Podcasts by Bits+Bytes
Peter Griffin and Simon Morton explore the tech world
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Bits + Bytes: a hi-tech World Cup from 2018-06-16T12:30
Critics worry a big reform of European privacy laws could have a chilling effect on free speech on the internet; the new technology we'll see in this year's FIFA World Cup; and a review of YouTube ...
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Bits+Bytes: another Facebook data breach? from 2018-06-09T12:30
This week, The New York Times reported Facebook has allowed dozens of phone handset makers (including Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Apple) to access personal information about its users. Peter Griffin h...
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Bits + Bytes: will Apple start making its own shows? from 2018-06-02T12:45
Wille Apple soon take on Netflix and Amazon with its own video streaming video service? Plus Mary Meeker's top tech trends for 2018 and the widespread "GDPR fatigue".
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Bits + Bytes: tech / life balance from 2018-05-19T12:15
Bits+Bytes with Peter Griffin and Emily Wang of Datacom. This week, YouTube wants a bigger slice of the streaming music pie and is taking on Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal. Plus Google and Facebook...
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Bits+Bytes: the future according to Google from 2018-05-12T12:45
Peter Griffin beams in from Google's developer festival I/O 2018 to tell us what the tech company have got in the development pipeline. [Peter Griffin travelled to California with the assistance of...
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Bits+Bytes: AI in NZ from 2018-05-05T12:45
Artificial intelligence technology will not lead to mass unemployment in New Zealand, according to a new report by the AI Forum. Peter Griffin and Emily Wang discuss what artificial intelligence co...
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Bits+Bytes: How should NZ regulate driverless vehicles? from 2018-04-28T12:45
Many predict self-driving vehicles will be the biggest disruption to the transport system since cars replaced horses. Are New Zealand road users – and laws – ready?
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Bits+Bytes: Amazon conquers the world from 2018-04-21T12:45
What's happening with Amazon's Australasian strategy, and is Prime likely to come this way anytime soon? Plus is the new international cybersecurity accord akin to a digital Geneva Convention or a ...
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Bits+Bytes: Facebook's privacy revelations from 2018-04-14T12:35
Peter Griffin and NZ Privacy Commissioner John Edwards review Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's response to probing questions from US lawmakers this week – and the implications. Plus, the local impact...
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Bits+Bytes: privacy laws that will change the internet forever from 2018-04-07T12:45
New European privacy laws that come into force next month will change the internet forever and make privacy and data protection a legal right. Bits+Bytes, with Peter Griffin and Emily Wang, explore...
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Bits+Bytes: the best deals in cloud storage from 2018-03-28T12:01
Who are the main players, who protects your security and privacy best, and why does Apple keep sending alerts that your iCloud is full? Peter Griffin looks at the options for safely storing data an...
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Bits+Bytes: Facebook's data disgrace from 2018-03-24T12:45
Facebook blames Cambridge Analytica for allegedly obtaining personal information from millions of American Facebook users in an attempt to manipulate elections – but are the UK consulting firm real...
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Bits+Bytes: battery warning for EV drivers from 2018-03-17T12:45
This week, a warning about electric vehicles from a group of NZ citizen scientists, flying taxis to be trialled here, and why the people who sift through and remove disturbing YouTube content work ...
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Bits+Bytes: pricier broadband and #alexalaughs from 2018-03-10T12:45
Joining Peter Griffin to navigate the world of tech and analysing the latest news from the digital world. This week plans are afoot to position New Zealand as a base station for the global satellit...
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Bits+Bytes: Spotify goes public from 2018-03-03T12:40
Bits and Bytes with Peter Griffin helping you navigate the world of tech and analysing the latest news from the digital world. This week, Spotify goes public (well sort of!). But can it continue to...
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Bits+Bytes: Snapchat and Tesla hack from 2018-02-24T12:30
Bits and Bytes with Peter Griffin helping you navigate the world of technology and analysing the latest news from the digital world. This week Snapchat becomes a real threat to Facebook, Instagram ...
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Bits+Byte: Google controls ad sector from 2018-02-17T12:25
Why is Google blocking ads in it's popular web browser Chrome, and yet in gmail there are plans for more dynamic, interactive, dancing and singing ads that will blink and flash in your inbox? Plus ...
