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  • Vodafone AU Axes NZ Roaming Fees, Fine Bros Backlash & Nine Launches 9Now | Episode 136
    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 new streaming and VOD platform [Inside Film Magazine]
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    Questions, Comments, Feedback and Suggestions are all welcome.
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    1 hr 36 min
  • Ex-ABC Editor Claims NBN Coverage Gagged, IPhone 5se Rumours & David Bowie: Internet Pioneer | Episode 135
    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 blocking Australian customers from US catalogue [SMH]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Questions, Comments, Feedback and Suggestions are all welcome.
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    1 hr 41 min
  • Turnbull's $1.1B Ideas Boom, Zuckerberg's $45B Pledge & Screen Australia Tackles Gender Diversity | Episode 134
    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 Oscar nominations [SMH]
    How Dave Chappelle Is Creating a "No-Phone Zone" for His Chicago Shows [The Hollywood Reporter]
    Screen Australia reveals $5 million plan to tackle gender diversity [Inside Film]
    Campaign for more women in film and TV gets major boost from Screen Australia [SMH]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Questions, Comments, Feedback and Suggestions are all welcome.
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    1 hr 35 min
  • ACCC Cracks Down On Drip Pricing, Hello Wi-Fi Barbie & The 12th Man Calls Stumps | Episode 133
    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 VR game [The Age]
    Facebook SDK for tvOS could solve Apple TV's app login problem [AppleInsider]
    Square Launches NFC Reader to Bring Apple Pay to Smaller Businesses [MacRumors]
    PayPal shoppers will be able to pay via Eftpos [SMH]
    ACMA reviewing TV captioning [TV Tonight]
    Community TV on air through 2016 [Television.AU]
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    1 hr 43 min
  • Aussie Tech Journos Shake Up, Anonymous' War On ISIS & Rdio Shuts Down | Episode 132
    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 Shared Cat Photos Instead [The Huffington Post]
    Yahoo is locking down Mail access for some people with ad blockers [The Verge]
    YouTube will pay legal fees for some people hit with questionable takedown requests [The Verge]
    Sony Filed a Copyright Claim Against the Stock Video I Licensed to Them [PetaPixel]
    Apple Pay arrives in Australia, but only for Amex [iTnews]
    Outcry after Apple head says women don't know how to find music [CNET]
    Apple admits to iPad Pro freezing issue [iTnews]
    1 hr 41 min
  • #YourTaxis PR Disaster, Apple Store Racism Incident & Fallout 4 Is Better Than Porn(Hub) | Episode 131
    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 cancelled after 'huge hole' in funding [SMH]
    "Fallout 4" Launch Causes Porn Usage Drop [Dark Horizons]
    Paul Hogan, Olivia bio dramas for Nine [TV Tonight]
    ​40 years later, Sony finally kills Betamax [Engadget]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Questions, Comments, Feedback and Suggestions are all welcome.
    Website - http://geeksinterrupted.fm
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    1 hr 43 min
  • Optus Targets Renters With New Broadband Product, Our Apple TV (2015) Review & Star Trek Returning To TV | Episode 130
    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 in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Questions, Comments, Feedback and Suggestions are all welcome.
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    If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review and subscribe.
    1 hr 36 min
  • Kogan Mobile Returns, YouTube Red Launches & Mythbusters' Final Season | Episode 129
    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 6.5m paying Apple Music subscribers [9to5Mac]
    'Mythbusters' to end with final season [Entertainment Weekly]
    Presto content to diversify as ACCC approves Ten-Foxtel deal [ZDNet]
    "Boycott Star Wars VII" Movement Launched Over Movie Being "Anti-White" [The Hollywood Reporter]
    'Star Wars' Is Being Boycotted By Racists, J.J. Abrams Responds [Just Jared]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Songs We Played:
    ZZ Top - "Doubleback" [iTunes]
    2 hr 2 min
  • NBN Unveils Three-Year Rollout, Apple Upgrades IMac Lineup & We Celebrate Back To The Future Day | Episode 128
    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 trailer for Back to the Future's 30th anniversary [Digital Trends]
    Stephen Fry quits QI after 13 years [The Independent]
    BBC begins blocking VPN access to iPlayer [Ars Technica UK]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Songs We Played:
    The Outatime Orchestra - "Back To The Future" [iTunes]
    Eric Clapton - "Heaven Is One Step Away" [iTunes]
    Huey Lewis & The News - "Back In Time" [iTunes]
    2 hr 3 min
  • Data Retention Act Implemented, Microsoft Surfaces New Laptop & IceTV In Voluntary Administration | Episode 127
    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 have similar battery life [Ars Technica]
    iPhone 6s Chipgate? [YouTube]
    Elon Musk: If You Don't Make It at Tesla, You Go Work at Apple [MacRumors]
    Elon Musk Backtracks on Earlier Comments, Says 'I Don't Hate Apple' [MacRumors]
    Kanye West hates in-app purchases on kids games [Engadget]
    'Star Wars Battlefront' Beta Review: Two Good Game Modes, But Weak Single Play And Team Balancing [International Business Times]
    Online TV guide IceTV put into voluntary administration [SMH]
    2 hr 3 min

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Geeks Interrupted is a weekly 2-hour tech show broadcasting live from the studios of 94.1FM 3WBC in Box Hill near Melbourne, Australia. Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Mark Macdowell discuss the latest…