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Back to the old episode numbering system - this is episode number 20! Tech UK - Episode 20 UK specific news:  1. Kindle Ships today (and early) - http://www.amazon.co.uk/tag/kindle/forum/ref=cm_cd_tfp_ef_tft_tp?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx3IRFCNF3E5K2W&cdThread=TxVQ82BO1MRLKI&displayType=tagsDetail2. Freeview HD boxes from £70 - http://www.freeview.co.uk/Offers General tech news:1. Google Goggles soon to come to iPhone - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/google-goggles-for-iphone-landing-this-year-7119602. Facebook valued at $33billion - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/facebook-priced-at-22-billion-7122783. Apple September 1st 2010 Event - http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/27/apple_preps_yerba_buena_center_for_sept_1_event.html4. 400 more movies on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/movies5. GMail rivals Skype with free calls - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/1-000-000-gmail-calls-made-in-one-day-712911 READ EMAILS! EMAIL! techukpodcast@gmail.com    feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TechUKPodcasthttp://techukpodcast.blogspot.com/--------

UK specific news:  1. Kindle UK Store opens - http://www.slashgear.com/kindle-uk-store-opens-but-kindle-still-sold-out-0596688/ along with a new £109 kindle and £149 kindle2. O2 offers iPhone 4 on PAYG - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/o2-next-up-to-offer-iphone-4-on-payg-7098313. and so does Vodafone - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/vodafone-offers-iphone-4-on-pay-as-you-go-7089084. Tesco offering £6 a month mobile contract - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/o2-next-up-to-offer-iphone-4-on-payg-7098315. Five to offer catchup TV on Facebook- http://www.nma.co.uk/news/five-brings-tv-to-facebook/3016866.article6. Project Canvas looking for manufacturers - http://www.techradar.com/news/television/project-canvas-seeking-interested-manufacturers-709194 General tech news:1. Firefox 4 beta 3 released - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/firefox-4-beta-3-opened-up-for-testing-7095032. India $35 tablet shown on TV - http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/portable-computing/in-pictures-india-s-35-tablet-7094853. AppleTV to be renamed iTV - http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/apple-tv-to-rebrand-as-itv-gain-apps--7094574. Amazon to built other gadgets? - http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/rumour-amazon-considering-movie-and-music-gadgets-7091585. BBC creates malware app - http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/rumour-amazon-considering-movie-and-music-gadgets-7091586. Microsoft creates choose a PC page - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/pc-vs-mac.aspx7. Apple releases fix for PDF exploit - http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/08/11/apple_releases_ios_4_0_2_3_2_2_with_fix_for_pdf_exploit.html

UK specific news:  1. Sky Sports News HD coming soon - http://www.techradar.com/news/television/sky-sports-news-hd-to-launch-23-august-7040932. Kinnect to cost £130 - http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/microsoft-kinect-uk-price-129-99-7045023. BBC News App approved for iPhone - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-107388824. Cineworld offering aviator 3D glasses - http://www.techradar.com/news/home-cinema/cineworld-offering-aviator-3d-specs-705291 General tech news:1. Macbook Air netbook on the way - http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/rumour-apple-macbook-air-netbook-on-the-way-7040552. Amazon sells more Kindle books than hardbacks - http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/19/technology/amazon_sells_more_kindles_than_books/index.htm3. Sony patents split 3D screens - http://gizmodo.com/5591140/sony-patents-alternative-to-split+screen-multiplayer4. Apple posts quarterly results - http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/20results.html?aosid=p204&siteid=1503186&program_id=2554&cid=OAS-EMEA-AFF&tduid=cd431afcff4a0a2007bc1d48aaa97d2b&aosid=p204&siteid=1503186&program_id=2554&cid=OAS-EMEA-AFF&tduid=d5c5d3ee785b1b4e800ffef2540af95a5. Google updates image search - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/google-images-gets-major-overhaul-7045856. Microsoft also announces record quarter - http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/microsoft-reports-record-quarterly-earnings-of-over-16-billion-7051897. Microsoft's new slogan, not logos - http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/pc/microsoft-announces-new-slogan-but-not-new-logos-at-mgx-7050958. Facebook has over 500 million members - http://social.venturebeat.com/2010/07/21/live-blog-zuckerberg-and-david-kirkpatrick-on-the-facebook-effect9. PayPal gets a million new members every month - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/paypal-adding-a-million-new-accounts-a-month-70493310. Apple confirms white iPhone delays - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/apple-confirms-white-iphone-4-delays-70537211. £23 iPad clone - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-1074081712. Apple begins bumper refunds - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/apple-begins-iphone-4-bumper-refunds-70528213. Amazon also announces record quarter - http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/other-devices/amazon-results-disappoint-despite-kindle-growth-705212

