Here are the shownotes for episode #96 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Ballmer says 500 MILLION 'users' to 'have' Windows 8 in 2013

Microsoft Office for iOS and Android Arriving in November?

BSA claims half of PC users are pirates

Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom Refuses to Give Up Passwords

File-Sharing Prospers Despite Tougher Laws

New York Legislation Would Ban Anonymous Online Speech

Sprint raises data pricing for mobile hotspot tethering

Comcast ditches 250GB data cap, tests tiered pricing

Amazon Partners With Paramount, Brings Hundreds More Movies To Prime Instant Video Service

Diablo 3 Is the Fastest-Selling PC Game in History

Facebook Tests New Timeline Design

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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #95 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Girls are not into the Pirate Bay or Bittorrent

New PS3 Terms of Service ban class action suits

Lawyer wants to wipe out anonymous speech online if it is critical of someone

Netflix's DVD spin-off plan further infuriates customers

Apple stock up 7.2% since Steve Jobs resigned

Study: Students with iPads score 25% higher on retention tests

31% of U.S. Adults prefer to be reached by text message

Science, engineering PhDs to drop by a third

Scientists to create inorganic life

Microsoft shows off Windows 8

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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #94 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Stories:

* Larry Page to replace Eric Schmidt as Google CEO

* Study confirms imminent death of the paper phone book

* Facebook and Twitter 'make us less human and isolate us from the rest of the world'

* Survey: Only 25% want to share tv habits with friends

* Japanese court rules placeshifting tv overseas is infringing

* Yahoo IPv6 upgrade could shut out 1 million users

* RIAA threatening ICANN about .music, claiming it will be used to infringe

* Upload 18 songs in Russia, face 6 years in prison

* Recording a police officer could get you 15 years in jail

* Apple switches to tamper resistant screws

* iPad 87.4% of tablets last summer, Kindle 41.5% of e-readers

* Apple App Store hits 10 billion downloads

* Nintendo 3DS to hit the US on March 27th for $250

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Here are the shownotes for episode #93 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Stories:

Study: As more people talk while driving, accidents are dropping

16% of AT&T customers ready to jump ship to Verizon after Verizon iPhone announcement

Steve Jobs takes leave of absence for medical reasons, stock suffers

Gamers raid medical servers to host Call of Duty

IBM's Watson ready to take on humans in Jeopardy!

Study: 9% of gamer kids are addicted

New privacy concerns for Facebook users over addresses and phone numbers

Dating site creates profiles from public records

Sony closing CD plant due to digital music

Study: Windows 98 web traffic still nearly double Windows Phone 7 web traffic

Stats for the internet in 2010

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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #92 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Stories:

* Borders struggles to pay its bills, will it be the first casualty of the e-book wars?

* Study: 40% of iPad owners have a Kindle too

* Apps don't generate profit for developers

* Windows Phone 7 bug uses 3G data unnecessarily

* 7 Trillion SMS messages to be sent in 2011

* 20% of users are now on Windows 7

* 65% of internet users have paid for online content

* Should colleges ban classroom laptop use?

* China kills 60,000 porn sites, arrests 5000 people

* RIP Kodachrome film

* Court refutes claim that photos on Twitter are free for the taking

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Here are the shownotes for episode #91 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Stories:

* Anonymous aims cyberattacks at PayPal for cutting off Wikileaks

* Fed up with ICANN, Pirate Bay co-founder floats P2P DNS system

* Congress passes CALM Act, loud commercials to die

* Netflix willing to pay $100,000 per episode for new TV episodes

* DOJ ramping up crackdown on copyright infringing sites

* MPAA to target college students and rogue universities

* Students warned told to stay away from Wikileaks cable leaks

* Study: Video games are good for you, especially at work

* Bill calls for wifi base stations in all federal buildings

* Feds warrantless tracking American's real time credit card activity

* Global pool of IP addresses set to run dry within weeks

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Here are the shownotes for episode #90 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Stories:

* EU Parliament rubber stamps ACTA approval

* Who needs COICA when Homeland Security can seize any domain names it wants?

* The Pirate Bay appeal verdict: Guilty again

* Dutch Court: Copyright owners are better off when people download from unauthorized sources

* RIAA at odds with PCMag.com for encouraging people to steal music

* Analyst cuts PC sales forcasts, blaming iPad

* Analyst: Mac growth outpaces industry 3:1

* Xbox 360 may get cable-like online subscription service

* Facebook code renews skype video chat integration rumors

* Deep packet inspection set to return

* Next generation 9-1-1 service will allow text messaging and video streaming

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Here are the shownotes for episode #89 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Stories:

* Verizon bringing 150/35 mbps speeds to Fios customers

* Wfi making trees sick

* Netflix introduces stream only plan while hiking DVD rates

* UK court says making available online only happens where the server lives

* Put up or shut up time for US Copyright Group

* P2P lawyers face discipline for demanding cash from innocent victims

* Apple confirms the Beatles are now on iTunes

* Carriers object to Apple's plans for a built-in iPhone SIM card

* US may disable all car phones says Transportation Secretary

* Study: Americans and the Japanese watch the most TV

* Debt collectors using Facebook to embarrass people who owe

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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #87 for the Global Geek News Podcast.

Stories:

#IAmSpartacus: Thousands tweet in support of airport joker

TSA full body scanners: protecting passengers or padding pockets?

Tumblr and 4Chan knock each other out

FBI apparently investigating Anonymous' 'Operation Payback' denial of service attacks

New speed cameras spot multiple offenses at once and send the ticket off immediately

UK high court announces judicial review of the Digital Economy Act

Facebook announces Facebook Mesaging

Facebook increases face-to-face socializing

Is Facebook worth $41 billion?

Streaming surpasses DVDs on Netflix

Major retailers threaten to blow off Steam supported games

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Here are the shownotes for episode #87 for the Global Geek News Podcast.

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Stories:

Google sponsors free in-flight wifi for the holidays

Lawsuit: Apple turned the iPhone 3Gs into bricks to help sell the iPhone 4

Windows Phone 7 goes on sale in the US

Microsoft: We expect to sell 5 million Kinect accessories this year

Trend Micro cries "antitrust" over Microsoft Security Essentials

EU proposes right to be forgotten online

Student gets 30 months in prison for political DDoS attacks

News Corp. may shut Myspace if things don't turn around soon

Facebook is having a strange effect on relationships

4% of Americans use Location Services

James Cameron: Glasses-less 3DTV is 8-10 years from taking off

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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner