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  Microsoft launches Teams for Linux A blog post announcing the release confirmed the long-rumoured debut of an Office app on the open-source OS and says it’s “the first Microsoft 365 app that is coming to Linux desktops.” The company … Read More

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HPE stops shipping Windows Server 2016 HPE has stopped shipping OEM editions of Windows Server 2016, as of 31 October 2019, and has declared the OS “will be considered obsolete at the end of November 2019.” Windows Server 2016 was … Read More

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 Apple Store worker ‘texts himself customer’s intimate photo’   Gloria Fuentes brought her phone to a shop in California last week, after removing some personal data from it. However, she alleged via Facebook, an employee had found an intimate … Read More

  Optus crowned fastest internet provider after overtaking TPG   The consumer watchdog has revealed its latest list of the fastest internet services, and there’s a new provider in first place. Optus has dethroned TPG in the Australian Competition and … Read More

Daily Mail demands browser warning U-turn   The NewsGuard plug-in currently brings up a warning that says the newspaper’s website “generally fails to maintain basic standards of accuracy and accountability”. It has given this advice since August. But the matter … Read More

Poor iPhone demand, GST drags down Kogan revenue from its “global brands” category, which includes premium third-party products from the likes of Apple and Samsung, had dropped 46.7 percent in the first half of the 2019 financial year. The blame … Read More

Telstra loses appeal on Optus’ “Empires End” ad campaign The Supreme Court of Victoria has dismissed Telstra’s appeal against a previous ruling made regarding an Optus ad campaign that ran earlier this year. Telstra had alleged that Optus’ now shelved … Read More

  Google is introducing a new storage service for paid users called Google One will automatically migrate paid Google Drive customers to the new service, Google One, which includes price cuts on some of its plans   G Suite business … Read More

Microsoft offers better margins to lure Apple, Google devs Microsoft will offer application developers a bigger share of sales on the Microsoft Store in an attempt to lure them away from Apple and Google’s rival platforms. The vendor announced a … Read More

Telstra, Vodafone follow Optus by offering up unlimited data smartphone plans Telstra’s mobile plan costs $69 per month on a 12-month plan and includes unlimited data with uncapped download speeds for the first 40GB. After that, users can still use … Read More

Apple recalls certain MacBook Pro models initiating a battery replacement program for certain 13-inch MacBook Pro laptops because the batteries are prone to expanding. The recall affects models of the MacBook Pro that stem from the 2016 redesign, but only … Read More

JB Hi-Fi, Officeworks and Myer to resell Amazon’s Echo Spot   Amazon’s new Echo Spot as it arrives on Australian shores later this month.   The new smart speaker comes in a smaller design compared to Amazon’s other voice controlled … Read More

Kogan Is Now Flogging Unlimited NBN Plans For $2 Per Day   offering three different plans at three different speeds. Here’s what they look like. Bronze Unlimited: $58.90 per month (hence the ‘less than $2 per day angle they’re pushing) … Read More

Apple could ditch Intel from Macs in favour of its own chips Bloomberg reported that the project, codenamed Kalamata, would be part of a bigger strategy making Macs, iPhones and iPads work better together, according to people familiar with the … Read More

Five things to know a3bout Apple’s new 9.7-inch iPad Apple Pencil For the first time, Apple’s entry-level iPad will work with the Apple Pencil digital stylus. Apple said the new iPad would feature the same support for Apple Pencil as … Read More

Govt opens Sydney cyber threat sharing centre The federal government has officially opened a new public-private cyber threat sharing centre in Sydney, its fourth to go live across the country The centre, located on Sussex Street in Sydney, has been … Read More

Microsoft Blocks All Windows 7 Security Updates Unless You Have Antivirus   Microsoft is now withholding security updates from Windows 7 users who don’t have an antivirus installed. There’s a way around this limitation, but you have to manually set … Read More

  http://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/audio/amazons-alexa-speaker-is-randomly-laughing-at-users-and-its-really-freaking-people-out/news-story/ab0e32f5762f459bff420d23df074543 Online retailer Amazon has admitted its popular AI powered speaker, which goes by the name of Alexa, has been freaking people out with its spontaneous creepy laugh. Users of the device have flooded the company with complaints and … Read More

  Emails   Hi guys,   In the last couple weeks we’ve noticed a lot of Windows 10 users are finding that their mouse and keyboard *have* stopped working. Other USB devices may also have stopped functioning.   The fault … Read More

Google’s Project Zero discloses Microsoft Edge bug Details of the security bypass bug were originally shared with Microsoft on 17 November last year, but because Microsoft wasn’t able to come up with a suitable patch within Google’s non-negotiable 90-day fix … Read More

Google to debut emails that automatically update in Gmail Gmail is about to get dynamic. Google unveiled plans to demonstrate a software programming system that would enable emails to feature continuously updating information and greater interactivity. Users could see automatically … Read More

Energizer claims 16-day battery life with smartphone launch   Energizer has claimed that its latest Android smartphone, which is equipped with a high-capacity battery, can last up to 16 days on standby mode. The Hardcase H550S is powered with a … Read More

Major reform agenda for Australia’s .au domain launched for discussion most significant changes” to the country-code top-level domain for thirty years. reforms include the option for .au domain name holders to drop .com, .org or equivalents from their web addresses. … Read More

  Apple’s $499 smart home speaker gets Australian launch date Apple has jumped into the voice speaker wars with the HomePod smart speaker, a device that will use its Siri voice assistant and compete against offerings from Amazon and Google. … Read More

    Bitcoin slides 18 percent on crackdown fears; crypto rivals also plunge Bitcoin’s slide triggered a massive selloff across the broader cryptocurrency market, with biggest rival Ethereum down 23 percent on the day, according to trade website Coinmarketcap, and … Read More

   Apple under fire from shareholders for iPhone addiction Apple has come under fire from two of its largest investors for failing to address the growing problem of young people becoming addicted to iPhones. Jana leading activist shareholder, and … Read More

  Consumer electronics vendor Belkin rapped for “lifetime” warranties that only lasted five years The vendor has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking following an investigation by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. Belkin sold products between 2016 and 2017 that were … Read More

  Two keyless entry door locks vulnerable to unauthenticated requests A vulnerability found in two keyless entry door locks enables local attackers to lock and unlock doors as well as create their own RFID badges by sending unauthenticated requests to … Read More

    Apple to pay $20 billion in back tax to Ireland The European Commission said the record sum was the result of Apple receiving unfair tax incentives from Ireland. More than a year after the EU order, Dublin’s slow … Read More

  Dear Internet Archive Supporter, You’re one of the special people who keeps the Internet Archive going strong—independent and ad-free. We’re a nonprofit website that the whole world depends on. Not everyone can afford to give. But you can. And … Read More

Apple goes to mediation over denying customers fixes for “error 53” Reports emerged in February last year that some customers updating their iPhone’s operating system, or who restored the device to factory settings would receive the error 53 warning, which … Read More

