DigitalOutbox Episode 183

27/09/2013

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Episode Synopsis

DigitalOutbox Episode 183
DigitalOutbox Episode 183 - RIM retreats, Easyjet stumbles and a plethora of tablets.

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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

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