Geeks Interrupted

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.Show Notes:Mac & Cheese Jaffle - Ep 1 - JaffleHacks [YouTube]Now Jason Clare writes to ABC over Nick Ross 'gag' [Delimiter]Tech vendors drop off political donations list [iTnews]Vodafone's Newest Mobile Partner Is Qantas [Gizmodo Australia]Vodafone axes roaming fees for Aussies travelling to New Zealand [CyberShack]Local podcast platform Whooshkaa launches aiming to help users monetise their content [mUmBRELLA]YouTubers Go to War Over Fine Empire's Attempt to License 'Reaction' Videos [New York Magazine]Apple issues wall plug adaptor recall - how to see if yours is affected [TechGuide]Apple Q1 2016 Results: $75.9 Billion Revenue, 74.8 Million iPhones, 16.1 Million iPads Sold [MacStories]Apple's iPhone growth hits a wall [CNET]DeLorean Motor Company will start building new DMC-12s [Ars Technica]Showtime Series Find Home Down Under at Australian Streaming Service Stan [Variety]Nine launches 9Now, its

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.Show Notes:Dick Smith closes concessions [InsideRetail]Ex-ABC Editor Claims NBN Coverage Gagged To Please Malcolm Turnbull [The Huffington Post]This Journalist Says The ABC Censored His NBN Reporting [BuzzFeed]Exetel slapped for dumping heavy broadband users [iTnews]Kogan fined $32k for dodgy Father's Day ads [Delimiter]Minister orders investigation into game promoting killing of Aboriginal Australians [SBS News]WhatsApp is dropping the $1 annual fee [Engadget]Apple readies 'iPhone 5se', not '6c', for March/April with curved edges & Live Photos [9to5Mac]Apple's iTunes Radio Will No Longer Be Free As of Late January [Billboard]Music Memos for iOS: Recording, Editing, Tuning, Exporting and More [MacRumors]David Bowie Dead: Legendary Artist Was 69 [The Hollywood Reporter]David Bowie: The internet pioneer [BBC News]Alan Rickman, giant of British screen and stage, dies at 69 [The Guardian]Netflix starts

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: Turnbull calls for 'ideas boom' as he unveils $1b innovation vision [ABC News] National Innovation and Science Agenda: Turnbull releases $1bn massive list of new policies [Delimiter] NBN facing massive copper remediation bill [iTnews] Dick Smith kicks off 'suicidal' sale [News.com.au] Shoppers accuse Dick Smith staff of 'hoarding' items during fire sale [News.com.au] Pressure mounts over Uber's status in Victoria after driver fined $900 [ABC News] Facebook's Zuckerberg will give away 99% of his family's shares to promote child equality [VentureBeat] The iPhone 7 May Not Have a Headphone Jack, Report Says [Thump] The case for and against ditching the iPhone headphone jack [ZDNet] Popular Design App 'Sketch' Leaves Mac App Store Due to Poor Customer Experience [MacRumors] Apple stores holding free workshops so your kids can learn to code [Tech Guide] Mad Max: Fury Road is lining up for Osca

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: 'Phuc Dat' faked it: the man with awkward name turns out to be a hoax [The Age] Five-year-old named Isis rejected for personalised jar of Nutella [SMH] ACCC Is Cracking Down On Drip Pricing From Travel And Entertainment Websites [Gizmodo Australia] ACCC clears Australia Post's $1 stamp [The Age] Coach call [V/Line] Telstra hikes international roaming charges [iTnews] Hello Barbie: Wi-fi-enabled doll labelled a bedroom security risk [ABC News] Light-based Li-Fi Internet boasts speeds 100 times faster than Wi-Fi [The Christian Science Monitor] Raspberry Pi Zero $5 computer unveiled [CBC News] Raspberry Pi's £4 computer has completely sold out, less than a day after release [The Independent] Microsoft to only support Internet Explorer 11 starting January 2016 [WinBeta] Google removed 440,000 URLs over 'right to be forgotten' [The Next Web] Apple buys Star Wars tech firm Faceshift to up its V

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: Grubb & Wu join Media & Capital Partners in Melbourne [Influencing] Trevor Long leaves SBS to go it alone [Influencing] Harry Tucker switches gears to Business Insider [Influencing] Uber Set To Be Legalised In NSW [Gizmodo Australia] You Can Go To Jail For Having The File For A 3D-Printed Gun [Gizmodo Australia] 30 startups receive $16m boost from Entrepreneurs' Programme [Delimiter] iiNet launches $109.99 100Mbps terabyte NBN plans [Delimiter] iiNet launches $69.99 terabyte naked DSL, VDSL plans [Delimiter] Student finds and shares Mandurah teacher's 'extremely graphic' nude photos [The Age] The Australian man with a name so awkward no one believes him [SMH] Is Anonymous' war on ISIS doing more harm than good? [The Verge] Telegram cracked down on 78 ISIS-related channels in 12 languages this week [VentureBeat] Police Asked Brussels Residents Not To Tweet About Lockdown, So They S