Telstra to compensate 42,000 customers with slow NBN The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said that limitations of the national network’s fibre-to-the-node and fibre-to-the-building services meant that customers that had purchased internet plans advertised with maximum download speeds of up … Read More

  Microsoft to bring Edge browser to Apple iOS and Android devices Edge on iOS and Android allows users to sync browsing across PC and mobile, said Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president, Windows and Devices,   He said that “what … Read More

    Microsoft cancels Groove music streaming service discontinue its Groove Music Pass subscription service, allowing its existing customers to move their playlists and music collections to Spotify.   The Groove Music app will no longer offer the option to … Read More

    ACCC warns of fake NBN scammers Nearly $28,000 has been stolen from Australians this year by scammers pretending to be the NBN in order to steal money and personal information.   Scamwatch has already received 316 complaints this … Read More

  Microsoft agrees to change Windows 10 update after Kaspersky antitrust battle The two companies announced in independent blog posts this week that Microsoft has agreed to make changes to its Windows 10 Fall Creators update to satisfy allegations by … Read More

  Sydney man gets suspended jail sentence for giving 8000 people free Foxtel A 33-year-old Sydney resident has been handed an 18-month suspended jail term for providing free access to Foxtel for 8000 people across the country. Detail on how … Read More

  iPhone 8 details leaked in Apple’s own HomePod software If you had any doubts about Apple releasing a bezel-free iPhone in September, you can probably throw those out the window. The company just pushed out a version of the … Read More

  RIP MS Paint: iconic doodling program to be retired this year The 32-year-old graphic-editing program is officially marked as deprecated, meaning it will still exist after the update but is no longer being actively updated and could be phased … Read More

  Older PCs get cut from Windows 10 support Computers just three to four years old have been caught out by the Creators Update, which throws up a message saying that “Windows 10 is no longer supported Computers powered by … Read More

  ASIC impersonated in “largest-scale” Australian malware outbreak in past year”: MailGuard The emails, purporting to be from ASIC, tell businesses their name is due for renewal and directs them to a link to download a renewal notice. This link … Read More

How ‘NotPetya’ cyber attack spread from Ukraine, and why it may still be a threat The Ukrainian software firm used to launch last week’s global cyber attack has warned that all computers sharing a network with its infected accounting software … Read More

  Unpatched systems caught in latest ransomware attack, two Aussie companies affected The latest global ransomware attack sweeping the world on Tuesday, just over a month after WannaCry, it would seem businesses are still unprepared for cyber attacks. Experts believe … Read More

    Apple Mac computers targeted by ransomware and spyware Mac users are being warned about new variants of malware that have been created specifically to target Apple computers. One is ransomware that encrypts data and demands payment before files … Read More

  Kaspersky takes Microsoft to court in Europe in Windows Defender antitrust complaint Kaspersky Lab has filed antitrust complaints against Microsoft with the European Commission and the German federal cartel office   Kaspersky Lab says that Microsoft is abusing its … Read More

    Microsoft Outlook users hit by Office 365 outage   9.00am Microsoft advised that was investigating the issue Microsoft identified “a configuration issue” and was working on fixing it. 3.00pm, the issue was rectified for most clients and was … Read More

Australian businesses lose $1.7 million to hacking scams A report published by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) showed that 21 businesses lost a total of $1.7 million related to computer hacking scams in 2016.   Businesses submitted 5953 … Read More

  WannaCry could spark lawsuits, but Microsoft not to blame The WannaCry worm has affected more than 200,000 Windows computers around the world since Friday, disrupting car factories, global shipper FedEx Corp and Britain’s National Health Service, among others. The … Read More

  BBC Worldwide and Skype to launch Doctor Who Bot In a world first, users get the thrilling opportunity to be the Doctor’s companion as the bot immerses them in a specially-written six-part Doctor Who adventure. Players will experience the … Read More

  JB Hi-Fi concedes most reputable company title JB Hi-Fi has lost the top spot in the Australian Corporate Reputation Index of 2017, dropping to third, while Air New Zealand claimed number one after climbing five spots. The Index is … Read More

  Amazon retail is officially coming to Australia Amazon has finally made an official announcement that it will set up its retail business in Australia, ending years of speculation While no official launch date was given, rumours have speculated that … Read More

  MYOB customers targeted by malware with fake invoices The fake emails contain an invoice telling victims they owe between $6300 and $6400 to MYOB due today, according to enterprise email security vendor MailGuard. If users click the ‘view invoice’ … Read More

  ACCC takes Apple to court over alleged misleading consumer guarantee representations The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has initiated proceedings in the Federal Court against Apple Australia and its US-based parent company. The ACCC is alleging that Apple made … Read More

  Microsoft calls time on Windows Vista support upport for Windows Vista support is finally coming to an end, just over a decade after it went on sale. No more updates after April 11, 2017 Windows Vista, holds 0.78 percent … Read More

  US charges 4 Russian-connected Yahoo hackers over 2014 data breach The charges apply to the 2014 data breach that affected 500 million users and exposed account information, which could include names, email addresses, telephone numbers, birthdays, hashed passwords and, … Read More

  WikiLeaks says it has CIA’s secret trove of hacking tools Among the most noteworthy WikiLeaks claims are that the CIA, in partnership with other US and foreign agencies, has been able to bypass the encryption on popular messaging apps … Read More

  Amazon Web Services outage downs major websites Amazon Web Services was struck with a major fault at its US-East-1 data centre region in North Virginia on Tuesday, causing service outages for some major internet properties. Impacted sites include Slack, … Read More

  Apple’s new US$5 billion headquarters opening in April the first wave of employees will begin moving into the new Cupertino, California, headquarters in the US Spring, it will take about six months for all of the 12,000-plus workers to … Read More

  Apple will fight proposed “right to repair” legislation in the US, legislation has been proposed in eight states that would force companies to sell spare parts to the public and private repair shops, as well as making service manuals … Read More

  Apple to start manufacturing iPhone in India Apple’s Taiwanese manufacturing partner Wistron is setting up an assembly plant in Bengaluru to focus solely on assembling iPhones, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The source, who asked not … Read More

  Telstra restores calls but SMS still down The fire at the Chatswood exchange damaged power infrastructure and left some customers disconnected for more than two hours. While calls have been restored, the telco said it was still experiencing issues … Read More

  NBN puts up $150,000 in grants for organisations using the network The NBN is teaming up with the Australian Information Industry Association by putting up $150,000 in grants for organisations to show how the NBN has driven growth in … Read More

  Apple’s $5 billion ‘spaceship’ campus is covered in mud Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly told Apple employees that the company planned to start moving into its new $5 billion Campus 2 in January, 2017. landscaping and interior … Read More

  Ovo Mobile offers $9.95 plans designed for kids on Optus 4G network The “hero offer” costs less than $2.50 a week and, according to Ovo Mobile, has no lock-in contracts, $200 worth of calls, 1GB of data, data free … Read More

