Geek News Daily

Geek News Daily

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Geek News Daily episodes

  • Geek News Daily Show #42
    Here are the show highlights for episode #42 of the Geek News Daily podcast for December 2, 2008.
    * Restaurateur tracks down bill dodgers on Facebook
    * Gmail comes to Google Desktop
    * Google Earth used in Indian terrorist attacks
    * gOS "Cloud" instant-on OS comes to Gigabyte touchscreen netbook
    * Mac hits record 8.87% internet share, Windows drops below 90%
    * Firefox passes 20% market share while IE drops below 70%
    * Pownce bought by Six Apart, to be shut down in 2 weeks
    * People buy used computers to salvage Windows XP
    * Boeing airborne laser weapon fires for the first time
    * Nokia won't buy Yahoo!
    * Apple tells users they need antivirus software
    * Xbox 360 outsells PS3 3:1 on Black Friday
    Cool Link of the Day: USB floppy disk concept
    Bargain of the Day: Garmin Nuvi 270 for $129.99
    Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray
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  • Geek News Daily Show #41
    Here are the show highlights for episode #41 of the Geek News Daily podcast for December 1, 2008.
    * Microsoft and Yahoo in talks for $20 billion deal
    * Despite reports, the Apple App Store has not reached 10,000 apps
    * Netflix challenges hackers to come up with a better recommendation engine for $1 million
    * Blockbuster's OnDemand service coming to Blu-ray players
    * Super secret London tunnel for sale
    * Refurbished Kindles show up for $360
    * Study: Internet searches boost the brain
    * Windows 7 to allow graphics acceleration from the CPU
    * Vista SP2 set for an April launch to manufactures?
    * Idiots call Wrath of the Lich King fastest selling game of all time
    Cool Link of the Day: Backyard observatory rivals Hubble's images
    Bargain of the Day: Ebay selling a 2009 Corvette and more for a starting bid of $1 and FREE shipping!
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  • Geek News Daily Show #40
    Here are the show highlights for episode #40 of the Geek News Daily podcast for November 19, 2008.
    * Tennessee anti-p2p law to cost colleges over $13 million
    * Netflix now streams movies to the Xbox 360
    * Sony blocking Xbox 360 Netflix movie streaming
    * Sony PSP-3000 hacked
    * Malicious computer software to peak on Monday
    * Microsoft dropping prices on flash based Zunes
    * Judge throws out Psystar's anti-trust case against Apple
    * NASA successfully tests interplanetary Internet
    * Apple OSX Snow Leopard to be available in Q1 2009?
    * PC Magazine is shutting down
    * Brits would rather have Internet than cars
    Cool Link of the Day: Yankee Stadium in Legos
    Bargain of the Day: Woot Off!
    Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray
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  • Geek News Daily Show #39
    Here are the show highlights for episode #39 of the Geek News Daily podcast for November 18, 2008.
    * Flash demonstrated on Android based G1
    * Android hacked to be a garage door remote
    * Apple releases firmware fix for MacBook trackpad problems
    * Get out of your Sprint contract with no early termination fees
    * Facebook rolls out Verified App program while making themselves an interesting revenue model
    * Chinese pirates crack Blu-ray DRM to start selling HD disks
    * Nintendo attempts to kill homebrew on the Wii yet again
    * The New Xbox Experience is available for all who signed up, everybody else tomorrow
    * Jerry Yang steps down as Yahoo CEO
    Cool Link of the Day: 20-Foot-long Lego battlecruiser
    Bargain of the Day: Corsair Flash Voyager 16GB Flash Drive for $20 after rebate and free shipping!
    Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray
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  • Geek News Daily Show #38
    Here are the show highlights for episode #37 of the Geek News Daily podcast for November 17, 2008.
    * The Pirate Bay attempts to get into the Guinness Book of World Records
    * Flash coming to Windows Mobile 6.1 but not the iPhone
    * Tivo now lets your order Dominoes to complete the couch potato experience
    * Indian lunar probe smashes into the moon
    * Artist looks to replace lost eye with webcam
    * U.S. military develops honeycomb tires
    * Google Docs has 1% of office market
    * Apple sued for hairline cracks on the iPhone 3G
    Cool link of the day: Bacon iPhone sleeve
