Two Blokes Talking Tech

#423 - Samsung flips out

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor and Stephen are in San Francisco with Samsung where four new phones have been announced. Let the boys talk you through the all-new Galaxy Z Fl...

#422 - Coronavirus and some tech

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How is the Coronavirus affecting the tech industry, from supply chain issues to delivery delays and even companies pulling out of the biggest tech con...

#421 - Hello Moto

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Huawei's been given the go ahead to roll out 5G in the UK - but what does that mean for Australia? Did we make the wrong move? Hello Moto! the Razr...

#420 - Stephen's Glasses

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Back to School time, the blokes discuss buying technology as part of the kids school list with laptops a requirement for many. Belkin's new technolog...

#419-4 A wrap from CES 2020

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen gets a look at some of the innovative display ideas coming out of LG Display in Korea for us in cars, in business and even in planes. Netgear...

#419-3 Live from CES more from the show floor

08 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are back together on the show floor, this time look at what else is on offer from the big companies outside of just TVs, including Sony, Sams...

#419-2 Live from CES with all the TV and Tech News

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Trev and Stephen are inside the Las Vegas Convention Centre with the latest news - including all the latest TV announcements, from LG, Samsung and His...

#419-1 CES 2020 - It begins!

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen and Trevor are in Las Vegas for the 9th year in a row together to bring you the latest news and info from all the big tech companies, and the ...

#418 - More Star Wars? 5G Conspiracy theories debunked

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Oh what a year, the boys are ready for 2020 with CES just weeks away and much more to come, so it's a look forward as well as a look at the week in te...

#417 - Dressing Up In Star Wars Gear

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Google's list of 2019's biggest searches has been released and the blokes look at what they missed, what they don't know and what was big in Australia...

#416 - The Chart Toppers

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Apple and Spotify's top streamed songs for the year have been released, Stephen and Trevor run through the list, plus the biggest apps of the year on ...

#415 - Celebrating a year of Kayo Sports

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are at KAYO HQ as they talk about one year of the Aussie sports streaming success story. Also, Optus has radical new plans worth a good look...

#414 - Live from Korea

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How important is 8K on a big-screen? Temperatureness, 3Dness and Beautifulness - and why they aren't really words but matter - we're in Korea with Sa...

#413 - Toilet Humour

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week in tech - the Motorola RAZR is BACK!! A discussion about the perfect FOLDING SCREEN phone form factor. Apple updates the MacBook Pro to a ...

#412 - Optus Launches 5G, Apple Launches TV+

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Optus launches 5G and they are already doing better than Telstra for coverage. The blokes discuss what it means and who it's aimed at. Huawei's Mate...

#411 - The Galaxy Fold and Airpods Pro

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Samsung's Galaxy Fold goes on sale and the blokes have their full reviews, not for the first time they have differing views on this remarkable new dev...

#410 - Tokyo Blokes

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen and Trevor are in Tokyo for the big Motor Show where loads of tech is taking over the cars, including some electric concepts and Mazda's first...

#409 - All new Google Pixel

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen and Trevor talk all things Google with the new Google Pixel 4 announced, along with new Nest Smart products coming to Australia. Dyson pulls ...

#408 - Bye Bye 3G

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Telstra is shutting down the 3G network, but don't panic, you have until 2024! That might be an issue for many businesses though, the blokes explain....

#407 - Microsoft & GoPro's big news

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft have revealed a range of new "Surface" devices including a laptop, two tablets and two smaller folding tablet form devices and some earbuds ...

#406 - HELLLLLOOOOO

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Live from our coastal mansion we're in front of the 100 Inch Hisense Laser TV which goes on sale this month so our full opinions on this big screen fo...

#405 - iPhone 11 Reviews

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen and Trevor have early access to the iPhone 11 Pro before it hits the stores so this is their review time, what's it like, what we love, what w...

#404 - Apple event wrap, Live from Apple Park

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen and Trevor are in the USA as guests of Apple for the September Apple Event at Steve Jobs Theatre, the day after the event the blokes are invit...

#403 - Live from IFA in Berlin

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Trev and Steve have gone hands on with the year's most anticipated and controversial device, the Samsung Galaxy Fold. There's a bit of controversy sw...

#402 - Tap and Go it

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The blokes give their verdict on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ - it's one hell of a phone. The all new $599 Bose 700 headphones, raising the bar and pu...

#401 - Streaming Wars ramping up

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Could we have more streaming? Not content with Netflix, Stan and Hayu among others, Disney+ is launching soon so the blokes discuss just who might sub...

