From the archive

February 2017

22 posts

Samsung announces Galaxy Book powered by Windows 10

If you are looking for a portable workspace and require Windows then you have a growing number of options beyond the Surface. These include many easily portable laptops and tablets. Now Samsung is looking to give everyone another alternative. The company is unveiling its latest offering at Mobile World Congress. The big event takes place annually in Barcelona, Spain. "Samsung

Nikon Museum to Display Prototype Cameras

The Nikon Museum will be holding a special exhibition called “Prototype Cameras – Developers' Memories”. It will open in April and continue through July. This is the second special exhibition that Nikon will present in honor of its 100th Anniversary. The exhibition is called “Prototype Cameras – Developers' Memories”. It will open on April 4, 2017, and run through July 1,

GNC #1180 Hoverbike on wish list!

I talk about a crazy Hoverbike that no one should be riding that I want. That and more as a reminder I am off to Tampa and then Orlando. If you miss the show be sure to check out some of the offerings on TechPodcasts.com I will be back on Thursday next week. My New Personal YouTube Channel Geek News

Blizzard is Ending Support for Windows XP and Windows Vista

Blizzard Entertainment announced on a World of Warcraft Forum post that they will be ending support for two operating systems. Those systems are Windows XP and Windows Vista. If you are still using one of those operating systems, you are going to need to upgrade if you want to keep playing Blizzard's games. The Forum post was posted by Community Manager

GNC #1179 Calling ET a Good Idea?

So we discuss the merits of Calling ET versus trying to find them first. The ramifications will likely never be known by all of us.. But who knows 300 years from now someone might show up. I also talk a bit about the MSM and the power they have over New Media creators. My New Personal YouTube Channel Geek News

Play Heroes of the Storm and Get a World of Warcraft Mount

Blizzard Entertainment announced that the Primal Flamesaber Mount is now available. It is a mount that can only be used in World of Warcraft. In order to get this new mount, a player must play Heroes of the Storm (another one of Blizzard's games). Mounts are very useful in World of Warcraft because they can help your character get from one place to

Over 80 More Pokémon are Coming to Pokémon GO

Those of you who have been getting bored with Pokémon GO might want to give it another try. Niantic, creator of Pokémon GO, announced that they are adding new features and over 80 more Pokémon to the game. Starting later this week, players will have the opportunity to catch more than 80 Pokémon that are brand new to Pokémon GO. These

Twitter has Started Giving Abusive Users a Time Out

Twitter has announced some updates that are designed to make Twitter a safer place. These improvements build upon the work that Twitter began in November of 2016. One of the most interesting updates involves a “time out” for abusive users. Twitter explained their motivations this way: Making Twitter a safer place is our primary focus. We stand for freedom of expression

YouTube is Adding Four Original Series for Kids

YouTube announced that their Original Content team, under Susan Daniels, is adding four new Original series to YouTube Red. The new series are created with the YouTube Kids app in mind. These four new series will debut in the spring. Additional shows are in development and will premier throughout 2017. The new series will feature DanTDM, Joe and Cody of TheAtlanticCraft,

Facebook Announced New Ways to Watch Facebook Video

Facebook announced some updates that will give Facebook users new ways to watch Facebook video. It appears that the idea is to give users more flexibility on how and when they watch videos on Facebook. Previously, Facebook users would have videos in their News Feed that silently played. Those that wanted to hear the sound had to click on an individual

GNC #1178 Verizon Unlimited – Limited

Verizon should be ashamed of themselves, after going through and purging as many of their truly Unlimited customers as possible has introduced a Verizon Unlimited - Limited data plan with data caps of 22GB before throttling the connection. I really wish all mobile companies could not use the word Unlimited unless they really meant it. In my opinion it's very

Valve will Replace Greenlight with Steam Direct

Valve announced that they will replace Steam Greenlight with Steam Direct. The reason for the change is to better serve their goal of making customers happy. Steam decided it needed to move away from a small group of people at Valve trying to predict which games would appeal to different groups of customers. Steam Greenlight was launched because Valve felt it

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