Geek News Daily Podcast

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily #50 for April 2, 2009: X-Men Wolverene film leaked a month before release Time Warner monthly data caps spread beyond Texas Google restores tethering Apps to the Android Marketplace Obama gives Queen Elizabeth an iPod Playstation 3 2.7 firmware sports in game text chat and external video storage Verizon vows more 4G coverage than 3G Survey: Workers are more worried about colleagues being laid off than themselves iPhone 3.0 beta 2 gets jailbroken Netflix hits 2 billion movie rentals Gmail turns 5, still in Beta Cool Link of the Day: The iPhone as designed by Leonardo da Vinci Bargain of the Day: Seasons 1-10 of E.R. for $163.49 Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily #49 for March 30, 2009: Spam returns to 94% of all email Google Chrome coming to the Mac by fall? Opera Mobile 9.7 to have support for Flash, Google Gears, and server-side compression Chinese cyberespionage network runs across 103 nations Sony Drops the price of the Playstation 2 ABC/Disney looking to join Hulu? Skype coming to the iPhone on Tuesday, Blackberry in May 84% of people would prefer to have more blog readers than Twitter followers China gets free, ad-supported music from Google American Airlines bringing Wifi to 300 planes Netflix upping Blu-ray fees from $1/mo to $3/mo Cool Link of the Day: LEGO Battlestar Galactica tribute could probably destroy a Cylon base ship. Bargain of the Day: $200 off white MacBook ($799 AR) Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily #48 forFebruary 12, 2009: Rumor: iTunes may get streaming movies Network management amendment failed to make it into the stimulus package Dell starts selling dual-boot laptops Russian and US satellites collide Pioneer to leave the TV business in March 2010 to focus on audio Data tethering is coming to the Palm Pre Southwest Airlines offers free wifi...for now Follow the Pirate Bay trial on Twitter Google's Book settlement pays authors $60 per scanned book Vizio drops out of plasma TVs Obama makes the June 12th analog kill date official Blockbuster Total Access to offer games for $5 Palm OS is dead Texas judge orders site to identify annonymous trolls and flamers Cool Link of the Day: Abominable Snow Shuttle Bargain of the Day: Free stuff! Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily #47 forFebruary 11, 2009: Apple stopped multitouch on Android Twitter to possibly start charging companies for extra features Teens spend 31 hours a week online McCartney says lables are stopping the Beatles from coming to iTunes Sirius XM looks to be going bankrupt 40% of tv stations will abandon analog broadcasts next week Add your location to your signature in Gmail Authors Guild claims the Kindle 2 text-to-speach is illegal Study finds terrible conditions at Microsoft, Dell ODM factory New iPhone App DRM claims to thawrt pirates...for now Microsoft gives Vista approval for the ION platform Dianne Feinstein hopes to kill net neutrality in stimulus bill Driver using laptop kills a family of 6 Cool Link of the Day: Astroid PC case mod Bargain of the Day: Corsair Flash Voyager 8GB USB drive for $8.99 AR Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily #44 for December 22, 2008: Google gives employees G1 phones instead of cash for their Christmas bonus The last major VHS retailer abandons the format Garmin to launch an Android phone in 2009 Windows XP gets four more months to live Teen file-sharing up 46% First internet-created feature film to debut next month Scientists find an undiscovered forest and a several new species thanks to Google Earth. Cool Link of the Day: 60,000 LEGO piece Star Wars diorama with LEDs and Footprints Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily #46 for January 21, 2009: Teen assults mother with a taco for unplugging his Xbox 360 Sweeden considering police action against file sharers FCC investigates Comcast's VoIP traffic Playstation 3 gets a photo gallery app and more DivX support in new 2.60 firmware Google ads showing up on IsoHunt cause a controversy, Kentucky court overturns gambling domain seizure on appeal Obama looking at Open Source SEC investigates Apple over Steve Job's health disclosure All major Canadian ISPs slow p2p traffic Facebook gets 1.5 million Obama related status changes from CNN Twitter passes Digg in internet traffic Cool Link of the Day: Obama Presidentail Inauguration in LEGOs Bargain of the Day: Polaroid High Definition Digital Camcorder for $134.99 Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily #45 for January 19, 2009: Verizon jumps on the femtocell bandwagon Watch the Presidential Inauguration online Inauguration to bring cell networks to their knees Don't commit a felony and then google the crime Blackberry app store accepting applications TechCrunch shows off internet tablet prototype Study: Filesharing has positive economic effects Microsoft SkyBox to be the Mobile Me of Windows Mobile Judge: 17,000 downloads does not equal 17,000 lost sales 37% of P2P users say they would ignore disconnection threats Cool Link of the Day: Stealth bomber shaped motorcycle Bargain of the Day: 13 Months of Xbox Live for $30 Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily #43 for December 3, 2008: * Nintendo makes $6 on every Wii * iPhone takes 16.6% of the world smartphone market * Windows Vista SP2 fixes and features announced, the beta hits this week * List of most downloaded iPhone apps released * Charge you laptop with your feet * T-Mobile soft data caps to return [unconfirmed] * T-Mobile G1 net access can't be turned off, resulting in huge roaming fees * Blockbuster looks to stream movies to Windows Mobile via Live Mesh * Nokia unveils N97 * PS3 2.53 Firmware released * Pioneer shows off 16 layer, 400GB Blu-ray disk which is compatible with current players Cool Link of the Day: Bookshelf splits to store extra books Bargain of the Day: Lyon by Washburn electric guitar with a 5 watt amp and instructional dvd for $89.99 + $5 shipping Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray

