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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 4911: We look at Apple and Samsung’s shenanigans in Australia’s legal system, and while on the subject of disputes, iiNet and AFACT are in the last stages of their legal stouch in the High Court as well. Also for the last show of 2011, Adam Tu
The end of 2011 is upon us and all there’s left to do is finalise the Christmas list, do that last minute shopping for family and friends and buy a special present for yourself, you know, the one that no-one else can get you because they haven’t an idea where to get it or what in fact it is.
It’s been a very topsy-turvy year for most Australians with financial pressures at the top of most people’s minds. Consumer confidence has been on the slide for some time, what ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 4811: Amateur Radio is experiencing a resurgence so Robert Broomhead from the Wireless Institute of Australia joins us to tell us why. HP's TouchPad shipments second to iPad, the NBN takes the next step with the opening of the Networks home office
In a move which has left some of the tech talk radio panel quite bemused, five Australian ISP have taken it upon themselves to stop their customers from downloading copyrighted content from the internet. One has to ask, since when have companies who’s profit margins rely on the large consumption of bandwidth taken the stance of the moral high ground?
The proposal comes from discussions between ISPs, the federal government and rights holders in the movie, music, software ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 4711: Adam Turner looks at Ultrabooks, Susan Mclean joins us in the studio to talk about developments in cyber safety, and James Gardiner talks digital cinema. Also Telstra to invest $100m in video distribution, 1800MHz is a prime band for LTE or
Cast your mind back what seems to be a lifetime ago, but just over a year ago, Google was in the news for collection WIFI information as their street view camera cars roamed the planet. At the time, there was denial from Google over the collection with the company saying it was left over code by a developer that had found its way into collection software. Well, they’re back, but this time they’re telling us that they are collecting WIFI details, and what’s more, they ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 4611: Scott Lorson, CEO of Fetch TV, talks to Adam about Apps, Adobe finally kills off Flash for mobiles, Apple is still ironing out the bugs in iOS5, illegal game downloads are on the rise, and Steam’s gaming portal forum is hacked.
Steve Jobs certainly had it in for Adobe’s flash, and last week it seems some of his campaigning may have finally come to fruition with Adobe announcing that it was no longer going to develop Flash for mobile devices. Steve was adamant that there was no need for anything to come between a devices operating system and its applications, which is one of the main reasons behind the companies refusal to allow Flash on its iGadgets.
Last week Adobe announced that future work w ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 4511: Has Google gone too far this time taking street view indoors? Android phone repair cost telcos billions, Avid release Media Composer 6, Canon release the new EOS C300, A Stop Motion Video Made with a Quarter Million Jelly Beans, and Adam set
Being a firm believer of NOT believing everything you read on the internet, as well as being a long way from April fool’s day, I couldn’t find the right words to describe my feelings when I read an article on Stuff.co.nz, detailing a new pilot program the search giant Google, was planning. According to the article, New Zealanders looking for a restaurant on the internet will find it easier to pick with a new addition to street view, Google’s controversial street imagi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 4411: We speak to David Commonwealth bank launches contactless payments app for the iPhone, Quickflix offers movies on demand, Apple is looking to launch a Siri-enabled television by 2013, and Samsung granted full bench appeal on Galaxy Tab 10.1
The Commonwealth Bank has submitted it’s Kaching application to Apples App store as it tries to win over consumers who own iPhones. Kaching essentially turns your iPhone into a contactless payment system. The bank is the first in Australia to integrate near-field communications (NFC) technology with smartphone software in a commercial application, despite various trials since 2007.
Kaching combines HTML5 and native iPhone elements including GPS location, contacts, and p ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 4311: Apple shares drop after iPhone sales fall short, Telstra’s proxy voters seal the $11bn NBN deal, Microsoft Reports Record First-Quarter Results, Mobile phone brain cancer link rejected again, and Adam Turner has a special Apple guest on thWe all know how fast technology is evolving these days, especially in the computing and communications sectors. Today, most of us cringe when we sign up on a mobile plan for two years with a handset that we know will be old and obsolete in maybe 12 months. So how would you feel if you had to lock in to a contract for a netbook computer for three years? Well, this is what the Victorian education department are requiring parents of primary school students to do in their 1 to 1 netbook program ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 4211: Adam checks out the iPhone 4S, ACCC fights back in Google case, There’s a new mac book pro on the horizon, Victoria’s problematic Myki publick transport ticketing system gets hacked and Hackers breach Sony systems again.