  Fitbit confirms Pebble takeover deal the deal does not include any of Pebble’s products, and work on several crowdfunded devices that have yet to be made has been cancelled. Fitbit have confirmed it is buying the inventions that power … Read More

  ACCC takes reseller MSY Technology to court over misrepresentation of consumer rights The regulator alleges that MSY claimed it had discretion over whether a customer was entitled to a remedy for a faulty product; that the reseller chose which … Read More

  Apple brings back online sales event for ‘Black Friday’ after a year of absence Black Friday marks the beginning of Christmas shopping in the US and is one of the biggest days for commercial shopping in the year. Apple … Read More

  Links mentioned in the show have gone to the big 404 in the sky. Please use google to get further info on those in question.  🙂 Facebook takes on LinkedIn with job postings Facebook has revealed it is testing … Read More

  Microsoft reseller pays $250,000 over copyright infringement OEM reseller PC Case Gear was allegedly infringing Microsoft’s copyright by obtaining 4000 Microsoft Windows 7 Certificates of Authenticity (COAs) that belonged to the Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher Program (MAR). “PC Case Gear … Read More

  Anti-malware product scam ‘Hicurdismos’ targeting Windows users Hicurdismos pretends to be an installer of Microsoft Security Essentials, the vendor’s anti-malware product for Windows 7 and earlier. (While Windows 10 and Windows 8 use Windows Defender as a default anti-malware … Read More

  Satya Nadella coming to Australia Nadella’s exact itinerary is not yet known, however, the trip is expected to be a flying one, during which he hopes to address a developer event in Sydney, meet with several Microsoft clients and … Read More

  Samsung sends fireproof packaging and gloves to Note7 owners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pySvc17K2jE Samsung Electronics said it was sending fireproof packaging and gloves to customers who bought the Galaxy Note7 phone on its website Samsung halted production of the phone less than … Read More

  Apple pushing out OS Sierra update automatically the update will download on users’ computers in the background beginning this week – if a user has automatic downloads enabled in their preferences. the upgrade will be pushed to computers, users … Read More

  Apple sells out initial batch of iPhone 7 Plus Supplies of the larger size of Apple’s new phone have been exhausted in all shades, and the smaller iPhone 7 has also sold out in the new jet black color, … Read More

  JB Hi-Fi chief executive Richard Murray said that Good Guys boss Michael Ford would continue to lead the business, and that new Good Guys stores will be opened in “underrepresented catchment areas.” iOS 10 is coming. What are the … Read More

  JB Hi-Fi chief executive Richard Murray said that Good Guys boss Michael Ford would continue to lead the business, and that new Good Guys stores will be opened in “underrepresented catchment areas.” iOS 10 is coming. What are the … Read More

  Apple unveils iPhone 7 Jonny Ives Porn  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31azG95E1K0 Apple unveiled its new water and dust-resistant iPhone 7 with high-resolution cameras at its prod3uct event last night. The world’s best-known technology company said the iPhone 7, starting at A$1079, would … Read More

  Windows 10 Anniversary Update blocks webcams Microsoft made a significant change with the release of Windows 10 and support for webcams that is causing serious problems for not only consumers but also the enterprise. The problem is that after … Read More

  Researcher infects scammer with ransomware for conning his mother when French malware analyst Ivan Kwiatkowski’s parents informed him that their computer was infected with what appeared to be Zues malware Kwiatkowski contacted the scammers and, after playing dumb while … Read More

  there was no cyber-attack on Census, data was untouched national Census ended in catastrophe after citizens were unable to access the website to complete the online form. The ABS received 2.3 million Census forms before the website was taken … Read More

  Online reseller Newegg opens Aussie eBay store, slashes membership fee reseller Newegg is marking two years in the Australian market with a membership discount and a local eBay store. The company overnight announced a discount to the Newegg Premier … Read More

  Ransomware is only going to get worse: Cisco Cisco’s 2016 mid-year cybersecurity report noted fragile infrastructures, poor network hygiene and slow detection rates are the primary reasons corporations are falling victim to ransomware attacks. This has led, the report … Read More

  Sunshine Coast to get digital water meters Sunshine Coast will soon be able to check their water usage on a daily basis, analyse their consumption through a self-service dashboard, and receive electronic alerts of leaks when state-owned utility Unitywater … Read More

  DroidJack Uses Side-Load…It’s Super Effective! Backdoored Pokemon GO Android App Found Pokemon GO is the first Pokemon game sanctioned by Nintendo for iOS and Android devices. The augmented reality game was first released in Australia and New Zealand on … Read More

  Australian govt installing ‘traffic lights’ in pavement for smartphone safety To stop smartphone addicts being killed, the Australian government is trialling traffic lights on the road – and it’s going to cost $250,000 to do it. The lights will … Read More

  US nuclear weapons system uses 8-inch floppy disks The United States national auditor has found the government is propping up decades-old systems at the expense of innovation, spending US$61 billion (AU$85 billion) of its US$80-billion 2015 tech budget on … Read More

  JB Hi-Fi in talks to buy The Good Guys JB Hi-Fi is in talks to acquire competing electronics and appliance retailer The Good Guys, which could expand its home appliance footprint by 100 stores. While The Good Guys is … Read More

  Amazon launches competitor to YouTube Amazon.com launched a service on Tuesday that allows users to post videos and earn royalties from them, setting up to compete directly with Alphabet’s YouTube. called Amazon Video Direct, will make the uploaded videos … Read More

World Password Day is Thursday. Remember to change your shared passwords for video on demand sites Thursday, May 5,  For the fourth year, you’ll surely see plenty of articles reminding you why you should change all of your passwords—a strong … Read More

  More than 7 million Minecraft credentials exposed Lifeboat runs servers for Minecraft Pocket Edition Troy Hunt, who maintains a database of compromised user credentials, accessible via his Have I Been Pwned? website, Lifeboat’s network was hacked in January 2016, … Read More

  Apple: iPhones, Apple Watches should last three years It suggests the same lifetime for Apple Watches, and a year extra for MacBooks and iMacs, at four years. “To model customer use, we measure the power consumed by a product … Read More

  Gareth Thomas 1945-2016 Thomas played Roj Blake, leader of a band of rebels, pitted against a corrupt federation in the series created by Doctor Who writer Terry Nation. The series ran on BBC One from 1978-1981, with Thomas taking … Read More

  Cloud POS vendor Square adds 490 Australian resellers Cloud-based credit card reading device vendor Square Reader has announced its release to 490 retail outlets in Australia through major chains Officeworks, Apple and Bunnings. The product is available for $19 … Read More

  Windows 10 cracks 270 million users active users eight months after launch One reason for the rapid take-up is that Windows 10, released in July, is free for individual consumers who download it during its first year. An anniversary … Read More

