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The Geekcast #280 – The Half-Year Review News: London Riots: Social Media Mobilizes Riot Cleanup After days of riots in London, thousands of Londoners and worldwide supporters are taking to social networks to help reclaim the streets of London. While rioters took to the underground paths of BlackBerry Messenger to organize, the highly spreadable mediums of Twitter and Facebook have shown to [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #279 – Daria Musk InterviewNews: 3DS price drops to $170 on August 12 Nintendo has just announced that the price on the 3DS will drop to $169.99 stateside on August 12. That’s down from $250 currently, which we don’t have to tell you is a pretty shocking drop, considering the tech involved and how recently the system was released. [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #278 – OS X Lion ReviewNews: Facebook iPad app ‘hidden’ in iPhone code Facebook’s long-awaited iPad app might actually be hidden in the company’s latest iPhone app update, TechCrunch is reporting. According to the blog, Facebook’s latest update to its iPhone app, version 3.4.4, includes executable code that allows users with jailbroken iPads to access and use the social network’s [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #277- Hanging Out on Google PlusNews: Lion Launches Tomorrow, July 20, On Mac App Store In his introductory statement during the Q3 earnings call today, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer disclosed that OS X Lion will be released on the Mac App Store tomorrow, July 20. http://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/19/lion-launches-tomorrow-on-mac-app-store/ College Students Can Now Rent Textbooks Electronically From Amazon A month or so before back-to-school season [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #276 – Google PlusNews: Netflix hikes prices, adds DVD-only plan Netflix today started offering a bare-bones DVD plan as it increased the prices of its DVD-and-streaming plans. The company’s new $7.99-per-month plan, offered at a new page on the Netflix site, allows users to have one DVD out a time on an unlimited basis. According to a Netflix [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #275 – Final Cut Pro X ReviewNews: Google resets social agenda with Google+ Google is taking another stab at the social space with a new service, called Google+. For now, Google is quick to call Google+ a “project,” and acknowledged that the social service still has “rough edges.” However, it currently has a host of features to help people communicate over [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #274 – Gozer’s Gadgets Volume ThreeNews: Sega’s online Pass hacked, 1.3 million user passwords stolen Let’s bid a bitter welcome to Sega, the latest entrant to the newly founded club of hacked online communities. Sega Pass, the company’s web portal, suffered a breach of its defenses on Thursday, which has now been identified to have affected a whopping 1.29 million [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #273 – Gozer’s Double-Feature Movie Review ShowNews: TiVo Premiere Q and Preview boxes are official along with an updated iPad app An early release over the weekend took any surprise out of the news, but now TiVo has officially announced its plans for the new TiVo Premiere Q and TiVo Preview set-top boxes and an update for its iPad app at [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #272 – WWDC, E3 and Other AcronymsNews: WWDC: OS X Lion: Resume, Mission Control, Versions, multi-touch gestures. $29.99 in July only from Mac App Store. Complete WIN for Jobs. iOS 5: Notification Center, PC Free, OTA Updates, take photo from Vol+ button, photo editing. Ships in the fall. iCloud: MobileMe is no more. Mail, Contacts, Calendars all free. Documents in the [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #271 – Gozer’s Top Three HeadphonesNews: Sony NGP to be Named PlayStation Vita It seems likely that we’ll learn the final name of the PlayStation Portable’s successor at its E3 press conference next Monday. The surprise may have been spoiled as two (purportedly separate) reports have surfaced showing that the Next Generation Portable’s final name will be PlayStation Vita, or [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #270 – Mimic iPhone Displays in Your CarNews: Apple Store celebrates 10th anniversary with 2.0 experience, iPads locked in Lucite (video) We already wished the Apple Store a happy 10th anniversary, looking back to see what’s changed (and what hasn’t) in a decade of retail presence. Now Apple’s tweaking things even more, launching the so-called Apple Store 2.0. iPads have been scattered [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #270 – Mimic iPhone Displays in Your CarNews: Apple Store celebrates 10th anniversary with 2.0 experience, iPads locked in Lucite (video) We already wished the Apple Store a happy 10th anniversary, looking back to see what’s changed (and what hasn’t) in a decade of retail presence. Now Apple’s tweaking things