ausTech news - Episode 53: QUAKE WARS BETA

Episode 53: QUAKE WARS BETA

Although light again on tech news, the mighty Quake Wars beta has come out. And we have some keys for the people that missed out!

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Shownotes:

RIAA Sues Bush's daughters for... 1.8Million
digg.com for the win - source that was latter false


Nvidia announces Tesla brand
beyond3d.com - source and pretty pictures

New GTA 4 Trailer coming soon
gamesradar.com - source

Manhunt 2 banned in UK
gamesradar.com - and further information here

Quake Wars beta open
gamespy.com - full rundown of the map
I also talk further about my experience playing this game, and what its like. Is it a Battlefield 2 killer? Who knows, its a beta :P

Like to find out for yourself? Listen to the podcast and see if you can get yourself one of the two et:qw beta keys to scoop up.


China Introduces Game Fatigue System
games.internode.on.net - story

Aussie books for the lose
ttheage.com.au - a good read. HA. I get it.

Video of the week:

Japanese Tetris
Yes, its as funny and crazy as you think it is.
glumbert for the streaming link

Our email address is austechnews@gmail.com . However feel free to leave a voice mail for feedback and comments on the show as well. Thanks for supporting the show and listening to it!

Episode 53 coming tonight

Just so you know, I'm about to record the next episode...

I think you can guess what will be the main topic... (psst, quake wars!) So, It is going to be a good one!

See you then.

ausTech news - Episode 52: WWDC FIZZER

Episode 52: WWDC Fizzer

On this show I take the time to have a chat with CharlieBrown, ad fan of the show that has a lot of neat information to share, as well as the usual tech news this week that you've come to expect.

Remember you can always subscribe by clicking the podcast icon in the top right, or by putting this link into your iTunes/podcast program: http://feeds.feedburner.com/AustechNews - Its easy and free to subscribe, and gives you the show as soon as we make them!


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Shownotes:

eBay May Lose 'Buy it Now' Button in Patent Case
slashdot.org - source

WWDC fizzer
engadget - live notes from the show

Image Hidden In Windows Vista DVD Hologram
blognewschannel.com - pictures!

Half life 2 episode 2 release date
shacknews.com - source

Tip of the Week:
Captioning software - a neat way to add a funny
speech bubble or caption to your photo, its a lot of laughs
bighugelabs!

Video of the week:

Top 7 rocking intros
A collection of rare game intros with a neat soundtrack, I like the ghost in the shell intro!
Go watch on gamesradar

Our email address is austechnews@gmail.com . However feel free to leave a voice mail for feedback and comments on the show as well. Thanks for supporting the show and listening to it!

Congratulations to Tim as well, winner this time of the Zest key for finding a bunch of sounds!

Episode 52: coming June 12th

Episode 52: coming June 12th

Well, it's been a fairly quiet week (besides the apple announcements), so instead of rushing this out in the early morning, I'll finish editing and put it up after work on the 12th. See you all then!

ausTech news - Episode 51: BOOKS OF MAC

Episode 51: BOOKS OF MAC

After a long weekend for us Aussies, lets kick back and see what's been going on...

We also cover some listener feedback and the usual!


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Shownotes:

Word 2007 documents rejected by leading science journals
ITwire.com.au - source

Sony wants to sue Microsoft over fake Turbomemory feature
zdnet.com.au - source

Company of Heroes with a Direct X 10 patch
legitreviews.com - indepth review

New Macbook Pro Laptops
apple.com.au - source

AMD's new numbering system
tgdaily.com - Full story

Motherboard smaller than a business card
theenquirer.net - source

Asus EEE - a sub $500 laptop
gizmodo.com - source

Tip of the Week:
Multiple Client Instant Messenger Showdown
Thanks to extremetech

Video of the week:

Updated Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer
An updated (and extended) version of the original. Much more beefy!
Go watch on joystiq

Our email address is austechnews@gmail.com . However feel free to leave a voice mail for feedback and comments on the show as well. Thanks for supporting the show and listening to it!

Don't forget the competition is up and going now, for the Zest Keys.. Basically, if you are interested in getting a key to play a game online, nows your chance!

Have a gander on the net, make your own, any way you want... but find either a new (must have permission or be free to use) piece of music to use in the intro, or a new sound to replace the gong! Then fire off an e-mail to the above address. Easy really!

episode 51 coming soon

Episode 51 - Coming June 11th

With it currently being a long weekend over here, It means that ausTech news will be a day late!

Still, look forward to the usual tech and gaming goss - with teh new macbook pro's out among other things, there is plenty to catch up with!

See you then.

ausTech news - Episode 50: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Episode 50: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

On our 50th episode, I look back a bit inbetween the hectic news to see what the shows been like the last year. Geez, We've been around for over a year!

