Global Geek News Podcast #52
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Global Geek News #52
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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
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- Vacuum-seal your electronics for temporary protection
- Get free access to pay-walled content with a simple Google hack
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Host: Jeremy Bray
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Global Geek News Podcast #51
Here are the shownotes for episode #51 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
Global Geek News #51
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Stories:
- Seesmic acquires Ping.fm
- Avatar makes $1 billion in 17 days
- 2016 bug hits text messages, payment processing
- IE loses more marketshare as Chrome passes Safari
- Middle aged people unimpressed with modern technology
- Steve Jobs declared Person of the Decade
- The tyranny of government and our duty of confidentiality as bloggers
- China arrests thousands in internet porn crackdown
- Fugitive tracked down through WoW, arrested
- EA closing multiplayer servers for 20 games
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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
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Global Geek News Podcast #49
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Global Geek News #49
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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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Global Geek News Podcast #45
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Global Geek News #45
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Stories:
- Smoking near Apple computers creates biohazard, voids warranty
- Netbooks have higher failure rates than laptops
- Google’s Chrome OS, the next big thing or Google’s great blunder?
- Microsoft: Azure to go live in January, for pay in February
- Bing captures 10% of the search market in the US
- Banned Xbox 360 modders unite with a class action lawsuit against Microsoft
- New York tests Xbox-based alert system
- Sony to expand the PlayStation Network into Sony Online Service, sell music, books and videos
- “Unfriend” declared word of the year
- Digg CEO Adelson: “I don’t think people expect to pay for news anymore”
Tip of the week: Office 2010 Professional beta available for download (FREE!)
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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
Special Guest: Randall Bennett from TechVi.com
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Global Geek News Podcast #39
Here are the shownotes for episode #39 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
Global Geek News #39
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Stories:
- Sony sets the PSP Go up for failure
- Expect PS3 shortages this Christmas season
- Two more Pirate Bay appeals judges accused of bias
- Ignoring RIAA lawsuits is cheaper than going to trail
- France gives final approval to three strikes law
- Feds weigh cellphone bans for bus and truck drivers
- Netflix CEO hopes to stream to PS3, Wii, iPhone
- US wants UK hacker to pay for the security holes he exposed
- NSW seeks to build unhackable netbooks for students
- Moronic pervert to officer: “Hypothetically, what would you do if you found child pornography?”
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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
Global Geek News Podcast #37
Here are the shownotes for episode #37 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
Global Geek News #37
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Stories:
- Vermont teen sentenced to prison in sexting case
- Can a domain name be deformation?
- iPod Touch doesn’t have a camera because its a great gaming device
- Monopoly goes global with Google Maps
- Pentagon keeps watch on troop’s blogs
- DRM take II – Digital Personal Property
- All your tweets are belong to you
- 2010 could be the last year for IPv4 as we know it
- 802.11n is finally final
- Microsoft teaches Best Buy to trash Linux
Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
Global Geek News Podcast #33
Here are the shownotes for episode #33 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
Global Geek News #33
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Stories:
- Department of Defense looking for new recruits at hacker convention
- Researchers find insecure BIOS ‘rootkit’ pre-loaded in laptops
- Pirate Bay spokesman Peter Sunde resigns
- Student hit with $675,000 fine after losing to the RIAA
- Congressman calls for P2P ban after major security leak
- Senate to introduce legislation to ban texting while driving
- Archbishop cautions texting, email could lead to suicide
- Podcasting patented by VoloMedia
- Apple tried to silence owner of an exploding iPod with a gag order
- Orbit your own satellite for $8000
Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner