreverent takes on tech issues deemed important for British ears to hear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Aug 201638min

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss the so-called "PokeRave" that took place for the first time in central London, where obsessive Pokemon Go fans gathered to compete for prizes and glory; and as the BBC switches on subtitling for its live broadcasts online, we look at how these speedy closed captions are produced; plus Amazon is bringing its strange grocery-ordered Dash gadget to Britain while simultaneously getting a partnership with the Government granted to test its delivery drones across the United Kingdom. All that, plus a review of the rebooted BBC Robot Wars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Aug 201631min

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss ARM's sale to Japanese internet giant SoftBank and what it means for both companies and Britain; plus we take a special detour to Hyper Japan, the Japanese tech, culture, arts and media festival in London to discover what's on exhibit this year; and why are lamp posts becoming so exciting, and what's it got to do with Amazon and Cambridge? And also, sadly, prison? Also, the new Star Trek show is coming to Netflix in the UK, but not Netflix in the U.S. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Juli 201632min

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss how Pokemon Go is sweeping the UK and what the launch has done in terms of initial download numbers across the country's mobile networks; also, in a special feature, we have not only a dramatic reading of a new Harry Potter chapter as written by artificial intelligence but also an interview with the AI's creator, Max Deutsch (read the rest on Medium); and the UK's driving tests are being trialled with a GPS navigation component and the government has launched an open consultation for how things like insurance should be dealt with in a post-human driverless car world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Juli 201630min

Nate and Ian discuss Sky's decision to start blocking smut by default for new customers; plus as Care.data gets a final nail in the coffin friend-of-the-show Olivia Solon stops by to explain the past, present and future of the controversial health system; Pokemon Go goes live around the UK, but only certain countries have been able to catch the app so far; and in other news, Just Eat announces it'll start delivering food to Londoners by drone. All that and more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Juli 201631min

THIS WEEK ON TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss the effect Brexit has so far had on the British tech industry -- from company perspectives, the stock market, startups, consumer spending, EU mobile phone roaming rates and more. If you're wondering, "How has tech fared so far after Brexit?" this is not the worst place to start. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Juni 201629min

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20 Juni 201636min