This week, the patent war between major hardware vendors reaches fever pitch with Australia’s Federal Court imposing a temporary ban on the sale of Samsung's latest tablet computer in Australia. Block the sale of the Galaxy 10.1 tablet hands rival Apple another legal victory in the global patent war between the two firms.
Both Apple and Samsung have been locked in an acrimonious battle in nine countries involving smartphone and tablet patents since April, with the Austra ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 4111: We take a look back at the legend and visionary that was Steve Jobs, Contactless phone payments stumble with the iPhone 4GS launch, Telco cuts woman's connection after 42 warnings, HTC user data exposed to web apps, and Microsoft’s malware
Steve Paul Jobs has been described as many things, but I think the one word that sums up this iconic father of four is visionary. Steve’s ride through life has had more ups and downs than probably your life and my life put together. Steve Paul Jobs was born on February 24, 1955. He was raised by adoptive parents Paul and Clara in Mountain View and, later in Los Altos, California.
As a 13 year old William Hewlett offered Steve a summer job at the Hewlett-Packard plant. I ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tech Talk Radio's Carpark edition. A one off, "off the cuff" radio program of what normally happens in the carpark after each show.Our first carpark would appeal to lovers of Star Trek, Dr Who, Star Wars, movie buffs, and those with an interest in pop TV culture... that's sort of how it
Saturday, October 8th at 7PM, was one of those nights, so Dr. Ron, Andrew, Adam and Graeme headed to the studio for 2 and a half hours of... well, anything really. We were not intentionally going to talk about tech, but that was a little difficult. Instead we played our favorite music tracks and talked about other things like movies.. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 4011: Sony has been given official reprieve by Australia's Privacy Commissioner over last April’s hack, Adam Turner takes a look at the new BBC iPlayer app for the iPad, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 faces further delays, Firefox 7 sneaks out, Mic
In this fast changing online world, have you ever thought about what has become of or becoming of the ubiquitous web site? With our reliance on social media, to communicate and stay informed, we now have different expectations of the web than what we did say a decade ago.
According to a post on Google’s blog last week the web is getting faster, and not just the speed of the pages, but also the speed of change. Before, it was fine to build a website and modify ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 3911: eBay builds new division to woo developers, Windows store sole channel for Metro apps, Pirate Party win seats in German election, How do you watch movies at home? Adam takes a look at Surround Sound, and RIM ready to clear PlayBook stockpile
In the ever changing world of technology, only truly great gadgets stand the test of time. Chances are, if you don’t own one of Apple’s iPods, then you know someone who does. Would it surprise you that the ubiquitous device is having it’s 10th birthday this week.
Steve Jobs first introduced it on Oct. 23, 2001, and it went on sale a few weeks later. After a fairly slow start, the iPod eventually became Apple’s main growth driver, helped lead the company’s amazing ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 3811: Microsoft opens the curtains on their newest operating System, Windows 8, Optus open up Pandora’s Box with its new cloud based time shifting media service, the Android bot army grows but PC’s still win by a mile, and is this the beginnin
With much leaking and speculation, Microsoft released a pre beta version of its new operating system, Windows 8 to developers last week. At first glance Windows 8 is the convergence of Mobile and desktop computing, with a one OS fits all approach from the world’s dominant software provider.
Despite the 64 bit version refusing to load up on two different workstations in the Tech Talk offices, the new system boots up in seconds and features a home page filled with colorf ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 3711: Solar parity is here but do you know what it is? Telstra rolls out IPv6 for business and government, Councils lobbying NBN Co for NBN preference Adam Turner takes a look at the Telco Confusopoly and  Dr Ron is back with an odd spot that ev
Who ever thought SMS or short messaging would never take off would certainly be eating their words with the stark realization that Twitter would turn in to being the one of the world's most important social networking sites. The twitter blog this week attributed some interesting facts and figures about the service highlighting it's achievements in its short five year life.
Today,100 million active users around the globe turn to Twitter to share their thoughts and find out ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 3611: Apple puts the Legacy FCP back on sale, Apple are still considering USB 3.0 in addition to thunderbolt? Microsoft to support windows Phone 7.5 forward facing cameras, Internode shake up sees four execs made redundant, Telstra released its 2
When it comes to Operating Systems for the ubiquitous computer, evolution is the name of the game. We all want a slick, intuitive and easy ways of navigating around our PCs, but when it comes to the graphical user interface, how much change is too much change?
