On this episode of My Tech Opinion - Phil and Shayne talk about the Huawei Ban and what it means. In The News: Telstra are first with their 'beta' 5G network https://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/telstra-are-first-with-their-beta-5g-network/news-story/f593cd8b743ac0ba26967c4efbe13318 Speed doesn't come cheap with new Samsung 5G phone https://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/mobile-phones/speed-doesnt-come-cheap-with-new-samsung-5g-phone/news-story/7465479531ac2da045e4767e67942470 Google to add game changing new feature to Maps https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/on-the-road/google-to-add-game-changing-new-feature-to-maps/news-story/bc04a40f4a92e43b855c41acecfbdbaf https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/kogan-in-court-for-alleged-false-or-misleading-discount-advertisements Telstra 5G is live. Feature Topic: Huawei Ban https://www.techradar.com/au/news/googles-huawei-android-restrictions-heres-what-it-means-for-you https://www.techradar.com/au/news/huawei-may-be-building-an-ark-os-as-it-prepares-for-life-after-android Telstra Responds to Ban https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2019/05/telstra-responds-to-huawei-ban/ China has no good options for retaliating against Trump's Huawei ban https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/29/18637291/huawei-ban-trump-trade-war-china-united-states-tariffs Huawei Founder https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/i-will-ignore-him-billionaire-huawei-founder-takes-aim-at-laughable-trump-20190527-p51rrn.html

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne talk about the private space race (from an australian perspective) In The News: Telstra to offer 5G connectivity.... But its only free for the first year. https://www.itnews.com.au/news/telstra-to-offer-free-5g-connectivity-for-first-year-525542 Google has revoked Huawei's Android Licence. But its back... for now. https://www.xda-developers.com/google-revoke-huawei-android-ban-blacklist/ Instagram investigates after private details of 50 million users found on server https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/security/instagram-investigates-after-private-details-of-50-million-users-found-on-server/news-story/7818b6a1555159b6c58c516a79bd2e6b Feature Topic: Space Race Private Space players https://www.alphr.com/space/1003058/private-space-travel-spacex-blue-origin-virgin-galactic https://www.rocketlabusa.com/ Pro's and Con's of privatising space. https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/04/04/the-pros-and-cons-of-privatizing-space-exploration/#7b251aa13319 Implications of privatising space. https://publicpolicy.wharton.upenn.edu/live/news/1619-the-implications-of-the-privatization-of-space How will private space travel transform NASA https://www.space.com/42113-nasa-future-private-spaceflight.html Australian Space Agency https://www.industry.gov.au/strategies-for-the-future/australian-space-agency They are responsible for regulation: https://www.industry.gov.au/regulation-and-standards/space-regulation Australian Industry Group: https://www.spaceindustry.com.au/ Australian Businesses: Gilmour Space Technologies: https://www.gspacetech.com/launch-vehicles Black Sky Aerospace https://bsaero.space/

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne talk about the Gig Economy! In The News: The ACCC Blocks the Merger of TPG and Vodafone https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-opposes-tpg-vodafone-merger MS Build Conference - 10 Cool Things https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2019/05/06/10-cool-things-to-check-out-at-microsoft-build-2019/ Google I/O - Highlights https://www.techradar.com/news/google-io-2019-keynote Feature Topic: Gig Economy https://insightsresources.seek.com.au/gig-economy-changing-world-work https://www.forbes.com/sites/abdullahimuhammed/2018/06/28/4-reasons-why-the-gig-economy-will-only-keep-growing-in-numbers/#4482893b11eb Labour rights in a gig economy https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/publications/research-papers/download/36-research-papers/13869-labour-rights-in-the-gig-economy-an-explainer Online gig economy https://smallbiztrends.com/2017/02/gig-websites.html Exploitative nature of the gig economy https://truthout.org/articles/the-exploitative-gig-economy-is-not-the-future-of-work/

