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How to Twitter
Posted January 31, 2011 @ 7:44 pm CST by Chris Ness
There is a lot of bitching about how lame Twitter is, even after the phase of Twitter bashing is over. I am going to tell you why the average tech geek should love it, and how you could use it. First, a brief explanation of what it is: Twitter is a social media tool, accessible [...]
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Monday Update!
Posted January 31, 2011 @ 1:57 pm CST by Ron Cassel
Ok so I lied last week. It turns out that I will do a Monday update more than once.
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2 Million Galaxy Tabs Sold And The Tab 2 Is On The Horizon
Posted January 31, 2011 @ 2:41 am CST by Ray Schneider
Samsung has sold 2 million units of it’s Galaxy tab since its launch 3 months ago. While that number doesn’t come close to dwarfing the iPads numbers it did meet and beat Samsung’s expectations of selling 1.5 million units.
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ATT reviews unlimited data plan for iPhone
Posted January 26, 2011 @ 10:57 pm CST by Chris Ness
It seems that the beloved people who back the asshattery thought processes regarding phone plans at AT&T have started rethinking their iPhone data ideas. According to CNet, current iPhone users (or possibly customers who previously had unlimited data) have the opportunity to switch to an unlimited plan. This quiet revelation comes in the wake of [...]
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This Canadian Is Not Happy About UBB
Posted January 26, 2011 @ 9:03 pm CST by Ray Schneider
The Canadian Radio-Telecommunications Commission or CRTC has approved Usage Based Billing (UBB) for Bell Canada. UBB is basically a data cap for your home internet. According to the Vancover Sun many smaller ISPs have offered unlimited data or very high caps in order to compete with the giants like Bell, Rogers or Telus. And this [...]
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Two Teens Share Single Four Loko. Die.
Posted January 26, 2011 @ 6:12 am CST by Ben Avecilla
The bodies of two teenagers were found in a vacant Huntington Beach apartment along with an empty can of the infamous energy-booze Four Loko. Cue media frenzy. Oh, there were drugs too. But nevermind those. Let’s talk about the Four Loko.
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Episode 16 of the Podcast – Who Gives A Schmidt? – Show Notes
Posted January 24, 2011 @ 6:39 pm CST by Agrippa
Episode 16 Topic List Date: Friday 21st 8EST Roster: Steven Callas, Gonzopooper, Kaiser, Ron and Agrippa. This episode was recorded earlier than usual because Steven would have been traveling to Greece during our regular recording. This being the age of the Geek, he will likely be on the podcast from Greece in the following episodes [...]
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Time for a Monday Update. [UPDATED]
Posted January 24, 2011 @ 2:19 pm CST by Ron Cassel
What is a Monday Update you ask? Well, It’s a new segment I just made up that I’ll likely never do again…
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High End Pay as You Go
Posted January 23, 2011 @ 6:13 am CST by Chris Ness
We all know everyone loves the shiny new(ish) thing called the smartphone. We love having our Facebook and Twitter at our fingertips, not to mention emails, Google and the tons of apps available to smartphone users. MetroPCS – A relatively cheap pay as you go service offers Android devices for $99. They’re getting the Samsung [...]
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Posted January 22, 2011 @ 11:59 pm CST by Ron Cassel
- Rejoice! A new Lady Mechanika is on the way!
- Will we see Nokia’s “Catwalk” at their May 14th event?
- Samsung Galaxy S 4 Delayed on Sprint and T-Mobile
- For Verizon customers waiting on a flagship Lumia, the wait may have been worth it.
- The Emotionally Powerful ‘Cargo’ is a Must See Short Film
- So just how many barrels of Oil do we have left?
- Facebook Launcher? Someone please say this is an April Fool’s gag.
- Windows Phone 7.8 is Actually Pretty Okay
- It finally happened, the iPhone goes Magenta
- Redo-Review: Diamonds are Forever
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