Taking a look at Microsoft’s up coming windows 8, you’d have to have been living under a rock not to know that the new desktop look is completely different from the user interface we’ve all been used to since t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 3511: James Gardiner. gives us an insight into the world of digital cinema. Steve Jobs calls it a day at Apple, and Adam Turner takes a look at the Steve Jobs faithful, and the team behind Vodafail the Musical - Scott and Sheona joined us live in
A few months back we had the pleasure of meeting Scott and Sheona, the clever writers behind a viral piece of video doing the rounds on Youtube called Vodafail the Musical. At the time, Vodafone was doing it tough, call drops, lack of mobile broadband, poor and non existant customer service... the list goes on. We didn't have to ask this Melbourne based comic duo twice to come and say hello.
He's been called many things by many people, both good and bad, but history will r ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 3411: HP decides to pull the pin and stop making PCs and Tablets, Google’s small screen OS android has for the first time overtaken Apple's iOS in smartphone sales in Australia, as well Google strengthens their grip on hardware with the purchase
There is no such thing as stability in today’s high tech landscape, and last week was no different. Hewlett Packard, a company which until recently could have been called a rock of stability in a ever changing tech world crumbled, with the announcement that it would no longer make PCs and tablets which all came as a bit of a shock considering it just launched the Touchpad.
Last week also saw Google’s OS Android overtake Apple's iOS in smartphone sales in Australia for ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 3311: China find another 22 fake apple stores, Games find their way to Google +, Optus has a loss, Microsoft patch 22 issues, Adam gets all romantic about the census, and the mobile phone in Australia turns 30 years old.
Last Friday, Australia’s telecommunications industry ombudsman released the organistations findings into how consumers are treated by Australian phone companies.
The TIO research paper titled Resilient Consumers, reported on a survey of more than 500 consumers who lodged complaints with the TIO between July and August 2010. The survey found:
more than 55 per cent of consumers surveyed reported contact with their service providers five or more times before contatcting t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 3211: Nintendo receive a hand held game reality check, Google and Microsoft seem intent on airing their dirty laundry for all to see. Adam Turner takes the covers off Dlinks new Boxee Box media center, Gmail splits the screen now with a preview pan
Indulging in a videogame is a common form of past time for almost everyone. Yes there are the few exceptions, but they are certainly in the minority, and it seems that how we indulge is changing. There are two places where we play, at home usually on a console such as a PS3, Xbox or Wii, or out and about, on a small screen device.
Most of us now carry a mobile phone, and the majority of us carry smart phones. Phones which not only connect to the internet, but allow us to ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 3111: Apple becomes the world’s top smartphone vendor and patents a new keyless keyboard, Optus bids for home phones with the launch of femtocells, Google offers to rewrite the web in an effort to make it faster, as well, the goggle streetcars wi
It may or may not surprise you with the Australian consumer watch dog, the ACCC taking to telco’s in this country with a big stick, some are actually falling in line, including the biggest recalcitrant, Telstra. But is seeing believing?
It was reported in the media last week that Telstra has started providing customers with a "summary of offer" document laying out the true cost of taking a new telecommunications service and it looks like Primus and VHA will be doing the ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 3011: The space shuttle returns to earth for the final time, so what now for NASA? Internode are the first to release pricing for access to the NBN, Apple rolls out new MacBook Air, and we look at the performance of the new Mac Mini, Google continu
Last week saw the end of an era as the Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Cape Canaveral in Florida for the very last time, 42 years after astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon
CHRIS FERGUSON: Mission complete Houston after serving the world for over 30 years, this space shuttle has earned its place in history and it's come to a final stop.
50 year old Commander Chris Ferguson brought Atlantis back from its last mission into space an ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 2911: Apple compensates a user for iPhone tracking, and aligns Australian app prices with that in the US. Doorknocker offers fake NBN services in Hobart, ACMA has published a draft report on the findings of its inquiry into telco customer care and
Last week saw the short messaging social network Twitter turn 5. How it seems like twitter has been with us forever.
5 years ago, on July 15th, 2006, Twitter, then called Twittr, opened to the public and was described as “a new mobile service that helps groups of friends bounce random thoughts around with SMS.”
It’s time to look back over the last financial quarter and see how the major tech icons are placed.
Last week also saw Google's 36 percent revenue surge, sm ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 2811: The dust is still settling on Final Cut Pro X, the ACCC wins its biggest telco fine ever, Virgin Australia has capability to use mobile phones in-flight and Qantas points out the problems with lithium mobile phone batteries, Facebook launches
Once again Australian consumers have the ACCC, Australia’s consumer watchdog to thank for keeping the Telcos in line that are big on misleading, and once again, Australia’s number two telco Optus has had its wings clipped over recent broadband ads found to be just that.
