Freeview ads littering the airwaves to zombify your children

There has been a recent re-emergence of ads depicting a so called 'Freeman' family (see, who said there were no 'Free men' in Australia) who apparently are subscribers to  a service called Freeview.

Business must not be that good (for Freeview) if they need to let people know about their product, otherwise it would be selling like hotcakes or maybe they should just close down and actually start a  hotcakes business instead.

So what are they actually showing you?

Well, that you can watch the same junk over and over again on whatever portable internet connected device you have, totally oblivious to your surroundings where over a period of time you could develop tunnel vision from watching their crap;

1).  On the bus

2). At School

3). In the car

4). At Dan's house

So, the burgeoning questions could be; Who's Dan? Is she a cheater? A possible candidate for Jerry Springer trash tv?

It may seem they are promoting your child to be glued to their device where if you're 'addicted to your device / 'free tv' and you are getting of a bus / tram / other public transport, and NOT aware of your surroundings you may get killed. 

Or another opinion could be that they are teaching the children of the cannon fodder to be nice little subservient corporate slaves, BRILLIANT idea Freeview peoples.

Here's what others wrote about this 'Freeview' farce, just in case you missed it;

An article from 10 Mar 2009 from gizmodo.com.au of the headline:

Did Freeview Pull Down That Parody Ad? (UPDATED: Yes, They Did)

What started out as a funny, accurate and refreshing take on the farce that is Freeview in Australia has grown into something much uglier. UPDATED.Last week, after we showed you the parody ad by comedian Dan Ilic and Triple J presenter Marc Fennell, advertising publication Adnews reported that Freeview were considering legal action against the duo. That was quickly updated, but not before a heap of publications like Crikey, The Australian, and TechWiredAU picked up on it. Of course, when they were questioned about threatening legal action against the video's makers, Freeview responded with a clear and concise, "No".

So, you'd think that would be the end of it. But no. Hours after Freeview denied threatening legal action, YouTube pulled the video for allegedly violating terms of use. Asher Moses over at the SMH is convinced that the only way that could have happened is if Freeview requested YouTube to pull the clip down, while Freeview has explicitly denied any such action to Margaret Simons over at Crikey.

The end result of all of this, of course, is that a funny video that would have only lasted a few days in the eyes of the Internet has now received mainstream coverage for five days or so, amplifying the message that Freeview is a joke.

So who's telling the truth? Ultimately, it doesn't matter, because as any online evangelist will tell you, once something goes online, you can never take it back. The original parody, although pulled from YouTube, has shown up on several other sites, expanding its audience even further. The real question is whether Freeview is actually going to learn from the experience - my heart hopes it does, but my gut knows it won't...

UPDATE:Turns out those bastards at Freeview did have the clip pulled down. In an email to Margaret Simons at Crikey, Google spokeman Rob Shilkin said:

I wanted to confirm that we received a DMCA notice for lawyers acting on behalf of Freeview Australia Limited to remove the video in question.

So, essentially the Freeview lawyers (and the people who pay them) are lying douchebags. Kind of makes me glad I have Foxtel, really.

An article from 9 Mar 2009 from smh.com.au of the headline:

YouTube yanks Freeview parody clip

A screen grab from the Freeview ad.

Responding to a copyright violation claim, YouTube has removed a parody video which mocked the free-to-air television networks' Freeview marketing campaign.

Freeview is the free-to-air TV industry's marketing group for its 15 "new" digital TV channels. The campaign has been widely criticised because although 12 of the channels are already available, they only contain a smattering of new content.

Critics have dubbed Freeview a marketing ploy designed to stem the flow of viewers towards pay TV and convince people to switch from analog to digital television.

Dan Ilic, a freelance filmmaker and comedian, and Triple J presenter Marc Fennell, distilled many of the criticisms into a satire video that used footage from Freeview's ads but with a different voice over.
"With up to 15 digital channels, you can watch the same thing on up to four different channels ... you can watch sports you've never heard of , news you can't understand and even question time!" it says.

The video attracted almost 12,000 views in just a few days before it was removed from the site.

However, Freeview's attempts to quash its momentum are likely to backfire as new versions of the clip have already been published on YouTube and other video sharing sites such as FunnyorDie.com, Dailymotion.com and Break.com.

"I think Freeview pulled down this video as one last ditch effort in an attempt to combat new media and I think it's only the first battle in a war that they're going to lose," said Ilic.

