DigitalOutbox Episode 183

DigitalOutbox Episode 183 DigitalOutbox Episode 183 - RIM retreats, Easyjet stumbles and a plethora of tablets. Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 0:56 - BlackBerry to fire 4,500 employees as sales of new device plummet 2:59 - BBM's Android And iOS Launch Weekend Going About As Badly As Possible 4:56 - BlackBerry Signs Letter Of Intent To Go Private For $9 Per Share In Deal Valued At $4.7 Billion 9:04 - iPhone 5s and 5c sales top 9m over Apples opening weekend 11:33 - The iPhones Fingerprint Sensor Has Already Been Hacked 13:42 - Argos and eBay join forces for click-and-collect service 16:28 - EasyJet under fire after claims it refused to let The Drum columnist Mark Leiser on board for sending critical tweet 19:13 - Rural superfast broadband chaos due BT's 'near monopoly', say MPs 23:21 - Roku launches new TV streaming boxes and brings Roku 3 to the UK and Ireland 25:35 - Tesco enters the tablet fray with Hudl 28:15 - Surface Pro 2: hands-on with Microsoft's new tablet powerhouse 31:31 - Amazons Kindle Fire HDX 35:28 - Amazon's new $139 Kindle Fire HD is the cheap tablet to buy 37:02 - Valve announces SteamOS, a living room operating system for games 39:47 - Valve announces Steam Machines, the Steam Box hardware beta Picks Ian Instacast - Excellent Podcast player for iOS and Mac - Mac - $19.99 - iOS - £2.99 - Excellent player, syncs really well between clients - Supports downloading in the background - iTunes update this week was the final push for me to try other clients - and this is great - If you want to keep podcasts in sync over Android and iOS try Pocketcasts