Episode 37 - Election Technology Policies In The News: Putin signs controversial bill seen as preparation for internet warfare Facebook bans Milo Yiannopoulous, Louis Farrakhan and Alex Jones and for hate speech Feature Topic: Elections - Technology Election Tech Policy Scorecard: https://www.innovationaus.com/2019/05/Election-tech-policy-scorecards NBN outlook post election: https://finance.nine.com.au/2019/04/12/09/22/news-national-the-current-state-of-the-nbn-and-what-the-federal-election-means-for-australian-internet-technology Labor promises to fund block chain academy in perth: https://thewest.com.au/politics/federal-election-2019/federal-election-2019-labor-pledges-funding-for-blockchain-academy-in-perth-ng-b881183786z Libs promise funding for to develop cyber security skills https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2019/-156m-boost-for-australian-cyber.html Liberal Policies https://www.liberal.org.au/our-policies Labors plan for the NBN: https://alp.org.au/policies/labors-plan-to-improve-the-nbn/ Labors plan for space: https://alp.org.au/policies/australia-in-space/ Labors plan for national centre for AI\ https://alp.org.au/policies/labors-plan-for-a-national-centre-for-ai-excellence/ Labors plan for cleaner cheaper renewable energy: https://alp.org.au/policies/cheaper-cleaner-renewable-energy/ Battery Metal Manufacturing https://alp.org.au/policies/battery-metal-manufacturing/ Labors plan top uncap university places: https://alp.org.au/policies/more-university-places/ Greens Policies: https://greens.org.au/platform/public-ownership#telecomms

Episode 37 - Electric Vehicles In The News: •Samsung Galaxy Fold is not off to a good start: - (Update) Launch delayedhttps://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/samsung-galaxy-fold-launch-cancelled-with-just-days-to-go-after-bendy-screen-breaks/news-story/0f1b8017e7c3e42a7cf60e6f21d2fee9 •Phil has an update on FTTC - Technology Choice Program. Feature Topic: Electric Vehicles Pros & Cons of EV's: https://www.energysage.com/electric-vehicles/101/pros-and-cons-electric-cars/ EV Availability in Australia: https://www.whichcar.com.au/car-advice/electric-vehicles-coming-to-australia-in-2019 https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/electric-fueltype/?WT.z_srchsrcx=makemodel ELECTION: ALP STRATEGY FOR EV's https://www.billshorten.com.au/a_strategy_for_a_cleaner_transport_future_monday_1_april_2019 https://futureofworking.com/10-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-hydrogen-fuel-cells/ EV Plug Standards: https://jetcharge.com.au/resources/ev-guide/vehicle-plug-types https://store.jetcharge.com.au/

Phil and Shayne are back. Finally. We talk about where we have been, what we are doing and whats in store for My Tech Opinion. We also talked about: In The News: •Julian Assange has been kicked out of the equadorian embassy in london. Whats Next for him? https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/what-s-next-julian-assange-after-ecuadorian-embassy-eviction-n993806 •Microsoft moves Edge to Chromium based browser. - https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/04/15/microsofts-edge-browser-reborn-after-chromium-makeover/ •Phil's NBN Experiences - TCP/HFC etc.. •Facebook continue to be naughty - https://mashable.com/article/facebook-email-password-uploaded/?utm_campaign=hp-hh-pri&utm_source=internal&utm_medium=onsite •Samsung Galaxy Fold is not off to a good start: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/17/18411510/samsung-galaxy-fold-broken-screen-debris-dust-hinge-flexible-bulge ON OUR NEXT EPISODE - WE TALK ELECTRIC CARS IN AUSTRALIA

On the final episode of My Tech Opinion for 2019, Phil and Shayne talked about publishing your own book in an online world. Here are a few links for some extra reading: In The News: •Google CEO Appears Before Congress to explain how the internet works •That's just crazy': Telstra CEO says no to free emergency texts •Competition watchdog flags consumer concerns over proposed merger between TPG and Vodafone •CommBank Back flips and is going to offer Apple Pay.Feature Topic: Online Book Publishing https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2017/06/how-to-self-publish-a-book/ https://jamesaltucher.com/blog/how-to-self-publish-bestseller/ https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US https://reedsy.com/ https://www.ingramspark.com/features

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne discuss tech gift ideas for this coming festive season. They also talked about: Is KAYO worth it? No EPL, no badminton, no synchronised swimming, no drone racing, no e-sports, no quidditch The Access and assurance bill passed through parliament and people are worried: https://www.buzzfeed.com/joshtaylor/heres-why-you-should-be-worried-about-the-new-anti Huawei's CFO arrested https://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/mobile-phones/huaweis-global-cfo-arrested-for-allegedly-violating-us-sanctions-on-iran-reports/news-story/3b21232a660689aa53cf5da737e4865f Telstra shows off 5G including prototype phone https://www.news.com.au/technology/gadgets/mobile-phones/telstra-touts-new-5g-milestones-including-prototype-smartphone/news-story/9370769a15779c22cd3de5d2d2aa389b Microsoft looking to kill edge and replace with a browser based on chromium https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-building-chromium-powered-web-browser-windows-10 Feature Topic: Christmas Gifts for the Geek in your life Under $100 •Beneve Smart Doorbell $69.54 https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07G2B79D6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_-lmdCb26KE3CY •Dashcam https://www.amazon.com.au/Blueskysea-B1W-Recorder-Rotatable-Recording/dp/B0773FXVKL/ref=sr_1_13?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1544344874&sr=1-13 $100 - $300 •Google Home Hub $199 https://www.jbhifi.com.au/google/google-home-hub-charcoal/343404/ •Lenovo Smart Display $299 https://www.jbhifi.com.au/lenovo/lenovo-smart-display-10-white-bamboo/339801/ •PlayStation Classic - https://www.harveynorman.com.au/sony-playstation-classic-console.html $149 •https://www.playstation.com/en-au/explore/playstation-classic/#playstation-classic-content-par-section-copy-1991465353 $300 - $1000 •ANKI VECTOR https://www.anki.com/en-au/vector $449 •DJI OSMO POCKET - https://www.dji.com/osmo-pocket $599 •Sony Wireless headphones: https://www.harveynorman.com.au/sony-wh-100...

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne talk about publishing music online. This includes streaming services, copyright and all that sort of jazz! Links discussed: https://www.tunecore.com/ Guide to Spotify: https://artists.spotify.com/guide/your-music Guide to Itunes: https://www.apple.com/au/itunes/working-itunes/sell-content/music-faq.html 3rd Party Aggregators: https://itunespartner.apple.com/en/music/partnersearch Australian Independent Record Labels https://www.air.org.au/ Independent Music study/article https://www.theindustryobserver.com.au/independent-music-market/ Getting airplay- Air It (for community Broadcasters) https://amrap.wufoo.com/forms/airit-content-application-form/ Registering works with Apra/Amcos http://apraamcos.com.au/music-creators/writer-portal/registering-works/ Registering Works with PPCA http://www.ppca.com.au/artists-home-/register-as-an-artist/ http://www.ppca.com.au/IgnitionSuite/uploads/docs/PNOTICE%20NEW%20ADDRESS.pdf

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne talked about Online Gambling! They also talked about: Apple backs down to the mighty TWiT Facebook admit to using a PR company to push their propoganda https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/11/elliot-schrage-on-definers/ Labor wins the victorian state election. Feature Topic: Online Gambling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_gambling https://www.australiangambling.lv/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-28/online-gambling-addictions-among-young-men-dramatic-increase/6504282 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-42362194 https://aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi088 https://www.casino.org/australia/guide/ Need Help? https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/gambling-addiction https://www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/topics/problem-gambling