35: A Croaky Welcome

Dell buys EMC in the biggest tech acquisition of all time! While Foxtel, Medium and Uber announce new business models to get more of yo’ money. We break down Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of a scary future and warn you about Australia’s mandatory metadata collection that officially began during the week. There’s also coverage of the ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ special at GRAPHIC 2015 in Sydney and so much more on episode 35 of The Lazy Couch. Episode 35. Recorded Thursday 15 October 2015. Contact iTunes | subscribe | email | twitter | web | youtube YouTube: Audio: Download episode 35 (mp3) Show notes New Microsoft Store to open in Sydney on Thurs 12 November | Microsoft Blog Inside the creation of the Microsoft Surface Book | Mashable Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Australian pricing | JB Hi-Fi Dell acquires EMC for AU$92 bn – a tech record | Business Insider Viber is more popular on smartphones than Snapchat or Whatsapp in Australia | mumbrella Foxtel unveils triple-play bundle as streaming competition heats up | mumbrella William Shatner introduces Foxtel Broadband | YouTube Taking Medium to the next level | Medium Blackberry CEO John Chen wants to sell 5 million phones a year | The Verge Uber is unleashing a delivery service, Uber Rush | Business Insider Mark Zuckerberg interview at Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Fair | YouTube Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Edward Snowden – chats about metadata | StarTalk Radio VPNs and you – an intro to covering yourself online | The Reckoner Creating the apocalypse – George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris in conversation | GRAPHIC Lex Luthor goes viral at New York Comic Con with free wifi | blastr The strange saga of ‘Steve Jobs’ the movie | Hollywood Reporter The Wasp will headline the new Ant-Man sequel | io9 The post 35: A Croaky Welcome appeared first on Naked Tech Podcast.