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Tekzilla 185 – Best USB Flash Drive Speed Up Win 7 Install!

by Jon Cole in Tech477 days ago

There’s not much news to cover at the top of the show, with Patrick hitting on Apple’s success in the last quarter with $26 billion in revenue and huge iPad sales. Following up on a story from a previous week, Microsoft said that the vampiric data draw on Windows Phone 7 devices is due to strange third-party software, a problem which will be patched as soon as possible in an upcoming update. Robert gives a quick tutorial on installing Windows 7 with a USB flash drive, which segues perfectly into a discussion about the best brands for...

Engadget Podcast 230 – 01.24.2011

by Jon Cole in Games, Tech478 days ago

This week’s Engadget Podcast unsurprisingly starts with the news that Steve Jobs is sidelining himself for medical reasons, leaving Tim Cook in his place. In other Apple-related news, the company managed to push through an extremely successful quarter with huge profits probably stemming from unprecedented iPad adoption. HP/Palm has finally made their move on the tablet arena, with their plans going public in another one of Engadget’s comprehensive exclusive scoops. The 9-inch “Topaz” and the 7-inch “Opal” look...

Game Scoop! Podcast: Dead Space 2 Review

by Jon Cole in Games480 days ago

This week, the Scoop! crew finally gets a chance to talk about Dead Space 2 after weeks of fist shaking at EA’s embargo. Navigation is one of the most immediate changes to the Dead Space formula, as the cumbersome map of the first game is discarded for a glowing path on demand to the closest point of interest. Additionally, the melee and stomp attacks are far more effective, spicing up the gameplay and making it easier to verify that a necromorph is finally finished off. Nintendo’s 3DS event was the other big piece of news this week,...

Tekzilla 183 – Verizon iPhone, Cloud Antivirus, Sandy Bridge Sucks for Home Theater?

by Jon Cole in Tech485 days ago

The Verizon iPhone is the biggest news of last week, though details that 4G LTE won’t be supported by the device seem to temper the Tekzilla crew’s excitement. In music news, Universal chose to donate a whole load music to the Library of Congress which will soon be made available to the public. Finally, Google chose to drop H.264 support in their Chrome browser, putting all their eggs in the WebM basket despite the lack of adoption in other browsers. The HD Nation middle segment of the show starts off with some discussion of the new...

GWJ Conference Call Episode 223

by Jon Cole in Games485 days ago

The second half of the GWJ crew mans the show this week, with Cory starting things off with some Rabbit-esque board game talk. 1960: The Making of the President has sated his appetite for a chunky, deep board game, offering a three hour game in his anecdotal last session. Lara dives into her backlog to drag the show into video games, spilling the beans on Ghost Trick. She spells out the interesting premise of the game and the gameplay reminiscent of Phoenix Wright. HD collections round out Games You Can Play Right Now, focusing on The Sly Collection...

Engadget Podcast 229 – 01.16.2011

by Jon Cole in Tech485 days ago

Nilay is out for this episode of the Engadget Podcast, so Automotive Editor Tim Stevens joins the show. The Verizon iPhone is easily the biggest piece of news, though it seems to fall a little flat after a huge buildup of hype. VZW’s insistence that their network can support the device and their offering of mobile hotspot functionality does seem to differentiate them from AT&T, but it remains to be seen if there’s a particularly good reason to switch immediately. Apple news continues with some insights into the iPad 2 and future...

Game Scoop! Podcast: Is DC Universe Good or Evil?

by Jon Cole in Games487 days ago

As a devoted Game Scooper, Greg takes a break from his day off to join this week’s show and talk about his time with DC Universe Online. He’s pushed nearly all the way to the level cap of 30 and has been satisfied all the way through, though he does note that much of the office lies more on the negative side of things. Ryan in particular talks about the rough start to the game, not offering a lot of narrative hooks into the exciting core superhero universe as well as poor user interface. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has excited almost...

Tekzilla 182 – Clean Up Windows The Painless Way!

by Jon Cole in Tech488 days ago

Tekzilla kicks off with a quick plug of Revision3′s coverage, which totals over 70 videos. In other news, the iPhone 3GS just went $50 through both Apple and AT&T, meaning a cheap entry point into the iOS hardware stable. On a completely different note, Ford just premiered an electric version of the Focus, which continues to propel them into the bleeding edge of car tech. The first user question in a few weeks tackles how to best uninstall applications and clean up Windows registry files, highlighting Revo Uninstaller and CCleaner respectively....

