Episode 70: Fyx no longer provides a fix, Telecom 4G trial, HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy SIII
This week we discuss what happened to the Fyx Internet service, Telecom NZ’s 4G trial, our first experiences with the HTC One X and Galaxy SIII Android phones, accessing Netflix in NZ, hands on with the new 2degrees and Snapper mobile payment system and more.
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Episode 69: Fyx internet, SmallWorlds, 2degrees shared data plans and Mac security
In episode 69 we settle in to recording at our new location with new recording equipment. Topics include Mac OS X security, NZ gaming sensation SmallWorlds, the Gather unconference, 2degrees new shared data plans, how to quickly destroy 30 laptops and the new Fyx internet service for accessing to Netflix, Hulu and other international services.
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Episode 68: Samsung Galaxy SIII, new Intel CPUs, NFC wireless payments
In episode 67 we land back in the old studio. Topics this week include Samsung’s Galaxy SIII smartphone, The Brydge iPad keyboard dock, super fast Wi-Fi, Intel’s amazing new CPUs, NFC mobile payments, and cloud storage from Google, Microsoft and Dropbox.
In addition we attend Microsoft’s Imagine Cup NZ finals and then chat with the team Mobile Eye who took the 1st prize on the night and will soon head to the world finals in Sydney.
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Episode 67: Samsung’s voice + gesture controlled TV, piracy and the self drive Cadillac
In episode 67 we record from Global Voice Media HQ as the studio undergoes a refurbishment. Topics discussed this week include Cadillac’s self drive car, Samsung’s voice/gesture controlled TV, NZ internet users hitting 3-strikes, Ultra-fast Broadband, Adobe CS6, Unified Inbox, Facebook’s 900 million users and new Internet offerings from TelstaClear, Orcon and Snap.
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Episode 66: Windows 8, Tivo for free, Choice TV, NAB, MMS
In episode 66 we chat about how to get a free Tivo personal video recorder, the dangerous Mac Flashback Trojan, new Freeview channel Choice TV, Wavii, NAB conference and card skimmers being blocked from NZ. We also talk with Brad Borrows in Las Vegas about the Microsoft Management Summit 2012 and new Windows 8 details.
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Episode 65: Pacific Fibre, Mac Malware, Scammers
This episode we discuss Scammers being caught, Instagram’s $1B sale, Mac Malware, NZ startup Unified Inbox, Quickflix, Drones in the sky, layoffs at Yahoo and Sony, and we talk with Pacific Fibre CEO Mark Rushworth about their big announcements this week.
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Episode 64: Quickflix, Pranks, Kim Dotcom, NFC, HTC HD2
This week we discuss April Fool’s pranks, Kim Dotcom, Quickflix in NZ, NFC payments in NZ, iPad LTE 4G, data roaming in Australia and hacking an HTC HD2 smartphone with Android ICS and Windows Phone 7. We also announce the next phase of the podcast.
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Episode 63: Facebook vs Employers, Card and Celebrity Hacking, Nano SIM cards
This week we discuss employers that want your facebook password, Sony Alpha cameras, card fraud, Wharf42, Huawei, Apple and Nokia fight over next generation SIM cards, and news that a hacker who released naked photos of Scarlett Johansson pleads guilty.
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Episode 62: Navy Robots, 4G Samoa, iPad
The NZ Tech Podcast this week discusses Samoa’s new 4G mobile networks, US Navy Robots, Nokia Lumia in NZ, hands on with the 3rd gen iPad, NZ’s TV ecosystem, gaming and entertainment consoles, a rant about Sky TV and an update from Roku.
A special thanks to the team at iphonewzealand.co.nz who made the effort to fly to Sydney a week ahead of the NZ launch for providing us with early access to new iPad ahead of shipment from Apple.
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Episode 61: Apple iPad, Google Chrome, HD Homerun, UFB and App of the Week
Topics this week include Apples new iPad, Windows 8 Consumer Client Preview two weeks on, Google Chrome, NZ Tech Podcast App of the Week, News in Brief, UFB and Orcon Pricing, HD Homerun. We talked about Transcribeme and Nate is in the studio.
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