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Bits+Bytes: iPhone battery refund? from 2018-02-10T12:15
The latest tech news and your questions answered with Peter Griffin. This week, the latest in the Apple iPhone throttling saga: could it be about to offer refunds for repair costs to the millions o...
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Bits+Bytes: Is your ISP ripping you off and what can you do about it? from 2018-02-03T12:35
Bits+Bytes: Which internet service providers are getting the most complaints – and the simple steps to take if you’re feeling ripped off by your provider – and why Facebook has banned cryptocurrenc...
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Bits+Bytes: changes to Facebook and YouTube&the future of smart speakers from 2018-01-20T09:08
Alphabet (Google) tightens up YouTube advertising rules; the future of smart speakers; Simon and Peter test out wireless home audio systems; and why has Facebook changed its algorithm?
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Bits+Bytes: is your iPhone being throttled? from 2018-01-13T09:06
Scrutiny of Apple intentionally slowing down iPhone performance heats up; more fallout from the world’s biggest hardware fault; gaming addiction now officially a mental disorder; and the Chinese el...
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Bits+Bytes: chip emergency and Spotify's legal woes from 2018-01-06T09:08
Flawed computer chips, Spotify gets ready to go public as it gets sued for using unlicensed music, why facial recognition will be big in 2018, and another faulty Apple product, this time an iPad ke...
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Bits+Bytes: WeChat does everything, Twitter holds back from 2017-12-30T09:06
Apple may have to compensate customers after slowing down the processing speed on many iPhone models; Twitter prohibits accounts that promote violence against civilians; and how WeChat morphed from...
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Bits+Bytes: Uber, Apple and VR/AR from 2017-12-23T12:15
Bits+Bytes with Peter Griffin and the latest from the world of technology. This week a decision in Europe means that Uber will be treated as a transport not a technology company by regulators. We l...
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Bits+Bytes: Cryptojacking and the heavy-hitters dissing Facebook from 2017-12-16T12:35
'Cryptojacking' is not the latest urban dance craze, but a way your computer or smartphone gets hijacked to mine cryptocurrencies without you knowing. Also why some heavy hitting ex-Facebookers are...
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The future of AI and robotics from 2017-12-02T12:30
The International Robotics Exhibition is underway in Tokyo this week, with 130,000 visitors expected to attend the world's largest robotics fair. This Way Up technology correspondent Peter Griffin'...
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Cloud storage options - what's best? from 2017-11-25T12:25
Peter Griffin reviews the best deals on the market for safely storing your data and photos. Who are the main players, who protects your security and privacy best, and why does Apple keep sending al...
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The Paradise Papers: tech tax revelations from 2017-11-11T12:15
Tech commentator Peter Griffin delves into the Paradise Papers, the disappearance of US$300 million of the cryptocurrency Ether, and Google's new driverless taxis and mail accounts for under-13s.
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Tech news: the Facebook feed furore from 2017-10-28T12:50
Apple buys a New Zealand company that's developed an efficient way to move power around without wires, Amazon works on a way to deliver when you're not home and Facebook experiments with the displa...
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What does a new government mean for the tech sector? from 2017-10-21T12:40
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin looks at how the change in government will impact the local tech industry.
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A buyer's guide to cryptocurrencies from 2017-10-14T12:20
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin shares his experience of buying virtual coins, and he's got a few tips if you are considering investing in new cyber frontier.
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Increase your size and strength! Mesh networking in the home from 2017-10-07T12:30
Peter Griffin has tips on boosting your wifi signal throughout the home – no more dead spots and laggy connections in the loo!
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Tech news: hurricane helpline app&Christchurch's all-electric car sharing scheme from 2017-09-09T12:30
Which tech issues are dominating the political agenda in the run-up to the election? Also Zello - the app that turns your smartphone into a walkie-talkie and will Christchurch's all-electric vehicl...
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Tech talk: Worries over fake news&Samsung's new smartphone from 2017-08-26T12:50
This week, internet users' worries about 'fake news' are revealed in a new survey. Also Samsung tries to put its exploding battery woes behind it by launching another big smartphone, the Galaxy Not...
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An embryonic heart defect was fixed with gene editing – so what now? from 2017-08-05T12:45
A genetic heart disorder has been fixed using gene editing in human embryos. We assess how this week's big science story could impact New Zealand.
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Tech news: Amazon Down Under&more Facebook ads from 2017-07-29T12:35
Facebook tries to bolster its ad revenues to meet Wall Street's expectations.Also Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos has just overtaken Bill Gates to become the world's richest person. It's all down to Amazon...
