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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1137: Tech predictions for 2010

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:01:00 -0800

We count down our top ten (or so) predictions in the world of technology for 2010. Enjoy!

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EPISODE 1137

Tom's Predictions for 2010:
Apple Tablet will come out in the summer and be $899
3DTV will be the big marketing push
Project Natal will launch but be overshadowed
Machine-to-machine connections will become a thing
Enterprise cloud services will be huge with companies like IBM and Oracle getting in to counter Google
More netbook-specific versions of software
Goodbye Palm
IBM will get back into hardware
HP will come out with a compelling IPTV box that includes cable.

Molly’s Predictions for 2010:
WiMax drools, LTE4 rules — WiMax rollouts will stall and LTE4 will take off like a rocket.
Google will blend Android and the Chrome OS into one offering
Microsoft will introduce a tablet.
Apple will not.
Palm will fold or be purchased.
Microsoft will make a Zune phone.
Congress or the FCC will force cell phone carriers to drop exclusivity agreements. (Har.)
Book publishers will boycott Amazon and the Kindle in force until Amazon agrees to higher prices for digital books.
Twitter will be purchased, probably by Facebook.
The “cloud” craze will slow after a MAJOR security incident, probably involving Google.
2010 will be the year of mobile security awareness.

Jason’s Predictions for 2010:
Vulnerability exploit of Android.
Google Wave will fizzle even further into obscurity and go the way of the dodo. FAIL.
No more than 3-4 total Microsoft retail stores will open by years end. Seen as a failure.
Android app store will pass 50,000 apps by years end.
E-book store in iTunes.
News will start to get out about the next generation Microsoft game system.
Embedded connectivity (ala Kindle and Nook) will become much more prevalent among other types of tech.
Google will extend its adwords to the mobile platform as a way to subsidize their phones for the public.
The iPhone actually doesn’t make it to Verizon before year’s end.
iTunes subscription music, streamed directly to the device.
Netflix and Twitter will be acquired.
Data plans are about to nosedive in the same way that cell phone minutes plans plummeted not too far back.

Gadgettes Podcast 168: The Web obviously-not-exclusive-at-all-anymore Episode

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

There are a LOT of great pre and post-show moments. So many, in fact, that I couldn't possibly fit them all into one episode. As a result, here's a second collection!

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EPISODE 168

The 404 Yuletide Mini-sode: Where we recap the movies of 2009

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0800

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Welcome back to another Yuletide Mini-sode of CNET's The 404 Podcast. We'll be keeping you company all season with fresh episodes, year-end wrap-ups, CES 2010 previews, and much more!

We're all a little torn up about the top 50 highest grossing movies of 2009. Films like Watchmen, Bruno, and Star Trek blew us away and easily lived up to the hype; it's too bad that flops like Hotel For Dogs and Paranormal Activity had to ruin it for the rest!

In typical 404 fashion, we run down the list and pick out the movies that we love, and of course the movies that we love to hate.

Enjoy, and have a fun (and safe!) New Year!

Yuletide Mini-sode - Top Movies of 2009
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Demand improving for LCD TVs

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:43:45 -0800

Yet another consumer electronics segment is bouncing back from the recession--demand for LCD TVs is showing new signs of life.

Third-quarter shipments of LCD TVs rose for the first time in a year, according to DisplaySearch's "Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report," released Wednesday. That upward motion suggests that TV sales for the first quarter of 2010 could surpass those of the first quarter of 2009, the first gain in six quarters.

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Total TV shipments will climb 6 percent in 2010 to reach 218 million units, versus 205 million for 2009, according to DisplaySearch's forecast. LCD TV shipments specifically will account for around 170 million units in 2010 versus 140.5 million this year.

TV manufacturers and vendors can thank North America, Japan, and Western Europe, where consumer demand continues to grow. But emerging markets have also developed more of an appetite for flat-panel TVs.

"China is a hot growth engine for the global flat panel TV market as the transition from CRT to LCD and plasma TVs continues to drive market growth," said Hisakazu Torii, vice president of TV market research for DisplaySearch, in a statement. "Government stimulus activity is having a positive effect on demand for flat panel TVs in both China and Japan, while several upcoming analog-to-digital broadcast changes in 2010 are likely to increase demand in Western Europe for digital TVs. Meanwhile, large price declines in North America have been driving strong unit demand, especially for 19" to 32" sizes."

Price declines of 9 percent this year for all flavors of TVs have hurt revenue but boosted demand, with 2009 revenue likely to drop 10 percent to $101 billion from $112 billion last year. But prices will not fall as much in 2010, says DisplaySearch, and so continued consumer demand will reward the industry with some sales growth next year.

Around 14.6 million plasma TVs are expected to ship next year thanks to growing demand in China. Meanwhile, the older CRT (cathode ray tube) TV continues to hang in there, with 32 million units likely to ship in 2010, predicts DisplaySearch. But that forecast is lower than the company's previous estimate based on declining demand and a dwindling supply of key components.

Alternative technologies like LED-backlit LCDs and 3D TVs will play a role in driving growth for the industry. Demand for LED-backlit TVs will jump in 2010, according to DisplaySearch, with just about every TV manufacturer bringing a variety of models and sizes to the market.

LCDs with higher frame rates will catch on as manufacturers add higher performance features to their TVs, DisplaySearch said. TVs with 100/120 Hz frame rates will capture 26 percent of global sales in 2009, while those with rates of 200/240 Hz will soak up only about 5 percent. But by 2013, 100/120 Hz TVs will account for 31 percent of global revenue, with 200/240 Hz TVs winning nearly 20 percent.

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1136: Predictions Results for 2009

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

At the beginning of 2009, we made a whole bunch of predictions about the next year in the technology space. Turns out, we are really bad at predicting things.

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EPISODE 1136

Tom Merritt’s 2009 predictions:
One mass media company will push out an Internet-only or Internet-primary hit (webisode).
GPS will slowly disappear (except in-dash, Standalone GPS merge into phones).
Some sort of big, public security breach that will cause the change of fundamental internet protocol.
Android will outsell iPhone.
Yahoo will finally be purchased in 2009.
A mind control game peripheral will come out.
Twitter will get as big as facebook.
Google will buy a fried chicken franchise.
Bandwidth riots.
DTV transition will go off without a hitch. (Mostly be fine)
A real look of the next-gen console. (Prototype of next-gen console)

Molly Wood’s 2009 predictions:
There would be no copy and paste for the iPhone in 2009.
Molly will buy an Android phone by the end of the year. (Molly breaking up with the iPhone)
Steve Jobs will leave Apple in 2009. (Leave his current role, like Bill Gates)
The usefulness and price of netbooks will be severely compromised by features. (get more expensive and bigger)
Yahoo files for bankruptcy after failing or refusing to do a deal that could save them in 2009 only.
A major newspaper ('''LA Times''', NY Times, i.e. National newspaper) will go online.
Google will buy Twitter or Twitter dies.
Significant number of Americans will dump cable for internet-only television. Cable company have to change pricing model.
Symantec web will enable subscribing to any podcast in certain topic based on tagging.
Alien life will be discovered on Venus.

Jason Howell’s 2009 predictions:
Copy and paste will exist in the iPhone for 2009.
A major Mac exploit (wide-spread virus etc.).
Netbook sales will double in 2009.
LHC will not go online in 2009. (i.e. the world will not end)
iTunes will get an eBook section. Bonus: iPhone will get an eBook reader firmware upgrade.
Microsoft will attempt to buy a cellphone company in order to tie in with windows mobile.
Blu-ray will gain market share over DVD.
Fancy Android phone with solar panel will be announced.
A cloud services will be proven to have taken a considerable chunk out of software sales. (beginning of the end of software that we know it as.)
iTunes will go DRM-free.

Notes
Molly and Jason bet a two dollar bill on the copy and paste iPhone crisis.
Tom said that Molly is from Venus.

McAfee Labs' 2010 threat predictions (podcast)

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:15:00 -0800

McAfee Labs has released its 2010 Threat Predictions report, which says criminals are likely to increase their attacks on Facebook, Twitter, and Adobe Flash and Reader in the coming year. The report also warns future users of the Google Chrome operating system to be aware of attacks in HTML 5.

