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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How many episodes does Geeks Interrupted have?

The podcast currently has 344 episodes available.

Geeks Interrupted episodes:

November 17, 2014 Episode #87: 17th November 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
New Melbourne domain names become available to the public in Australian first [ABC News]
Telstra to send real-time SMS to ease bill shock [The Age]
Online piracy websites set to be blocked [SMH]
Internet Pirates Always a Step Ahead , Aussies Say [TorrentFreak]
I tried to watch Game of Thrones and this is what happened [The Oatmeal]
Ellen Pao steps up as Reddit chief executive after Yishan Wong quits over board dispute [The Age]
Spotify CEO lashes back at Taylor Swift, says Spotify has paid music industry over $2B [VentureBeat]
Taylor Swift's label hits back at Spotify by disclosing streaming royalties [The Verge]
Dave Grohl enters the Spotify debate, says he "doesn't fucking care" [The A.V. Club]
YouTube announces Music Key subscription service, starting at $7.99 per month [The Next Web]
Microsoft patches two-decade old Windows flaw [WA Today]
Microsoft shocker: Open-source .NET, free Visual Studio, support for Linux, Mac, Android and iOS [GeekWire]
Apple must face U.S. lawsuit over vanishing iPhone text messages [Reuters]
Apple Pay has accounted for 0.91% of all Whole Foods transactions since launch [TUAW]
Apple Pay grabs 50% of McDonald's tap-to-pay transactions, gives retailers hope for future of mobile payments [9to5Mac]
iPhone 6 outselling iPhone 6 Plus by 3-to-1 margin in US [AppleInsider]
Glen A. Larson, creator of 'Knight Rider' and 'Battlestar Galactica,' Dies at 77 [Comic Book Resources]
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November 10, 2014 Episode #86: 10th November 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
February date set for iiNet's court battle over Dallas Buyers Club [SMH]
Uber urges Australian transport ministers to support app in open letter [ARN]
South Park, Uber and Public Choice Economics [YouTube]
Taylor Swift Pulls All Her Albums From Spotify [Re/code]
Taylor Swift defends pulling her music from Spotify [The A.V. Club]
Bono: Tech start-ups the new rock bands and Spotify good for music [The Age]
German publisher caves to Google News after massive traffic drop [The Verge]
WireLurker cyber malware targeting Apple iPhones poses threat to customers worldwide [ABC News]
iMessage and FaceTime Ranked as Most Secure Mass-Market Messaging Options [Mac Rumors]
Apple and Google engineers are trying to make emoji more diverse [The Verge]
Christian Bale Won't Play Steve Jobs After All [The Next Web]
Anonymous Apple Store employee shares tricks for getting the best service possible [Techly]
'Too Many Cooks' parodies '80s TV, with a sinister twist [CNET]
Too Many Cooks | Adult Swim [YouTube]
Meet Stan: Australia's Most Ambitious Streaming Service Yet [Gizmodo Australia]
Rebel goes rogue on pirating [mUmBRELLA]
The Roast axed by ABC, Nich Richardson says they'll be back [Crikey]
The Roast TV [YouTube]
Pixar's 'Toy Story 4′ to Play in Theaters Summer 2017 [Variety]
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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2h 2min
November 03, 2014 Episode #85: 3rd November 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
Mandatory data retention legislation hits the Australian parliament [ZDNet]
Australian Federal Police: We Could Use Metadata To Prosecute Pirates [Gizmodo Australia]
Australia Post Has Launched A US Freight Forwarding Service [Gizmodo Australia]
Sexting Without Consent Is Now Illegal In Victoria As Of Today [Pedestrian TV]
Six months on bail - for being sent spoof video of a 'tiger' having sex, that was really a man in a tiger suit [The Independent]
Telstra 4GX: All you need to know [News.com.au]
Older wireless microphones to become illegal [SMH]
$30 Gets You The Australian Edition Of Cards Against Humanity [Kotaku Australia]
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo crashes, 1 dead [CNET]
An International Space Station Resupply Mission Just Exploded Soon After Launch [Motherboard]
Redditmade is Reddit's new crowdfunding site [The Verge]
Why Whirlpool's smart washing machine was a dumb idea [The Age]
Microsoft's health revolution is here, starting with a $199 fitness tracker [The Verge]
Microsoft Band hands-on [YouTube]
Microsoft launches redesigned Outlook for Mac, announces new Office for Mac coming next year [VentureBeat]
Apple's Tim Cook: 'So let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay' [CNET]
Seth Rogen to play Steve Wozniak alongside Christian Bale's Steve Jobs [AppleInsider]
Maker of Apple Pa...
