Alternageek Episode 48: No One Is Laughing
…snickering maybe…
In this episode we have an update on the San Francisco network saga. We also talk about inquiries into rising text messaging rates, Apple app store rejecting a podcasting app, the latest Microsoft commercials, CERN’s big collider going online, installing Ubuntu games using Playdeb and the first beta of Google’s Chrome browser.
Link Love:
- InfoWorld – San Francisco hunts for mystery device on city network
- Engadget – Senator opens inquiry into rising text message rates
- TechCrunch – AT&T’s Text Messages Cost $1,310 per Megabyte
- Washington Post – Do text Messages Cost Too Much?
- PCWorld – Podcasting App Rejected From the App Store
- TechCrunch – Bill Gates/Jerry Seinfeld Commercial #2: I Remain Confused
- C/Net – CERN’s big collider now in action
- HowToForge – Installing Game On Ubuntu With Playdeb
- Google – Chrome Web Browser
- Wikipedia – Google Chrome
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Alternageek.com Podcast, Episode 48 for the week of September 15th, 2008 – Featuring Linuxchic and TechMonkey.
Tags: apple, chrome, google, microsoft, playdeb, SMS
Alternageek Episode 47: Robotic Dreams
In this episode we talk about Comcast bandwidth caps, Veoh prevailing in infringement lawsuit, iPhone security flaw, RedHat security breach, RedHat Perl bug, Flash/Firefox bug, Google dropping features from Android SDK, Android Market, specs on the Android G1 phone, Internet Explorer 8 beta 2, Mozilla’s Ubiquity and SIMable cell phone unlocking device.
Link Love:
- Ars Technica – It’s official: Comcast starts 250GB bandwidth caps October 1
- Wired – Veoh Prevails in Infringement Lawsuit
- MacRumors – Major Security Flaw in iPhone 2.0.2 Update
- Hack A Day – RedHat confirms security breach
- Slashdot – Bitten By the RedHat Perl Bug
- C/NET – Why can’t they fix the Flash/Firefox Bug?
- PC Magazine – Google Cuts Features Out of ‘Android’ OS
- Gizmodo – Android Market, Google’s App Store, Will Not Require Approval For Applications
- CrunchGear – Android: More info on the G1
- How To Geek – First Look at Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2
- Mashable – Ubiquity Will Not Be Ubiquitous
- Popgadget – Is your phone SIMable proof?
- Liliputing – T-Mobile to offer Eee PC with 3G wireless plan
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Alternageek.com Podcast, Episode 46 for the week of September 1st, 2008 – Featuring Linuxchic and TechMonkey.