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Tech Weekly podcast: Google-Motorola, riots and social media,https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/audio/2011/aug/17/tech-weekly-google-motorola-riots-broadband-ea-fifa
The blogger who predicted the Google-Motorola tie up weeks ago, Jeff Jarvis on suggestions to shut down Facebook, Twitter and BlackBerry Messenger during civil unrest, BT on installing superfast broadband and Andrew Wilson of EA on the development of the Fifa football game franchise, cross platform gaming and how EA's structure might change in future<p>Join Aleks Krotoski and Juliette Garside for a packed edition of Tech Weekly. This week, the politics of social media: what role should the UK government have in regulating our access to services such as Facebook, BlackBerry Messenger and Twitter? Author Jeff Jarvis weighs in on the debate and finds that there is currently a demonisation of technology.</p><p>Also, search giant Google has moved into the mobile manufacturing business: blogger Stasis Bielinis broke the news of Monday's Motorola Mobility deal – worth $12.5bn – back in June. We find out what's in it for Google, and how the mobile ecosystem will settle after this bombshell.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/audio/2011/aug/17/tech-weekly-google-motorola-riots-broadband-ea-fifa">Continue reading...</a>Mobile phonesGoogleAndroidSocial mediaSocial networkingCensorshipInternetLawFreedom of speechBTBroadbandTelecommunications industryTelecomsGamesTechnologyUK riots 2011BlackBerryCultureMotorolaWed, 17 Aug 2011 06:23:12 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/audio/2011/aug/17/tech-weekly-google-motorola-riots-broadband-ea-fifaPhotograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty ImagesGoogle is to buy Motorola Mobility – maker of the Motorola Xoom tablet – for $12.5bn. Photograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty ImagesGoogle is to buy Motorola Mobility – maker of the Motorola Xoom tablet – for $12.5bn. Photograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty ImagesPresented by Aleks Krotoski and produced by Scott Cawley2011-08-17T06:23:12ZTech Weekly podcast: E3 and 4G - previewed and profiledhttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/audio/2011/may/31/tech-weekly-e3-4g-lte-american-mcgee-audio
A preview of next week's games show – a new Wii (codenamed Project Cafe) and Sony's next generation portable (expected to be called Vita) are top of the list. Plus we find out what 4G is, what the other three Gs were, and how we will use LTE<p>Aleks Krotoski and Charles Arthur are joined by Guardian games correspondent Keith Stuart in the Tech Weekly studio this week for an exclusive preview of next week's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Also known as E3, the Expo is the shining light in the games consumer calendar. This year's show is expected to be punctuated with news of a new console from Nintendo, Sony's gameplan for market recovery, and Microsoft's new user interaction system. Oh, and a flood of new games.</p><p>The Guardian team are also joined by Ben Roome from Nokia Siemens Networks who demystifies the 4G mobile broadband spectrum. Just in time for the launch of a trial between BT and Everything Everywhere in Cornwall, Ben breaks down the jargon and tells us what we can expect from the next generation of mobile and fixed-line connectivity.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/audio/2011/may/31/tech-weekly-e3-4g-lte-american-mcgee-audio">Continue reading...</a>E3GamesWiiNintendoPlayStationSonyMicrosoftKinectXboxPSPIndie gamesMobile phonesTelecommunications industryTelecomsBroadbandTechnologyMediaBusinessGames consolesCultureTue, 31 May 2011 17:34:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/audio/2011/may/31/tech-weekly-e3-4g-lte-american-mcgee-audioPhotograph: Andrew Parsons/PAPhotograph: Andrew Parsons/PAPresented by Aleks Krotoski and produced by Scott Cawley2011-05-31T17:34:00ZTech Weekly: Microsoft buys Skype, and Alphagov – your government services onlinehttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/audio/2011/may/10/tech-weekly-microsoft-skype-alphagov-government-online-podcast
<p>Tom Loosemore joins Aleks Krotoski and Charles Arthur to explain his attempts to build a single, central government website. The team also look at the sale of Skype to Microsoft, whether Anonymous is set to fracture, and how Nokia is doing</p><p>This week Aleks Krotoski and Charles Arthur are joined by Tom Loosemore to analyse this week's biggest tech stories.</p><p>We begin with <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/may/10/microsoft-confirms-skype-deal">Microsoft's purchase of Skype</a> for $8.5bn. At the time of recording, the deal was only expected, and so the team look back at Skype's 7 year life, and how it has changed hands in that time. Charles finds it hard to see why Microsoft needs the VoIP service - and predicts a hard time for it within their Redmond HQ.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/audio/2011/may/10/tech-weekly-microsoft-skype-alphagov-government-online-podcast">Continue reading...</a>SkypeMicrosoftTelecomsTelecommunications industryInternetAnonymousHackingSonyPlayStationData and computer securityNokiaMobile phonesGovernment dataTechnologyMediaPoliticsBusinessTue, 10 May 2011 21:35:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/audio/2011/may/10/tech-weekly-microsoft-skype-alphagov-government-online-podcastPhotograph: Franz-Peter Tschauner/EPASkype- Microsoft deal: does it make sense? Photograph: Franz-Peter Tschauner/EPAPhotograph: Franz-Peter Tschauner/EPASkype- Microsoft deal: does it make sense? Photograph: Franz-Peter Tschauner/EPAPresented by and produced by2011-05-10T21:35:00ZTech Weekly podcast: Palm Pre and the iPhone 3GS, Fake Steve Jobshttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/audio/2009/jun/09/tech-weekly-podcast-palm-pre-iphone-3gs-steve-jobs
