SpaceX is thinking they can roll out their Internet service faster based on a new Sat deployment strategy. In my opinion it cannot come soon enough. Tonight was a total stream failed. Somehow was not able to maintain connection with the streaming provider and gives me huge concern. I will be doing a lot of testing next week to see what the issue is. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Pickup Ohana Gear. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat (Mastodon) Email Todd or follow him on Facebook. Like and Follow Geek News Central Facebook Page. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: * The Office Podcast * PewDiePie changes mind on donation * AppleCare+ * SpaceX * Vudu's new Family Play mode * Apple Card * The DMV is selling your data * AT&T to lose 1.1 million TV subscribers * Twitter suspends government-run accounts in Cuba * Spotify is cracking down * Alexa Answers * Google Photos launches Memories * Facebook Community Standards * Google and drug addiction recovery * iPhone 11 Pro will offer faster LTE speeds * Walmart $98 Delivery Unlimited

A big security issue has been found on Instagram and Facebook. Where your shared private images and videos can be easily shared by someone copying the HTML link to the media. The web is secure but the links to the media are not. Continued debugging of the studio here at Geek News Central. Some small changes today with me laying out the schedule for the next month or so. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Pickup Ohana Gear. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat (Mastodon) Email Todd or follow him on Facebook. Like and Follow Geek News Central Facebook Page. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: * OneDrive hits 1 billion installs * An asteroid the size of a big rig * Ariana Grande space song * Equifax claims administrator tells victims needs more info * Apple responds to iPhone factory criticism  * What to expect at Apple's event * Bill De Blasio wants a robot tax * Pixel 4 astrophotography mode * Uber Freight * YouTube promised to halt comments on kids videos * Google faces antitrust investigation * Linkedin loses appeal * Samsung and SK Telecom 5G capable 8K TV * Amazon employees are walking out * 101 ways to use the new Nest Hub Max * Astronauts make first cement in space *

Dialing in the studio is going to take some time but it is a work in progress amongst everything else going on. A special Wednesday show for you as I head to Atlantic City for the Mid Atlantic Podcast Conference. We will have a New Media Show on Sunday late in the afternoon after my return. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Pickup Ohana Gear. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat (Mastodon) Email Todd or follow him on Facebook. Like and Follow Geek News Central Facebook Page. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: * NASA's Kennedy Space Center safe in Florida * The best 5G network * 2020 Ford Police Interceptor * Carriers extend waive fees for Dorian customers  * Laptops at IFA 2019 * Tech giants and US officials to meet * AT&T's confusing mess of online TV services * Top web browsers 2019 * Feds scold Tesla * Google will pay $170 million in claims * Facebook says US immigration agents can't create fake accounts * Google Photos * The latest Fire TV devices * FCC offers another $950 million to Mexico * Twitter disables tweeting via SMS * Slack Q2 * Facebook's latest leak * Astronauts test retro spacesuit tech * ...

Live from the New Studio, this is really a trial run as the Audio, Cameras, Lighting has not been fully dialed in. So looking for feedback on today's show. I have a lot of work to do yet to get it where it needs to be. Great show for a live one so I hope you will enjoy the podcast and give the video a look. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Pickup Ohana Gear. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat (Mastodon) Email Todd or follow him on Facebook. Like and Follow Geek News Central Facebook Page. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: * NASA astronaut celebrates Women's Equality Day * Google Maps gets some new buttons in Android Auto * YouTube Music's new "released" playlist * Cop tickets a man for playing online Scrabble while driving * How to protect your parents from online dating scams * What is Mixer? * What is Roku TV? * Movie company sues Hawaiian ISP * The Air Force's secret space plane * The Asus Zenbook Pro Duo * PewDiePie to hit 100 million YouTuber's * YouTube and the YouTuber's Union * You need a password manager * AT&T Telecom chief is retiring  * IFA 2019 * Russian spacebot stranded * US and France reach a deal over "digital services" tax * Watch dozens of free movies in IMDb app * A...

Amazon apparently was caught paying there deliver drivers with Tips they received versus paying them a fair wage and letting them keep their tips. This is the ultimate cheap charlie tactic I think I have ever seen. Big happening here this weekend with the install of the Audimute panels and finishing the studio design. Very exciting times ahead. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Pickup Ohana Gear. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat (Mastodon) Email Todd or follow him on Facebook. Like and Follow Geek News Central Facebook Page. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: * SpaceX "Starhopper" * 5G global revenues will double by 2020 * 8 browsers extensions you should remove * How to monitor and limit your data usage * People are using Snapchat for smuggling guns * Apple wants and needs more female coders * The FCC has no idea * Amazon will no longer use tips to pay delivery drivers * iPhone Pro, new iPad, and 16-inch Macbook Pro details * Verizon and Boingo * Overstock CEO resigns * AmazonFresh grocery delivery expands * Salesforce Q2 * Phone companies and state attorney generals unite * Knewz * DoorDash announces a new tipping policy * YouTube shut down 210 channels * Virgin Galatic next space plane

