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525 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsGet your weekly roundup of technology news with The Two Techies. Released every Saturday, the show goes over some of the most notable and interesting technology stories of the week. Occasionally joined by guests, well known to the technology world!
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The Two Techies 75: You Need to Upgrade
June 04, 2011 09:15 - 1 hour - 4 GBTwitter is rumoured to be deeply built into iOS5, Tim Cooks says tablets will outsell PCs, Apple announce iCloud, iOS 5 and Lion, Google to abandon older browsers and Sony are hacked, yet again! If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks for listening!
The Two Techies 74: Monkeys or Humans?
May 28, 2011 09:15 - 1 hour - 4 GBApple update their retail stores, Amazon launches an Ad Supported 3G Kindle, Sony reports another hack, Twitter acquires Tweetdeck and PayPal sues Google. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks for listening!
The Two Techies 73: The Launch is a Mystery!
May 21, 2011 10:40 - 56 minutes - 4 GBApple says Amazon's AppStore isn't an 'App Store', Wordpress drops support for IE6, Kindle books are now outselling print books and a Footballer takes proceedings against Twitter If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks for listening.
The Two Techies 72: MS Skype; Home Premium
May 14, 2011 18:43 - 1 hour - 4 GBAn interview with Cliff Ravenscraft, Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 billion, The Daily loses $10 million in the first quarter, Cisco phases out FlipShare and Twitter are to buy Tweetdeck for $40-50 Million. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks to Cliff Ravenscraft of GSPN.TV for coming on today's show! Thanks for listening.
The Two Techies 71: Sony, It's Not Us!
May 07, 2011 09:56 - 1 hour - 173 BytesResearches create two 100 terabit per second optical connections, Will Apple begin to use ARM Processors in future laptops? Android remains the king of the smartphone Market and Apple closes in on Nokia for World's Top Smartphone Vendor. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter
The Two Techies 70: Privacy, So Last Year
April 30, 2011 20:14 - 1 hour - 173 BytesTomTom are tracking us everywhere we go, and then pass that information onto the Dutch Police, Steve Jobs' defends Apple's "Location-Gate", Playstation warn of potential data compromisation and Nokia are to drop 7,000 employees. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter For Gadget Show Live coverage, subscribe to TechZip either via iTunes, Zune or you can of course watch episodes on ...
The Two Techies 69: Backfire
April 23, 2011 09:32 - 59 minutes - 4 GBThe iPhone tracks your every move and has been doing so for nearly a year, Google and Spotify are discussing a joint streaming service, the BlackBerry PlayBook is now on sale for $500 and Apple sue Samsung. That and more on today's show. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter For Gadget Show Live coverage, subscribe to TechZip either via iTunes, Zune or you can of course watch epi...
The Two Techies 68: Flip Flop
April 15, 2011 08:01 - 1 hour - 175 BytesCisco end operation of the Flip, Final Cut Pro X is nowhere near the final version, Mobile phone users are overpaying by £200 a year and Fujitsu are to offer a UK, Fast rural broadband network, that and more on today's show. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter For more information on our brand new video tutorial courses, also visit munchtech.tv
The Two Techies 67: BT Home Hog
April 09, 2011 10:16 - 58 minutes - 4 GBThe Classic Commodore 64 lives again, Apple wins $625 patent appeal, our annual data consumption is estimated at 9.57 zettabytes and Microsoft takes a complaint against Google to the EU. That and more on today's show. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter
The Two Techies 66: Ofcom To The Rescue!
April 02, 2011 10:04 - 53 minutes - 4 GBNokia file yet a second ITC complaint against Apple, Google announce the city that they will build their Gigabit fibre network in, Amazon announce their cloud music player and the IEEE approves 802.16m, that and more on today's show. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks for listening!
The Two Techies 65: Oops, I Dropped My iPhone!
March 26, 2011 11:17 - 59 minutes - 4 GBMobileMe may not become free, but instead cost $20 a year, Mac OS X turns 10, Kodak hope to win $1 Billion from Apple over camera patent dispute, iOS 4.3.1 is released and an iPhone survives 1,000 foot fall from an airplane! That and more on today's show. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv Also, you can subscribe to our newsletter for frequent updates, coupon codes, giveaways and more at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks for Listening!