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2h 1min
October 27, 2014 Episode #84: 27th October 2014
Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
Apple Pay works in Australia [Beau Giles]
Twitpic's last-minute deal with Twitter keeps your old photos safe [Engadget]
iiNet vows to fight threatened legal action over customers' illegal downloads [ABC News]
Telstra, Optus not worth chasing in Dallas Buyers Club piracy crackdown [SMH]
Tinder to introduce paid premium service - but will users swipe right? [Techly]
How hookup apps and the internet are changing sex work [The Age]
Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant [BBC News]
Deezer Acquires Talk Radio App Stitcher [The Next Web]
Retailers are disabling NFC readers to shut out Apple Pay [The Verge]
Apple and Android fanboys unite to boycott NFC payment blocking [Cult of Android]
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak joins UTS [The Age]
Don't Try Bending the iPad Air 2 at Home [Mashable]
Your iPhone 6 could commit suicide if you ignore it [Cult of Mac]
Rainn Wilson To Produce Comedy Starring Five Vine Favorites [Deadline]
Vine Star Curtis Lepore Takes Plea Deal in Rape Case, Is a Dick [Betabeat]
Rainn Wilson Drops Vine Star Curtis Lepore from Comedy Series [Jezebel]
Neighbours is Bringing a Zombie Apocalypse to Ramsay St For Halloween [Pedestrian TV]
Avengers: Age of Ultron film trailer released by Marvel after leak [The Guardian]
Goodfellas Simpsons Lawsuit: Actor Suing For $250 Million [/Film]
Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our <...
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2h 3min
October 20, 2014 Episode #83: 20th October 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
Commonwealth Bank working to combine tap-and-go cards with Opal transport ticket [The Age]
Gold Coast film convention told movie pirates put a million Aussie jobs at risk [Gold Coast Bulletin]
Harvey Norman named world's top short sell [Canberra Times]
ATO to issue thousands of staff with iPhones and iPads [SMH]
Ireland closing a tax loophole that saved billions for Apple, Google, and Facebook [The Verge]
Apple and Facebook are now paying for women employees to freeze their eggs [The Verge]
Google launches Nexus 6 Android smartphone with 6-inch display, available to pre-order October 29 [The Next Web]
Google's Nexus Player Hasn't Passed FCC Certification Yet, 'Out Of Inventory' On The US Play Store [Android Police]
Apple officially announces 18% thinner 'iPad Air 2' w/ Touch ID & gold color option [9to5Mac]
Apple says iPad mini 3 will start at $399 with pre-orders starting tomorrow [9to5Mac]
Apple announces 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display starting at $2499, 5120×2880 screen resolution [9to5Mac]
Apple updates Mac mini with all-new internals, drops starting price to $499, available today [9to5Mac]
iOS 8.1 will include Apple Pay, iCloud Photo Library in public beta, more improvements [9to5Mac]
HBO to Offer Stand-Alone Web Subscription in U.S. Next Year [Bloomberg]
Will HBO GO come to Australia, and what will it cost? [Techly]
CBS Launching Stand-Alone Streaming Service; Showtime Likely to Follow [IGN]
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2h 3min
October 13, 2014 Episode #82: 13th October 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
Australians demand faster internet speeds [AFR]
Telstra is best, but even worst Australian mobile networks not bad by European standards [The Age]
Cricket Australia beefs up digital offering with Accenture [SportsPro]
Greens place ads on gay hook-up app Grindr ahead of 2014 state election [The Age]
"The Mindy Project" Is Advertising on Tinder with Fake Profiles [Valleywag]
Spies can access my metadata, so why can't I? My 15-month legal battle with Telstra [The Age]
Episode 64: Three Thousand Terabytes A Month [Reckoner]
Thousands of Snapchat images reportedly leaked online [The Age]
Apple Invites Media to October 16 Event: 'It's Been Way Too Long' [Mac Rumors]
iOS 8 Is Apple's Least Successful Update In Years [Gizmodo Australia]
Twin Peaks will return, fulfilling Laura Palmer's 25-year prophecy [The Age]
Paul Feig explains his vision for a female-led 'Ghostbusters' [Entertainment Weekly]
"It Is Not a Scandal, It Is A Sex Crime:" Jennifer Lawrence Breaks Silence on Nude Photo Theft [The Mary Sue]
90's Brian (Source of Dawson's Creek "karaoke" song) [YouTube]
Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our Contact Page.
