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Tech Talk Radio is an informative and entertaining technology show on 3WBC, 94.1MHz in Melbourne Australia 8PM Monday nights. Join your host Andrew McColm (ABC Radio & Talk 1116) and chief panelist Dr. Ron as Tech Talk Radio demystifies technology and pr

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TTR Ep 3508 - 30% of people buy products based on spam, Steve Jobs - "Not dead yet", iiNet becomes more aggressive in the digital marketplace, Telstra tells Optus to prove "86%", MS slams Google on Privacy

Tech Talk Radio Ep 34-2008 | Navigate with John Cleese, Hutchinson 3 to expand its service, Intel introduces wireless power, Adam asks where's Apple in the lounge room? iPhone dilemmas, Ipod Battery dilemmas, Jerry Sienfeld to advertise Microsoft and more... It never ceases to amaze me how consumers are treated by tech companies after they’ve made a purchase of goods and services. It also raises the issue of 3rd party extended warranties, which, in my opinion, are not worth the paper they’...

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[ Mon, 1 Sep 2008 23:45:21 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 3408 - Navigate with John Cleese, Hutchinson 3 to expand its service, Intel introduces wireless power, Adam asks where's Apple in the lounge room? iPhone dilemmas, Ipod Battery dilemmas, Jerry Sienfeld to advertise Microsoft and more...

Tech Talk Radio Ep 34-2008 | Navigate with John Cleese, Hutchinson 3 to expand its service, Intel introduces wireless power, Adam asks where's Apple in the lounge room? iPhone dilemmas, Ipod Battery dilemmas, Jerry Sienfeld to advertise Microsoft and more... Since our last show I’ve had reason to call Australia’s triple 0 emergency services number from a mobile service. All things went smoothly but the number of questions the call taker asked me because I called from a mobile phone was sur...

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[ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:41:41 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 3308 - Phil Burges quits Telstra, Spam and High Definition TV both win Gold at the Bejing Olympics, Apple foists MobileMe on to Windows boxes, iPhone kill switch, news about Apple TV, and iTunes sells movies in Oz.

Well it’s been a month since the much-hyped iPhone came out and while most users are thrilled with their devices, it seems there are some problems. This week it emerged that some users are shocked at the size of the bills they are receiving because of big data downloads, while others are upset with the phone’s browsing speed and reception. Along with bill shock, Apple's CEO Steve Jobs Monday confirmed that the company has a "kill switch" it can flip to remotely disable potentially maliciou...

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[ Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:12:47 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 3208 - Google Maps lands in Australia, Spam spam and more Spam thanks to the Olympics, Microsoft launches mesh, Dr Ron calls in from Ireland, and Simon Pearce will tell us about the implementation of Windows server 2008 into Symbion Health.

There’s nothing like a special event to bring out the worst of the spammers. Whether it be credit card details, bank details or identity theft, there’s plenty of it about at the moment, mostly thanks to the Olympic Games. More so than at any other time in internet history, spam is up, identity theft is the opening story of mainstream media, and crooks and shonks our lurking behind the most benign emails. According to the latest quarterly Secure Computing Internet Threats Report, around 1...

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[ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:00:12 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 3108 - New Mobile broadband packages from Telsta and 3, The olympics are coming!, Google becomes more open about search, Cuil launches, Naked DSL is off to a good start in Australia.

Tech Talk Radio Ep 30-2008 | New Mobile broadband packages from Telsta and 3, The olympics are coming!, Google becomes more open about search, Cuil launches, Naked DSL is off to a good start in Australia. If there’s one thing Australian's have to thank Apple for, it’s the iPhone. Whether you love them or hate them, the recent launch of Apples ubiquitous little device has started to change the attitude of telcos when it comes to mobile broadband. Anyone who has a mobile broadband device kno...

