1Jul/090
Global Geek News Podcast #29
Here are the shownotes for episode #29 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
Global Geek News #29
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- Europe gets handset makers to agree to universal charger
- Next tech IPO: LogMeIn
- Acer set to overtake Dell as #2 PC maker
- The Simpsons gets higher ad rates on Hulu than on TV
- Netbook study finds most netbook owners don’t know what netbooks are
- EA’s new motto: Please pirate our games… er, storefronts
- Judge thinks linking to copyrighted material should be illegal
- Dutch government wants to tax online media to fund print media
- Google’s mobile Adsense now in public beta
- Ad networks the laggards in Jackson traffic spike
Not only that, but we will talk PC buying tips to save you money!
Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner
Tagged as: Acer, ad networks, Adsense Mobile, copyright infringement, Dell, digital downloads, downloaded content, EA, Google, HP MediaSmart Home Server, hulu ad rates, laptop, LogMeIn, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson death, micro-USB, mini-USB, money saving PC buying tips, netbook, PC market share, piracy, pirate games, print media, storefronts, tax online media, Tech IPO, The Simpsons, traffic spike, tv ad rates, tv.com ad rates, universal handset charger
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13Apr/090
Global Geek News Podcast #20
Here are the shownotes for episode #20 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
Global Geek News #20
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- Dice.com shows a 45% drop in tech jobs
- Blockbuster is on its deathbed
- Circuit City looks to rise again
- Time Warner Cable says it singled out Austin’s geeks
- Apple and Stanford offering free iPhone development classes on iTunes
- Apple’s legal showdown over multitouch begins
- FCC asked to investigate AT&T for Skype iPhone restrictions
- Radiohead to testify against the RIAA
- Microsoft boasts that 96% of netbooks run Windows
Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner
Tagged as: anti-competitive, Apple, Austin Texas, Blockbuster, Blockbuster dies, Blockbuster dying, Circuit City, circuitcity.com, Dice.com, economy, Elan Microelectronics, FCC, fewer tech jobs, Geeks, iPhone, Microsoft, multitouch, netbook, netbook os marketshare, Radiohead, recession, RIAA, Skype, Stanford, Synaptics, Time Warner Cable
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10Feb/090
Global Geek News Podcast #16
Here are the shownotes for episode #16 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
Global Geek News #16
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- Google bans the term ‘netbook’ from its ad network
- Pioneer gets out of the TV and DVD business
- Eye-tracking studies are more than meets the eye
- 10 Registrars responsible for 83% of all spam
- Time Warner placing bandwidth caps on more cities
- Hackers use fake parking tickets to get into computers
- Gmail could pass Hotmail in 2009
- Acer caught giving 10″ Aspire One reviewers larger batteries than they sell with
- Kindle 2 announced
Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner
Music: Rush by Walt Ribeiro
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