TM 11: Is your school reporting your kids to police over Call of Duty?

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14 Juni 201523min

In this week's show we discuss the best and worst ways to start a Kickstarter business and get it noticed, and what should you look out for when putting your money where the founder's mouths are. What are the warning signs for a poorly devised crowdfunded business? Dynamo PR's Kickstarter mastermind Heather Delaney joins us to discuss. In the news there's something concerning me that you may not think concerns you. You may think it's a trivial topic. But you'd be wrong. It's called Thunderbolt 3. Joining me to discuss it is CNET.com Senior Editor, technology expert and at one point CNET laptop review lead, Andrew Hoyle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Juni 201535min

In 2013 a project called 3Doodler appeared on crowdfunding website Kickstarter. It advertised itself as the first and only 3D-printing pen, that allowed artists and creatives to "draw" in 3D. In its own introductory words: "Have you ever just wished you could lift your pen off the paper and see your drawing become a real three dimensional object? Well now you can!" The fledgling company wanted to raise $30,000 to begin with. But its founders didn't expect the response it got: 3Doodler hit its $30,000 target within three hours and 38 minutes of launch abd $1m within two days. as of today it has raised $2,344,134. It has just entered its third year of business and still runs as a nimble business startup. In the first of a two-part feature, we'll this week speak to two of the company's three co-founders -- Maxwell Bogue and Daniel Cowen -- to explore the history of the company, what its unexpected early success allowed it to do, what lessons they learned on the way and what they're planning as a result to do in the future. We also discuss Google's announcement of 'Now on Tap', the big surprise feature coming to the next version of the Android operating system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 Maj 201544min

This podcast is an episode of Tech's Message, 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.Subscribe FREEAnswer Me This! andThe Allusionist host Helen Zaltzman joins Tech's Message to discuss how Spotify's move into podcast distribution could give iTunes a reason to rethink its approach to on-demand audio.News Discussed on Tech's Message episode 18:Premium phone costs will fall on bill changesBritain now prefers cashless payments to notes and coinsThe UK gets a dedicated esports betting service this weekEmail and feedbackHi Nate,Great podcast, I listen every week and have done since the days of Wired. I often think about writing in but rarely have a strong opinion about the discussion topics. …until the topic of Apple Products being classified as ‘obsolete’ and the iPhone 3GS in particular.I am a freelance Graphic Designer and long term user and fan of Apple products. I own a 2007 iMac, 2010 MacBook Pro and an iPhone 4. As a fan of new tech I am always tempted by new Apple products upon their release and when friends get out their new phones and thinner, retina laptops a part of me always considers looking at the available deals in hope of upgrading.On the other hand I don’t agree with the way so many of us have become accustomed to of purchasing tech products, religiously buying the latest phone when there isn’t a lot wrong with what you’ve got. I use my phone, laptop and desktop more than a lot of people would use theirs so I am very aware of computers slowing down and software updates becoming few and far between etc. But rather than buy a new laptop for example I’ve upgraded the hard drive to a 512GB SSD to keep it’s speed up.My girlfriend has an iPhone 3GS which she has been using every day for 5 years and she has no plans of upgrading soon. As a fellow Graphic Designer and some who uses Apple products everyday she obviously would love the speed and features of the newer products. But as someone who cares about issues of sustainability and the design of products fore fronting the lifespan of a product I can’t help but think that Apple just want to sell more of the latest products with disregard for it’s loyal consumers and the environment.Another point worth mentioning is that being a freelancer and someone who likes to use a product to it’s fullest before retiring it. The costs become more of an issue. The high prices of the latest models compared with the value and appeal of an item which is now classed as obsolete and not supported anymore makes it even more difficult to upgrade. It also doesn’t teach great values to the millions of Apple consumers out there.I can’t be the only fan/user of Apple (and other tech) products out there who feels like this. Keep up the good reporting!Best Regards,JimmyHi Nate and IanFollowing your piece in last week's Tech's Message Podcast, I thought I would write in. I've been a resident of London for over twelve years, and used various forms of taxi throughout, both before and after the rise of app-based services. Whilst I agree that black cabs are being disrupted by the likes of Uber (and you did forget to mention that black cabs have their own apps, such as Hailo and Kabbee), I don't think that they're as much of a challenge as you think. The problem comes down to "the knowledge", which, in my opinion, is considerably better than using GPS, as it's more than just being able to read a map - it's knowing where you are, or someone else is, and what's nearby. I've often been able to jump in the back of a black cab, tell them where I'm going, and then put my headphones in, comfortable in the knowledge that they know where to go. With Uber, which I've tried several times, I've had to tell them each step of the way, and, at one occasion, had&... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Maj 201537min

