Nerd Factor 15
Nerd Factor 15
Andy Blume
An Australian-based podcast that brings you the week's tech, gadget, entertainment and pop-culture news in around 15 minutes. No babble and no nonsense.
Episode 49: ... and thanks for all the fish.
Episode 49 - Sunday 2nd May 2021This is the final episode of Nerd Factor 15. Thank you to everyone who has listened to and supported the podcast over the past year.We welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts.  You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
May 2, 2021
2 min
Episode 48: 5G spectrum auction winners announced, Apple's Spring Loaded event round-up, Discord walks away from sale talks and The Bill might return as a reboot
Episode 48 - Sunday 25th April 2021This week on Nerd Factor 15:ACMA announces 5G spectrum winnersKmart to introduce robots to help stock controlApple "Spring Loaded" event round-upDiscord reportedly walks away from sale negotiationsGoogle briefly loses control of .ar domainPopular TV series The Bill may see a rebootWe welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts.  You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
Apr 25, 2021
16 min
Episode 47: Federal Court finds Google misled consumers, Menulog will trial minimum wage for couriers, Discord to block NSFW content and Apple's Spring Loaded event
Episode 47 - Sunday 18th April 2021This week on Nerd Factor 15:Federal Court finds Google misled consumers over location dataMenulog to offer minimum wage and superannuation in trialThis week's data breach: Swinburne UniversityDiscord to block NSFW content on iOS devicesApple's "Spring Loaded" April eventMicrosoft launch new Surface Laptop 4 rangeNHS COVID-19 app update blocked by Apple and GoogleWe welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts.  You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
Apr 18, 2021
15 min
Episode 46: Dutton sues social media users, LinkedIn user data dump found online, Yahoo Answers to close and Picard S2 teaser trailer
Episode 46 - Sunday 11th April 2021This week on Nerd Factor 15:Peter Dutton sues Twitter users for defamatory commentsTrials begin for emergency services broadband networkVodafone suffers major nationwide outageDump containing data of 500m LinkedIn users appears onlineYahoo Answers to closeTeaser trailer for Star Trek Picard S2 dropsWe welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts.  You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
Apr 11, 2021
16 min
Episode 45: Nine Network victim of cyber attack, NSW begins Opal multi-modal trial, WWDC goes online again and Ubiquiti breach worse than announced
Episode 45 - Sunday 4th April 2021This week on Nerd Factor 15:Nine Network and APH fall victim to cyberattacksNSW begins multi-modal Opal Card trial2019 dump of Facebook user details leaked onlineApple announce WWDC 2021 to be held onlineUbiquiti data breach worse than reported: whistleblowerUS Strategic Command's cryptic tweetWe welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts.  You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
Apr 4, 2021
16 min
Episode 44: Telstra to split into four divisions, Microsoft might be buying Discord, Turing to appear on £50 note and vale Jessica Walter
Episode 44 - Sunday 28th March 2021This week on Nerd Factor 15:Telstra to split into four separate entitiesAEC examine options for automated voter verificationMicrosoft reportedly in talks to buy DiscordAlan Turing honoured on £50 pound noteVale Jessica WalterVale George SegalACMA powers questioned by senate committeeWe welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts.  You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
Mar 29, 2021
17 min
Episode 43: Google review defamation case blocked, Google drops developer commission, Instagram for kids and a court bans Garamond
Episode 43 - Sunday 21st March 2021This week on Nerd Factor 15:Zarah Garde-Wilson faces setback in Google review defamation caseMelbourne hospital subject to cyber attackGoogle drops developer commission to 15%Instagram plans to build a kids-only versionGoogle bring live captioning to web-based audioUS court updates rules surrounding acceptable fontsWe welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts.  You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
Mar 21, 2021
16 min
Episode 42: HealthEngine to run COVID-19 vaccination platform, PayPal announces BNPL service and OVH data centre fire
Episode 42 - Sunday 14th March 2021This week on Nerd Factor 15:HealthEngine chosen to run COVID-19 vaccination platformEpic Games launch legal action against GooglePayPal announce new buy-now-pay-later schemeVocus Group receive takeover offerMajor fire at OVH data center Netflix tests feature to prevent password sharingWe welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts.  You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
Mar 15, 2021
16 min
Episode 41: CommBank joins CDR scheme, Apple Watch ECG approval and serious Exchange exploits found
Episode 41 - Sunday 7th March 2021This week on Nerd Factor 15:CommBank gains full CDR accreditation New features available to Telstra MVNOsApple Watch gains Australian ECG approvalUK watchdog launches investigation into AppleSerious vulnerabilities found in Microsoft Exchange installationsNew Amazon app icon likened to HitlerWe welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts.  You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
Mar 7, 2021
15 min
Episode 40: Australian news returns to Facebook, online safety amendment enters Parliament, Twitter announces Super Follows and new tracking protection in Firefox
Episode 40 - Sunday 28th February 2021This week on Nerd Factor 15:Facebook restores Australian news contentNew industry code to tackle fake newsOnline safety bill amendment enters ParliamentTwitter confirms launch of paid content featureFirefox 86 brings new cookie tracking protectionIllinois lawmaker proposes violent game sale restrictionsWe welcome your feedback! Visit https://nerdfactor15.net.au/ to share your thoughts.  You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching @nerdfactor15Support the show (https://nerdfactor15.net.au/sponsorship.php)
Feb 28, 2021
18 min
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