This isn’t the first time Optus have been caught out misleading consumes so one has to wonder if this isn’t common practice. They’ve already been hauled across the coals over cap plans and the mis ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 2711: The wave has receded, but “surfs up” with Google+, Apple Responds to Video Editors’ Grumblings Over Final Cut Pro, Microsoft’s rules of Mango for developers, you do not talk about Mango, iPhone is the Number One selling phone in Austr
As Australia’s National Broadcaster, the ABC starts its 80th year, Google, 16 year old search engine giant launched a new social network option called Google+ to the screams and chorus of recluses the world over of "oh no not another one".
With Google’s equivalent of Vista, the now defunct Wave but a distant memory, the world’s largest internet company has brought all its existing facilities and services into the one new social networking site which functions in a v ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 2611: Mac OS X 10.6.8 is out, and you need it for Lion, Twitter plans bolder advertisements, just when you thought it was all over, the Winklevoss twins open a fresh Facebook case, Apple release Final Cut Pro X, and Australia’s National; Broadban
Sitting on the sidelines of technology and watching it evolve, must be a popular and interesting past time, after all, Luddites of the world certainly out number nerds and fast adapters put together. One observation would have to be how complex and highly technical industries needing specialist operators and sophisticated equipment, has been marginalized and now in the realm of enthusiasts and home users.
One industry which comes to mind is the film and television industr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 2511: Apples iTunes continues to grow, in fact Apple could buy the whole mobile phone industry if it so desired. Tasmanian public schools locked out of NBN, Hackers hit US Senate, the Feds quietly close mandatory internet filtering branch, and Goog
If you ever needed any convincing that apps stores are here to stay, then would it surprise you that the iTunes store continues to grow. In fact iTunes now costs $1.3 billion a year to run. Apple recently published iTunes store figures that were amazing to say the least.
These included 15 Billion iTunes song downloads , 130 million book downloads, 14 billion app downloads, $2.5 billion paid to developers, 225 million accounts, 425k apps, 90k iPad apps, 100k game and ente ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 2411: We check out Apple’s World Wide Developers conference for 2011 and there was nothing unexpected. Steve jobs front the Cupertino council in California with plans for new office space for 12,000 people. IPv6 hits the internet, all be it as a
Did you notice the internet go a bit slower last Wednesday? Well, it was the day to give IPv6 a go as many ISPs and Hosting companies around the world deployed the new protocol as a trial. There’s been a lot of talk recently that the range of IP addresses that we’re currently using – known as IPv4 were running out, and we’ve now reach that time. The limited number of internet addresses under the current system has been recognised as a problem since the 1980s.
All b ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 2311: Mobile phones and telecommunications companies are in the spotlight yet again, and ACMA gets out its big stick to try and reign in the angry beast. We get to see Windows 8 for the first time, the US says Cyber attacks are an act of war, PlayS
This week was the week for users of mobile telecommunications products. It was the week the World Health Organisation panel recommended people limit their usage of mobile phones after it found a possible link with two types of cancer. As well, ACMA looks to tight its grip on dodgy and misleading offering from Australian telcos. It appears the industry's days of total self-regulation of customer service, without the threat of penalties for breaches, are numbered.
After yea ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 2211: Windows Phone 7 to offer multitasking, NBN Co has called for expressions of interest from ISPs wanting to offer broadband products on the company's interim satellite service, and , Paul Buchanan, PayPal’s Mobile Strategy Manager joins us li
With the internet being a spring board for free speech, are we becoming a negative society? Chances are, if you're the recipient of poor customer service or goods that aren't to you expectation, you've ventured on to a blog or forum to vent you dissatisfaction.
With this in mind, should we as a society, start to provide websites where consumers can rate their satisfaction with an experience for all to see? Well, if in fact we are a bunch of wingers, then beware what you r ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 2111: Twitter revokes automatic 3rd party direct message (DM) access. Angry Birds Tops 200 Million Downloads, Optus fined $178k for soft cap plans, Android OS 3.1 is out, Apple 'refusing support' for Mac malware clean-up, Credit card fraud now 57c
If you ever needed any proof that the delivery of content was going to move from the airwaves to the internet, then what all TV executives fear, looks like a reality in the
United States.
