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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 525: Competent Repair

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 63:33


    Apple's new Music venture and the FTC backs the right to repair. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 524: Controversial Codecs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 62:36


    Apple have some musical announcements and questions about some of Amazon's delivery tactics. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 523: Possibly Pro

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 63:35


    Apple's "Spring Loaded" event, when a major technical error ruins countless lives and Google want their employees back in the office. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 522: Catching Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 60:11


    Industry rivals don’t agree with Facebook, a global chip shortage and what does Amazon’s new CEO mean for the company? If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 521: Reaching Records

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 56:26


    The show turns 11, Apple reports a record-setting Q1 2021 and the UK’s internet usage doubles in 2020. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 520: Managing Moderation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 58:10


    What drives our fascination with our smart phones and Elon Musk wanted Apple to buy Tesla in 2017. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 519: Factually Flawed

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 59:37


    PayPal knows how to scare users away and is the M1 chip really all it's hyped up to be? If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 518: A New Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 56:27


    A complete overview of everything Apple announced at their November 2020 event and more. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 517: Super Specification

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 64:23


    Everything Apple announced at their "Hi, Speed" event and MPs question whether artists are paid fairly for streaming music. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 516: Costly Consumerism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 61:24


    Apple announce their October 2020 “Hi, Speed” event and is consumerism changing for the better? If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 515: Predefined Preinstallations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 68:18


    The EU wants to limit preinstalled smartphone apps and Google say they have redesigned their new Pixel phone for an economic downturn. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 514: Prioritising Privacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 49:10


    Apple indirectly make it harder for Facebook to track people through an iOS update, mobile operators need to be more transparent about costs and the importance of fact checking online information. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 513: Audacious Algorithms

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 66:11


    Bill Gates speaks out about tech firms, Apple continues to rattle developer's cages and can algorithms make life changing decisions? If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 512: Attentively Aware

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 49:02


    Apple further alienates themselves from an already distant community, Google Home listens even when not prompted and Instagram were found to have stored deleted content from their servers for more than a year. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 511: Firing Facebook

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 55:41


    Facebook faces significant financial losses after firms boycott their advertising platform and the most significant Twitter breach in the company's history - who or what is to blame? If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 510: Core Changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 75:56


    We take a detailed look at everything announced by Apple at WWDC 2020 including iOS and iPadOS 14, the noticeable and infrastructural changes to MacOS with Big Sur and more announcements within Apple's ecosystem. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 509: Perfunctory Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 56:06


    WWDC may be remote but it could bring some significant changes and Sonos and Google take on each other in the court room. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 508: Release and Repair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 46:55


    What will we see at WWDC 2020 and the Internet Wayback Machine could cease to exist after four global book publishers take legal action against them. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 507: Giraffics Interchange

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 60:53


    Secure email turns out to be no so secure after all, the FBI may want to know what you’re looking at online and Elon Musk gives California Tesla employees an ultimatum. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 506: Core Foci

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 54:55


    Cord cutting explodes in Q1 2020, Qualcomm should recognise Apple as a real threat and tech giants endorse working from home. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 505: Consistently Stable

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 50:41


    Apple's fiscal Q2 2020 results show consistency in an unstable market, ICANN protects .org and Odeon rustle features with Universal Studios. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 504: Subdivided Markets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 48:44


    The new $400 iPhone, Google step up on advertisement authenticity and data shows consumers are slowly becoming more privacy savvy. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 503: Right Place, Right Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 49:58


    The importance of quantum computing, Apple and Google become a force for the greater good and Disney the perfect time to launch an online streaming service. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 502: Physical Disconnect

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 53:51


    The UK’s relations with Huawei weaken, Safety concerns continue over Zoom and Apple sherlocks yet another app. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 501: Crowdsourced Digitisation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 47:29


    Facebook continues to play Big Brother, crowdsourcing digitisation efforts of old paper records. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 500: Internal Server Error

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 51:58


    Celebrating 500 episodes of the show, the part technology plays during global pandemics and Apple push on during uncertain times. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 499: 1 in 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 44:55


    Coronavirus and the effect on tech industry, encryption principles queried by another governmental body and the current state of autonomous vehicles. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 498: Selective Innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 42:23


    Are we paying too much for our smartphones? Apple accused of "suffocating the creation of new technologies" and could another iPhone SE surface? If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 497: Autonomous Removal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 48:39


    A stark prediction from Roku, Tesla disables Autopilot “accidentally” and the debacle surrounding software subscription models. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 496: A Decade

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 79:29


    Join us as we celebrate 10 years of The Two Techies; looking back at the stories which made the headlines over the last decade. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 495: Something Cynical

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 52:48


    Apple prevents apps spying on you, the UK won't implement Article 13 and Sonos releases an unpopular upgrade. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 494: Universally Proprietary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 43:29


    Proprietary connections in 2020, Apple reignites a privacy battle with the US administration. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 493: Subtle Advances

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 49:51


    CES 2020 and when technology has profound effects on the lives of individuals who embrace it. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 492: Purely Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 61:42


    CES 2020, Sonos' flawed product recycling programme and health technology faces the wrath of patents. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 491: New Heights

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2019 53:55


    Flickr faces financial issues, Apple open-sources parts of HomeKit and IBM may have made a breakthrough with battery technology. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 490: Hot Garbage

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 51:59


    When technology aides real world problems, Apple loses a senior designer and the issue with subscription models. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 489: Gift Guide 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 58:35


    Join us for our 10th Annual Christmas Gift Guide - the perfect episode to determine what to buy this holiday season for family, friends and loved ones. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 488: Industry Intercept

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 53:48


    Another foldable phone, the Magic MacBook Pro and Google are the latest technology company to open a bank. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 487: Sorta Streamlined

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 51:40


    GoPro's sales strengthen thanks to smartphones, the new dot com bubble is here and Apple TV+, again. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 486: Subjectivity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2019 53:23


    AirPods Pro comes at a pro price, Google buy Fitbit and Apple's TV+ launches to varied reviews. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 485: Full Fibre

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2019 51:29


    Twitter's advertising dilemma, Facebook's tax bill and an unrealistic "full fibre" pledge. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 484: Sufficiently Safe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 46:56


    Streaming competition, a work life balance with technology and laptops are still on Apple's mind. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 483: Extended Capability

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 48:15


    Accessibility of the internet, low effort in Desktop apps and Apple continue to extend their watch capabilities. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 482: Release Plans

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 44:57


    Apple's next items to focus on and Right to Repair rules will become common practice in the EU. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 481: Inherently Inquisitive

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2019 50:21


    The price others pay for technology and smart TV's are still overly inquisitive. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 480: Indefinitley Innovative

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 54:14


    Did Apple's "by innovation only" event warrant that title and mobile phones in an educational environment. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 479: Inclusive Error

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 53:08


    The next generation iPhone and Google prompt an angry response from Apple. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 478: User Error

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2019 54:00


    How does Amazon choose? Smart ovens get hot without you knowing and could WordPress become a blogging monopoly? If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 477: Made Where?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2019 50:46


    British Airway's IT problems worsen, new cars with security vulnerabilities and HTC have a smartphone dilemma. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 476: Price Holdout

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 60:20


    Steaming holdouts relent, YouTube face trade union action and further proof people don't want £1000 phones. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

    The Two Techies 475: Alleged Algorithms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2019 45:40


    Google's cheaper smartphone offering proves successful, BMW and their CarPlay subscription model and Australia will police tech giants' algorithms. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

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