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Tech news: TVNZ live-streams, Google under scrutiny&another big cyber-attack from 2017-07-01T12:40
Could TVNZ live-streaming be the beginning of the end for Freeview, plus more EU scrutiny of Google and the big tech story of the week – hacking tools stolen from the NSA are again used in a major ...
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News in bed: where do you get yours? from 2017-06-24T12:40
Tech news with Peter Griffin and UBER's CEO Travis Kalanick steps down after his controversial stint in the spotlight. And from renewing a passport to paying your speeding tickets; how often do you...
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Tech news: cryptocurrency booms&the latest in gaming from 2017-06-17T12:25
Why the market for digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum is booming; the latest from LA gaming conference E3 2017; and Crash Override, the malware that can take down power grids.
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Tech news: Google's tax bill&your next 'essential' phone from 2017-06-03T12:30
The founder of Android launches a smartphone; Google releases its NZ accounts (spoiler alert: it's not paying much tax here), and China introduces new laws for foreign tech companies.
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Tech news: Google's latest ideas and net neutrality from 2017-05-20T12:40
This week, Google's offerings from its annual I/O developer conference; the latest fallout from the WannaCry ransomware attack; and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) votes 2:1 to overturn ...
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Tech news: WikiTribune and the censorship of Netflix from 2017-04-29T12:40
The founder of Wikipedia is proposing a crowdsourced solution to the problems besetting the news media; and a TV series dealing with teen suicide raises questions about the censorship of video stre...
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Tech news: Unlimited mobile broadband plans&your mobile data for sale from 2017-04-08T12:30
Unlimited mobile broadband plans come to NZ, but there are a few fish hooks you need to be aware of; and some big telcos are selling our mobile data for use by tourist attractions and retailers.
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Tech news: VR update and "Netflix for live music" from 2017-03-25T12:25
Some cool applications for VR technology in art and filmmaking; Google wants you to share your location data with you friends; and a new concert subscription service is dubbed "Netflix for live mus...
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Tech news: Streaming services and CIA hacks consumer devices? from 2017-03-11T12:50
New figures show how New Zealanders are taking to streaming video on demand services; and the privacy implications of the CIA potentially hacking consumer devices to gather intelligence.
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Tech news: No fly drones and exoplanets from 2017-02-25T12:40
The problems of private drone use during an emergency; claims that half of the world's web traffic is encrypted; and gamers identify planets for scientists in a cool citizen science project.
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Tech news: Facebook TV and India's space race from 2017-02-18T12:25
This week Facebook gets into the TV business, and India launches 104 satellites in a single mission. It's a new world record and announces the country as a serious player in the commercial space race.
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Tech news: Snapchat IPO and 5G mobile from 2017-02-11T12:25
Wikipedia bans the Daily Mail as a reliable source, Snapchat gets ready to go public, plus the next generation of mobile telephony – 5G is just around the corner.
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Tech news - Facebook flourishes and #DeleteUber from 2017-02-04T12:40
Peter Griffin has the latest on Facebook's huge growth in users and ad revenue, and why did thousands of UBER customers delete the app this week?
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Tech news: Fake Twitter accounts&Android Instant Apps from 2017-01-28T12:35
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with news that Google is testing out Android Instant Apps amid a downturn in the global app-based economy. Also how a proliferation of massive bot networks on Twitt...
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2016: the year in tech from 2016-12-24T12:35
This Way Up reviews what's been hot (quite literally in one notable case) tech in 2016. VR has well and truly arrived and chatbots are on the horizon.
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Tech news: Netflix downloads and mobile wallets from 2016-12-03T12:45
Peter Griffin on the news that Netflix is now offering a downloading option (and not just streaming) for some shows. Also things are heating up with mobile wallets, with the BNZ announcing that it ...
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Tech news: Amazon down under and the rise of the chatbot from 2016-11-12T12:25
This week, the giant retailer Amazon looks like it could be coming to Australia. Meanwhile, you might soon have to pay GST on all the goods you buy online, not just purchases of digital goods inclu...
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Faster, faster, faster: broadband changes from 2016-10-22T12:25
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with an update on local broadband services, with changes and offers announced this week that could affect you.
