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
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Host: Jeremy Bray
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Global Geek News Podcast #49
Here are the shownotes for episode #49 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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
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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
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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 #26
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Global Geek News #26
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- Russia launches anti-trust probe against Microsoft
- Snow Leopard to launch in September at the upgrade price of $29
- 50,000 Palm Pres sold and 150,000 apps downloaded so far
- Murder caught because of his “no cellphone left behind” policy
- The Pirate Party wins big in EU elections and likely gets 2 seats
- Publishers want a slice of the used game market
- Nintendo: We could be stuck with the Wii for 8 more years
- Most blogs now abandoned
- Super Chirp brings paid streams to Twitter
- 80% of Twitter accounts have less than 10 followers
Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner
Global Geek News Podcast #24
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Global Geek News #24
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- Freemium model to predominate in mobile apps with VAS revenues reaching $14Billion by 2014
- One in five families are cellphone only
- Can Android save Motorola?
- Twitter believes we are too stupid for @ replies Update!
- France passes “three strikes” anti-piracy law
- Trolling somebody online? Bill would slap you with jail time
- FTC Chair: We may jump into the net neutrality fray
- Intel hammered by the EU with $1.45 billion fine
Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner
Special Guest: Kevin Hustler
Global Geek News Podcast #17
Here are the shownotes for episode #17 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
Global Geek News #17
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- New York looks to tax downloads
- Microsoft to open retail stores
- Microsoft announces Windows Marketplace and My Phone for Windows Mobile
- Apple says that jailbreaking the iPhone is illegal
- Palm Pre gets Flash support
- Google now accepting paid apps for Android Marketplace
- YouTube tries micro-payments, more download options
- Online thieves scam the state of Utah out of $2.5 million
- Facebook’s new terms of Service causes outrage
- Canadian judge: No warrant required to see ISP logs
Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner
Music: Rush by Walt Ribeiro