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Another CES/Beta/Filler episode of the Techcast with Terence Huynh and Chris Southcott, and this time we’re talking about… a schoolkid that might get charged by the Victorian Government for finding a security flaw? We also discuss Intel and AMD’s plans on putting Windows and Android in the same PC, and Huawei’s new Tron Android gaming console.

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https://techgeek.com.au/2014/01/09/schoolkid-finds-security-flaw-govt-website-now-might-charged/

http://ausdroid.net/2014/01/07/ces-2014-intel-confirms-that-its-strategy-is-offering-windows-android-hybrids/

https://techgeek.com.au/2014/01/09/amd-putting-android-windows-pcs-just-without-button/

http://ausdroid.net/2014/01/09/polaroid-australia-confirms-that-socialmatic-will-be-heading-down-under-later-this-year/

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/8/5288576/huaweis-tron-android-console-hands-on

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/8/5289998/zte-shows-off-eco-mobius-modular-smartphone-concept

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/8/5289186/the-virtuix-omni-is-full-body-virtual-reality-but-try-not-to-puke

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/8/5289022/adheretech-smart-pill-bottle

http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/08/toshiba-5-in-1-laptop-concept/

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/8/5289546/acton-m-mobility-scooter-hands-on

More CES talk with Chris Southcott and Terence Huynh in another CES episode of the Techcast – I personally call it the “filler” episodes once we actually decide what to do with the new podcast. We also talk about privacy in an era where Intel’s Jarvis and Google Glass exists, and how David Pogue is wrong about every single technology blog.

Also, did I mention I’m still tired from yesterday? So this is a bit of a rushed podcast. We’ll be a bit more chirpy tomorrow. – Terence Huynh

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Shownotes

Razer reveals Project Christine – new modular PC concept that simplifies upgrades

Razer is making a fitness thingy too – introduces the Nabu smartband

Garmin Vivofit

Intel debuts a self-sufficient Smart Watch prototype

Intel unveils ‘Jarvis,’ its always-listening smart headset

David Pogue Slams Traditional Tech Blogs To Announce His New Site On Yahoo

Yahoo’s sleek News Digest app swims against the stream

Sony Announces PlayStation Now, A New Game Streaming Service

Epson Moverio BT-200

Oculus reveals Crystal Cove prototype virtual reality headset with intriguing OLED display

LG’s new webOS interface is a smart, simple, but occasionally jittery way to navigate your TV

We would have told you sooner – but apparently, someone didn’t release the last episode of the TechGeek Weekly podcast. Today is the unofficial start of a brand new podcast that replaces TechGeek Weekly called the Techcast – but don’t worry, it will still feature news, commentary and the irrelevant tangents of the old. And we kick off the episode with CES Press Day news.  Join Terence Huynh and Chris Southcott as they discuss the latest product announcements coming out of CES.

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Sony wants you to log your life with SmartBand

Sony announces the Xperia Z1 Compact – exactly like the Z1 but smaller

CES gold: Michael Bay’s autocue fails, he walks off stage at Samsung keynote

This is the Samsung Galaxy TabPro and NotePro

Polaroid brings back the instant photo, with a modern twist

Toshiba announces the first ever 13″ Chromebook

ASUS brings out Padfone mini – “transform” your 4-inch phone to a 7-inch tablet

Neatamo’s June bracelet is $99 worth of common sense

Toshiba wants their new Kirabook to compete with the MacBook Pro and Chromebook Pixel

ASUS launches a bunch of Zenfone smartphones featuring Intel chips

ASUS reveals the Transformer Book Duet – first “four in one” laptop running Windows and Android

Opinion: LG made a great doormat with their new webOS Smart TV

Huawei announces another large phablet with the Ascend Mate2 4G

iPhone goes bling bling, Nokia caught experimenting with Android, and Bing gets a new logo. We also talk about the Microsoft Surface Phone, Chris’ love for Chromebooks and IMAP on Outlook.com!

Joining you in your weekly dose of (late) news is Stewart Wilson, Terence Huynh and Chris Southcott (via mobile). We aren’t having much luck with the podcast thing lately huh? Don’t forget to subscribe!

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Show Notes

iPhone

iOS 7 will be available September 18

Apple Developers: Get your iOS 7 apps ready!

Apple announces the iPhone 5C, a plastic and colourful phone

Apple unveil the iPhone 5S with fingerprint reader

Telstra opens up pre-orders for the iPhone 5s and 5c

Is it better to buy the iPhone 5s or 5c from Telstra, or buying it outright?