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: Parliament considers new offence for 'revenge porn' [The Age] Phone and internet complaints fall at most providers [The Age] Taxi industry's social media campaign backfires [The Age] Taxi industry group sacks agency behind #yourtaxis PR disaster [The Age] Melbourne edition of Monopoly drops streets, picks special places instead [The Age] Cherry Bar Exposes Monopoly's Shakedown Of Melbourne Venues [Tone Deaf] Microsoft opens flagship Sydney store [The Age] UK Government Ditches Microsoft and Google to Adopt Open Source LibreOffice [Fossbytes] Apple ejects black students from Melbourne store [The Age] Tim Cook tells Apple employees there's no room for intolerance after black teens blocked from store [The Verge] Apple's Former Beats Music Service Officially Ending on November 30 [MacRumors] Terminally ill Star Wars fan Daniel Fleetwood dies days after seeing The Force Awakens [SMH] Tropfest

Phil Edwards and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: Optus targets renters, movers with new broadband product [CRN] Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announces 175 new tech jobs for Melbourne [The Age] Melbourne Cup punter scammed after Facebook selfie sparks consumer warning [ABC News] Activision Blizzard Acquires Candy Crush Maker King Digital Entertainment For $5.9 Billion [TechCrunch] No more stars: Hearts are replacing Twitter favorites [Mashable] Microsoft chops OneDrive storage allowance [iTnews] Apple TV review: is this the future? [The Verge] Apple to launch new metal 4-inch iPhone with A9 CPU in 2016, insider says [AppleInsider] Apple's survey app helps venues easily create indoor maps [The Verge] Terminally ill Star Wars fan gets dying wish [The New Daily] Jon Stewart Headed to HBO in Four-Year Deal [The Hollywood Reporter] Star Trek beaming back to the small screen for new series [The Guardian] Something we mentioned in the show but missing

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: Kogan re-enters telco space with Vodafone [CRN] NBN spent $14m on 1800km of new copper for FTTN [iTnews] Microsoft's first Aussie Flagship Store opening soon - 12 November! [iTWire] YouTube's video free-for-all is about to start charging admission [CNET] Here's why YouTube Red named its product... that [The Next Web] YouTube Is Getting Ready To Offer An Ad-Free Subscription Option [Android Police] Yahoo enters deal to display Google search results [The Verge] Yahoo Loses $42 Million on 'Community,' 2 Other Original Series [Variety] Apple releases iOS 9.1 with new emoji, Live Photo improvements, and stability tweaks [VentureBeat] Today's News: Apple punches Google [SMH] Apple Music Has 6.5 Million Paying Subscribers [Re/code] As Apple Music Trials Wrap, Spotify Snags The #1 Top Grossing Spot In US App Store For First Time [TechCrunch] Tim Cook says new Apple TV coming next week, reveals 6.

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: Eleventh hour reprieve for IceTV guide [TV Tonight] Melbourne's city loop trains get mobile coverage [iTnews] The numbers that show how Telstra, Optus, Vodafone have improved [SMH] Telstra TV streaming device launches [ZDNet] What NBN will you get and when? NBN unveils three-year rollout [SMH] myNBN [myNBN] NBN Co rolling out "kilometres" of brand new copper to ensure FTTN actually works [Delimiter] A Petition Wants to Call Australia's Currency 'Dollarydoos' [Time] Apple launches new Retina 4K 21.5-inch iMac, all 27-inch iMacs now feature Retina 5K displays [9to5Mac] World's biggest Apple fanboy dies [Cult of Mac] Apple Stores show off iPhone 6s 3D Touch with fancy tables [Engadget] All The Things Back To The Future Got Right And Wrong About 2015 [Gizmodo Australia] 26 years later, you'll be able to buy the Pepsi from 'Back to the Future 2' [Tech Insider] Universal releases Jaws 19 traile

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: The Sizzle [The Sizzle] Why is the data breach problem escalating? [iTnews] Data Retention Act needs reviewing: Internet Australia [Computerworld] VPNs and You - An Introduction To Covering Your Arse Online [Reckoner] Turnbull admits to using private email server [iTnews] Twitter's Jack Dorsey follows in Steve Jobs' footsteps [AFR] Twitter launches Moments, its dead-simple tab for browsing the best tweets [The Verge] Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 and Lumia 950 series: All the cool hardware Microsoft just announced [CNET] Microsoft's Windows 10 hardware event in 9 minutes [YouTube] Apple Approves An App That Blocks Ads In Native Apps, Including Apple News [TechCrunch] App Store removes root certificate-based ad blockers over privacy concerns [iMore] Some Apple iPhone 6s Processors Can Give 20 Per Cent Less Battery Life [Gizmodo Australia] Apple: Data shows TSMC and Samsung iPhone 6S models h

