Geeks Interrupted

By 94.1FM 3WBC

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 n... more

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Geeks Interrupted episodes:

October 12, 2015 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]
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October 05, 2015 David Jones, Kmart Hacked, AdBlock Sells Out To Mystery Buyer & New Doctor Who Spin-Off | Episode 126
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 [The Guardian]
Apple services broken on Telstra mobile and broadband, users report [The Age]
Apple Bans iFixit Developer Account and Removes App After Apple TV Teardown [MacRumors]
Apple quietly makes iCloud opt-out [The Age]
Chris Brown tweets he can raise awareness for domestic violence [Mashable]
Doctor Who Spin Off: Class [BBC]
Al Jean Says 'The Simpsons' Is Probably Ending After Season 30 [Splitsider]
Something we mentioned in the show but...
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2h 2min
September 28, 2015 Atlassian Files US IPO, Volkswagen's Emissions Cheat Software & Netflix Knows Which Episodes Got You Hooked | Episode 125
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 the Market By 2019 [Entrepreneur]
Apple subtly rickrolled everyone and it's hilarious [The Next Web]
Blinky Bill film-maker and producer Yoram Gross dies aged 88 [The Guardian]
Sigourney Weaver Joins 'Ghostbusters' Reboot [Variety]
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: Rick Moranis and Booker T. Jones [Maximum Fun]
Netflix knows the exact episode of a TV show that gets you hooked [The Verge]
Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact...
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2h 2min
September 21, 2015 Telstra's 4GX Network, Ad Blocking Controversy & Media Reform To Save Aussie Content | Episode 124
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 Is Not OK [Gizmodo Australia]
Dangerous malware sneaks into Apple's App Store [iTnews]
Apple CEO Tim Cook on 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' [Re/code]
Developer pulls leading ad-blocking app from Apple's App Store [The Age]
Apple customers report devices crashing on iOS 9 update [The Age]
Jackie Collins, Novelist Who Wrote of Hollywood's Glamorous Side, Dies at 77 [The New York Times]
Netflix and Youtube 'should invest in Aussie...
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2h 2min
September 14, 2015 Vodafone Australia Phone Hack, #LibSpill & Stephen Colbert Late Show Premiere | Episode 123
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 Turnbull defeats Tony Abbott in Liberal leadership spill to become prime minister [SMH]
Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
Songs We Played:
Bring Me The Horizon - "Throne" [iTunes]
Years & Years - "Shine" [iTunes]
Paul Kelly - "Dumb Things" [iTunes]
Lana Del Rey - "Blue Jeans (Gesaffelstein Remix)" [iTunes]
Mondo Rock - "Come Said The Boy" [iTunes]
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2h 1min
September 07, 2015 IFA 2015 Roundup, Google's New Logo & Australians Pirating Less | Episode 122
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: Upgraded iPhone 6s, Bigger iPad Pro, Revamped Apple TV + Apple Watch updates [9to5Mac]
Apple Watch within striking distance of Fitbit [CRN Australia]
Dean Jones Dead: Disney Actor Was 84 [The Hollywood Reporter]
Research finds Australians pirating less thanks to Netflix [CyberShack]
Mr Bean's 25th Anniversary Sees Rowan Atkinson Riding Around London Atop His Famous Mini [Gizmodo Australia]
The Doctor and River Song Reunite For A Spectacular Christmas [BBC News]
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2h 3min
August 30, 2015 Facebook's Billion-User Day, New Apple TV Rumours & IiNet Dumps Fetch TV | Episode 121
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 executive responsible for crafting Beats 1 radio [The Verge]
MacKeeper to pay out $2M in proposed class action settlement [AppleInsider]
Wes Craven, Horror Maestro, Dies at 76 [The Hollywood Reporter]
With TPG At The Helm, iiNet Terminate Fetch TV [Televised Revolution]
TPG Has Made iiNet Head David Buckingham Redundant [Gizmodo Australia]
Traditional scripted Aussie drama shows are under threat by reality TV and funny cat videos [News.com.au]
Less cats & dogs, more local content say Producers [TV Tonight]
Something we mentioned in the show but missing in...
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2h 1min
August 24, 2015 NBN Cost Blowout, Ashley Madison Hack & AFL Signs $2.5b TV Deal | Episode 120
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 revealed [The Age]
The Ashley Madison Hack Is Only The Beginning [Gizmodo Australia]
What Does Spotify's New Privacy Policy Actually Say, And Should I Be Worried? [Consumerist]
Samsung offers iPhone users free 30-day test drive of new Galaxy handsets [AppleInsider]
Could Google Decide The Next Election With Its Search Algorithm? [Gizmodo Australia]
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2h 2min
August 17, 2015 Dallas Buyers Club Dealt Blow In Piracy Fight, Google Becomes Alphabet & HBO Picks Up Sesame Street | Episode 119
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 Crushing [Slate]
Seven's cats the kings of the jungle, but ratings roar claws its reputation to shreds [Crikey]
Food fight! [Media Watch]
Netflix rival Stan says 70 per cent of users stay after free trial [SMH]
Stan Knows You Want Apps On Your Console And Smart TV [Gizmodo Australia]
NBC Is Developing an 'Office'-Style Workplace Comedy Set in the DC Comics Universe [Splitsider]
Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
Songs We Played:
Fall Out Boy - "American Beauty/American Psycho" [iTunes]
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2h 2min
August 10, 2015 Foxtel Launch Legal Action To Block Piracy, Cards Against Cancer & IOS 9 Introduces Wi-Fi Assist | Episode 118
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 Sucks [Gizmodo Australia]
Apple's music deals allow for new Beats stations at any time [The Verge]
Minder star George Cole dies aged 90 [ABC News]
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Coming Back To Theaters [Den Of Geek]
Today Is The Day Marty McFly Went To The Future [Tumblr]
Murray Films "Ghostbusters" Reboot Cameo? [Dark Horizons]
Amazon's New Car Show Has A Rumoured Budget Of $US250 Million [Gizmodo Australia]
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FAQs about Geeks Interrupted:

How many episodes does Geeks Interrupted have?

The podcast currently has 344 episodes available.