Is it better to get the iPhone 5c/5s from Vodafone, or get it outright? (Answer: Vodafone)

Others

Telstra 1020 pre-orders cancelled, free 520 as compensation

Microsoft was testing Surface Phone while Nokia experimented with Android

Outlook.com finally adds IMAP support and opens the door to new third-party mail apps

Bing introduces new modern logo to integrate the “One Microsoft” vision

HP’s colorful Chromebook 14 costs $299 this holiday season

ACCC investigating ‘Freemium’ apps on Mobiles

Garmin’s new nav system – the HUD – is coming to Australia

MacTalk hacked and defaced with message purported from Syria

Twitter #Music becomes more useful with its own Spotify app

Nokia’s stuffed, the Internet is stuffed and we’re all stuffed. All this and more on TechGeek Weekly. We also talk about what happened at IFA, the Microsoft and Nokia buyout and Chris’ new favourite toy.

Join Stewart Wilson, Chris Southcott and Terence Huynh (via mobile phone) for a fun filled episode. Don’t forget to subscribe!

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Politics

We have a new Government… Bye Bye NBN

Liberals announce they will implement UK-style internet filter, say it was an “error” (despite selling it hours ago)

Julian Assange bid for Senate seat fails – one percent of Victorians voted for him

Should we mourn the loss of the NBN?

Microsoft Buys Nokia

Microsoft confirms that it will buy Nokia mobile division for US$7.2 billion

Microsoft: Nokia deal will mean “cost-effective patent arrangement” for WP8 phones

IFA

Sony announces the Xperia Z1, features a 20.7-megapixel camera

Samsung confirms the Galaxy Gear – coming worldwide on Sept 25

Samsung brings out Galaxy Note 3 at IFA

Samsung updates Galaxy Note 10.1 with new specs, improved S-Pen

Galaxy Note 3 coming to all major carriers, but no pricing and availability info yet

Other stories

New PS Vita is 20 percent thinner with better battery life and new colors

Xbox Music launches on iOS and Android, free streaming on the web

Xbox One launches November 22

New iPhone 5C leaks hint at release date, clearly shows what it will look like

Nokia Lumia 1020 coming to Australia from September 17

You can now buy ‘The Internet’ from Etsy

 

Vodafone goes Red with its new plans, Nintendo goes fugly with the 2DS, and will there be a Galaxy Gear? We also talk about Steve Ballmer leaving Microsoft, Shared Data Plans on Telstra and 6tag! All this and more on TechGeek Weekly.

Join Stewart Wilson and Terence Huynh this week with a quick appearance by Chris Southcott towards the end. Don’t forget to subscribe!

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Reviews

REVIEW: Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 with Stylus

Nokia Lumia 925 Review: is it just style over substance?

Stories

Vodafone Red Plans: Everything You Need To Know

Telstra: Shared Data Plans are not long away

Optus announces plans to reduce bill shock with a $10/day plan with a 30MB daily data cap

Steve Ballmer decides to retire, will leave Microsoft in a year

Nintendo 2DS coming to Australia on October 12 for $150

Plantronics’ RIG gaming headset lets you take phone calls without pausing

This is Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch: A blocky health tracker with a camera

Omate Smartwatch

Kickstarter is coming to Australia

Google reduces Nexus 4 price by $100 – 8GB model now $249

iOS7 will be released on September 10, according to Nuance

6tag is now available on Windows Phone

spelunky on vita!

 

Kogan gets screwed by Telstra, Microsoft gets screwed by Google, and Breaking Bad fans get screwed by Apple. We also talk about Microsoft doing more 180’s with the Xbox, alleged Nokia RT Tablet and something that Terence loves about Sydney. All this and more on TechGeek Weekly.

Join Stewart Wilson, Chris Southcott and Terence Huynh for your weekly update on tech news. Terence was hoping that Stewart and Chris would fight over something but Stewart agreed with Chris – much to Terence’s disappointment.

