Episode 401 - 07/08/2014
Episode 401 - 07/08/2014
Aug 07, 2014•1 hr 8 min
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Episode 400 - 24/07/2014
Google finally drops its 'Real Name' policy Uber now available on Windows Phone! Apple reaps massive US$7.7 billion profit Dell embraces Bitcoin Apple iPhone 6 specs revealed on Amazon Windows development set to be 'unified' by Microsoft
Jul 24, 2014•1 hr 2 min
Episode 399 - 17/07/2014
IBM's shock channel deal with Apple Windows 8.1 start menu leaks online Microsoft frees 4.7 million infected PCs Microsoft to implement 'right to be forgotten' form Japan 'vagina artist' arrest sparks debate Internet cancellation horror story goes viral Doctor Who unfinished footage leaked online Teen sexting prosecution prompts outrage
Jul 17, 2014•58 min
Episode 398 - 10/07/2014
Episode 398 - 10/07/2014
Jul 10, 2014•1 hr 1 min
Episode 396 - 19/06/2014
Episode 396 - 19/06/2014
Jun 19, 2014•1 hr 1 min
Episode 395 - 12/06/2014
Wingin It
Jun 14, 2014•1 hr 1 min
Episode 394 - 05/06/2014
WWDC kinda special
Jun 05, 2014•1 hr 32 min
Episode 392 - 22/05/2014
Heaps of stories and views. Special Guest: Developer Steven Cooper
May 22, 2014•1 hr 15 min
Episode 391 - 15/05/2014
Google Glass Is on Sale for Anyone in the U.S. (Again) Microsoft extends Windows 8.1 Update deadline Telstra's sky-high experiment 5G trials begin in Japan Game of Thrones author George RR Martin: 'Why I still use DOS' Mozilla to test sponsored tabs on Firefox Microsoft to webcast next week's Surface event Jupiter ACE: You Could Own The Brand
May 15, 2014•1 hr 16 min
Episode 390 - 08/05/2014
Firefox 29: Mozilla’s Biggest Browser Upgrade Since 2011? Hackers steal $50k from Australian real estate agent Is antivirus dead? Not just yet... Telstra takes first steps towards Google Glass Bill Gates may own no Microsoft shares in four years Sony tape smashes storage record Behind the NSA's mysterious coded tweet Samsung Giving Away 50 840 Evo SSDs
May 08, 2014•1 hr 2 min
Episode 389 - 01/05/2014
Microsoft zero-day reveals Windows XP exposure Apple cuts MacBook Air price Small telco firm slapped with $20k Do Not Call fine Apple offers to fix rare fault in older iPhones Film download prices 'to be determined by screen size' Skype removes emojis which have 'potential to offend' Why publisher Mills & Boon is romancing the mobile app Google Australia pays $7.1m tax on profit of $46.5m CommBank launches cardless ATMs Dig unearths Atari’s ET ‘worst game ever’
May 01, 2014•1 hr 31 min
Episode 388 - 24/04/2014
Microsoft silently alters user files on OneDrive Nokia to be renamed 'Microsoft Mobile'? Apple ships Mac OS X updates Is Apple's free OS X Beta a sign of big changes? Macworld enters Apple resale market Google takes maps back in time with Street View improvement Australian schools go cashless RSL fundraising campaign allows Australians to pay to listen to a minute of silence on Anzac Day
Apr 24, 2014•1 hr 22 min
Episode 386 - 11/04/2014
The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right Now Microsoft reveals one of Australia's biggest Office 365 rollouts Install latest Windows 8.1 Update to keep getting updates Microsoft halts business downloads of Windows 8.1 Update Aussie firm to roll out Apple iBeacon in 45 shopping centres Microsoft issues last security update for XP. Charge your smartphone in 26 seconds Spider invasion prompts Mazda software fix Half-century milestone for IBM mainframes Xbox password flaw expo...
Apr 11, 2014•1 hr 15 min
Episode 385 - 03/04/2014
Microsoft beefs up customer privacy policy Microsoft reveals Office for iPad How tech firms are celebrating April Fool's Day First images of reversible USB cables emerge Microsoft makes Windows free for some devices Windows XP, Office 2003 deadline looms Microsoft talks Windows 8.1 Update 1 features, April 8 release, teases future Start menu Forget it, Australia: No Amazon Fire TV for you Apple to raise app prices by up to 30 per cent How Gmail Happened: The Inside Story of Its Launch 10 Years A...