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: ACCC investigates Volkswagen following emissions scandal [ABC News] Revenge porn: government urged to make it illegal [The Age] TPG to build Vodafone dark fibre network in $1bn deal [iTnews] David Jones says third party accessed 'limited' customer information [The Age] Kmart online customers' information hacked in security breach [The Age] Car hit by train after man follows GPS onto tracks in Coburg [The Age] Unis try to defeat smartphone cheats [The Age] Macquarie Uni shifts from Gmail to Office 365 over privacy concerns [iTnews] Virgin Australia stunt on AFL grand final day criticised on social media [The Age] Adblock extension with 40 million users sells to mystery buyer, refuses to name new owner [The Next Web] Self-Driving Truck: Daimler Tests 'Highway Pilot' System On German Autobahn [International Business Times] Google launches its new Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P flagship smartphones [T

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: Best-selling iOS ad blocker Crystal will let companies pay to show you ads [The Verge] Aaron Sorkin to Tim Cook: You've Got a Lot of Nerve [The Hollywood Reporter] Aaron Sorkin apologizes to Tim Cook for harsh comments, says both of them 'went a little too far' [The Verge] NSW Government cracks down on Uber over illegal ride-sharing [ABC News] Software giant Atlassian files US IPO papers [SMH] Aussie start-ups welcome political change at the top [CNET] Turnbull refuses to let go of DTO [iTnews] How Volkswagen used trick software to cheat authorities [CRN] NASA to unveil 'major' Mars discovery [ABC News] iPhone 6s launch day scenes from Apple Stores around the world [AppleInsider] Apple iPhone 6S global launch (Pictures) [CNET] Miss iPhone Piggy [YouTube] Apple Releases watchOS 2 [TechCrunch] Apple's electric car will be ready in 2019 [News.com.au] Apple's Tesla Challenger Could Roll Into

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: Mitch Fifield named Australia's new Communications Minister [iTnews] Welcome To 21st Century Government: Australia Has New Ministers For The NBN, Science And Innovation [Gizmodo Australia] Vodafone under scrutiny [ABC RN Media Report] Ashley Madison warned users they'd be flirting with fembots right in the terms of service [Yahoo!] Telstra goes high voltage with world-first 600Mbps hotspot and 4G calling [CNET] Jim's Mowing becomes a telco [CRN] Australia Gets Tesla's Powerwall Battery Later This Year [Gizmodo Australia] Muslim teen Ahmed Mohamed creates clock, shows teachers, gets arrested [CNN] Muslim boy arrested over 'hoax bomb' clock invited to White House, Facebook [ABC News] Here's what Microsoft gave the teenager who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school [GeekWire] 4 ways to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day [CNN] Judge Rules That Porn Companies Blackmailing Pirates

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: System AU [#systemau] Can You Actually Be Allergic To WiFi? [Pedestrian] Vodafone Australia admits hacking Fairfax journalist's phone [The Guardian] Melbourne University porn ban angers Ormond College students [The Age] Twitter now lets 68M people in Indonesia buy data, minutes, and SMS packages via DM [VentureBeat] Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Tells Colbert: I Drive an Uber, Have a Perfect Rating [Motherboard] John McAfee might run for president [The Next Web] Absolutely everything you need to know about today's Apple event [Quartz] Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' Premiere Was Just As Fun As 'The Colbert Report' [The Huffington Post] The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Reviews [TV Tonight] Ronda Rousey signs on to star in 'Road House' reboot [Entertainment Weekly] Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror to become a Netflix show [RadioTimes] Weatherman nails Welsh town of 58 letters [TV Tonight] Malcolm

Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Special Guest: Yvan Drake. Show Notes: Chobani's founder Ulukaya donates $700 million to refugees [MyReports] Yvan Drake [Drake.net.nz] TPG pledges to retain iiNet, Internode brands, call centre [Delimiter] More real-time bus information released September 2015 [Public Transport Victoria] NBN now available to half of Hobart [ABC News] Australia's infosec students prepare for cyber battle [iTnews] Aussie start-up Employme wants to kill the resume as we know it [The Age] Sex sites off limits, public service love rats warned [The Age] Some Parents Are Suing Their Son's School Because They Think the Wi-Fi Is Making Him Sick [Vice] IFA 2015 roundup: Samsung Gear S2, SmartThings hub and new Moto 360 [The Inquirer] Google's logo has a new look, and it's really playful and cute [9to5Google] Google, Microsoft, and other tech giants team up to create next-gen video codec [The Verge] Apple's 'Hey Siri' Event Roundup: Upgrade

