Global Geek News Podcast #46
Here are the shownotes for episode #46 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
Global Geek News #46
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Stories:
- Kindle outsells every other product on Amazon
- The end of the CrunchPad
- EU formally adopts file sharing rights
- IsoHunt asks court to legalize its operations
- Mininova deletes all infringing torrents, goes legal
- Swedes starting to buy music. Are anti-P2P laws working?
- MPAA to FCC: Critics of video blocking proposals are lying
- Microsoft issues takedown notices over spilled COFEE
- Microsoft-Yahoo search/ad deal approved in Australia and Canada
- Blogging vs Microblogging: Twitter’s global growth flattens while Wordpress’ picks up
- Verizon whines over Sprint’s “Most Dependable” claims
Tip of the week: How to Un-Google Yourself
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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
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Global Geek News Podcast #45
Here are the shownotes for episode #45 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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
For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog
Global Geek News Podcast #42
Here are the shownotes for episode #42 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
Global Geek News #42
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Stories:
- Sheriff’s lawsuit over craigslist erotic ads thrown out
- Court orders The Pirate Bay to delete torrents
- Copyright threats against compulsive singer withdrawn
- Facebook users spend 8 billion minutes a day on the site
- 28% of Twitter users click links to news and current events
- Yahoo! shuts down Geocities
- Barnes & Nobel announce dual screen e-book reader, the Nook
- Walmart prepares to take on Best Buy’s Geek Squad
- PS3 to get Netflix streaming
- Hulu’s free glory days are officially numbered
Tip of the Week: The master list of Windows 7 shortcuts
The winner of the Global Geek News Windows 7 Ultimate Giveaway is announced!
Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
Global Geek News Podcast #36
Here are the shownotes for episode #36 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
Global Geek News #36
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Stories:
- EA spends 3x more on marketing than development
- PS3 selling more units than the Wii after the price drop
- US Government says all music downloads are theft
- Utah law punishes texting drivers with 15 years in prison
- Don’t like the results of a vanity search? Don’t sue Yahoo
- Wi-fi cafe users love Apple and like to spend
- The Kindle is more environmentally friendly than actual books
- Amazon makes up for 1984 book deletion
- Watching TV while surfing the net? You aren’t alone
- Top developer reveals sad Android Market sales figures
Tip of the week: How to fix the YouTube jumpiness in Firefox
Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
Global Geek News #8
Here are the shownotes for episode #8 of the Global Geek News podcast with special guests Steve Gillmor and Don Reisinger:
Global Geek News – Show #8
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- No More iPhones at Apple Store – 3G Imminent?
- Big Content fighting campus P2P by lobbying for state laws
- Facebook ordered to out kids behind principal’s fake profile
- Google Confirms Friend Connect
- First look: Microsoft enters social video with Messenger TV
- Dallas Truancy Court Tracks Lazy Kids Using GPS
- Preparing for cyber warfare: US Air Force floats botnet plan
- MIT students show power of open cell phone systems
- Reports: Carl Icahn considering attempt to oust Yahoo board
- Confirmed: Comcast Bought Plaxo, Deal Closed Today
- CBS to Buy CNET for $1.8 Billion
Hosts: Jeremy Bray & Larry Miller
Global Geek News #7
Here are the show notes for episode #7 of the Global Geek News Podcast:
Global Geek News – Show #7
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- Yahoo-Microsoft Battle Bolsters Google
- Does Ballmer Need To Go?
- File-Sharer Convicted in Sweden’s Biggest P2P Case
- Zune 2.5 Update Brings TV Shows, More Social Networking, Improved Software Features
- CompUSA: It Lives!
- Yahoo To Flag Malware Sites In Search Results
- Activision/Blizzard leaves, still hopes to profit from ESA
- Blu-ray hits bumps in the road to HD market dominance
- NBC using YouTube clips to drive Hulu traffic
- RIAA: Piracy fight more important than net neutrality bill
- New Microsoft law enforcement tool bypasses PC security
Hosts: Jeremy Bray & Larry Miller
Global Geek News #6
Here are the show notes for episode #6 of the Global Geek News Podcast with special guest Justine “iJustine” Ezarik:
Global Geek News – Show #6
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- Ebay to ban negative seller views
- Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 released to manufacturing
- Delver comes out of stealth with a new twist on social search
- Italian Parliment to mistakenly legalize mp3 P2P
- Lymabean, a new social network for college students is coming
- MediaSentry role in RIAA lawsuit comes under scrutiny
- IFPI forces Danish ISP to block The Pirate Bay
- Yahoo may consider Google Alliance over Microsoft, source says
- Yahoo to shut down premium music service, redirects users to Rhapsody
- Podcasts taking off(again): eMarketer
Hosts: Jeremy Bray & Lindsay Barasse
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