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CNET News Daily Podcast: Skype, eBay move forward
eBay will move forward with selling its stake in Skype, the company said Friday, now that a licensing dispute over the software that underlies Skype's service has been settled. eBay will get $1.9 billion in cash in the deal, which will close by the end of the year. Also on the podcast: Smartphone …
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Google tries to add human touch
Known for using brilliant engineers, complex algorithms, and speedy servers to organize online information in a simple and accessible way, Google is learning how to add the human touch to its repertoire as customers look for answers that can't be found on an FAQ. CNET News reporter Tom Krazit talks …
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CNET News Daily Podcast: New York joins Intel pile-on, and more
Today's tech update includes a new antitrust lawsuit filed again Intel, a legal challenge to Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader, AT&T sues Verizon over commercials, and more. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: N.Y. antitrust suit accuses Intel of bribery …
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Much ado about extended warranties
Black Friday will be here in mere weeks, but the extended warranty business runs year round. What are some things to watch out for, and do you really need to buy a warranty for some of the smaller ticket items? We get CNET News reporter (and fellow CNET News Daily Podcast host) Erica Ogg in the stud …
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Web expected to drive holiday sales
Forrester Research says that while retail sales will probably be flat this holiday season, online sales are expected to reach $44.7 billion, an 8 percent jump over last year. Seventy-two percent of retailers questioned said they expect holiday sales to increase over last year. And the customer exp …
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Why Verizon is key to the Droid's success
Motorola has been desperate for a hit phone since the Razr. The Droid, powered by Android 2.0, and available beginning next week, could be the beginning of a comeback for the handset maker, says CNET's Maggie Reardon. She talks about the importance of the Droid's exclusive contract with Verizon, and …
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Giving plug-ins a familiar car feel
Automakers don't want people to feel like driving electric means radical changes. CNET News reporter Martin LaMonica talks about what they're doing to make the transition easier for consumers. That, plus Sprint continues to bleed customers, Nintendo unveils a supersized version of the DSi, and much …
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Droid navigates its way to market
Verizon and Motorola are aiming squarely at the iPhone with today's unveiling of the Droid, currently the only smartphone running the Android 2.0 operating system. At the same time, Google announced its new turn-by-turn navigation software for mobile phones. Does this mean the days of standalone nav …
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Cisco keeps buying expensive things
Cisco Systems has pledged to spend more than $6 billion on acquisitions this month, the latest of which comes in at a cool $183 million for Web-based security software company ScanSafe. We also talk about the Apple tablet everyone keeps spreading rumors about, a computer Trojan that's masqueradin …
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Students report Windows 7 upgrade problems
Of the many ways to buy Windows 7, the best deal Microsoft makes available goes to students, who can buy a downloadable upgrade version of Windows 7 for $29. However, a number of students have reported problems when trying to download and install the new version of Windows. Microsoft says it is a …
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Amazon and Netflix earnings defy expectations
Amazon and Netflix today joined Apple and Intel in showing surprisingly good earnings results despite most economists' lingering concerns over consumer spending. Amazon's investors responded by sending the stock up 25 percent in trading... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Live from N.Y., it's Windows 7
CNET News reporter Ina Fried joins the podcast from the Windows 7 launch in New York to talk about how the hoopla compared with the Vista launch and what surprises might be in store even for those who have been following Windows 7 closely. That and... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Bing gets social, new BlackBerry out
In today's podcast: Microsoft's Bing links up with Twitter, Facebook; RIM unveils its newest BlackBerry, the Bold 9700; the first of many deep deals on Windows 7 surfaces; and more of today's top headlines. Listen now: Download today's... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Apple's having the best week ever
Apple's on a roll this week. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company on Monday posted record profits despite lackluster consumer spending. And as a follow-up today, it revised most of its hardware line with some flashy updates including an evolved,... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Verizon takes on the iPhone with Droid
The latest Android-based smartphone, the Droid, could debut as early as October 30, according to a cryptic countdown code on Verizon's Web site that promotes the new device. The Droid will run the new Android 2.0 operating system on a 3.7-inch... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Snow Leopard and Win 7 faceoff
CNET Labs has tested and retested both Mac OS X 10.6, known as Snow Leopard, and Microsoft's Windows 7, and they finally have the results for which handles certain tasks better. Listen in for some of the more noteworthy results. Also on today's... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Why Sidekick woes hit deaf users hard
T-Mobile's Sidekick recent outage caused problems for almost all subscribers, but the deaf community got hit particularly hard. CNET News reporter Ina Fried explains why. Plus, Amazon is rolling out same day delivery in select cities, and some... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Fiscal recovery, new Wi-Fi spec on the horizon
In today's podcast: Gartner says electronics markets have bottomed out, a new Wi-Fi spec could replace Bluetooth and Wi-Fi routers, two physicists believe that the Large Hadron Collider may be sabotaging itself, and more of today's top... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Snow Leopard's disappearing trick explained
A big problem with Apple's latest operating system (dubbed Snow Leopard) is affecting a very small segment of users, who've seen some very important files gone missing--like, all of them. We get CNET Senior Writer Erica Ogg in the studio to talk... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: More on Microsoft's Sidekick failure
Wireless carrier T-Mobile USA has stopped selling all models of the Sidekick in the wake of a massive hardware failure that resulted in many customers losing their e-mail, contacts, and other data. Sidekick customers had started experiencing... ...
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