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Google Nexus 5 Rumor Round Up

For months I’ve been eagerly awaiting the rumored Nexus 5 phone to decide whether or not I’ll be making the final jump to Android (I currently own a Nexus 7 tablet but still have an iPhone 4S). There have been many rumors over the last several months so I thought I’d create an article to…

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Adobe Confirms 2.9 Million Customers Information Stolen

Adobe confirmed that their security team recently discovered ‘sophisticated attacks’ which allowed for the hackers to get private information of 2.9 million Adobe customers. The information includes customer names, encrypted credit/debit card details and ‘other information relating to customer orders’. Adobe also revealed that they were investigating the ‘illegal access’ of source code for Acrobat,…

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The Flying Bike.

From Icarus in  greek mythology to the Wright brothers, humans have always been interested in flight.  This desire has allowed us to travel the world and reach the stars in some fantasy to reality inventions. Two british inventors  have again challenged our concept of flight with their latest invention: a personal flying bicycle.   John Foden…

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iThing of the Week: Free Menstrual Calendar

The purpose of this column is to highlight apps I have found interesting, fun, and/or useful. While this app is geared toward a certain segment of the population, Free Menstrual Calendar (FMC) is an app I have used for a long time. FMC has been a decent app, but not noteworthy until now. The latest…

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iMessage Bug Hits iOS 7

The roll out of iOS 7 to your iDevice probably hasn’t been quite as smooth as most users were hoping for.  The lock screen issues have been well documented, but now a new bug has popped up.  A lot of iMessage users are reporting that messages are not being sent using the iMessage app and…

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Hulu Plus Comes to Chromecast

We’ve talked a lot about Google’s Chromecast dongle here on Gonna Geek.  One of the most interesting things about this device is the promise of all the apps that would be coming in the future.  At launch we had YouTube, Netflix, and Google Music.  There were rumors and promises that a Pandora, HBO GO, Hulu…

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MTV Geek Shuts Down

It’s the end of an era for a division of MTV which geeks have come to love and follow regularly. MTV Geek announced today through a simple post that they’ll be closing down. Over the years MTV Geek has offered a variety of content from articles based on hilarious geek-related internet memes to some extensive…

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iThing of the Week: iOS 7

It’s been a week since I installed iOS 7 on my iPhone and iPad. Over the course of the week, some aspects of the update I like, but some I don’t. The cons: This first one is purely aesthetic. The folders now have a light grey background. I prefer the contrast of the black background….

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The Johnny Cabs are Coming!!!

The Johnny Cabs are Coming!!! Johnny Cab: Hello I’m Johnny Cab, where can I take you tonight? Doug Quaid: Drive, drive! Johnny Cab: Would you please repeat the destination? Doug Quaid: Anywhere, just go, GO! Doug Quaid: SHIT, SHIT! Johnny Cab: I’m not familiar with that address, would you please repeat the destination?    picture…

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iPhone Users Tricked to Water Their Phone

It appears that iPhone users have been tricked into thinking that somehow iOS7 makes their phone waterproof. An ad appeared on line styled after the latest iOS7 ads, and apparently some people who saw it though it to be legit – and decided to give it a test. The ad claimed that “In an emergency,…

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