Google is suing a Copyright troll that was issuing false DMCA takedowns. This unusual action is after the troll was trying to extort money from those he falsely accused. Grab your popcorn folks. I am back from my time in Florida. Lots happening this week. Studio design install happens on Sunday. Expect some pictures very exciting times. Details in the show tonight. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Pickup Ohana Gear. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat (Mastodon) Email Todd or follow him on Facebook. Like and Follow Geek News Central Facebook Page. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: * Hubble Telescope solves a galactic identity crisis * TCL could be a new player * The best Bluetooth headsets * The best Roku web browsers * The 6 best weather stations * Apple bug mishap leads to iOS 12.4 jailbreak * Instagram will pay researchers to uncover abuse * NASA eyes trippy tie-dye clouds * Reddit experiments with live streaming * YouTube sues * Microsofts new SMS Organizer app for Android * Ransomware strikes take down 23 agencies * Apple Powerbeats Pro * Newt Gingrich proposes $2 billion human Moon lander * eBay and Shopify pull listings on Jeffery Epstein merch * Tesla launches a rental plan * 85 Google Play apps forced fullscreen a...

Apple is offering a 1 Million dollar bug bounty for bugs found in its kernel. This is by far the biggest bounty ever offered and should help incentivize people to turn in those bugs. I had an event that went late last evening thus the Friday morning recording. Quick show today so enjoy and have a great weekend. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Pickup Ohana Gear. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat (Mastodon) Email Todd or follow him on Facebook. Like and Follow Geek News Central Facebook Page. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: * Sick of irrelevant YouTube recommendations? * Google is giving students 3 months of YouTube * Republicans suspend Twitter ad spending * Facebook seeks to pay millions to license news * The FCC says 5G is safe, again * Apple Music for Artists * Twitch unveils its own desktop broadcasting app * Apple expands bug bounty * Dropbox Q2 * Uber Q2 * Space radiation will damage Mars astronauts * Netflix and Game of Thrones showrunners * How to play local files on your streaming devices * Postmates will test delivery robots * Lawmakers turn to hackers at Defcon * AT&T and CBS end blackout * How to spot scam iOS apps *

Cloudflare terminated the service of 8Chan today and there reasoning is laid out in a public posting. It's a crazy world we live in now and companies are forced to make business decisions based upon what is happening in the world and I do not blame them. Anyway, lots going on major progress in the studio continues. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Pickup Ohana Gear. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat (Mastodon) Email Todd or follow him on Facebook. Like and Follow Geek News Central Facebook Page. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: * Curiosity Rover celebrates 7 years * NASA seeks "Industrialization" * Happy Birthday, Neil Armstrong! * 7 best WI-Fi routers * Trump wants social media to detect mass shooters * Mysterious deep-space signals * August 2019 security updates for Pixels * Federal Reserve plans real-time payments * How to delete voice recordings from… * Senators demand Google, full-time status * AT&T Unlimted and Spotify Premium * Google will use recycled products by 2022 * Trump and Republicans blame video games * SpaceX * Amazon * Class action suit for Capital One and Github * Galaxy Watch Active 2 * G...

YouTube is tweaking the signals it uses to rank kids video. There are winners and losers in this content game. When will creators learn that they need to take control of there brands and quit playing Russian roulette with their incomes? I am back in the Michigan studio. Two shows next week from the studio here. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Pickup Ohana Gear. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat (Mastodon) Email Todd or follow him on Facebook. Like and Follow Geek News Central Facebook Page. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: * NASA Chief says Moon 2024 plans won't rob fund * This 3D map of the Milky Way * YouTube tweaks kids video's algorithms * Electrify America will use robots * Hubble telescope spots WASP * Hulu available on Android TV * FCC greenlights $20 billion rural broadband auction * Facebook removes accounts says tied to Saudi Government * The 5 best $100 laptops * Doctor Who will stream on HBO Max * Amazon is going to kill your Dash button * Intel launches 10th-gen "Ice Lake" chips * Google is testing a Play Pass subscription service * Comcast Xfinity Mobile now charges extra for HD streaming * 10 new science fiction and fantasy novels * FCC finally orders ISP's * Cisco pays $8.

Sprint – T-Mobile finally gets the green light from the Department of Justice. So we will see how long it now takes for the deal to close as they are battling a number of state attorney generals as well. I am down in Columbus today with a busy schedule ahead. More details on the show. Subscribe to the Newsletter. Pickup Ohana Gear. Join the Chat @ GeekNews.Chat (Mastodon) Email Todd or follow him on Facebook. Like and Follow Geek News Central Facebook Page. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: * Google Doodle celebrates diplomat * AT&T scores $984 million contract with DOJ * How to recover deleted files with free software * Here are the best robot vacuums * Waze Carpool * CBS strikes deal with Altice * Star Trek: The Motion Picture 40 years later * NASA planet-hunter * T-Mobile merger, how will it affect your phone bill * AI is getting more in touch with your emotions * LAPD data breach exposes personal data * 2 active meteor showers are coming * Hulu Originals are coming to Delta * NASA seeks to break the "tyranny of launch" * Privacy group asks court to reconsider FTC deal * A lunar spacesuit ready for NASA 2024 mission * 200 million device...