"Now i'm going to tell my friends to download the original version [of the satire video] and put it on YouTube, so hopefully there'll be a few hundred more versions of the video on YouTube and other sites by the end of the day."

Ilic said he and Fennell made the clip for a stand up routine called Massage My Medium, which they will be performing during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival between April 21 and 26. He said the show was "all about the death of television".

Freeview did not return calls requesting comment, however, it is understood the satire video was removed from YouTube following a copyright violation claim from the company.

Google, which owns YouTube, will only remove YouTube videos on the basis of copyright if it is satisfied that the objection has been lodged by the original owner of the copyrighted material.

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So where's this ad they're all on about?

It's called:

Freeview: More of the Same Sh#t

available for download at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9JGdE-p4dQ

Obama attacks on 'belief' rather than evidence

A question to anyone who went to law school (which also pertains to 'facebook' lawyers as they should be more qualified / learned) is:

What is one of the most important actions in bringing a criminal prosecution against a 'person'?

If you thought / said /muttered / belched;
the collection of evidence and documentation of 'facts' or something along those lines,
you would be on the right track, to a doctorate in law.

Well this may apply to the local constabulary, but that 'rule' does not apply to people in government especially those who have the resources of over 320 million slaves, where no one can hold them for their criminal actions.

It has been drummed into the people that drugs are bad. Yet drug (in Australia the term is pharmaceutical) companies flourish.

It has been drummed into the people that Russia is bad /evil / going to take over the world with communism etc etc.

So what does "Oh bummer" do?

He 'sanctions' a man and five others in another country on a 'belief' rather than any sort of evidence.

What [law instrument] gives YOU the authority to sanction a man in another country?

Apparently he was enrolled (does not mean he actually went to lectures) at Harvard Law School.

Are these the actions of an honest leader?

These mutts are in charge of collating and processing your metadata.

You can read the article from 14 Mar 2017 by news.com.au of the headline:

The Russian hacker with a $4 million bounty on his head

The 33-year-old is thought to be the mastermind behind arguably the most sophisticated cybercrime network the world has ever seen. Picture: Twitter user evgeniy mikhailovich

DRESSED in leopard-print pyjamas and wraparound sunglasses while proudly holding up a cat, Evgeniy Bogachev looks more like your eccentric uncle than the “most wanted cyber criminal in the world”. 

But for US intelligence agencies who have spent years pursuing the elusive Russian, that’s exactly what he is, reports The New York Times.

The 33-year-old is thought to be the mastermind behind arguably the most sophisticated cybercrime network the world has ever seen.

At his height, Mr Bogachev had control of more than a million computers around the world and was responsible for creating a network of infected computers that he used to siphon millions of dollars from the bank accounts of unsuspecting people and foreign businesses.

The US government has bounty of $US3 million ($4 million) on his head for any information that leads to his capture.

In December, the Obama administration announced sanctions against Mr. Bogachev along with five others in response to a belief that Russia used cyber hacking to influence the outcome of the latest presidential election.

It’s believed the US is currently tracking the whereabouts of Mr Bogachev, who the FBI says also uses the online monikers “lucky12345” and “slavik” in case he ventures outside his home country.

But even though he has previously travelled internationally using three fake Russian passports, it seems unlikely that he would tempt fate by leaving Russia — a place where he appears to be protected by Moscow.

US intelligence operative who spoke with the Times believe he is in cahoots with the Russian government who have happily turned a blind eye to his larceny and cyberfraud in order to boost their espionage capabilities.

Given his skills, the Russian government was apparently more than happy to let him steal money from bank accounts all over the world, while government officials piggybacked on his hacking exploits and searched the same computers for useful files and e-mails.

However the closest the US intelligence community has publicly come to proving collusion of this type was when they discovered a target of a cybercrime investigation had shared a picture of his passport with someone they believed to be a Russian government official.

The FBI's wanted poster for the 33-year-old Russian.Source:Supplied

Mr Bogachev’s hacking career began well over a decade ago, leading to the creation of a malicious software program famously known as GameOver Zeus.

It was this program that he, along with about half a dozen associates who called themselves “The Business Club” managed to hack into countless bank accounts and skim millions of dollars, strictly from foreign victims.

“It is believed GOZ is responsible for more than one million computer infections, resulting in financial losses of more than $100 million,” the FBI says on the wanted poster for Mr Bogachev.

In 2014, a joint sting shut down the network and liberated computers infected with the malware.