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: Report Shows That 95% Of Girls' Profiles On Ashley Madison Were Fembots [iTechPost] New Uber competitor wants to continue taxi industry shake-up [The Age] Crown Casino Puts $55,555 Into Australia's Counter-Strike Global Offensive Scene [Kotaku Australia] Just how big has eSports become? [The Next Web] CBA offers $1k prize to nation's best cyber students [iTnews] Facebook draws 1 billion users in a single day [The Verge] Facebook Is Adding A Personal Assistant Called "M" To Your Messenger App [TechCrunch] You can now post full-size landscape and portrait photos on Instagram [The Verge] Apple Invites Media to September 9 Event: 'Hey Siri, Give Us a Hint' [MacRumors] Apple TV 4 coming in October for under $200, Apple TV 3 stays & gets new streaming service [9to5Mac] New, polished Apple TV interface said to 'blow away' existing smart TVs [AppleInsider] Apple loses Ian Rogers, the executiv

Phil Edwards and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: How sex is killing the live music scene thanks to Tinder and Grindr [The Age] Samsung Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+: Australian Release Date And Pricing [PCMagazine] Dogs beat cats as Seven grabs primetime win with another show based on animal clips [mUmBRELLA] NBN performance lays strong foundation for Australia's future [NBN Co] NBN will have to raise $26.5b to fund costs of national broadband network [The Age] Australia sets date to end GST-free threshold for online goods [iTnews] TPG's acquisition of iiNet gets green light from ACCC [Computerworld] Daniel Andrews accused of breaching copyright in Visit Victoria video [The Age] Telstra Air users complain of big drop in speeds [iTnews] Legoland coming to Australia [Inside Retail] Reserve Bank tips slide in ATMs [The Age] Ashley Madison breach: the fallout begins [CRN] Ashley Madison hack: Sydney, Melbourne top list of accounts as Australian users reve

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: Judge says no to Dallas Buyers Club's 'surreal' overreach on piracy claims [CNET Australia] The end of privacy as we know it: 60 Minutes uncovers huge mobile phone security vulnerabilities [News.com.au] Google to restructure into new holding company called Alphabet [The Guardian] Alphabet's 7 Brands You Should Know [Advertising Age] Tinder vs Vanity Fair is today's best dumbest fight on the Internet [VentureBeat] Samsung Debuts Galaxy Note5 and S6 Edge+ Phones, Preps for Samsung Pay and Gear S2 Watch Launches [MacRumors] Apple iPhone 6S rumor roundup: Everything we know about the next version of Apple's flagship phone [CNET] Apple Releases New Diversity Numbers, Hired Over 11,000 Women in Past Year [MacRumors] Uggie, the Dog From The Artist, Has Died [Vulture] HBO Picks Up 'Sesame Street' As Kids' Viewing Habits Change [Variety] Sesame Street Is Moving to HBO, and the Symbolism Is Crushin

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Special Guest: Yvan Drake. Show Notes: Revenge porn website operator claims 'free speech' defence [The Age] Foxtel set to launch legal action to block piracy websites [ABC News] Foxtel customers angered by ads against same-sex marriage [The Age] Australian government pays hefty price to keep outdated Windows operating systems secure [The Age] Victoria pushes for dedicated telco signal for emergency services [The Age] Australian couple cop $15,000 Facebook defamation bill [The Age] Cards Against Cancer Charity Fundraiser [Cards Against Cancer] Shot dead, live on air: Brazilian journalist Gleydson Carvalho's murder part of alarming trend [The Age] India orders clampdown on internet porn, sparks censorship debate [The Age] Woman Sees For The First Time In Years Thanks To Bionic Eye [The Huffington Post] iTunes is Illegal Under UK Copyright Law [TorrentFreak] iOS 9 Will Use Mobile Data When Your Wi-Fi Su

Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Show Notes: Uber takes GST battle to Federal Court [SMH] We are not playing dirty Uber tells ATO [SMH] The simple reason why Uber is not afraid of the ATO [The Age] PC gaming on the rise, but Australians still suffer from a 'broadband bottleneck' [CNET] Google donates $1m to Aussie STEM students [iTnews] The Entire Internet Is Outraged Over the Hunting of Cecil the Lion [Gizmodo] From Gamergate to Cecil the lion: internet mob justice is out of control [Vox] Google is dropping its Google+ requirement across all products, starting with YouTube [VentureBeat] Windows 10 lands in Australia [iTnews] Windows 10 makes you pay to remove ads from Solitaire [Wired UK] Apple Music hits 10M subscribers in four weeks, report says [AppleInsider] Apple Watch Leading to Healthy Lifestyle Changes Among Early Adopters [MacRumors] MOVE-motorize blinds and shades [Kickstarter] R.I.P. 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper (1954 - 2015) [Cr