  Xbox Finally Opens the Door for Multiplayer Across Consoles Chris Charla, director of the independent games program for Xbox One and Windows 10, announced today that they’re enabling developers to support online play across different “platforms”—a videogame industry euphemism … Read More

Malware hijacks big four Australian banks’ apps, steals two-factor SMS codes Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, National Australia Bank and ANZ Bank customers are all at risk from the malware which hides on infected devices waiting until users open legitimate banking apps. … Read More

    The Dick Smith customer database is for sale Receivers Ferrier Hodgson has placed a newspaper advertisement seeking parties interested in purchasing everything from brands and trademarks to domain names – also all the data that Dick Smith has … Read More

  Dick Smith closes doors: 2,500 jobs gone The shutdown will see 301 stores in Australia and 62 outlets in New Zealand stop trading, and lead to the loss of 2,460 jobs in Australia and about 430 in New Zealand. … Read More

  One customer chews through 425GB of data in Telstra free-for-a day The amount used is more than enough to download five seasons of Game of Thrones in high definition – four times over. The data hungry customer, John from Rhodes … Read More

  MyTransLink has a new feature – the trip announcer! Use the trip announcer feature to track your journey in real-time. The screen will update as the trip progresses, displaying a map, the stop names and remaining trip time.  You … Read More

  Apple recalls AC wall plug adapters in Australia The affected two-prong adapters could, in very rare cases, break and create the risk of an electrical shock if touched, the company said in a blog post. The company said it … Read More

  GLENN Apple can read your iMessages despite encryption if users backup data using iCloud Backup, they need to be aware that, although Apple stores the backup in encrypted form, it uses its own key. Motherboard has reported that if … Read More

  Fire fears force Microsoft to recall Surface power cords Microsoft is set to commence a mass recall of Microsoft Surface power cords, reportedly due to fire concerns. “As a result of damage caused by AC power cords being wound … Read More

  GLENN – 140116 Better to sell Mac1 separately from Dick Smith: creditors told The future of Dick Smith-owned Apple reseller Mac1 is up in the air The Apple reseller was acquired by Dick Smith 18 months ago but was … Read More

  Foxconn workers get rare holiday Foxconn, which assembles most of Apple’s latest iPhones, will cut working hours over the week-long Lunar New Year holiday Reports of slowing shipments and mounting inventories of the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, as … Read More

  Optus fined for false NBN speed claims $51,000 fine for misleading claims that its HFC network offered “NBN-like-speeds”. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said that between January and August, Optus advertised plans offering download/upload speeds of 30/2 Mbps … Read More

  Tesla announces Australian partners for Powerwall Tesla has appointed Natural Solar and Origin Energy as Australian channel partners for the distribution and installation of its home batteries. Both companies said installation of 5kWp Tesla Energy Powerwall would begin next … Read More

  Microsoft buries hatchet with Apple in heartwarming TV ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=TMATD2qk564 a group of employees from Microsoft’s Fifth Avenue retail store in New York City are seen marching to the nearby Apple store, where they meet up with a local … Read More

  Avoid Star Wars spoilers online with this handy Chrome extension This extension blurs a page if ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ spoilers are detected It also adds a cool Stormtrooper helmet button to your browser, which toggles blocking on … Read More

  YouTube Kids Description The official YouTube Kids app is designed for curious little minds to dive into a world of discovery, learning and entertainment. This is a delightfully simple (and free!) app, where kids can discover videos, channels and … Read More

  Optus gained 314,000 4G customers last quarter Optus has announced a net profit of $426 million for the half-year to 30 September, as it gained 314,000 4G customers in just the last quarter. With 314,000 customers joining 4G in … Read More

lynda.com Queensland residents have free access to more than 3,000 top-quality courses and 136,000 video tutorials for learning the latest commercial software, creative and business skills through lynda.com, a web-based video service. Courses cover topics such as business management, leadership, … Read More

  $200,000 Jaguar hacked and stolen A Jaguar car has reportedly been ‘hacked’ in Auckland, New Zealand.   a man sauntered into a car dealership in New Zealand’s largest city and stole a Jaguar XFR, worth nearly $200,000. This unidentified … Read More

  Apple’s popularity fueling the growth of OS X malware A 10-week long study of 1,400 unique OS X malware samples found that the number of instances in 2015 alone is five times greater than in the previous five years … Read More

  Apple removes apps over security concerns Apple said on Thursday that it had removed “a few” applications from its App Store, expressing its concern that the security of some users’ personal data could be compromised in certain circumstances. The … Read More

  Microsoft unveils first laptop and Surface Pro 4 Microsoft Corp has its first laptop, a line of Lumia smartphones, a new Surface Pro tablet and an updated version of its wearable fitness tracker, Microsoft Band, all running on Windows … Read More

Yes We Canberra   This week the ACT Government announced it will be the first jurisdiction in the country to embrace ridesharing and introduce legislation to ensure uberX is part of the way Canberrans get around the capital. Chief Minister … Read More

  emails What Happens To Google Employees When They Die Should a U.S. Googler pass away while under the employ of the 14-year old search giant, their surviving spouse or domestic partner will receive a check for 50% of their … Read More

  Personalised Bill explanation video Telstra https://www.telstra.com.au/my-account/billing-video?0911c7xir012752 PERSONALISED VIDEO BILL EXPLAINER About your video We’ve created this video to guide you through how to view your bill online and understand its contents. Access your video Your video will be available … Read More

  First look at iPhone 6s: the phone with 3D Touch The iPhone 6s’ biggest updates are undoubtedly the new 3D Touch display, which adds a new dimension to the touchscreen and the new 12-megapixel iSight camera. Other upgrades – … Read More

  Apple Watch within striking distance of Fitbit: IDC Apple shipped 3.6 million Apple Watches in the second quarter of 2015, just behind Fitbit’s 4.4 million wearable fitness and health trackers, IDC said. The Apple Watch, which sports many health-related … Read More

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  More .au options for all Australians or not – the pointy end of the naming panel process The 2015 Names Policy Panel has released its draft recommendations about the use and allocation of .au domain names, the most notable … Read More

  Domino’s tech innovation feeds AU$64m profit Australian-listed Domino’s Pizza has delivered a record net profit after tax of AU$64.4 million, attributing a big slice of the 40 percent year-on-year increase to its innovative use of technology. The company’s Live … Read More

  This new worm can kill your Apple MacBook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsdqom01XzY Security researchers have created a worm specifically for OS X, and it has the potential to infect every Apple computer. Dubbed Thunderstrike 2 by its creators the worm exploits a … Read More

  Telstra aggregates Netflix, Stan and Presto with on-demand TV launch Telstra is partnering with streaming platform Roku to launch Telstra TV, offering customers the three leading subscription video on-demand services, Presto, Stan and Netflix. The service will be available … Read More

  Gerry Harvey may finally get his way over GST Australia’s state and federal leaders have agreed in principle to expand the goods and services tax to include goods valued under $1000 purchased online overseas merchants. such an approach was … Read More