even more, launching the so-called Apple Store 2.0. iPads have been scattered [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #269 – Hack Netflix for Any Android DeviceNews: Apple planning major product launch for 10th retail anniversary? We have just received some information from a solid Apple source, and if they’re right, Apple may be planning something big for its 10th retail anniversary this Thursday the 19th. Here’s what we’ve been told: There’s an overnight shift planned for around 10-15 individuals at [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #269 – Hack Netflix for Any Android DeviceNews: Apple planning major product launch for 10th retail anniversary? We have just received some information from a solid Apple source, and if they’re right, Apple may be planning something big for its 10th retail anniversary this Thursday the 19th. Here’s what we’ve been told: There’s an overnight shift planned for around 10-15 individuals at [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #268 – Streaming Media ServicesNews: Google Music Beta to stream 20,000 songs for free, official! It’s officially official, called “Music Beta by Google” at this point. There’s a simple presentation with artists, albums, and easy playlist creation. You can manually create them, or there’s a feature called “Instant Mix” that will make you a playlist based on any single [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #268 – Streaming Media ServicesNews: Google Music Beta to stream 20,000 songs for free, official! It’s officially official, called “Music Beta by Google” at this point. There’s a simple presentation with artists, albums, and easy playlist creation. You can manually create them, or there’s a feature called “Instant Mix” that will make you a playlist based on any single [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #267 – Discover New MusicNews: iOS 4.3.3 said to address location issues Apple is said to be nearing completion on iOS 4.3.3, the software update that will address what Apple has called “bugs” that keep extended logs of locations stored on the iPhone and iPad. Boy Genius Report, which has been accurate about details of upcoming iOS versions ahead [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #267 – Discover New MusicNews: iOS 4.3.3 said to address location issues Apple is said to be nearing completion on iOS 4.3.3, the software update that will address what Apple has called “bugs” that keep extended logs of locations stored on the iPhone and iPad. Boy Genius Report, which has been accurate about details of upcoming iOS versions ahead [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #266 – Sony Just Screwed YouNews: Sony admits utter PSN failure: your personal data has been stolen Sony has finally come clean about the “external intrusion” that has caused the company to take down the PlayStation Network service, and the news is almost as bad as it can possibly get. The hackers have all your personal information, although Sony is [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #266 – Sony Just Screwed YouNews: Sony admits utter PSN failure: your personal data has been stolen Sony has finally come clean about the “external intrusion” that has caused the company to take down the PlayStation Network service, and the news is almost as bad as it can possibly get. The hackers have all your personal information, although Sony is [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #265 – I-Con 30 and Mortal Kombat ReviewNews: Amazon introduces cheaper Wi-Fi Kindle with ads Amazon.com is slashing $25 off the price of a new Wi-Fi-only Kindle electronic reader. The catch: to get a Kindle for a new low price of a $114, you must purchase a version with sponsored screensaver ads and special offers. In all other respects, the new Kindle [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #265 – I-Con 30 and Mortal Kombat ReviewNews: Amazon introduces cheaper Wi-Fi Kindle with ads Amazon.com is slashing $25 off the price of a new Wi-Fi-only Kindle electronic reader. The catch: to get a Kindle for a new low price of a $114, you must purchase a version with sponsored screensaver ads and special offers. In all other respects, the new Kindle [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #264 – Are Check-ins Going Bust?News: 100 Atari Greatest Hits Games For iPad | Must Have App Atari has released 100 of their classic games for iPad and this is a must have app you do not want to miss. The suite brings all of the classic Atari games from the arcades and the Atari 2600 right onto your iPad [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #264 – Are Check-ins Going Bust?News: 100 Atari Greatest Hits Games For iPad | Must Have App Atari has released 100 of their classic games for iPad and this is a must have app you do not want to miss. The suite brings all of the classic Atari games from the arcades and the Atari 2600 right onto your iPad [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #263 – Sync iOS Pictures WirelesslyNews: Dish Network to buy Blockbuster for $228 million Blockbuster has