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Tech Stream 053Listen and Downlaod

21 May 2010

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Is using a mobile phone like this actually safer than we think? (Flickr: André Hengst, aka Vectrus)

In the Tech Stream this week we’ll revisit the privacy and safety debate around the use of social networking websites like Facebook; hear about new research into the link between mobile phone use and cancer; get the inside picture on internet censorship in China; and while we all love the TV program Good Game, are games… good? Listen to the radio program via the MP3 link above, or read on for more information.

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Posted in: Asia, Australia, Censorship, Crime, Gaming, Mobile, Online, Research, Security, Social Networks, Tech Stream Programs | No Comments

Tech Stream 052Listen and Downlaod

14 May 2010

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Yes, I was looking at this for work! The online interactive cyberpunk comic Nawlz.

In the Tech Stream this week we meet the Australian artist behind the interactive web comic which picked up a coveted Webby Award last week; and a new dawn for the internet, with the release of the first Internationalized Domain Names.  Read on for more information, or take the aural jump via the MP3 link above.

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Tech Stream 051 – NBN, Clean Technology and the Webby AwardsListen and Downlaod

7 May 2010

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Nasturtium Droplet. An example of nature inspiring innovation. (Flickr: Kevin Krejci)

In the Tech Stream this week – behind the long awaited study into the implementation of a national broadband network (NBN) in Australia, which suggests the government can build the infrastructure without Telstra, and deliver it to more people for less than was thought; we also take a look at the clean and green technologies that are getting investors excited… and the part nanotechnology is playing in their development; plus the big winners in this year’s Academy Awards for websites, the Webbys…  Find out via the MP3 link above, or read on for more information.

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Tech Stream 041Listen and Downlaod

26 February 2010

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E-Waste: Discarded PC cases in a dump in Guiyu, China. Photo by Bert Van Dijk from Flickr.

In the Tech Stream this week we look at a new UN report into the management of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) in developing countries.  We also hear from two sides of the nanotechnology debate.  Do we really understand the implications of the developments in this science, and are the proper regulations in place?  There’s more on mobile telco Digicel’s expansion in the Pacific with its new license to operate in French Polynesia… and finally Bajo reviews the film-noir video game Heavy Rain.  More details after the jump or follow the MP3 link above to start listening to the program.

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Tech Stream 036Listen and Downlaod

22 January 2010

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Flowers placed at Google's offices in China

Flowers lay on a sign at the entrance to Google’s China headquarters in Beijing’s university district. Photo by Josh Chin from Flickr.

We’ll be looking forward, on this the first Tech Stream radio program of 2010, at the gadgets, technology trends and ideas set to dominate over the next twelve months.  We also wrap up some of the news around Google rethinking its strategy in China, which may involve it pulling out of the country altogether, and find out why governments in Europe are advising their citizens to abandon Microsoft’s popular web browser.   Follow the MP3 link above to hear the program or continue on for more…

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Tech Stream 025Listen and Downlaod

7 August 2009

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Hacking in China, the internet in the Pacific, Microsoft and Yahoo cut a deal and updates to the Wii controller. Its all in the Tech Stream this week. You can hear the latest program with the MP3 link at the top of this story or to the right and keep reading for the full lowdown…

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3 July 2009

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Micro-USB connectors, already in use for charging some mobile phones, are set to become a standard for all.

We heard back in February that the worldwide mobile industry had at last decided on the connection format for a universal charger compatible with all mobile phones. Its good news for you and me because we don’t have to keep an assortment of chargers on hand, or get a new type when we upgrade our phone. But its even better news for the environment, with less of this kind of electronic waste finding its way into landfill.

That’s coming up in the Tech Stream today, plus the future of e-books and publishing in the digital age… and the intersection between virtual and real economies.  Full details after the jump.

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Virtual Concerns in China and AustraliaListen and Downlaod

3 July 2009

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Inhabitants of Second Life, spending time on ABC Island.  Image from Flickr by Gary Hayes.

We were augmenting our realities last week, adding layers of virtual information and computer generated objects to the real world around us.  But this week we’re digging deeper on a couple of stories involving online virtual worlds – places like Second Life – and games like World of Warcraft.

It seemed that Australia’s proposed ISP-level internet filtering regime could impact upon “unclassified” virtual spaces and internet games. And some new laws were introduced in China this week aimed at stopping the flow of virtual money into the real world economy. Initial reports suggested that it might effect the practice of gold-farming in games like WoW, but it seems that’s not quite the case.

For more on both of these issues I spoke with David Holloway, editor of Metaverse Journal, a virtual worlds news site.  He kicked off with his thoughts on China’s new policy toward virtual currency and you can hear our entire conversation from the MP3 link at the top of this story.  There’s also more after the jump…

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Tech Stream 019Listen and Downlaod

26 June 2009

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QR coded jewelry – photo from Flickr by Fluid Forms.

We’re blurring the lines between the virtual and the physical this week in the Tech Stream.  We’ll be speaking about augmented reality with Christy Dena, a cross-media researcher and Professor Bruce Thomas from the Wearable Computer Lab at the University of South Australia.

This leads us into a discussion on Quick Response or “QR” Codes which are being used in advertising as well as augmented reality games.  Antony McGregor Dey from QMCodes and Mobile Mondays Melbourne will get us up to speed with this new way to link a physical-world object with something in an online or virtual environment.

We’ll also have a report from Connect Asia‘s David Wang on how the Chinese Government is cracking down on pornography online and accusing search engines like Google of disseminating pornographic content within China.

And finally Bajo joins us from Good Game to review the latest Ghostbusters video game.

You can listen to the full Tech Stream program with the MP3 link above or the “Listen Now” link on the right. Feel free to comment on any of these stories or suggest something we can follow up in future programs. You can also subscribe to the podcast too!

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Broadband growth driven by Asia

18 June 2009

The ICT expo CommunicAsia is taking place in Singapore this week and their daily newsbrief (pdf link) has some interesting stats on the growth of broadband take up in the region. Their figures indicate that broadband lines topped 429.2 million globally as of the end of the first quarter of 2009 with most of that growth being driven by Asia.

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