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Episode 418 - 18/12/2014
December 18, 2014 09:02 - 1 hour - 526 MB VideoNSW residents warned of free computer scam Lenovo follows HP, Toshiba in recalling same power cord Telstra penalised $102,000 for iPhone 6 ad How to boot to command prompt in Windows 8 Microsoft to accept Bitcoin payments Windows 10 "the next chapter" to be unveiled in January 21 Facebook thinking about 'dislike' function - Zuckerberg Jeans made that will prevent 'digital pickpocketing' Apple defeats $1bn court case alleging anti-competition Skype users to get real-t...
Episode 417 - 11/12/2014
December 11, 2014 11:51 - 1 hour - 387 MB VideoHacker Group Takes Down Xbox Live, PSN HEY HEY WE’RE ONLINE! Microsoft exec: Windows 10 coming in northern autumn Will Windows 10 be a free update? Office 365 to be hosted in Australia RIP Microsoft Clip Art Victoria to release real-time bus data Pirate Bay goes offline after Stockholm police raid Video-game pioneer Ralph Baer dies age 92 Netflix to offer 4K content in Australia
Episode 416 - 04/12/2014
December 04, 2014 12:00 - 59 minutes - 351 MB VideoSurface dominates 2-in-1 shipments in Australia Apple Australia loses fight to have 'App Store' trademarked Aussie telcos struggling with IPv6 adoption Perth to Singapore SEA-ME-WE-3 cable severed again Eyeteq TV box helps colour-blind viewers Selfie-stick sellers face fines in South Korea Gangnam Style music video 'broke' YouTube view limit Shareholders approve Microsoft CEO’s $84 million pay package Hollywood heavyweights fear Sony hack and leaks
Episode 415 - 27/11/2014
November 27, 2014 11:58 - 1 hour - 434 MB VideoIntel promises 10TB SSDs within two years Recharge your phone in 30 seconds? No more 'free' apps in the Apple App Store Coles resells Windows 8.1 tablet for just $89 Kogan launches $329 Windows laptop Australian Govt rolls out cybercrime reporting site Qld Transport to replace core registration system Vinyl record sales hit 18-year high Steve Jobs biopic moves to Universal Pictures Google launches ad-free net experiment
Episode 414 - 20/11/2014
November 20, 2014 12:06 - 53 minutes - 841 MB VideoMicrosoft releases out-of-band Kerberos patch Netflix in Australia: will telcos play along? Samsung to cut one-third of smartphone models Five-year-old passes Microsoft Certified Professional exam Telstra offers free trial for first 1000 wi-fi hotspots Google, Telstra trial balloon internet in Queensland Google rents world's biggest digital billboard in Times Square
Episode 413 - 13/11/2014
November 13, 2014 11:51 - 1 hour - 367 MB Videounsecured webcams Apple lets local resellers mass-configure devices The internet of things will now make your coffee Beer in the cloud? Coopers ramps up online DIY BlackBerry Passport puts company back on road to survival A Solar-Powered Glow-in-the-dark Bike Path YouTube's Music Key NBN Co reveals new broadband mix Woman busted for importing meth in printer cartridges Largest Microsoft 'patch Wednesday' coming this week No NBN rollout planned for Parramatta sees i...
