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Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 516 - 05/01/2017

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Ovo Mobile offers $9.95 plans designed for kids on Optus 4G networkApple starts selling AirPod headphones after two-month delayATO website outage blamed on HPE 3PAR storage problemApple now lets customers schedule servicing directly with Australian resellersGoogle will be 100% renewable powered by next yearATO reveals 2014-15 tax bills for Apple, Microsoft, Google, Telstra, IBM and more'One billion' affected by Yahoo hackThe Pirate Bay must be blocked in Australia, court rulesMan spends stolen $1m on Game of WarApple tackles calendar spam with 'report junk' buttonMinecraft blocks used to make virtual Atari 2600 console

Fitbit confirms Pebble takeover dealYouTube's $1bn royalties are not enough, says music industryApple Music attracts 20 million subscribers in 18 monthsGalaxy S8 will likely ditch headphone jackYou can now use Spotify to control your Sonos speakersReport: Apple in talks with studios to offer current cinema releases in-home

ACCC takes reseller MSY Technology to court over misrepresentation of consumer rightsAmazon Web Services' will migrate 100PB with a truckTelstra says goodbye to 2GGoogle to set up Sydney threat detection teamAustralian banks told to build APIs to share data by 2018Facebook tries to keep us using Messenger by introducing new games, including arcade classicsCards Against Humanity’s Black Friday pointless crowdfunding sees people put $100,000 down holeiPhone update leaves users furious due to battery drain issueApple Glass: what the company needs to get right to make smart eyewear succeedCurved iPhone on the cards for next year, says reportACCC’s draft decision on Apple Pay case rejects banks claim for NFC access and collective bargaining

Apple brings back online sales event for 'Black Friday' after a year of absenceApple to swap 'faulty' iPhone 6S batteriesGoogle stops booking Australian profits in SingaporeThe rise in selfie deaths and how to stop themApple Abandons Development of Wireless RoutersJony Ive Said to Be 'As Connected to Product Design as Ever' Following Speculation About His RoleiPhone 8 to Feature All-Glass Casing in Order to Support Wireless Charging

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 510 - 17/11/2016

Guest: Steven Cooper @developersteveFacebook takes on LinkedIn with job postingsAdobe slaps on GST for Aussie customersFoxtel becomes an NBN resellerMore bad news as Samsung recalls 2.8m washing machines in USThe ISP that Telstra's David Thodey was worried about is hereApple Pay expands in Australia to 31 small banks

Microsoft reseller pays $250,000 over copyright infringementLeaked medical data exposes 1.3 million recordsApple lifts the lid on three new MacBook ProsTorrent website has devised a plan to outsmart Google and the rights holders trying to shut it down

Anti-malware product scam 'Hicurdismos' targeting Windows usersApple delays AirPod rollout because it needs more time before the product is readyApple revenue declines for first time since 2001Australia #censusfail: Derision greets simple fix failureMicrosoft launches Surface Studio at Windows 10 eventWoman 'sexually assaulted' in virtual reality by cyber-groperIs Facebook going to start freeing the nipple?The reviews are in: Google's Pixel phone takes on the iPhone 7More than 1 million people are still using Samsung's potentially explosive Note 7

Satya Nadella coming to AustraliaMicrosoft employees now happier than Apple'sSamsung puts booths in Aussie airports to swap exploding Note 7sVic Privacy Commissioner warns against profiling job candidates onlineApple patents its new big design: an oversized pot plant that has no hidden technologyIt’s Goodbye QWERTY, Hello Emojis as Apple Rethinks the KeyboardApple to Introduce New Macs at October 27 EventTim Cook Was Named to Hillary Clinton's List of Vice Presidential CandidatesApple Abandons Car Plans 'For Now,' Sets Late 2017 Deadline to Decide Fate of Self-Driving SystemVodafone conducts live 5G trial with nokia and University of Technology, Sydney

Samsung sends fireproof packaging and gloves to Note7 ownersMicrosoft gives HoloLens Australian launch dateGamer's funeral live-streamed on Twitch TVMicrosoft to live-stream Oct.9NOW LAUNCHES ON GOOGLE CHROMECASTBoM unveils first-ever weather appApple responds to photo sharing claims

Apple pushing out OS Sierra update automaticallyMicrosoft Band removed from saleVodafone to scrap 2G next yearGoogle to launch Cloud Platform in AustraliaListening to the music of Turing's computerSmoking Samsung phone prompts US plane evacuationWaves of relief after launch of NBN Co's Sky Muster II satelliteFOXTEL PLAY LAUNCHING HD IN EARLY 2017Oombrella: the smart umbrella that knows more than you doAussie networks shoot themselves in the foot (again) with the death of PrestoNetflix Catalogue: Now With 50 Per Cent Fewer Movies And TV Shows

Apple sells out initial batch of iPhone 7 PlusApple ships final version of macOS SierraAlmost 95 per cent of Aussie households have completed Census with two days to goNetflix exec says it’s ‘absolutely inaccurate’ that Aussie Netflix customers get ‘screwed’Malware-infected USB sticks posted to Australian homes

JB Hi-Fi acquires The Good Guys for $870miOS 10 is coming. What are the best new features?Apple's iOS 10 update bricks devicesChrome to start shaming HTTP sitesShane Warne emojis: Spin king to have his own line, WarnieMojis

Apple unveils iPhone 7Apple turns down an actual genius for Genius Bar jobSamsung Australia recalls 50,000 Galaxy Note7 smartphonesSony reveals PS4 Pro with 4K graphics

Apple announces date for next big product unveiling Sept 7Apple quietly kills off 'Store'Harvey Norman, Apple among most complained-about businesses NSWApple forced to pay $20 billion in unpaid taxesFive dollar banknote rollout starts todayWindows 10 Anniversary Update blocks webcams

Researcher infects scammer with ransomware for conning his motherTelstra has the most Australian users on LinkedInNBN hits million-user milestoneGoogle launches FaceTime, Skype rival DuoRevolution IT: Census fail was not our faultBox to get local hosting in Australia via AWSSesame Street Fighter is today's bestA Ton of Classic Macs Are Going Up for Auction

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 498 - 11/08/2016

Online reseller Newegg opens Aussie eBay store, slashes membership feeJail and $700,000 fine: UAE makes VPN illegalOnline reseller pays ACCC penalty for misleading customersNet's .web domain sold for $135mIPhone fire left me with severe burns, says cyclistScientist comes up with theory we could all just be brains kept in a jar living in fake realityHow to get the Windows 10 Anniversary UpdateHow to get the Anniversary Update from Windows Update