The Two Techies 64: Twitter's Monopoly
March 19, 2011 10:25 - 57 minutes - 4 GBTwitter don't want third party developers to continue developing their twitter apps, is the Microsoft Zune really dead? iPhone '5' prototypes are spotted, Google buys Parrot Pictures to improve Youtube quality and Japan earthquake disrupts technology companies. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can sign up for our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks to Don for coming on today's show!
The Two Techies 63: Working in the Sand
March 12, 2011 14:08 - 1 hour - 169 BytesHome wi-fi is 30% slower than fixed broadband, Sony's PS3 ban is lifted, Google to the rescue with their person finder, AOL cuts 900 jobs and is Kinect the fastest selling device on record? All that, and more! If you enjoy The Two Techies, please check out our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks for Listening!
The Two Techies 62: iCant Justify That!
March 05, 2011 22:13 - 1 hour - 169 BytesJoined by Erik Lanigan, we discuss the iPad 2 and get his take on it. We also talk about virus scanners/system security for your Mac, talk a bit about a simple feature on the iOS Store which would be really handy and also, is having anti-virus on your mobile phone the modern day 'norm'? If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv Thanks for listening!
The Two Techies 61: iPad 2 Announcement
March 02, 2011 21:29 - 1 hour - 169 BytesOn this special edition of The Two Techies we provide commentary of the Apple iPad 2 event as it happens. We also provide our thoughts of the event at the end. If you enjoy The Two Techies then please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv Thanks for listening!
The Two Techies 60: Hackers, You’re Welcome!
February 26, 2011 21:28 - 51 minutes - 169 BytesJoined by Craig Fox, we discuss the all new Macbook Pro’s, MobileMe and the rumours about it turning free, Microsoft welcoming Xbox Kinect Hackers and Final Cut Pro is due for a ‘huge’ revamp this Spring. Thanks to Craig for coming on today's show! You can find him at mygreatfest.net
The Two Techies 59: Zune's Not Dead!
February 19, 2011 23:47 - 1 hour - 169 BytesJoined by Rob Greenlee of Zune and WebTalkRadio we discuss Zune and the speculation about it's "death", Apple and their 'anti-trust' issues, cyber-wars and how they're over exaggerated and how 3 Dell employees managed to get themselves arrested. Remember to signup for our Newsletter at http://tinyletter.com/MunchTech for occassional updates and discount codes for products that you may be interested in! Thanks for listening!
The Two Techies 58: Flash, Saviour of the Universe?
February 12, 2011 19:12 - 1 hour - 169 BytesPalm is no more, Flash gets a whole lot better, Nokia are at a crisis point and Newspaper publishers warn Apple over iTunes sales. That and more on today's show. If you enjoy The Two Techies please check out our other shows at munchtech.tv Thanks for listening!
The Two Techies 57: Bing's Cheating!
February 05, 2011 15:49 - 1 hour - 169 BytesJoined by Matt from MattsMacintosh we discuss Google copying Bing, Apple and their policy on water damaged iPod's and Android's Honeycomb event. If you enjoy The Two Techies, feel free to check out our other shows at munchtech.tv Thanks for listening!
The Two Techies 56: Click the Switch!
January 29, 2011 20:58 - 58 minutes - 169 BytesOn today's show we discuss Super Wi-Fi, the Internet & SMS being blocked in Egypt, O2 and their plans to make the UK one big open Wi-Fi Network and Sony's next PSP. Thank you for your continued support of The Two Techies; this episode marks our one year anniversary of the podcast! If you enjoy The Two Techies, then you may like our other shows at munchtech.tv
The Two Techies 55: Zuckerberg's Happy!
January 22, 2011 23:46 - 1 hour - 169 BytesFacebook raises $1.5bn from investors, Apple's App Store hits 10 billion downloads, Google are combating search spam and Jobs' is taking a break from Apple, and a lot more! Please email us with your thoughts on our digital products which we are currently considering, and talked about at the beginning of the show. Thanks for Listening!
The Two Techies 54: CES 2011, Nonstop! (CES 2011 Special)
January 15, 2011 23:51 - 1 hour - 4 GBJoined by Erik Lanigan, we talk exclusively about CES 2011 on this special episode. We discuss 3D Technology, Tablets and other announcements, releases at CES; along with Erik's conference experience. You can find Erik and listen to nntake (His show) at nntake.com Thanks once again to Erik for coming on today's show! Thanks for Listening.
The Two Techies 53: Don't Trademark it, We Want it!