#400 - And they said we'd never make it! All the tech news still with you every week

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We take a trip down memory lane as we celebrate 400 shows here at Two Blokes Talking Tech - a huge milestone for us after more than 8 years. Plus we ...

#399 - Samsung Unpacked - TWO NEW NOTES

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are LIVE in New York just hours after Samsung Unpacked with all the news. Two new Note phones for the first time, plus a range of really grea...

#398 - Getting ready for Samsung

02 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The blokes are about to head to New York with Samsung, so what are we expecting, what's new - what will the Note 10 look like - will there be two? An...

#397 - Foxtel's News, NBN reaches 10 Million

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Foxtel is announcing a big change today, and the two blokes have the scoop - it's all about Netflix and how Foxtel users can stay Foxtel users while a...

#396 - Happy World Emoji Day!

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's World Emoji day - do you know why we celebrate that on July 17?? Tune in! There's new emojis for 2019 and while some are serious some are downr...

#395 - Refurbished Phones

10 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Boost Mobile are getting into the game of selling refurbished smartphones and the deals are exceptional. Sony's latest fully wireless in-ear headphon...

#394 - The Netflix Tax

04 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

NBN is in some hot water over the idea of a charge for streaming content, the so-called Netflix Tax - the blokes discuss it and their views aren't equ...

#393 - Telstra's new plans and Apple's New iOS

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Telstra has made good on their promise to reduce the clutter in their plan offering, and they've announced less than 20 total plans. Plus, they've fo...

#392 - Going Digital - finally

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

NSW is going digital with drivers licences, the blokes discuss the process and the whole system and consider the fully digital wallet. Panasonic have ...

#391 - Live from Apple's WWDC in San Jose

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There's lots of news to cover from Apple's annual developers conference so the blokes are Live with a full wrap of things including all the changes to...

#390 - The Blues Brothers

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week thanks to Netgear and Uniden, Stephen and Trevor talk through the tech news of the week, including the launch of 5G looking at a few of the ...

#389 - Trumps way or the Huawei - The dramas ahead for Huawei

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Huawei faces a bleak future if they can't use US companies to help make their phones - or do they? And does this US trade ban impact current Huawei de...

#388 - Apple Everywhere!

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week talking Tech, the blokes look at the news that Apple is on more devices, with Apple TV on Samsung TVs and Apple Music on Amazon Alexa speake...

#387 - Google's New Phones, Dyson's Car and all the tech news

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Google's annual I/O developer conference keynote is over and there are new phones, new names for Google products and updates to android - all in the n...

#386 - Game of Darkness the dramas of a Dark Dark TV show

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The internet is abuzz with word of a problem in the latest Game of Thrones, the show is too dark! Not the themes, the actual video - DARK.. Stephen Ex...

#385 - Happy Easter, well, not for Samsung

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Some dramas for Samsung today as the Galaxy Folds nears it's on sale date there's reports of broken screens and accidental damage to multiple - Stephe...

#384 - Electric Cars and Smartphone Zoom

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen is back from Paris and it's an Electric debate he's walked into, The blokes discuss the future of electric cars and some of the myths that hav...

#383 - Apple's Showtime and Huawei's P30 news from Paris

29 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen and Trevor have travelled to separate parts of the world to ensure you have all the news from two of the biggest tech names - Apple and Huawei...

#382 - LG's 2019 TV Range

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's a big week for LG with their entire 2019 range of TVs announced, so Trevor and Steve are breaking down everything from the models, the prices, th...

#381 - 8K TV pricing, Apple Event and more Tech News this week

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Samsung have announced pricing for their 8K QLED TVs which will hit Australian stores next month - so just how much are you willing to pay, and who ar...

#380 - Live from MWC Barcelona talking foldables, 5G and cameras

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Well, the hype didn't last long for Samsung - Trevor and Stephen discuss the amazing response to Huawei's folding phone the Mate X and how this could ...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #379 - All the news from Samsung Unpacked for the Galaxy S10

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Everything you need to know about the all-new Samsung Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, Galaxy S10e as well as the S10 5G, the Galaxy Fold, the Galaxy Buds, th...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #378 - Cheap phones are good phones!

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The boys discuss Stephen's top five phones under $500 and why they are each worth of consideration, Tesla has updated to allow your dog to sit in comf...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #377 - Smart phone sales down - are they charging too much?

