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Why battery life should be the new smartphone battleground, UK Banks to accept smartphone photos of cheques, Windows XP will become a hacker's dream in 2014 and Amazon release staggering holiday period figures. Thank you for your continued listenership and support throughout 2013, we wish you a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year! If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

Will Facebook ever lose it's appeal? UK Internet filters begin to roll out and face criticism from consumers, T-Mobiles offering to customers moving from rival carriers and Blackberry announce a devastating loss. Christmas is here! Join us for our 2013, 4th annual Christmas Gift Guide. We talk through some of the most popular gifts for this holiday season, along with some unconventional and original ideas; over at munchtech.tv/giftguide2013. Also, join us in celebrating our 200th episode of The Two Techies! Bloopers, old stories and rumours, funny and ridiculous Technical Support Questions, the significance of the number 200, "two hundred" in foreign languages and much more!

Nokia offer an angry Samsung customer a Lumia after his S4 catches fire whilst charging, AT&T offer gigabit service with a catch, a simple Android flashlight app is caught sharing private data and Twitter scraps their blocking changes. Christmas is here! Join us for our 2013, 4th annual Christmas Gift Guide. We talk through some of the most popular gifts for this holiday season, along with some unconventional and original ideas; over at munchtech.tv/giftguide2013. Also, join us in celebrating our 200th episode of The Two Techies! Bloopers, old stories and rumours, funny and ridiculous Technical Support Questions, the significance of the number 200, "two hundred" in foreign languages and much more!

Microsoft say they're not going to keep three Windows platforms, the Xbox One suffers drive glitches, Nokia expands in the low end with the Lumia 525 and Amazon says drone deliveries are the future. Christmas is here! Join us for our 2013, 4th annual Christmas Gift Guide. We talk through some of the most popular gifts for this holiday season, along with some unconventional and original ideas; over at munchtech.tv/giftguide2013. Also, join us in celebrating our 200th episode of The Two Techies! Bloopers, old stories and rumours, funny and ridiculous Technical Support Questions, the significance of the number 200, "two hundred" in foreign languages and much more!

Christmas is here! Join us for our 2013, 4th annual Christmas Gift Guide. We talk through some of the most popular gifts for this holiday season, along with some unconventional and original ideas. Merry Christmas and a Happy & Prosperous New Year!

Join us in celebrating the 200th episode of The Two Techies as we look over our best moments, old stories, bloopers alongside other celebratory segments alongside the week’s technology news. Thank you for your continued listenership and support over the past 200 episodes, we truly appreciate it and look forward to the next 200!

Yahoo say they will encrypt all users' personal data, Microsoft to announce new CEO before Christmas, PC sales to stabilise at the start of early 2014 and Apple said to be building a 12.9" iPad 'Pro'. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

All of the news from Apple’s event which took place during the week, has the iPhone 5c been as successful as Apple hoped, Nokia reveals phablets and tablets and will Google continue to keep burning money on Motorola and if so, why? If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

Nokia's Ex-CEO says he knows why Nokia failed with the smartphone, Samsung is forced to end patent wars, Argos the UK highstreet retailer to battle Tesco and sell their own tablet and BlackBerry says they aren't failing yet. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

Facebook's privacy saga returns, will the "dark web" evolve? John Sculley says Apple should buy big companies, a possible problem for the iPhone 5c and the Nexus 5. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

Adobe confirms a major data security breach, Tesco’s Hudl tablet looks to give a lot of bang for your buck, Microsoft said to ask HTC for Windows on their Android phones and Samsung forecasts record profits. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

Verizon wants to slow down popular websites that don't pay up, FAA formally recommend loosening in-flight electronic restrictions, Blackberry agree a possible sale and curved-screen phones. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

GTA V hits $1 billion three days, fears over the security of Apple's Touch ID, Steve Ballmer admits their phone failings, RSA warn users not to use their default encryption due to NSA fears and Microsoft's concept videos from 2000. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

Apple announce two new iPhone’s at their annual September event, Twitter plans on joining the stock market, Google faces wifi snooping action and Samsung joins Apple in backing 64-bit smartphones. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

Microsoft buys Nokia's mobile business, Steve Ballmer announces that he'll retire from Microsoft within the next 12 months, the US and UK crack online encryption and Samsung unveil their own Galaxy Smartwatch. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

Blackberry puts out the for sale sign, LG's G2 phone media event goes pop and co-founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales refuses to comply with China's censorship. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

Former Apple ad consultant Ken Segall says Apple considered killing pro products, LG puts buttons on the back of their new phone and the Ubuntu Edge looks unlikely to reach it's crowdfunding goal. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

A third of UK consumers don't see the point in 4G, Google reveal the Chromecast for $35, Microsoft renames Skydrive and Jimmy Wales labels the UK Government's censorship plans as "absolutely ridiculous". If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

The UK Government announce plans to censor all UK households internet connection, Samsung's 2Q smartphone sales crush previous quarters, could Bill Gates save Microsoft and the Ubuntu Edge smartphone. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!

Dell are looking into the wearable computing market, Yahoo keep buying startups that don't make their own apps, HTC see profits fall 83%, Samsung's profit forecast weaker than expected and 3D TV loosing it's appeal. If you're listening on the go, check out munchtech.tv/mobile to find out more about our mobile applications. Enjoy the show? We'd appreciate if you could leave an iTunes rating or review to let us know!