Raena , Jason and Michael were surprised when Mark popped into the studio to address the Google/Apple imbalance. Mac Malware spreading from OSX to iOS devices is infecting some users that are downloading OSX software from dodgy sites. Unfortunately the malware has well formed security credentials so that the iOS devices believe it is software from the App store. Meanwhile Spain has imposed the Google Tax on news aggregators by charging them to display news items from newspapers. A similar move i...
Nov 08, 2014•47 min
This week, Raena , Josh and Mark looked at an invisibility lens that hides objects in its view. It must also twist reality, as this is the only explanation as to why Mark was sporting a Windows laptop, Raena an Android phone and Josh an iPhone. This altered reality did not stop them from getting super excited about a recent Kickstarter project – A Hoverboard. Yes, they went back to their childhood. iiNet is heading to court to protect the privacy of its customers by refusing to give up customer ...
Oct 25, 2014•49 min
The studio was empty this week as Raena & Michael ventured afar with an outside broadcast to bring to you this special In-Car Edition of Technogaze. POODLE is the latest SSL vulnerability taking advantage of a technology that should have been retired long ago. Many websites are now likely to remove SSL 3.0 support which will result in applause from the tech community – as if a wooden stake was driven through the heart of IE6. Chinese officials will tame the disorderly internet by prohibiting...
Oct 17, 2014•37 min
This week, Raena and Michael looked at two new phones – targeted at two very different consumers. The $35 Firefox OS based phone destined for India and the super secure Blackphone with bundled encryption and security software. China has blocked access to privacy conscious search engine DuckDuckGo , extending the restrictions on Internet access in the country. The NSA’s wide reaching powers to collect data can be traced back to the Reagan era and Google falls foul, yet again, to EU laws on the ri...
Oct 11, 2014•48 min
Mark and Michael were in the studio this week and started the show looking at Apple. There is a #shellshock patch for OS X that was released this week. Researchers looking at the randomised WiFi MAC addressing on iOS8 discovered that it only worked under very limited circumstances. Meanwhile the EU has found that Ireland’s and Apples tax arrangements are not legal. This week saw the announcement of Windows 10, the replacement for Windows 8. More of a morph between Win7 & Win8 this is likely ...
Oct 04, 2014•51 min
It may have been Grand Final day, but Mark and Michael resisted the urge to kick a footy round the studio and opted to look at how a future Space Elevator may change the way we go into space into the future. The Victorian Government in conjunction with Facebook have launched a campaign to combat cyber bullying with targeted videos and messages to young people and their parents – to help equip them with tools and confidence to react to it. Yahoo as an early investor in Alibaba has made a lot of m...
Sep 27, 2014•51 min
In this special extended episode, Adam Richard joins Mark , Raena and Donna to discuss the latest in tech, including Apple’s announcement of the iPhone 6, Apple Watch, and Apple Pay. We discussed Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s announcement to turn off Community TV here in Australia by discontinuing the allocation of spectrum currently allocated to Channel 31 , and other channels across the country. We also discussed how well entrenched platforms, along with DRM, can very easily enabl...
Sep 13, 2014•1 hr 17 min
This week the studio was packed like sardines with Mark , Raena , Donna & Michael looking at Freeview’s new catchup TV service that allows you to watch shows previously broadcast across all free to air channels. Paul Mignone from the University of Melbourne was in the studio talking about the upcoming 3D printing showcase. He brought along a 3D printed head of Ned Kelly, made from his death mask, as well as a printed model of a patients bronchial tree that surgeons used to practice an upcomi...
Sep 05, 2014•51 min
In this episode, Raena , Mark , Michael , and Ty discussed all the latest in tech, including the latest figures released on the Amazon Fire phone (and it doesn’t look good). Intel revealed the details of what is believed to be the world’s smallest 3G modem, which comes in at no more than 300mm squared. Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 has been released, the third iteration that the software company hopes to bring it into the more contemporary devices and platform world. The editor of Aussie gaming site...
Aug 30, 2014•50 min
The vexing question of the week was looked at by Michael , Mark and Ty as rumours bombarded the Internet that it was indeed full! Outages caused by routers reaching some preset limits at a number of ISPs has been identified as the root cause. The challenge is how to upgrade the equipment software without causing too much downtime. Fresh from their indignation of Angela’s Merkals phone being spied upon by the US, it appears that the German intelligence service (BND – Bundesnachrichtendienst ) hav...