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Stories

TechGeek Windows Phone App hits Version 2.0

ispONE fiasco

ispONE Wholesale customers are safe… for now

ispONE appoints Administrators and cancels Telstra contract

Telstra to terminate Kogan Mobile customers

Kogan Mobile Announcement

Gmail Privacy Fiasco

Google: Gmail users have no ‘legitimate expectation’ of privacy

Yes, Gmail users have an expectation of privacy

YouTube Fiasco

Official YouTube app for Windows Phone is here(ish)

Microsoft responds in detail to Google’s blocking of YouTube; cites HTML5 and unfair treatment

All the Other Stories

Microsoft does another 180 – Xbox One does not require the Kinect

Xbox One Launch Markets Confirmed ? From 21 to 13 countries

Windows 8.1 is official! Due to be released October 17th

Alleged photos of Nokia Windows 8.1 RT tablet in red for Verizon leaked

Telstra confirms GDR2 update for Lumia 920 is coming tomorrow

Breaking Bad fans repulsed by rotten Apple deal

Meet Jiva: Australia’s Newest ISP, Backed By iiNet

What I envy about Sydney – Google Transit

 

Apple might be announcing the iPhone 5S, LG makes a phone around you and Huawei has a bone to pick with the ABC. We also talk about new Dick Smith stores opening in David Jones and ISPOne on the brink of termination.

Joining you in your podcasting listening experience is Stewart Wilson and Terence Huynh. It was a slow news week, so it’s a pretty short podcast. See you next week!

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Stories

Welcome To Night Vale: What is Normal?

LG reveals the G2 – features 5.2-inch display, quad-core CPU, 13MP camera

LG G2 will be an Optus exclusive, Australian release in Q4

Circle Sept. 10 on Your Calendar for Apple’s Big iPhone Event

‘iPhone 5S’ (plus gold model), ‘iPhone 5C’ will actually be names of next iPhones?

Huawei calls the ABC anti-droid and demands iView on Android devices

Dick Smith Is Teaming Up With David Jones For New Stores-Within-Stores

ISPOne sues Telstra to stop mobile service termination

Australian store hints at pricing, late August release for Nexus 7 (2013)

Asus will no longer make Windows RT tablets

Microsoft files patent to prioritize calls based on urgency

First look – Nokia adds Call and SMS filters to Lumias with GDR2 update today

Microsoft announces Bing Apps for Windows Phone 8, bringing News, Weather, Sports and Finance to the small screen

Beta update: #6tagram for Windows Phone 8 progressing nicely, aiming for a launch next week

Parliament says you should be able to circumvent geoblocks; The Wii U on the brink of failure; and Moto X – the future of Motorola? We also talk about the numerous security updates Instagram has made, a small rant on classification and much more.

And this is our second podcast at our new time slot! Join Stewart Wilson, Terence Huynh and Chris Southcott for your latest dose of tech news.

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Stories

The Election Date

Peter Capaldi announced as the next Doctor

Chris: Firefox Phone

Moto X finally revealed – dual-core CPU, 4.7-inch display, 10MP camera

Beating The Australia Tax: How The Parliament Wants To Stop IT Rip-Offs

Vodafone lets you to “Roam Like Home”, caps roaming charges in NZ, USA and UK to just $5 a day

Foxtel Play launches – watch Pay-TV without the contract and box

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No Instagram for you! Instagram deletes photos uploaded by WP8 third-party app

6tagram, WP8 third-party app will get Instagram’s blessing

Westpac online banking suffers two days of downtime

Saints Row IV gets a MA15+ rating – so, what was removed?

Grand Theft Auto V is not getting banned, gets R18+ rating

Nintendo Sold Only 160,000 Wii U Consoles Worldwide Last Quarter

Microsoft required the change SkyDrive name after court ruling

Google I/O is finally here; Yahoo might be buying Tumblr (and if not, possibly Facebook or Microsoft); and we find out that this podcast is very therapeutic – apparently. All this and more on TECHGEEK Weekly.

Joining Terence and Chris is Jason Murray, coming over from the land of Ausdroid to talk about Google I/O. This was recorded earlier today, mainly because of Eurovision.

Note: Feed listeners will get the shortened version. The player below will play the extended version. Also, apologies for the crackling in some bits. Blame the free MP3 Skype recorder.

– Terence

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Stories

Google I/O – Game Services API

Google I/O – Google Play Music All Access

Google I/O – Google+ 41 new features

Google I/O – Google Maps redesign

Google I/O – Galaxy S4 with no TouchWiz

Yahoo eyes Tumblr, but will it acquire it

Yahoo considering Tumblr bid of $1.1 billion

Tumblr not impressed, could reject bid for being too low

Microsoft, Facebook could spark bidding war

Nokia Lumia 925 – a “new take” with bigger battery, better camera and new body

BlackBerry Q5