Aussie Tech Heads

By Aussie Tech Heads - Goodman

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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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 782

Aussie Tech HeadsNov 25, 2022

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01:16:21

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 782

NSW parliament has passed mandatory data breach notification rules.

Mobile Black Spot Program celltower sharing.

Linux Proton Next is an update between Experimental and Stable.

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Nov 25, 202201:16:21

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 781

Dropbox hack.

Australian RSPs need to advertise upload speeds.

Microsoft is releasing DirectStorage 1.1.

Linux kernel and x-files.

QLD drivers licenses.

Weird Al Yankovic movie.

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Nov 11, 202258:49

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 780

The government is preparing new data breach notification rules in the wake of the Optus hack.

Google Fiber achieved a 20.2Gbps download speed in a field test in Kansas City.

Google is making it easier to find search results from Reddit and other forum sites.

What Is GrapheneOS, and How Does It Make Android More Private?

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Sep 30, 202201:04:32

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 779

NBN Co increasing support for disadvantaged urban families.

Zoom's app is now known as Zoom Team Chat.

The Sims 4 is going free-to-play starting next month.

Meta Quest Pro VR headset found in hotel room.

Twitter really wants Elon Musk to buy them.

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Sep 16, 202201:04:14

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 778

Plex users may want to change their passwords as soon as they're able.

Telstra is making wi-fi free at 3000 payphones from today

User numbers on the once-default 100Mbps NBN tier that came with an (up to) 40Mbps uplink fell

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Aug 26, 202201:09:04

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 777

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 777 NBN Co has laid out a fresh proposal to scrap separate bandwidth charges and introduce flat-rate pricing. Security researcher Sick Codes worked with Doom modder Skelegant to get the game running on a John Deere tractor display. It turns out a Janet Jackson song had the power to crash some laptops back during the Windows XP era. Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Aug 19, 202201:11:49

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 776

The NSW government is planning to trial full-sized driverless commuter buses on the state’s roads

Microsoft has published a knowledge base article acknowledging a problem with encryption acceleration in the newest versions of Windows that could result in data corruption.

Google is kicking off a new publicity campaign today to pressure Apple into adopting RCS, the cross-platform messaging protocol that's meant to be a successor to the ageing SMS and MMS standards.

Windows 11 God Mode folder, users should name it by GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and then click the 'Enter' button.

Aug 12, 202201:10:00

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 775

Aussie Broadband says its fibre rollout to NBN points of interconnect is 90 percent complete.

Telstra has shed light on service quality problems with the NBN, where retailers are given less than an hours' notice of "planned" works.

System76 quietly released their latest Pop!_OS Linux 22.04 distribution based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS as a tech preview for Raspberry Pi 4.

Aug 05, 202201:00:59

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 774

Westpac has unveiled plans to roll out technology to let small businesses accept payments from customers via compatible Android mobile devices.

Mastercard has been accredited as an identity exchange under Australia’s Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF).

Linux creator Linus Torvalds said that while he won't make any promises, he'd like to see Rust merging into the Linux kernel with the next release.

Jul 01, 202201:12:26

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 773

Tech News and chat from Australia.

Jun 24, 202201:17:07

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 764

The land of Make Believe.

Apr 01, 202201:10:53

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 763 - Remembering Glenn Goodman

