Geeks Interrupted

Andy Blume and Daniel Olivares are back in the studio with this week's look at all things Geek. Special Guest: Rob Amos. Show Notes: Milne pledges tough NBN Co board [AFR] Why Simon Hackett Is A Good Deal For NBN Co And NBN Fans Alike [Gizmodo Australia] NBN board member faces conflict dilemma [The Australian] Amazon hits Australian shores (kind of) [ABC] Amazon Australian Kindle Store: Everything You Need To Know [Lifehacker Australia] From $20m to $344m: Dick Smith for sale [The Age] Melbourne makes switch to digital TV [The Age] WikiLeaks publishes secret draft of Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty [The Verge] Trade deal could be bitter medicine [SMH] Snapchat rejected $3 billion buyout offer from Facebook: report [Reuters] Google reportedly tried to outbid Facebook for Snapchat with $4 billion offer [The Verge] Microsoft CEO candidate Stephen Elop said to consider selling Xbox business, killing Bing [The Verge] Apple Maps Significantly More Popular Than All Other iOS Mapping Apps, Including Google [Mac Rum