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[ Mon, 4 Aug 2008 23:24:53 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 3008 - iView, British ISP to red flag music sharers, Adam Turner goes head to head with Optus and Telstra over churning, Google looks like it will buy Digg, Apples MobileMe email outage, and Internode introduces IP6

The leader in Australian broadband content delivery has reached another milestone. I’m talking about the Australian Broadcasting Commissions iView service which was opened up to public access last week. It’s not that it’s all that revolutionary to the rest of the world, but in the bandwidth and speed impaired world of Australian internet, the ABC has now opened up it two digital channels, ABC1 and ABC2 to a Video on Demand service. This is a major leap forward for Australian television v...

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[ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:16:25 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 2908 - iPhones, Business 2 consumer, Papal SMS, Apple and Psystar, NBM Delayed, ACMA monitors websites

Tech Talk Radio Ep 29-2008 | iPhones, Business 2 consumer, Papal SMS, Apple and Psystar, NBM Delayed, ACMA monitors website The iPhone is only a week old and already it’s making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Logging on the morning after last weeks show, I was greeted with the headline “Aussie 3G iPhone is a bad joke” then later that day, another headline “Hold off on iPhone, says analysts” The media reported Rob Enderle, founder and principle analyst for the Enderle Group, sa...

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[ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:27:09 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 2808 - The iPhone arrives in Australia, and extortion is the name of the telco game. TiVo and Foxtel IQ arrive, Segate release a 1.5Tb HD and NASA retires its fleet.

At last the iPhone has arrived as apple lovers globally revel in the birth of a 4.7 ounce bouncing baby telecommunications device which is nothing like the world has seen before... well Australia at least. Adam Turner joins us live in the studio to discuss the iPhone, TiVo, and Foxtels IQ. According to Australian PC World, New Zealander Jonny Gladwell was the first customer anywhere in the world to purchase the iPhone 3G, gaining the nickname iPhone Jonny from tech bloggers. Brett Howell beca...

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[ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:22:56 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 2708 - iPhone Security Threats, Telstra customers get police powers, Optus and iTunes, eBay backs down, Tivo, Topfield, PVRs, the Olympics and the digital lounge room!

This week, it seems consumers have the upper hand over ebay thanks to a bit of friendly persuasion from Australia’s consumer watch dog, the ACCC. The world’s largest online auction website Ebay tried to remove nearly all forms of alternate payment recently, and force Australian users to use Ebay’s own payment facility, Paypal, but the ACCC had other ideas. Also, the Arrival of the iPhone is now less than a week away, and the dust looks like it’s settled. Optus, Vodafone and Telstra are ...

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[ Mon, 7 Jul 2008 23:17:16 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 2608 - ICANN changes top level domain names, Telstra announces iPhone, Firefox hit's 19m, Sol and Warnie equal 5th most untrusted individuals in Australia, and Lucy Buttler joins the panel.

This week, we’re about to witness the next internet revolution, as domain names as we know them are about to become simpler, but probably more confusing. Paul Twomey announced a plan to allow users to register generic domain names has been approved by The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers otherwise known as (ICANN) The plan will allow users to register whatever domain suffix they want for their site, rather than being limited to the traditional .com or .net labels. So ins...

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[ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:40:35 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 2508 - Firefox 3, NAB spams social networking site, Foxtel and HD explained, Microsoft re releases security fixes, Apple’s open for business in Sydney, Safari gets a tune up too and Developers shun Microsoft Vista

This week, it’s Telstra’s now you see it, now you don’t, now you see it again iPhone. There’s still a few weeks to July 11, the day Apple’s penultimate portable gadget hits the streets here in oz, so who knows what’s left in store? Also today, what do you think would happen to you if you grabbed a megaphone and walked in to a National Australia Bank and bellowed to the world that you had some free tickets to a footy game that you wanted to give away? Chances are you’d be escorted...

