Synopsis
Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia.
Episodes
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 575 - 15/03/2018
15/03/2018 Duration: 01h08minMicrosoft Blocks All Windows 7 Security Updates Unless You Have AntivirusStephen Hawking died on a day that is cosmically connected to Albert Einstein and piThe top 20 richest tech billionaires in 2018Research firm reveals critical vulnerabilities in four AMD processorsCortana vulnerability allows hackers to bypass Windows passwordsNBN to detail HFC relaunch next monthApple's WWDC Set for Juneyoutube-information-cues-conspiracy-theories-susan-wojcicki-sxswamazon-power-banks-recalled-for-fire-hazarda-chatbot-can-now-offer-you-protection-against-volatile-airline-pricesprivacy-busting-bugs-found-in-popular-vpn-services-hotspot-shield-zenmate-and-purevpn
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 574 - 08/03/2018
08/03/2018 Duration: 01h18minEvil Alexa laughingRight to repair lawsOculus Rifts brickedBureau of Meteorology employees mining Bitcoin
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 573 - 01/03/2018
01/03/2018 Duration: 58minVodafone, Nokia building mobile network on the moonAmazon brings third-party delivery and fulfilment to AustraliaApple admits using Google for iCloudApps to help you keep stock of your pantryACT govt still running unsupported operating systemsAussies report $1.3m in losses from Bitcoin, Ethereum scamsTurnbull signs up to 100Mbps NBN planNBN Co pushes back crucial HFC status updateSilk Road
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 572 - 22/02/2018
22/02/2018 Duration: 01h16minGoogle's Project Zero discloses Microsoft Edge bugAmazon overtakes Microsoft in market capitalisation, thanks to booming AWS revenueHow an Apple staffer leaked the iPhone source codeiMessage outage: Telstra customers unable to send messages on iPhoneNBN reports progress but no timeline for HFC fixDrop everything and download: THRIVEapple is said to negotiate buying cobalt direct from minerspreservation or theft historians publishers argue over dead game serversutorrent client affected by some pretty severe security flawsthe car of the future will sell your datamattel tynker barbie teach kids codetechnology to transform direct mail in 2018ai tech arrives in nz supermarket trolleysandroid 9 0 p blocks mic access
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 571 - 15/02/2018
15/02/2018 Duration: 01h08minGoogle to debut emails that automatically update in GmailApple iPhone source code leaks on GitHubGoogle sued for "knowingly" selling faulty Pixel and Pixel XL phonesSearch tool accesses firms' documents in the cloudTwitter posts its first quarterly profit as ad sales riseChrome 68 to condemn all unencrypted sites by summerFacebook’s two-factor authentication system auto-posts replies on your profileDon’t use Huawei phones, say heads of FBI, CIA, and NSAFacebook’s ‘Protect’ feature on iOS essentially installs spyware on iPhone and iPad
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 570 - 08/02/2018
08/02/2018 Duration: 01h09minEnergizer claims 16 day battery life with smartphone launchTablet sales decline for the 13th straight quarterSuperloop's CyberHound tackles kids' screen addiction in exclusive deal for Circle by DisneyReseller jailed for selling dodgy tablets in indigenous communitiesTesla and Australia will turn 50,000 homes into a virtual solar power plantapple music may soon become the most popular music streaming service in the usApple Shipped a Record 18M Smartwatches in 2017WordPress update breaks future updatesSpace car cruises further than expected towards asteroid belttelstra opens 5g innovation centre on gold coastnow google might make a game console and game streaming servicefacebook wants to open up its videos platform to more online influencers and advertisersThese self destructing electronics can turn your data to dust on commandThe best (and worst) technology predictions of all time
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 569 - 01/02/2018
01/02/2018 Duration: 01h16minMajor reform agenda for Australia’s .au domain launched for discussionApple pays largest Australian tax bill in yearsHangry and ransomware added to Oxford English DictionaryMicrosoft disables 'buggy' Intel patchYouTube caught out by coin mining advertsIndian rideshare platform Ola announces Australian launch to challenge UberUber rival Taxify offers half price fares for Melbourne launch on ThursdayBrisbane Airport retailers to accept crypto coinsfitness tracking apps expose activity on sensitive military basesmobile phones/telstra to suspend queensland mobile servicesaussie brothers tackle 2 1m bill scam problem after father swindledtelstra cripples t box to drive australians to foxtel and subscription