  Office 2016 Preview Want to help shape the next release of Office? We’re looking for Office enthusiasts like you to share your feedback on the new features and experiences we’re developing. If you get excited about trying new software … Read More

Foxtel saves Hills Limited’s Adelaide factory Foxtel has renewed its agreement for Hills Limited to provide satellite dishes, cables and connectors. While Hills imports the cables and connectors, satellite dishes are manufactured at its Adelaide factory. The existing contract lasted … Read More

Final Office for Android Android device users can now access the final release of Microsoft’s Office productivity suite, with Word, Excel and PowerPoint made available for download. Kirk Koenigsbauer, who heads up Microsoft’s Office client, applications and services team said … Read More

Kogan releases 4G smartphone for $299 Kogan has revealed its latest 4G smartphone, Agora 4G Pro, available for $299. The device is powered with a 1.5 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor, 2GB RAM and runs on Android 5 Lollipop. … Read More

Microsoft to sell $20,000 Surface Microsoft will sell An 84-inch screen version of its new, wall-mounted video-conferencing and digital whiteboard device for US$20,000, making it the most expensive product in its hardware line-up.  A smaller 55-inch version will sell for … Read More

Xero reaches 200,000 users in Australia The user-count is up from 158,000 Australian users in September last year. Xero now counts more than 500,000 users worldwide. By contrast, MYOB reported it had more over 116,000 cloud subscribers by the end … Read More

Warning: Text message bug crashing iPhones around the world                                                                                  Today news is flying around regardingan iOS bug that causes the Messages app to crash and iPhones to reboot when a certain string of text is received. There isn’t an … Read More

Hockey confirms Google, Netflix taxes The federal government has revealed plans to expand the goods and services tax to digital products such as those provided by Netflix and Google under proposed legislation to feature in tomorrow’s budget. The Coalition wants … Read More

Microsoft Surface 3 unleashed in Australia The device starts at $699 for 64GB of storage and 2GB of RAM, with the price climbing to $839 for 128GB storage and 4GB RAM. Accessories such as keyboard and pen are sold separately. … Read More

The next app you download could be for Microsoft Office Microsoft is adding new services and APIs to make it easier for developers to build add-ins that work with Office, from add-ins for software like Excel and Outlook to mining … Read More

ATO asks eBay for help catching tax cheats The Australian Tax Office has enlisted the help of eBay in its hunt to catch tax cheats, commencing a data matching program with a number of online market operators. eBay will be … Read More

ISP takes a year to refund customer Melbourne-based Planet ISP has refunded a customer over $5000 a year after being ordered to hand back the money by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO). The customer had his phone stolen in August … Read More

Apple plays hard ball at tax inquiry Australian senators have lashed out at the local boss of technology giant Apple over a perceived lack of transparency in a committee hearing on tax minimisation yesterday. Tony King, Apple’s managing director of … Read More

Kogan sets up shop It’s not often you’ll see Kogan, champion of online retail, rallying behind the cause of bricks and mortar. No, the company isn’t opening a physical store, but it did announce today a new “Bricks and Mortar” … Read More

Android “on-body” feature stops you unlocking phone Google has brought a new security feature to the latest update of its Lollipop release of Android, allowing users to keep their device unlocked as long as its still on their body. Known … Read More

Free upgrade to Windows 10, even if current OS is pirated To “re-engage” with Chinese users running illegitimate software. offering free upgrades to Windows 10 to all Chinese Windows users, regardless of whether they are running genuine copies of the … Read More

Cheap ‘Apple Watch’ copies on sale via Alibaba site They both feature “digital crown” dials on their sides, similar-styled straps and identical user interface graphics to Apple’s forthcoming wearable. However, their listings reveal they run on Google’s Android platform rather … Read More

Ford shows off smart e-bikes While all eyes are on self-driving and semi-autonomous cars, Ford has revealed a new type of smart vehicle at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – the MoDe e-bike. There are two versions of the bike, … Read More

US woman sues Lenovo and Superfish A US woman is suing both Lenovo and Superfish, after the PC maker was found shipping laptops to consumers with Superfish adware pre-installed. Security experts warn that Superfish adware leaves users vulnerable to man-in-the-middle … Read More

Apple Store revamp, In a sprawling, fascinating profile of Apple’s VP of design Jony Ive at the New Yorker this week, it’s revealed that the company is working on a revamp of its Apple Store retail locations. Ive is reportedly … Read More

GLENN   South Australia looks at driverless cars South Australia wants to become the first state to pass rules that would allow driverless cars on its roads, possibly within years “Our legislation also needs to modernised. It’s a patchwork of … Read More

Facebook refuses to remove images of Jordanian pilot murder Facebook has refused to remove pictures of Jordanian Pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh being burnt to death by ISIS, despite receiving scores of complaints. Facebook has issued the same response to all of … Read More

Amazon takes fight to Office 365 with WorkMail Amazon Web Services will directly compete with Microsoft’s Office 365 with the launch of a new cloud-based email and calendar service targeted at businesses. The AWS WorkMail service is being marketed as … Read More

How Windows 10 will merge the tablet and PC “universal” Office apps running on a phone and the ability to select different modes for tablet or notebook. designed to display a consistent interface whether being used on a phone, tablet … Read More

UK govt wants to ban WhatsApp and iMessage Apple’s iMessage and Facetime software both use end-to-end encryption methods to maintain the security of a user’s communications. WhatsApp also operates in the same way, thanks to a recent update to it’s … Read More

NSW residents warned of free computer scam A family in Yeoval in the state’s Central West were told they were eligible for a government program providing a free computer and lessons for people earning less than $50,000, reports NSW Fair … Read More

Hacker Group Takes Down Xbox Live, PSN A hacker group called Lizard Squad has taken credit for shutting down Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN) separately over the past several days. And now the group says it will … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Surface dominates 2-in-1 shipments in Australia   Microsoft is the clear leader in two-in-one portable computer shipments in Australia, with the vendor taking a 69 percent share of shipments in the third quarter, according to IDC.   Asus … Read More

Intel promises 10TB SSDs within two years   Intel claims 3D NAND memory will help it deliver SSDs with a massive 10TB of storage within the next two years.   3D NAND has been developed in conjunction with Micron, and … Read More

Microsoft releases out-of-band Kerberos patch the company has recently taken to dubbing the second Tuesday of the month Update Tuesday to avoid negative connotations   Security Bulletin MS14-068 covers a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Kerberos security subsystem, present in … Read More