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[ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:19:59 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 2408 - The iPhone 3G is here! Telstra gets into legal talks with Optus over the iPhone ACCC slams eBay PayPal policy Prisons in plan to jam mobiles and MySpace to get facelift

This week, Apple's iPhone supporting third generation mobile communications is heading for our shores. After months of speculation, finally the rumors will be laid to rest. To start with, it’s not called the 3G iPhone. It’s called the iPhone 3G. So, jet’s take a look at what’s in, and what’s out? To start with GPS is in. GPS receivers in mobile devices isn’t new, as Sony Ericsson include it now in their current range of phone, as well as other manufacturers. A 3G chipset enabling ...

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[ Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:57:59 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 2308 - Telstra slams 'bogus' broadband report, A look into Apples WWDC, Government launches alert service to kick off E-security Week, Researchers map out web badlands, Acer bets big on Linux.

In these days of phishing, credit card fraud and email nasties, the Australian Government has a new initiative call e-security week. In an effort to protect individuals and small businesses of the perils of today’s online world, the government has launched a new website to try and educate users in four main areas, titled: Securing your computer, Small businesses safe on line, Smart transacting online, and Kids safe online. There’s no software to download, no hard earned cash to part with ...

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[ Mon, 9 Jun 2008 23:23:43 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 2208 - Telstra’s 3D hologram – or holoscam? Live hologram an Australian first? Gates promises 'multi-touch' Windows 7, GPS units giving dodgy directions, Local credit card fraud tops $100m.

As consumers of technology, or any commodity for that matter, we place a certain amount of trust in the hands of the manufacturer or service provider. Technical specifications aside, we, as consumers, place a great deal of weight on the brand name behind whatever it is we’re buying – but at what price? Brand names are everything. Recently on Tech Talk Radio we spoke of the great brands of 2008, of which Google, Microsoft and Apple were amongst the top ten global brands. So, do we assume tha...

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[ Mon, 2 Jun 2008 23:22:46 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 2108 - Telstra laptops - too good to be true? G9 changes its name to Terria, Conroy delays network deadline, Aussie's loose millions to Nigeria, Microsoft search cash back, Rico Malvar talks to Tech Talk Radio, and in Part one, we look at the mobil

The world of technology is an ever changing feast of gadgets and software. When it comes to the world’s most influential technological companies, Microsoft, Apple and Google would have to be those at the top of the list. Telecommunications companies globally provide the conduit for connectivity, but if it weren’t for the hardware and software vendors then life would not be as it is today. Some people embrace technology and some treat it with contempt. Such is human nature, but the one thin...

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[ Mon, 26 May 2008 23:00:20 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 2008 - Michael Cremean talks home audio and broadcast audio, Aus Gov pulls the covers over solar panels, Tassie a step closer to broadband, Apple dismiss Safari vulnerability, Nintendo set to launch "Wii Fit" exercise game.

If you've ever wondered how to set up you home cinema system, or why the commercials on TV seem louder than the program, be sure to tune in tonight when Michael Cremean joins us live in the Tech Talk Studios to answer all your audio questions. Michael runs a successful audio post production house which has hundreds of TV commercials and programs pass through its doorway each year. Also: Generation Y are making their mark on society in many ways. What with the armament of technology at their ...

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[ Mon, 19 May 2008 23:04:13 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 1908 - Windows XP Service Pack 3 creates havoc with AMD processors and some PC's, iPhone now a certainty, it's just a matter of when, Live Mesh explained, Tasmanian broadband issues, Optus 42Mb HSDPA

Last week, months of speculation came to an end as Vodafone announced that it had won the support of Apple to distribute the iPhone in Australia as well as the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa, and Turkey later this year. For those keen to snap up the what some say is an overrated device, it looks like you may have to wait until Christmas to get your chance. Surprisingly, there was no mention of a 3G iPhone in any of the press releases, but logic ...

