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Replacement Tricaster is here will get it installed tomorrow and have it ready for The New Media show. Thanks for being patient while we worked thru this issue. 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
When Burger King got hacked, we all laughed at the idea McDonalds might have bought it. When the Associated Press got hacked, we noticed. But it took the Onion in getting hacked for Twitter to finally do something... Twitter rolled out a two-step verification system for users to get extra protection against would-be hackers. The verification method includes a special
Pandora is perhaps my favorite music app. In fact, it is the only one I bother subscribing too, paying the small $3.99 per month fee in exchange for unlimited streaming and no ads. This week the company has announced two important new features. One brings customers unreleased music, while the other makes the program more social. The new Premieres channel
Microsoft unveiled the next-generation console in the XBox One at a live event that was broadcast on not only Xbox.com but also Spike TV. Many details were left out - which we'll find out at next month's E3 gaming conference. These are the details we do know. XBox One with Kinect The console is sold as one unit. XBox One
I remember when Google launched Checkout almost 7 years ago (June 29, 2006). The idea of combining checkout with search and advertising so you could online shop faster (and possibly buy more stuff) was an intriguing idea. I guess it just didn't work too well. Google announced they will retire Checkout payment processing tool on Nov. 20, and warned retailers they will
Congrats to our YouTube winner and thanks to everyone that participated, new contest starting on tonight's show. Thoughts and prayers go out to the families affected by the storms the past several days. Subscribe Today: Audio | Video (HD) | Mobile Video | iTunes | Zune Download the Audio Show File Follow me on Google+ Follow @geeknews on Twitter Geek
Flickr looks a lot different today than how it used to. Yahoo! (which owns Flickr) has given Flickr a makeover that includes a brand new design. What once showed you small thumbnails of photos, with a lot of white, empty, space surrounding them, now features the photos much more prominently. To me, it seems like Flickr's new look resembles that
Today Yahoo! announced they have purchased Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Of course, Yahoo's track record for buying companies seems to be that of a kid with ADHD at Christmas time - by February they want new toys. Will this be a great deal for Yahoo! or will we they just push aside for another acquisition down the road. Yahoo! Acquires
For several years, I’ve made heavy use of the Heytell walkie-talkie app on both iOS and Android devices. Heytell is functional, but it has its problems from time to time. I have continued to my eye out for worthy walkie-talkie app alternatives. I originally tried out the Voxer app upwards of two years ago. At that time, I found that
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Promoted Tweets are Twitter's way of raising revenue. I cannot really fault them for creating a way to make money on a service that everyone can use for free. However, it seems like I'm getting more Promoted Tweets that do not match my interests than ones that do. One very clear example of Promoted Tweets gone wrong involves a religious
Nintendo has started doing something that is not making gamers very happy. The company has started taking the ad revenue from videos that players post on YouTube of themselves playing one of Nintendo's games. These are referred to as “Let's Play” videos, and people make them about all kinds of different video games (not just the ones from Nintendo). Have
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