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The Two Techies | Weekly Technology News

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Get 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 125: Don't Change Anything

April 21, 2012 22:18 - 1 hour - 34.1 MB

RIM hiring law firm to lead restructing, Samsung announce new tablet alongside Galaxy S3, Lumia 900 software update fixes data bug and the three flavours of Windows 8 OS. 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 124: Got Any Change?

April 13, 2012 23:53 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MB

Google+ gets a redesign, Facebook buys Instagram for $1 Billion, Lumia 900 sales have 'exceeded' expectations according to an AT&T chief and will the next generation Xbox have 16 CPU cores? 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 123: It's Not Our Fault

April 07, 2012 09:51 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MB

Half a million Mac's infected with malware, Facebook and Dropbox apps have serious security flaws that puts your personal data at risk and the next generation of E-ink Kindle's are to sport new front-lit screen. 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 122: Good Enough

March 31, 2012 12:09 - 51 minutes - 23.9 MB

iPhone 4 users with bad reception invited to apply for $15 settlement, Twitter limits TweetDeck access after security fears, Amazon Kindle Touch to launch in Europe in April and EU to end 'rip off' roaming fees. 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 121: We'll Buy It

March 24, 2012 19:55 - 1 hour - 31.2 MB

Nokia cuts 4,000 jobs, Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace surpasses 70,000 apps, Three million iPad's are sold in four days and Twitter says it has 140 million users! 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 120: You're Going Back

March 18, 2012 01:08 - 1 hour - 28.9 MB

The 3rd Generation iPad is released, is the upgrade worth it? Apple sued over misleading advertising in Siri depictions and will the Nokia Lumia be a success in China? 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 119: Break It

March 10, 2012 11:41 - 54 minutes - 25.3 MB

The New iPad, Are BBC readying an iTunes competitor, Raspberry Pi buyers face a delay after factory mistake and the Mobile phone 'bill shock' tackled. 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 118: Would You Like a Cone with That?

March 03, 2012 10:53 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MB

Apple confirms media event on March 7th, Raspberry Pi computer goes on sale and the 9 different flavours of Windows 8. 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 117: Get Out of the Way!

February 25, 2012 10:33 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MB

What will the iPad 3 feature, Nokia becomes the biggest Windows Phone manufacturer in just one quarter and RIM releases late Playbook OS upgrade. 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 116: Pile Them Up!

February 18, 2012 11:38 - 59 minutes - 27.7 MB

Google cookies 'bypassed Safari privacy protection', Cisco to challange Microsoft Skype deal at EU court and Apple planning to pile lawsuits on Kodak. 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 115: Keep Dreaming!

February 11, 2012 22:12 - 1 hour - 30 MB

Windows 8 consumer preview event set for February 29th, Google wants a 2.25% cut of every iPhone sale and Kodak exits the digital camera market. 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 114: Say Nothing

February 04, 2012 12:32 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MB

Facebook files for it's IPO, Apple updates iBooks Author EULA to clarify restriction on format and not content, BBC iPlayer to launch on Sky later this year and Amazon doesn't say how many Kindle Fires it sold. 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 113: Shh, They Won't Notice!

January 28, 2012 10:29 - 51 minutes - 24 MB

O2 mobile accused of sending your phone number to every site you visit, Nokia reports loss as mobile phone sales drop, 19% of Americans own a tablet and Youtube hits 4 billion daily video views! 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 112: Steve Wozniak

January 21, 2012 23:07 - 31 minutes - 14.8 MB

On this special episode of The Two Techies we have the absolute honour of interviewing Steve Wozniak; an electronics genius, personal computing pioneer and a segway extraordinaire. 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 111: Time to Overtake!

January 21, 2012 22:19 - 1 hour - 33.7 MB

Windows Phone OS to overtake iOS by 2015, What happened at Apple's education event, SOPA and PIPA are shelved and World IPv6 launch day set to aid net address switchover. 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 110: Get Rid of it!

January 14, 2012 10:54 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MB

The UK school ICT program is to be replaced by a computer science programme, First Intel Smartphone will be Lenovo K800, Netflix launches in UK and Ireland and BBC could charge UK users for iPlayer archives. 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 109: Guess Who's Back!

January 07, 2012 16:33 - 54 minutes - 24.8 MB

iPhone 4S users are big data hogs compared to iPhone 4 users, will new Xbox and PlayStation consoles launch at E3, Windows Phone to revive Nokia this year and Samsung expects record forth quarter profit. 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 108: Maybe That Was a Mistake!

December 31, 2011 12:19 - 1 hour - 28.1 MB

Samsung and Apple are still battling in the mobile phone market, YouTube streams 12 billion more clips than Hulu, 5 tech trends to watch in 2012 and the 10 stories that defined tech in 2011 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 107: Intel Inside

December 24, 2011 13:44 - 43 minutes - 20.2 MB

Could Your Next Phone Have Intel Inside, 27% of photos and videos now captured on smartphones, Godaddy's SOPA support sparks calls for Boycotts and domain transfers and Android is getting 700,000 new activations every day! 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 106: Hurry Up!

