DigitalOutbox Episode 184

DigitalOutbox Episode 184 DigitalOutbox Episode 184 - Ballmers Tears, Sleazy Samsung. Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 0:57 - Steve Ballmer's intense, tearful goodbye to Microsoft 4:40 - Windows Phone catching up with iOS and Android in Europe 7:54 - Ofcom: no 5G networks in UK until 'at least 2018' as it rolls out white space trials 11:27 - Rail mobile internet speeds set to get faster in UK 12:49 - UK to create new cyber defence force 16:23 - What's a security flaw worth? $12.50 for Yahoo 19:45 - FBI claims largest Bitcoin seizure after arrest of alleged Silk Road founder 24:17 - The Galaxy Note 3 comes with a 'tiny screen' mode that enables one hand usage 26:28 - Note 3's benchmarking 'adjustments' inflate scores by up to 20% 30:51 - Judge tosses Apple motion, allows patent troll Lodsys to continue rampage 37:33 - GTA Online Picks Ian The Great Suspender - Extension for Chrome - Unload, park, suspend tabs to reduce memory footprint of chrome. Tabs can auto-suspend after a configurable period of time or be suspended manually. Tabs can be whitelisted to avoid automatic suspension. Suspended tabs are retained after closing and reopening browser, preventing many tabs from all reloading after a restart - Saves memory and more importantly battery on laptops Chris Pocket Casts - Great podcast app for Android and iOS - Auto downloads, syncs between clients and a fantastic front end