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Flaming phones and selling social media: the data market from 2016-10-15T12:30
Peter Griffin on a US report that shows how Facebook, Twitter and other social networks are selling information about us to law enforcement agencies. Also newly released advertising figures show ho...
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Google take over your home...and your phone! from 2016-10-08T12:30
Technology news with Peter Griffin and Google launches its new Pixel phone and a digital home assistant called (you've guessed it!) Home. Now search is anywhere and everywhere. Plus Facebook is hop...
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What colour is the internet? from 2016-09-17T12:06
Peter Griffin with the latest tech news, and this week what colour is the internet?! It's a question that designers and businesses are wrestling with as they try to get us to spend as long as possi...
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Tech: Apple’s tax avoidance from 2016-09-03T12:03
Peter Griffin has tech news with an update on Apple's tax bill and what it could mean for New Zealand's tech sector. And how GST is about to bite on imported digital goods.
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Tech news: Future drones from 2016-08-13T12:05
Peter Griffin with tech news. How Facebook wants to use a solar-powered drone to provide free internet access to Africa, and could delivery drones really bring goods to our homes one day?
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An ode to the shopping trolley from 2016-08-06T12:15
An ode to the shopping trolley; its past, its present and its future. With Zachary Crockett, Matt McKeown, Murray Siple, Henry Harris-Burland and Peter Griffin.
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Tech news with Peter Griffin from 2016-07-23T12:50
Peter Griffin on Pokemon Go!; the game's now banned in many countries over concerns about US-sponsored surveillance. Meanwhile a Pokemon-based dating app lets players hook up in real life. Plus wha...
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Tech: NZ digital curriculum and Tesla troubles from 2016-07-09T12:45
Technology news with Peter Griffin. This week, the demise of the iconic Blackberry Classic. Plus looming legal problems for the electric vehicle maker Tesla, and specifically the auto-pilot functio...
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Tech: Facebook news feed and Airbnb from 2016-07-02T13:20
Bits and bytes from the world of technology with Peter Griffin. This week the online accomodation rental service Airbnb sues its home city of San Francisco over plans to crackdown on its services. ...
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Tech news: Microsoft buys LinkedIn from 2016-06-18T12:45
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with reaction to the news that Microsoft's paid US$26.2 billion for the professional networking website LinkedIn, one of the biggest tech deals in history. Also App...
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Tech: Sky/Vodafone merger from 2016-06-11T13:25
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin on the proposed merger of Sky TV and Vodafone and what it could mean for New Zealand consumers. Also Google could be planning to tighten up control over its Android...
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Tech news: music streaming options from 2016-06-04T12:50
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with the latest tech news. This week, music streaming options including YouTube Red and Spotify. Also Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund invests US$3.5 billion in...
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Tech: Budget 2016 from 2016-05-28T13:35
Peter Griffin on what Budget 2016 means for the local science, research and technology sectors. Also Australia's planned "three strikes" law for alleged copyright infringers grinds to a halt, as th...
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Tech: Google innovates and the rebirth of Nokia? from 2016-05-21T13:10
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin reports on the latest ideas coming out of Google's annual developer conference in California this week. Also the Finnish handset maker Nokia's fallen on tough...
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Tech: new undersea internet cable and 'Netflix tax' from 2016-05-14T13:45
Peter Griffin gives his views on 'smart contracts' and some potential applications of blockchain technology. Also how willing are New Zealanders to pay for their news, media and other content? Plus...
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Tech: Dick Smith, cyber security and VR harassment from 2016-05-07T13:35
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on the rebirth of the Dick Smith brand online. Also New Zealand reveals a $22 million plan to beef up the country's cybersecurity presence, and fears that vir...
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Tech: chatbots, PledgeMe, and Spark's Lightbox offer from 2016-04-30T13:35
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on the rise of the 'chatbots'; also the local crowdfunding platform PledgeMe moves into peer-to-peer lending. And in the latest development in the complex and...
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Tech: Magic Leap, augmented reality from 2016-04-23T12:50
Peter Griffin with tech news and the Australian government spends up to establish a specialist cybercrime unit. Also an intriguing You Tube video and a big feature in Wired means that augmented/mix...
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Tech: NZ internet use and Whatsapp encryption from 2016-04-16T13:15
Peter Griffin on a study of New Zealanders' internet use and online habits, with people more worried by corporate tracking and monitoring than anything our government is doing. Also the instant mes...
