Jeremy Bray

Here are the shownotes for episode #35 for the Global Geek News Podcast. * Myspace close to acquiring iLike for $20 million * CBS, Amazon already sniffing around GDGT * Woman with police monitoring blog arrested * Gmail pushes past AOL email in the US to become #3 * Your Gmail address could soon become your ID * Domain tasting killed as fees put an end to the practice * Open textbooks win over publishers in California * Texting makes kids dumb according to science * Crazy prices on Xbox 360 hard drives screw gamers and Microsoft * Xbox 360 to be the only console that gets Netflix streaming Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #34 for the Global Geek News Podcast. * HDTVs are now in more than half of US homes * Modder arrest reminds that most console hacks are illegal * The Pirate Bay Dutch retrial * 14-24 year olds pirate over 8,000 songs each * People increasingly waking up to the internet * US Marine Corps bans social networking sites * Study: Facebook can threaten relationships * Twitter not so popular with young people * AT&T changes contracts to prevent class action lawsuits * You can now text message 911...in parts of Iowa Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #33 for the Global Geek News Podcast. * Department of Defense looking for new recruits at hacker convention * Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops * Pirate Bay spokesman Peter Sunde resigns * Student hit with $675,000 fine after losing to the RIAA * Congressman calls for P2P ban after major security leak * Senate to introduce legislation to ban texting while driving * Archbishop cautions texting, email could lead to suicide * Podcasting patented by VoloMedia * Apple tried to silence owner of an exploding iPod with a gag order * Orbit your own satellite for $8000 Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #32 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * Major war averted? AT&T restores access to 4chan * Netflix prize comes to a buzzer beater finish * AOL may spin-off Bebo into independent company * Skype threatens Russian national security * Facebook goes on the record about ad claims * Microsoft caves to the EU, offers browser ballot * Windows 7 has been released to manufacturing * Palm plays cat-and-mouse with Apple, re-enables iTunes sync * AMD ships 500 millionth x86 processor * Online ad revenues at the New York Times dropping like a rock Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #31 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Global Geek News #31 Podcast Feed: * The DiggBar commits career suicide, starts redirecting people to the Digg homepage * Comcast DNS redirection launched in trial markets * Commercials start showing up on the Xbox 360 dashboard * Kazaa does an about face, goes legit with subscription music service * Amazon remotely deletes 1984 and Animal Farm from customer's Kindles * Complete Yale courses available on iTunes U * Ebay drops listing fees for 5 items a month * iTunes 8.2.1 break's the Palm Pre's much advertised syncing feature Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner Guests: Walt Ribeiro & Randall Bennett

Here are the shownotes for episode #30 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Global Geek News #30 Podcast Feed: * Google announces Chrome OS for netbooks * Amazon killing mobile apps that use its product data * Rumor: Amazon looking to buy Netflix * New algorithm guesses SSNs with your birth date and birth place * Chegg allows you to rent textbooks Netflix style * P2P collection costs man huge fine, suspended jail sentence * Judge rules P2P sites legal and should be presumed innocent * Teenagers losing interest in illegal file-sharing as streaming gains momentum * Assaulted by somebody you met online? Don't sue the website * Teenager falls down a manhole while texting and walking Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #29 for the Global Geek News Podcast. * Europe gets handset makers to agree to universal charger * Next tech IPO: LogMeIn * Acer set to overtake Dell as #2 PC maker * The Simpsons gets higher ad rates on Hulu than on TV * Netbook study finds most netbook owners don't know what netbooks are * EA's new motto: Please pirate our games... er, storefronts * Judge thinks linking to copyrighted material should be illegal * Dutch government wants to tax online media to fund print media * Google's mobile Adsense now in public beta * Ad networks the laggards in Jackson traffic spike Not only that, but we will talk PC buying tips to save you money! Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #28 for the Global Geek News Podcast. * Pixar grants girl's dying wish to see Up. * Poll finds physical media is dying, HDDVD is as popular Blu-ray * Gamestop betting digital distribution is far, far away * Kindle DRM surfaces to deny user the books he paid for * Android users more dedicated to their apps than iPhone users * Biggest game publisher threatens to stop making PS3/PSP games * In round 2, Jammie Thomas jury awards $1.92 million to the RIAA * FTC to crack down on undisclosed "sponsored" blogging * Bill looks to ban ISP caps in the US * Comcast to be first ISP to roll out IPv6 in 2010 Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #27 for the Global Geek News Podcast. * Student accused of cheating after releasing the code from a homework assignment * Windows 7 to be shipping without IE in Europe * Windows 7 starter edition could be priced into oblivion * Supreme Court rejects case over tech's right to search your PC * Top French court declares internet access a "basic human right" * Court rules that an IP address isn't enough to identify a pirate * Stern letters from ISP not enough to stop p2p use after all. * DVD, game sales hurting the music industry more than downloads * EA exec: 360 has already been maxed out * California to move to online textbooks Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #26 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Global Geek News #26 Podcast Feed: * Russia launches anti-trust probe against Microsoft * Snow Leopard to launch in September at the upgrade price of $29 * 50,000 Palm Pres sold and 150,000 apps downloaded so far * Murder caught because of his "no cellphone left behind" policy * The Pirate Party wins big in EU elections and likely gets 2 seats * Publishers want a slice of the used game market * Nintendo: We could be stuck with the Wii for 8 more years * Most blogs now abandoned * Super Chirp brings paid streams to Twitter * 80% of Twitter accounts have less than 10 followers Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #25 for the Global Geek News Podcast. * Windows 7 to ship October 22nd * Microsoft announces Project Natal for the Xbox360 * Tetris turns 25 * Anti-piracy groups target Australia's children * The FCC reserves the right to search your home at any time * Texas blogger jailed after failing to turn her PC over to the judge * Time Warner's ToS changes could mean tiered pricing, throttling * Time Warner gives up on AOL * CircuitCity.com comes back online Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #24 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * Freemium model to predominate in mobile apps with VAS revenues reaching $14Billion by 2014 * One in five families are cellphone only * Can Android save Motorola? * Twitter believes we are too stupid for @ replies Update! * France passes "three strikes" anti-piracy law * Trolling somebody online? Bill would slap you with jail time * FTC Chair: We may jump into the net neutrality fray * Intel hammered by the EU with $1.45 billion fine Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner Special Guest: Kevin Hustler

