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Tech’s Message Episode 247

Season 7, Ep. 247

This week on Tech’s Message:

App Store prices dropping in UK, South Africa, and other countries, more

https://9to5mac.com/2021/08/03/app-store-prices-dropping-in-uk-south-africa-and-other-countries-more/

I’ve noticed £10 IAPs dropping to £9, for instance.

Note on Bloomberg Terminal: The British pound has become the best performing G10 currency in the year to date. It is up 1.48% against the U.S. dollar, trading at 1.39 to the U.S. currency.

Nearly a third of waking hours spent on TV and streaming, Ofcom says

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58086629

Paramount+ will launch in Europe in 2022

https://www.engadget.com/paramount-plus-europe-launch-145633779.html

This is particularly good news for South Park fans, since Paramount+ is getting 14 South Park movies starting with two this year.

https://www.engadget.com/paramount-plus-14-south-park-movies-171903072.html

The extended version available via Patreon subscription also includes:


I am an old man yelling at the cloud and the security cameras I connected to it

https://www.t3.com/news/i-am-an-old-man-yelling-at-the-cloud-and-the-security-cameras-i-connected-to-it

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Hosts: Nate Lanxon, Ian Morris

Production and Editing: Nate Lanxon

Voiceover Artist: Marta Svetek

Music: Audio Network & Pond5

Certain Artwork Elements Designed By: macrovector / Freepik

Publisher (Free Version): Acast


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