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GNC-2011-11-14 #721 CES Ramp Up!

Great to be back in Hawaii and in the Studio. The hard work begins over the next 6 weeks in getting ready for CES 2012. For the first time ever we are going to ask for additional listener / viewer support in helping us for CES 2012. We have produced 1000's of videos for you and the operation has grown

GNC-2011-09-29 #709 Kindle Fire

I want to thank all of our Sponsors this month for helping me keep the lights on, it is greatly appreciated and of course all of you that purchased product from GoDaddy or did a GotoMeeting trial.. I have an action packed show for you with lots of tech news and information. It comes fast and furious, so strap in.

Fake Apple Store – Not a New Concept

Jeffrey Powers looks at the fake Apple store that showed up in Kunming. More to the point, this is not the first time a fake store has arisen.

US Relays Most Spam

The USA is the worst country in the world for relaying spam, according to Sophos' latest report on spam.  The US was responsible for 13.1%, followed by Brazil and India at 7.3% and 6.8% respectively, with the UK, Russia and Italy tied in 7th place.  In a further twist, China has completely disappeared from the top 12 and now relays

Google, GoDaddy, Network Solutions…Who’s Next?

Let me first be clear that I am a fan of Google. I use their web-based email, their search client is my first choice for looking for things, and I am using Google Apps on several websites that I have a hand in. As a technologist working in academics with disabled students, I appreciate Google's work towards universal access, and

Google vs China

If you are a business working in a countries whose policy you disagree with, do you follow those policies and try to change them from the inside, or do you leave . If you remain in the country there is no guarantee that you will have any impact on policy, but there is a small chance. If you leave and

Fastest Passenger Train

This might've been overlooked during the Christmas / CES / Google v. China period but China launched the world's fastest passenger train, the Harmony Express, at the end of December. The trains go 1069 km (664 miles)  from Guangzhou to Wuhan in around three hours with a top speed of 394 km/h (that's 245 mph).  For the purposes of comparison,