Songs We Played:
Faith No More - "Epic" [iTunes]
Zoot Woman - "Coming Up For Air" [iTunes]
Richard Clapton - "Girls On The Avenue" [iTunes]
Gerry Rafferty - "Baker Street"...
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2h 1min
October 06, 2014 Episode #81: 6th October 2014
Phil Edwards and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
Jacqui Lambie's Most Ludicrous Quotes, Seamlessly Inserted Into 'Ghostbusters' [Junkee]
Reserve and Pick Up [Apple]
Telstra Is Turning Its Payphones Into Wi-Fi Hotspots [Gizmodo Australia]
Apple, Google Likely To Face The Senate Over Alleged Tax Dodging [Gizmodo Australia]
Fairfax Releases App For Google Glass [B&T]
Facebook apologizes to gay community, alters identity policy [CNET]
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 'Gapgate': Overblown or Serious Issue? [Newsweek]
Is getting your hair stuck in the iPhone 6 the ultimate first world problem? [News.com.au]
Microsoft's next OS is Windows 10, will ship later in 2015 [Engadget]
Google threatened with $100m lawsuit over nude celebrity photos [The Guardian]
Apple expected to hold iPad & Retina iMac event on Oct. 16 [AppleInsider]
Reservations for Apple's iPhone 6, 6 Plus in China reportedly hit 2 million in first 6 hours [AppleInsider]
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus preorders hit 4.85 million in China [Cult of Mac]
Tim Cook Asks Apple Employees to Remember Steve Jobs on Third Anniversary of His Death [Mac Rumors]
Apple Asks Music Labels For Cheaper Pricing for Streaming Service [Re/code]
Netflix, Sandler Team For Four Films [Dark Horizons]
Half in the Bag: Jack and Jill Part 2 [YouTube]
Affleck on Daredevil Regrets, Batman Hopes [Dark Horizons]
Dwayne Johnson Joins "Baywatch" Movie [Dark Horizons]
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2h 2min
September 29, 2014 Episode #80: 29th September 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
FBI blasts Apple, Google for locking police out of phones [The Washington Post]
FBI and Police Departments Endorse Apple's Full Device Encryption [Daring Fireball]
Terror laws clear Senate, enabling entire Australian web to be monitored and whistleblowers to be jailed [The Age]
Vodafone reveals plans to store users' online activity [iTnews]
Why The Bash Shellshock Bug Could Be Even Worse Than Heartbleed [Gizmodo Australia]
Everything you need to know about Ello, the latest trendy social network [The Next Web]
Free Windows 9 Upgrades for Windows 8 Users? [PCMag]
Some iPhone 6 Plus Owners Accidentally Bending Their iPhones in Pockets [Mac Rumors]
iPhone 6 Plus Bending Limits Tested in New Video [Mac Rumors]
Consumer Reports tests suggest iPhone 6 'bend-gate' a bit overblown [VentureBeat]
Apple responds to bent iPhone 6 complaints, all nine of them [Engadget]
LG Foolishly Used An IPhone To Mock Apple's 'BendGate' [Business Insider]
Apple releases iOS 8.0.2 to fix nearly useless iPhone 6 models [The Verge]
Apple to reveal rebranded version of Beats Music in February [Cult of Mac]
HBO confirms 'True Detective' cast: Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell in season 2 [Entertainment Weekly]
Rantic Marketing threatened to leak Emma Watson nudes to protest 4Chan [Slate]
Disney Hit With $250 Million Lawsuit From Woman Who Says Frozen Is Based on Her Life Story [E! Online Australia]
AC/DC's Malcolm Young reportedly in care for...
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2h 1min
September 22, 2014 Episode #79: 22nd September 2014
Phil Edwards and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
Goat Simulator, the bizarre and hilarious indie video game, is now on Android and iOS [The Next Web]
Commutr [Edward Huynh]
Twitpic says it won't be shutting down after all [The Verge]
Joan Rivers promotes iPhone 6 from beyond the grave [Mirror]
Optus Is The First Aussie Telco To Switch On Next-Gen 4G [Gizmodo Australia]
Telstra Hits Back At Optus' Next-Gen 4G Claims [Gizmodo Australia]
T-Box era ends ahead of pay TV overhaul [SMH]
Roku's New StreamCo-Branded Boxes Are Weirdly Coincidental [Gizmodo Australia]
Alibaba IPO makes it worth $231 billion, more than Amazon and eBay combined [Engadget]
Episode 565: The Story Of Alibaba [NPR: Planet Money]
Google's Nexus 9 is made by HTC and coming very soon [The Verge]
Google follows Apple to lock itself out of devices [iTnews]
Google Officially Launches Android One In India With Three Phones Starting At Rs. 6299, More Countries Coming Soon [Android Police]
Microsoft announces purchase of Minecraft creator Mojang for $2.5 billion [Polygon]
Australian Apple Stores met with long lines as worldwide iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sales begin, Angela Ahrendts on hand [AppleInsider]
Perth's First Owner Of The iPhone 6 Was Also The First Person To Drop It [Junkee]
Student in tears after being kicked out of iPhone 6 queue [The Age]
The seamy underbelly of Apple Store lines in New York City on iPhone launch days [9to5Mc]
Man says he stood...
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2h 2min
September 15, 2014 Episode #78: 15th September 2014
Phil Edwards, Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek.
Show Notes:
Tinder settles with former exec over sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit [The Verge]
Reddit user made famous off celeb nude photos wants his privacy back [The Verge]
Community TV bid for SBS channel rejected [SMH]
Community TV hits back against Turnbull's ratings argument [TV Tonight]
ACCC won't block TPG's fibre-to-the-basement rollout [Computerworld]
Australian Art Director Named 'Australia's Biggest Wanker' By Reddit [Mashable]
Twitter testing 'buy' button on tweets [SMH]
Demand for Apple iPhone 6 crashes all major Australian telco website ahead of September 19 launch [News.com.au]
Planhacker: Every Australian iPhone 6 And 6 Plus Plan From Optus, Telstra, Virgin Mobile And Vodafone [Lifehacker Australia]
Apple's decision to give its customers U2's new album for free is confusing a lot of people [The Next Web]
Apple reportedly spent more than $100 million on the new U2 album [The Verge]
Samsung mocks Apple's iPhone 6, Watch in new ads [The Age]
It Doesn't Take a Genius [YouTube]
Richard Kiel, Jaws actor from James Bond, dies aged 74 [The Guardian]
SBS delays comedy series Danger 5 because of concerns over sensitive content [The Age]
Foxtel vows to crack down on illicit downloaders [The Age]
Here's How Foxtel Wants To Punish You For Being A Pirate [Gizmodo Australia]
Something we mentioned in the show but missing in the Show Notes? Let us know via our...
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2h 2min

FAQs about Geeks Interrupted:

How many episodes does Geeks Interrupted have?

The podcast currently has 344 episodes available.