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Shownotes:

Malfunctioning fax machine prints out bomb clipart, forces evacuation of area
engadget.com - lollerskates

Unreal Tournament 3 release date
digg.com - about time!

Half life 2 Deathmatch and Lost coast available for free for ATI users
steamgames.com - official notice

Windows XP will have a Service pack 3!
microsoft.com - read between the lines...

Halo 2 update to fix nudity?
computerworld.com - article

Microsoft announces "surface" software
techcrunch.com - story

Wii mic?
money.cnn - woot.

New Supreme commander patch is out!
supcomtalk - source

Better search technology - right in Melbourne!
brisbanetimes.com - go us!

1986 Mac Plus versus 2007 AMD Dualcore
hubpages.com - see who wins!


Competition:
You'll have to listen to the podcast to find out..... The store that I was talking about, was Zest though:
http://www.zest.co.th/www/main/index.php
Have a look at the most wanted list about halfway down the page!


Tip(s)! of the week

Modify your X-fi to sound like a audiophiles card!
This tip requires some soldering, but you'll get a much more meatier soundcard as a bonus.
ocworkbench.com

Wii Saber
Use your mac to make your Wii-mote sound like a lightsaber!
isnoop.net

Videos of the week:

Mortal Kombat Vs Streetfighter

A great, high action, sprite based with some damn great effects and music
newgrounds.com


Metal Gear Awesome

Words fail me, this guy is a legend, let the Metal Gear lols begin!
youtube.com


Crab Battle
The mighty crab battle, a parody of a slightly dim witted snake versus... a crab.
youtube.com

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What if you asked your web hosting company for their favourite joke?

Episode 50 to come out tommorrow!

Episode 50 is almost there!

Just a short note saying that Its too late for me to upload it tonight, I'll finish editing and put it up tommorrow - sorry about that!

So hold on to your jockstraps (??) and be there.

Ballarat GiG Expo - 25-26th May 2007!

Ballarat GiG coming this weekend!

Although its not confirmed, it look episode 50 might be put off officially until next week, but for a good reason, the Ballarat GiG (Get Into Games) is on!

Starting Friday in Ballarat at 10am, it will finish Saturday. You can look forward to me talking there in some shape and form, as well as being with and helping the Gamestah guys shoutcast the matches.

This includes a special guest appearance by two of the famous Immunity clan, such as Edison, and Jackal - a asian super star who has one and become number one in Singapore and Malaysia.

And you get to sit down and play a 2 versus 2 match and win prizes if you can beat them!.

As well as all this, there will be developers such as Auran to chat about games, and universities will be there showing off their latest courses. Lots to do! It is at the mining exchange, by the way

Think your up for the challenge?

More information is available here -
CPL Official statement:
http://www.cplaustralia.com/news/guf-cpl-victorian-dota-championships.html

Ballarat's statement about launching the event:
http://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/Your_Council/Publications/Media_Releases/April/Media_Release_City_Launches_Innovation_Festival/indexdl_2574.aspx


See you there!

ausTech news - Episode 49: STARCRAFT 2

Episode 49: STARCRAFT 2

Well, the big thing happened this week - Starcraft 2 was announced! on top of that, Apple's lukewarm macbook updates.

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Shownotes:

The pirate bay to create youtube competitor
slashdot.org - source

A4 Colour Paper - bendable LCDs!
theage.com.au - pictures and story

AMD 2900XT Reviewed
slashdot.org - original source
a meaty review from techreport.com

Microsoft might sue linux!
tgdaily.com - source

New apple macbooks announced
apple.com - its on their frontpage

Starcraft 2 announced!
ign.com - full information
maxfreak.com - lots of info about it

Video of the week:

Team Fortress 2- Heavy weapons guy
A great video showing the impressive facial animation in Team Fortress 2 (its funny!)
Gamearena.com - streaming and download available

Our email address is austechnews@gmail.com . However feel free to leave a voice mail for feedback and comments on the show as well. Thanks for supporting the show and listening to it!

Get ready for the big one, 50 Episodes next week!

ausTech news - Episode 48: SOUL CALIBUR

Episode 48: SOUL CALIBUR

On this show I take the time to have a chat with CharlieBrown, ad fan of the show that has a lot of neat information to share, as well as the usual tech news this week that you've come to expect.

Remember you can always subscribe by clicking the podcast icon in the top right, or by putting this link into your iTunes/podcast program: http://feeds.feedburner.com/AustechNews - Its easy and free to subscribe, and gives you the show as soon as we make them!



If you'd like, you can download this show straight away (31:20, 18.3mb), by clicking here (if you get a prompt, you want to save it to your computer)

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Shownotes:

Soul Calibur Legends Coming to the Wii
tgdaily.com - info

Scientists double the capacity of rechargeable lithium batteries
tgdaily.com - info

AOL trunicates passwords?
tgdaily.com - info

Aussie uses pants to hide stolen projector
engadget.com - story and funny picture

13 and 15in LED MacBooks coming
itwire.com.au - more rumors

Vista vs XP for gaming
hardocp.com - graphs and more graphs

iPods and Pacemakers Don't Mix
slashdot.org - info

New Domain names on the way
good for them...

