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  • Special Episode - Apple Special Event, September 2013
    Phil Edwards and Andy Blume are back in the studio with a roundup of the Apple Special Event which unveiled the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s on September 10th 2013. Special Guest: Rob Amos.
    Questions, Comments, Feedback and Suggestions are all welcome.
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    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode #31: 9th September 2013
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    All aboard the Google Monorail [AFR]
    Yahoo!7 breaks with Microsoft and Bing to partner with Google for search in Australia [AdNews]
    Retail giant H&M to open at GPO [The Age]
    Microsoft bans blogger Stilgherrian from TechEd conference [The Age]
    Election sees digital come of age [The Australian]
    The Liberal Party of Australia: Reconsider your plan for a 'FTTN' NBN in favour of a superior 'FTTH' NBN [Change.org]
    We Need The NBN [We Need The NBN]
    Apple iPhone event on September 10th is official, we'll be there live [The Verge]
    Microsoft buying Nokia's phone business in a $7.2 billion bid for its mobile future [The Verge]
    Android KitKat is the next version of Google's mobile operating system [The Verge]
    Samsung unveils Galaxy Gear smartwatch with 1.63-inch AMOLED touchscreen, built-in camera, 70 apps [Engadget]
    Samsung unveils the Galaxy Note 3 with larger screen, faux-leather back [The Verge]
    Chris Lilley Brings Back An Old Fav For A New Show [Comedy.com.au]
    'Terminator': Alan Taylor of 'Thor,' 'Thrones' to direct [Variety]
    Game of Thrones with George R.R. Martin and Michelle Fairley [The Wheeler Centre]
    Armageddon Melbourne Expo 2013 [Armageddon Expo]
    HBO Announces True Blood Season 7 Will Be Dead and Gone [TrueBloodNet]
    RoboCop (2014) - Trailer [YouTube]
    All the things that make us nervous (and excited) in the new RoboCop [io9]
    Roland Emmerich plans to reboot 'Stargate' as a film trilogy [The Verge]
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    2 hr 2 min
  • Episode #30: 2nd September 2013
    Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Special Guest: Rob Lloyd.
    Show Notes:
    Vodafone Launches New Red Plans, Hopes To Win Customers Back [The Age]
    "Stopping surveillance overreach": Greens unveil digital privacy policy [Delimiter]
    Kickstarter coming to Australia and New Zealand in near future [Polygon]
    SimCity on Mac is 'totally unplayable' [TUAW]
    E-book purchasers could get up to $3.06 per book in price-fixing settlement [Ars Technica]
    Apple's iPhone Trade-in Program Is Already Being Piloted, Here's How It Works [TechCrunch]
    Use Of Ad Blocking Is On The Rise [Forbes]
    AdBlock to Crowdfund Internet Ad Campaign [The Next Web]
    Avengers to face off with Spader [The Age]
    Sir David Frost, broadcaster and writer, dies at 74 [BBC News]
    Outbreak series planned by NBC [Den of Geek]
    Syfy orders 12 Monkeys TV pilot [Den of Geek]
    J.J. Abrams and Jonathan Nolan teaming up for HBO 'Westworld' pilot [The Verge]
    iView costs hitting ABC hard [TV Tonight]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Songs We Played:
    Queen - "We Will Rock You" [iTunes]
    Queen - "We Are The Champions" [iTunes]
    Queen - "Bicycle Race" [iTunes]
    Queen - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" [iTunes]
    Queen - "Don't Stop Me Now" [iTunes]
    2 hr 25 min
  • Episode #29: 26th August 2013
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    Life After Kogan: Prepaid Deals Compared [andyblu.me]
    AFL looks to offer NBN services at football matches [ZDNet]
    Change of government. Do I still get fiber? [Reddit]
    Optus announces new options for international travellers [Ausdroid]
    Seven, Nine mull plan to stave off Netflix [AFR]
    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer calls it quits, will leave within 12 months or when a successor is found [9to5Mac]
    Yahoo! overtakes Google in US [The Age]
    Mark Zuckerberg wants to bring the entire world online with Internet.org [The Verge]
    Pandora to Remove 40-Hour Free Listening Limit Ahead of iTunes Radio Launch [Mac Rumors]
    Apple's iTunes Radio attracts ads from major brands like McDonald's, Nissan & Pepsi [AppleInsider]
    Nearly A Year Later, Twitter Triggers Return to IFTTT With Official Support [TechCrunch]
    Ben Affleck Is Batman [Variety]
    Bryan Cranston Reported To Play Lex Luthor In Man Of Steel Sequel [Pedestrian TV]
    Triple J number one for first time [The Age]
    Elmore Leonard's characters captivated Hollywood for over 60 years [Today]
    Star Wars Episode 7 To Be Shot On Film, Not Digital [/Film]