The group also ran ransomware attacks in which they took control of valuable files and demanded payment for their return.

To the considerable embarrassment of US law enforcement, one of the victims was a police station in Massachusetts, which had to pay the criminal syndicate to retrieve its database of mugshots.

In pictures of him circulated online, Mr Bogachev could almost be mistaken for Dr Evil from Austin Powers. At one point during his criminal spree he owned two large villas in France and had a fleet of cars scattered around Europe.

According to the Times, despite a history of being intensely secret, he now lives openly in his home town of Anapa, a run-down resort town near the Black Sea in southern Russia, where he owns a large apartment on the shore and enjoys taking his yacht out.

In 2014, using recently unsealed details from a US indictment, the UK’s Telegraph travelled to his last known address in Anapa and found he was thought of as somewhat of a hero.

When the paper told his neighbours why they were looking for him, the residents seemed impressed by his rap sheet.

“What a talented guy,” said Mikhail, 23, who recognised Bogachev’s FBI photo as the man he would see in the lobby with his wife and nine-year-old daughter, the Telegraph reported.

“Sitting at his computer at home, he broke into our enemies’ camp, but did not harm his fellow Russians,” he said.

“What a great dude,” added Vazgen Atanasov, a taxi driver. “Judging by what Americans do to other people, what Bogachev is said to have done to them serves them right.”

Photo posted by Twitter user claiming to be evgeniy mikhailovich.Source:Twitter

A large community of Russian-based hackers populate the dark web and Russian-language forums devoted to cyberfraud where they buy and trade credit card details and account passwords, as well as specifically designed malware to break into people’s systems.

It’s an online world where hackers swap secrets, malware codes and can buy a bunch of people’s credit card information for as little as $5 and then use it to help break into their bank accounts.

It’s also a world that has proved very lucrative for the likes of Mr Bogachev — whose case highlights the potential link between rogue hackers and the Russian government.

For Russia’s surveillance-obsessed intelligence community, Mr Bogachev’s exploits may have created an irresistible opportunity for espionage, US officials say. And according to them, a mutually beneficial arrangement ensued.

For its part, the FBI says it continues to pursue Mr Bogachev.

Western Australia Police a corporate entity and not a government one

Don't f_ck with our corporate logo or our brand name is the message from the corporate entity called Western Australia Police.

Many a lay person or a ward of the state would have a hard time comprehending (yep, it is a big word for a ward of the state) what the government of Australia is supposed to be according to the rule book called An Act to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia (or Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act for short) and what it really is today.

The 'Australian Government' today is a corporation conglomerate whereas according to the book of rules (you know the law (i.e. an 'Act') called Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act) an 'entity' is supposed to be a state or federal department.

Let's give the 'ward of the state' a simple example.

People should be familiar with a business entity called a 'City Council' or 'local government' or municipal office/institution, which incidentally are not the same entity.

The term 'Local Government' today is referred to the business entity called the 'City Council'.

In recent news a thief Mr. Don Nardella (who when caught did not want to pay the money back, told Vic. parliament to "f_ck off" and to "get f_cked") in the Victorian Parliament worked for a business  called the Melton 'City Council', a place where people pay cash for something called 'rates'.

This place of business called the 'City Council' (in the case of Melton was also registered as a business called Summersault) allegedly gets its authority from a law called the Local Government Act 1989 (Vic), which is invalid, drawing its authority from section 74AA of the 'Constitution Act 1975' (Vic), which is also invalid.

Your 'rates' are supposed to be going to a place called a 'municipal office' a department of the state of Victoria as described in a book called the 'Quick and Garran' on pages 935 and 936, and NOT a business.

So this business is taking your 'rates' unlawfully, but don't worry about it too much and keep on paying, because it's TOO HARD to deal with... but that's another post or dozen.

People also erroneously mistake 'local government' as city councils, whereas according to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act the term 'local government' is the government of the state.

So with this above mentioned Act, the separation of powers and the executive in mind, the police are supposed to be a government department, whereas they are telling you they are not.

So much misbehaviour (read criminal actions) from people in the executive.

Now, the Western Australia Police claim that their logo is protected by the Armorial Bearings Protection Act 1979.

Have you got the skills to prove that this Act is invalid?

See article from 8 Mar 2017 by news.com.au of the headline:

Double standards: Why is only one of these emblems not OK?

According to the Western Australia Police, only one of these altered emblems is OK.

