Here are the shownotes for episode #57 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Stories:

* 1/3 of Americans don't use fast internet

* Survey: More Americans get news from the internet than newspapers or radio

* EU tells Google to warn cities before sending in the Street View cameras

* Open wi-fi outlawed by Digital Economy bill in UK

* US Government ending its hands off the internet stance

* EU to block ACTA disconnect provisions

* US lawmakers set sights on P2P programs

* The awful anti-piracy system that will probably work

* P2P use down, but 24m fewer people bought music in 2009 compared to 2007

* Apple uncovers child workers in its plants

* Glitch makes older Playstation 3 units inoperable

Tips of the Week:

* Automatically turn off your speakers when you lock your PC

* How to get traffic to your blog

* 5 Simple ways to find your passion and take your blog from zero to hero

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Here are the shownotes for episode #56 for the Global Geek News Podcast.

Stories:

* Windows Phone 7 official, lacks flash and multitasking

* France votes Tuesday on net censorship

* NBC plots crackdown on Olympic pirates

* Australian judge rules facts cannot be copyrighted

* Racist content on US server 'within UK jurisdiction'

* Record 13 year sentence for hacker

* Apple may use iPad to test lower priced TV shows

* Congress wants and e-book reader for low-income kids

* Internet 'rewires our brains' and makes teenagers more vulnerable to mental illness

* Google experiments with becoming a fiber ISP

* Google launches Buzz

Tips of the Week:

* 10 Best ways to use your PC while you are at work or asleep

* 9 More ways to promote your blog offline

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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

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Here are the shownotes for episode #55 for the Global Geek News Podcast.

Stories:

* Google looks to launch smartphones with real time translation

* Microsoft outpaces Apple in customer satisfaction

* Microsoft killing Xbox Live for the original Xbox

* Game devs migrating to the iPhone, away from the Wii

* Comcast rebrands itself as Xfinity

* Publishers continue fighting Amazon over e-book prices

* University finds free, online classes don't hurt enrollment

* Italy prepares to hold YouTube, others liable for uploads

* Pirate movie privacy case set for the Supreme Court

* FBI calls for 2 year retention of ISP data

* US gives Chinese man 2.5 years over fake Cisco kit

Tips of the Week:

* 5 Best podcast managers

* Don't buy Microsoft Office until at least March 5th

* Extensions broke your browser? How to enter "safe mode" in Chrome

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Host: Jeremy B

Here are the shownotes for episode #54 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Stories:

* Bans on phones and texting while driving shown ineffective

* 70% of employers have rejected applicants over online information

* 3 Strikes coming to the US via the back door?

* RIAA to appeal Thomas ruling

* Microsoft sues prominent bittorrent tracker for $43 million

* Microsoft sued over Xbox Live points

* IFPI loses deep-linking case against Baidu

* CompTIA backs down, old certs still good for life

* War of words between Apple and Adobe heats up

* Amazon caves to Macmillans eBook pricing demands

Tips of the Week:

* 64 things every geek should know

* How to write a viral blog post: 7 real examples

* Reminder: Windows 7 RC shutdowns begin in a month

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Host: Jeremy Bray

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Here are the shownotes for episode #53 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Stories:

* E-reader owners buy more books

* New York Times will start charging for online news in 2011

* Microsoft asks users to dump IE6, XP because of security problems

* Microsoft merges Zune Software and Xbox teams

* Microsoft may drop points system from Xbox, Zune

* Study: Gamers have bigger brains, better learners

* Kids less happy as they are more plugged in to music/tv/web?

* Larry and Sergey plan to give up control of Google

* Judge cuts P2P lawsuit damages by 97%

* Court: WHOIS privacy is illegal for spammers

* Hulu considering $5/mo charge for older episodes

Tips of the Week:

* 10 blog topics that anyone can use

* 18 blog tips that will help you succeed in 2010

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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

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Here are the shownotes for episode #52 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Stories:

* Judge: RealNetworks caused its own legal problems

* Politicians worldwide start asking questions about ACTA

* Prove piracy losses says digital economy bill

* BREIN shuts down 393 torrent sites, nobody notices

* Microsoft patents DRM'd torrents

* Site's terms of service still enforceable even if users don't read them

* Court unfriendly to the FCC's internet slap at Comcast

* New scanners break child porn laws

* Judge: Subway system can't ban violent video game ads

* Netflix coming to the Nintendo Wii

* DirecTV launching 3 dedicated 3D channels this year

* State of the vlogosphere

* Android demand up 250%, iPhone down

* Why Microsoft killed upgrade versions for Office 2010

Tips of the Week:

* Vacuum-seal your electronics for temporary protection

* Get free access to pay-walled content with a simple Google hack

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Here are the shownotes for episode #50 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Stories:

* RIAA's three-strikes rule just a "scarecrow?"

* Piracy surcharge set to force 40,000 households offline

* Court: Cellphone searches require a warrant

* Girl gamers geekier than guys

* Barnes & Nobel expects to ship 60,000 Nooks in 2010

* Kindle the most gifted item in Amazon history, e-books outsell physical books on Christmas day

* nVidia's DirectX 11 cards pushed back to at least March

* AT&T says NYC can't handle iPhones, stops selling them

* Microsoft barred from selling Word, workaround in the works

* New flying rules post crotch bomber

Tips of the Week:

* Search multiple torrent sites from your desktop

* How to improve your blog and social media strategy

* Access Facebook updates from a feed reader

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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Guest: Maya Grinberg

Here are the shownotes for episode #49 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

Stories:

* DirecTV sued by Washington State

* Netflix sued for privacy invasion

* The fourth most used search term by toddlers this year? Porn!

* Installing Linux will void your warranty

* Microsoft seeks patent on shaming fat gamers

* Microsoft: Our Windows 7 call center isn't so busy

* The iPhone overtakes Windows Mobile in the US in October

* Texting more popular than calling in the US

* Legislator wants cancer warnings on cell phones

* Supreme Court takes texting privacy case

* Twitter may be profitable

Tip of the week: The complete in-flight WiFi cheat sheet

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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

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Here are the shownotes for episode #48 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

* Report: Sony still losing money on every PS3 sold

* LCD price fixing investigation reaches $860 million in fines

* Mozilla exec urges users to ditch Google for Bing

* Microsoft invents price gouging the least influential

* Anti-piracy group wants to ban you from talking about Usenet

* Damned pirates: Hollywood sets $10 billion box office record

* Court says fair use may hold in some RIAA cases

* Record labels face $60 billion in damages for pirating artists

* Judges can't "friend" lawyers in Florida

* Western Digital's "Advanced Format" promises slight boost in usable space

* AT&T CEO wants iPhone users to limit data usage

Tips of the week:

* Windows 7 USB download tool lets you install Windows from a thumb drive

* Get a better deal from your ISP

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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley F

Here are the shownotes for episode #47 for the Global Geek News Podcast:

* EA CEO: Digital game sales will overtake console numbers next year

* Windows 7 share grows at XP's expense

* Unconfirmed: Amazon's secret play in the retail space

* TV executives are terrified of streaming video

* Blu-ray sales more than double while DVD slips

* Mininova traffic plummets after going 'legal'

* Anti-piracy group to DRM breaker: OK to break the law

* Woman filming sister's birthday party get charged with felony movie piracy

* FCC wants to know why Verizon's early termination fees went through the roof

Tip of the week: The complete guide to avoiding online scams

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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

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