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CNET News Daily Podcast: Sprint's Virgin Mobile buy
Sprint on Tuesday announced it was planning to snatch up Virgin Mobile in the U.S. The buy puts Sprint in a good position to compete with prepaid offerings from other carriers. We talk to CNET News writer Maggie Reardon to hear what kind of money... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Investigating Web loyalty programs
Thousands of online shoppers have complained that mysterious charges are showing up on their credit card statements. They've accused those who operate something they call "Web loyalty programs" of purposely deceiving them into signing them up and... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Why Amazon really bought Zappos
Today we talk acquisitions. Between the confirmation of Yahoo's acquisition of Xoopit, and Amazon's Wednesday surprise acquisition of online retailer Zappos it's been a busy week. We also get CNET Reporter Caroline McCarthy on the phone to talk... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Where does the Pirate Bay acquisition stand?
There have been lots of twists and turns in the story of file-swapping site The Pirate Bay, and the latest confusion revolves around a possible acquisition of the site. Where does that stand? CNET News intern Mats Lewan asked reporter Greg... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Yahoo's new home page
Today some of our top stories include rumors of a new camera and microphone-equipped iPod coming from Apple, cheaper and faster solid state hard drives from Intel, and a new e-book store from Barnes & Noble. Also, CNET senior editor Stephen... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Getting ready for Apple's report card
CNET News intern Mats Lewan talks to reporter Erica Ogg the day before Apple reports its third-quarter fiscal earnings. The iPhone has flown off shelves, but did price cuts do the trick to reinvigorate the Mac business? That, plus other headlines... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: The significance of Twitter's security breach
Webware editor Josh Lowensohn joins the podcast to talk about the hack of Twitter internal documents that came to light Wednesday, and what are the larger implications for companies' security protocols now that many are storing their data in the... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Bill Gates hopes to stoke more interest in science
In between trying to eradicate polio, tame malaria, and fix the broken U.S. education system, Microsoft's Bill Gates has managed to fulfill a dream of taking some classic physics lectures and making them available free over the Web. The lectures,... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: iPhone apps and SMS phishing
On Tuesday, Apple announced that more than 1.5 billion applications have been downloaded from its app store. We also get CNET's security expert, Elinor Mills, in the studio to talk about a new phishing scam that's tricking people into giving up... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Opening the door on Office 2010
Microsoft on Monday released an invitation-only technical preview of Office 2010. CNET News reporter Ina Fried got a look, and she joins the podcast with more on what we can expect from the new version of Office. That, and other headlines of the... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Navigating the new Toyota Prius
The 2010 Toyota Prius is out, and CNET News reporter Martin LaMonica is one of the few Americans to own one. He shares his experiences so far--in particular his quest to reach the advertised 50-plus miles per gallon. Listen now: Download... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: The Chrome OS advantage over Linux
Google made waves with its Chrome OS announcement Wednesday, but the product won't even be ready until next year. In the meantime, we take a look at what kind of challenge Chrome can present to Windows. Stephen Shankland tells us that the Web is a... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Google takes on the operating system
Reporter Tom Krazit joins the podcast today to talk about what Google's upcoming operating system means for users and the industry. Also in this podcast: a new music royalty deal could save Web radio stations, the SEC continues to look into the way... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: How to deal with annoying SMS spam
What to do about those pesky spam SMS messages that are increasingly showing up on our cell phones? CNET News security reporter Elinor Mills checked with the four major U.S. wireless carriers to find out. Listen now: Download today's... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Beware URL shorteners
Today: Windows 7 news, a new venture fund from the creator of the Mosaic browser, ABC goes live on Hulu, Toyota says yes to plug-in cars, and a short conversation about URL shortening services with CNET writer Stephen Shankland. Listen now:... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: On building ethical military robots
Robotics engineer Ronald Arkin of Georgia Tech just finished a three-year contract with the U.S. Army designing software to create ethical robots. His thesis is that robots can be configured with a built-in "guilt system" that eventually could make... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: The inner workings of Google's Postini
Google's e-mail security service unit, called Postini, monitors 3 billion messages per day. They flow in and out of customer systems and pass through Postini's thousands of machines in data centers around the U.S. and in Europe before hitting the... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Parsing Windows 7 upgrade options
Windows 7 doesn't arrive on retail shelves and new PCs until October, but Microsoft has announced two programs designed to give a head start to those who know they want the new operating system. CNET News reporter Ina Fried helps us make sense of... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Firefox 3.5 about to land
A major update to the Firefox browser, version 3.5, is on track to launch tomorrow. CNET News senior writer Stephen Shankland tells us what to expect, why it matters, and how Firefox is faring against Microsoft and the new browser up-start,... ...
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Great spots for globetrotting geeks
What are the best destination spots for globetrotting geeks? Programmer John Graham-Cumming traveled the world to find out. His recently published book, "The Geek Atlas," is a travel guide for lovers of science, math, and technology. CNET intern... ...
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