CBS Technology News Podcast - Larry Magid's Tech Report
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Cyber Monday
The first Monday after thanksgiving has been dubbed "cyber monday" and this year, the National Retail Federation which sponsors CyberMonday.com expects plenty of bargains as spokeswoman Ellen Davis explains to CNET and CBS News technology analyst Larry Magid
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Rise Of The "Digital Natives"
CBS News technology analyst Larry Magid chats with John Palfrey, director of Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and co-author of "Born Digital," which looks at how "digital natives" are reshaping our culture, the workplace and politics.
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The FlipMinoHD Unveiled
Pure Digital on Wednesday is unveiling its new FlipMinoHD - a $229 high definition camcorder that's about the size and weight of a cell phone. CBS News technology analyst Larry Magid talked about the new camera with Pure Digital Vice President Simon Fleming-Wood.
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Technology's Role In 2008 Election
Technology played an important role in this year's presidential election. Both President-elect Obama's and Senator McCain's campaign websites included "get out the vote" features and both campaigns used social networking sites to rally the trooops says CBS News technology analyst Larry Magid.
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The Economy And Internet Crime
As the economy goes down, cybercrime is likely to go up, says Internet security expert David Perry of TrendMicro. Perry and CBS News Technology analyst Larry Magid talk about what to watch for and what not to do.
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Dance To The Music At Lala.com
The website Lala.com has announced a new way to store, listen to and buy music. It lets you store your music on the web, lets you listen to any of millions of songs once for free and lets you purchase songs for 10 cents to listen to online as much as you want and like other music sites, you can buy ...
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Microplace Review
CBS News Technology analyst Larry Magid talks with Tracey Turner, founder of Microplace.com about how Americans can earn up to 3% interest and do good at the same time.
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Webcaster Settlement Act
Both Houses of Congress just passed the Webcaster Settlement Act that will give Internet radio stations that play music the ability to negotiate royalties with representatives of copyright holders. Were it not for this bill, which President Bush is expected to sign, online stations like Pandora.com ...
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E-Voting
On November 4th, some voters will be using electronic machines that don't leave a verifiable paper trail. Some experts including Pamela Smith of VerifiedVoting.org and California Secretary of State Debra Bowen worry that it could lead to a lack of confidence in the outcome. At a technology conferenc ...
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Misconceptions About Video Gamers
There's a common misconception that teens who play video games are lonley or anti-social, but a study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that's not usually the case. CBS News technology analyst Larry Magid talked with Pew Senior Research Specialist, Amanda Lenhart.
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Plastic Logic's New Reader
At the DEMO conference in San Diego, Plastic Logic announced a new electronic document reader that uses plastic rather than silicon to display text on a screen. Larry Magid reports.
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"Invision" Web TV Guid
There is an increasing amount of video available on the Internet. But, unlike cable and satellite TV systems, there's no easy-to-use program guide. Invision.tv hopes to change that with a Web site that organizes video into "channels". At the Demo Conference in San Diego, CBS News technology analyst ...
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Legality of Real DVD Copier
The Real DVD copier from Real Networks enables consumers to copy commercial DVDs to their hard drive. Most DVDs are encrypted to prevent copying and some argue it could be illegal. Larry Magid reports.
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Google Founder On "Chrome"
After leaks during the weekend, the company officially showed off the new browser at a press conference the "GooglePlex," its Mountain View, California headquarters. CBS News tech analyst Larry Magid talked with Google co-founder Sergey Brinn.
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Google At The Conventions
When the Democrats gather in Denver and the Republicans meet in St. Paul, they'll run into Google employees, there to help delegates, bloggers and others share their thoughts and observations. Google executive Rick Klau explains the company's convention role to CBS News technology analyst Larry Magi ...
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Larry Magid Tech Reports
There are two challenges to watching video on cell phones: finding the video and making sure it's compatible with your device. VuClip.com strives to solve both problems. Larry Magid talks with the company's founder.
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Georgia Hack Attack
Georgian government websites have been under attack. The attacks could be coming from innocent users' computers which have been turned into "an army of zombies." Security expert Steve Gibson told CBS News technology analyst Larry Magid how it works.
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Securing Credit Card Info
The Justice Department indicted 11 people for allegedly using "war driving" techniques to break into retail store networks and plant sniffer software to harvest credit card information. Larry Magid reports on how to protect yourself from hackers.
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Kaminsky On Domain Name Security Flaw
Security researcher Dan Kaminsky has discovered a serious flaw in the way Internet Domain Name Servers route traffic which could allow criminals to re-direct Web requests to rogue sites. In this 15 minute interview with CBS News technology consultant Larry Magid, Kaminsky explains how he stumbled on ...
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25 Years Of Reporting
From digital cameras to the evolution of the Internet, CBS News science and technology consultant Larry Magid looks back on 25 years of reporting.
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