Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 663 23/1/2020
Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia
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Apple iTunes lives on for Windows PC users Apple branded 'criminal' for selling stand that costs as much as an iPhone Officeworks launches mobile phone service Telstra to switch payphones to flat call rate Apple's biggest reveals at WWDC 2019 Xbox beauty products waft into supermarkets
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Episode 632 - 16/05/2019
Facebook restricts Live feature citing New Zealand shooting weird dual-screen laptop WhatsApp whacked by government-grade spyware Counterfeit hard drive gang smashed by Chinese police Critical wormhole brings patches for Windows XP and Server 2003 Google to show ads on homepage of mobile site app
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Google's drone delivery service takes off in Canberra Labor’s NBN policy calls for re-wiring of 750 000 homes Microsoft pauses Windows 10 upgrades advises admins to prepare for May release Melbourne rejects flagship Apple Store Illegally downloaded 'Game of Thrones' episodes expose you to viruses that hijack your computer McDonalds tells customers to show ID as card fraud bites… again First Australia - Hong Kong data cable to be built PlayStation users can now change their PSN names Microsoft re...
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Mar 22, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Episode 623 - 07/03/2019
Microsoft to start selling Windows 7 add-on support from April Officeworks buys Sydney-based PC repairs and tech support provider Geeks2U Microsoft disbands Band wearable business Melbourne Council opposes Apple Store in Federation Square Update Google Chrome Right Now Don't buy a foldable smartphone in 2019 Google gives Android developers new tools to make money from users who won’t pay Fitbit’s new $160 Versa Lite Smartwatch The Galaxy S10 and LG G8 are the latest phones to get T-Mobile’s spam...
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Episode 620 - 14/02/2019
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Episode 619 - 07/02/2019
GUEST: IAN DAVIDSON from gofar.co MYOB ponders selling software at the petrol pump Disability-themed emojis approved for use Gmail is now blocking 100 million extra spam messages every day with AI New $199 Bose Frames are Audio Sunglasses Many popular iPhone apps secretly record your screen without asking Optus has been fined $10 million for misleading customers
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Episode 618 - 31/01/2019
Apple to fix FaceTime privacy bug Apple Australia rakes in $9 billion Fortnite Australia Open 2019: Summer Smash - Final placements and results Microsoft hit by global cloud login problems iPhones aren't too expensive says Apple CEO Tim Cook Facebook is giving Teens $20 for thier data Project Alias- Gives Users Privacy from the “Always Listening” Smart Speakers Prince Charles' charity to stop taking Huawei donations
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Quora,says,hackers,stole,up,to,100,million,users’,data Bluetooth,Chip,Flaws,Expose,Enterprises,to,Remote,Attacks everything-wrong-usb-c-cables-explained-which-cable-2018-11 Microsoft,is,reportedly,ditching,Edge,on,Windows,10,for,a,Chrome-based,browser. Huawei’s,global,CFO,arrested,for,allegedly,violating,US,sanctions,on,Iran. China’s,bold,mission,to,land,a,probe,on,the,dark,side,of,the,Moon TPG's,$20,"prepayment",for,extras,lands,it,in,hot,water Nine,Entertainment,turns,to,cloud,to,stabilise,its...
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