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Light hearted look at the latest technology news from Australia and beyond. We discuss the tech issues of today that matter to the average Aussie consumer.
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Episodes

Episode 529 - 13/04/2017

MYOB customers targeted by malware with fake invoices Microsoft moves quickly to patch 'fully exploiting' zero-day Word bug Tombstones Set to Become Interactive TPG takes on Telstra, Optus, Vodafone as Australia's fourth mobile network operator with $1.26b spectrum acquisition Toshiba's future in doubt as it reveals nearly $7 billion loss Apple takes Swatch to court over 'Tick Different' ads Is the NBN heading towards a mobile iceberg? Google pulls out of massive Sydney Harbour redevelopment pro...

Apr 13, 20171 hr 4 min

Episode 528 - 06/04/2017

ACCC takes Apple to court over alleged misleading consumer guarantee representations Android overtakes Windows in OS market share for the first time Microsoft reveals price and release date for Surface Studio Diego Maradona sues over a video game NBN toi double broadband speeds for regional Australia iPhone users fooled by fake ransomware Google is helping to build another Asia-Pacific submarine cable Not a single entry for Google's Android bug bounty Virgin Australia to begin inflight wi-fi tri...

Apr 06, 201758 min

Episode 527 - 23/03/2017

Microsoft calls time on Windows Vista support No updates for Windows 7/8.1 on new hardware US man loses appeal over encrypted drives Man dies charging iPhone while in the bath Google Maps launches location sharing service that lets you share your location and trip progress Apple denies security threat S8’s Cool feature the iPhone can’t match Trump shuts down teen’s kitten website Why Australia Post ransomwared its own staff but stopped after the pilot. Lastpass patches creds-stealing bugs in bro...

Mar 23, 20171 hr

Episode 526 - 16/03/2017

US charges 4 Russian-connected Yahoo hackers over 2014 data breach Woman's headphones explode on flight to Melbourne Elon Musk offers to fix SA power network in 100 days Private details of Aussie teenage girls exposed in hack of social media app Wishbone Vibrator maker to pay out $4 million for tracking users’ sexual activity Google updates CAPTCHA to kill annoying security check box iPhone owners warned to back up data before iOS 10.3 ATM use hits 15-year low as tap-and-go payments surge

Mar 16, 20171 hr 12 min

Episode 525 - 09/03/2017

WikiLeaks says it has CIA's secret trove of hacking tools Google kills off Pixel first-party notebooks AWS outage was caused by typo in a staffer's command input during S3 maintenance Premier League gets Kodi piracy court order Lithium-ion battery inventor touts new battery breakthrough

Mar 09, 20171 hr 22 min

Episode 524 - 02/03/2017

Amazon Web Services outage downs major websites NBN to deliver FTTC to 700,000 homes and businesses starting this year SpaceX to fly two tourists around Moon in 2018 Yahoo CEO says on Tumblr she wants her staff to share her bonus after data breaches Network chief says often your computer problems are the fault of the retailers, not them Netflix develop a new video compression technique, reducing the amount of data used watching Domino's moves online ordering from AWS to Azure

Mar 02, 201756 min

Episode 523 - 23/02/2017

Apple's new US$5 billion headquarters opening in April MSY Technology's website will get dragged into 21st century with Magento e-commerce Microsoft and Google agree to bury pirated content in search results Beware Google Chrome scam that could inject malware into your computer 'Can you hear me?' scam has police urging people to hang up immediately YouTube ditches unskippable 30-second ads Qualcomm chip promises mobile data that’s faster than fixed line fibre Internet-connected doorbells and cam...

Feb 23, 20171 hr 2 min

Episode 522 - 16/02/2017

Android security boss challenges ecosystem's bad rap One in four Aussies admit to getting into arguments over Netflix cheating Dubai aims to launch hover-taxi by July The reason we have to wait for The Lego Batman movie How much can you really save by going solar? Facebook Videos to Auto-Play With Sound Turned On (Ugh) Wordpress blogs defaced in hack attacks Hater - The dating app that matchmakes by hates, not likes Is Nokia bringing back the 3310 and who would want a retro phone? Macquarie, ING...