Episode 412 - 06/11/2014
November 06, 2014 06:30 - 1 hour - 412 MB VideoAustralia's answer to Facebook Aust Post sets up warehouse in US New malware targets Apple devices Tech firms get new tax breaks in Ireland Apple eyes bond offer to raise even more cash, report says Taylor Swift pulls music from Spotify, to celebrate birthday in Australia Specs leak of Apple's alleged Surface killer Original Apple to go under the hammer Telstra to pay $18k to judge following privacy breach
Episode 411 - 30/10/2014
October 30, 2014 12:11 - 1 hour - 441 MB VideoLenovo launches tablet with built-in projector Microsoft gives unlimited storage to Office 365 users Microsoft Surface revenue hits $1 billion in a quarter Two-factor authentication coming in Windows 10 Google secures logins with USB Security Key Microsoft unveils $199 wearable fitness device Google's Alan Eustace beats Baumgartner's skydiving record McDonald’s Australia to roll out iOS, Android ordering app Microsoft slates Office 16 for second half of 2015
Episode 410 - 23/10/2014
October 23, 2014 12:33 - 1 hour - 392 MB VideoA Good ol Reminisce ‘POODLE’ vulnerability affects web browsers using old SSL encryption Google launches email do-over Microsoft Azure Australia coming next week Microsoft Azure Australia coming next week
Episode 409 - 16/10/2014
October 16, 2014 23:35 - 1 hour - 474 MB VideoApple, Facebook pay women to freeze eggs Vodafone gives away free international calls Apple overtakes Asus in top five best-selling PC brands iPad Air 2 expected at Apple event this week Microsoft CEO apologises over women pay gaffe Women execs are prominent in Microsoft overhaul Google's public DNS goes offline Ireland set to close 'Double Irish' tax loophole Bono apologises for U2's iTunes album release Devices being remotely wiped in police custody
Episode 407 - 02/10/2014
October 02, 2014 11:38 - 1 hour - 432 MB VideoSwitching on first Wi-Fi hotspots in iconic locations this November Join us as we build Windows 10 Acer launches new convertible notebook Bash bug could be 'worse than Heartbleed' Apple iOS 8 reset bug deletes iCloud Drive files
Episode 406 - 25/09/2014
September 25, 2014 09:10 - 1 hour - 393 MB VideoWindows 7 products End of License date Steve Ballmer's legacy: the Blue Screen of Death 'Bendgate' strikes iPhone 6 Plus Apple pulls iOS 8 update after complaints 'Bendgate' strikes iPhone 6 Plus $199 Windows 8.1 tablet to go on sale in Target OneDrive lures iPhone 6 users with 30GB offer Apple's iPhone 6 sales "shatter" past records Windows 9 Technical Preview launch date confirmed Apple releases U2 album removal tool BBC takes strong line on Australian online pirates
Episode 404 - 04/09/2014
September 04, 2014 11:47 - 39 minutes - 232 MB VideoSamsung unveils Galaxy Note 4 Apple sets big date for 9 September Time for iPhone 6? What to expect from Apple's big event next week Unofficial Windows XP service pack released Hockey calls on Tax Office to target ‘Australia Apple washes hands of celebrity iCloud hack Free pies at the MCG to tempt fans over to iBeacon Turns out the Queen is not a fan of the royal selfie Fuji Xerox printer 'comes to your desk' with documents
Episode 403 - 28/08/2014
August 28, 2014 11:47 - 1 hour - 422 MB VideoDOCTOR WHO COMES TO MINECRAFT ON XBOX Dropbox slashes prices to match Google Drive Telstra, JB Hi-Fi, Dick Smith to sell Jabra Sport Pulse "smart" earbuds Seagate ships world's first 8TB HDD Apple to replace faulty iPhone 5 batteries Microsoft to announce Windows 9 in September? Time for the iWatch TWO YEARS OF IWATCH RUMOURS
Episode 400 - 24/07/2014
July 24, 2014 11:47 - 1 hour - 365 MB VideoGoogle 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
Episode 399 - 17/07/2014
July 17, 2014 09:08 - 58 minutes - 341 MB VideoIBM'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
Episode 392 - 22/05/2014
May 22, 2014 08:25 - 1 hour - 439 MB VideoHeaps of stories and views. Special Guest: Developer Steven Cooper
Episode 391 - 15/05/2014
May 15, 2014 12:25 - 1 hour - 447 MB VideoGoogle 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
Episode 390 - 08/05/2014
May 08, 2014 11:52 - 1 hour - 365 MB VideoFirefox 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
Episode 389 - 01/05/2014
May 01, 2014 08:39 - 1 hour - 535 MB VideoMicrosoft 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’
Episode 388 - 24/04/2014
April 24, 2014 12:40 - 1 hour - 482 MB VideoMicrosoft 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
Episode 386 - 11/04/2014
April 11, 2014 01:05 - 1 hour - 437 MB VideoThe 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 passwo...
Episode 385 - 03/04/2014
April 03, 2014 11:47 - 1 hour - 440 MB VideoMicrosoft 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 S...
Episode 384 - 27/03/2014
March 27, 2014 11:23 - 1 hour - 400 MB VideoSource 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 ...
Episode 383 - 20/03/2014
March 20, 2014 11:37 - 1 hour - 476 MB VideoOffice "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 Au...
Episode 382 - 13/03/2014
March 13, 2014 11:51 - 1 hour - 447 MB Video25 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 Refre...
Episode 381 - 06/03/2014
March 06, 2014 08:40 - 1 hour - 431 MB VideoBritish 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
Episode 380 - 27/02/2014
February 27, 2014 12:11 - 1 hour - 458 MB VideoOffice 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 ...
Episode 379 - 20/02/2014
February 20, 2014 09:04 - 1 hour - 457 MB VideoCan 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 tracke...
