DigitalOutbox Episode 193

DigitalOutbox Episode 193 DigitalOutbox Episode 193 - Big Dog, Nest and CES Playback Listen via iTunes Listen via M4A Listen via MP3 Shownotes 1:11 - BlackBerry teams up with Foxconn for budget smartphones as sales continue to plunge 2:30 - Blockbuster gone 3:23 - BT default 'porn filter' switched on <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/6/5279680/pirate-bay-unveils-ambitious-new-software-scheme-to-foil-anti-piracy ">9:45 - Pirate Bay unveils ambitious new software scheme to foil anti-piracy measures 11:12 - Gmail now lets you email your Google+ connections, but addresses are only shared when you hit send 13:21 - Google acquires Boston Dynamics 16:15 - Google acquires Nest 21:28 - EE now has over 2 million 4G LTE subscribers in the UK 22:33 - Instant messaging overtook SMS in the UK last year, will surpass it by more than 2:1 in 2014 23:34 - NSA collects millions of text messages daily in 'untargeted' global sweep 28:38 - London rolls out smart parking sensors 29:55 - Nintendo 3DS game sales up 45% to 16m in 2013, as lifetime hardware sales top 11.5m in the US 32:49 - CES Picks Ian Wordiest for Android - Form two words from 14 letters (some with bonuses attached), then see how you did versus 100 other players given the same starting letters. - Free, fun addictive Chris The Stanley Parable - Get it from Steam 9.99 - Had me in stitches and a brilliant concept. - Can’t say any more because it would spoil the game.