TECHGEEK Weekly

Facebook hacked, Iceland hates porn and Rdio makes their app pretty. All this and more on TECHGEEK Weekly. We also talk about the new minimalist Twitter app – Avenue, Google Play and Playstation 4.

Join Stewart Wilson, Terence Huynh and Chris Southcott for this episode. Don’t forget to subscribe!

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Show Notes

Stories

FACEBOOK HACKED! (No data, however, was compromised)

Avenue – a minimalist Twitter app – coming soon for iOS

Rdio takes their iPhone app design to the next level, adds new badges and menus

Google Play gives your name, email and suburb to app developers

Google Now widget on Android

Mobile telco Yatango lets you make your own plans, earn credit for being social

HP To Adopt Android For Upcoming Mobile Devices

Iceland Could Ban Online Porn

PlayStation 4 will stream PS3 games, reports WSJ

Another photo of PlayStation 4 ‘prototype’ controller surfaces ahead of Sony event

New York Times reporter refutes Tesla’s allegations but ‘cannot account’ for some discrepancies in data

Belkin releases WeMo beta app for Galaxy S III, devices with ICS or higher

Russia rocked by meteor explosion

Microsoft now starting wider transition from Messenger to Skype on April 8th

Kim Dotcom teases new ‘secure’ and private Mega email, chat, voice, and video services

 

This week on (not) TECHGEEK Weekly, we discuss ATAR scores given that they are out today, some tips to help you get through your first year in Uni, Mayan prophecies and Berlusconi, and even talk about the quality of debate on the internet. Yes, its a whole smorgasbord of topics, but it’s another hour or so of That Other Show When Everyone is Away Show.

Returning this week is Mark Kelly and Nicholas Munro – remember them on Episode 96? The reason why they are back is mainly because Chris said he was unavailable this week, and Stewart complained that it was just too hot for him to do a recording (it was 35 degrees in Sydney when we record this). So, why not have the backup team of the backup team appear.

If you haven’t realised, we tend to talk about topics that are not about technology (they’re more games focus). But just to satisfy the technology criteria of the show, we do get into discussion about internet comments and how much vitriol they sprout sometimes. I don’t know how we managed to do so, but we did.

Apologies also if you hear a bit of popping in some sections (not a lot though), I don’t have a pop filter – I’m not that professional.

Hope you enjoy. Like, tweet, subscribe and download! – Terence

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Additional Links

CGP Grey / Mayan Calendar Video

Narnia exhibition in Melbourne