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Research firm Telsyte have looked at the market for Smartphones and reckon sales in 2018 were way down, and it's because we're put off by the higher p...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #376 - Optus goes 5G, Apple's Facetime woes

31 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Optus has switched on 5G and is inviting people to sign up for their Mobile Home Broadband via 5G rolling out across Australia - interesting times - A...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #375 - The Electric Car Debate

22 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are back from CES and are kicking things off with a discussion about the future of cars. Steve and the Tesla, Trev and the Jag - it's an int...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #374.2 - CES 2019 Wrap

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What a show, the biggest tech show in the world is wrapping up, so the boys look at a whole bunch of products that caught their eye over the last few ...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #374.2 - CES 2019 Press Day

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The big names are out with news and products, so Trevor and Stephen digest and dissect what came from LG, Hisense, Samsung and Sony on Press day at CE...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #374.1 - CES 2019 Kicks off

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Las Vegas, Trevor and Stephen have just attended CES Unveiled to see a range of new and exciting products. From The belt that tracks activi...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #373 - End of year edition

26 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Looking back on the tech of 2018, the best phones, tablets, laptops, TVs and everything else, plus a look forward to 2019. Thanks for listening this ...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #372 - Steve has the NBN!

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen finally has NBN and his experience getting connected is a lesson for Optus, the telcos and customers getting FTTC, but the good news is, it's ...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #371 - Commonwealth Bank and Apple Pay?

14 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's not the April Fools episode. But get this, Commonwealth Bank has announced Apple Pay for its users! that's right, from January - Apple Pay! Cra...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #370 - 5G, Smart things, Apple and Vodafone

07 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Telstra 5G is getting serious, and we're really almost ready to see our first real device on sale - Trev's seen it and we're expecting more in early 2...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #369 - Kayo's knockout punch

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's official, Kayo Sports is your online streaming sports destination with loads of sport and all the apps it's seemingly too good to be true - but i...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #368 - 8K TV is good for your brain

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The blokes are in Korea, and it's action stations as 8K starts to hit the street - we've talked a Brain Scientist about why 8K and higher are good for...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #367 - Mobile Data Wars - OLED Deals and more

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh from Hawaii Stephen is back and the tech news keeps rolling, Boost, Kogan & Amaysim are head to head with new data deals for the prepaid lovers ...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #366 - Apple's Event News and Huawei's shot across the bow

02 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

All the news from the Apple Event in New York - an all-new Mac Mini, but who's buying them, the refreshed but not entirely all-new MacBook Air, plus t...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #365 - No More Queues at Apple Stores?

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The iPhone XR is out today, there was no queue at the Sydney Apple Store - are the queues over? Is online enough? The blokes discuss queuing of all ...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #364 - Seinfeld

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In the second clip show of Trevor's break, the boys discuss wireless home audio, what's what and what's necessary in this market right now, plus the l...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #363 - The Clip Show

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week the boys have a broad ranging discussion about a few things on your mind - listener topics which include Travel Tech - what we like to see i...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #362 - iPhone Camera, Foxtel Now prices and Google Maps plus more tech news

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The third in our 2018 "Cafe" Series episodes, the blokes are back with news of iPhone Xs' results in the DXOMark smartphone camera tests, Trev has new...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #361 - 20 years of Google!

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Google turns 20, can you believe it? What would the world be like without it? What was the progression from Garage to today - amazing story, a reflect...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #360 - Apple Store queues, the end of them?

21 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The blokes have been at the opening of the Sydney Apple store for iPhone Xs and Xs Max, how big was the queue?? What's the reason for the size of the...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #359 - Foxtel you are mad!

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Foxtel gives a great new feature, but makes it available only to a certain type of customer - seems to make no sense - the blokes discuss! Apple's ev...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #358 - Live from IFA Berlin

01 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The two blokes are in Berlin for the annual IFA show where the latest gadgets and gizmos are shown off to the world - this week they look at 8K TV, So...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #357 - Note 9 and Vodafone's business move

23 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Note 9 is out, what do the blokes think? How's it perform, what's the good and bad of it now you can get your hands on it. Vodafone is in talks w...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #356 - 4K Baby!

17 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Foxtel is going 4K - well, one channel at least - so the boys discuss what it means, how it works, and some of the details. NBN is hitting more homes...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #355 - Live from New York City, Samsung Unpacked 2018

10 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor and Stephen are in New York as guests of Samsung for their August UNPACKED event where the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 device was announced, along wi...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #354 - Broadband speeds, surprising results

02 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The ACCC has released an updated look at NBN and Broadband speeds with Aussie Broadband and My Republic results released for the first time, and there...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #353 - Talking Telcos & Controversy

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The telcos dominate the news this week with Telstra announcing a wide range of new plans with peace of mind from excess fees and charges, but are they...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #352 - My Health Record - opt in or opt out?