    Bargain of the day: $140 Memorex Blu-ray player
    Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray
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  • Geek News Daily Show #37 for 10/09/08
    Here are the show highlights for episode #37 of the Geek News Daily podcast for October 9, 2008.
    * Apple patents OS X Dock
    * Eye-Fi Manager update adds support for Twitter and RSS
    * Halo 3 Recon announced
    * New Xbox Experience to launch on November 19th for Xbox 360
    * PSP gets Dual Shock 3 support through PSP Plus
    * PSP Store announced, to launch October 15th
    * ASUS planning touchscreen EEE pc within six months
    * Google to offer RSS feeds for search results
    * RealNetworks banned from selling RealDVD software likely forever
    * Major Romanian ISP blocks Bittorrent site
    * South Korea seeks to curb online anonymity
    * Netflix to charge an extra $1/mo for Blu-ray rentals
    Cool Link of the Day: Disappearing Pool Table
    Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray
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  • Geek News Daily Show #36
    Here are the show highlights for episode #36 of the Geek News Daily podcast for September 4, 2008.
    * Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio TZ laptops for overheating
    * PS3 firmware update to bring high-quality voice chat
    * PSP-3000 actually has the same battery life as the current PSP
    * 200,000 core supercomputer to be built
    * Google Co-Founder expects Chrome like browser for Android
    * BBC planning music download service
    * Serious security flaw in Google Chrome
    * Google changing Chrome's EULA after controversy erupts
    * Picasa 3.0 launches with facial recgonition
    * Sony and PNY releasing Ghostbusters on a flash drive
    * New iPod Nano and iPod Touch dimensions revealed?
    * Windows 7 aiming for 15 second boot times?
    * Samsung: Blu-ray will be dead in 5 years
    Cool Link of the Day: Photoflow
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  • Geek News Daily Show #35
    Here are the show highlights for episode #35 of the Geek News Daily podcast for September 3, 2008.
    * DirectTV pulls head out of butt and announces a new DirectTV HD Tivo for next year
    * Apple & AT&T sued for selling too many iPhone 3Gs
    * AT&T experiences major data outage on East Coast
    * Cellphone charger causes blaze in Delaware
    * 7 Prisoners have surgery to remove cellphones stuck "up there"
    * P2P traffic drops as streaming video grows in popularity
    * GetClicky Analytics Service says Google Chrome accounts for nearly 2% of browser traffic.
    * Appeals court smacks down judge for relying on Wikipedia
    * Washington State court deals blow to one-sided EULAs
    * Metallic silver Nintendo DS coming September 7
    Cool Link of the Day: The Styrobot wants to rule your cups and packaging
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  • Geek News Daily Show #34
    Here are the show highlights for episode #34 of the Geek News Daily podcast for September 2, 2008.
    * Walmart discontinues 80GB and 4GB Zunes? 120GB Zune priced?
    * Apple event set for Sept 9 as rumored
    * Warez ringleader gets probation after guilty plea
    * Microsoft gets patent for page up / page down
    * Study: 88% of IT Pros would steal passwords or data if fired
    * Hulu premiering shows before television broadcast
    * PSP getting a Wi-Fi store
    * iPhone web share grows to 0.48%
    * The first letter in your email could determine the amount of spam you get
    * Google's Chrome browser launches
    Cool Link of the Day: USB can-shaped humidifier
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  • Geek News Daily Show #33 08/29/08
    Here are the show highlights for episode #33 of the Geek News Daily podcast for August 29, 2008.
    * PSP-3000 gets worse battery life, Sony tries to make up for it
    * Kevin Mitnick tells all in upcoming book
    * Comcast confirms 250GB data cap starting October 1
    * No new Kindle this year
    * Android Market will not require approval for applications
    * YouTube adds closed captioning
    * Mozilla extends deal with Google for 3 years
    * Users causing iPhone reception problems
    * Leaked Apple patent filing shows multitouch Mac tablet
    * Pro gamers are doping too
    * Xbox 360 goes Coin-op
    Cool Link of the Day: Mythbusters create 1,100 barrel paintball gun to paint the Mona Lisa instantly
    Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray
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