Digidesk!
Link to video on engadget, WELL worth watching!

Aussie books for the lose
ttheage.com.au - a good read. HA. I get it.

Video of the week:

EA Interviewed over upcoming Simpsons game
What? a simpsons game that looks like it won't suck?
Go watch on pspupdates.qj.net

Our email address is austechnews@gmail.com . However feel free to leave a voice mail for feedback and comments on the show as well. Thanks for supporting the show and listening to it!

ausTech news - Episode 47: GOATS

Episode 47: GOATS

On this episode we take a peek at Call of Duty 4, Sony's sacrificial goats, and being put in Jail for making a counterstrike map

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Shownotes:

Sony's topless sacrifice party!
thisislondon.co.uk - link

Ken Kutargi Quits ony
1up.com - story

Duke nukem celebrates its 10th anniversary to its original announcement
bluesnews.com - hip hip hooray!

Kid makes map for game, gets arrested!
fortbendnow.com (?) - what the!

Real life windows bugs
dvorak.org - when f-22's go wrong

Digg revolt highlights shortcomings of Web 2.0 view
itwire.com.au - Full story

DirectX 10 may be coming to Windows XP
techpowerup.com - lets hope so!

Nvidia unveils $830 GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics card
tgdaily.com - Thats right, over $1,000 AUD...

Console logos throughout the ages
videolamer.com - sweet website name!

The 660 Gallon Brewery Fuel Cell
slashdot.org - thats a lot of beer

Microsoft Drops Hints on IE8
slashdot.org - here we go again..

Video of the week:

Call of Duty 4
Modern warfare at its best
Direct 480P Quicktime link
or youtubey

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Episode 47: Coming soon

We are looking to record the show right now! so look for it soon

If anyone would like to be inside the episode, be sure to email us on austechnews@gmail.com
- we are looking at doing a skypecast at one point too!

ausTech news - Episode 46: X-SERIES

Episode 46: X-SERIES

With Shaun back, we talk about his plans for a phone, Starcraft 2 rumors, The state of broadband in australia, and which was the best GTA game. Phew!

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Shownotes





Starcraft 2 is rumoured to be announced at upcoming Gaming fest
gosugamers.net- original article
actiontrip.com - more info

the first exploit that works on the Apple and PC?
itwire.com.au


Microsoft is to add instant messaging to the Xbox 360
techpointer.net - story


AMD Reports heavy losses
techpointer.net - story

A solar powered wii:
at the rather appropriate nintendowiifanboy.com

Internode launches its nodephone 2
service
source from itwire.com.au

Broadband adoption in australia is falling back
another itwire.com.au link


Main stories:

Phone plans in australia - double u tee-f?
Shauns to-be-phone, the E65

http://europe.nokia.com/A4344228
http://xseries.three.com.au/xseries/pricing.shtml



GTA: which was the best?
gamesradar.com - cool comparison between the GTA's


Tip of the week:

20q.net
http://www.20q.net/

20 questions just got smarter - it gets a little smarter with each game played,
and its just hit 50 million games since april 16!

Video of the week:

Haloid
http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=57998

A video game movie thats purely action, almost entirely a fight scene. Features
the Halo chief and metroid fighting with some damn good moments.

And thats the week! Don't forget our email address at austechnews@gmail.com

Coming soon, Episode 46

Well, trying out some different methods for this podcast, it should be a hoot!

And we want YOU to be there to help!

We are working on having a working link when we go live, and anyone is welcome to listen in and leave us comments while the show is going.

We havn't decided on which one we are using, however our options I am looking in to is:

ausTech news Episode 45 hosted by super_roach.

Join now

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Chat about what's on your mind. More about public chats.

And a much less glamorous looking link is to ustream.tv, which You can view my profile at here:
http://ustream.tv/SuperRoach


*edit* We've recorded the show, and once I edit it all together, we will put the show up. Thanks for the help!

ausTech news - Episode 45: AUSSIE BOOKS

Episode 45: AUSSIE BOOKS

On this show I take the time to have a chat with CharlieBrown, ad fan of the show that has a lot of neat information to share, as well as the usual tech news this week that you've come to expect.

Remember you can always subscribe by clicking the podcast icon in the top right, or by putting this link into your iTunes/podcast program: http://feeds.feedburner.com/AustechNews - Its easy and free to subscribe, and gives you the show as soon as we make them!