January 15, 2011 13:13 - 1 hour - 4 GBJoined by Dave Cryer, we discuss the iOS 4.3 BETA, Microsoft wanting to stop Apple from trademarking the term 'App Store', The Verizon iPhone is here and the Winklevoss twins gamble $65mm for a Facebook Fortune. Thanks to Dave Cryer for coming on today's show! You can find his excellent content at geekanoids.co.uk If you would like CES commentary from Erik Lanigan, then please listen to Episode 54 of The Two Techies which will be released Sunday, 16th January. Thanks for Listening!
The Two Techies 52: We Will Embrace Flash, Yeah Right!
January 08, 2011 21:23 - 1 hour - 4 GBEmails go missing from Hotmail accounts, The Kinect is blamed for the Red Ring of Death, the CR-48 is hacked to allow Windows and Mac OS X to run on it and Android is nipping at iOS' heels! That and a lot more! If you enjoy The Two Techies, please check out our other shows at munchtech.tv
The Two Techies 51: Android's New 'Feature'
January 01, 2011 13:34 - 1 hour - 4 GBAndroid App sends texts to the wrong recipients, How Facebook beat Google in 2010, Nintendo issues a warning on 3DS games for Children and you may not want to use your iPhone's alarm until Jan, 4th! Thanks for Listening, If you enjoy this Podcast you may want to listen to our other shows at munchtech.tv!
The Two Techies 50: The Golden Episode!
December 29, 2010 10:21 - 47 minutes - 169 BytesCamera+ is back in the App Store, the Kindle has sold an estimated 8 Million units and Skype is down for a day. If you enjoy this Podcast please check out our other shows at munchtech.tv Thanks for Listening!
The Two Techies 49: I Sue You, You Sue Me!
December 18, 2010 11:08 - 58 minutes - 4 GBWe discuss Nokia extending their lawsuit against Apple, the EU could turn to crowd sourcing in their fight towards cyber crime and the Chrome OS, has a bigger Picture! Remember to check out our Christmas Special show which premiered on Wednesday, December 1st. Thanks for listening!
The Two Techies 48: Head in the Cloud
December 11, 2010 20:02 - 54 minutes - 169 BytesJoined by Erik Lanigan, we discuss Google unveiling the Chrome OS Notebook, the Kinnect controls a RV sized car and will the iPad have a camera, or two? Remember to check out our Christmas Special show which premiered on Wednesday, December 1st. Thanks for listening!
The Two Techies 47: We Wish You a Merry Patent
December 04, 2010 12:28 - 52 minutes - 169 BytesAn iPhone app helps save a students life, Apple adds 12 more patents to their lawsuit against Motorola and BT are to trial one gigabit broadband. Make sure to check out our Christmas Special show which premiered on Wednesday, December 1st. Thanks for listening!
The Two Techies 46: Gadgets Galore (Christmas Special Edition)
December 01, 2010 22:26 - 59 minutes - 169 BytesJoin us for one of our Christmas spectacular shows as we go over this years greatest gadgets, and advise you on what gadgets to get your friends, family or of course the geek in your life. Huge thanks to Cliff Ravenscraft for joining us on today' episode at such short notice! You can find him at GPSN.TV Please feel free to check out our other shows which can be found at MunchTech.TV Once again, thanks for your on-going support through-out the year. We hope you enjoyed this special Christma...
The Two Techies 45: We Have Lift Off!
November 27, 2010 12:47 - 58 minutes - 28.6 MBMicrosoft are excited by Kinnect Hacks, iOS 4.3 is rumoured to be released in December and the Hylas-1 New dedicated Satellite is launched into space Remember to check out our Christmas Special show with Cliff Ravenscraft on December 1st on munchtech.tv Thanks for Listening!
The Two Techies 44: Apple, Cry Wolf!
November 20, 2010 20:51 - 56 minutes - 169 BytesThe Beatles appear on the iTunes Store, the Mac App Store to open 'soon, Social media gets personal and a Date is set for 4G airwaves to be auctioned. We also discuss our upcoming Christmas Special Show which will premier on Wed, Dec 1st. Remember to check out today's affiliate at http://munchtech.tv/scomembership Signup for our Monthly Newsletter at http://munchtech.tv/mailinglist Find out more information about this show, and other MunchTech shows at http://munchtech.tv/
The Two Techies 43: The Kin Returns
November 13, 2010 17:23 - 1 hour - 169 BytesApple releases iTunes 10.1, Mac OS X 10.6.5 and Xcode 4 Preview 5, Kinect is hacked days after release, the Kin one and two make a return and 35 hours of video is uploaded to Youtube every minute!