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Tech: Panama Papers and video editing apps from 2016-04-09T12:30
Peter Griffin with the technological challenges raised and overcome by this week's revelations surrounding the Panama Papers, a huge collection of millions of documents leaked to a German newspaper...
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Technology: Adblocking from 2016-03-26T12:12
With more of us filtering out the adverts when we're online we ask Peter Griffin how adblockers work, who's using them and how content publishers, from online newpapers to mobile apps, are respondi...
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Tech: TV apps, video games and geoblocking from 2016-03-12T13:30
Peter Griffin has technology news and the government wants your views on geoblocking and other technological protection measures or TPMs. Plus more evidence that New Zealanders love playing video g...
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Tech: Apple vs FBI and 3D TV from 2016-03-05T12:30
Peter Griffin with technology news, and the latest on Apple vs the FBI, why 3D TV really hasn't taken off, and a new drone comes to town.
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Tech: Netflix VPNs and Facebook Reactions from 2016-02-27T13:20
Peter Griffin with technology news. This week an update on how Netflix is cracking down on the use of VPNs by New Zealanders accessing its services. Also virtual reality dominates the news coming o...
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Tech: Apple security from 2016-02-20T12:45
Our tech correspondent Peter Griffin on a big week security-wise for Apple.
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Tech: driverless cars and Twitter woes from 2016-02-13T12:35
Tech correspondent Peter Griffin on trouble in Twitter-land. Also the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it regards the computer onboard driverless cars in the same way as a hum...
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Tech news: Google, Amazon and TPPA from 2016-02-06T13:15
[image:46933:full] Technology news with Peter Griffin and Google aka Alphabet becomes the biggest business on the planet. There are also rumours that Amazon is planning to open a network of up to 4...
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Tech News: Sky upgrade and Netflix VPN crackdown from 2016-01-23T13:20
Technology news with Peter Griffin and the Sky upgrade gets mixed reviews, and Netflix threatens to crack down on the use of virtual private networks or VPNs.
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Tech News: Broadband rates rise and UBER from 2015-12-19T12:15
Peter Griffin has tech news, and broadband prices look like they're on the way up. Plus Uber and Facebook team up to make ordering a cab even easier, and safety fears over the hoverboard.
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Tech: Instant Articles and cybercrime from 2015-12-12T13:15
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on Facebook's Instant Articles' arrival in New Zealand. Also government plans to crack down on the cybercriminals who cost New Zealanders an estimated $250 mi...
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Tech News: NZ to Hawaii undersea cable from 2015-12-05T13:15
Technology time with Peter Griffin and news of an undersea internet cable linking New Zealand and Hawaii. Also Facebook moves into livestreaming with Facebook Live, and how the instant messaging se...
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Tech News: 'Netflix tax' and email tracking from 2015-11-21T13:10
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin's on how your emails are tracking you. Plus the 'Netflix tax' on digital purchases like ebooks and music is coming to New Zealand.
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The rise of podcasting from 2015-11-07T12:45
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on the rise of podcasting. So why is this form of audio storytelling surging in popularity?
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Tech news VR, You Tube and OLED TVs from 2015-10-24T13:40
Peter Griffin looks at the future prospects for virtual reality. Also You Tube makes a premium offering, and the next generation of TVs called OLEDs hits NZ.
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Tech news: Fishpond, wireless charging from 2015-09-05T13:15
Technology news with Peter Griffin. The online retailer Fishpond gets a big fine for selling illegal electronics, and a tech giant pushes to make our homes and offices truly wireless.
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Israel: startup nation from 2015-08-22T13:35
Peter Griffin's in Israel looking at how it's become a 'start up nation'.
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Tech: digital afterlife from 2015-08-15T12:30
A listener contemplates his digital afterlife. Peter Griffin has some tips for managing a way through your final exit.
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Tech: Apple security flaw? from 2015-08-08T12:45
Apple users might be a feeling less smug about never getting computer viruses. Also the right to be forgotten; so far it's primarily been a European issue, but now the right to be forgotten could b...
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Tech: Windows 10 and FreeviewPlus from 2015-08-01T13:35
Our technology correspondent Peter Griffin has been having a play with Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 10.
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Tech: Apple Watch, drone laws and tiny transistors from 2015-07-25T13:25
Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on the imminent launch of the Apple Watch in New Zealand, bad news for drone owners with tighter regulations, and the tiny transistor that could mean the end ...
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