Netflix, the US based video streaming company, is now the single largest source of peak downstream Internet traffic in the U.S., according to a new report by Sandvine with the streaming video service now accounting for 29.7 percent of peak downstream traffic in the US. This is a rise o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 2011: Sony Says sorry, Free set top boxes for everyone. Skype bought by Microsoft, iGadgets take Apple to the top of the worlds brands, Adam moves to 123 Fake street in the wake of the Sony hack, and Labor ends the voluntary net filtering scheme.
This was the week in Tech where money could burn a hole in your pocket, or catapult you to the top of the worlds most valued brands. Even here at home the Federal Government released its budget promising $530m for human services IT, $308m for free TV kit, and $61m for smart roads but it was also the week that the ISP filter grants were severed.
It was also the week that Microsoft dug deep and shelled out 8.5b folding ones to buy the money losing Skype, and Apple is now t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 1911: LG release a new range of 3D TVs with cheap lightweight glasses, Victorian Country Television viewers are now digital only, Sony's hack just keeps getting bigger, Telecommunications complaints soar - now the largest recorded in 3 months, Appl
In a week where Sony's Playstation hack just kept getting bigger, Victorians who reside in the bush switched to digital TV, and more new gadgets found their way to the market place for some time, Australia's Telecommunications Ombudsman released the 3rd quarter report, revealing record levels of complaints against telcos, with Vodafone making up the majority of complaints received by the office.
Nearly a quarter, 14,670 of the 59,532 complaints received by the ombudsman ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 1811: Sony's PSN hack is becoming a PR nightmare, Apple confirms it's working on a traffic service, Telstra launches new BYO mobile plans. Adam rants about watching his favourite AFL team, Apple CEO Steve jobs says he doesn't track anyone, and if E
Sony's playstation network hack has become problematic for over 77 million users world wide, and a big head ache for Sony executives. But one thing which is becoming very noticeable with Japanese based companies, is their lack of transparency and honesty, in business culture.
Several recent incidents have highlighted this in recent times. The electricity company that runs and maintains the Fukushima nuclear power plant have been very short and slow on status updates abou ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 1711: Streaming movies and TV shows to our living room screens gains momentum, Adam looks at high tech wine bottles, Apple's Steve Jobs hopes to return to work and Apple Shares Up with Huge iPhone And Mac Sales Overshadowing a Weak iPad.
In what could be seen as inevitable, streaming of media to our TV's Desktops and Mobile devices is a step closer this week with the announcement that Hulu is preparing to launch in Australia with sources close to the project flagging it might launch with or without the support of the commercial free-to-air TV networks.
According to Hulu's website, the company's mission is to help people find and enjoy the world's premium video content when, where and how they want it.
H ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 1611: Digital radio in the UK, China accused of stealing "terabytes" of U.S. data, the NAB hit by net banking glitch, Have you've just realized that ie9 and Firefox 4 have just hit the streets? Well IE10 and Firefox 5 not far off , the Commonwealt
There's certain technology we take for granted these days such as mobile phones, Point of sale terminals, and Automatic teller machines. But did you know the benign ATM can sometimes get you into a lot of trouble, especially if you innocently withdraw more than you have in your account. Most, if not all would assume that the banks would have a system in place to prevent you overdrawing your account beyond a pre determined level, and you'd be right, except when the ATM your ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 1511: Adam finds out about Acer's new tech offerings and the new Optus Femto cell, a 75 year old granny takes two countries off line, the ocean floor is to be mapped for Google earth, NBN Co reveals ISP list for first-release sites, and Facebook,
In the cut and thrust, and sometimes controversial world of media, there are three major food groups involved in the entertainment industry who get pictures and sound to your TV screen.
At the top of the food chain, there are content creators, people who make media such as television, radio and films, and at the bottom of the food chain, is you, the consumer of pictures and sound. But between you and the content creators, are the distributors, the people who provide the te ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 1411: Microsoft's Dave Glover returns to updates us on Phone 7, we ask: how do you consume your social media? and Adam talks to Rolf Hansen from low cost mobile provider Amaysim.
Social media is here to stay whether you like it or not. Even if it’s not your cup of tea, recent surveys highlight the fact that it’s no fad and here to stay with 80% of internet users in Australia interacting with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to name just three.