Bobbie Johnson reports from the US where Palm have released their Pre smartphone and Apple have launched the latest iPhone - the 3GS. Plus Dan Lyons - who found fame with his Fake Steve Jobs blog explains why he did it, and how it liberated his technology journalism.<p>Apple <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jun/08/apple-iphone-3gs-uk-launch">launched the iPhone 3GS yesterday</a>, and last weekend, Palm also distributed the goods across the US in the form of their much-anticipated Pre smartphone. Have these devices finally graduated from the geek community to the mainstream? <strong>Bobbie Johnson</strong> analyses both and asks whether this one-horse race finally has some competition.</p><p>We'll also be peeking at the diary of Steve Jobs, well, the Fake Steve Jobs, that is. Our correspondent Kevin Anderson tracked writer <strong>Daniel Lyons</strong> down and asked him what was so funny about impersonating one of the most revered tech geeks in the world. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/audio/2009/jun/09/tech-weekly-podcast-palm-pre-iphone-3gs-steve-jobs">Continue reading...</a>TechnologyAppleiPhoneMobile phonesTelecomsTelecommunications industrySteve JobsGadgetsTue, 09 Jun 2009 19:01:15 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/audio/2009/jun/09/tech-weekly-podcast-palm-pre-iphone-3gs-steve-jobsPhotograph: Paul Sakuma/APApple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates the new iPhonePhotograph: Paul Sakuma/APApple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates the new iPhoneAleks Krotoski2009-06-09T19:01:15ZTech Weekly podcast: Sir Tim Berners-Lee on safeguarding the web, and domestic data storagehttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2008/jul/15/tech.weekly.podcast
The inventor of the web talks about founding a new discipline of 'web science', and Charles Arthur investigates the explosion in the amount of data we store in our homes<p>In this week's Tech Weekly with <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/alekskrotoski/">Aleks Krotoski</a> ...</p><p>Sir Tim Berners-Lee tells <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/bobbiejohnson/">Bobbie Johnson</a> all about "web science". It's a new discipline that will pull together different strands of research and thinking about the web, with a view to safeguarding its future. He explains how it will differ from other disciplines like computer science, and discusses whether it will accelerate the development of the "semantic web".</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2008/jul/15/tech.weekly.podcast">Continue reading...</a>TechnologyWeb 2.0InternetEducationTim Berners-LeeComputer science and ITComputingYahooMicrosoftGoogleAppleiPhoneTelecommunications industryTelecomsTechnology startupsBusinessMediaTue, 15 Jul 2008 21:26:15 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2008/jul/15/tech.weekly.podcastPhotograph: Sarah Lee/GuardianSir Tim Berners-LeePhotograph: Sarah Lee/GuardianSir Tim Berners-LeeAleks Krotoski2008-07-15T21:26:15ZTech Weekly podcast: Peter Gabriel's Filter and the 3G iPhonehttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2008/jun/10/tech.weekly.podcast
Peter Gabriel discusses his new web aggregator, The Filter, and we dissect Apple's launch of the 3G iPhone<p>This week in Tech Weekly we talk to Peter Gabriel about his new web recommendation service, The Filter. It's a kind of last.fm for the whole of your cultural life - and he explains how he got involved.</p><p>We couldn't pass up Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, so we dissect the latest on the big 3G iPhone announcement. Was it as big as was expected? And is this a sign that Apple is changing its business approach?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2008/jun/10/tech.weekly.podcast">Continue reading...</a>TechnologyTechnology sectorAppleMobile phonesTelecommunications industryTelecomsInternetInternet, phones & broadbandiPodiPhoneOfcomMicrosoftYahooYahoo takeoverBBCDigital mediaGamesPlayStationTechnology startupsBusinessMediaTue, 10 Jun 2008 17:37:57 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2008/jun/10/tech.weekly.podcastPhotograph: Eric Risberg/APAttendees applaud as Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces that the new entry level Apple iPhone 3G will cost $199. Photograph: Eric Risberg/APPhotograph: Eric Risberg/APAttendees applaud as Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces that the new entry level Apple iPhone 3G will cost $199. Photograph: Eric Risberg/APAleks Krotoski2008-06-10T17:37:57ZTech Weekly podcast: action on illegal filesharing and Britain's broadband futurehttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2008/feb/26/tech.weekly.podcast
Our ace podcast team dissects the clampdown on filesharing and is frustrated at the UK government's sluggish plans for broadband<p>There's a dash of politics in this week's Tech Weekly. <strong>Aleks Krotoski</strong>, <strong>Vic Keegan</strong>, <strong>Jemima Kiss</strong> and <strong>Charles Arthur</strong> examine proposals by the BPI (the body that represents music labels) to take action against music file sharers, including the notorious "three strikes and you're out" rule. The government has given the BPI and internet service providers until April 2009 to agree a deal - or legislation will follow.</p><p>Vic steps up to the mic to discuss the government's lack of vision for the future development of broadband in the UK. He spells out the implications of not upgrading to fibre optics to allow speeds of up to 100 megabits a second.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2008/feb/26/tech.weekly.podcast">Continue reading...</a>TechnologyInternetInternet, phones & broadbandPiracyDigital music and audioIntellectual propertyDigital videoPolitics and technologyTelecommunications industryComputingOfcomYouTubePakistaneBayFacebookSocial networkingGadgetsMusic industryTechnology startupsBusinessMediaPoliticsMusicCultureLawTue, 26 Feb 2008 19:18:29 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/audio/2008/feb/26/tech.weekly.podcastPhotograph: J.P. Moczulski/APBaltimore Orioles' Brian Roberts watches his solo home run during second inning American League baseball action against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/J.P. Moczulski, CP)Photograph: J.P. Moczulski/APBaltimore Orioles' Brian Roberts watches his solo home run during second inning American League baseball action against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 14, 2007. (AP Photo/J.P. Moczulski, CP)Aleks Krotoski2008-02-26T19:18:29Z