No sooner had I read a story in the SMH about Smishing – a form of Phishing via SMS – then I got a call from my mother telling me she'd won $120,000 on lotto via an SMS.
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I had a lot of fun on the Kerri-Anne show the other day, showing off the new gadgets, including a TomTom IQ Routes, the Buzz Box and a waterproof Canon Powershot compact camera.
Clip courtesy of the Nine Network Australia
Clip courtesy of the Nine Network Australia
I got to thinking the other day about how when certain new ideas in our market get a head start, they manage to get a virtual monopoly. Take the Microsoft operating system. Sure, it wasn't the first out there, but thanks to Bill Gates, it has dominated the O/S market since its launch. Having tie-ins with PCs has helped, even though some of the Windows operating systems have been dogged by bugs. People buy it because they don't know any different, or cant' be bothered trying out other systems, or don't have a choice if it is preinstalled on their PC.
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A Bit About Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown is one of Australia's cutting edge commentators on lifestyle technology. He is the technology editor for Channel 9's Today Show and appears regularly on 9 National News, A Current Affair, as well as voicing his opinions on the Steve Price Show on 2UE.
Charlie is able to communicate, educate and inspire a huge audience, without confusing technological jargon. Charlie's experience across a whole spectrum of media makes him the ideal person to go to when consumer electronics needs explaining in a clear, concise manner.
He has recently signed an exciting deal between Australia's leading news portal, nineMSN and his own popular consumer tech website CyberShack.com.
Presently, the brand CBN Media encompasses cross media channels of TV, Online and Events; and associates with major companies and partnerships in global sponsorship.
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Telstra Speed Irrelevant With iPhone - 26 Jun 2009
Today Show and Steve Price - 25 Jun 2009
Hype, Hype, Hype – Must Be iPhone Season - 24 Jun 2009
How To Beat Voice Recognition Technology - 23 Jun 2009
How Much Does An SMS Really Cost? - 22 Jun 2009
Is Ebay Double Dipping? - 19 Jun 2009
2UE With Steve Leibmann - 18 Jun 2009
Buttons Are Boring - 17 Jun 2009
Cool, Cool, Cool! - 16 Jun 2009
Wii Helping Parkinson's Patients - 15 Jun 2009
Terminator Nixs Text Books - 12 Jun 2009
iPhone Gets A Tethered Modem - 11 Jun 2009
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EA Sticks To The Right Formula - 05 Jun 2009
Google Maps Opens Up North Korea - 04 Jun 2009
Today Show June 3 - 03 Jun 2009
Gaming About To Head Into A New Dimension - 02 Jun 2009
And You Think You've Got It Bad - 01 Jun 2009
2009, May
What If There Was A Better Search Engine Than Google? - 29 May 2009
Interesting Questions On 2UE With Steve Price - 28 May 2009
Gadgets On The Today Show May 26 - 26 May 2009
No Such Thing As Eco-Friendly CE - 25 May 2009
A Place For Social Networking In Govt - 21 May 2009
Govt Takes On Shonky SMS Companies - 20 May 2009
The Today Show May 19 - 19 May 2009
Social Networking Inspires Online University - 18 May 2009
Get Ready For TV Wars - 15 May 2009
Found It! - 14 May 2009
Why Australian Software Piracy Rates Have Dropped - 14 May 2009
Tech Making Criminal's World Smaller - 13 May 2009
Is Internet News Making Us Less Informed? - 12 May 2009
Gadgets on the Today Show May 11 - 11 May 2009
Are We About To See The Demise of the Humble Road Map? - 08 May 2009
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2UE Discussion Today - 07 May 2009
Is Apple About To Go Mainstream - 06 May 2009
Will Technology Keep You on the Straight and Narrow? - 05 May 2009
Give Mum A Techie Break On Mother's Day - 04 May 2009
Questions: Keep Them Coming! - 01 May 2009
2009, Apr
Is Twitter Past Its Use-By Date? - 30 Apr 2009
Keeping Kids Safe On The Internet - 28 Apr 2009
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Social Networking Opens Up New Can of Worms - 21 Apr 2009
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