Here are the shownotes for episode #23 for the Global Geek News Podcast. * Sprint loses 182,000 customers, $594 million; may outsource network to Ericsson * Newspapers only get 33% of Kindle sales * Stuff you can't do in the Windows Mobile Marketplace * Microsoft to distribute Windows Vista until January 2011 and end mainstream support April 2012 * Seeqpod fire sale to Microsoft not a done deal * South Carolina tells craigslist to remove prostitution or face criminal charges * Anti-DMCA crusaders fight for your right to crack DRM * Navigon pulls out of the GPS business in North America * Blu-ray making money, sales up 72% in 2009 Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #22 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * Study finds pirates buy 10x more music online than non-pirates * $62,000 movie download a result of poor travel planning * Gamefly: USPS handles DVD rentals with kid gloves, ignores us * Sony sued for cheating man out of rumble patents * Facebook users get worse grades in college * BYU Professor: Universities will be irrelevant by 2020 * Apple lays off 1600 employees * Yahoo quietly pulls the plug on Geocities * Journalism Online: Time to start paying for online news Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #21 for the Global Geek News Podcast: 83% of businesses won't deploy Windows 7 next year Twitter worm attacks continue Skype founders looking to buy Skype back from Ebay CompUSA comes back from the dead with 30 new stores Systemax buys Circuit City's brand and domain name Sony in talks to offer free, full-length movies on YouTube France slaps down proposed anti-piracy bill Court: Your Myspace page isn't private Barnes & Noble may jump into the e-reader market 72% of guys prefer gaming to their girlfriend Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #20 for the Global Geek News Podcast. * Dice.com shows a 45% drop in tech jobs * Blockbuster is on its deathbed * Circuit City looks to rise again * Time Warner Cable says it singled out Austin's geeks * Apple and Stanford offering free iPhone development classes on iTunes * Apple's legal showdown over multitouch begins * FCC asked to investigate AT&T for Skype iPhone restrictions * Radiohead to testify against the RIAA * Microsoft boasts that 96% of netbooks run Windows Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #18 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * IBM to reportedly buy Sun for $7 billion * Phoenix police raid home of critical blogger * Texas bans Vista from government computers * Study: Facebook and YouTube at work makes for better employees * Virtual gaming leagues fold, forcing gamers to find real jobs * Sony Drops the price of the Playstation 2 * Time Warner monthly data caps spread beyond Texas * ABC/Disney looking to join Hulu? * 84% of people would prefer to have more blog readers than Twitter followers * Netflix upping Blu-ray fees * AT&T tweaks wireless terms of service to forbid video streaming, filesharing and data tethering Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner Music: Rush by Walt Ribeiro

Here are the shownotes for episode #18 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Girl refuses to stop texting in class, gets arrested Are games too expensive? The life of an iPhone app Netflix might have streaming only subscriptions next year Sprint has the Palm Pre locked up for a year New bill would force ISPs to retain user data for 2 years Dell files to have "netbook" stripped of its trademark status P2P and porn traffic falls while games and flash increases Judge throws out lawsuit against Google over Street View On averate, kids get cell phones at 8 years old Facebook reverts to its old Terms of Service Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner Music: Rush by Walt Ribeiro

Here are the shownotes for episode #17 for the Global Geek News Podcast: New York looks to tax downloads Microsoft to open retail stores Microsoft announces Windows Marketplace and My Phone for Windows Mobile Apple says that jailbreaking the iPhone is illegal Palm Pre gets Flash support Google now accepting paid apps for Android Marketplace YouTube tries micro-payments, more download options Online thieves scam the state of Utah out of $2.5 million Facebook's new terms of Service causes outrage Canadian judge: No warrant required to see ISP logs Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner Music: Rush by Walt Ribeiro

Here are the shownotes for episode #16 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Google bans the term 'netbook' from its ad network Pioneer gets out of the TV and DVD business Eye-tracking studies are more than meets the eye 10 Registrars responsible for 83% of all spam Time Warner placing bandwidth caps on more cities Hackers use fake parking tickets to get into computers Gmail could pass Hotmail in 2009 Acer caught giving 10" Aspire One reviewers larger batteries than they sell with Kindle 2 announced Hosts: Jeremy Bray and Wesley Faulkner Music: Rush by Walt Ribeiro