A NOT-for-profit organisation has accused Western Australia Police of having double standards after it was told to remove a Facebook post that included an official emblem with a superimposed line to honour an officer who died.

That’s despite WA Police having previously published photos of the same emblem with a Santa hat on it for Christmas and poppies around it for Remembrance Day on its Facebook page.

Blue Hope, a not-for-profit organisation that supports police officers, posted an image of the WA Police emblem with the addition of a blue line — a symbol of remembrance — through the middle. It came with a message of support following the death of a WA Police officer, who was believed to have taken her own life last week.

The post attracted thousands of supportive comments including many that described the woman as “popular ... much-loved ... amazing”.

But WA Police quickly ordered the organisation to delete the image, claiming it was a violation of the law to alter the Coat of Arms.

WA Police argued that the altered emblem used by Blue Hope breached the Armorial Bearings Protection Act 1979 that prohibits the unauthorised use of the Royal, State or other Arms.

The Act was introduced almost 40 years ago and does not specify that police logos can’t be used in a sympathetic or humorous way.

But it does restrict people from using an image of the Coat of Arms without approval, although news.com.au understands no one has ever been prosecuted for doing so. The maximum penalty for breaching the Act is a $500 fine.

Western Australia Police emblems. According to WA Police, all are acceptable except for the one on the bottom right.Source:Supplied

But many social media users pointed out that the WA Police has posted several altered images of the emblem, included Christmas and Remembrance Day versions, on its Facebook page over the past year.

“I’m confused. Which one is OK? The media unit ones, or the one they didn’t do???” one social media user wrote.

Another said: “Ah yes, the breach of the Armorial Bearings protection act 1979 is obviously more important than the tragic loss and grief felt by many. Political Correctness at its worst. No sympathy here, we have an Act to comply with. Disgusting.”

“The kangaroo and emu were chosen as the animals to represent our coats of arms nationally, because they are the only ones who cannot take a backward step, yet the people prove again, how backwards we really are,” another said.

A WA Police spokesperson told news.com.au it was “simply taking steps to protect its brand”.

“The death of a serving police officer is always sad for the police family,” the spokesperson said.

“WA Police supports the work of Blue Hope but, for good reason, always endeavours to protect the police badge from being modified or misused by others.

“We simply asked Blue Hope to not modify the badge and they acted immediately. It was not in any way a commentary on the officer’s death, as some implied it was.

“The Act prohibits the unauthorised use of the Royal or State Arms without written authority, in this case from the WA Police.

“The police badge has evolved over many years and on rare occasions the agency itself has elected to make changes or use it in different ways, as it is entitled to do.”

Earlier, a statement issued by WA Police to Blue Hope sought to “clarify its position on the use of the official logo”.

“We became aware of the recent Facebook post where the organisation had, with all good intentions, altered the WA Police logo to reinforce its message,” the statement read.

“This altered image was starting to appear on some of the WA Police sites, which drew our attention to the post.

“Even when WA Police exercises its own corporate discretion to alter our own logo, it cannot alter the Coat of Arms, which is the central element of our logo.

“In this case the Coat of Arms had been obscured, and once we became aware of the breach we were obliged to notify Blue Hope and request that the material be removed.

“The intent was to prevent that particular breach being replicated by the many who engaged in what was otherwise a thoughtful and supportive message.”

Blue Hope immediately removed the image in the spirit of co-operation, according to the organisation.

But the organisation “wants to know why it was acceptable (for WA Police to decorate its emblem) but why, in an effort to honour an officer, (Blue Hope’s) was not acceptable”.

“Sadly though, removing the image also means that our original post and your amazing messages of support for the member and her family will also be removed,” a Blue Hope spokesperson said.

“Interestingly, similar images are used all over the world as a means of respect following the death of a police member.”

The incident comes after news.com.au exposed a mental health crisis within the Australian Federal Police. Many officers have since come forward to highlight that the problem is also evident in state policing. On Sunday night, a South Australia police officer posted “F*** the police, f*** the army” on his Facebook page before going to a local hospital and taking his life.

If you or someone you know needs help, phone Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the 24-hour Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467.

Australian politicians steal then refuse to pay the money back when caught

Australian politicians are truly a dishonest (read criminal) bunch.

The best part about it is that if they get caught stealing money from the 'public purse' they then tell their bosses to "f_ck off" and to "get f_cked".

