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July 2011

54 posts

GNC #686 Now Your Bank is Tracking You!

Internet connection died half, way through my show tonight. No idea what happened but it made for an interesting show. The Blue Man makes an appearance plus a lot more cool tech, news, and information. Huge Mahalo to our Ohana for your continued support of the show. Subscribe Today: Audio | Video | iTunes | Zune Download the Show File

How To Hack Mobile Phone Voicemail

As the fall-out from the News of the World scandal continues, many sources continue to inaccurately refer to "mobile phone hacking". The truth (as far as is known) was that it was the voicemail of the mobile phone that was hacked rather than the phone itself. There are two ways to do this - the first is to simply guess

The Chrome Show #2 Digging In

Scaling issue solved in episode two. This episode we dig a little deeper into the Chrome OS and explore some apps and extensions of which some of them should not be apps. Make sure you visit The Chrome Show home Page The following Sponsor keep The Chrome Show running your support of them is greatly appreciated! GoDaddy services saves you

Android Data Monitor for Sony Ericsson

With Verizon instituting data usage plans for all new users, and AT&T having already done so, it has become a sad fact of today's mobile life that we all need to watch what we download, upload, and browse.  Of course, you can visit your account on your wireless provider's site, and Verizon will be sending text messages to users to

Is There an Amazon Android Tablet Coming?

Rumors are making their rounds on the internet that Amazon will be releasing their very own Android tablet sometime in the third quarter of this year (which could be tomorrow or September or anytime in between).  In fact, today I even saw projected sales numbers - 1.2 million shipments in the first 3 months.  So what is actually known about

GNC #685 ISP’s to Police You

I have a metric ton of tech to get through tonight all of it Tech Gold, the big news is the consortium to take your Internet Service away is you use P2P and download copyright materials. All backed by the administration. Wait till you here about new extradition considerations. I am quite incredulous over some of the news today. Important

Google Docs Adds New Features for Videos

For as long as I have been using Google Docs you have been able to play videos from within it.  But, now, according to Google, "you can now insert your videos into Google Sites, embed them anywhere on the web, and caption them for your viewers." Google Sites has added "Google Docs Video" to it's insert menu, to go along

“News of the World” Phone Hacking Scandal

News International today announced that this Sunday's edition of the News of the World newspaper would be the last edition and that the newspaper was closing down. Ostensibly the reason is that a phone hacking scandal had a irretrievably stained the name of the newspaper but the suspicion is that there's far more to the closure. For non-UK residents, it's an

Amazon Takes on Google in the Cloud Music Market, Doesn’t Impress

Amazon came first with the cloud music storage service, but Google tried to trump them.  While I never tried out Amazon Music because I just didn't find it compelling enough, I have been test-driving Google Music for a couple of weeks now.  Why did I find it more alluring?  Storage space!  Now Amazon is upping the ante, though. While Google

White Noise

I have to admit I am one of those people whose mind starts racing right about the time I am ready to fall asleep. Which leads to me staring at the ceiling not being able to sleep. I think this is not uncommon, especially if you work in tech and keep odd hours or are working on a project.  I

July GoDaddy Special $1.99 Hosting!

GoDaddy has made available the most amazing hosting offer eve!. Sign up for a GoDaddy Web Hosting account and get web hosting at $1.99 "per month" for the first 3 months. This is simply a crazy offer and you can only find it here at Geek News Central. Do not forget all my other GoDaddy Promo Codes for your shopping

HP Introduces its Most Compact Color Laser Multifunction Printer

HP came back from the long holiday weekend with the announcement of a brand new Color Laser Printer.  The HP LaserJet Pro 100 color MFP M175nw is a compact design that is great for home or small business use. The printer has both ethernet annd WiFi for connectivity to your network.  It also comes with HP Auto-Off and Instant-on Technology

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