Tech UK - Episode 17 UK specific news:  1. BBC News to undergo major redesign - http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/pc/bbc-news-website-looks-to-facebook-and-twitter-for-redesign-7014312. Amazon taking on Tesco with new grocery site - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/amazon-takes-on-tesco-with-new-uk-grocery-site-7016183. Channel 5 leaves Project Canvas - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/channel-five-leaves-project-canvas-702072 General tech news:1. Printing speeds vs virtual reading speeds - http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/reading-speeds-on-ipad-kindle-and-printed-books-compared-7009622. Lady GaGa first to reach 10 million FaceBook likes - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/lady-gaga-beats-obama-in-facebook-fan-face-off-7014463. iTunes fraud - http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/apple-responds-to-itunes-fraud-bans-developer-7014924. YouTube revamps mobile site with HTML5 - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/youtube-boosts-mobile-site-with-html5-7017245. YouTube launches 'Leanback' interface for TV - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/youtube-launches-leanback-for-tv-7017306. PirateBay hack exposes 4 million users data - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/pirate-bay-hack-exposes-user-data-7018507. Facebook sees 7.5m 'drop' in monthly users - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/facebook-sees-7-5m-drop-in-new-monthly-active-users-7018808. Facebook announces end of gifts - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/facebook-announces-end-of-virtual-gifts-7020029. Myspace is not for sale - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/myspace-we-are-not-for-sale-70202310. Twitter's early bird gets the worm - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/twitter-launches-new-ad-promoting-account-702062

UK specific news:  1. How much the iPlayer actually costs to run - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/how-much-does-the-bbc-iplayer-cost-to-run--6996972. Amazon is UK's biggest e-tailer - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/amazon-tops-100-biggest-e-tailers-list-7007273. Three launching cheap iPhone plans - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/three-rolls-out-iphone-4-tariff-to-all-mobiles-700384 General tech news:1. Nokia pokes fun at Apple's signal problems - http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/06/28/nokia-pokes-fun-at-apple-with-funny-how-do-you-hold-your-nokia-jibe/2. Obama gets power to shut down the internet - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/25/cybersecurity_bill/3. Windows 8 leak suggests Kinnect functionality - http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-details-early-windows-8-improvements-to-oems4. Apple claims to have found route of signal problem - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/apple-nails-down-iphone-flaw-fix-coming-7007795. Steve Jobs says no Blu-ray for Mac - http://www.macrumors.com/2010/06/30/steve-jobs-suggests-blu-ray-not-coming-to-mac-anytime-soon/6. 1.7million iPhones sold in first 3 days - http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20008980-37.html?tag=mncol;txt7. Hulu announces Hulu Plus - http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/29/hulu-plus-premium/8. Google me 'to launch in 2010' - http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/06/google_me.php9. Amazon launches cheaper, better Kindle DX - http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/amazon-launches-cheaper-easier-to-read-kindle-dx-70014010. Firefox reaches 2 billion add-on downloads - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/firefox-hits-2-billion-landmark-for-add-ons-700667EMAIL US - techukpodcast@gmail.com    feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TechUKPodcasthttp://techukpodcast.blogspot.com/

UK specific news:  1. iPlayer 3 to come to PS3 later this year - http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/bbc-ps3-version-of-iplayer-3-this-year--6979372. Eastenders to go HD - http://www.techradar.com/news/home-cinema/high-definition/eastenders-gets-ready-for-hd-by-burning-down-queen-vic-6983203. Virgin Media looking at 400mbps broadband - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/virgin-media-already-looking-to-400mbps-broadband-6983614. Live TV coming to your smartphone - http://ertonline.co.uk/ERT%20Latest%20News/Trials-to-start-on-new-mobile-TV-standard.htm5. BBC iPlayer coming to Android - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/bbc-iplayer-comes-to-android-but-xbox-360-misses-out-699222 General tech news:1. Toshiba releases the Libretto W100 - http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/toshiba-outs-libretto-w100-the-world-s-first-dual-touchscreen-laptop-6976792. iPhone 4 is out & iOS4 - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/ios-4-for-iphone-4-3gs-and-3g-now-available-697976 and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8756919.stm 3. Major iPhone 4 signal problems - http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/24/some_iphone_4_launch_units_lose_signal_when_held_with_left_hand.html4. Chrome to get native PDF support - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/chrome-s-native-pdf-support-coming-soon-6979145. Kindle and Nook get price cut - http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE65K302201006226. Kinnect costs same as XBOX 360 - http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/kinect-costs-same-as-xbox-360-console-6980837. Google beats Viacom in YouTube copyright case - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/google-defeats-viacom-in-landmark-copyright-case-6984918. MMO charges you and gives you audio ads - http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/mmo-to-hit-paying-subscribers-with-audio-adverts-6989829. Windows 7 sells 150 million copies - http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/microsoft-sells-150-million-copies-of-windows-7-69902210. Vuvuzelas arrive on YouTube and Google Maps - http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/vuvuzelas-invade-youtube-and-google-maps-699018EMAIL! techukpodcast@gmail.com    feed://feeds.feedburner.com/TechUKPodcast