At least the sack of sh!t  Donato Nardella, is NOT called 'honourable' in his Victorian Parliament profile.

Apparently these 'people' are supposed to represent the masses.

Maybe people outside of Australia would see the general populous as criminals if the behaviour of their parliamentarians is anything to go by.

Can you imagine if a person on welfare payments told the interloping agency Centrelink to:

"F_UCK OFF" or "GET F_CKED" ??? !!! ???

You reckon you would get your cheque next fortnight?

#DrainTheBillabong REALLY needs to occur sooner than later !!! !!! !!!

Donato (Don) Nardella just another thieving scum in parliament. 

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Password to zip file:
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Australia's parliament full of swindlers and cheats - Michaelia Cash - Employment minister

China's government stated not that long ago that Australia was once roamed by "rascals and outlaws".

We're quite happy to state that Australia is run (you know people in the 'executive' - people in parliament, people in the courts, and the one's (en)'forcing' the law upon you)  by "rascals and outlaws".

AUDIT ALL THE MP's.

They call this piece of garbage 'Honourable' (whatever that means)..

Another cheat in parliament by the name of Michaelia Cash, an 'employment' minister, whatever that is.

Obviously FAILED at her job, as there are over (officially) 700,000 UNemployed Australians.

Read the article from 6 Mar 2017 from msn.com/en-au/ of the headline:

Michaelia Cash caught out failing to properly declare $1.4m investment property

© Andrew Meares Employment minister Michaelia Cash failed to declare a $1.4 million house. 
 
A Turnbull government cabinet minister has been caught out failing to properly declare her financial interests, potentially placing her in "serious contempt" of federal parliament.

Employment Minister Michaelia Cash did not declare a mortgage on a $1.4 million investment property for almost four months – and finally made the disclosure only after questions from Fairfax Media.

Ms Cash bought the house next door to her home in the upmarket Perth suburb of Floreat in early November, property records show.

It's the fourth house in her portfolio, and second investment property. Ms Cash took almost three months to declare the house but did not declare the new mortgage – both of which are required under the rules.

Asked about the potential oversight on February 20, Ms Cash's office declined to comment. But disclosures released on Monday reveal she quietly added the Bankwest mortgage to her register on February 21.

© Andrew Meares Assistant Health Minister David Gillespie will review all his interests. 
 
Under the rules, any MP who knowingly fails to notify of any alteration to their interests within 28 days "shall be guilty of serious contempt of the House of Representatives and shall be dealt with by the House accordingly". Senator Cash took 78 days to declare the house and 109 days to declare the mortgage.

During last year's election campaign, Labor frontbencher David Feeney was slammed for failing to declare a $2.3 million negatively geared home. He later conceded it was the "biggest own goal" of the campaign.

And in 2010, then-opposition leader Tony Abbott was criticised when it was revealed he had failed to declare a $700,000 mortgage he took out on his Sydney home two years earlier.

Assistant Health Minister David Gillespie has also pledged to review his entire register of interests after he was caught out declaring an interest in a company that was deregistered two years earlier.

In his latest register, assembled after the election last year, Dr Gillespie declared a major financial stake in Port Macquarie Gastroenterology – even though the company was shuttered two years earlier.

Dr Gillespie conceded he was careless, saying he thought the company had been put into a freeze when it had in fact been closed down.

"It was an oversight," he told Fairfax Media. "It's my fault, I should have been more inquisitive."
Fairfax Media has sought fresh comment from Senator Cash.

Centrelink referred to federal police for privacy breach but no remedy for victims

Alan Trudge - Human Services Minister - Another criminal in office. 

If this is not a wake up call for the people of Australia then there is no hope for people 'waking up' to the tyranny of the colonialists.

Centrelink has been committing fraud for a very long time, but only just recently there has been the spotlight on #Centrelinkfail with regards to sending out false and unlawful alleged debt notices to welfare recipients.

The corporate media (deliberately) has not touched on the technicalities of alleged debt, where the person is absolved from repaying any monies to (e.g) Centrelink once the debt collection agency (third party / interloper) has purchased the debt.

The media also have not stated that the debt collection agency cannot lawfully obtain any monies from the person, and only do so through harassment, intimidation and extortion.

The brilliant minds of the lawmakers of Australia have put together laws which do not provide a remedy to the victim, where this is not done so by chance, but rather in accordance to law, that being the inhabitants are still under colonial rule.

Law buffoons will no doubt quote sections from some amended privacy Act where there are fines of six to seven figures.

But who does that cash go to?

Certainly NOT the victim.

You have to beg (apply) for compensation.

MANY people have had their lives ruined where the judiciary lets out criminals back into the streets to re-offend.

The law in Australia is organised in such a way that decisions made by the judiciary are made without impunity and you (the serf / tax paying slave / member of the herd population) cannot hold those people accountable for their actions, i.e. sue them.

Anyone sue a judge lately? Post your payout figure in the comments.


Last year the masses were conned into filling out the census to a business (Australian Bureau of Statistics, ABN: 26 331 428 522) that sold the people's information (WITHOUT their knowledge / consent) for profit.

The government went on an advertising binge for people to comply with the threat of heavy punishment if they did not comply to no lawful request to fill in a census form.


This latest action of privacy breach apparently occurred against ONE welfare recipient (or as they call you - a "customer").

We call this absolute false information, where there are no doubt more victims, but they're just not aware of this.

In any event there will not be any compensation to the victim/s.

This is just emphasising the corruption of people in 'power' over the general population of Australia committing criminal actions without imprisonment.

The Australian people are getting screwed over so hard, but still choose not to take any action whatsoever.

The people in government still stay true to their 'word', i.e. they enact the will of the people.

See article from 2 Mar 2017 by sbs.com.au of the title:

Labor refers Tudge to AFP over Centrelink privacy scandal

The federal opposition has called on the Australian Federal Police to investigate Human Services Minister Alan Tudge after his department released the private welfare details of a Centrelink customer.

Labor MP Linda Burney announced on Thursday she had referred the matter to the AFP, saying it was not something she did lightly.

In a letter to the AFP, Ms Burney said it appeared the "staff in the officer of the Minister for Human Services, or the minister himself, have released without authorisation to journalists private personal information of certain people who are recipients of social security".

The welfare details of blogger Andie Fox were released to a Fairfax journalist last month after she wrote a blog slamming Centrelink for chasing her for a debt she did not owe.

Mr Tudge has claimed the department was within its rights to release the information to "correct factual inaccuracies" in Ms Fox's piece.

However, Ms Burney described Mr Tudge's decision as reckless, immoral and possibly illegal.

"The private information of an individual who went to a government instrumentality appears to have been provided to a media outlet without her permission," she told reporters.

"If this is the case, then how can we can we trust this Government to look after anyone's private information?"

In a statement, Mr Tudge said the government took privacy "very seriously".

"The government takes privacy very seriously and complies with all the requirements of the relevant legislation to ensure that Australians' information is treated, and safeguarded, appropriately," he said.

"However, where a person makes a false public statement about their dealing with the Department of Human Services, whether through the media or otherwise, social security law and family assistance law enables to the department to disclose customer information to the extent that it is necessary to correct factual inaccuracies or potentially misleading information."

Mr Tudge said in the statement the information provided to Fairfax Media was provided "with the approval of the chief legal counsel of the Department of Human Services".

Nokia 3310 relaunch what News Corp is not telling you.

There seems to a bit of hype (by one person on social media at least) about the relaunch of the world famous indestructible Nokia 3310 brick phone.

A Facebook user claims that it's an exact copy of the original while putting up a pic of a probable render which is totally different.

Why the phone even makes it to the technically inept journalists of the News Corp empire to report on, to titillate the Australian slave population into another gimmick.

The real question should be is this product for the Australian consumer?

If not why even bother distracting the herd population from their footy and beer?

Nokia's last few new old style 'candy bar' phones like the 150 (Released December 2016), 230 (Released December 2015) and the 105 (Released June 2015) all rely on the old GSM (2G) technology to communicate with the towers.

Most mobile phone users should be aware that the 2G Network is in the process of being shut down by Optus on 1 April 2017, and Vodafone on 30 September 2017, where Telstra has already shut down the technology from 1 December 2016.

IF the reports by gsmarena are anything to go by, which they usually are accurate, then the new Nokia 3310 (2017) will communicate via GSM technology.

A TOTALLY USELESS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR AUSTRALIA AND ITS TUNNEL VISION 'SMART PHONE' USING HERD POPULATION.

Looks like this idiot journo Nick Whigham has not idea about tech in Australia...
and the idiot editor let him publish this?

You can read the article from 27 Feb 2017 by news.com.au of the headline:

Nokia unveil a new version of the classic 3310 mobile phone

NOKIA has confirmed the highly anticipated return of arguably the most iconic phone ever made — the notoriously indestructible Nokia 3310. 