Aug 23, 2014•51 min
In this episode, Michael , Mark , Jason and Raena discuss the latest in tech including Russia’s moves to further track citizens’ Internet usage. Australia’s biggest telco, Telstra, has bought into it’s way into media content delivery, with its recent $270m acquisition of video platform Ooyala. Australian tech retailer JB Hifi blames Apple’s lacklustre performance with the iPad for its own poor sales results. We also discussed recent revelations that the city of Berlin has banned Uber from operat...
Aug 16, 2014•49 min
Mark , Raena , Jason & Michael kicked off this weeks show looking at rumours surrounding the 09-Sep launch of the iPhone 6. Larger, faster & better is the general consensus with screen size likely to grow to 4.7″ and 5.5″, increased resolution to maintain retina display and the faster and more power efficient A8 processor. The jury is still out as to whether it will have a sapphire screen or not. The whole Technogaze crew were fighting for the microphone when we looked at the Governments...
Aug 09, 2014•50 min
On Technogaze this week Mark , Raena , Dave and Michael looked at China accusing Apple of threatening its National Security with the location tracking capabilities of iOS devices. Meanwhile the US has been trying to get access to emails stored on mail servers located in Dublin that contain information on the criminal activities of a US citizen. The FBI have looked at the future of self driving cars. Noting how this could help them in their surveillance activities but realising that self-driving ...
Jul 19, 2014•50 min
In today’s episode Raena , Mark and Michael discussed the latest in tech including 3D printing blood vessels, and military equipment. A New Zealand ISP has commenced offering a cloaking service – where customers can avoid geo-blocks on popular U.S. services like Hulu and Netflix. Russia’s been at it again, this time with laws passing their lower house of Parliament that require all data for Russian citizens to be stored on Russian soil. Local Australian authorities have been accessing mobile pho...
Jul 12, 2014•47 min
Raena , Mark & Michael looked an an amazing achievement in Germany, where for two brief periods, half of its electricity requirements were derived from solar power. Meanwhile chip maker Adesto is hoping to be at the forefront of the Internet of Things with its new non-volatile memory chips that use up to 100 times less power than flash memory. With such low power requirements these chips could power themselves by harnessing the energy from simple movement. Depending on your perspective, Free...
Jul 05, 2014•51 min
In this episode, Mark , Raena , and Josh were joined by special guest Luke Miller . Luke’s game “My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant” has been green-lit on Valve’s social gaming platform Steam. This occurred after what could be described as an arduous year-long journey, where gamers’ comments, both good and bad, shone a light on the issues gay content presents in the gaming world. With Luke’s insight, we talked more broadly on Internet commenting, with extreme examples like this one . Google IO hap...
Jun 28, 2014•49 min
In this episode, Michael, Mark, and Raena talked about recent revelations that the use of Facebook is now illegal in Iran. We talked about the possibility of finally having mobile coverage in the Melbourne City Loop, and the use of drones to spy on sports tactics in the World Cup. In Aussie politics, we discussed the zombie policy of going after Australian copyright infringers, being brought back to life by the Attorney General George Brandis. And big media is crying foul, pushing back on the pr...
Jun 21, 2014•49 min
In this episode Mark , Raena , Johnny and Michael looked at the death of the Nokia brand as Microsoft fulfils its acquisition obligations and progressively drops the name Nokia from mobile devices. In more mobile news, we learnt that Apple is decreasing the likelihood of your device being tracked, with some interesting changes in iOS8 and how the software discovers wireless access points. Mozilla believes its $25 Firefox smartphones will be popular in Indonesia and India and Google Now tells you...
Jun 14, 2014•50 min
Today Raena , Mark , and Michael discussed the latest in tech news, including the AFP collaborating with overseas agencies in breaking botnet rings, the Tasmanian Police are moving to mobile devices to enable paperless police cars, and Google has commenced fulfilling their obligations under EU law to enable citizens the “right to be forgotten”. Apple’s WWDC kicked off last week, and the seasonal fruit picking commenced with all the new goodies announced for the keynote. Not least of which: tools...
Jun 07, 2014•52 min
This week we had a very special Radiothon 2014 episode with Mark , Raena , Jason and Michael . We chatted with our support admin volunteer Moshin about ‘That’s so JOY’ and what it means to him. On the tech side we looked at Google’s latest Koala car – well their prototype driverless cars (or is that driverless horseless carriages?) that is basically a box with two seats – no pedals, mirrors or steering wheel. Google Chromecast finaly arrives in Australia and you can smarten up your TV to see vid...
May 31, 2014•50 min