This podcast is an episode of Tech's Message, 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.Stories discussed this weekUber causing decline in London black cab applicationhttp://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-14/uber-s-blitz-on-london-leads-to-steep-drop-in-black-cab-recruits London’s famous black cabs are in danger of being run out of town by upstart Uber Data obtained by Bloomberg from Transport for London, the transit authority, show black-taxi license applications are down 20 percent so far this year, with the blame being laid squarely at Uber’s door.At the same time, the number of budding cabbies looking to take “The Knowledge” -- the notoriously difficult test that all black-taxi drivers must pass -- has fallen more than two-thirds at one of the main examination centers.'Dr Now' promises London medication delivery within 4 hourshttp://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-05/15/dr-now-gp-app-uk An app that promises users a video doctor consultation within one hour, and medication delivery to London addresses within four, is due to launch in the next month.Dr Now has been created by doctors to plug the gap in care left by an overstretched NHS. It also follows the 2014 launch of Babylon, a similar remote consultation subscription service setup by former Goldman Sachs banker Ali Parsa.Dr Now is targeting the portion of the population that have to have time off work to attend doctor's appointments. iPhone 3GS about to become ‘obsolete’ in June, losing Apple repair supporthttp://9to5mac.com/2015/05/15/iphones-macs-obsolete-june-apple-repair/Apple is about to sunset support for a number of iPhones, Macs, and other products as it plans to switch several models to “Obsolete” or “Vintage” status in June, according to internal documents.When a device receives Obsolete status from Apple — Vintage status only applies to California and Turkey, where the company is required to continue offering support — it no longer offers service or repair support through its own Apple retail stores or authorized service providers. It typically begins the process for models 5-7 years after manufacturing has been discontinued and maintains a list on its website here. EU carriers plan to block ads, demand money from Googlehttp://arstechnica.com/business/2015/05/eu-carriers-plan-to-block-ads-demand-money-from-google/Multiple mobile operators in Europe plan to block advertising on their networks, with one of them planning to target Google's ad network to force the company to give up a cut of its ad revenue, according to a report yesterday in the Financial Times."An executive at a European carrier confirmed that it and several of its peers are planning to start blocking adverts this year," the newspaper reported. "The executive said that the carrier will initially launch an advertising-free service for customers on an opt-in basis. But it is also considering a more radical idea that it calls 'the bomb', which would apply across its entire network of millions of subscribers at once. The idea is to specifically target Google, blocking advertising on its websites in an attempt to force the company into giving up a cut of its revenues."Blocking ads "just for an hour or a day" might be enough to bring Google to the negotiating table, the executive told the newspaper.While such a scheme might violate net neutrality rules in the United States, Europe doesn't have anything comprehensive on the books despite years of discussion."There are no clear rules on net neutrality today at EU level, leaving 96 percent of Europeans without legal protection for their right to access the full open Internet," the European Commission said. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Maj 201535min

This podcast is an episode of Tech's Message, 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.Teenagers sending consensual, sexually explicit messages are unfairly being labelled sex offenders because of UK laws, say censorship activists, according to a WIRED featured written by Liat Clark. Backlash, a collective of academics and legal experts, is calling for a change to existing laws around creating child pornography, to protect those under 18s engaging in purely consensual activity. Clark joins the show this week to discuss the implications.Andrew Hoyle, senior editor at CNET.com, also joins the programme to discuss some of the week's technology news curiosities including the return of Nokia classic game Snake, a new technology to help nervous fliers, and a petition to curb after-hours corporate email addiction.Subscribe FREE to the show now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Maj 201532min

LISTEN TO THIS REVIEWSubscribe FREE to the show now READ THIS REVIEW“Why is the new MacBook better than an iPad... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Maj 20157min

This podcast is an episode of Tech's Message, 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.This week Nate presents a full review of Apple's 2015 MacBook (the thin gold one), plus he and Ian discuss the tech promises intriguing us from the UK political parties' election manifestos. Big hat tip to Charles Arthur for his excellent Guardian round-up piece.Subscribe FREE to the show now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Maj 201542min