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3 brilliant tech sites you need to check out!

Here are a few technology related sites / blogs I highly recommend you check out.

TWiT – This week in tech

Crave – From CNET

The BBC website technology pages

Here’s why I recommend them.

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Leo Laporte outburst at Mike Arrington

Techcrunch boss Michael Arrington recently suggested on The Gilmore Gang podcast, that Leo Laporte was giving the new Palm Pre favourable reviews; simply because Leo had been loaned a unit for 7 days. Leo went CRAZY! Read on…

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Leo Laporte and ReadWriteWeb

As a relatively new tech news blog, it was great to see both Leo Laporte’s twit.tv and the guys over at ReadWriteWeb referencing us as the news source for the recent ‘Twitter accounts hacked’ story…

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Twitter elite is changing

Until recently, the most followed people on Twitter were generally the top tech ‘celebrities’ – people you and I know, but the average man or woman on the street would never have heard of!  Kevin Rose, Leo Laporte, Veronica Belmont and Scoble etc.
However, this is all starting to change; thanks to the arrival of celebrities [...]

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Windows 7 & Leo Laporte

I was just reading Leo Laporte’s blog and noticed something that I wanted to share with you.
I recently posted about how the pro Apple bloggers / podcatsers / journalists would have a challenge in 2009; dissing Windows 7 – when the general geek population seems (mainly) to think that even the beta version is actually [...]

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First Revision3 – Now TWiT?

Three months after his friend Kevin Rose had to lay-off a number of senior staff at Revision3, is Leo Laporte in trouble over at the TWiT network?
Are TWiT’s numbers cause for concern?
Leo Laporte has been showing up as a guest all over the place recently, plugging the excellent twit.tv network.  Leo suggested at the end [...]

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Why is Ziff Davis PRO broadband caps?

OK – I am not a UFO nut and I am pretty sure Elvis is dead – so conspiracies don’t mean much to me.  Sadly, it seems the USA is now being offered ‘capped broadband’ by suppliers like Comcast.  We have had capped broadband in the UK for years and it sucks.
You would imagine that [...]

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Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott Leo Laporte

TWiT’s Windows Weekly – A Review
OVERVIEW
Windows Weekly is a podcast (or netcast) show on Leo Laporte’s TWiT Network, where Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott discuss ‘all things Microsoft’ (not Windows).  Subjects covered range from Xbox and the Zune to Microsoft Office, Mesh and (of course) Windows.  The shows can range in length from 35/40 minutes [...]

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Patrick Norton – Time to show him some love!

Patrick Norton
Today, thetechnewsblog wants to ‘show some love’ to Patrick Norton – one of the coolest and most professional people in the ‘Tech industry!
If you don’t already know who Patrick Norton is, you probably should not be reading a ‘tech news blog.  The rest of you will know Patrick Norton as one of the most [...]

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Twitter people

What’s Patrick Norton’s Twitter name?
Twitter: Love it or hate it, everyone seems to be on Twitter right now.  One of the things people often come to this blog for, is to find the Twitter name of someone I mention in an article.  So, if you would like to follow Patrick Norton, Leo Laporte or Robert Scoble [...]

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Bill Gates is GREAT

Bullshit – Bullshit – Bullshit
I hate the way people change their opinions about someone after they either become ill, die or (as in Bill’s case) retire. The truth is that Bill Gates is still whatever he was 6 months ago; when these same idiots were sniping at his every move.

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Leo Laporte is no TWiT!

Occasionally in life, you meet someone who is at the top of their game. In my opinion, when it comes to netcasting / podcasting – Leo Laporte is ‘the boss!’

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Leo Laporte has 2 websites hacked & loses $2000 on eBay!

It’s not a good time to be ‘the tech guy!’ Leo has had 2 of his websites hacked and deleted within just a few days of being screwed out of two grand on eBay! Leo, who is well known for his shows with internet security guru Steve Gibson, deserves better than this – read on.

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Leo Laporte live 25 hours a week!

As you may already know, podcast (netcast) star Leo Laporte is planning a new venture! The man behind all things TWiT, is going to provide a massive 25 hours of streaming video content each week. Will Leo be able to pull it off? Click the continue reading link below.

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