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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 75: You Need to Upgrade

Twitter is rumoured to be deeply built into iOS5, Tim Cooks says tablets will outsell PCs, Apple announce iCloud, iOS 5 and Lion, Google to abandon older browsers and Sony are hacked, yet again! If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks for listening!

Jun 04, 20111 hr 1 min

The Two Techies 74: Monkeys or Humans?

Apple update their retail stores, Amazon launches an Ad Supported 3G Kindle, Sony reports another hack, Twitter acquires Tweetdeck and PayPal sues Google. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks for listening!

May 28, 20111 hr 2 min

The Two Techies 73: The Launch is a Mystery!

Apple says Amazon's AppStore isn't an 'App Store', Wordpress drops support for IE6, Kindle books are now outselling print books and a Footballer takes proceedings against Twitter If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks for listening.

May 21, 201157 min

The Two Techies 72: MS Skype; Home Premium

An interview with Cliff Ravenscraft, Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 billion, The Daily loses $10 million in the first quarter, Cisco phases out FlipShare and Twitter are to buy Tweetdeck for $40-50 Million. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks to Cliff Ravenscraft of GSPN.TV for coming on today's show! Thanks for listening.

May 14, 20111 hr 25 min

The Two Techies 71: Sony, It's Not Us!

Researches create two 100 terabit per second optical connections, Will Apple begin to use ARM Processors in future laptops? Android remains the king of the smartphone Market and Apple closes in on Nokia for World's Top Smartphone Vendor. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter

May 07, 20111 hr 1 min

The Two Techies 70: Privacy, So Last Year

TomTom are tracking us everywhere we go, and then pass that information onto the Dutch Police, Steve Jobs' defends Apple's "Location-Gate", Playstation warn of potential data compromisation and Nokia are to drop 7,000 employees. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter For Gadget Show Live coverage, subscribe to TechZip either via iTunes, Zune or you can of course watch episodes on Youtub...

Apr 30, 20111 hr 4 min

The Two Techies 69: Backfire

The iPhone tracks your every move and has been doing so for nearly a year, Google and Spotify are discussing a joint streaming service, the BlackBerry PlayBook is now on sale for $500 and Apple sue Samsung. That and more on today's show. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter For Gadget Show Live coverage, subscribe to TechZip either via iTunes, Zune or you can of course watch episodes ...

Apr 23, 20111 hr

The Two Techies 68: Flip Flop

Cisco end operation of the Flip, Final Cut Pro X is nowhere near the final version, Mobile phone users are overpaying by £200 a year and Fujitsu are to offer a UK, Fast rural broadband network, that and more on today's show. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter For more information on our brand new video tutorial courses, also visit munchtech.tv

Apr 15, 20111 hr 7 min

The Two Techies 67: BT Home Hog

The Classic Commodore 64 lives again, Apple wins $625 patent appeal, our annual data consumption is estimated at 9.57 zettabytes and Microsoft takes a complaint against Google to the EU. That and more on today's show. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter

Apr 09, 201159 min

The Two Techies 66: Ofcom To The Rescue!

Nokia file yet a second ITC complaint against Apple, Google announce the city that they will build their Gigabit fibre network in, Amazon announce their cloud music player and the IEEE approves 802.16m, that and more on today's show. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks for listening!

Apr 02, 201153 min

The Two Techies 65: Oops, I Dropped My iPhone!

MobileMe may not become free, but instead cost $20 a year, Mac OS X turns 10, Kodak hope to win $1 Billion from Apple over camera patent dispute, iOS 4.3.1 is released and an iPhone survives 1,000 foot fall from an airplane! That and more on today's show. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv Also, you can subscribe to our newsletter for frequent updates, coupon codes, giveaways and more at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks for Listening!

Mar 26, 201159 min

The Two Techies 64: Twitter's Monopoly

Twitter don't want third party developers to continue developing their twitter apps, is the Microsoft Zune really dead? iPhone '5' prototypes are spotted, Google buys Parrot Pictures to improve Youtube quality and Japan earthquake disrupts technology companies. If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv You can sign up for our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks to Don for coming on today's show!

Mar 19, 201158 min

The Two Techies 63: Working in the Sand

Home wi-fi is 30% slower than fixed broadband, Sony's PS3 ban is lifted, Google to the rescue with their person finder, AOL cuts 900 jobs and is Kinect the fastest selling device on record? All that, and more! If you enjoy The Two Techies, please check out our other shows at munchtech.tv You can also subscribe to our newsletter at munchtech.tv/newsletter Thanks for Listening!

Mar 12, 20111 hr 1 min

The Two Techies 62: iCant Justify That!

Joined by Erik Lanigan, we discuss the iPad 2 and get his take on it. We also talk about virus scanners/system security for your Mac, talk a bit about a simple feature on the iOS Store which would be really handy and also, is having anti-virus on your mobile phone the modern day 'norm'? If you enjoy The Two Techies, please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv Thanks for listening!

Mar 05, 20111 hr 5 min

The Two Techies 61: iPad 2 Announcement

On this special edition of The Two Techies we provide commentary of the Apple iPad 2 event as it happens. We also provide our thoughts of the event at the end. If you enjoy The Two Techies then please subscribe to our other shows at munchtech.tv Thanks for listening!

Mar 02, 20111 hr 8 min

The Two Techies 60: Hackers, You’re Welcome!

Joined by Craig Fox, we discuss the all new Macbook Pro’s, MobileMe and the rumours about it turning free, Microsoft welcoming Xbox Kinect Hackers and Final Cut Pro is due for a ‘huge’ revamp this Spring. Thanks to Craig for coming on today's show! You can find him at mygreatfest.net

Feb 26, 201151 min

The Two Techies 59: Zune's Not Dead!

