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

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- Fibre broadband advertising to be investigated
- Google Home and Amazon Fire TV Stick with Alexa now available in the UK
- Feature: Nate reviews the Apple AirPods after a month of testing
- European Parliament approves the end of mobile roaming charges
- O2 is bringing free 1 Gbps WiFi to the City of London

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

- Bonus story: Spotify to restrict albums to paying subscribers for first time
- The downsides to buying a Google Home
- Why Ian is leaving Twitter
- The Mastodon social network
- Ian's tip to stopping Alexa responding to false requests
- In-depth discussion about Spotify and its... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy