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BRAN #94: Beijing bloopers 
In this week’s podcast, Roulla, Angus and Nathan discuss:
- Why no-one in their right mind should have believed that China would ever open up internet access and how the Beijing Olympics are a new media nightmare
- Google Street View: how it’s the only thing stopping Angus getting hopelessly lost but still wouldn’t help him find Roulla’s place
- Why you shouldn’t trust your notebook PC’s webcam or the groceryCHOICE site
- iPhone plans finally approach decent prices, but the same can’t be said of I Am Rich
- Optus apologises for its network woes
- Gizmo helps rescue geeks from a lifetime of tech support calls
- Can your browsing habits determine your gender?
Plus random gossip on MobileMe, Paris Hilton, Pleo, iView and the Winglet
Hosted by: Roulla Yiacoumi, Angus Kidman and Nathan Taylor
Edited by: Angus Kidman
Produced by: John the Tech Guy
BRAN #93: Roulla returns
In this week’s podcast, Roulla (yes! she’s back!), Angus and Nathan discuss the hottest tech news of the moment:
- How the ABC’s new iView service could change the face of television in Australia
- A hopefully diminishing batch of iPhone news, including the best and worst plans, why the ACCC hates Apple and the benefits of jailbreaking
- The evident stupidity of the Fallout 3 ban
- Why cooking with a Nintendo DS is a bad idea
- New online services with stupid names: BOSS, Knol and Lively
Plus random gossip on Creative and the San Fran wireless revenge frenzy
Hosted by: Roulla Yiacoumi, Angus Kidman and Nathan Taylor
Edited by: Nathan Taylor
Produced by: John the Tech Guy
BRAN #92: .bran .iphone .tv
In this week’s podcast, Angus and Nathan are joined by freelance IT journalist Ian Grayson to discuss:
- The new plethora of TV download options from Tivo, iTunes, Google and EzyDVD, and why they all suck
- Is the HTC Diamond any good?
- Why there isn’t yet a decent deal to be found in iPhone prices, and why open-sourcing Symbian doesn’t make much difference
- What would the best new top-level domains be? And why Microsoft might want to carpet-bomb Montserrat
- As Bill Gates departs, Microsoft is thrown into chaos and gets a kicking from Intel
- How eBay finally gave up on mandatory PayPal
- The best porn site defence ever
Plus random gossip on YouTube and Dr Horrible.
Hosted by: Nathan Taylor, Angus Kidman and Ian Grayson
Edited by: Angus Kidman
Produced by: John the Tech Guy
BRAN #91: Apple orgy
In this week’s podcast, Angus and Nathan are joined by Matthew JC Powell, editor of Australian Macworld, to discuss:
- Whether the iPhone is worth all the fuss, and the best carrier to get it from
- eBay’s comprehensive bitch-slapping by the ACCC
- New phones from Sony, Nokia and Samsung debut at Communicasia
- How Apple turned a retail store opening into hype central
- New versions of Firefox, Skype and Wine
- Hot spots for blogger arrests, and AP’s outrageous “pay as you quote” plan
- Why has Channel 10 dumped credits from its shows?
Hosted by: Nathan Taylor, Angus Kidman and Matthew JC Powell
Edited by: Nathan Taylor
Produced by: John the Tech Guy
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