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Apple to pay $20 billion in back tax to Ireland Amazon finally launched in Australia this week ACCC awards $6.5 million contract for broadband speeds monitoring program Sad poop emoji gets flushed after row Facebook, Google left out of Aussie safe harbour copyright changes Aussie internet suffers as subsea cable cut again amazon-australias-secret-weapon-still-on-hold-free-express-shipping nbns-critical-hfc-mistake-revealed-prioritising-activations-over-repairs queensland-police-consider-camera-t...
Mac flaw allows full admin rights without a password As Amazon's Australian launch looms, MSY to overhaul website and add e commerce NBN to pause all HFC rollouts over customer experience issues Microsoft Australia fines Impact Systems and other resellers over unlicensed software Bitcoin crosses $10,000 milestone Officeworks 'first big box retailer' to integrate with Google Assistant This ‘smart’ condom rates your bedroom skills, penis size and even checks for STIs House hunters willing to pay a...
Apple goes to mediation over denying customers fixes for "error 53" Shareholder group wants Gerry Harvey gone Telstra gives broadband customers unlimited data Urgent rescue mission' to save Australia's frogs using smartphone app Tech giants turning Sydney's CBD into 'Silicon Place' FBI refused to ask Apple to unlock Texas shooter's iPhone Trump tweets in China how, and why does it matter? This Twitter bot will colorize your black and white photos in seconds for free elon musk might be a famous t...
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Online reseller MSY Technology fined $750,000 for misrepresenting customer guarantees New malware 'BadRabbit' strain attacks hit Russia, other nations Kaspersky Lab to submit software for third-party review Amaysim launches online devices store, reveals Apple hints at Mac Mini comeback IBM and Australian Open cut ties after two decades Porn-makers challenge Patreon's crowdfunding ban KFC Only Follows 11 People on Twitter, and It's Genius nbn-boss-signals-new-pricing-plans-for-home-broadband-by-c...
Wi-fi security flaw 'puts devices at risk of hacks' MegaBots Inc Still photographs spring to life Snapchat to make original TV-style shows Australia launches revenge porn reporting tool Google introduces advanced Gmail security features for high-risk users Virgin Mobile to discontinue prepaid mobile broadband to focus on postpaid Adobe warns users to patch against new exploit commbank-hoaxes-becoming-more-sophisticated netflix-hiring-a-coordinator-to-go-after-pirates-illegally-downloading-its-or...
Microsoft to bring Edge browser to Apple iOS and Android devices Canalys boss Steve Brazier says Microsoft's Surface range is in big trouble Amazon welcomes teens with new parent-controlled shopping allowance Bug Allowed Google Home Mini Speakers to Record Everything Unsent text message OK as valid will, says Australian court NBN Co to start charging for 'no fault found' callouts AusPost creates Shipster service for online orders Dow Jones: 'Google acquires Apple' news was 'error' iOS code exper...
Microsoft cancels Groove music streaming service Apple's iOS 11 release patches backdoor exploit on wi-fi chips Australians with fibre broadband connections double as DSL sinks First plans from Telstra's budget brand Belong lets users roll over data Microsoft will refocus Bing on PC market Microsoft reveals Office 2019 Twitter to test double tweet length
ACCC warns of fake NBN scammers Apple's 'hidden' job ad found online Australia blocks another 59 popular pirate sites Kit Kat accused of copying Atari game Breakout Two years and 100 million downloads later. Apple emerges unscathed from five-year ATO tax audit GOOGLE has announced lots of helpful new features to make your smartphone even smarter. Here’s everything coming to Android. Sonos customers react angrily to new privacy policy HBO has proved its anti-piracy efforts are no joke, with the c...
Microsoft agrees to change Windows 10 update after Kaspersky antitrust battle Game of Thrones struck by fresh leak Bill Gates reduces Microsoft stake with $4.6bn donation Being Default Search on iPhone Costs Google $3B Teen Sent to Internet Addiction Camp Dies Within 48 Hours Aussie businesses targeted in spate of router attacks Aussie domain registrars sued over alleged fake invoice scam Australian Damien ‘kpii’ Chok earns around $A1 million in e-sport tournament Yet Another Reason Amazon Austr...
Sydney man gets suspended jail sentence for giving 8000 people free Foxtel Microsoft patches first critical Linux on Windows bug The AEC is building an app for enrolment, polling info Cuscal glitch sees Woolies shoppers charged twice Password guru regrets past advice Podcast patent ruled invalid by court Game of Thrones hackers demand ransom Disney announced its intent to pull its movies from Netflix Researchers in the United States have unveiled a prototype of a battery-free mobile phone satell...
Episode 545 - 03/08/2017
New Diesel and Petrol Vehicles To Be Banned From 2040 In UK US jury indicts Bitcoin ‘mastermind’ Alexander Vinnik Fact-checking site Snopes.com takes to crowd-funding as 'ridiculous' ad dispute saps cash Google Maps adds the International Space Station Agencies are still paying Microsoft millions to support old systems Kaspersky offers free anti-virus software Adobe to pull plug on Flash, ending an era Mac users face threat of 'Fruitfly' malware RIP MS Paint: iconic doodling program to be retire...