Feb 16, 20171 hr 1 min

Episode 521 - 09/02/2017

Apple to start manufacturing iPhone in India Outage strikes the Australian Taxation Office again Telstra named the most complained-about telco Smart TV vendor penalised for massive privacy violation Mass attack worldwide on internet-exposed printers Facebook Live stream of Danny Green vs Anthony Mundine fight to be pursued by Foxtel Apple's 10th anniversary 'iPhone X' could cost more than $USD1 000 - report Fire breaks out at Samsung factory responsible for Note 7 battery production

Feb 09, 20171 hr 3 min

Episode 520 - 02/02/2017

Telstra restores calls but SMS still down It’s official: Google is sexier than Apple Vaya offers 70GB data for $65 a month Lego's launched a,"safe",social,network,for,under-13s,on,a,new,app,,called,Lego,Life. 'Father,of,Pac-Man',Masaya,Nakamura,dies Not,guilty,plea,in,landmark,Kodi,box,trial Trump's inauguration breaks live streaming records Australia’s longest running television show about video games has been cancelled Telstra mobile gadget to deliver downloads 10 times faster than the Nationa...

Feb 02, 20171 hr 11 min

Episode 518 - 19/01/2017

NBN puts up $150,000 in grants for organisations using the network Australia ranks 50th in the world for average internet speeds at 9.6Mbps ATO takes online services down for the third consecutive weekend Pokemon GO made $1.2 billion in 2016 Newly-discovered Mac malware runs ancient code Zuckerberg files lawsuit against native Hawaiians to force land sales

Jan 20, 20171 hr 17 min

Episode 517 - 12/01/2017

Apple's $5 billion 'spaceship' campus is covered in mud Why Are Coins Hidden Inside Some Of Apple’s MacBooks? Kogan launches $570 Atlas Ultraslim Windows laptop to challenge MacBook Air Apple's iPhone celebrates its 10th anniversary Norway's controversial radio switch-off Microsoft to appease privacy critics with Win10 update

Jan 13, 20171 hr 15 min

Episode 514 - 15/12/2016

Ovo Mobile offers $9.95 plans designed for kids on Optus 4G network Apple starts selling AirPod headphones after two-month delay ATO website outage blamed on HPE 3PAR storage problem Apple now lets customers schedule servicing directly with Australian resellers Google will be 100% renewable powered by next year ATO reveals 2014-15 tax bills for Apple, Microsoft, Google, Telstra, IBM and more 'One billion' affected by Yahoo hack The Pirate Bay must be blocked in Australia, court rules Man spends ...

Dec 15, 20161 hr 1 min

Episode 513 - 08/12/2016

Fitbit confirms Pebble takeover deal YouTube's $1bn royalties are not enough, says music industry Apple Music attracts 20 million subscribers in 18 months Galaxy S8 will likely ditch headphone jack You can now use Spotify to control your Sonos speakers Report: Apple in talks with studios to offer current cinema releases in-home

Dec 09, 20161 hr 14 min

Episode 512 - 01/12/2016

ACCC takes reseller MSY Technology to court over misrepresentation of consumer rights Amazon Web Services' will migrate 100PB with a truck Telstra says goodbye to 2G Google to set up Sydney threat detection team Australian banks told to build APIs to share data by 2018 Facebook tries to keep us using Messenger by introducing new games, including arcade classics Cards Against Humanity’s Black Friday pointless crowdfunding sees people put $100,000 down hole iPhone update leaves users furious due t...

Dec 01, 20161 hr 11 min

Episode 511 - 24/11/2106

Apple brings back online sales event for 'Black Friday' after a year of absence Apple to swap 'faulty' iPhone 6S batteries Google stops booking Australian profits in Singapore The rise in selfie deaths and how to stop them Apple Abandons Development of Wireless Routers Jony Ive Said to Be 'As Connected to Product Design as Ever' Following Speculation About His Role iPhone 8 to Feature All-Glass Casing in Order to Support Wireless Charging

Nov 24, 201654 min

Episode 509 - 10/11/2016

Guest: Steven Cooper @developersteve Facebook takes on LinkedIn with job postings Adobe slaps on GST for Aussie customers Foxtel becomes an NBN reseller More bad news as Samsung recalls 2.8m washing machines in US The ISP that Telstra's David Thodey was worried about is here Apple Pay expands in Australia to 31 small banks