Here are the show highlights for episode #42 of the Geek News Daily podcast for December 2, 2008. * Restaurateur tracks down bill dodgers on Facebook * Gmail comes to Google Desktop * Google Earth used in Indian terrorist attacks * gOS "Cloud" instant-on OS comes to Gigabyte touchscreen netbook * Mac hits record 8.87% internet share, Windows drops below 90% * Firefox passes 20% market share while IE drops below 70% * Pownce bought by Six Apart, to be shut down in 2 weeks * People buy used computers to salvage Windows XP * Boeing airborne laser weapon fires for the first time * Nokia won't buy Yahoo! * Apple tells users they need antivirus software * Xbox 360 outsells PS3 3:1 on Black Friday Cool Link of the Day: USB floppy disk concept Bargain of the Day: Garmin Nuvi 270 for $129.99 Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray

Here are the show highlights for episode #41 of the Geek News Daily podcast for December 1, 2008. * 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!

Here are the show highlights for episode #40 of the Geek News Daily podcast for November 19, 2008. * Tennessee anti-p2p law to cost colleges over $13 million * Netflix now streams movies to the Xbox 360 * Sony blocking Xbox 360 Netflix movie streaming * Sony PSP-3000 hacked * Malicious computer software to peak on Monday * Microsoft dropping prices on flash based Zunes * Judge throws out Psystar's anti-trust case against Apple * NASA successfully tests interplanetary Internet * Apple OSX Snow Leopard to be available in Q1 2009? * PC Magazine is shutting down * Brits would rather have Internet than cars Cool Link of the Day: Yankee Stadium in Legos Bargain of the Day: Woot Off! Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray

Here are the show highlights for episode #39 of the Geek News Daily podcast for November 18, 2008. * Flash demonstrated on Android based G1 * Android hacked to be a garage door remote * Apple releases firmware fix for MacBook trackpad problems * Get out of your Sprint contract with no early termination fees * Facebook rolls out Verified App program while making themselves an interesting revenue model * Chinese pirates crack Blu-ray DRM to start selling HD disks * Nintendo attempts to kill homebrew on the Wii yet again * The New Xbox Experience is available for all who signed up, everybody else tomorrow * Jerry Yang steps down as Yahoo CEO Cool Link of the Day: 20-Foot-long Lego battlecruiser Bargain of the Day: Corsair Flash Voyager 16GB Flash Drive for $20 after rebate and free shipping! Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray

Here are the show highlights for episode #37 of the Geek News Daily podcast for November 17, 2008. * The Pirate Bay attempts to get into the Guinness Book of World Records * Flash coming to Windows Mobile 6.1 but not the iPhone * Tivo now lets your order Dominoes to complete the couch potato experience * Indian lunar probe smashes into the moon * Artist looks to replace lost eye with webcam * U.S. military develops honeycomb tires * Google Docs has 1% of office market * Apple sued for hairline cracks on the iPhone 3G Cool link of the day: Bacon iPhone sleeve Bargain of the day: $140 Memorex Blu-ray player Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray

Here are the show highlights for episode #37 of the Geek News Daily podcast for October 9, 2008. * Apple patents OS X Dock * Eye-Fi Manager update adds support for Twitter and RSS * Halo 3 Recon announced * New Xbox Experience to launch on November 19th for Xbox 360 * PSP gets Dual Shock 3 support through PSP Plus * PSP Store announced, to launch October 15th * ASUS planning touchscreen EEE pc within six months * Google to offer RSS feeds for search results * RealNetworks banned from selling RealDVD software likely forever * Major Romanian ISP blocks Bittorrent site * South Korea seeks to curb online anonymity * Netflix to charge an extra $1/mo for Blu-ray rentals Cool Link of the Day: Disappearing Pool Table Host: Jeremy "pcnerd37" Bray

Here are the show highlights for episode #36 of the Geek News Daily podcast for September 4, 2008. * Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio TZ laptops for overheating * PS3 firmware update to bring high-quality voice chat * PSP-3000 actually has the same battery life as the current PSP * 200,000 core supercomputer to be built * Google Co-Founder expects Chrome like browser for Android * BBC planning music download service * Serious security flaw in Google Chrome * Google changing Chrome's EULA after controversy erupts * Picasa 3.0 launches with facial recgonition * Sony and PNY releasing Ghostbusters on a flash drive * New iPod Nano and iPod Touch dimensions revealed? * Windows 7 aiming for 15 second boot times? * Samsung: Blu-ray will be dead in 5 years Cool Link of the Day: Photoflow

Here are the show highlights for episode #35 of the Geek News Daily podcast for September 3, 2008. * DirectTV pulls head out of butt and announces a new DirectTV HD Tivo for next year * Apple & AT&T sued for selling too many iPhone 3Gs * AT&T experiences major data outage on East Coast * Cellphone charger causes blaze in Delaware * 7 Prisoners have surgery to remove cellphones stuck "up there" * P2P traffic drops as streaming video grows in popularity * GetClicky Analytics Service says Google Chrome accounts for nearly 2% of browser traffic. * Appeals court smacks down judge for relying on Wikipedia * Washington State court deals blow to one-sided EULAs * Metallic silver Nintendo DS coming September 7 Cool Link of the Day: The Styrobot wants to rule your cups and packaging

Here are the show highlights for episode #34 of the Geek News Daily podcast for September 2, 2008. * Walmart discontinues 80GB and 4GB Zunes? 120GB Zune priced? * Apple event set for Sept 9 as rumored * Warez ringleader gets probation after guilty plea * Microsoft gets patent for page up / page down * Study: 88% of IT Pros would steal passwords or data if fired * Hulu premiering shows before television broadcast * PSP getting a Wi-Fi store * iPhone web share grows to 0.48% * The first letter in your email could determine the amount of spam you get * Google's Chrome browser launches Cool Link of the Day: USB can-shaped humidifier

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

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

Here are the show highlights for episode #31 of the Geek News Daily podcast for August 28, 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

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

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

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily Show #28 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

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily Show #27 for March 12, 2008: Sceintists demo freaky new hacking target: pacemakers TiVo getting YouTube YouTube's new APIs open the site to external apps Judge to Viacom: No punitive damages in YouTube case Yahoo in discussions to join Google's OpenSocial 100,000 Apple iPhone SDKs downloaded so far iPhone Dev Team jailbreaks firmware 2.0...before it's out! Intel confirms 160GB solid-state drives to be unveiled soon

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily show #26 for February 28, 2008: Researchers transmit optical data at 16.4 Tpbs over 1,500 miles Sprint finally offers $99 'Simply Everything' flate rate calling plan It took 16 months, but Google relaunches Jotsport Google Docs gets a visual overhaul, now more Office like LinkedIn revamps design, adds status updates Vista starts spotting activation cracks PayPal warns: Steer clear of Apple's Safari browser BBC broadcasting Rugby Six Nations match in 3D Cool Link of the Day: USB fan made out of a CD

Here are the highlights for the Geek News Daily podcast Show #25 for February 27, 2008: EU to Microsoft: Not open enough. Imposes $1.4 Billion fine Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 bundle announced Study: FPS deaths provide sweet relief to victims Pakistan lifts YouTube ban Microsoft glitch cuts access to e-mail, messenger MoFuse instantly converts sites for the iPhone Microsoft picks up Israeli ad-targeting software startup YaData for a reported $20-30 million Apple event for the iPhone SDK: March 6th

Here are the highlights for show #24 for February 26, 2008: Bad flavor: ICANN, Network Solutions sued for domain tasting Mochila now lets you add BBC videos to your blog FCC head says action possible on web limits Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro get refreshed with faster CPUs, multi-touch Toshiba speeds 1.8" drives up to 5400rpm Kids don't like CDs: iTunes Store now #2 music retailer E-Tickets only starting June 1 Google Talk adds a Chatback widget

