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But this is a good of a time as any to go on to the real website, at
http://austechnews.blogspot.com/ - where we are up to episode 20, light years ahead!

We now return you to the old stuff

 

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Shownotes:

- Simple Key Mod Makes Most All Current Locks Obsolete
Digg down to the source

- Google signs $900m Newscorp deal
Link to bbc article

- Telstra scraps plans for broadband network upgrade
Source from Austech

- Fear's multiplayer section to be made free!
Major news, be up with it here!

- 20x DVD burners are coming soon from Liteon
Engadget with the scoop

- The Steam users survey results
http://www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html

- Japans Xbox sales "go through the roof"
Have a laugh here

- Steve Jobs WWDC 2006 Summary
Link to full keynote summary

This weeks tip / video
Show off this easy to do, amazing card trick which will make you look like some kind of god among your poker friends. Failing that, put on a magic show for your Girlfriend/Boyfriend/Dog!
Watch the video then learn the trick!

Email? you gotcha: austechnews@gmail.com

 

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Shownotes:

- Microsoft to Charge Money for people to test their beta software
Link to article from Austech.org

- Goldeneye tested on 12 year-old, fails 'timeless' test
What a punk! article link

- Loc8tor Offers New Way To Find Lost Objects
Find your way to this link... haw haw.

- Online review says HD-DVD is ahead of Blu-ray - by a nose
... And here is that review

- Moving house experience
No link, just me talking about moving and my experience so far with VOIP

- ESA to downsize E3?
Link to article from Joystiq

-Tech Replaces Diamonds As Girl's Best Friend
You can wish.

This weeks tip (a first for a few weeks!)
Make your windows look sweet
- 11 Different things to spruce up your desktop.
Some of the things include Yahoo widgets to show you the weather or stock quotes,
New shells, desktops and transformations. Even make your desktop a 3d space you navigate like a fps!
Link to article with these gems

The email as always is: austechnews@gmail.com , Shoot one off if you'd like.

Shownotes:

- AMD buys graphics maker ATI for $5.4 Billion
Link to source (yahoo)

- Portal, the clever puzzle game by Valve
Link to further information as well as a video showing it off (youtube)

- Youtube popularity explode
Link to youtube... no not really, the source

- Intel Conroe chip is out! E6700 oc'ed from to 2.66 TO 3.5ghz
Link and benchmarks

- Half-life 2 "survivor" is a FPS in the arcades
Link to website containing pictures

- Corporate Websites from 1996
Link to website.. haha.

- And a video by myself! Unreal Tournament with the new X-fi sound patch
Link to download file off fileplanet.com
Leave a comment there if you like it, it shows off what the new features are very well.

Again, emailage! the place is austechnews@gmail.com

Shownotes:

- Microsoft, Yahoo link IM systems
Link to website

- Skype protocol Reverse engineered and cracked
Link to website

- Valve to ship Halflife 2 on PS3 and Xbox 360 in an updated form
Link to slashdot source

- Urine controlled video games!
umm... just see it

- Podcasts from your busstop!
Link to website

- Massive Price Drops next monday for the AMD Cpu series in wake of Conroe
Link to website

- 18 Tricks to teach your body
Link on msn - have a look!

- Multi touch sensing screen is like a intuos tablet on steroids
Link to website

Don't forget the email to shoot of anything at austechnews@gmail.com

 

Shownotes:

- Microsoft, Yahoo link IM systems
Link to website

- Skype protocol Reverse engineered and cracked
Link to website

- Valve to ship Halflife 2 on PS3 and Xbox 360 in an updated form
Link to slashdot source

- Urine controlled video games!
umm... just see it

- Podcasts from your busstop!
Link to website

- Massive Price Drops next monday for the AMD Cpu series in wake of Conroe
Link to website

- 18 Tricks to teach your body
Link on msn - have a look!

- Multi touch sensing screen is like a intuos tablet on steroids
Link to website

Don't forget the email to shoot of anything at austechnews@gmail.com

Hey Guys, another episode! hopefully the links work this time
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

to download it directly (43:05, 17.2mb), click here

Shownotes:

- Call of Duty 3 Gameplay footage
Link to video webpage

- PSP shenanigans including 2.5 downgrade
A rant with Brett and Shaun

- Olympic swimsuit design uses supercomputers
Link to slashdot source

- Moving house and comparing internet VOIP plans / what is VOIP?
Link to.... oh wait, its us talking again!

- 715 Megapixel Sydney photo
Link to photo on his website

- Rocketboom video blog face Amanda Congdon sacking cover up
Link to Wikipedia info

- DoD:S free weekend impressions take 2
Link to steampowered.com

- Sony PS3 Q/A reveals lots of secrets
Link to original Q/A

Must spam the email again! austechnews@gmail.com Do your part and say hello!

Episode 9: Turkey Slap

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Shownotes:

- Kevin Rose launched digg on a $99-per-month server + $700 for development cost
Link to source

- Big brother scandal! - Camilla gets John and Ash kicked out
Link to source where you can watch the video!

- Mysterious Website "eon8" Actually elaborate Social Experiment
Link to source

- Top Ten Video Game Weapons
Link to video

- 1000's of free ebooks
Link to website

- OH NOES! Internet Explorer 7 beta 3 may have memory advantages over firefox
Link to source

- Eefoof.com helps you earn money posting
Link to website

- Seagate's leaking hard drives for 10x the fun
Link to website

No tip this week, sorry for being slack

Now that we have been sent an email at austechnews@gmail.com we know how cool it is to get emails from YOU!... Thats right, the one on the chair, It makes doing this show worthwhile and lets us know if we are doing things right. So fire one at us!

Don't forget the signatures are still around if you want one for yourself

PS - if you would like me to use the podomatic more for this podcast, leave in some notes saying so! otherwise i'll eventually close this off and keep working at http://austechnews.blogspot.com