Mar 23, 202201:04:23

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 762

Mar 18, 202201:07:30

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 761

Mar 11, 202201:07:14

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 760

Mar 04, 202201:08:55

Aussie Tech Heads Episode 759

Feb 26, 202259:50

Aussie Tech Heads Episode 758

Feb 18, 202201:16:25

ATH Episode 757

Feb 11, 202201:05:48

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 756

Feb 04, 202258:29

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 755 13-01-22

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Feb 02, 202201:04:30

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 754

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jan 23, 202201:06:49

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 753

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jan 18, 202248:04

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 752

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Dec 23, 202159:54

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 751 16-12-2021

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Dec 16, 202101:06:01

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 750 2021-12-09

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Dec 09, 202152:24

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 749 2021-11-25

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Nov 25, 202155:17

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode ATH 748 2021-11-18

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Nov 18, 202101:17:10

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 747 11-11-2021

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Nov 11, 202101:20:12

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode ATH 746 2021-11-04

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Nov 04, 202101:21:07

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 745 21-10-2021

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Oct 21, 202101:14:10

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode ATH 744 2021-10-14

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Oct 14, 202101:12:20

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 743 2021-10-07

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Oct 07, 202101:19:42

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 742 23-09-2021

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Sep 23, 202101:19:08

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 741

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Sep 17, 202101:10:56

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 740 02-09-2021

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Sep 02, 202159:30

Aussie Tech Heads 739 2021-08-26

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Aug 26, 202101:21:35

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 738

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Aug 20, 202101:18:09

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode ATH 737 2021-08-12

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Aug 12, 202101:04:19

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 736 2021-08-05

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Aug 05, 202101:05:07

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 735 29-07-2021

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jul 29, 202101:06:25

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 734 22-07-21

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jul 22, 202101:22:05

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 733 2021-07-15 21-24-31

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jul 15, 202101:04:23

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 732 8-7-2021

Jul 08, 202156:30

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 731 01-07-2021

Jul 01, 202101:06:46

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 730 24-06-2021

Jun 24, 202101:15:21

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 729 16-06-2021

Jun 17, 202101:03:51

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 728 10-06-2021

Jun 10, 202149:16

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 727 03-06-21

Jun 03, 202101:09:46

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 726 27-05-2021

May 28, 202101:05:14

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode ATH 725 23-04-2021

May 20, 202101:00:29

Aussie Tech Heads Episode 724 - 16/05/2021

Ransomware primer: you need to know these 5 things

Musk decries bitcoin's 'insane' energy use after Tesla payment U-turn

Microsoft Outlook hit by worldwide 'email visibility issues'

Big W joins Officeworks in pausing sale of Apple AirTags over child safety

Apple Watch ECG functionality finally available to use in Australia

Google Moves Towards Getting Rid Of Passwords

May 17, 202129:49

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 723 06-05-2021

May 06, 202101:07:33

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 722 23-04-21

Apr 23, 202101:01:29

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 721 15-04--21

Apr 15, 202101:02:31

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 720 08-04--21

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Apr 08, 202101:10:32

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 719 1-4-2021

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Apr 01, 202101:04:03

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 718 25-03-2021

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Mar 25, 202101:07:04

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 717 22/03/2021

Netflix is closing the “brother-in-law” loophole

Millions of websites offline after OVHcloud data centre fire in France

Mother 'used deepfake to frame cheerleading rivals'

Bitcoin surges past $60,000 for first time

India to issue law banning cryptocurrencies, report claims

PayPal launches new BNPL service in Australia

CBA to become first major bank to launch its own BNPL service

Mar 22, 202139:49

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 716 2021-03-11

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Mar 11, 202101:15:53

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 715 2021-03-04

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Mar 04, 202157:17

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode ATH 714 25-02-2021

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Feb 25, 202154:06

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 713

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Feb 18, 202101:06:05

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 712

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Feb 11, 202159:02

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 711 2021-02-04

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Feb 04, 202101:00:27

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 710 - 28/01/2021

Google says goodbye to giant internet balloons idea

Alexa Can Now Bark Like a Dog to Scare People Away When You're Not at Home

Apple says its big privacy change is coming in ‘early spring’ as conflict with Facebook heats up

Google is threatening to pull its search engine from Australia. So what does that mean for you?

