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2012

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Cool space and astronomy themes for Windows

You know that those of us at GNC love space and astronomy almost as much as we love computers and technology. While we all use different operating systems -- Windows, Mac, and even Linux, we can all agree that a good space theme is cool. There isn't any shortage of those available either. In fact, you don't even have to

Pantone Colour of the Year 2013

Pantone has announced the Colour of the Year and...drum roll please...it's Emerald aka 17-5641. "A lively, radiant, lush green, a colour of elegance and beauty that enhances our sense of well-being, balance and harmony" says Pantone. "Green is the most abundant hue in nature – the human eye sees more green than any other colour in the spectrum,” said Leatrice Eiseman,

ARCHOS Puts the “Hands-On” Back in Gaming

Some of you, who are at least as old as I am, remember when playing a video game meant using a joystick. When I was younger, I spent a lot of time playing video games on various consoles. While it wasn't the same experience as using the joystick that came with the earliest video game consoles, (or the ones in

LG Optimus G Initial Review

Over the past 3-4 weeks I have been carrying a LG Optimus G and using it in my day to day cell phone use. Up to this point I have not had a lot of exposure to Android based mobile phones. I have a couple of tablets and was always underwhelmed by their performance. First of all let me say

Geek News Central Google+ Community

If you are a fan of the show or shows here at GNC, I encourage you to join the Geek News Central Community on Google+. This is going to be a great way to talk about the shows, websites etc.. Todd..

Facebook adds new features to its Android app

This morning Facebook quietly pushed a fairly major update to it's Android app. The company has been largely taken to task over it's mobile app due it's lack of functionality and poor performance. This new update certainly doesn't fix all of the problems and it won't make customers suddenly happy, but there are a few nice new functions added. First up

GNC-2012-12-06 #822 24hr Podcast Coming

This is my last show on the road this year, as I head back to Honolulu to prepare for the 24hr Podcast, I hope you will make plans to attend the show. It will be an educational event, with the "Wounded Warrier Project" being the charity we will be raising money for this year. We have about 10 slots still

MSI Brings Dragon Edition to CES 2013

MSI Computer Corp designs, manufactures, and markets awesome computers, laptops, notebooks, mainboards, graphics cards, and more. As a gamer, I'd consider MSI next time I'm in the market for a great “gaming machine”. They recently released their GX60 which is gaming notebook that has a SteelSeries gaming keyboard. You can check out MSI at CES 2013. The MSI suites will

iWalk Docking Backup Batteries

Over the holiday season many people are going to be getting a new smart phones or tablets for gifts and they will quickly notice that the battery doesn’t last as long as they want or need. I know from personal experience that there is nothing worse than being out in the field ready to do something important on your smart

The increasingly bizarre world of John McAfee

There is perhaps no need to bore you with past details because by now all of you likely know the saga of John McAfee, the creator of McAfee anti-virus. He has been living on an island along the coast of Belize for the past five years, but recently ran into a bit of trouble there. McAfee hasn't actually been charged

2012 – 24hr Podcast Announced

Exciting news to Announce I will be doing my 24hr Podcast on December 15-16 from starting at 11am EST for the first time in 2 years. My schedule was so crazy last year, that I was unable to hold the show. This year we will once again have a large number of luminary podcasters on the show. We will also

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