Here are the stories for show #23 of the Geek News Daily podcast. The news is from February 25, 2008: Insecure routing redirects YouTube to Pakistan Video game firm EA bids $2 billion for Take-Two Rumor: New MacBook Pro model to be announced tomorrow Bloglines suffers major outage MetaRAM quadruples DDR2 DIMM capacities, launches 8GB DIMMs LinkedIn goes mobile Adobe launches AIR Xbox to stop making HD DVD add-on

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily #22 for February 11, 2008: Starbucks: AT&T bringing free Wi-Fi to Starbucks (finally!) Clear Channel to FCC: XM/Sirius is illegal, but let's deal Yahoo's official response is: Nohoo! More Cashoo! Microsoft buys Danger Wal-Mart gets dirt cheap on digital-to-analog TV converters Bluetooth to piggyback on Wi-Fi Netflix chooses Blu-ray format over HD-DVD Polarioid technology fades out

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily #21 for February 7, 2008: Repairs under way; explanation elusive on cable failures IMB shrinks Cell to 45nm. Cheaper PS3s to follow OpenID welcomes Microsoft, Google, Verisign and IBM Google launches localized news service You've stalked your friends, now get a newsfeed from your family Microsoft buys Caligari to pimp Virtual Earth Consumers can scan bank deposits at home Cellphone flasher gets small fine, large public humiliation

Show highlights for episode #20 for February 5, 2008: Gartner: 80% of commercial apps to use open source by 2012 IFPI sues Baidu, Yahoo China over deep linking mp3s Wireless chip-on-a-band-aid to monitor patients from home Fring adds file-swapping to its mobile VoIP app Podcasts taking off(again): eMarketer Official: 16GB iPhone available and 32GB iPod touch --both $499 Fourth undersea cable cut near UAE, suspicions rise AOL acquires affiliate network to boost ad platform

Here are the highlights for show #19 from January 31, 2008: Apple TV (take 2) update delayed Apple's MacBook Air is officially shipping Amazon strengthens its digital hand with $300 million purchase of Audible PirateBay hit with legal action Firefox share up over 20% in Europe Garmin announces the Nuvifone Acer gobbles up 75% of Packard Bell Internet outage hits two continents Widgetbox secures #8 million in Series B funding

Here are the headlines for the Geek News Daily podcast for January 30 2008: 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

Here are the topics covered in Geek News Daily #17 for January 29 2008: Cobalt blue Nintendo DS arriving next month LG Rumor phones get firmware update P2P users blast Comcast in FCC proceeding TechCrunch endorses Barack Obama and John McCain Germans may soon have zero access to online file sharing Digg nearly tripples registered users in a year European court decides filesharers should stay anonymous Ustream.TV chosen to live stream the Republican National Convention

Here are the headlines for the Geek News Daily podcast for January 28 2008: 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

Here are the stories covered in the Geek News Daily podcast for January 24 2008: Soutwest Airlines testing satellite broadband internet access American Airlines to join mile-high WiFi club Goodbye, 30-second song clips. Last.fm offers limited full-track streaming and moves towards subscriptions FTC defents Ethernet, forces patent troll back under bridge Facebook IM client Social.im now available for Mac ICANN issues plea for liberty Uh oh: Microsoft says Vista is more secure than XP, OSX and Linux Yahoo may offer DRM-free music for free Virgin Galactic unveils spaceships that will take passangers up in space

Here are the headlines for the Geek News Daily podcast for January 23 2008: Internet Explorer 8 to have 3 rendering engines W3C releases the first draft of HTML 5 Microsoft rolls out Zune 2.3 software update Apple records record $1.58B profit KDE going cross-platform with Windows and Mac OS X support iPhone's 1.1.3 update is ready for SDK applications Sony delays Skype PSP and microphone launch indefinitely Blu-ray players grab 93% of market after Warner went Blu

The topics for the Geek News Daily podcast for Tuesday, January 22 2008 are: 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

Here are the highlights for Geek News Daily #12 for January 18, 2008: New Blu-Ray 2.0 spec makes PS3 the most future-proof player Bloggers suffer major outage, not happy FCC to test new "white space" wireless broadband devices Anti-spammer fined $60K for DNS lookup 'hack' Myspace Russia launches; Myspace Turkey coming Yahoo asks employees to turn in computers US approves standards to keep electric grid hacker-free $70,000 industrial robot modded to fire flameballs

