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Microsoft Outlook users hit by Office 365 outageATO settles with HPE over SAN failure that caused several outagesACCC lets Telstra, TPG and other telcos pass high-speed broadband tax to customersApple continues smartphone war to Google with new video advert campaign across social mediaIS terror guide encourages luring victims via Gumtree, eBayThe curious case of the Disney hacking hoaxGmail enterprise users get earlier phishing detection, malicious link and external reply warningsNBN’s new pricing model comes into effect to provide a ‘discount’ rate for big usersAmazon Is Refunding Up To $70 Million In-App Purchases Made By KidsMan Fined $4,000 For 'Liking' Defamatory Posts on FacebookMary Meeker's 2017 Internet Trends Report Hollywood Is Fighting Billionaire Sean Parker's Plan To Let You Rent Movies Still in Theaters For $50Hackers hold Sydney start-up's customer database for ransom

Australian businesses lose $1.7 million to hacking scamsPlease DDoS us, asks Melbourne data centre provider Micron21WannaCry workaround: French researchers find way to unlock without ransom'Fuelling a mental health crisis': Instagram worst social network for young people's mental healthBitcoin hits $2,000 trading high pointAustralia gets national guidelines for driverless car trialsfacebook-signs-buzzfeed-vox-others-for-original-video-showsmovie-and-tv-pirates-targeted-in-malware-attack-using-completely-overlooked-techniquenumber-of-homes-in-nbn-limbo-balloonsnew-malware-worm-spreads-using-leaked-nsa-exploits

WannaCry could spark lawsuits, but Microsoft not to blameOld Windows PCs can stop WannaCry ransomware with new Microsoft patchWindows XP is still the third most popular operating system in the worldNext big update for Windows 10 revealed as the Fall Creators UpdateTinder fights one-man dating platformIt might be time to say goodbye to the MP3 - so let's look back at its lifeAustralia could ban laptops on international flightsThe-cyber-attack-WORSE-WannaCrygoogle-io-2017-in-challenge-to-siri-google-assistant-is-coming-to-iphonepostwannacrypt-us-government-moves-to-weaken-nsa-secretkeepinghackers-reportedly-hold-disney-film-for-ransomman-thanks-iphones-siri-for-saving-his-life-in-explosionApple to Announce New MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Possibly MacBook Air at WWDCApple Rumored to Discontinue iPad Mini

Special guest : Alex KidmanGovt to introduce legislation for broadband taxApple tops $800bn market cap for first timeChicken nugget tweet breaks Twitter recordMicrosoft makes emergency security fixDonkey Kong and Pokemon join gaming hall of fameFirst pirated copy of Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc surfaces on torrent websitesnap-ceo-scoffs-at-facebook-dismisses-concerns-after-disappointing-debut-earningsbitcoin-rises-to-record-high-in-blockchainrelated-boostbittorrent-inventor-bram-cohen-will-start-his-own-cryptocurrencythe-new-iot-bot-persirai-is-like-mirai-but-worseadobe-blames-us-exchange-rate-for-big-aussie-price-hikes

BBC Worldwide and Skype to launch Doctor Who BotFacebook hires 3,000 to review contentFacebook nears two billion monthly usersHacker steals and shares unreleased TV showsMassive Google Docs phishing attack hits Gmail usersMicrosoft debuts locked down Windows 10 S'Can you hear me?' phone scam reaches Australiaapple to create 1bn us advanced manufacturing fundnsw police charge three men with 15m tap and go fraudwatch out it admins youre a hackers new targetcsiro on brink of breakthrough in enabling hydrogen fuel cell suppliesnbn fail leaves remote emergency service cut off

JB Hi Fi concedes most reputable company titleMicrosoft Australia smacks reseller with $1 million fine for software piracyMalware disguised as flashlight app steals passwords from Android usersComputer pioneer Harry Huskey dies aged 101Galaxy S8 battery includes 'no dogs' warning labelwebroot bricks windows pcs after flagging system files as malware 459511microsoft splits win10 security software updates 459558samsung to put galaxy note 7 back on sale within weeks featuring a new battery and lower priceif youre a smartphone junkie this iphone case rations your screen timemobile phones/iphone users warned of ios 10 bug that is locking phones with just a random threefingered touch/news storybillionaire paul allen pledges 30m toward permanent housing for seattles homeless/

Special guest Adam Turner Tech Journalist - Sydney Morning HeraldAmazon retail is officially coming to AustraliaBose in court for alleged eavesdroppingFake Australian Securities and Investments Commission emails target business owners with malwareMicrosoft confirms it's patched most of the NSA's Windows exploitsFacebook has big plans for bringing AR into your life and it will be a game changereBay threatens to block Aussie shoppersPayPal and Google get cozy with new digital wallet partnershipMelbourne IT's DNS falls over in 'major outage'

MYOB customers targeted by malware with fake invoicesMicrosoft moves quickly to patch 'fully exploiting' zero-day Word bugTombstones Set to Become InteractiveTPG takes on Telstra, Optus, Vodafone as Australia's fourth mobile network operator with $1.26b spectrum acquisitionToshiba's future in doubt as it reveals nearly $7 billion lossApple takes Swatch to court over 'Tick Different' adsIs the NBN heading towards a mobile iceberg?Google pulls out of massive Sydney Harbour redevelopment projectTHE streaming war is seriously heating up with Amazon reportedly committing $6 billion to its video-on-demand service in 2017 in a clear bid to take the fight to Netflix.Another 300,000 Australian premises are getting fibre all the way to the driveway as NBN becomes more generous with its fibre rollout.Australian telcos begin mandatory customer data harvest