The Two Techies 42: Copyright Roller-coaster
November 06, 2010 22:29 - 1 hour - 169 BytesJoined by Bruce and Cindee Naylor, Apple Discontinues the XServe, Skype 5.0 BETA for the Mac is released, UK Copyright laws to be reviewed and Europe simulates a total cyber war.
The Two Techies 41: Save me iPod!
October 30, 2010 09:22 - 59 minutes - 169 BytesA 12 year old girl uses her iPod to save her from potential kid-napping, UK Robots prepare for the World Cup and Virgin Media offers 100MBPS broadband to cable users.
The Two Techies 40: The Bride Macbook and the Groom iPad
October 23, 2010 20:28 - 53 minutes - 24.3 MBApple releases the all new Macbook Air, iLife '11, a sneak preview of Mac OS 10.7 Lion, Mobile contract customers should claim back their money says ofCom and how you could soon be getting faster and better Wifi in the air, than what you do on the ground.
The Two Techies 39: Back to Mac, At last
October 16, 2010 17:59 - 1 hour - 169 BytesSkype integrates Facebook interaction into the Windows version, Are profits killing personal privacy, and a Punching robot!
The Two Techies 38: Real life 'Follow'
October 09, 2010 14:01 - 1 hour - 169 BytesAn American student finds an FBI GPS Tracker under his car, Motorola sues Apple and the United Arab Emirates will not ban Blackberries!
The Two Techies 37: Sue, Sue and more Sue!
October 02, 2010 13:57 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBApple doesn't want other companies using 'pod', Is there really going to be a Touch Screen iMac and you can now view yourself even bigger on Facebook!
The Two Techies 36: DE Bill, Huh?
September 25, 2010 19:17 - 1 hour - 33.1 MBBill Elder gives his thoughts on the DE Bill, we talk about Apple being the second biggest company in the world and an Android phone that costs less than £99.
The Two Techies 35: Who ate all the Pi?
September 18, 2010 10:15 - 1 hour - 169 BytesNokia reveals 3 new smartphones, Pi record smashed and a Pigeon is faster than broadband.
The Two Techies 34: Blackberry and iPhone's death?
September 11, 2010 12:24 - 1 hour - 169 BytesMicrosoft have a funeral for Blackberry and iPhone, Orange and T-Mobile merge and the Google TV will launch this month!
The Two Techies 33: Face Marked!
September 04, 2010 16:59 - 53 minutes - 169 BytesChrome 6 is released, Mark Zuckerburg is trying to patent the word 'Face' and Apples Ping gains 1 million users in the first two days.
The Two Techies 32: Knock it down, it's not right!
August 28, 2010 12:05 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBSteve Jobs gets the go ahead to knock down his house, more iTunes hacking and o'h.. Steve Jobs' wants to install Spyware on your iOS Devices.
The Two Techies 31: Version? What Version!?
August 21, 2010 10:49 - 1 hour - 169 BytesIntel buy McAfee, how much do Youtube 'Celebs' make and Sony are about, 3 years behind.
The Two Techies 30: Car Number Plates? No says Jobs'
August 14, 2010 20:35 - 2 hours - 55.3 MBSteve Jobs' doesn't have any License plates, Camera Plus is rejected and HTC schedules an event for September 15th.
The Two Techies 29: An Interview, with Don McAllister
August 07, 2010 11:38 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBWe have an interview with Don McAllister of screencastsonline.com, talk about the potential security risks of jailbreakme.com and also discuss RIM's response to the ban of email, messaging etc. on Blackberry phones in certain countries.
The Two Techies 28: Jailbreak Galore
July 31, 2010 10:02 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MBThe US Government say it's legal to Jailbreak, why does broadband speed vary so much and will the UK Government switch from IE6?
The Two Techies 27: Nexus, No More!
July 24, 2010 11:08 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBThe Nexus one is discontinued, Apple are accused of false patent marketing in a new lawsuit and less than one year until the internet runs out of addresses, or is it? Along with Dave Cryer from Geekanoids.co.uk
The Two Techies 26: PC Zone, No More!
July 17, 2010 13:50 - 1 hour - 169 BytesPC Zone stopping after 17 Years, Job's Response and iOS 4.0.1