Here are the topics discussed in the Geek News Daily podcast for January 17 2008: Exonerated RIAA defendant scores double victory in court Storm Worm: A Valentines gift that keeps on giving Yahoo Implements OpenID Loopt launches mobile location based application platform Confirmed: Watch iTunes rentals forever! Vulnerability turns MS Excel into open door for hackers YouTube taunt results in weapons arrest YouTube marketshare increases but the market stays widespread

The stories for the Geek News Daily podcast for January 16, 2008 are: Microsoft seeks patent on office "spy" software Amazon's free shipping costing €1,000 per day in France Sun to acquire mySQL Spore is coming to Mac in 2008 Dreamhost overbills customers $7.5 Million; Uses Homer Simpson to deliver apology Panasonic EVOLTA: "The longest lasting AA battery in the world" Microsoft takes 10 years to close support ticket

Geek News Daily Show #9 for Tuesday, January 15, 2008 covers the following topics: FCC officially opens proceeding on Comcast's P2P throttling Myspace to let parents block children from joining Video ads are planned for grocery carts Twitter fails the Macworld Keynote test Mozilla hires Humanized founders Apple's stock tanks from Macworld keynote Toshiba slashes HD-DVD prices Apple announces MacBook Air, HD movie rentals and Apple TV 2.0 at Macworld keynote

Geek News Daily Show #8 for January 14, 2008 covers the following topics: Google beefs up iPhone interface New Apple Mac Pro with eight cores U.S. courts to consider legality of laptop inspections EU launches new Microsoft anti-trust probe "iPod Tax" smacked down in Canada EFF tries to squash labels "making available" claims Mininova turns 3 Google boots IncrediMail; stock price plummets

The Geek News Daily podcast for January 3, 2008 covers the following stories: Time picks top 50 websites of 2007 Saudis arrest top blogger Australian government equates Freedom of Speech to liking kiddie porn IBM filing 10 patents a day in technology States fighting to keep Microsoft antitrust decree in place LANCOR sues non-profit charity OLPC for $20 million Presidential candidates hate gamers freedoms Now you can graph your Twitter usage

This is the Geek News Daily podcast for 1/2/08 which covers the following stories: New Year Eve, live on the net Microsoft using YouTube to promote Vista, Live Google to offer friend updates? Adobe, Omniture in hot water for snooping on CS3 users Cell phones quickly becoming mobile entertainment devices Solid state, cloud storage on tap for power-hungry 2008 Baidu CFO Shawn Wang dies in accident US and UK have become "endemic" surveillance societies

The items covered in the show for December 28, 2007 are: Egypt "to copywrite antiquities" New Open-Source software archive hits the web Storm Worm delivers coal on Christmas FBI planning world's largest biometric database Microsoft cries monopoly on Google Study: Ads in online shows work better than ads on tv Panasonic to get 150-inch plasma tv Bible put on pin-head sized chip

Today's show covers the following hot stories: US approves Google/DoubleClick deal. Blockbuster grinches TotalAccesss customers with price hike. Congress considers bill to make radio "pay to play". Apple kills Think Secret. Teens creating more online content. Teens value non-online meeting. Yahoo, America Movil partnet on mobile Web search. Microsoft signs rare open-source deal under EU orders.

Todays show covers the topics: Turn in a software pirate, Collect $500. Nanowire battery holds 10 times the charge of existing ones. $3.2 Billion lost to phishing in 2007. Feds readying for 2008 IPv6 deadline, but not for actual use. New trojan software swaps Google Ads for malware. Sony offers $100 credit. Facebook settles text-messaging suit. 73% of Americans havn't heard of Google Docs

The tech headlines for December 19, 2007 are: BBC Launches iPlayer Service, Apple plugs 42 security holes, E3 returns to L.A., Privacy is no defense when Circuit City finds child porn, $8,000/gallon ink leads to antitrust lawsuit, 1,000 pages of bad news: Ohio e-voting report released, Porn Spammers lust for facebook data lands them in court, Universal and XM settle suit over receivers ability to record

Geek News Daily is a brief roundup of the top daily tech headlines. This episode covers the following: Blogging turns 10. Nintendo and Gamestop to guarantee Wii's by January PS3 gets DivX and WMV playback Microsoft Responds to Operas antitrust complaint Google sued over Chinese name Windows Mobile makes changes to compete with the iPhone Ads-Click Introduces MicroSocialAds.