 GLENN’S SHOWNOTES http://insecam.com/cam/view/27628/ unsecured webcams   Apple lets local resellers mass-configure devices Apple has opened the door for iOS and OS X devices purchased through Australian resellers to access its device enrolment program, allowing enterprise and education institutions managing large … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Australia’s answer to Facebook Spring.me is to floats on the Australian Securities Exchange, the final stage in the company’s capital raising campaign.   Aimed at helping “online-all-the-time” Gen Ys make friends, Spring.me’s social network of websites and … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Lenovo launches tablet with built-in projector Lenovo has launched the newest products in its Yoga series of tablets in Australia. The Yoga Tablet 2 Pro is aimed at home entertainment, and comes with a built-in theatre projector that … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   ‘POODLE’ vulnerability affects web browsers using old SSL encryption   https://www.poodletest.com/   The vulnerability affects an older type of encryption called Secure Sockets Layer 3 (SSL 3.0), still used by some older web browsers.   When you … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Apple, Facebook pay women to freeze eggs The two tech giants are apparently prepared to shell out to pay for egg freezing procedures, with the idea that women can progress their careers without having to worry about declining … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES     Free Windows attracts 50 new tablet and phone makers   Since deciding to waive operating system fees for all devices with screens smaller than 9 inches, 50 new manufacturers have joined its partner program   The … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Switching on first Wi-Fi hotspots in iconic locations this November   Australia’s largest Wi-Fi network is a step closer with the first 1000 hotspots going live before Christmas. In May, we unveiled a $100 million strategy to … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Windows 7 products End of License date The following Windows 7 products will reach End of License (EOL) on October 31, 2014: Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Home Basic Note: After this date, system … Read More

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GLENN’S SHOWNOTES  Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 4 The new Galaxy Note 4 features a crisper, 5.7-inch display in a metal frame, reflecting Samsung’s latest design strategy to keep pace with rivals including Apple, which is expected to launch its first … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES      DOCTOR WHO COMES TO MINECRAFT ON XBOX   BBC Worldwide are delighted to announce a deal with Microsoft Studios and Mojang which will bring Doctor Who- the world’s longest running science fiction drama – to ‘Minecraft: … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES    Cortana: Microsoft’s answer to Siri coming to Australia   Microsoft will release its mobile voice assistant Cortana to Australia in the next update for Windows Phone 8.1. A spokesperson for the vendor said that Australia is one … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES  Google finally drops its ‘Real Name’ policy The concept behind the policy was pretty sound – that people would be less likely to engage in ‘trolling’ and leaving abusive comments under their real name. Unfortunately, previously active and … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES    IBM’s shock channel deal with Apple   IBM is to become an enterprise reseller and ISV for iPads and iPhones, under an unexpected deal announced today by Apple CEO Tim Cook and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty. Under … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES    New Zealand ISP allows its customers to subscribe to the U.S. version of Netflix   Slingshot, a local internet provider in New Zealand, wants to give its subscribers a little extra perk: The ISP just added a … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES  Mobile devices to beam 4K video direct to TVs with Qualcomm buy   Smartphones and tablets will be able to transmit 4K video directly to big screens next year now that mobile chip maker Qualcomm has acquired Wilocity. … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES    Apple releases cheaper iMac   The new 21.5-inch all-in-one is priced at $1,349, compared with the previous entry-level machine, a 21.5-inch iMac priced at $1,599. The price cut comes with a drop in specs: the new iMac … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES  Designer Google Glass headsets revealed   Produced in conjunction with American designer Diane von Furstenberg, the range, dubbed DVF | Made for Glass, consists of five new frames and eight shades in two styles. The headsets, which are the … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES  Microsoft demos Skype instant translator Microsoft has revealed a real-time translator for Skype that allows two people speaking different languages to hold a conversation with each other, with each hearing the other in their own language. Dubbed Skype … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES  Photos of an NSA “upgrade” factory show Cisco router getting implant A document included in the trove of National Security Agency files released with Glenn Greenwald’s book No Place to Hide details how the agency’s Tailored Access Operations … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES    Google Glass Is on Sale for Anyone in the U.S. (Again) Glass can now be purchased by anyone in the U.S. willing to fork out $1,500. But it’s not clear for exactly how long. The company has … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES    Firefox 29: Mozilla’s Biggest Browser Upgrade Since 2011? biggest update since Firefox 4.0 was released in March 2011   Firefox can synchronize open tabs, browsing history, bookmarks, passwords and form data across desktop and mobile installations The … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES    Microsoft zero-day reveals Windows XP exposure A wave of targeted attacks against serious vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer expose the increased risk facing organisations and consumers facing  Windows XP users. Microsoft issued a security advisory on Sunday, warning … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES  Microsoft silently alters user files on OneDrive a blogger Seán Byrne in Ireland has found Microsoft appears to be silently modifying user data stored using its OneDrive for Business service by injecting uniquely identifiable code into some files. … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES    Google to Launch Modular Smartphones in 2015   Google on Tuesday announced that it will launch a modular smartphone platform in early 2015, letting users pick and change out hardware components just as they do with software … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right Now   An encryption flaw called the Heartbleed bug is already being called one of the biggest security threats the Internet has ever seen. The bug … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Microsoft beefs up customer privacy policy Microsoft Corp, under fire for accessing an employee’s private Hotmail account to prove he was leaking computer code to a blogger, has said it will now refer all suspicions of illegal activity … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Source code for MS-DOS and Word released   Microsoft has released the source code for both MS-DOS and the original Word for Windows.   Both have been released to the Computer History Museum, in a bid to help … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Office “needs more than a tune-up” says Gates   Bill Gates has criticised one of the company’s biggest cash cows – Microsoft Office – admitting the package needs “more than a tune-up”.   Now, they need more … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES 25 years of the World Wide Web Computer world – the Web is marking its 25th anniversary. On March 12, 1989, Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, introduced the idea of the World Wide Web in a proposal … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   British IT firm upgrades 30,000 PCs in 30 days   migration specialist 1E, which helped US carrier Verizon upgrade 80,000 machines to Windows 7 in four months, eventually hitting a pace of 30,000 per month.   “It … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Office 2013 Service Pack 1 arrives includes compatibility fixes for Windows 8.1 and Internet Explorer 11, plus better support for modern hardware, with improvements in how the productivity suite works on high-DPI displays and precision touchpads. SkyDrive features … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Can 80,000 people play this video game together? How many people can play the same video game? Not in the same video game, mind you, but play the exact same game at once? With the help of a … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Dailymotion serving fake anti-virus Since surfacing in 2008, the malware has become a serious threat with Google discovering some 11,000 domains hosting the applications in 2010 Fake anti-virus can be difficult to remove and can lock down advanced … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   This Chrome Extension Replaces Tony Abbott Photos With Cats   Stop Tony Meow: a Chrome extension that replaces photos of Abbott with cute cat photos.   Developed by a handful of Aussies in Sydney, Stop Tony Meow … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Microsoft: Unplugging Windows XP PCs won’t keep them safe “Being disconnected to an internal network [sic], or using a USB or CD to transfer information, may reduce the attack surface but will still leave you vulnerable to several … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Grab 50GB of Free Storage for Life on Box by Downloading the iOS App iOS: You can never have too much free online storage. Box (formerly Box.net) is now offering a ton of free storage—50GB—if you download their … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Internet Archive puts classic 70s and 80s games online Classic video games from the 1970s and 1980s have been put online by the Internet Archive and can be played within a web browser for nothing. The collection has … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Apple’s new Mac Pro goes on sale Mac Pro line with a distinctively cylindrical workstation available for order 19 December that has a starting price of A$3,999   Apple’s unique design limits the amount of internal storage, dropping … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Spotify Expands Free Streaming to All Devices Spotify announced on Wednesday that it is expanding its free streaming option to all devices. This means non-paying users can listen to individual tracks and albums of their choice using the … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Microsoft invests in $8m Melbourne research centre The Microsoft Centre will identify new social applications for natural user interface (NUI) technologies. NUI technologies include voice recognition, gesture control, eye recognition and touch interactivity. Researchers at the centre will … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Microsoft could drop Windows RT devices chief Julie Larson-Green – who was until recently in charge of the Windows division – indicated that Microsoft has too many operating systems on the client side.   There has been much … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES It’s the final countdown to the switch off of all analog TV signals across Australia the final three regions prepare to permanently switch off analog TV signals in December, it is not long before all 8.7 million households … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Microsoft Australia telework initiative goes global Next week is National Telework Week and Microsoft Australia jumped in early and told staff to stay home last Thursday. The initiative, led by Microsoft Australia managing director Pip Marlow, saw the … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Study Shows Playing Video Games Really Can Make Your Brain Bigger playing Super Mario 64 for 30 minutes a day over two months increased adult volunteers’ brain volume in their right hippocampus, the right prefrontal cortex, and the … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Telstra hits milestone for ‘Internet of Things’ Surpasses a million connected devices.   Telstra has talked up its IT solutions clout, claiming to have surpassed one million machine-to-machine (M2M) services in operation.   The milestone makes Telstra the … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Microsoft fixes glitch that bricked Surface tablets Microsoft pulled the Windows 8.1 RT update from the Windows store two days after launch, after “a very small number” of Surface RT users had their devices were “bricked” after downloading … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Google to support Chrome on XP until 2015 Google will support those on the Chrome browser for Windows XP until “at least” April 2015 – a year after Microsoft pulls the plug on its OS   XP users … Read More

  GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Dell launches Windows XP migration tool   Dell’s Windows Migration Fast Forward Service supports the migration of up to 5,000 PCs and offers “modules” for image engineering, inventory, application compatibility testing, application packaging, deployment planning, process … Read More

  GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Website maps 1.2 billion Facebook faces   A new project, “The Faces of Facebook,” collects more than 1.27 billion Facebook profile photos on one site, arranged in chronological order according to when the person joined the social … Read More

  SHAYNE’S SHOWNOTES Remote Lock Comes To Android A new remote locking feature just appeared in the Android Device Manager. Users running Android 2.2 or better can now lock a lost or stolen phone, even if it’s in use. The … Read More

GLENN’S STORIES Microsoft offers iPad trade-in program Microsoft Retail Stores this week introduced a new iPad trade-in offer that will give customers a minimum US$200 gift card in exchange for a “gently used” iPad 2, 3 or 4. The offer, … Read More

  GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Striking Time-Lapse Captures Progress of One World Trade Center   In honor of the twelfth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Earth Cam has pieced together atime-lapse video showing the progress of One World Trade Center … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Thieves raid JB Hi-Fi   Three offenders “jimmied open” a JB Hi-Fi store in Ballarat, Victoria and stole $40,000 worth of Apple products at 2am ina 3 minute raid.   “They grabbed all the iPads and iPhones, … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Betting on Microsoft’s new CEO Steve Ballmer, 57, unexpectedly announced his retirement last Friday after more than three decades at the world’s largest software company, including 13 years as chief executive.   Ballmer who will depart within the … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Queensland Health begins planning new payroll system The Queensland Government has accepted all four recommendations of the commission of inquiry into the failed Queensland Health payroll replacement and is already “well on track” to see them implemented.   … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   “Wow, we’re totally maxed out”: Harvey Norman offline The Harvey Norman website is offline. Initially the site posted a message to customers suggesting traffic overload is to blame. “Wow, we’re totally maxed out at this very moment.” … Read More

  GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Google introduces Android app for remote wipe, locating lost devices A new app called “Android Device Manager” will help users locate or remotely wipe their lost or stolen phones. comparable to Apple’s “Find My Phone” app, Android … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Dick Smith turns regional network into e-commerce channel Dick Smith is transforming its stores into mini fulfillment centres for internet orders as it seeks to grow e-commerce to 10 percent of sales.   recently shifted from Blue … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Android master key flaw used in the wild Attackers have begun exploiting a major Android vulnerability that allows them to take over a victim’s phone without altering the digital signature of a targeted app. The attacks exploited the … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   IT price inquiry costs Microsoft $100m   http://www.crn.com.au   The Australian Government has confirmed Microsoft’s damning testimony at the parliamentary inquiry investigating local technology prices caused the company to lose $100 million in government business over the … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Why did HP get fined $3 million and are you safe? One of the ways HP went wrong was telling retailers it was not liable for refunds or replacements unless the transaction received prior authorisation.   making it … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Aussie IT jobs slashed at Symantec Symantec announced a company-wide “organisational simplification initiative” in January, emphasising at the time it would be reducing executive and middle management positions, and reorganising its sales department.   We expect to eliminate … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Airport’s world-first ‘sleeping pods’ allow private naps for passengers   The Finnish-designed “GoSleep” chairs, a world-first unveiled on Sunday, feature a sliding door/roof designed to either partially or fully enclose passengers within the pod, shielding them from … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Internet Explorer 10 is the Most Energy Efficient Browser on Windows 8 Internet Explorer continues to be the most energy-efficient browser on Windows 8, according to the Center for Sustainable Energy Systems at Fraunhofer USA   When compared … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES HP to bundle Google apps Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday said it is preparing to bundle its small business PCs and printers with Google Apps for Business signals a continuation of a growing rift between HP and one of its … Read More

