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PODCAST: A more secure smartphone

The effects of cheap oil, the Keystone pipeline, and building a secure smartphone.

The price of oil is hovering around $50, at its lowest since 2009. We’ll talk about the economic and geopolitical consequences of oil being so cheap. Plus, approval of the Keystone XL energy pipeline is at the top of the agenda for the new Republican-controlled Congress. We look at the energy rationale for and against the project in a period of cheap oil. We’ll also explore the latest in security apps featured as part of a new super secure phone.

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