GWJ Conference Call Episode 222

by Jon Cole in Games488 days ago

Shawn starts off this week’s Conference Call with some excitement for Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, focusing on the Autolog feature that seems to take leaderboards to the next level. Cory dove into Super Meat Boy recently, recognizing the somewhat interesting nature of the short bursts of combat repeated as the challenging nature comes more and more into play. The “Games You Can Play Right Now” segment wraps up with some renewed interest in Mass Effect 2 due to various Game of the Year awards across the board. While CES 2011 has...

Tekzilla 181 – CES 2011!

by Jon Cole in Tech491 days ago

Patrick’s voice is shot from a very long CES, but luckily Veronica holds things together to barely dip into all of the big news. Tablets and 4G were just about everywhere, dominating much of the coverage through Motorola’s efforts and the newly revealed Android Honeycomb tablet-focused OS. Microsoft had a big conference, revealing many new features for the Kinect as well as the big sales of the device. Apple rounded out the week, with the Mac App Store and Verizon iPhone. Samsung introduced their 7000 and 8000 series televisions, which...

Behind the Screened Door 01-10-2011

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV492 days ago

Comic Vine’s Tony Guerrero joins this week’s Behind the Screened Door, guiding the opening of the show towards comic book fare with some talk about The Cape. All of the guys watched the pilot episode and seemed mostly unimpressed, pointing out the various plot holes, overly dramatic scenes, and lack of solid characterization for the titular character. Alex capitalizes on Tony’s appearance early in the show to cover some comic related news, including the idea of a Wonder Woman television show and the most promising comic film of...

Game Scoop! Podcast: Free Copies of Dragon Age 2

by Jon Cole in Games496 days ago

CES is big news in the tech industry, but it seems that the conference still doesn’t offer anything particularly interesting to the gaming-focused crowd. Sony largely danced around any rumors of the PSP Phone or PSP2 while Microsoft flaunted 8 million Kinect units shipped, much to Daemon’s chagrin. Avatar Kinect was also announced, which appears to be little more than a 360-branded version of PlayStation Home. Daemon played ilomilo and has fairly positive opinions on the game, but Kristine’s review of Microbot steals the most spotlight....

The Engadget Podcast Show 002: CES 2011 Part 2 – 01.06.2011

by Jon Cole in Games, Tech497 days ago

If you thought day negative 2/Engadget Podcast Show 001 market a day of tablets, the guys are quick to say that say negative one/Engadget Podcast Show 002 easily surpasses it. Sony opens things up, presenting the Xperia Arc Android smartphone running the new 2.3/Gingerbread version of the OS. They also reveal their new Bloggie line of camcorders, one of which offers a 1080p 3D recording mode and playback screen. Mobile devices dominate the middle segment of the show, starting off with AT&T’s 4G data plans and future devices. The HTC Desire...

GWJ Conference Call Episode 221

by Jon Cole in Games498 days ago

Our very own Jonathan Downin joins the latest episode of Gamers with Jobs for a prediction-packed show. The holidays have granted a bit of time to the crew, however, so they get into some of the games they hit from their backlogs. Elysium briefly gets into Civilization V, which seems to be improved from the latest patch with some enhanced enemy AI. Julian dives farther back into the catalog, discovering Mass Effect 2 through the Steam sale and pouring heaps of praise on the game’s characters and varied gameplay. After Jonathan discusses some...

Tekzilla 180 – Windows Activation Secrets, Top Blu-rays of 2010!

by Jon Cole in Tech498 days ago

On this first Tekzilla show of 2011, Patrick and Robert ask viewers for their CES questions for this week’s conference. A viewer question opens up the proper show, asking some questions about how Windows 7 activation works. Ultimately, it boils down to easy activation for reinstallations with no hardware changes and rising difficulty as hardware changes or multiple devices come into play. Tuesday podcasts mean HD Nation and the end of 2010 means a Blu-Ray roundup. Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog, Kick-Ass, Avatar, Battlestar Galactica,...

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