ACCC takes Apple to court over alleged misleading consumer guarantee representationsAndroid overtakes Windows in OS market share for the first timeMicrosoft reveals price and release date for Surface StudioDiego Maradona sues over a video gameNBN toi double broadband speeds for regional AustraliaiPhone users fooled by fake ransomwareGoogle is helping to build another Asia-Pacific submarine cableNot a single entry for Google's Android bug bountyVirgin Australia to begin inflight wi-fi trial in AprilVerizon's new name for its AOL-Yahoo combinationNBN to double broadband speeds for regional AustraliaApple iOS 11 will make 200,000 apps totally obsolete, experts claimScientists create wonder sieve capable of making seawater drinkableSelf-healing material could soon make cracked phone screens a thing of the pastIF you could, would you want to live forever — even if it meant existing in a virtual world?

Microsoft calls time on Windows Vista supportNo updates for Windows 7/8.1 on new hardwareUS man loses appeal over encrypted drivesMan dies charging iPhone while in the bathGoogle Maps launches location sharing service that lets you share your location and trip progressApple denies security threatS8’s Cool feature the iPhone can’t matchTrump shuts down teen’s kitten websiteWhy Australia Post ransomwared its own staff but stopped after the pilot.Lastpass patches creds-stealing bugs in browser plugins

US charges 4 Russian-connected Yahoo hackers over 2014 data breachWoman's headphones explode on flight to MelbourneElon Musk offers to fix SA power network in 100 daysPrivate details of Aussie teenage girls exposed in hack of social media app WishboneVibrator maker to pay out $4 million for tracking users’ sexual activityGoogle updates CAPTCHA to kill annoying security check boxiPhone owners warned to back up data before iOS 10.3ATM use hits 15-year low as tap-and-go payments surge

WikiLeaks says it has CIA's secret trove of hacking toolsGoogle kills off Pixel first-party notebooksAWS outage was caused by typo in a staffer's command input during S3 maintenancePremier League gets Kodi piracy court orderLithium-ion battery inventor touts new battery breakthrough

Amazon Web Services outage downs major websitesNBN to deliver FTTC to 700,000 homes and businesses starting this yearSpaceX to fly two tourists around Moon in 2018Yahoo CEO says on Tumblr she wants her staff to share her bonus after data breachesNetwork chief says often your computer problems are the fault of the retailers, not themNetflix develop a new video compression technique, reducing the amount of data used watchingDomino's moves online ordering from AWS to Azure

Apple's new US$5 billion headquarters opening in AprilMSY Technology's website will get dragged into 21st century with Magento e-commerceMicrosoft and Google agree to bury pirated content in search resultsBeware Google Chrome scam that could inject malware into your computer'Can you hear me?' scam has police urging people to hang up immediatelyYouTube ditches unskippable 30-second adsQualcomm chip promises mobile data that’s faster than fixed line fibreInternet-connected doorbells and cameras become the latest weapon to detect and stop burglariesiPhone 8 tipped to have front side 3D camera, paving way for augmented realityCalifornian TV maker Vizio latest company to be caught in spying scandal

Android security boss challenges ecosystem's bad rapOne in four Aussies admit to getting into arguments over Netflix cheatingDubai aims to launch hover-taxi by JulyThe reason we have to wait for The Lego Batman movieHow much can you really save by going solar?Facebook Videos to Auto-Play With Sound Turned On (Ugh)Wordpress blogs defaced in hack attacksHater - The dating app that matchmakes by hates, not likesIs Nokia bringing back the 3310 and who would want a retro phone?Macquarie, ING join Apple Pay to challenge Big FourTelstra launches Gateway Frontier to get users back online during an outageAustralia will get mandatory data breach notifications this yearAWS launches Chime to compete with Microsoft Skype and CiscoApple will fight proposed “right to repair” legislation

Apple to start manufacturing iPhone in IndiaOutage strikes the Australian Taxation Office againTelstra named the most complained-about telcoSmart TV vendor penalised for massive privacy violationMass attack worldwide on internet-exposed printersFacebook Live stream of Danny Green vs Anthony Mundine fight to be pursued by FoxtelApple's 10th anniversary 'iPhone X' could cost more than $USD1,000 - reportFire breaks out at Samsung factory responsible for Note 7 battery production

Telstra restores calls but SMS still downIt’s official: Google is sexier than AppleVaya offers 70GB data for $65 a monthLego's launched a "safe" social network for under-13s on a new app, called Lego Life.'Father of Pac-Man' Masaya Nakamura diesNot guilty plea in landmark Kodi box trialTrump's inauguration breaks live streaming recordsAustralia’s longest running television show about video games has been cancelledTelstra mobile gadget to deliver downloads 10 times faster than the National Broadband NetworkLinksys’ mesh router system will bring better NBN Wi-Fi to Aussie homes

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 519 - 26/01/2017

NBN puts up $150,000 in grants for organisations using the networkAustralia ranks 50th in the world for average internet speeds at 9.6MbpsATO takes online services down for the third consecutive weekendPokemon GO made $1.2 billion in 2016Newly-discovered Mac malware runs ancient codeZuckerberg files lawsuit against native Hawaiians to force land sales

Apple's $5 billion 'spaceship' campus is covered in mudWhy Are Coins Hidden Inside Some Of Apple’s MacBooks?Kogan launches $570 Atlas Ultraslim Windows laptop to challenge MacBook AirApple's iPhone celebrates its 10th anniversaryNorway's controversial radio switch-offMicrosoft to appease privacy critics with Win10 update