Jan 28, 202154:04

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 709 21-01-2021

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jan 21, 202101:07:59

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 708 14-01-2021

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jan 14, 202101:07:06

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 707

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Dec 17, 202001:09:28

Aussie Tech Heads706 2020-12-10 21-12-51

Dec 10, 202001:24:27

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 705 2020-12-03 20-58-39

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Dec 03, 202001:03:59

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 704 - 26.11.2020

New rules for .au domain to launch in 2021

AMD chips away at Intel in world’s top 500 supercomputers

Black Friday: Why bots will beat you to in-demand gifts

Apple's security chief charged with bribery

AMP Capital maps retail portfolio in Google Street View

Google Has Found a Brilliant Way to Let Users Improve Google Maps

Facebook’s Vanish Mode on Messenger and Instagram lets you send disappearing messages

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Nov 26, 202001:10:09

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 703 19-11-2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Nov 20, 202001:23:56

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 702 12-11-2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Nov 12, 202001:12:35

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 701 2020-11-05 21-05-56

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Nov 05, 202001:15:56

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 700 29-10-2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Oct 29, 202001:02:11

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 699 - 22/10/2020

Anti-Trump legal analyst of CNN and The New Yorker contributor suspended after masturbating on Zoom call

Aussie Broadband officially lists on the ASX

PayPal allows Bitcoin and crypto spending

JB Hi-Fi trials on-demand delivery

Dropbox introduces family plan

Google Messages RCS, Chat feature upgrade.

Google Meet

Oct 22, 202001:12:07

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 698 15-10-2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Oct 15, 202001:09:07

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 697 08-10-2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Oct 08, 202001:10:06

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 696 01-10-2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Oct 01, 202001:15:55

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 695 - 24/09/2020

Aussie Broadband price increases roll out

Dark web drugs raid leads to 179 arrests

Internet: Old TV caused village broadband outages for 18 months

NBN Co to spend $3.5b to provide fibre to most homes by 2023

Microsoft's underwater data centre resurfaces after two years

New Google Maps Feature Will Let the App Connect to Cruise Control Systems

Sep 24, 202001:06:43

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 694

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Sep 17, 202001:07:30

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 693

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Sep 10, 202001:12:19

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 692 - 03/09/20

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Sep 03, 202001:28:38

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 691 - 27/08/20

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Aug 27, 202001:06:09

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 690

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Aug 20, 202001:03:14

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 689

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Aug 13, 202001:08:43

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 688 06-08-2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Aug 06, 202001:07:52

Aussie Tech Heads Episode 687 - 30/07/2020

Elon Musk briefly becomes fifth-richest person

UK music fans snap up 65,000 cassettes in 2020

Old Ford Falcon XA GT sells for insane amount

Samsung weighs dropping Bixby as Google dangles new mobile apps deal

Qualcomm's Quick Charge 5: Your phone gets 50% charge in 5 minutes, full battery in 15

Jul 30, 202001:02:48

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 686

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jul 23, 202055:35

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 685

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jul 16, 202057:22

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 684

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jul 09, 202001:08:06

Aussie Tech Heads Episode 684 - 02/07/20

Glenn and Paul

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jul 06, 202001:13:43

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 683 25-06-2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jun 25, 202001:16:58

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 682 18-06-2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jun 18, 202001:20:20

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 681 11-06-2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jun 11, 202001:13:27

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 680 04-06-2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

Jun 04, 202001:14:57

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 679 30/5/20

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

May 30, 202001:09:50

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 678 21/5/20

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.

May 21, 202001:05:24

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 677 - 14/05/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

May 14, 202001:13:16

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 676 07/05/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

May 07, 202053:56

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 675 30/04/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

Apr 30, 202001:11:16

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 674 23/04/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

Apr 23, 202001:06:50

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 673 16/4/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

Apr 16, 202001:05:18

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 672 9/4/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

Apr 09, 202001:15:21

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 670 12/03/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

Mar 12, 202001:05:32

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 671 12/03/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

Mar 12, 202001:22:37

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 669 05/03/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

Mar 05, 202001:09:35

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 668 27/02/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

Feb 27, 202001:20:42

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 667 20/02/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

Feb 20, 202001:12:14

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 666 13/02/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

Feb 13, 202001:13:45

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 665 06/02/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