Episode 378 - 13/02/2014
February 13, 2014 09:01 - 1 hour - 469 MB VideoDailymotion 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 Pr...
Episode 377 - 06/02/2014
February 06, 2014 07:51 - 1 hour - 487 MB VideoThis 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 A...
Episode 376 - 30/01/2014
January 30, 2014 08:32 - 1 hour - 396 MB VideoMicrosoft 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
Episode 375 - 23/01/2014
January 23, 2014 12:31 - 1 hour - 407 MB VideoMicrosoft: 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, Blam...
Episode 374 - 16/01/2014
January 16, 2014 12:25 - 1 hour - 358 MB VideoGrab 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 Aussi...
Episode 373 - 09/01/2014
January 09, 2014 11:55 - 1 hour - 363 MB VideoInternet 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 ...
Episode 372 - 12/12/2013
December 19, 2013 11:35 - 1 hour - 397 MB VideoApple'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 ...
Episode 371 - 12/12/2013
December 12, 2013 08:35 - 1 hour - 429 MB VideoSpotify 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 Lapt...
Episode 370 - 05/12/2013
December 05, 2013 11:31 - 1 hour - 447 MB VideoMicrosoft 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 Revolution...
Episode 369 - 28/11/2013
November 28, 2013 11:47 - 1 hour - 361 MB VideoMicrosoft 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 Austr...
Episode 368 - 21/11/2013
November 21, 2013 12:06 - 1 hour - 394 MB VideoIt’s the final countdown to the switch off of all analog TV signals across Australia Avoid SSDs for important files: Data specialist Kogan in legal wrangle with Click Frenzy Sony sells 1 million PS4 units in first 24 hours AFP confirms website was hacked 'Selfie' named by Oxford Dictionaries as word of 2013 ABC announces pop-up Doctor Who radio channel Australia Will Oppose Parts Of The Trans-Pacific Partnership The Biggest Digital Comics Platform Finally Offers eGift Cards | Gizmodo ...
Episode 367 - 14/11/2013
November 14, 2013 12:11 - 1 hour - 420 MB VideoMicrosoft Australia telework initiative goes global BlackBerry shock: Aussie sales triple Elop will bring Office to Apple, Google if named Microsoft CEO HTC One to get Android KitKat upgrade Snapchat rejected $3bn bid from Facebook New 'invisibility cloak' type designed Optus serves up throttle-free unlimited broadband Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 Your Face And Name Will Appear In Google Ads Starting Today Xbox One Isn't About To Revolutioni...
Episode 366 - 07/11/2013
November 07, 2013 11:44 - 1 hour - 396 MB VideoStudy Shows Playing Video Games Really Can Make Your Brain Bigger Lady Gaga to Sing in Space — Seriously Blockbuster to Close Its Last Remaining Stores in the U.S 250 Hard Drives Used To Make One Epic F1 Car Aussie sales of Windows Phone double as Android sinks Apple reveals Aus government requests for user data Microsoft arrives at top 5 CEO shortlist Apple's new OS X buggy with Western Digital drives Helium-filled HDDs: a data-centre game changer? Katy Perr...
Episode 365 - 31/10/2013
October 31, 2013 12:14 - 1 hour - 288 MB VideoTelstra hits milestone for 'Internet of Things' Apple admits to iPhone 5s bad batch William Lowe: the man behind the IBM PC Dell users: Latitude 6430u laptops 'smell of cat urine' Steve Jobs house named a 'historic resource' Google+ popularity jumps with 540M monthly users Record bitcoin payment of $1 million spent on new mining hardware Record bitcoin payment of $1 million spent on new mining hardware Wiped Off The Fibre Map: Thousands Of Homes Deleted From NBN Rollo...
Episode 364 - 24/10/2013
October 24, 2013 12:54 - 1 hour - 283 MB VideoMicrosoft fixes glitch that bricked Surface tablets Telstra launches budget ISP Apple Mac Pro: full spec, Australian price revealed Mobile drives Google shares past $1,000 barrier New top-level web domains announced by Icann Google Chrome adds parental controls to browser Facebook makes U-turn over decapitation video clip Flash Player now sandboxed under Safari on Mac OS X
Episode 363 - 17/10/2013
October 17, 2013 22:35 - 1 hour - 538 MB VideoXP Chrome Support 2015 Apple Event 22 October Win 8.1 Start Button Return Android Twitter App LinkedIn Rival ChannelPace Ireland closes tax loophole Pay Tag CBA 5C Production slows Dodo NBN Plans Troughton Top of the iTunes charts