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Top Tech Podcasts Sites For Technology Lovers

By Zachary Lassiter On 11/5/2011. no comments

Top Tech Podcasts Sites For Technology Lovers

Technology is what powers the world and it also powers podcasts.  So its no big coincidence that the largest niche in podcasting is technology but the truth are their are so many poor quality podcasts that are just not worth listening to. At Gizmo Digit, I thought I would share my list of technology podcasts that I have been listening to for years, with trusted names in the technology industry. So without further to do here is the list of ...

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Google Launches Cloud-Based Music Streaming Service

By Nicholas McMillen On 11/5/2011. no comments

Google Launches Cloud-Based Music Streaming Service

Among Google’s many announcements made at it’s Google I/O 2011 conference, the company announced it’s rumored cloud-based Music Beta by Google service that allows users to stream personally owned music to most internet-enabled devices. Launched as a U.S. invitation-only beta service users can opt-in for a testing invitation on the new Google Music website. The company revealed no public release date. The Google Music website briefly describes the new service: “Listen anywhere, even offline. You can get to your personal ...

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Crash Course: Google I/O 2011 Conference (Day 1)

By Nicholas McMillen On 11/5/2011. no comments

Crash Course: Google I/O 2011 Conference (Day 1)

News-following tech geeks are likely being flooded with news as a result of day 1 of Google’s I/O 2011 conference. The I/O conference is a two day gathering for tech enthusiasts located in San Francisco, California. Google’s I/O website describes it as the following: “Google I/O brings together thousands of developers for two days of deep technical content, focused on building the next generation of web, mobile, and enterprise applications with Google and open web technologies such as Android, Google ...

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Microsoft To Acquire Skype For $8.5 Billion, Announcement In The Coming Hours

By Nicholas McMillen On 10/5/2011. no comments

Microsoft To Acquire Skype For $8.5 Billion, Announcement In The Coming Hours

Reports have recently surfaced claiming Microsoft will potentially be acquiring VOIP company, Skype. Skype was originally founded by Kazaa-creators Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis in 2003, gradually gaining popularity across the world. Though originally reported by GigaOm, the rumor didn’t “take off’ until the Wall Street Journal reported similar news. AllThingsD later confirmed the rumor. The explaining blog post elaborates: “The purchase–which has been spearheaded in a closely held negotiations by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, with an assist from top ...

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FBI Warning: Fake Laden Photos Or Video May Contain Computer Virus‎

By Nicholas McMillen On 9/5/2011. no comments

FBI Warning: Fake Laden Photos Or Video May Contain Computer Virus‎

A Facebook occurrence that’s all to common: FriendBob liked ‘You’ll NEVER believe these Miley Cyrus photos….”Like” to see them now!!!’. Countless gimmicks such as these have plagued the internet world  (targeting Facebook and other social networking sites). Users are promised shocking photos/tips/stories by “liking” a Facebook page to reveal hidden content (rapidly creating a viral link), though the majority of said offers are entirely false. The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an alert Wednesday warning internet users to steer clear ...

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Apple And Google To Testify On Phone Location Tracking Issues

By Nicholas McMillen On 4/5/2011. no comments

Apple And Google To Testify On Phone Location Tracking Issues

In response to the recent iOS and Android-related security findings U.S. Senator Al Franken invited both Apple and Google to a Congressional hearing before the Senate Judiciary Commitee’s privacy sub-panel (joined by representatives from the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission) May 10 regarding consumer privacy and smartphones. Senator Patrick Leahy also sent letters to Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs and Google CEO Larry page urging them to attend. Both companies agreed to send representatives to testify at the ...

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Apple Now Officially More Profitable Than Microsoft First time In Over A Decade

By Nicholas McMillen On 4/5/2011. no comments

Apple Now Officially More Profitable Than Microsoft First time In Over A Decade

Times are truly evolving in the computer world. For years the software giant Microsoft has stood tall over it’s competition (even offering it’s competition financial help in the past) until Apple surprised many last October by passing Microsoft in quarterly revenue (still falling behind in profits). Last week Microsoft announced their 2011 3rd quarter results, claiming a net income of $5.23 billion which was met by Apple announcing a whopping $5.99 billion income, placing them above Microsoft in revenues and ...

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AT&T Begins Capping DSL & U-verse Broadband Internet

By Nicholas McMillen On 3/5/2011. no comments

AT&T Begins Capping DSL & U-verse Broadband Internet

Internet-hungry AT&T broadband users, your once limitless surfing might not be so limitless anymore. As of May 2 AT&T began capping both it’s DSL and U-verse customer’s internet usage. DSL users will have only 150 GB of bandwidth per month while U-verse customers will be capped at a slightly more generous 250 GB. AT&T reports that only 2% of their customers will be effected (with the average user only eating up roughly 18 GB per month). Less-active users have little ...

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