Larry Magid spoke with David Marcus, McAfee Labs' director of security research and communications, about the report and the company's reasons for having at least some optimism for 2010.

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1135: Best Moments of 2009 (again)

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:04:00 -0800

This year's best of show is made up entirely of clips sent to us by listeners. We selected and edited them to make a good-flowing show, but the hard work of collecting them was all on buzztown. Great job everybody! You sent some amazing clips. Stuff we would never have dug up on our own. The following people submitted clips to us by email. Thanks for all your hard work.

NOTE: The first release of this episode was incomplete. This is a repost with the additional content at the end. If you are automatically downloading this episode again, that is why.

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EPISODE 1135
SPECIAL NOTE: There is no video version of this episode.
Special thanks to all of our listeners who helped contribute to the creation of this episode. You absolutely rock the casbah:

Aaron Belcher
Berke Hitay
Bill the Admin from Cleveland
Dan Lueders
Dan Fejes
Darin Boots
Dustin Hollon
George from New Jersey
Inferno Falcon
J Rojas
Jane Kohner
Jeff in Wilmington, North Carolina
Joe in Glen Falls
Joshua Caleb
Nunzio the software engineer
Pete in san Jose
pilotmike in Kansas City
Randy
Reid of the Catskills
Sherman from Oakland, CA
Tony Wang

The 404 Yuletide Mini-sode: Where The 404 is the Fifth Element

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0800

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Welcome back to another Yuletide Mini-sode of CNET's The 404 Podcast. We'll be keeping you company all season with fresh episodes, year-end wrap-ups, CES 2010 previews, and much more!

Today's special holiday edition of The 404 is dedicated to The Fifth Element, easily one of our favorite movies of all time. From the epic vision of the distant future to the colorful characters and of course the operatic techno scene, this movie retains its entertainment value after almost 13 years.

To celebrate, we run off a list of our favorite scenes and quotes from the movie, then play a quick game of trivia. For example, did you know that Ruby Rhod wasn't supposed to be the original name for Chris Tucker's character? It was actually Loc Rhod! The original name appears in the script and the movie novelization.

Lots more to talk about, so check out the show and keep it hot hot HOT!

Yuletide Mini-sode - The Fifth Element
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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1134: Listener Co-Host Show

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:01:00 -0800

This year, we bring Stephen (aka Darthweef), Joanne (aka Engnr_chik), Tom Merritt (the doppleganger from the UK) and Phil Barter onto the show!

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EPISODE 1134
The co-hosts for this year's episode:

1. Stephen Johnson (aka darthweef)
For the love of geeks
New Brew Thursday podcast

2. Joanne Fong (aka Engnr_chik)
JoanneFong.com

3. Tom Merritt (aka GatorRock)
RunMerrittRun.com

4. Phil Barter (aka smilingphil)
Recovery Audio podcast

Car Tech Live Podcast 150: Our review of the top tech cars of the year

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:09:17 -0800

Top tech cars of the year remembered, a look at the state of the art in concept car design, and a ride in the all new 2010 Cadillac SRX.

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EPISODE 150
SHOW NOTES

• Vote for Tech Car of the Year

• CNET review of the 2010 Cadillac SRX

• Car tech will be big at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in January

• CNET's coverage of CES 2010

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1133: The Web not-as-exclusive-anymore Episode

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:01:00 -0800

Ho Ho Ho. Enjoy this compilation of some of the best moments from the pre and post show discussion from our live show in 2009.

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The 404 Yuletide Mini-sode: Where we have fond memories of 2009

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0800

Happy Holidays from your dudes at The 404!

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Welcome back to another Yuletide Mini-sode of CNET's The 404 Podcast. We'll be keeping you company all season with fresh episodes, year-end wrap-ups, CES 2010 previews, and much more!

It's hard to believe that 2009 has already come and gone, but with the holidays over and 2010 around the corner, we've decided to record a special wrap-up episode to finish off the year. Lots of big changes that happened in the past twelve months, but the most momentous for the show has to be the introduction of the Tricaster and the subsequent evolution into a full-fledged video show. Of course, we have to thank Jason Howell, the man behind all the CNET Podcasts who helped us set up and troubleshoot our new equipment.