    OH. MILEY. GOD - Viewers left feeling 'violated' after Cyrus' X-rated MTV VMA performance [news.com.au]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Songs We Played:
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    2 hr
  • Episode #28: 19th August 2013
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    Coalition To Pledge $100 Million To Solve Mobile Blackspots [Gizmodo Australia]
    Will the NBN cost $94 billion? [The Age]
    Supporting Community Media [Australian Greens]
    2013 Federal Election Sausage Sizzle Map [Election Sausage Sizzle]
    Australia needs "fair use" technology-agnostic copyright laws [Hydrapinion]
    Pledge your support for Fair Use copyright in Australia [Choice]
    Is JB Hi-Fi Planning To Launch Its Own Digital Distribution Service For Video Games? [Kotaku Australia]
    JB Hi-Fi Launches New Cloud Streaming Movie And TV Service [Gizmodo Australia]
    Elon Musk reveals plans for high-speed Hyperloop [The Verge]
    The Science of Hyperloop [YouTube]
    BlackBerry confirms it is considering going private [The Guardian]
    20 injured at ill-conceived LG G2 promotional event [The Verge]
    Jafflechutes: crazy, stupid or inspired? Melbourne's first float-down eatery [Good Food]
    Single Tweet Sends Apple Shares Soaring [Wired]
    Apple acquires second screen TV startup Matcha.tv [VentureBeat]
    Apple Releases New App Store Review Guidelines with Updated Rules for Kids Apps, Gambling Apps [Mac Rumors]
    ispONE Is Suing Telstra Now Over An Alleged Billing Dispute [Gizmodo Australia]
    The ispONE Case Might Mean The End Of Kogan Mobile [Gizmodo Australia]
    ispONE Cancels Telstra Contract, Calls In Administrators [Gizmodo Australia]
    Falling on deaf ears: Video-on-demand providers 'ignoring...
    2 hr 1 min
  • Episode #27: 12th August 2013
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    Apple Offers USB Power Adapter Takeback Program [The Next Web]
    Apple to Significantly Improve AppleCare [Mashable]
    Apple to Unveil Next Generation iPhone on September 10 [Mac Rumors]
    Jobs (film) [Wikipedia]
    Bitcoin is real money, says US district court [The Verge]
    Facebook Warning For Mums [Essential Baby]
    Bank Failed to Read Contract, Loses in Court [Brisbane Times]
    SimCity for Mac arrives on August 29th [Engadget]
    Some Xerox Copiers Are Going Rogue And Changing Numbers For Fun [Gizmodo Australia]
    Wirelessly-charged electric buses start public route in South Korea [Engadget]
    Paper stripped from shelves [The Northern Daily Leader]
    Twitter Now Supports Two-Factor Authentication Via Its Android And iOS Apps [Lifehacker Australia]
    Bebo-yes, Bebo-announces triumphant return with cocky relaunch video [TechHive]
    Dick Smith Is Teaming Up With David Jones For New Stores-Within-Stores [Gizmodo Australia]
    Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas Join The Expendables 3 [ComingSoon.net]
    'Rich Kids of Instagram' to Become a Reality TV Show [Mashable]
    Original Pranksters: The Offspring react to what happened on Offspring [Triple J]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Songs We Played:
    The Killers - "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll" [iTunes]
    The Androids - "Do It With Madonna" [iTunes]
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    2 hr 2 min
  • Episode #26: 5th August 2013
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    Vodafone Is Capping International Roaming Bills [Gizmodo Australia]
    Game Over For Mana Bar On Brunswick St [Fitzroyalty]
    GTA 5 first title in the series to receive R18+ in Australia [Polygon]
    Work to resume on Telstra pits [The Age]
    iiNet picks up Adam Internet for AU$60m [ZDNet]
    DoJ Issues Remedy in Apple E-Book Price-Fixing [The Next Web]
    Apple opens iMessage spam reporting tool ahead of iOS 7 [9to5Mac]
    Apple Says SVP Bob Mansfield "No Longer" on Executive Team [AllThingsD]
    Apple Store Offers Free Downloads Through Its iOS App [Mashable]
    President Obama vetoes Samsung patent ban on iPhone 4 and select iPads [The Verge]
    Yahoo acquires social browser company Rockmelt, killing all apps in less than a month [The Verge]
    Motorola's Moto X: 4.7" screen, 16/32GB memory, 24-hour battery, $199 customizable smartphone coming late August [The Next Web]
    Lost phone? Google's got an app for that, coming this month [The Register]
    Samsung skewed Galaxy S4 reviews by rigging benchmarks, report says [The Verge]
    Microsoft reveals $853 million Surface revenue, less than its write-down and advertising costs [The Verge]
    Microsoft forced to rename SkyDrive following trademark case with broadcaster [The Verge]
    Man with 132 lb. scrotum gets TLC show [Entertainment Weekly]
    Rumor: Warner Bros. wants an old Bruce Wayne for Batman Vs. Superman [io9]
    'Superman Vs. Batman': Frank Miller To...