Feb 06, 202001:25:21

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 664 30/1/2020

Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia

Jan 30, 202001:13:10

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

Jan 23, 202001:04:51

Episode 648 - 05/09/2019

World’s ‘first space hotel’ revealed for 400 astro-tourists
Eight men facing charges over illegal streaming sites
Google launches Android 10
Virgin Australia bans ALL MacBooks from checked-in luggage
THE 50 BEST PLACES TO WORK.
Apple to supply iPhone parts to independent repair businesses

Sep 06, 201901:09:33

Episode 640 - 11/07/2019

The First Bluetooth Cassette Player
iOS 13 will remind you to cancel your subscription when you delete an app
Bill Gates calls failure to fight Android his “greatest mistake”
Raspberry Pi admits to faulty USB-C design on the Pi 4
Donkey Kong and Mario’s Birthday
Volkswagen reveal modern Kombi van concept
End of the road for Volkswagen Beetle
That’s when the stress and anxiety builds up’: Mum’s whopping $465k Telstra bill
ACMA finds worst NBN modems 'barely break' 50Mbps wi-fi speeds
Newcastle debuts driverless CBD to beach shuttle
MSY set to be acquired by mining company for $17.5m

Jul 12, 201956:35

Episode 639 - 04/07/2019

Police charge man with telco sabotage
ACCC sues Samsung over slippery mobile phone ads
Microsoft slashes Windows 10 update times
Apple design chief Jony Ive to leave and start own firm
Wikipedia founder calls for social media strike
Five Jony Ive designs you probably don't know
Iran seizes 1 000 Bitcoin mining machines after power spike
Wolfenstein: Youngblood - Nazi images shown in first for Germany
Tracking Pixels and Superhuman App
Amazon can be held liable for defective third-party products on its platform
Canon is Crowdfunding a Tiny Clippable Camera that connects to your phone

Jul 05, 201901:01:33

Episode 638 - 27/06/2019

Telstra finally scraps 1800 mobile plans replaces with just 20 Raspberry PI debuts Model 4 Microsoft debuts new Windows CLI Apple recalls MacBook Pros over fire risk Woolworths expands Scan&Go smartphone shopping trial

Jun 28, 201901:05:36

Episode 636 - 13/06/2019

Have I Been Pwned' looks for a new owner
Miller Lite beer can is also a video game controller
Microsoft unveils next Xbox
Uber selects Melbourne to test flying taxi service
32GB DDR4 UDIMMs are Coming
Facebook will pay you to let it track what you do on your phone
Google is ending integration between Google Photos and Drive
LaLiga’s app listened in on fans to catch bars illegally streaming soccer
Huawei's alternative OS said to be 60% faster than Android

Jun 13, 201954:10

Episode 635 - 06/06/2019

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

Jun 06, 201958:20

Episode 634 - 30/05/2019

NAB purges almost 2000 ATMs
ACCC hauls Sony to court for refusing Playstation refunds
Telstra picks $129 and 160GB as 5G plan sweet spot
Canva hacked - user details accessed but passwords safe
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to face leadership vote
Malware-ridden laptop artwork sold for $1.3m
Alexa Skill Aimed at Assisting Alzheimer’s Patients
Smart Hearables Are Coming
Apple starts collecting data for Apple Maps

May 31, 201901:08:21

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

May 17, 201901:11:50

Episode 628 - 11/04/2019

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 reveals all the Google things it removed in its Chromium Edge browser
Google turns your Android phone into a security key

Apr 11, 201901:00:25

Episode 627 - 04/04/2019

NBN Co technicians miss 469 appointments a day
Telstra is dragging its public payphones into the 21st century
AWS drops cloud storage price to $2/terabyte/month
Kogan again tops consumer complaints list
Google shuts failed social network Google+
Google begins shutting down its failed Google+ social network
Scooti you can now hail a two-wheeled taxi ride
When it come to IT systems What is a honeypot?
lenovos-design-for-a-foldable-smartphone-is-one-of-the-more-unique-weve-seen-so-far
google-inbox-is-dead-but-you-can-use-spark-and-spike-apps-instead
does-apple-even-care-about-computers-anymore
the-new-apple-card-wont-let-you-switch-from-iphone-to-android-probably-ever

