• Microsoft and Yahoo in talks for $20 billion deal
• Despite reports, the Apple App Store has not reached 10,000 apps
• Netflix challenges hackers to come up with a better recommendation engine for $1 million
• Blockbuster’s OnDemand service coming to Blu-ray players
• Super secret London tunnel for sale
• Refurbished Kindles show up for $360
• Study:  Internet searches boost the brain
• Windows 7 to allow graphics acceleration from the CPU
• Vista SP2 set for an April launch to manufactures?
• Idiots call Wrath of the Lich King fastest selling game of all time

Cool Link of the Day:  Backyard observatory rivals Hubble’s images

Bargain of the Day:  Ebay selling a 2009 Corvette and more for a starting bid of $1 and FREE shipping!

Host: Jeremy “pcnerd37″ Bray
Geek News Daily #41

• 40Mbps DSL? Rim Semi claims high speeds at long distances
• eBay changes fee structure to drive growth
• BlogTV signs strategic deal with ICQ
• Format War II: HDMI wins the other format war, sorry DVI
• Cisco unveils new switch
• Spambots can now fool CAPTCHA tests
• RIAA wants to increase filesharing damages to $1.5 million an album
• Dell closes all 140 US mall kiosks

Host: Jeremy “pcnerd37″ Bray
Geek News Daily #18

• Researchers announce ’100%’ accuracy in facial recgonition
• Antipiracy investigators un afoul in Swiss law in P2P sweep
• eBay acquires Fraud Sciences for $169 million
• Major labels deny signing deals with Qtrax, downloading music via P2P still illegal
• The LEGO brick turns 50
• UK education group: Keep the Wii out of PE class
• Windows 7 isnt headed for 2009, says Microsoft. More like 2011
• XPFS mouse and keyboard adapter now available for the PS3
• Diggnation to be shown on Virgin America flights

Host: Jeremy “pcnerd37″ Bray
Geek News Daily #16

• Mac OS X 10.5.2 update now said to be packing nearly 100 fixes
• The Sierra Club proposes video game and TV tax
• Travel organizer Tripit goes social
• Ebay’s Meg Whitman steps down after decade as CEO
• Eyeball-implanted camera patent may bring electronic vision one day
• HBO joins movie download derby
• Intel offers first dual-core Celeron processor
• IP addresses could become “personal information” in Europe

Host: Jeremy “pcnerd37″ Bray
Geek News Daily #13