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Shownotes:

GTA IV info revealed
gamesradar.com - Info

China has sold... 244 copies of vista in 2 weeks.
dvorak.org - Short snippet

Intel knows if you've overclocked your CPU
fudzilla.com - another short snippet

MySpace-advertised party trashes house
tgdaily.com - Full story

YouTube outsmarted by 15-year-old
tgdaily.com - Full story

Copyright filter coming very soon to YouTube
tgdaily.com - Full story

China Introduces Game Fatigue System
games.internode.on.net - story

Aussie books for the lose
ttheage.com.au - a good read. HA. I get it.

Video of the week:

Crazy Gorgyle Lady
A famous internet video that I don't like describing!
Go watch on youtube

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Coming soon - Episode 45, and your invited to come in!

Hey guys, a bit of a change for this upcoming episode.

Shaun is likely to not make it for the episode, so I am calling out for anyone with a interest in tech and would like a bit of a laugh to come on and either be a guest on the show, or sit (err, chat/listen) in on a episode with me!

I plan to skypecast the actual episode while I record it live, although the edited version will still be a few days after the event.

All you need is skype, a microphone, and the ability for us to be on at the same time - fairly easy!

I look to be online on Skype after 7pm, Melbourne time (+10 GMT), so if you are interested then send an email to us at austechnews@gmail.com !

Anyone is welcome, so don't be shy and it'll be a great time.

*edit*
Test to pre skypecast chat:
Is right here

ausTech news Episode 45 hosted by super_roach.

Join now

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ausTech news - Episode 44: STREET ADVIS-AH

Episode 44: STREET ADVIS-AH
Enjoy our interview this week on australia's tech and gaming podcast with Adam Spencer about his new website street advisor! As well as Brett and Shauns take on the news this week.

Remember you can always subscribe by clicking the podcast icon in the top right, or by putting this link into your iTunes/podcast program: http://feeds.feedburner.com/AustechNews - Its easy and free to subscribe, and gives you the show as soon as we make them!
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Shownotes:

Displayport Standard to replace VGA and DVI!
Source: engadget

Xbox360 mini keyboard is official
Source: Engadget

A bullet stopped by an iPod in tikrit
Source: Wired.com

AMD does drastic cpu price cuts
Source: extremetech - useful if you want a small update to your current pc!

Halo 3 Multiplayer beta official date
Source: bungie.net (I wonder if its going to be better than "ninjas in burning ambulances at 100mph"..

Resident evil 4 is going to be updated for the nintendo wii
itwire.com.au - information

Movies
Shaun and Brett talk about the movies that they seen in the last week - 300, as well as Hot Fuzz


Main Story

First impressions of Adobe photoshop CS3
zoom-in.com


Three launches X-Series mobile broadband
http://xseries.three.com.au/xseries/pricing.shtml

Playstation 3 Launch
Top 7 PR Disasters
Gamesradar.com

80 Turn up to the launch at Myer in australia!
kotaku

This weeks tip:

Freeware download meter:
For the people fed up with having to do things like buy DU Meter, this is a freeware way of seeing how much bandwith and speed you are really using up with your internet. The good parts of this one include a estimate of what you will use that month, good for staying under your cap or download limit!
DailyDIY to the rescue again!

Video of the week:

SWIM
To be honest, I have no idea how to describe this video.
It's a very well put together 3D and musical piece that explores life and its creation..
Go watch on youtube

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Secret link: a red ps3... for $12,000!

get ready for Episode 44

ausTech news episode 44 will feature an interview with Adam Spencer of Streetadvisor.com, who had the time to stop by for a bit of a chat about his site.

Stay tuned and the episode will be here soon! for now - a extremely brief teaser.

ausTech news - Episode 43: EMI UNLOCKS DRM

Episode 43: EMI UNLOCKS DRM
Short and sweet just before the 300 australian movie launch, we jump right in to it!

Remember you can always subscribe by clicking the podcast icon in the top right, or by putting this link into your iTunes/podcast program: http://feeds.feedburner.com/AustechNews - Its easy and free to subscribe, and gives you the show as soon as we make them!

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Shownotes:

2008 Olympic game announced with both Mario and Sonic in it
Theage.com.au - main information
itwire.com.au - why it will suck

Top 10 April Fool Pranks 2007

thethinkingblog.com - list of pranks


Nintendo and Telstra connect for free Wifi gaming
itwire.com.au - information


Desert conflict mod for battlefield 2 is finally out
http://www.desert-conflict.org/ - go grab it!

102 Year old Man takes out 25 year mortgage
digg.com - woohoo!


Main Story

EMI is to provide non-drm music files
Yay for freedom!

This weeks tip:

Street Advisor
It's a bit like a virtual forum for every street. Why not go check if your streets been reviewed already! Sounds like a great idea for the community in your area
Look forward to a interiew for next episode!
http://www.streetadvisor.com.au/

Video of the week:

300 - PG Version!
So good, I had to not play it in the show to ruin the awesomeness!
Go. Watch.

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