    2 hr 1 min
  • Episode #25: 29th July 2013
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    Turkish security researcher claims responsibility for Apple dev center hack [Engadget]
    HopStop App for Windows Phone Vanishes Following Apple Deal [Mashable]
    Apple reports Q3 2013 revenue of $35.3 billion: 31.2 million iPhones sold, iPad and Mac sales decline [Engadget]
    Apple: One billion iTunes podcast subscriptions and counting [Macworld]
    Google starts placing ads directly in Gmail inboxes [CNET]
    Google introduces Chromecast, a $35 HDMI streaming solution for televisions [Engadget]
    Code-breaker Alan Turing to be pardoned (finally) [CNET]
    Belkin ships WeMo Light Switch for $50, launches matching Android app [Engadget]
    Inquiry into IT Pricing [House of Representatives Committees]
    Kogan Mobile Putting All Its Prices Up [Gizmodo Australia]
    PIN or PIN? Visa, MasterCard seek ban on credit card signatures [The Age]
    'Breaking Bad' actor Bryan Cranston hid in plain sight at Comic-Con wearing a Heisenberg mask [The Verge]
    'Law & Order' Actor Dennis Farina Dies at 69 [Mashable]
    'Fight Club' Sequel: Chuck Palahniuk Confirms Graphic Novel Return For Tyler Durden [Huffington Post]
    Mick Jagger turns 70, keeps on rocking [WPTV]
    Williams To Score New "Star Wars" Trilogy [Dark Horizons]
    Black Widow A Big Part Of "Ultron" [Dark Horizons]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Songs We Played:
    Squeeze - "Cool For Cats" [iTunes]
    Garbage - "When I Grow Up" [iTunes]
    1 hr 59 min
  • Episode #24: 22nd July 2013
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume, Daniel Olivares and Ceri Kidby-Salom are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    Midnight Juggernauts - Memorium [YouTube]
    Google pitches online TV service to media companies [The Australian]
    Google scopes monorail carriage as possible meeting room [The Age]
    Moto X to be revealed on August 1st in New York City [The Verge]
    HTC One mini coming in August with 4.3-inch screen, LTE, and 'no compromises' [The Verge]
    Google Maps 2.0 hits the App Store, brings new iPad design, live traffic, and new Explore mode [iMore]
    Google+ social sharing analysis: lower than LinkedIn [BGR]
    Apple 'completely overhauling' developer site after intrusion [The Verge]
    Apple Maps: Locationary acquisition to improve Maps app in iOS [BGR]
    Apple reportedly acquires public transit and navigation firm HopStop [AppleInsider]
    Apple Launches Logic Pro X with Logic Remote iPad Companion App [MacStories]
    VLC For iPhone And iPad Is Back In The App Store [Lifehacker Australia]
    Microsoft rumored to be developing a smartwatch, just like everybody else [iMore]
    Microsoft took a $900 million hit on Surface RT this quarter [The Verge]
    Tumblr Starts Hiding Porn From Search and Tag Pages [Mashable]
    Panasonic fined $56.5 million over conspiracy to fix prices of laptop battery packs and auto parts [The Verge]
    'Alarming' rise in children injured by falling TVs [Yahoo News]
    Superman and Batman will face off in 2015 [The Verge]
    They're doing a Superman/Batman movie... but that's not the big news [io9]
    'The Simpsons' to Guest Star on 'Family Guy' Episode in 2014 [Hollywood Reporter]
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    2 hr 1 min
  • Episode #23: 15th July 2013
    Phil Edwards, Andy Blume, Daniel Olivares and Ceri Kidby-Salom are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
    Show Notes:
    Creating The Geeks Interrupted Podcast [blog.andyblu.me]
    Reece Elliott, Online troll jailed after threat to kill children [The Age]
    NBN Co Head Mike Quigley Is Quitting [Gizmodo Australia]
    Competitive gaming recognized in U.S. as a pro sport [Polygon]
    Crew building Apple Store discover 15th century hospital [TUAW]
    Apple marks five years of the App Store with ten free apps, special store section [iMore]
    Court rules Apple fixed ebook prices, led an illegal conspiracy [Gigaom]
    Microsoft announces massive company-wide reorganization [The Verge]
    How to learn how to dance in a year [Kottke]
    'Ender's Game' distributor asks boycotters to look beyond Orson Scott Card's anti-gay views [The Verge]
    What if Pixar's films are all part of one epic, apocalyptic narrative? [The Verge]
    Jeff Daniels Says 'Dumb and Dumber To' Shoots in September [/Film]
    Netflix Arrested Development Season 2 negotiations underway [BGR]
    Oldboy (2013) - Trailer [YouTube]
    Saving Mr. Banks - Trailer [YouTube]
    The Power of Glove - Trailer [YouTube]
    Sharknado takes a bite out of social media [The Age]
    Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
    Songs We Played:
    José González - "Crosses" [iTunes]
    Crystal Castles - "Not In Love" [iTunes]
    Gerling - "Dust Me Selecta" [iTunes]
    2 hr

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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…