But with the proliferation of social networking sites, the consumption of information being posted by friends and organisations on sites like Tweeting and Facebook is becoming quite a challenge. The good new ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 1311: Privacy on the internet, do Australians value their online anonymity. Telstra and Optus take NBN co and each other to task over cherry picking and insider trading, Firefox 4 beats IE9 in first day downloads, and Adam compares internet radio t
The internet is now an essential part of Australian's day to day life, and we've nearly all become members of Social Network sites such as twitter and Facebook. The scary thing about not just these companies, but any company on the internet, free does not necessarily mean free. If you read the fine print in the terms and conditions of use of these large companies sites, you'll notice that information you share with them will be collected and used for other things, such as t ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 1211: Japan, iPad 2 &iOS4.3, Adobe Wallaby, Aus Gov new data site, Commbank free virus software, iPhone and Blackberry hack comp, App of the week
In this ever changing world of hardware and software, things come and go. What's hip and cool one day, can be a footnote in the history of modern day communications the next. One noticeable stayer though, is malware. The nasty computer programs that try and steal your inner most secrets for the sole purpose of emptying out your bank account, or tuning you home computer into a zombie. Once upon a time, Trojans an viruses were designed to annoy us. They make characters fall o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 1012: Japan, iPad 2 &iOS4.3, Adobe Wallaby, Aus Gov new data site, Commbank free virus software, iPhone and Blackberry hack comp, App of the week
In this ever changing world of hardware and software, things come and go. What's hip and cool one day, can be a footnote in the history of modern day communications the next. One noticeable stayer though, is malware. The nasty computer programs that try and steal your inner most secrets for the sole purpose of emptying out your bank account, or tuning you home computer into a zombie. Once upon a time, Trojans an viruses were designed to annoy us. They make characters fall o ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 1011: iPad 2, Cloud Computing, Charlie Sheen and Twitter, Star Wars 3D, Telstra moves to 60 sec blocks, New App of the week competition
Despite the speculation over Steve Job's health, last week we saw a somewhat gaunt Apple CEO launch his latest pride and joy, the iGadget know as iPad 2. A slimmer, faster, more colourful version of the device which has already sold 15 million units worldwide, in just 9 short months. And as Steve does so well, he left his San Franciscan audience wanting.
All credit must go to the Apple marketing machine with the roll out of their iconic television campaign promoting a ran ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 0911: iiNet Wins, AFACT appeals again? Game Reviews, Adam fixes TiVo EPG problem, Sony launch another streaming music site. New App of the week segment!
The next chapter in the David and Goliath stouch between Australia’s number 2 ISP, iiNet and the might of the world’s movie houses was written last Thursday when iiNet won the latest appeal over P2P piracy on their network, but the door has been left open for a further appeal.
The Full Bench of the Federal Court dismissed the film industry's appeal against a February 2010 judgment, which found ISP iiNet had not authorised copyright infringement on the ISP’s network. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 0811: Borders go bust, Sony Rolls out Qriosity, Twitter bans 3rd party apps, New games for 2011, Adam Brimo talks about vodafail.com
Last week two iconic book shops went into voluntary liquidation. The Border's chain, both here in Australia and in the United States are not traveling too well. The company which owns Border's here in Australia also owns Angus and Robertson, so it to has become a victim of liquidation. But one has to ask why a company like this has fallen on bad times?
If you were to ask a notable retailer like Jerry Harvey, he'd probably say that what we are seeing here is a result of onl ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 0711: Telstra Profits, New iPad, New tablets, vodafail.com, IE9 goes to release candidate, Nokia and Microsoft join forces, Why don't TV shows start on time?
Since we last graced the halls of 3WBC, so much has happened in Australia. Cyclones floods and fires have ravaged our continent and scary thing about t, is everything is extreme.
And it seems everything happened while we were on our holiday break. Vodafone copped plenty over the failing state of it's mobile network with thousands of angry customers venting their grief on vodafail.com, a website set up by disgruntled Vodafone customer, Adam Brimo while waiting on hold to s ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 0611: Summer Series 2010/11 (Best of) Ep9This is episode 9 of the 2010/11 Tech Talk Radio Summer Series.
Enjoy the best of Australia's premier tech talk show while the guys take a break over the holiday seasonListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 0511: Summer Series 2010/11 (Best of) Ep8This is episode 8 of the 2010/11 Tech Talk Radio Summer Series.
Enjoy the best of Australia's premier tech talk show while the guys take a break over the holiday seasonListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TTR Ep 0411: Summer Series 2010/11 (Best of) Ep7This is episode 7 of the 2010/11 Tech Talk Radio Summer Series.
Enjoy the best of Australia's premier tech talk show while the guys take a break over the holiday seasonListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |