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I was talking to a friend early this morning about what I'd like to see in an RSS reader app. As a truck driver, I've got endless listening hours. I want an RSS reader app that can use text-to-speech and read articles to me in a non-stop fashion. To my surprise, my friend told me that such an app already
Yesterday Microsoft held their mysterious event and unveiled the Windows Surface Tablets - both Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT versions. It was a rare time for Microsoft - the pre and post-announcement created Apple-like buzz. Fitting since the new tablets are expected to compete with Apple and Android in the marketplace. Of course, rivals Apple and Google were watching
Microsoft finally gets their act together and comes out with something worth talking about. This has been a long time coming and I think many of us Windows users are pretty excited about the announcement. Subscribe Today: Audio | Video (HD) | Mobile Video | iTunes | Zune Download the Audio Show File Follow me on Google+ Follow @geeknews on Twitter Geek News Central Facebook Page Show Hotline 24/7 1-619-342-7365 or e-mail geeknews@gmail.com Links
Ford has just announced the opening of their brand new Silicon Valley Lab. Nestled in the heart of the U.S. tech industry, the new lab will work closely with the innovators in the area in the hopes of bringing new technologies into being. “We have been innovating for more than a century at Ford, but we acknowledge we don’t have
Late last week Nokia announced they would be laying off about 10,000 workers worldwide. While many employees may be extremely worried about this, it seems that Nokia CEO Stephen Elop is also pretty concerned. Given the sad, but very real, recent history of workplace violence, it probably shouldn't come as any surprise that a person in Elop's position should worry.
At this point Deeper is not yet available for sell. They are trying to raise money through contributors. They hope to raise $49,000 by the end of Thursday, July 12. At this point they have raised $15,984. They need to raise this money to pay for both Bluetooth and product certification, injection molding tools and the first production run. The retail price for the device and app will be $199.00, however if you contribute to the project now, you can get it for $149.00 plus $20.00 for shipping and handling. If you are or know of a fisherman or women I think they would really like this device. The company is raising money through a site called indiegogo
Last week I was at a trade show for electrical wholesalers and I came across these single and double power sockets with a USB charging point built-in. As soon as I saw them, I thought, "Those would be handy..." and then I saw the price...£62.74 for the single and £76.60 for the double socket and they're trade prices too (ex
In this episode of Chrome Show I talk about productivity apps and some nice extensions to help you find what you need in a hurry. Make sure you visit the ChromeShow.com website! Subscribe Today: Video Follow @geeknews on Twitter Geek News Central Facebook Page Show Hotline 24/7 1-619-342-7365 or e-mail chromeshow@gmail.com Show Notes: Autocad WS Google Reader. Zoho CRM Image
Have you ever gone on Facebook, and noticed an ad at the side of the page that had a photo of one of your friends in it? How often have you seen a Facebook ad that pointed out that one of your friends “likes” a particular product or company? These types of advertisements are called “Sponsored Stories”, and Facebook has
The X-375B is an unmanned spacecraft. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base in March of 2011. It returned June 16, 2012, making an autonomous landing, and Vandenberg Air Force Base. It has now completed a fifteen month clandestine mission. It had a classified payload on board, which, of course, has led to some speculation about what that
I am a big fan of podcasts and have been almost since they began back in 2004–2005. I listen at least twenty podcast a week, and produce one of my own Remembrances Back in the Day. So the fact that Microsoft seems to be giving podcast the short end of the straw is disappointing. Then there was a headline today
You don’t have to click around too much to find advice on how to protect your anonymity on the Internet. Finding good advice that isn’t simply fear-laden jibber-jabber or link bait designed to get you to pay for an identity protection service is a bit more difficult. Slashgeek.net posted a brief, but realistic and practical, piece on maintaining anonymity while
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