SHAYNE’S SHOWNOTES LinkedIn aims to block hackers with two-factor login  http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9239687/LinkedIn_aims_to_block_hackers_with_two_factor_login?mm_ref=http://www.mahaweb.com/iphone_aus.php?newsone=207&premium=0&version=300&user=iphone&iphone_id=09f3eba72a0b1f18ae66598d972fbdaa63ff6f1e&page=custom Add LinkedIn to the list of Internet companies trying to make themselves safer from cyberattacks by adding two-step authentication. Users of the professional social-networking site now have the option … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Tim Cook speaks about iOS 7 and Apple apps on Android during an interview at AllThingsD’s D11 conference Cook confirmed that Sir Jony Ive has been key, inthe redesign of ios7. confirming rumours of a major UI … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Vodafone still bleeding customers For the March 31 year quarter, Vodafone Group reported that it had 3,002,000 customers in Australia, down 108,000 from the January 2013 quarter. This is a continuation of a trendthat saw the provider haemorrhage … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Now in the Store: Angry Birds Rio for Windows Phone The game works on both Windows Phone 7 and 8 devices. Price: $0.99.   Microsoft patch Tuesday mends 33 vulnerabilities Microsoft on Tuesday patched a dangerous zero-day vulnerability … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Good.co Helps You Find Employers That Match Your Personality Good.co lets you see how well your personality matches up with specific companies and employees, so you end up at a place that’s really the right fit for you. … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Uncovered: Australia’s data breach laws The Australian Attorney General’s Department has circulated a draft exposure bill for data breach notification laws, which the Government optimistically hopes to pass through Parliament within months.   The scheme was recommended … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES The power of one wrong tweet   On Tuesday, hackers took over the Associated Press Twitteraccount and falsely claimed that there had been explosions at the White House and that the president was hurt. The tweet was up … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES ispONE goes for Kogan ispONE is planning a counterclaim against Kogan Mobile, alleging the online retailer breached an agreement by engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct. Kogan Mobile’s lawsuit claimed ispONE was breaching its agreement with the retailer … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Woman claims to have solved time traveller mystery The mystery of a young woman who appears to talk on a mobile phone in video footage from the 1930s may have been solved after a relative of the so-called … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES OMG! The cellphone turns 40 40 years ago today Martin Cooper, a vice president at Motorola, stepped onto a New York City sidewalk and made the first known cellphone call in history.   Cooper and his team had … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Inside the Biggest Cyberattack in History   Mashable   A cyberattack originally targeting a single company is now being described by experts as one of the biggest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in Internet history. Europe … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Samsung Galaxy S4’s hottest features   benchmark tests that it’s the world’s fastest phone US version only 5in Super AMOLED 1080p screen is stunning American version of the Galaxy S4, which comes packing a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Samsung to launch Apple iWatch rival alongside Galaxy S4? Samsung is going to launch the Galaxy S4 on Thursday 13/03.   if the images are genuine the suggestion is that the Samsung smartwatch must be close to being … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES EU fines Microsoft $711m for broken promise   The European Union fined Microsoft Corp 561 million euros ($A711m) on Wednesday for failing to offer users a choice of web browser MS had broken a legally binding commitment made … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Microsoft cagey on Office for iPad Talk has circulated for more than a year that Microsoft wants to bring native versions of its most profitable product to the hot-selling iPad, which one analyst estimates could generate $US2.5 billion … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES iPhone 5 Flaw Lets Anyone See Your Contacts, Photos Basically, as described by videodebarraquito on his YouTube page, the method involves going to the emergency call screen, tapping the power button, dialing the GSM international emergency number 112, … Read More

  GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Dear Stickam member,We are very sad to announce that Stickam has closed down, effective February 1.  The site will remain active until February 28, so that you can login and download any of your live recordings … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Telstra posts $1.6bn half-year profit Revenue from cloud services grew by 25 percent during the half, “We now have 16,000 cloud customers and we’ve had over 3000 join us in the last six months,” Thodey told shareholders today … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Aussie resellers: Apple’s business iPad is too late Apple has left its run at the business market too late, according to Australian resellers interviewed by CRN. Tuesday  Apple released a 128GB iPad aimed at business users, just as … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES ACCC urged to probe Surface storage claims Choice has requested the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) investigate whether Microsoft “unreasonably” advertised two models of the tablet as having 32 GB and 64 GB of space. Choice found … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES RIM gets 15,000 new BB10 apps in three days Research In Motion said this week it received 15,000 new apps for its upcoming BlackBerry 10 platform in only three days The rush of new apps resulted from RIM’s … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Kogan jumps on ‘phablet’ bandwagon with $149 smartphone Kogan Technologies has launched a budget 5in ‘phablet’ running Android Ice Cream Sandwich priced at $149. Agora 5.0″ Dual-core Smartphone was unveiled during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Amazon notches partial win over Apple in trademark lawsuit A U.S. federal judge ruled Wednesday that Amazon.com did not mislead consumers by calling its own applications marketplace the “Appstore,” a name that Apple alleged is too similar … Read More

Thanks to Bubble for their song at the end of this episode ‘Christmas Here on Mars’   GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Samsung ends Nokia’s reign as top mobile maker marks the end of a 14-year reign for Nokia, which has occupied the … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Kogan’s telco push shrouded in mysteryKogan this week launched pre-paid mobile services but no wholesale providers have been willing to come forward as Kogan’s supplier. Telstra Wholesale publicly distanced itself from the offering Kogan similarly declined to … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Apple suffers biggest share drop in 4 years Apple shares tumbled more than 6 percent today, chalking up their biggest single-day loss in four years as fears grow about intensifying competition in the mobile device market. The … Read More

GLENN Gangnam Style becomes YouTube’s most-viewed video It has notched up more than 808m views since it was posted in July.The video pokes fun at the consumerism of Gangnam, an affluent suburb of the South Korean capital Seoul. Gangnam Style, … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Carbonite is no longer distributed by Avalanche 21st November 2012, Carbonite Australia Pty Ltd (Carbonite.com.au) will cease to distribute Carbonite Inc’s range of Online Backup software. Your backupYour files will continue to be backed up by Carbonite Inc … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES ACCC wins $7 million in three months The ACCC won almost $7 million in court penalties and recorded 46,000 complaints and inquiries in the three months to September 30 this year. One case involved the local operation of … Read More

GLENN’S SHOW NOTES Microsoft ditches Messenger Microsoft currently has 100 million Messenger users, which will be merged into Skype’s user base of around 280 million, according to The Next Web. Messenger will be retired in the first quarter of next … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Microsoft sued over Windows 8 UI “We developed the concept of Tiles in the 1990s, which was ahead of its time,” SurfCast CEO Ovid Santoro said in a statement. “Microsoft’s Live Tiles are the centerpiece of Microsoft’s new … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES EU warns Microsoft over Windows 8 browser option EU antitrust regulators have told Microsoft not to repeat the mistake of denying consumers a choice of rival web browsers in its new Windows 8 operating system, in a dispute … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Facebook’s new Want button deepens e-commerce inroads Only a few weeks ago Facebook unveiled its new Gifts feature in the US (as yet unavailable in Australia) which allows users to purchase and send physical items to one … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES   Husic: ‘Aussie tech vendors have no more chances’ 2 Microsoft, Adobe and Apple have been given multiple opportunities to become involved in the inquiry, according to Federal Labor MP and IT price inquiry panel member Ed Husic, … Read More

GLENN’S SHOWNOTES Con man pleads guilty to selling fake Facebook shares In selling these shares that he didn’t own and wasn’t allowed to sell, Mattera raked in $11 million from naive would-be investors. The Feds originally nabbed Mattera in South … Read More