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[ Mon, 12 May 2008 23:01:14 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 1808 - Conroy talks Digital TV, Data Recovery, more eBay dilemmas, Safari takes off for PC, Spam turns 30, XP SP3 and Vista SP1 delayed, TIVO in Australia, 2008 biggest IT Brand Names

In the not to distant future, web surfers globally will have new versions of their favorite web browser foisted upon them from all the major players. Apple's Safari, Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and Mozilla's Firefox are battling to become your browser of choice. So which one should you use - Safari 3.1, Firefox 3, or Internet Explorer 8? Apple's latest offering, Safari 3.1, preserves the company's signature focus on clean design and smooth usability, but it lacks any phishing or malware fi...

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[ Mon, 5 May 2008 23:14:46 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 1708 - Windows XP SP3, Vista a 'work in progress', ABS release Aus internet statistics, Maxtor data protection, Website credibility, Email credibility, Fast Flux, Microsoft's cloud

In a new Internet Activity Survey which was released last Thursday, the 24th of April, results collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal Australian’s took up broadband and wireless Internet connections in record numbers during 2007. In fact, at the end of the December quarter, there were 7.10 million subscribers to the Internet in Australia, of which comprised 964,000 business and government subscribers, and 6.14 million household subscribers. With Australia’s population aroun...

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[ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:58:38 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 1508 - Brett deHoedt from Hootville talks eMail marketing, Bosses to read employee email, Victoria Police hit facebook wall, Telstra tells rural customers to use Vodaphone for broadband, Paypal changes

Since the dawn of time, marketers have been looking for ways to communicate with consumers. Now, more than ever, the tools in the arsenal of the marketing company have become quite refined, and exceptionally sharp. Never before have we seen the ability to send targeted communications to clients, customers, or potential customers like we do right now. Everyone is online; everyone has an email account, and consumers are certainly more comfortable buying goods, and paying for them, online. If yo...

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[ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:13:38 +1000 ]

TTR Ep 1308 - ABC launch Playback, How to Twitter, Why to Twitter, Next G not up to promise, Technology and the English Language

The English language is certainly living and breathing, and it’s evolution is certainly faster now than at any other time in the history of the language thanks mainly to the evolution of the internet and computers in general. After all, 10 years ago a small start up company called Google started to help internet users find websites they might be remotely interested in. Today the word Google is a Noun and a Verb, after all, we’ve all heard of the world’s largest search company, and then...

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[ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:20:11 +1100 ]

TTR Ep 1208 - Upgrade your phone to no contract, Internet addiction a mental illness? Apple patches, Safari for XP, Google and Perth meet on the bus. Adam looks at HDTV Nine style.

When was the last time your mobile phone contract was up and it was time to renew? Life’s just cruisey as you indulge your senses with the latest Bluray release on your 60 inch LCD monitor hanging in the middle of your living room while you subtly let your neighbors know about your swanky 5.1 surround sound system, as you jump on your 802.11n wirelessly connected laptop to see what your mates are up to on facebook. Then, all of a sudden, you realize you have to make a decision that commits yo...

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[ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:40:07 +1100 ]

TTR Ep 1108 - Martin Gregory - Microsoft Australia talks Windows Server 2008, Telstra runs out of space in exchanges. Lidija Davis Talks about Stumbleupon. New Apple stores for Oz.

During the last week I had the pleasure of catching up with friends I hadn’t seen for a while, and it wasn’t long before I was engaged in a discussion about Plasma and LCD TV's. After 10 minutes of banter I had a refreshing reminder of just what it’s like to be a non technical consumer wanting to buy into the world of home entertainment. It seems that the '20 something' store assistants are keen to make a sale and will tell the customer almost anything to get them to sign on the dotted l...

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[ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:49:26 +1100 ]

TTR Ep 1008 - Telstra's High Court loss, Vista price crash,iTunes, Patch Tuesday, High Def platforms, eWar games in Australia

There’s never a week that goes by in technology without one of the major players making somewhat of a ruckus. And of course this time, it’s Telstra's turn. Last week, the High Court of Australia ruled against Telstra when it claimed that the ACCC’s ability to set network access fees to its rivals was unconstitutional. In their challenge, Telstra targeted clause 51 of the Australian Constitution, which "guarantees just compensation when property is compulsorily acquired." Naturally the...