Not only is the company resurrecting the once beloved device, it is making a major play to re-enter the global smartphone market with the introduction of three new android devices, to be released globally in the second quarter of 2017.

Rumours had been circulating about the return of the Nokia 3310 and the world got its first glimpse of the nostalgia-fuelled device on Sunday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The small, rounded phone comes with a 2.4-inch colour screen, a microSD slot, and a two megapixel camera. And yes, it has Snake.

It comes in four different colours — black, silver, yellow and red — and will cost just 49 euros, so likely somewhere around $65.

Just like it’s famous predecessor, it promises durability and battery life unlike anything else on the market. According to its makers, it boasts 22 hours of talk time and an incredible one month standby time, per charge.

After stringing everyone along, Nokia gives the crowd what they wanted: a new 3310. #MWC17 @newscomauHQ pic.twitter.com/Iayiw3YpoS

— Nick Whigham (@NWWhigham) February 26, 2017

It may have Snake, but there is not much else you can do on the phone other than makes calls, send texts and maybe surf the web a little bit. It only runs on Nokia’s new Series 30+ software, rather than Android and has slow-speed 2.5G internet — a technology Australian telcos are leaving behind.

It’s certainly not a long term phone choice, but it was an incredibly effective way for HMD Global — the company that has bought the rights to make phones under the Nokia name — to draw attention to its launch of three affordable, mid range android smartphones.

In January the company launched the Nokia 6 in a limited release in China. The online release saw more than a million people register their intent to buy the device and the limited number of phones offered — thought to be somewhere around 100,000 — sold out in just 23 seconds, according to HMD.

Now the company is preparing for a global release of the smartphone in the coming months, along with two other lower-priced devices.

“It’s a big day for fans and consumers,” said HMD Global’s CEO Arto Numella. “Now, finally we have Android in Nokia”.

Here’s what they’ve got coming:

HMD global CEO Arto Nummela presents his company's new phone "Nokia 3310" during a press conference on the eve of the start of the Mobile World Congress. AFP PHOTO / Josep LagoSource:AFP

The Nokia 6 and Nokia 6 Arte Black 

The Nokia 6 comes with a 5.5 inch full HD display with 1,920x1,080 pixel resolution covered in Gorilla Glass encased in an all metal body with a sleek, minimalistic design and a front fingerprint scanner.

It has a 16 megapixel autofocusing rear camera and an eight megapixel front-facing camera.

Is uses Android 7.1.1 Nougat equipped with Google’s AI helper, has a 3,000 mAh battery and a microSD card slot which can hold up to 128GB.

But compared to some of the other smartphones available today, the guts of the phone are a little bit underwhelming. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, has 3GB of RAM (4GB for the Arte Black) and 32G of internal storage (64GB for the Arte Black).

The Nokia 6 will retail globally for $315 and the Nokia 6 Arte Black will cost $411.

Nokia 5

The Nokia 5 is slightly cheaper version, coming in at $260.

The phone is carved out of a single piece of aluminium and has a 5.2 inch HD display and finger print scanner next to the home button.

It has a 13 megapixel camera on the back and an 8 megapixel front camera. It also has a microSD card slot which supports 128GB, which might come in handy with only 16GB internal storage.

Nokia's new phone "Nokia 6" is one of four phones launched at the event. Picture: AFP PHOTO / Josep LagoSource:AFP

Nokia 3 

The Nokia 3 is the truly budget option of the company’s new range, and operates on Android 7.0 Nougat.

Coming in at just $191 it offers slightly less battery life, an 8 megapixel camera on the front and back, 16GB of storage and also has room for a microSD card.

The announcement of the new smartphones came after Nokia’s CEO Rajeev Suri heralded the company’s intention to boost its consumer focused products, to add to its already strong network operations. In addition to the new smartphones, Nokia spruiked a range of digital health products such as connected smart scales and watches, as well as a virtual reality camera.

“We want to create new experiences for consumers,” he said. Nokia will “increasingly move towards the consumer market.”

His enthusiasm to reclaim the area Nokia was once most famous for was echoed by the head of HMD who has now taken up the challenge to restore Nokia to its former mobile glory.

“We are aiming to be one of the top smartphone players in the industry globally,” said Mr Numella.

The writer travelled to MWC in Barcelona as a guest of Oppo