Older PCs get cut from Windows 10 support Australian government to introduce laws forcing tech companies to decrypt communications Netflix now has 104 million subscribers worldwide Taiwan woman divorces husband who ignored her messages Man trapped in Texas cash machine sends 'help me' notes THE NASA ARCHIVE'S HUNDREDS OF VIDEOS ARE BEING POSTED ON YOUTUBE Misconfigured AWS bucket sees 2m Dow Jones user details exposed Free wi-fi for Adelaide's entire public transport network Apple iPhone 8: ever...
ASIC impersonated in "largest-scale" Australian malware outbreak in past year": MailGuard Tesla to build giant battery in South Australia in 100 days or it's free Gangnam Style is no longer the most-played video on YouTube President Trump sued for blocking people on Twitter Sharing firm loses most of its 300,000 umbrellas NSW government backs $35 million startup hub for Sydney NBN’s copper bill hits $177.1 million
Episode 541 - 06/07/2017
Unpatched systems caught in latest ransomware attack two Aussie companies affected Google will stop scanning Gmail to create targeted ads US woman shoots boyfriend in YouTube stunt Apple releases first public beta of iOS 11 iPhone Anniversary Edition gives analysts pre-party jitters Foxtel seeks to block changing pirate sites Virus halts speed red light fines in Vic Google faces record EU antitrust fine of more than $1.4 billion Nintendo announces mini Super Nintendo console with stellar line-up...
Episode 539 - 22/06/2017
Apple Mac computers targeted by ransomware and spyware Australia's small banks offer Samsung Pay Turnbull govt wants to force companies to break encryption Microsoft includes Windows XP in its June Patch Tuesday releases This new technology can help predict if you're going to die Bidding for vintage Apple sneakers starts at $15,000 Taylor Swift returns to Spotify on the day Katy Perry's album comes out coinbase-digital-currency-exchange-has-outage-as-trading-soars google-targets-travel-market-wi...
Dropbox will open Australian point of presence hosted in Equinix data centre Kogan to sell NBN services from Vodafone Kaspersky takes Microsoft to court in Europe in Windows Defender antitrust complaint Now you can buy Instagram followers from a vending machine Apple will share its secret iPhone screen-repair machines Apple's iOS 11 update ends support for iPhone 5 and 5C Foxtel launches fresh website-blocking injunction for 17 piracy sites Crypto Asset Fund looks to raise $400 million to buy in...
Microsoft Outlook users hit by Office 365 outage ATO settles with HPE over SAN failure that caused several outages ACCC lets Telstra, TPG and other telcos pass high-speed broadband tax to customers Apple continues smartphone war to Google with new video advert campaign across social media IS terror guide encourages luring victims via Gumtree, eBay The curious case of the Disney hacking hoax Gmail enterprise users get earlier phishing detection, malicious link and external reply warnings NBN’s ne...
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WannaCry could spark lawsuits, but Microsoft not to blame Old Windows PCs can stop WannaCry ransomware with new Microsoft patch Windows XP is still the third most popular operating system in the world Next big update for Windows 10 revealed as the Fall Creators Update Tinder fights one-man dating platform It might be time to say goodbye to the MP3 - so let's look back at its life Australia could ban laptops on international flights The-cyber-attack-WORSE-WannaCry google-io-2017-in-challenge-to-s...
Special Guest : Alex Kidman Govt to introduce legislation for broadband tax Apple tops $800bn market cap for first time Chicken nugget tweet breaks Twitter record Microsoft makes emergency security fix Donkey Kong and Pokemon join gaming hall of fame First pirated copy of Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc surfaces on torrent website snap-ceo-scoffs-at-facebook-dismisses-concerns-after-disappointing-debut-earnings bitcoin-rises-to-record-high-in-blockchainrelated-boost bittorrent-inventor-bram-cohen-will-sta...
BBC Worldwide and Skype to launch Doctor Who Bot Facebook hires 3,000 to review content Facebook nears two billion monthly users Hacker steals and shares unreleased TV shows Massive Google Docs phishing attack hits Gmail users Microsoft debuts locked down Windows 10 S 'Can you hear me?' phone scam reaches Australia apple to create 1bn us advanced manufacturing fund nsw police charge three men with 15m tap and go fraud watch out it admins youre a hackers new target csiro on brink of breakthrough ...
JB Hi Fi concedes most reputable company title Microsoft Australia smacks reseller with $1 million fine for software piracy Malware disguised as flashlight app steals passwords from Android users Computer pioneer Harry Huskey dies aged 101 Galaxy S8 battery includes 'no dogs' warning label webroot bricks windows pcs after flagging system files as malware 459511 microsoft splits win10 security software updates 459558 samsung to put galaxy note 7 back on sale within weeks featuring a new battery a...
Amazon retail is officially coming to Australia Bose in court for alleged eavesdropping Fake Australian Securities and Investments Commission emails target business owners with malware Microsoft confirms it's patched most of the NSA's Windows exploits Facebook has big plans for bringing AR into your life and it will be a game changer eBay threatens to block Aussie shoppers PayPal and Google get cozy with new digital wallet partnership Melbourne IT's DNS falls over in 'major outage'