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 568 - 25/01/2018
25/01/2018 Duration: 01h06minApple’s $499 smart home speaker gets Australian launch dateJB Hi Fi joins Wesfarmers, Woolworths on global list of world's biggest retailersLinux creator Linus Torvalds slams “garbage” Intel Meltdown patchesIntel tells customers to stop using faulty Meltdown patchesApple will let you disable battery slowdowns in iOS updateHackers are faking Meltdown and Spectre patchesKogan debuts $400 Atlas 13 inch C300 convertible laptopGrumpy Cat wins $710,000 payout in copyright lawsuitAussie TAFEs to offer cyber security certificationstrump administration approves tariffs of 30 percent on imported solar panelsfirefox 58 gets graphics speed boost web app abilitieskim dotcom sues new zealand for 68 billion in damages over erroneous arrestnew york governor signs executive order to keep net neutrality rules after fccs repeal
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 567 - 17/01/2018
17/01/2018 Duration: 01h18minBitcoin slides 18 percent on crackdown fears; crypto rivals also plungeVodafone busted for failing to check customer identitiesVisa to ditch signatures for cardsApple's Health app is being used as evidence in a murder trial in GermanyFacebook plans major news feed changes ‘to improve your well-being’YouTube prankster to face court over Brisbane bridge jump
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 566 - 10/01/2018
10/01/2018 Duration: 01h23minNetflix scam warning: Don’t respond to this emailFart-tracking pill spies on your gut gasesHP recalls tens of thousands of laptop batteries over fire riskTelstra scraps private number feesApple releases update to fix Spectre vulnerabilityMicrosoft's Spectre fix bricks PCs with older AMD CPUsSpectre, Meltdown ExploitsApple under fire from shareholders for iPhone addictionUNDERSTAND THE "RECHARGE CYCLE"Steve Ballmer Flying Penis Helicopter
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 565 - 04/01/2018
04/01/2018 Duration: 01h19minAussie Tech Heads - Episode 565 - 04/01/2018
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Aussie Tech Heads - Special Christmas 2017 Episode
28/12/2017 Duration: 56minAussie Tech Heads - Special Christmas 2017 Episode
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 564 - 21/12/2017
21/12/2017 Duration: 01h12minConsumer electronics vendor Belkin rapped for “lifetime" warranties that only lasted five yearsOnline reseller Electronic Bazaar's owner imprisoned after misleading customers on refundsApple reveals plans for new Federation Square, Melbourne storeApple moves to ban apps made with commercial templating toolsFacebook steps up facial recognition useDanTDM: 2017's richest YouTuber on responsibility to young fansTelstra makes calls free from home phones and payphone 24 to 26 December 2017mobile phones/apple does slow down your iphone as the batteries wear out new study claimsthats a record south australias tesla battery responds to coalfired plant failureupdate 1 twitter to put warnings before swastikas other hate imagesaustralians health records unwittingly exposedfirefox prepares to mark all http sites not secure after https adoption risesuk government 10mbps broadband usoapple is said to have plan to combine iphone ipad and mac apps
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 563 - 14/12/2017
14/12/2017 Duration: 01h14minTwo keyless entry door locks vulnerable to unauthenticated requestsCatchDeal, Techrific and BexecTech admit to passing off refurbished tablets, phones as newKogan unveils Medibank backed health insurance brand Kogan HealthApple in talks to buy music identification app Shazam: reportJony Ive returns to helm of Apple's design teamsFears over Bitcoin bubble as it crosses US$17,000Firefighters slam YouTube prankster who 'cemented' a microwave oven to his headnational broadband network announces price cuts for highspeed internet planscracked phone screens may soon be a thing of the pastcybercriminals create massive searchable database of your old usernames and passwordsturning prawns into plastic schoolgirl angelina arora fights science stereotypesatt begins testing high speed internet over power lines
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 562 - 07/12/2017