Apr 05, 201901:09:10

Episode 626 - 28/03/2019

NBN Co moves to kill off 12Mbps broadband plans
Facebook cares about privacy so much it stored passwords as plaintext
Google reveals gaming platform Stadia
MySpace admits losing 12 years' worth of music uploads
The new Apple Card and how it works
Don’t change your Twitter birthday to 2007 unless you want to get kicked off for being under 13
Apple unveils its subscription streaming service Apple TV+
Scooti you can now hail a
two-wheeled taxi ride

Mar 29, 201901:04:13

Episode 625 - 21/03/2019

Google Home Hub is the Most Popular Smart Display in Australia
Windows 10 to automatically uninstall faulty monthly updates
Dyson Pure Cool Me - Designed to make your personal space comfortable
Avoid Google Play Store apps that promise to update your Android phone
Court makes orders in Telstra "Belong" trademark case against solar power company
Microsoft bows to Chrome Firefox with security tweak
Dropbox limits free accounts to just three devices
Google fined another US$1.7 billion for ad blocks by EU
Google to prompt Android users to choose preferred browsers
Microsoft resurrects Clippy
Telstra turns on 10 000th mobile network site

Mar 22, 201901:11:54

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-fighting call verification

Mar 07, 201956:32

Episode 620 - 14/02/2019

Don’t waste your money on Office 2019 (says Microsoft)
Relive your Windows 95 glory days with this free app
YouTube rival Vimeo revenue jumps 54 percent in 2018
Apple to investigate Saudi app
Is new game Apex Legends a threat to Fortnite?

Feb 17, 201901:07:59

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

Feb 08, 201901:28:46

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

Jan 31, 201901:16:50

Episode 616 - 17/01/2019

Poor iPhone demand GST drags down Kogan
Google G Suite price hike coming
Domino's Pizza defeated in court over app
Microsoft Australia smashes $2 billion milestone
Apple boss Tim Cook sees $4 million pay hike In 2018
Sofia Coppola to direct Bill Murray in Apple's first film
Broke teen who sold kidney for an iPhone now bedridden for life
Royole's 2nd Generation Cicada WingTM Smartphone with Fully Flexible Display
LG’s upcoming G8 flagship may have an attachable second screen
Whirlpool Announces 4 New Google Assistant Integrated Products at CES 2019
Google today announced that it is raising the price of its G Suite subscriptions.
Some of the Latest Smart Office Tech from CES 2019

Jan 17, 201901:06:40

Episode 615 - 21/12/2018

Telstra loses appeal on Optus' "Empires End" ad campaign
Google to spend US$1 billion on new campus in New York
Apple to build new US$1 billion campus in Texas
NBN Co expects December data usage hike to reach 21 percent higher than rest of the year
Australian Federal Court penalises another dodgy domain reseller
Elon Musk unveils prototype high-speed LA transport tunnel
Twitter user hacks 50 000 printers to tell people to subscribe to PewDiePie
Google kills off Allo to focus on Messages app.
Sydney And Melbourne Now Have 5G mobile But You Can't Use It till 2020
The LG TV that rolls itself in and out of a box
Now Google Assistant will warn you if your flight is going to be delayed

Dec 21, 201801:23:52

Episode 613 - 06/12/2018

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,live,streams
Up,to,500,million,customers,affected,by,Marriott,breach
Microsoft,surpasses,Apple,in,market,capitalisation

Dec 07, 201801:07:43

Episode 612 - 29/11/2018

Microsoft confirms yet another Windows 10 October Update bug
Microsoft's market cap catches up with Apple
Google makes Apple’s Siri talk to its Assistant
Amazon will let Aussies back on its US website
Apple in court over 30% app commission
Window washing drone takes flight
70 Percent Chance Elon Musk Is Moving to Mars
What is Google Fi and How does it work?
Windows 7 retirement timeline countdown
The new WPA3 Wi-Fi security protocols will be strengthened
A new phone-like device from Microsoft
Big Mouth Billy Bass that works with Amazon Alexa