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The blokes discuss the relatively controversially reported My Health Record system the government is introducing. Is it a security risk? Should you o...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #351 - Apple Anniversary for iPhone and App Store

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's been ten years to the day since the iPhone launched in Australia so Stephen and Trevor take a trip down memory lane to remember the amazing innov...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #350 - Getting Stephen up early

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Trev rocked up to Stephen's place early today to record the 350th episode of Two Blokes Talking Tech - and there is - as always, lots to talk about. ...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #349 - Optus gives up on the world cup

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Well, like groundhog day the boys are discussing Optus again and their World Cup Woes and they've handed SBS all the live games, plus this week in Tec...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #348 - Telcos, Streaming and free delivery

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen and Trevor cover all the streaming woes Optus has had, looking at the bigger picture - what does it mean for the industry? Telstra has their s...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #347 - Streaming show reviews

15 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week the boys are back in Australia talking all things World Cup and Streaming, plus some insight into how Sports Streaming can and does not work...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #346 - Live from WWDC 2018

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the Apple Podcast Studio in San Jose at the 2018 Worldwide Developers Conference, Stephen and Trevor have all the news on iOS, macOS, WatchO...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #345 - Apple WWDC Preview plus all this week's big tech news

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Apple's annual developers conference is on next week in San Jose, the blokes are heading there so this week we look at what's happening, what's coming...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #344 - HTC continues the Squeeze plus Telcos under fire

23 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Telstra has had a shocking week - their network failed, customers are outraged - so what are they to do? Plus Optus is copping it from Fenech who is w...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #343 - Live from Samsung's connected home with all the tech news

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen and Trevor are this week in a Bondi penthouse where Samsung is demonstrating their full connected home experience, from Fridge, to TV, Robot V...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #342 - A waterfont mansion with Logitech

11 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Google has gone full skynet with a robot/computer that can communicate, not just speak, but converse like a human being! It's insane, awesome, and a t...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #341 - May the 4th be with you with all the tech news

04 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Telstra and Vodafone have launched Unlimited data plans, Stephen and Trevor unpack just how unlimited they are, who would need them and the controvers...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #340 - You've still got a landline?

27 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Lots of Amazon Alexa news this week with the launch of the Echo Spot, as well as new devices from UE the Blast and Megablast and Sonos have an Alexa U...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #339 - Telcos suck at customer service

17 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's official, again - Telcos suck at customer service.  Complaints are coming into the TIO at over 400 a day proving the telcos don't know how to he...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #338 - Tech news from Facebook to NBN, Apple and Solar

09 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This Facebook story drags on, what can you do, how do you stay on top of things, how can you lock down your profile and privacy . Apple has new gear a...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #337 - Trusting Facebook, Google Home's Aussie sporting knowledge and all the week's tech news

23 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The news this week is all about Facebook, our privacy shattered, our data used in political marketing so what has been compromised ?  The blokes disc...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #336 - Foxtel ditching cable, Samsung's invisible TVs and all your tech news

16 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Foxtel is ditching Cable TV and going 100% satellite in a bid to cut costs, and reduce downtime for customers - Trevor has the scoop, plus Samsung's n...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #335 - Live from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

26 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor and Stephen are in Barcelona for the annual Mobile World Congress trade show, this week they run through all the latest news and releases - bra...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #334 - Celebrating 7 years of Two Blokes Talking Tech

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Seven year itch?  The blokes have been at this for seven years, some reflection then onto the news of the week.  Texting and driving is in the s...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #333 - Fast Bank Transfers, Drone Flying Quiz and all the week's tech news

15 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There's a new payment game in town, the banks have joined together to create a new faster transfer platform with immediate payments for us all - great...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #332 - Samsung's Big Event in Rome and Apple's HomePod launch

09 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The blokes are in Rome with Samsung for the South East Asia and Oceania Regional forum, this week they discuss all the news from Samsung, the latest F...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #331 - Samsung's big news, Apple's Homepod, Drones smart homes and all the week's tech news

02 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Samsung are set to announce the Galaxy S9 and S9+ in Barcelona - what we know, and what we think - plus Apple's HomePod pricing and availability is no...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #330 - Google Home vs Amazon Alexa the battle is on

23 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

All the tech news of the week with Amazon's Echo launching next week and a whole bunch of Aussie companies jumping on board, what is Google up to, how...

Two Blokes Talking Tech #329.3 - A full wrap of CES 2018 in Las Vegas

12 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Before the boys leave town they catch up to discuss Netgear's new range, Alcatel's new phone, the Huawei Wifi system, D-Link's WiFi system plus Telstr...