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[ Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:54:33 +1100 ]

TTR Ep 0908 - Jason Stirling from Genesys to voice recognition and IVR's, Apple and Microsoft News, Google CAPTCH hacked, Google competes with MS sharepoint and Social Networking with Muhammad Saleem

Voice Recognition and IVR's. In Studio Guest: Jason Stirling Voice recognition has come along way in recent times, but is it up to scratch in the commercial world. In the world of biometrics, what would you say if your voice held the key to your identity? Jason Stirling from Genesys will be in to tell us what's now possible. Has the fingerprint been surpassed by the voice? Find out. Social Networking with Muhammad Saleem Lidija Davis, our Silicon Valley correspondent, speaks with Muhammad S...

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[ Mon, 3 Mar 2008 22:55:14 +1100 ]

TTR Ep 0808 - Death of HD DVD, Sony Wins!, Telstra ADSL2, Internode and the ACCC, Dodo's customer support is so so, OOXML, and mor Microsoft toys

HD DVD RIP? It's all over bar the shouting now, and wouldn't you be annoyed of you'd invested your hard earned cash into a HD DVD player! Australian consumers who purchased now moribund Toshiba HD DVD players will receive no form of refund after the company officially announced its exit from the high definition format war. In a recent press release, Toshiba confirmed it's much-speculated exit and announced that come mid march all HD DVD shipments would cease. Toshiba Australia's information sy...

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[ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:22:21 +1100 ]

TTR Ep 0708 - Giorgia Simmons Telstra Foundation, HD DVD RIP, GPS audio skins, Underbelly in Victoria

If you have children or teenagers in the family, chances are they're more proficient on the technology front than you are. After all, which teenager doesn't have a mobile phone or MySpace account these days? Have you ever stopped to wonder what they're doing with this technology? Recent reports have revealed the growing number of children and young people using technology: * 93% of teenagers use the Internet, * 84% use chat rooms daily, * 59% of children use a mobile phone, and ...

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[ Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:50:47 +1100 ]

TTR Ep 0608 - Telstra turns on ADSL2 - what's the catch? Digital TV in AUS, Patches galore for MS and Apple

Telstra gives ADSL2+ a green light, but what's the catch? Telstra has graciously decided to turn on ADSL2+ in 900 exchanges across Australia, but the cynics amongst us smell a rat! A press release titled: More high-speed broadband after Government removes roadblock was published on the company's website on February 6, but strangely didn't make it in the email version, which is sent out to journalists. The announcement was made in Canberra last Wednesday by Telstra Boss Sol Trujillo, with Kevin...

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[ Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:52:45 +1100 ]

TTR Ep 0508 - CDMA still on, Macworld 2008, AOL tries Australia AGAIN?

Microsoft to buy Yahoo in an effort to slow the Google Juggernaut. Watch Video Goolge's response: "This is about more than simply a financial transaction, one company taking over another. It's about preserving the underlying principles of the Internet: openness and innovation." David Drummond, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer. His full response makes for interesting reading. This week on the show, Telstra has been forced to delay the switch off of its CDM...

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[ Tue, 5 Feb 2008 07:19:24 +1100 ]

TTR Ep 0408 - Summer Series - Show 7

Perry Vlahos is an astronomy educator, author and broadcaster with both a real passion for astronomy as well as an encyclopaedic knowledge of the night sky. As vice-president of the Astronomical Society of Victoria he often runs tours of the night sky for the general public as well as educating people on how to use telescopes and other equipment and even helping teachers to teach astronomy better to students. Bryan Ackerly tells us everything we newed to know about the good old battery - Which...

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[ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:17:45 +1100 ]

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