Nov 30, 201801:21:04

Episode 609 - 08/11/2018

Amazon Web Services reveals EC2 instances based on AMD chips
Telstra fault takes down Eftpos and ATMs
Telstra will let customers put consumer electronics on their mobile bills
Western Digital unveils 'world's first' 15TB archive hard drive
Drone Racing World Championships: Race to be crowned top pilot
What You Need To Know About eSims
Google and Disney Partner to Bring Storybooks to Life
HBO’s has partnered with Amazon's Alexa and has and animated children’s show Called Esme and Roy

Nov 08, 201801:01:30

Episode 608 - 01/11/2018

Apple refreshes Macs iPad Pros and raises prices
Socks walk all over t-shirts as giveaways say marketers
Royole's bendy-screen FlexPai phone unveiled in China
Australia Post to run more robot trials
What you need to know about 10 All Access streaming
This Halloween’s Google Doodle is its first multiplayer game
Elli•Q …. A Robot and A Companion for the Elderly

Nov 02, 201801:20:52

Episode 606 - 18/10/2018

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65
Wikileaks spills AWS Sydney data centre locations
Telstra defends giving executives millions in bonuses
Apple will let users see and delete data it has collected
Rio Tinto runs 34 robot trains a day
A Report Finds Need for IoT Security in Connected Homes
2400 sensors and machine learning models are monitoring The Sydney Harbour Bridge
GM’s data mining is just the beginning of the in-car advertising blitz

Oct 19, 201801:08:58

Episode 605 - 11/10/2018

Microsoft fixes Window 10 file deletion issue
Google+ killed off after user data exposed
Weak passwords banned in California from 2020
NBN Co says fibre-to-the-curb build is more complex that it hoped
What is Facebook Portal and how does it work?
Google Home Hub : The new hub for your smart home
Gold Silver and Bronze mobile numbers

Oct 12, 201801:09:32

Episode 604 - 04/10/2018

Wi-fi,standards,are,getting,new,names,,so,say,goodbye,to,802.11
Microsoft,mirrors,MS-DOS,on,GitHub
Perth,Prison,drug,smugglers,filmed,themselves,on,drone,camera
Welcome,to,BBC,Music,Memories
Windows,10,October,2018,update,starts,rolling,out
Microsoft,is,embracing,Android,as,its,new,mobile,version,of,Windows
Facebook,extends,account,deletion,grace,period,from,14,to,30,days
The,new,W7,LG,Watch,with,hybrid,Wear,OS,smartwatch,and,mechanical,hands

Oct 05, 201801:16:60

Episode 603 - 27/09/2018

Australia’s second modernized Apple store opening in Robina on September 29th
Microsoft releases Office 2019 for Windows and Mac
Microsoft Ignite 2018 so far
NBN Co doubles transit capacity in upgrade
AWS cuts Australian data transfer costs
Sir Charles Kao: Fibre optics genius passes away
China blocks Twitch game-streaming service
PlayStation backs down in Fortnite cross-play row
Facebook’s newest VR headset Oculus Quest ships in the spring for $399 US
Google to allow Chrome users to disable controversial login feature

Sep 28, 201801:07:50

Episode 602 - 20/09/2018

Microsoft,offers,to,manage,your,Windows,devices,for,you
Charges,laid,over,alleged,$3,million,business,email,compromise,scam,syndicate
PlayStation,Classic:,Sony,announces,a,retro,micro-console,of,its,own
ACCC,says,it’s,prepared,to,sue,telco,execs,who,approve,misleading,ads
What,is,ZigBee,and,why,is,it,important,for,your,smart,home?
Amazon,appears,to,have,leaked,some,upcoming,products
Apple,Music,now,works,with,Android,Auto
Rumors,of,a,Google,Home,Hub,with,a,7”,screen