December 17, 2011 10:28 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MB

Google moves to delete 'RuFraud' scam Android apps, Net founders fight piracy law with 'censorship claim', English councils get deadline for broadband plan cash and Kindle devices selling at a rate of one million a week ahead of the holidays. 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 105: It's Yours!

December 10, 2011 22:42 - 52 minutes - 24.4 MB

Google's Android racks up it's 10th billion app download, HP donates WebOS system code to open source developers, Dell kills off its last Android tablet in the US and Microsoft reveals details of its Windows Store plan. 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 104: Money, Money, Money!

December 03, 2011 10:50 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MB

What is Carrier IQ, what it isn't and what you need to know, Spotify opens up to add-on apps from third parties, Sony spikes sales with early offers on iTunes and Amazon and the UK Chancellor announces more funding for broadband. 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 103: Christmas Gift Guide

December 01, 2011 17:50 - 1 hour - 31.8 MB

Christmas is fast approaching! In this episode we give you our gift recommendations for your family and friends this Christmas! 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 102: Anyone Want a Tablet?

November 26, 2011 10:46 - 59 minutes - 27.6 MB

Will the iPhone be malware free forever, Apple becomes UK’s number two online retail store, HP did sell some TouchPads before killing it’s tablet and ISPs can’t be forced to filter web content. 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 101: What Make is This?

November 19, 2011 10:19 - 1 hour - 33.6 MB

Google, Facebook and others join the fight against 'Stop Online Piracy Act', Roku is launching in the UK and Canada soon, Samsung redesigns Galaxy Tab after Apple's sales ban and Google unveils Android-based online music store. 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 100: Blink and You'll Miss It!

November 12, 2011 10:21 - 1 hour - 29 MB

Mobile Flash has been discontinued, the latest 'Call of Duty' game breaks sales record, Are Sony prepping a "Different kind of TV" and Apple admits iOS 5.0.1 didn't fix all battery issues. 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 99: What About Me?

November 05, 2011 10:21 - 1 hour - 28.9 MB

Google reportedly looking to get into the cable TV business, Apple awards Executives 1,000,000 Shares of Stock to stay until 2016, Arts groups tell BT to block access to The Pirate Bay and Internet Explorer's share of web traffic drops below 50%. 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 98: Any Good Ideas?

October 29, 2011 09:36 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Nokia announce a new range of phones, Sony buys the rest of Sony Ericsson, RIM faces compensation lawsuits over Blackberry outage and HP will now keep it's PC and tablet arm. 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 97: Ice Cream, Anyone?

October 22, 2011 09:21 - 52 minutes - 173 Bytes

What ever happened to the Digital Economy Act, Android debuts Ice Cream Sandwich, Steve Jobs vowed to 'destroy' Android and the EU plans to spend billions on boosting broadband speeds. 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 96: Needs More Work!

October 15, 2011 10:35 - 56 minutes - 4 GB

California declares October 16th as Steve Jobs Day, Google Chrome has 200 Million users, Apple wins battle to block Samsung tablets in Australia and a security hole in HTC phones gives up email addresses and location. 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 95: Remembering Steve

October 08, 2011 21:45 - 1 hour - 4 GB

Steve Jobs has sadly passed away, Could OnLive be the app that kills bandwidth caps, If the A5 makes mobile gaming 'awesome', why isn't it in the iPod Touch? And should you upgrade to the iPhone 4S or wait for the 5? 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 94: iPhone 4S Announcement

October 05, 2011 20:14 - 1 hour - 173 Bytes

On today's special episode of The Two Techies, we give live commentary of the October 4th Apple event. Along with our opinions of the announcements, such as the iPhone 4S, the new iPod's, iCloud and iOS 5. 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 93: Round the Roundabout

October 01, 2011 09:13 - 1 hour - 4 GB

Tougher rules for UK broadband advertising, Google boosts London's Silicon roundabout, Samsung to pay Microsoft royalties over Android and Amazon unveils $199 Android Kindle Fire tablet. 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 92: Qwikflix

September 24, 2011 09:31 - 57 minutes - 173 Bytes

TalkTalk tops UK complaints list, Amazon Media event set for September 28th, OnLive cloud gaming comes to UK, Mac OS X Lion passwords can be changed by hackers and Netflix splits DVD and streaming service. 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 91: Sign On The Dotted Line

September 17, 2011 09:10 - 1 hour - 4 GB

VMWare Fusion 4 is released, Microsoft drops Flash from IE on Windows 8 tablets, Microsoft has sold 450 Million copies of Windows 7 and Sony asks gamers to sign new terms, or face PSN ban. 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 90: Ring Ring, Carol!

