August 2008

Here are the show highlights for episode #33 of the Geek News Daily podcast for August 29, 2008.

• PSP-3000 gets worse battery life, Sony tries to make up for it
• Kevin Mitnick tells all in upcoming book
• Comcast confirms 250GB data cap starting October 1
• No new Kindle this year
• Android Market will not require approval for applications
• YouTube adds closed captioning
• Mozilla extends deal with Google for 3 years
• Users causing iPhone reception problems
• Leaked Apple patent filing shows multitouch Mac tablet
• Pro gamers are doping too
• Xbox 360 goes Coin-op

Cool Link of the Day:  Mythbusters create 1,100 barrel paintball gun to paint the Mona Lisa instantly

Host: Jeremy “pcnerd37″ Bray
Geek News Daily #33

Here are the show highlights for episode #32 of the Geek News Daily podcast for August 28, 2008.

• New algorithm boosts network efficiency
• Study: DRM a major barrier to e-textbook adoption
• IE8 Beta released to the public
• Microsoft’s Live Search Cashback idea fails to help its market share
• New numbers on European internet growth
• Diary.com - Scrapbooking For The Twitter Generation?
• U.K. Advertising Standards Authority pulls misleading iPhone ad
• Cisco improves WebEx with $215 million acquisition of e-mail company PostPath
• RIAA wins P2P case after defendant reformats hard drive

Cool Link of the Day:  Amazing things can be done in MS Paint

Host: Jeremy “pcnerd37″ Bray
Geek News Daily #32

Here are the show highlights for episode #31 of the Geek News Daily podcast for August 27, 2008.

• Microsoft says a 120GB Zune is coming
• Opentape invites the RIAA to play whack-a-mole post-Muxtape
• The WB comes back to life as a Hulu competitor
• AT&T adds two international data plans for the iPhone, still expensive
• iPhone 3Gs outnumber 1st Gen iPhones
• iPhone Dev Team releases PwnageTool 2.0.3 to jailbreak 2.0.2 firmware
• Amazon’s Kindle gets $100 discount in Chase promotion
• Network notary system thwarts man-in-the-middle attacks
• Google Suggest finally makes its debut

Cool Links of the Day:  Wii Balance Board controls Roomba &  Treadmills used to play WoW

Host: Jeremy “pcnerd37″ Bray
Geek News Daily #31

Here are the show highlights for episode #30 of the Geek News Daily Podcast for August 25, 2008:

• Apple to Pump Out 45 Million iPhones in the Next 12 Months
• Acer Drops Price of Aspire One
• Register to Vote on Your Xbox 360
• Firefox to Get Massive JavaScript Performance Boost in 3.1 Update
• OpenClip Killed by Apple
• Digg Introduces Digg Dialogg
• RideTheCity.com, Using Google Maps to Make Biking Safe
• EA Sport Boss Criticizes Plans to Sue File-Sharers

Cool Link of the Day: Wooden Animal USB Drives

Host: Jeremy “pcnerd37″ Bray
Geek News Daily #30

Here are the show highlights for episode #29 of the Geek News Daily Podcast for August 21, 2008:

• Jott Leaves Beta, Continues to be Awesome
• RadioShack Flyer Indicates Xbox 360 Price Cuts on Elite, Arcade Systems
• Microsoft Buys Another $100m in Certificates from Novell
• Intel Announces Dual Core Atom, Chains it to 945C Chipset
• Apple Hit with Class Action Lawsuit Over iPhone 3G Flakiness
• Microsoft Enlists Seinfeld, Gates to Battle “Get A Mac” Ads
• Comcast to Throttle Heavy Users by up to 20 Minutes

Cool Link of the Day: Blackberry Bold vs. iPhone Web Browser Showdown

Host: Jeremy “pcnerd37″ Bray
Geek News Daily #29

Here are the show highlights for episode #28 of the Geek News Daily Podcast for August 20, 2008:

• Sony Unveils 160GB PS3, Starts Shipping 80GB PS3
• Sony Announces PSP-3000
• Sony PS3’s VidZone Service Offers Free Music, Videos
• Playstation 3 Keypad Brings Thumb Typing to the PS3
• Palm Releases Treo Pro
• JustHackIt Launches
• Hulu Hits 100 Million Streams, 3.2 Million Uniques
• Copy and Paste for the iPhone
• 7,000 British Game Pirates Sued for $557 USD

Cool Link of the Day: A Man Sized Guitar Hero Portable

Host: Jeremy “pcnerd37″ Bray
Geek News Daily #28