WATCH THIS EPISODE AT HTTP://LIVE.TECHPODCAST.UK

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This week on this special LIVE recording of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian are joined by several special guests to discuss a wide range of British tech and gaming nostalgia, fun and trivia:

- Vicki Turk, WIRED
- Andy Hoyle, CNET
- Luke Westaway, Outside Xtra
- Katie Collins, CNET
- Special guest James Protheroe of Darran Park Primary School

We taped this episode live in front of an invite-only studio audience at London’s TechHub - big thanks to them for hosting us.

Also big thanks to Kate Dreyer for logistics, photography and help on the night, and Marta Svetek for additional logistics help.

But finally also thanks to you, listeners: without we would not have a show worth making, and certainly not one in its third year of life an celebrating it’s 100th episode. Here’s looking forward to episode 200!

Patreon supporters, we’re keeping this episode free to all, so no charge this week. It’s thanks to you we were able to do something as ambitious as a live studio episode, as things like event space, microphones, mixing desk rental, drinks on the evening and so forth all needed to be paid for. Thanks to you, we could do this. Please know how grateful we are for your support.

See you all next week for our 101st episode!

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Tech's Message Episode 100 LIVE from London!

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This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and CNET's Andy Hoyle discuss:

- Google to let publishers charge users for ad-blockers
- Snapchat has brought its peculiar spectacles to the UK
- Microsoft is now 'paying' UK users to ditch Google and search with Bing
- London Underground on track to offer mobile reception
- Barclaycard plans checkout-free shopping using mobile phones

Patreon supporters have access to our longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about:

- EXTRA STORY: This is Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone
- EXTRA STORY: In depth with Andy's Nokia 3310 review
- Discussion about the odd "NO DRONES" signs at British wildlife centres
- Special outtake about something embarrassing we found in our mother's house
- Outtakes and more

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Back With Another One Of Those Ad Block Rockin' Beats: TM 101 REGULAR VERSION

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This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss:

- People want to vote online, but must not be allowed to
- UK police arrest man via automatic face-recognition tech
- Streaming revenue to surpass physical music sales this year
- As Apple boosts iCloud storage to 2TB, Amazon drops unlimited Drive down to 1TB

Patreon supporters have access to our 23-minute longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about:

- EXTRA STORY: Surprise! The HomePod actually sounds incredible (plus other WWDC stuff)
- EXTRA STORY: New Amazon Fire phone expected - what do we know so far?
- Long section about putting AI in charge of the country instead of politicians
- Can we ever think about using phones as professional video cameras?
- Why was Nate's Amazon Echo singing the other day?
- Expanded discussion around facial recognition tech
- Outtakes (one of which involving beans being literally spilled)

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Sit Down, You're Rocking The Vote: TM 102 REGULAR VERSION

Please support us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/uktech for access to our exclusive extended version of the show, weekly columns from Nate, and much more.

This week on the regular version of TECH'S MESSAGE Nate and Ian discuss:

- Roaming is dead (mostly)!
- Amazon to sell cars online in Europe
- UK's fraud hotspots revealed by Which?
- Chinese bike rental giants eye the UK as next battleground
- Email about Android Auto from Ken
- Thanks to the 1-star reviewer who updated their review to apologise for misinformation

Patreon supporters have access to our 19-minute longer version of the show, which includes the above as well as additional discussions about:

- EXTRA STORY: EU rules on The Pirate Bay as illegal
- EXTRA STORY: The GIF's birthday - how DO we pronounce this word?
- Discussion around the new iMac and 10.5-inch iPad Pro
- Outtakes

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I'll Never Mind Anywhere, Anywhere I May Roam: TM 103 REGULAR VERSION

Hey everyone,
Firstly, sorry for the gap in episodes recently. As you may or may not know, Nate has had a few technical issues with microphones lately, and fortunately thanks to our wonderful Patrons we have a brand new one on its way! 

But it's also the summer, we've passed our 100th episode recently, so we're going to take a very brief hiatus for a few weeks and intend to resume the show in July. 

In the mean time, a few things: firstly, to our Patrons, you won't be charged for anything while we're off, so no need to cancel or change anything regarding your subscription - you only get billed when we put out main episodes. Ian has a plan for a special episode soon - look out for that on the feed later in the month! 

This would also be a wonderful time to check out our live 100th episode on YouTube if you haven't already, or maybe pick a random old episode on the feed for some nostalgic news! There are over 100 episodes sitting there, and there's likely a collection of things we got entertainingly wrong about the last couple of years of tech. 

So please do stick with us, don't touch that subscription and know we'll be back in a few weeks. This isn't a prelude to the end of the show, just time for some holiday. See you all soon!

Keep in touch: @NateLanxon, @IanMorris78, @TechsMessagePod

Nate and Ian

Summer Break

Tech's Message is a weekly audio download from London-based technology journalists Nate Lanxon and Ian Morris. Hear a discussion based on the week's most interesting UK technology news, and other irreverent takes on tech issues deemed important for British ears to hear.

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