September 10, 2011 18:31 - 1 hour - 28.4 MB

HTC sues Apple after Google sells tech patents, a German court permantly bans the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Twitter has 100 Million active users and Yahoo boss Carol Bartz is fired by Yahoo's board of directors over the phone. 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 89: Not Again?

September 03, 2011 09:27 - 1 hour - 4 GB

Apple puts Final Cut Pro 7 back on sale, Call of Duty Elite social network will be deeply integreated with Modern Warfare 3 and Eric Schmidt on why Google is buying Motorola. 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 88: Keep It Quiet!

August 23, 2011 23:31 - 50 minutes - 4 GB

Skype to buy group messaging company GroupMe, Will Sony's Playstation 3 Price cut save it? HTC Unlocks it's phones and United Airlines to deploy 11,000 iPads to it's pilots. Today's episode was pre-recorded on Tuesday 23rd August and is for Saturday 27th August, thus the news is relevant up-to then (23rd August). We'll be back to normal recording schedule on Saturday 3rd September! If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to o...

The Two Techies 87: Was That a Smart Idea?

August 20, 2011 21:58 - 1 hour - 4 GB

HP kill the TouchPad and WebOS, and ditch the PC business. Google acquires Motorola Mobility, Evernote acquires image editor Skitch and make it free and Microsoft confirms Windows 8 App Store. 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 Erik Lanigan for coming on today's show!

The Two Techies 86: "Smart" Bar

August 13, 2011 18:37 - 1 hour - 4 GB

Joined by Veronica Belmont, we discuss Microsoft filing a patent for a new type of mobile slider, Apple patent application surfaces to remove finger prints from screens, Google+ Games go live and is the Era of the PC coming to a close? 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 Veronica Belmont for coming on today's show!

The Two Techies 85: Leave it to The Robot!

August 06, 2011 09:41 - 56 minutes - 173 Bytes

Google Chrome gets instant pages, a hacker can shut down an Apple MacBook battery, A Human driver crashes Google's robot controlled car and the UK Government drops website blocking. 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 84: We Need More Data Centres!

July 30, 2011 09:47 - 52 minutes - 173 Bytes

Apple has more cash than the US Government, 90 second sound previews finally begin rolling out internationally, 48 hours of footage is uploaded to YouTube every minute and promoted tweets are set to appear in your Twitter Timeline. 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 83: I Think You've Got a Virus

July 23, 2011 09:48 - 1 hour - 4 GB

Apple are apparently in early talks to acquire Hulu, Lion is released as well as new Macbook Airs, Mac Minis and a Thunderbolt Cinema Display and Google to warn PC virus victims via search 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 82: Swapify

July 16, 2011 19:48 - 1 hour - 4 GB

Android reaches 130 million devices, growing by 550,000 a day, Is Microsoft creating a new social search engine, Spotify launches US streaming music service and is Netflix coming to Spain and the UK next year? 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 Erik for coming on today's show!

The Two Techies 81: Hotmail is Cold

July 09, 2011 14:15 - 56 minutes - 4 GB

Microsoft's Hotmail celebrates its 15th birthday, Apple are preparing Lion and the rumoured Macbook Air's for launch next week, Spotify is set to launch in US and GoDaddy is sold for $2.25 Billion 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 Matt for coming on today's show!

The Two Techies 80: That's a Bargain!

July 02, 2011 09:21 - 55 minutes - 173 Bytes

MySpace is sold for $35 Million, Google+ challanges Facebook, Security researchers discover an indestructible botnet, Adobe lure unhappy FCP X users with half-price software and 200 million Tweets are sent out, per day! 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 79: They'll Never Be Happy!

June 25, 2011 18:15 - 1 hour - 173 Bytes

The Winklevoss twins ending their legal row with Facebook, then file another lawsuit! Final Cut Pro X is now in the Mac App Store, but is comparable to FCP 7? A Jude says Samsung can't see Apple's future iDevice designs, yet. 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 78: Please Sir, Can We Have Royalties?

June 18, 2011 09:12 - 59 minutes - 4 GB

Kinect for Windows SDK beta now available to download, Apple delays Macbook Update until Lion is released, Will Spotify launch in the US this summer and RIM's value drops 20% overnight. 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 77: Microsoft, Cough Up

June 11, 2011 09:11 - 1 hour - 4 GB

The Wii U demo games shown at E3 were actually Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, Rumours say iTunes Match isn't coming to the UK until 2012, Microsoft must pay $290m for patent infringement, Nokia loses another technology chief, Spain arrests Anonymous suspects 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 76: WWDC 2011 Special

June 06, 2011 21:42 - 1 hour - 173 Bytes

On this special episode of The Two Techies we cover Apple's Keynote at WWDC 2011 providing commentary and our thoughts as the event unfolded. 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!

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