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July 2012

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GNC-2012-07-12 #781 Value for Value

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Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms Trailer Released

Game of Thrones, the popular series of books by George R. R. Martin, has become the runaway success story of TV over the past two seasons, with a top-rated HBO series.  Now it's coming to the internet in the form of an MMORPG (massively multi-player online role playing game) from Bigpoint. The online release is still a little ways off -

Audi-Branded IDAPT Charger

Both Todd and I are fans of IDAPT products; our reviews of the i4 and the i1 Eco are elsewhere on GNC. They're great products that reduce the number of chargers, cables and general clutter lying around the house. IDAPT has also shied away from only offering their products in black and white, with the i4 available in a raft

Formspring Had a Security Breach

Those of you who have a Formspring account might want to take a minute to go and check on it. Formspring announced today, July 10, 2012, that it has had a security breach. and that some user passwords may have been accessed. They are taking a precautionary measure and asking all Formspring members to change their passwords now. The same

DirecTV vs Viacom

As of midnight tonight, DirecTV customers will lose access to 26 Viacom channels including MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and more, unless DirecTV and Viacom can negotiate an agreement. Each side is trying to paint the other as the bad guy on their Facebook pages (links below). If you go to any of the sites of the channels that are controlled

Rovio to Release Amazing Alex July 12, Posts Launch Trailer

Rovio, the popular Finnish game studio behind the Angry Birds franchise, announced their next game release, Angry Alex, a while back.  They even included a teaser in a recent Angry Birds level update.  Today the company announced that the game will officially launch this Thursday, July 12th. Amazing Alex will be immediately available in both the iTunes Store and Google

Declaration of Internet Freedom

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World Leaders In Their Underpants

I'm generally not a big fan of politicians. There's too many of them, they're overpaid and they get their job through a blind popularity contest. At least with X-Factor and Pop Idol, the contestants have to show what they're skilled at before we vote for them. So it was with much glee that I came across World Leaders in their

GNC-2012-07-09 #780 Changes Changes

I had to make a couple of changes to the fund raising we are doing for the show, and the associated contest. This makes sure we stay legal... Lots of deep insights in this show on family, life and death.. Yes its a tech show listen to find out where I take this in several segments in the show. Also

iPPea TV Bring Android ICS to the TV

When you think of Android on a TV then you probably think of Google TV, the line of set top boxes that run a dedicated version of Android that is made specifically for the living room.  However, MIPS Technologies, Inc. has announced a new dongle that will bring native Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) to every TV that has an HDMI

Hotel Bibles Replaced By Kindles

Many of us will be traveling this Summer while we are on vacation. No matter what hotel or motel you end up spending the night in, one thing is for certain. Open the drawer on the nightstand, look inside, and you are very likely to find a Bible. That Bible was probably placed there by Gideons International. The group puts

Yo no hablo español, Google

Mass personalisation is one of the great benefits brought by the web. It's no longer, "Any colour as long as it's black," but rather myriad options tailored to your individual circumstances. However sometimes the customisation goes a bit too far. Take the Google Play Store app for example. As a customer I have only ever watched English-language films, read English-language books and

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