Sep 20, 201801:00:35

Episode 601 - 13/09/2018

Trend Micro tools removed from Mac App Store over “data exfiltration” claims
Apple to provide police with online tool to request data
Everything Apple Announced Today
When You Can Get All The Stuff Apple Just Announced
Driverless taxi arrives in Australia for closed-track tests
Foxtel GO is back 'better than ever before' in HD live and on-demand
Testers for Microsoft are testing a ‘warning label’ for Windows 10 users to not to install the Chrome or Firefox browsers.
New Cortana flaws could let hackers access locked systems
Qualcomm finally has a new chip for the next generation of Android smartwatches
Apple discontinues iPhone X and the last iPhones with headphone jacks

Sep 14, 201854:33

Episode 600 - 06/09/2018

Is Microsoft killing off Windows 7 already?
Thousands of Magento e-commerce sites hit by malware
Amazon joins Apple in US$1 trillion club
Elon Musk in new rant at Thai cave rescuer
The waterslide with virtual reality
Woolworths trials 'scan and go' smartphone shopping
Amazon and Microsoft bring Alexa and Cortana to each other's devices
Instagram is Developing A Dedicated Shopping App Called IG Shopping
Firefox to auto-block ad trackers

Sep 07, 201801:13:12

Episode 598 - 23/08/2018

Microsoft dates Windows 8.1's demise
Apple says no data compromised after Aussie teen hack
Xiaomi's Poco F1 phone threatens a price war
Gold Coast plans to open up expanded fibre network to telcos
Microsoft clamps down on sick 'Momo suicide game' in 'Minecraft'
ACCC whacks Trivago over misleading price listings
Internet melts down over Liberal leadership crisis in Canberra
Google-to-debut-display-equipped-AI-speaker-before-holidays
huawei-zte-banned-from-australian-5g-networks

Aug 24, 201801:20:41

Episode 597 - 16/08/2018

Court orders Telstra to shelve 'Unlimited' ads for three years
ACMA warns of fake Optus emails asking for credit card information
Fair Trading sharpens teeth for consumer-reseller disputes
Fortnite released on Android coming to Samsung devices first
Foxtel taking the fight to free-to-air with plans for 4K footy
Turnbull unveils a new bill to plant viruses on computer devices
New Google One Storage Cloud is coming soon for everyone
Apple reportedly held secret meeting with app devs to push a new subscription model for apps

Aug 16, 201801:12:13

Episode 596 - 09/08/2018

Aug 10, 201801:01:18

Episode 595 - 02/08/2018

Apple's,expensive,iPhones,pay,off,big,time
Telstra,retains,Australia's,fastest,telco,crown
Google,Chrome,,Mozilla,Firefox,and,Microsoft,Edge,have,all,adopted,biometrics,API
Outlook,rolls,out,'Dark,Mode',inverted,colour,scheme
System,Administrator,Appreciation,Day,,so,give,yours,whatever,they,ask,for
huawei,is,the,worlds,second,largest,smartphone,maker,2018
facebook,instagram,to,introduce,time,limits
an,open,letter,to,microsoft,about,poor,windows,10,update,experiences
parents,paying,fortnite,tutors,for,kids

Aug 03, 201853:03

Episode 594 - 26/07/2018

how to unlock windows 10
google stopped phishing and ditched passwords with this 20 device
Steve Jobs was shocked by how successful the App Store was
amazon alexa echo spatial perception
apple iphone 2018 intel cellular modems qualcomm legal dispute
Google Translate warns of apocalypse in bizarre 'end times' message
The one move that made Fortnite creator a billionaire
Australia's first computer moves into Melbourne museum
Microsoft Google Twitter and Facebook to offer data transfer service

Jul 26, 201801:03:04

Episode 593 - 17/07/2018

www.fixitfastelectronics.com.au/
Phone numbers lost in NBN migrations
www.youtube.com/user/fixitfast74/videos
Google cops A$6.8 billion fine from EU over Android practices
Microsoft takes fight to Slack with free version of Teams
3D-printed gun blueprints given go-ahead by US government
Amazon's Jeff Bezos beats Bill Gates in new rich list
NBN Co asks $11k per premises in area switch upgrade

Jul 20, 201801:14:57