Joined by Rob Greenlee of Zune and WebTalkRadio we discuss Zune and the speculation about it's "death", Apple and their 'anti-trust' issues, cyber-wars and how they're over exaggerated and how 3 Dell employees managed to get themselves arrested. Remember to signup for our Newsletter at http://tinyletter.com/MunchTech for occassional updates and discount codes for products that you may be interested in! Thanks for listening!

Feb 19, 20111 hr 16 min

The Two Techies 58: Flash, Saviour of the Universe?

Palm is no more, Flash gets a whole lot better, Nokia are at a crisis point and Newspaper publishers warn Apple over iTunes sales. That and more on today's show. If you enjoy The Two Techies please check out our other shows at munchtech.tv Thanks for listening!

Feb 12, 20111 hr 1 min

The Two Techies 57: Bing's Cheating!

Joined by Matt from MattsMacintosh we discuss Google copying Bing, Apple and their policy on water damaged iPod's and Android's Honeycomb event. If you enjoy The Two Techies, feel free to check out our other shows at munchtech.tv Thanks for listening!

Feb 05, 20111 hr 1 min

The Two Techies 56: Click the Switch!

On today's show we discuss Super Wi-Fi, the Internet & SMS being blocked in Egypt, O2 and their plans to make the UK one big open Wi-Fi Network and Sony's next PSP. Thank you for your continued support of The Two Techies; this episode marks our one year anniversary of the podcast! If you enjoy The Two Techies, then you may like our other shows at munchtech.tv

Jan 29, 201158 min

The Two Techies 55: Zuckerberg's Happy!

Facebook raises $1.5bn from investors, Apple's App Store hits 10 billion downloads, Google are combating search spam and Jobs' is taking a break from Apple, and a lot more! Please email us with your thoughts on our digital products which we are currently considering, and talked about at the beginning of the show. Thanks for Listening!

Jan 22, 20111 hr 3 min

The Two Techies 54: CES 2011, Nonstop! (CES 2011 Special)

Joined by Erik Lanigan, we talk exclusively about CES 2011 on this special episode. We discuss 3D Technology, Tablets and other announcements, releases at CES; along with Erik's conference experience. You can find Erik and listen to nntake (His show) at nntake.com Thanks once again to Erik for coming on today's show! Thanks for Listening.

Jan 15, 20111 hr 8 min

The Two Techies 53: Don't Trademark it, We Want it!

Joined by Dave Cryer, we discuss the iOS 4.3 BETA, Microsoft wanting to stop Apple from trademarking the term 'App Store', The Verizon iPhone is here and the Winklevoss twins gamble $65mm for a Facebook Fortune. Thanks to Dave Cryer for coming on today's show! You can find his excellent content at geekanoids.co.uk If you would like CES commentary from Erik Lanigan, then please listen to Episode 54 of The Two Techies which will be released Sunday, 16th January. Thanks for Listening!

Jan 15, 20111 hr 9 min

The Two Techies 52: We Will Embrace Flash, Yeah Right!

Emails go missing from Hotmail accounts, The Kinect is blamed for the Red Ring of Death, the CR-48 is hacked to allow Windows and Mac OS X to run on it and Android is nipping at iOS' heels! That and a lot more! If you enjoy The Two Techies, please check out our other shows at munchtech.tv

Jan 08, 20111 hr 7 min

The Two Techies 51: Android's New 'Feature'

Android App sends texts to the wrong recipients, How Facebook beat Google in 2010, Nintendo issues a warning on 3DS games for Children and you may not want to use your iPhone's alarm until Jan, 4th! Thanks for Listening, If you enjoy this Podcast you may want to listen to our other shows at munchtech.tv!

Jan 01, 20111 hr 1 min

The Two Techies 50: The Golden Episode!

Camera+ is back in the App Store, the Kindle has sold an estimated 8 Million units and Skype is down for a day. If you enjoy this Podcast please check out our other shows at munchtech.tv Thanks for Listening!

Dec 29, 201047 min

The Two Techies 49: I Sue You, You Sue Me!

We discuss Nokia extending their lawsuit against Apple, the EU could turn to crowd sourcing in their fight towards cyber crime and the Chrome OS, has a bigger Picture! Remember to check out our Christmas Special show which premiered on Wednesday, December 1st. Thanks for listening!

Dec 18, 201059 min

The Two Techies 48: Head in the Cloud

Joined by Erik Lanigan, we discuss Google unveiling the Chrome OS Notebook, the Kinnect controls a RV sized car and will the iPad have a camera, or two? Remember to check out our Christmas Special show which premiered on Wednesday, December 1st. Thanks for listening!

Dec 11, 201055 min

The Two Techies 47: We Wish You a Merry Patent

An iPhone app helps save a students life, Apple adds 12 more patents to their lawsuit against Motorola and BT are to trial one gigabit broadband. Make sure to check out our Christmas Special show which premiered on Wednesday, December 1st. Thanks for listening!

Dec 04, 201052 min

The Two Techies 46: Gadgets Galore (Christmas Special Edition)

Join us for one of our Christmas spectacular shows as we go over this years greatest gadgets, and advise you on what gadgets to get your friends, family or of course the geek in your life. Huge thanks to Cliff Ravenscraft for joining us on today' episode at such short notice! You can find him at GPSN.TV Please feel free to check out our other shows which can be found at MunchTech.TV Once again, thanks for your on-going support through-out the year. We hope you enjoyed this special Christmas Show...

Dec 01, 20101 hr
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