Nov 10, 201658 min

Episode 508 - 03/11/2016

Microsoft reseller pays $250,000 over copyright infringement Leaked medical data exposes 1.3 million records Apple lifts the lid on three new MacBook Pros Torrent website has devised a plan to outsmart Google and the rights holders trying to shut it down

Nov 03, 20161 hr 17 min

Episode 507 - 27/10/2016

Anti-malware product scam 'Hicurdismos' targeting Windows users Apple delays AirPod rollout because it needs more time before the product is ready Apple revenue declines for first time since 2001 Australia #censusfail: Derision greets simple fix failure Microsoft launches Surface Studio at Windows 10 event Woman 'sexually assaulted' in virtual reality by cyber-groper Is Facebook going to start freeing the nipple? The reviews are in: Google's Pixel phone takes on the iPhone 7 More than 1 million ...

Oct 27, 20161 hr 15 min

Episode 506 - 20/10/2016

Satya Nadella coming to Australia Microsoft employees now happier than Apple's Samsung puts booths in Aussie airports to swap exploding Note 7s Vic Privacy Commissioner warns against profiling job candidates online Apple patents its new big design: an oversized pot plant that has no hidden technology It’s Goodbye QWERTY, Hello Emojis as Apple Rethinks the Keyboard Apple to Introduce New Macs at October 27 Event Tim Cook Was Named to Hillary Clinton's List of Vice Presidential Candidates Apple Ab...

Oct 20, 20161 hr 15 min

Episode 505 - 13/10/2016

Samsung sends fireproof packaging and gloves to Note7 owners Microsoft gives HoloLens Australian launch date Gamer's funeral live-streamed on Twitch TV Microsoft to live-stream Oct. 9NOW LAUNCHES ON GOOGLE CHROMECAST BoM unveils first-ever weather app Apple responds to photo sharing claims

Oct 13, 20161 hr 7 min

Episode 504 - 06/10/2016

Apple pushing out OS Sierra update automatically Microsoft Band removed from sale Vodafone to scrap 2G next year Google to launch Cloud Platform in Australia Listening to the music of Turing's computer Smoking Samsung phone prompts US plane evacuation Waves of relief after launch of NBN Co's Sky Muster II satellite FOXTEL PLAY LAUNCHING HD IN EARLY 2017 Oombrella: the smart umbrella that knows more than you do Aussie networks shoot themselves in the foot (again) with the death of Presto Netflix ...

Oct 07, 20161 hr 19 min

Episode 503 - 22/09/2016

Apple sells out initial batch of iPhone 7 Plus Apple ships final version of macOS Sierra Almost 95 per cent of Aussie households have completed Census with two days to go Netflix exec says it’s ‘absolutely inaccurate’ that Aussie Netflix customers get ‘screwed’ Malware-infected USB sticks posted to Australian homes

Sep 22, 20161 hr 15 min

Episode 502 - 15/09/2016

JB Hi-Fi acquires The Good Guys for $870m iOS 10 is coming. What are the best new features? Apple's iOS 10 update bricks devices Chrome to start shaming HTTP sites Shane Warne emojis: Spin king to have his own line, WarnieMojis

Sep 15, 20161 hr 23 min

Episode 501 - 08/09/2016

Apple unveils iPhone 7 Apple turns down an actual genius for Genius Bar job Samsung Australia recalls 50,000 Galaxy Note7 smartphones Sony reveals PS4 Pro with 4K graphics

Sep 09, 20161 hr 24 min

Episode 500 - 01/09/2016

Apple announces date for next big product unveiling Sept 7 Apple quietly kills off 'Store' Harvey Norman, Apple among most complained-about businesses NSW Apple forced to pay $20 billion in unpaid taxes Five dollar banknote rollout starts today Windows 10 Anniversary Update blocks webcams

Sep 01, 20161 hr 13 min

Episode 498 - 11/08/2016

there was no cyber-attack on Census, data was untouched Microsoft backflips on Australian Office 365 migrations Telstra prepares for 5G network Seagate announces 60TB 3.5in solid-state drive Microsoft slashes Windows 10 rollback period Quadrooter flaws menace 900 million Android devices Apple Said to Plan First Pro Laptop Overhaul in Four Years

Aug 13, 20161 hr 22 min
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