finally found a suitor. Dish Network announced today that it will be acquiring the movie rental chain for $228 million. The satellite provider participated in a bankruptcy court auction for Blockbuster, making a winning bid of $320 million. With adjustments for cash and inventory, [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #263 – Sync iOS Pictures WirelesslyNews: Dish Network to buy Blockbuster for $228 million Blockbuster has finally found a suitor. Dish Network announced today that it will be acquiring the movie rental chain for $228 million. The satellite provider participated in a bankruptcy court auction for Blockbuster, making a winning bid of $320 million. With adjustments for cash and inventory, [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CORRECTED: The Geekcast #262 – Motorola Xoom Hands-On ReviewPlease see show notes on previous website entry for all details about this episode. We apologize for any inconvenience. www.GeekcastOnline.comListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CORRECTED: The Geekcast #262 – Motorola Xoom Hands-On ReviewPlease see show notes on previous website entry for all details about this episode. We apologize for any inconvenience. www.GeekcastOnline.comListen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #262 – Motorola Xoom Hands-On ReviewNews: Amazon launches its digital music locker Amazon got the jump on Apple and Google this evening with the launch of a much-anticipated digital music locker service that allows users to store their music on the Web and then listen to their collections on computers with a Web browser or on Android devices. Amazon Cloud [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #261 – Bannerize Your FacebookNews: Happy 5th Birthday, Twitter It’s officially been five years since the very first tweet was sent by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. The message, which read simply “just setting up my twttr,” has since been followed by some 30 billion 140-character-or-less musings as Twitter has catapulted into the upper echelon of consumer web companies. With [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #261 – Bannerize Your FacebookNews: Happy 5th Birthday, Twitter It’s officially been five years since the very first tweet was sent by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. The message, which read simply “just setting up my twttr,” has since been followed by some 30 billion 140-character-or-less musings as Twitter has catapulted into the upper echelon of consumer web companies. With [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #260 – iPad 2 Hands On ReviewNews: Engadget’s Top Editors Topolsky and Patel Exit From AOL’s Giant Tech Site Josh Topolsky, the editor-in-chief of Engadget, is leaving the AOL-owned property, one of the largest tech news sites on the Web. Also departing is Managing Editor Nilay Patel, said sources. Sources said the move by Topolsky (pictured here, although the coffee cup [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #260 – iPad 2 Hands On ReviewNews: Engadget’s Top Editors Topolsky and Patel Exit From AOL’s Giant Tech Site Josh Topolsky, the editor-in-chief of Engadget, is leaving the AOL-owned property, one of the largest tech news sites on the Web. Also departing is Managing Editor Nilay Patel, said sources. Sources said the move by Topolsky (pictured here, although the coffee cup [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #259 – Downgrade iOS AppsNews: Star Wars: Phantom Menace in 3D February 10, 2012 It’s time to mark your calendar Star Wars fans, whether you plan to be first in line to check out the new 3D-converted editions of each movie, protest their rerelease in a new format or just avoid the theater altogether now that The Phantom Menace [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #259 – Downgrade iOS AppsNews: Star Wars: Phantom Menace in 3D February 10, 2012 It’s time to mark your calendar Star Wars fans, whether you plan to be first in line to check out the new 3D-converted editions of each movie, protest their rerelease in a new format or just avoid the theater altogether now that The Phantom Menace [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #258 – iPad 2, We Think You’re Gonna Love ItNews: RIP, Danger, 2002 – 2011: Microsoft axing service on May 31st, T-Mobile promises customers an ‘easy transition’ Oh, come on, you saw this coming: Kin represented what was supposed to be Danger’s rebirth under Microsoft’s half-billion-dollar umbrella — and when that failed, there wasn’t really a future for these guys in the cards. We’ve [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #258 – iPad 2, We Think You’re Gonna Love ItNews: RIP, Danger, 2002 – 2011: Microsoft axing service on May 31st, T-Mobile promises customers an ‘easy transition’ Oh, come on, you saw this coming: Kin represented what was supposed to be Danger’s rebirth under Microsoft’s half-billion-dollar umbrella — and when that failed, there wasn’t really a future for these guys in the cards. We’ve [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #257 – Mind-Bending Movies Geeks LoveNews: Motorola Xoom set for preorders at Best Buy Best Buy is taking preorders for Motorola’s Xoom, a tablet that is expected to challenge Apple’s dominance of the market. Motorola’s Xoom is priced at $799 with 3G, upgradable to 4G. A new entry on Best Buy’s site shows the Xoom priced at $799 for a [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #257 – Mind-Bending Movies Geeks LoveNews: Motorola Xoom set for preorders at Best Buy Best Buy is taking preorders for Motorola’s Xoom, a tablet that is expected to challenge Apple’s dominance of the market. Motorola’s Xoom is priced at $799 with 3G, upgradable to 4G. A new entry on Best Buy’s site shows the Xoom priced at $799 for a [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #256 – Meet Your New Overlord: WatsonNews: Apple Launches Subscriptions on the App Store Apple® today announced a new subscription service available to all publishers of content-based apps on the App Store℠, including magazines, newspapers, video, music, etc. This is the same innovative digital subscription billing service that Apple recently launched with News Corp.’s “The Daily” app. Subscriptions purchased from within [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #256 – Meet Your New Overlord: WatsonNews: Apple Launches Subscriptions on the App Store Apple® today announced a new subscription service available to all publishers of content-based apps on the App Store℠, including magazines, newspapers, video, music, etc. This is the same innovative digital subscription billing service that Apple recently launched with News Corp.’s “The Daily” app. Subscriptions purchased from within [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #255 – Don’t Buy the HypeNews: Most high tech super bowl ever!! From an in-stadium bank of servers storing 100 terabytes of data to an official Super Bowl app for the iPad (which fans will be able to bring into Cowboys Stadium in Dallas), “Essentially, every event we’ve had here the last two years has been a dress rehearsal for [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #255 – Don’t Buy the HypeNews: Most high tech super bowl ever!! From an in-stadium bank of servers storing 100 terabytes of data to an official Super Bowl app for the iPad (which fans will be able to bring into Cowboys Stadium in Dallas), “Essentially, every event we’ve had here the last two years has been a dress rehearsal for [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #254 – iOS / Android Fight: Round 1,000,000News: Google claims Bing copies its search results After noticing curious search results at Bing, then running a sting operation to investigate further, Google has concluded that Microsoft is copying Google search results into its own search engine. That’s the report from Search Engine Land’s Danny Sullivan today, who talked to both companies about it [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #254 – iOS / Android Fight: Round 1,000,000News: Google claims Bing copies its search results After noticing curious search results at Bing, then running a sting operation to investigate further, Google has concluded that Microsoft is copying Google search results into its own search engine. That’s the report from Search Engine Land’s Danny Sullivan today, who talked to both companies about it [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #253 – The Future of MoneyNews: 10 billionth app sold!! (CNN) — Apple’s countdown to 10 billion downloads in its App Store hit its long-awaited milestone this weekend. The lucky customer, who gets $10,000 worth of virtual cash for the download, responded to the news by hanging up the phone on Apple when the company called to congratulate her. “I [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #253 – The Future of MoneyNews: 10 billionth app sold!! (CNN) — Apple’s countdown to 10 billion downloads in its App Store hit its long-awaited milestone this weekend. The lucky customer, who gets $10,000 worth of virtual cash for the download, responded to the news by hanging up the phone on Apple when the company called to congratulate her. “I [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #252 – MacBook Air ReviewNews: Facebook tweak reveals addresses, phone numbers In what is potentially another privacy misstep, Facebook has made a change to a permissions dialog box users see when downloading third-party Facebook apps–a change that potentially makes users’ addresses and phone numbers available to app developers. The tweak was made known to developers of third-party apps Friday [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Geekcast #252 – MacBook Air ReviewNews: Facebook tweak reveals addresses, phone numbers In what is potentially another privacy misstep, Facebook has made a change to a permissions dialog box users see when downloading third-party Facebook apps–a change that potentially makes users’ addresses and phone numbers available to app developers. The tweak was made known to developers of third-party apps Friday [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | |