Nerd Factor 15

By Andy Blume

An Australian-based podcast that brings you the week's tech, gadget, entertainment and pop-culture news in around 15 minutes. No babble and no nonsense.... more

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Nerd Factor 15:

How many episodes does Nerd Factor 15 have?

The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.

Nerd Factor 15 episodes:

February 21, 2021Episode 39: Facebook removes Australian news content, LastPass restricts free tier options, Uber suffers UK court blow and new ABC diversity guidelines
Episode 39 - Sunday 21st February 2021

This week on Nerd Factor 15:

Facebook removes Australian news content
RMIT falls victim to serious phishing attack
LastPass to restrict features and usability for free tier users
British .eu domain holders in post-Brexit drama
Uber suffers a major blow in UK court ruling
ABC introduces new diversity guidelines
We welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15

Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
...more
19min
February 14, 2021Episode 38: Media codes to go before parliament, new high speed fibre backhaul for Australia, YouTube prank goes wrong and Brooklyn Nine Nine to end
Episode 38 - Sunday 14th February 2021

This week on Nerd Factor 15:
Media bargaining code to go before parliament
New fibre backhaul network for Australia
Apple Watch heart monitoring functions approved by TGA
Twitter considering a subscription-based model
Source code stolen in CD Projekt Red cyberattack
Man killed during filming of YouTube prank
Brooklyn Nine Nine to end after eight seasons
We welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15
Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
...more
17min
February 07, 2021Episode 37: Microsoft wants Bing to replace Google, Oxfam in suspected data breach, Jeff Bezos steps down from Amazon and vale Cpt Sir Tom Moore
Episode 37 - Sunday 7th February 2021

This week on Nerd Factor 15:
Microsoft wants Bing to replace Google
NBNCo pauses HFC activations
Melbourne real time train loading data now available
Oxfam Australia in suspected major data breach
Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO
ABC’s The Newsreader in potential legal block
Vale Christoper Plummer
Vale Captain Sir Tom Moore
We welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15
Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
...more
20min
January 31, 2021Episode 36: Reddit takes on hedge funds, Google to stop tracking iOS users, General Motors to move to all-EV fleet and vale Cloris Leachman
Episode 36 - Sunday 31st January 2021

This week on Nerd Factor 15:
Australian eSafety Commissioner wants tighter social media regulation
Reddit takes on Wall Street
Google to stop tracking iOS users
General Motors plans to move to all-EV fleet
Serious vulnerability found in Linux tool
Raspberry Pi Pico winners
Vale Cloris Leachman
We welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15
Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
...more
19min
January 24, 2021Episode 35: Kogan fined for spam law breach, ACT offer free EV rego, RasPi Pico launched and vale Larry King
Episode 35 - Sunday 24th January 2021

This week on Nerd Factor 15:
Kogan fined for breach of spam laws
Google and Facebook threaten to exit Australia over media code
ACT to offer free EV registration and other green incentives
Raspberry Pi Pico launched
Twitter sued over explicit child exploitation video
Rosehaven renewed for fifth season
Vale Larry King
Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/competition.php to find out how you can win one of two Raspberry Pi Pico microcontrollers!

We welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15
Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
...more
19min
January 17, 2021Episode 34: Google tests excluding news from search results, Parler dropped from AWS, users abandon WhatsApp and Solomon Islands plan to block Facebook dropped
Episode 34 - Sunday 17th January 2021

This week on Nerd Factor 15:
Google experiments with removing news from search results
Tyro Payments suffer two-week EFTPOS terminal outage
Parler dropped from AWS platform and user content scraped
Users flock to Signal and Telegram after WhatsApp privacy changes
Solomon Islands winds back plan to block Facebook
Programmer forgets password to $US220m Bitcoin wallet
We welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15
Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
...more
18min
January 09, 2021Episode 33: Ambulance patient data published online, SOS sent with drone help, Trump permabanned everywhere and Apple in early talks for car production
Episode 33 - 10th January 2021

This week on Nerd Factor 15:
Ambulance Tasmania patient information published online
FNQ SOS message sent using drone assistance
Trump permabanned from, well, everywhere
Apple rumoured to be pushing ahead with EV vehicle
Apple reverse decision to remove Amphetamine app
Vale Tanya Roberts
Vale Marion Ramsey
We welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15
Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
...more
17min
January 03, 2021Episode 32: Adobe Flash Player is dead, Ticketmaster fined for competitor hack and Cyberpunk 2077 devs sued
Episode 32 - 3rd January 2021

This week on Nerd Factor 15:
Adobe Flash Player is officially dead
Ticketmaster fined $US10m after competitor hacking
Apple pulls underground party planning app
Cyberpunk 2077 developers sued over shoddy game release
We welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15
Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
...more
11min
December 20, 2020Episode 31: Tyro Payments agree to spam enforcement action, Facebook go hard over iOS privacy, Make Twitter Passwords Strong Again and Cyberpunk 2077 players eligible for refunds
Episode 31 - 20th December 2020

This week on Nerd Factor 15:
Tyro Payments agree to spam enforcement action
Google suffers widespread global outage
Facebook is still unhappy with Apple's iOS privacy controls
Apple refuses to refund $16,000 in-app purchase
Make Twitter Passwords Strong Again 2020
Pornhub takes down all unverified video content
Cyberpunk 2077 customers eligible for refunds
We welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15
Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
...more
18min
December 13, 2020Episode 30: Flight Centre’s privacy breach, Vic Govt’s voucher site crashes, AWS announces Melbourne region and Apple’s new AirPods Max
Episode 30 - 13th December 2020

This week on Nerd Factor 15:
Flight Centre leaked personal information of 7,000 customers
Kogan fined $350,000 for misleading conduct
Vic Govt's voucher website crashes under heavy load
AWS to open new Melbourne region
Apple launch new AirPods Max
Samsung to drop AC charger from Galaxy S21
Visa and Mastercard block PornHub payment processing
We welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15
Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
...more
18min

FAQs about Nerd Factor 15:

How many episodes does Nerd Factor 15 have?

The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.