07/12/2017 Duration: 01h17minApple to pay $20 billion in back tax to IrelandAmazon finally launched in Australia this weekACCC awards $6.5 million contract for broadband speeds monitoring programSad poop emoji gets flushed after rowFacebook, Google left out of Aussie safe harbour copyright changesAussie internet suffers as subsea cable cut againamazon-australias-secret-weapon-still-on-hold-free-express-shippingnbns-critical-hfc-mistake-revealed-prioritising-activations-over-repairsqueensland-police-consider-camera-technology-that-will-photograph-drivers-using-mobile-phonesfacebook-launches-messenger-app-for-kids-under-13official_press_release_statement_by_nicehashbitcoin-mining-now-uses-power-159-countriessteam-ends-support-bitcoin-volatilityGoogle will drop YouTube from Amazon Fire TV, Echo Show on Jan. 1Clean Up Your Android Phone With Google 'Files Go' AppMicrosoft showcases first Windows 10 laptops with Qualcomm chips instead of Intel
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 561 - 30/11/2017
30/11/2017 Duration: 01h10minMac flaw allows full admin rights without a passwordAs Amazon's Australian launch looms, MSY to overhaul website and add e commerceNBN to pause all HFC rollouts over customer experience issuesMicrosoft Australia fines Impact Systems and other resellers over unlicensed softwareBitcoin crosses $10,000 milestoneOfficeworks 'first big box retailer' to integrate with Google AssistantThis ‘smart’ condom rates your bedroom skills, penis size and even checks for STIsHouse hunters willing to pay a premium for better NBN connectionsLetter from Founder and Digital Librarian, Brewster KahlThe device to fix your 16GB or 32GB iPhone storage woespokemon go players may have racked up as much as a96 billion in damagesaccc blasted over nbn speed monitoring delay inadequate testscryptomining works on windows even after browser is closedpentagon, nsa data leaked through aws bucket
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 560 - 23/11/2017
23/11/2017 Duration: 01h16minAussie Tech Heads - Episode 560 - 23/11/2017
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 559 - 16/11/2017
16/11/2017 Duration: 01h03minApple goes to mediation over denying customers fixes for "error 53"Shareholder group wants Gerry Harvey goneTelstra gives broadband customers unlimited dataUrgent rescue mission' to save Australia's frogs using smartphone appTech giants turning Sydney's CBD into 'Silicon Place'FBI refused to ask Apple to unlock Texas shooter's iPhoneTrump tweets in China how, and why does it matter?This Twitter bot will colorize your black and white photos in seconds for freeelon musk might be a famous tech mogul but there is one thing he doesnt like about steve jobstim cook gets playfully roasted over his congratulatory tweet to australiafirefox quantum arrives with faster browser engine major visual overhaulpayphones still make millions of dollarsamazon developing a free ad supported version of prime video report
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 558 - 09/11/2017
09/11/2017 Duration: 01h16minTelstra to compensate 42,000 customers with slow NBNAmazon is allowed to undercut Australian retailersTPG fined $360k by ACMA for spamming customers who have opted outTripAdvisor icon will identify hotels where sexual assault occurrediPhone users fume over letter 'i' bugAustralia cockatoos chew billion dollar broadbandFoxtel Now launches its own streaming device with free to air access and Chromecastinternet service providers to refund nbn customers or face litigation says acccapple has given a blank cheque to drake to create whatever film and movies he wantsdriverless shuttle bus crashes less than two hours after launch in las vegasrevealed the fastest telcos and cities in australia for broadbandnearly a third of millennials say theyd rather own bitcoin than stockscryptocurrency 300m dollars stolen bug etherTwitter's iconic 140 character limit for tweets is no more.apple fans fume over frustrating ios 111 keyboard glitchwearables headphones that measure your heart ratedriverless shuttle bus crashes less than
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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 557 - 02/11/2017
02/11/2017 Duration: 01h03minhttps://www.duolingo.com/Telstra, Ericsson completes first of a series of 5G network trialsAldi sells smaller 3D printer for $299NASA releases eerie playlist of spellbinding space soundsWoolworths digitises loyalty card for iPhone usersIBM’s Watson natural language classifierBig three Aussie banks build Apple Pay rivalrazer-unveils-gaming-smartphone-with-120hz-ultramotion-display-8gb-ram-and-no-headphone-jackapple-is-designing-iphones-ipads-that-would-drop-qualcomm-componentsa-surge-of-sites-and-apps-are-exhausting-your-cpu-to-mine-cryptocurrencyblackberry-ceo-promises-to-try-to-break-customers-encryption-if-the-us-government-asks-him-tothey-dont-give-a-fk-nbn-director-blasts-isps-for-poor-speedsgoogle docs users locked out of their files in glitch that raises deeper concerns