From the archive

June 2014

27 posts

Facebook had an Outage

Facebook had a temporary outage that affected all traffic from the internet and apps to the social network. The popular social network was down for somewhere between ten minutes and about half an hour or so (depending upon which news resource you read and which country it was located in). At the time I am writing this blog, Facebook has

President Proclaims National Day of Making

President Obama has proclaimed that June 18, 2014, is the National Day of Making. He is calling upon all Americans to observe this day with programs, ceremonies, and activities that encourage a new generation of makers and manufacturers to share their talents and hone their skills. The White House will be celebrating the National Day of Making by hosting the

YouTube Will Launch Paid Music Service

The music videos that you enjoy watching on YouTube may not be available for much longer. YouTube has plans to launch a paid streaming music service. It is expected to launch at the end of this summer. It is going to allow people to listen to music without any ads. Other features include the ability to listen to music offline

GNC #956 Back in the Saddle

Great week on travel, I catch you up with what has transpired and also all of the latest tech news and information. Be one of our new GoDaddy users this month as well and save large below.. I also update you on my Transformation. Download the Audio Show File Geek News Central Google+ Community. Geek News Central Google+ Page. Follow

Coming Soon – More than 250 New Emoji!

They say that a picture paints a thousand words. Perhaps that is why many people adore Emoji. One cute, cartoon image can say a lot of things! They can also save people a little bit of time. Instead of typing out “I'm happy”, just use an Emoji smiley face. The person who receives your text will know exactly how you

Angry Birds Epic launches across all mobile platforms

The Angry Birds franchise has proven to be one of the biggest mobile gaming hits in the world, with multiple versions available for play, regardless if you use Android, iOS or Windows Phone. Regardless of which version you prefer, and they range from Rio to Star Wars, there is one that almost anyone will enjoy. Now a new one has

GNC #955 with Robbie Ferguson

Robbie Ferguson from Category5 Technology TV hosts Geek News Central today. Download the Audio Show File Geek News Central Google+ Community. Geek News Central Google+ Page. Follow Todd on Google+ Follow @geeknews on Twitter Geek News Central Facebook Page Subscribe Today:  Audio |  Video (HD) |  Mobile Video |  iTunes Show Notes: TaskOne G3 Multi-Tool Case for iPhone 5/5S. Beltone First Hearing Aid. How much safer would our roads be if robots drove? MagicJack is

GNC #954 with the Gadget Professor

Don Baine the Gadget Professor guest hosts the show today, be sure to check his show out here at Geek News Central Download the Audio Show File Geek News Central Google+ Community. Geek News Central Google+ Page. Follow Todd on Google+ Follow @geeknews on Twitter Geek News Central Facebook Page Subscribe Today: Audio | Video (HD) | Mobile Video |

ITV Player Comes To Roku

Until today, the big absentee from Roku's line-up of catch-up services in the UK was ITV and its regional partners STV and UTV in Scotland and Northern Ireland. At #2 in terrestrial broadcasting behind the BBC, it was a fairly glaring omission, especially as Channel 4 and Five have been on-board for ages. Now UK Roku viewers can use ITV Player to

Optoma ML1500 DLP Projector Review

The Optoma ML1500 DLP Projector is a stylish ultra mobile LED projector which pretty much does it all in a very neat little package with a good complement of ports, connections and fun tricks. Let's take a look. Measuring just 27 x 17 x 4.5 cm and weighing only 1.4 kg, the ML1500 is very portable and comes with a neoprene

Logitech unveils new mobile Bluetooth speaker

There is no shortage of Bluetooth speakers on the market these days, and Logitech makes some of the best -- I've found the UE Boom to be the finest I have used. Now the company has unveiled its latest model, named the  Logitech X300 Mobile Wireless Stereo Speaker. The X300 has a unique design, with the speakers angled. It's made to spread the

Bayan Audio Soundbook X3 Review

The Bayan Audio Soundbook X3 is unlike any wireless speaker product, I have ever reviewed at Geek News Central. Immediately I had to tell the gang hands off this thing after about 5 minutes of testing. The first thing you notice when you are unpacking the Soundbook is that this not some cheap piece of gear. The build quality is

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