Apr 03, 2014•1 hr 15 min
Episode 384 - 27/03/2014
Source code for MS-DOS and Word released XP hackers ready to pull trigger on 8 April Criminals rob Windows XP ATMs via SMS Kogan opens shop in New Zealand Microsoft searches Hotmail without court order Irish funerals 'go live' on the internet Drone almost collides with Westpac Rescue chopper Man behind famous Windows XP wallpaper wishes he'd negotiated a better licensing deal Optus warned over $8.8 million billing error Gamers lament Facebook's Oculus takeover deal The latest gaming craze is 204...
Mar 27, 2014•1 hr 8 min
Episode 383 - 20/03/2014
Office "needs more than a tune-up" says Gates Stockmarket loves Office for iPad Apple retires iPad 2, reintroduces iPad 4 Office 365 gets Personal with $9/month single subscription Is 1 cent per GB the new market rate for cloud storage? Flappy Bird to return, says creator Dong Nguyen Mark Zuckerberg 'confused and frustrated' by US spying Australian charged with hacking US gaming network Google reveals Android for smart watches Hundreds of infected Linux servers in Australia Hackers transform EA ...
Mar 20, 2014•1 hr 21 min
Episode 382 - 13/03/2014
25 years of the World Wide Web Sony revives optical discs with 1TB Archival Disc Microsoft releases free XP migration tool Google to pay US$15 for each customer referral Twenty employees of US chipmaker on Malaysian flight Watchdog to crackdown on 'comparison' sites Pole-dancing robots and hands-free wizardry wow at CeBIT tech fair NSA Used Facebook to Plant Malware on User PCs, Report Says World Wide Web Inventor: I Wasn't Expecting Kittens Microsoft: Office for Mac Will Get a Refresh Soon Melb...
Mar 13, 2014•1 hr 16 min
Episode 381 - 06/03/2014
British IT firm upgrades 30,000 PCs in 30 days Apple quietly pulls support for OS X Snow Leopard #Busted: Ellen's Oscars selfie switcheroo India: Police password lost for eight years as complaints mount Ads 'biggest mobile malware risk' AirPnP rent-out-your-toilet app launched for Mardi Gras Telstra to offer real-time billing, tracking of technicians Hoverboard viral video revealed as stunt Underwater Google 'Street View' to reveal what lies beneath Sydney Harbour
Mar 06, 2014•1 hr 13 min
Episode 380 - 27/02/2014
Office 2013 Service Pack 1 arrives First-ever Aussie to win IBM's global marketing award Intel unveils 64-bit chips for smartphones and tablets Microsoft reveals details on Windows Phone 8.1 Top Gun frame-by-frame tweeter shot down by lawyers 'Stolen' Twitter username 'returned' German paper ripped for 'anti-Semitic' caricature of Facebook's Zuckerberg Facebook quietly ends email address system Samsung Galaxy S5: Everything You Need To Know Mozilla Is Planning A $25 Firefox OS Smartphone Fitbit ...
Feb 27, 2014•1 hr 18 min
Episode 379 - 20/02/2014
Can 80,000 people play this video game together? Screens to replace windows on S-512 supersonic jet Blackberry boss 'outrage' at T-Mobile iPhone offer Google buys sound authentication firm SlickLogin Sesame Street makes new game based on Flappy Bird If You Use Steam, Valve Might Be Tracking Every Website You Visit Here Are The Dates For Google I/O 2014 HTC’s One 2 set for a March release date Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion Turnbull launches broadband tracker website Litecoin mining har...
Feb 20, 2014•1 hr 18 min
Episode 378 - 13/02/2014
Dailymotion serving fake anti-virus Verbatim's Store 'n' Go OTG USB Drive performs a handy trick Apple buys back US$14 billion of shares in two weeks PayPal cracks open real estate market Telstra lifts 1H profit 10% Windows XP isn't the only software getting the knife in 8 weeks Minecraft-makers cancel film inspired by game DARPA Has Commissioned IBM To Create Self-Destructing Chips Great, Hackers Can Use Snapchat To DoS Attack Your Phone Bing Now Converts Bitcoin Prices To Australian Dollars To...
Feb 13, 2014•1 hr 20 min
Episode 377 - 06/02/2014
This Chrome Extension Replaces Tony Abbott Photos With Cats Australia ditching Windows XP faster than rest of world Windows Phone up, Apple down in Aussie smartphone sales share Satya Nadella named CEO Katy Perry is first to reach 50m followers on Twitter Forgotify plays never-listened-to Spotify songs Rare Twitter username 'stolen' The Best Chromecast App Is Back In Action How Many Australians Are On Facebook? Twitter Just Completely Changed Its Layout The Pebble App Store Is Now Live, But Only...
Feb 06, 2014•1 hr 23 min
Episode 376 - 30/01/2014
Microsoft rebrands SkyDrive after legal defeat Strong Surface sales help Microsoft beat forecasts Apple misses Wall Street's iPhone sales forecast, shares hammered Angry Birds website hacked after NSA-GCHQ leaks Apple's iPod: is the end nigh? Prince fans' shock at $22m piracy action Wikipedia's Adding Voice Recordings To Famous People's Biographies
Jan 30, 2014•1 hr 7 min
Episode 375 - 23/01/2014
Microsoft: Unplugging Windows XP PCs won't keep them safe $45,000 worth of iPhones stolen - Modbury Carriers "losing grip" on phone sales Google uses YouTube performance to rate ISPs LogMeIn pulls plug on free remote access; rage ensues Google loses Android patent lawsuit, faces claim for US$125 million in damages HP To US Customers: 'Windows 7 Is Back' Woman Ticketed For Wearing Google Glass While Driving Judged Innocent Aussie Tennis Fan Smashes TV With Tablet, Blames Channel Seven Vodafone Fi...
Jan 23, 2014•1 hr 9 min
Episode 374 - 16/01/2014
Grab 50GB of Free Storage for Life on Box by Downloading the iOS App This IPhone Case Doubles As A Stun Gun And Packs A 650,000-Volt Punch Apple's new Aussie - Brisbane AVG voted best vendor by Computer Troubleshooters Windows 9 reportedly coming next year Microsoft retreats from XP's antivirus kill notice AV vendors buck Microsoft, will deliver Windows XP anti-malware signatures for years Boost Mobile Cuts Data Allowances Kogan Has A Sub-$1000 4K TV Now White Hat Hacking Lands Aussie Schoolboy ...
Jan 16, 2014•1 hr 1 min
Episode 373 - 09/01/2014
Internet Archive puts classic 70s and 80s games online Microsoft trumps Apple in branding, takes top spot More than 1bn Android devices to ship in 2014 Goodbye McAfee: Intel phases out brand name CES 2014: 3D food printers create sweets and chocolatesHappy New Yahoo malware enslaves PCs to Bitcoin mining Razer's Modular Desktop Makes Building A PC Like Playing With Lego 5 Tech Products That Will Be Dead in 5 Years Report: Most Australians Have Crappy Internet Speeds Intel Dual OS: Stuffing Andro...
Jan 09, 2014•1 hr 2 min
Episode 372 - 12/12/2013
Apple's new Mac Pro goes on sale Apple agrees to two-year warranties after ACCC wrist slap Windows Phone 8.1 to get Siri-clone HP, Google recall 145,000 Chromebook 11 chargers Microsoft plans CEO appointment early 2014 Plans for universal laptop charger unveiled Windows RT may go free as Microsoft targets Android Beatles rarities being released to beat copyright laws Twitter Emergency Alerts Land In Australia In The US, Next Generation DSL Pumps 1Gbps Through Copper Phone Lines Google Glass Just...
Dec 19, 2013•1 hr 8 min
Episode 371 - 12/12/2013
Spotify Expands Free Streaming to All Devices Parcel firm DHL completes drone delivery test Click Frenzy sales up 16 percent Samsung unveils 1TB SSD for Ultrabooks and tablets Warning over 4Chan Xbox One prank Xbox gamers suspended in cursing crackdown Spam Act notches up 10 years 200,000 people apply to live on Mars Rumour: The Full Start Menu Might Be Coming Back To Windows 8 Too Report: The NSA Has Undercover World Of Warcraft Agents FBI Can Secretly Turn On Laptop Cameras Without The Indicat...
Dec 12, 2013•1 hr 13 min
Episode 370 - 05/12/2013
Microsoft invests in $8m Melbourne research centre Consumer hard drives as reliable as enterprise hardware Office 365 now free for students Windows updates codenamed "Threshold" coming 2015 Microsoft will beef up encryption fearing NSA surveillance Google kicks CyanogenMod out of Android store Spotify reveals artists earn $0.007 per stream New Malware Can Jump Air Gaps Using Inaudible Sound Foxtel Is About To Start Selling Broadband Amazon Drones Are Truly Revolutionary [For Marketing] Nuclear L...
Dec 05, 2013•1 hr 16 min
Episode 369 - 28/11/2013
Microsoft could drop Windows RT New phishing campaign spreads banking trojan Struggling Acer brings back founder Google launches debit card ALDI Mobile No Longer Has An Unlimited Plan Report: NSA Put Spyware On Over 50,000 Networks Worldwide Xbox One Having Disc Drive Issues Netflix Might Finally Launch In Australia Soon Chrome Finally Gets Hands-Free 'OK Google' Search Google Street View Now Shows You The Inside Of Airports The PlayStation 4 Will Have Barely Any Media Apps In Australia At Launc...
Nov 28, 2013•1 hr 2 min
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