2009 also saw our first ever corporate sponsorship by way of Beck's Beer and the Beck's Beer Semi-Weekly Audio Draft in Conjunction with Beck's Beer and Last.FM, a subsidiary of CBS Interactive, or BBSWADCBBLFSCI for short. As a result of this segment, new music became an asset to the show, and we were very excited to welcome musician Andrew WK, Family of the Year, Jonathan Coulton and The Paper Raincoat into our studio for an interview and even a few in-studio performances!

R2D2 hangs a 404 ornament - Thanks Jim!

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Another huge change we remember in 2009 was the contest submissions for our logo competition! We asked for your best ideas and you guys answered in DROVES! We had so many (hundreds!) of the most creative and inspired logos that the decision became much harder than we predicted. We finally voted on Blake Stevenson's bubbly design, and you can now see the finished product plastered all over our studio and merchandise. Thanks again Blake!

Before we welcome the new year, The 404 would like to extend a personal thank you to everyone involved with The 404. We consider ourselves incredibly lucky to say what's on our mind every morning, and we certainly wouldn't be able to do it without you, the listeners. The three of us listen and read each and every tweet, Facebook comment, e-mail, and voice-mail, and although we might not respond right away, we definitely appreciate every kind (and constructive) message. We also want to give a big thanks to every single person in the daily chat room, Jason Howell, Bonnie Cha, Cheryl Holloway, Mark Licea, Natali Del Conte, Richard Peterson, and everyone else that helps us navigate through the rigors of a daily talkshow.

It's going to be very difficult to top 2009 in the new year, but we're already off to a productive start with our debut at CES 2010. We're broadcasting LIVE everyday from January 5-9 on the CNET stage, so come say hi if you're heading to the show! In addition to merchandise (we promise!) and a very exciting new CNET podcast, we also have plenty of exciting guests lined up including artists, musicians, authors, celebrities, and sports starts, but you'll have to keep listening and downloading the daily show to find out more.

Have a fun and safe New Years everyone, see you in 2010!

Yuletide Mini-sode - Remembering 2009
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Gadgettes Podcast 167: The Web not-as-exclusive-anymore Episode

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:01:00 -0800

There are a LOT of great pre and post-show moments. This is merely a sampling of the best from 2009.

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CNET News Daily Podcast: Comcast, Microsoft lawsuits conclude

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:01:00 -0800

Comcast settles a class action lawsuit, Microsoft loses its Word patent appeal, and RIM explains what happened with Tuesday's BlackBerry outage. Get those stories and more in today's daily news podcast.

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Today's stories:

Comcast settles class action suit on traffic blocking

Microsoft loses Word patent appeal, will change code

BlackBerry Messenger at fault in Tuesday outage

2009 sales of Netbooks rise, but notebooks fall

VoIP service Jajah acquired by Telefonica

Average Net user now online 13 hours per week

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1132: Cutting Room Floor

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:01:00 -0800

The Cutting Room Floor episode is all about your unheard messages, whether you wanted them to be on the show or not.

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EPISODE 1132

MP3 Insider 174: Nobody's Home, Happy Holidays!

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:39:00 -0800

Tune in this week if you want to hear Donald and Jasmine talk about pretty much nothing. Also, Donald huffs bourbon throughout, Jasmine rants about Lady Gaga headphones, and both try to insert a little bit of news before the holiday break. But mostly, it's nothing. Be sure to check out CNET the week of January 4 for all the CES goodness, including a live podcast broadcast at 3PM on Friday, January 8.

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Episode 174

Lady Gaga Heartbeats headphones

Cowon V5 specs revealed

CNET News Daily Podcast: Microsoft's patent appeal denied

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:07:00 -0800

A quick rundown of Tuesday's headlines, including a new cybersecurity chief at the White House, a legal loss for Microsoft, and a weather-related win for online retailers.

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Today's stories:

White House appoints cybersecurity chief

Microsoft loses Word patent appeal, will change code

Snowstorm blankets Web with high shopping traffic

LG, RIM top Apple in number of phone users

Report: FBI investigating Citibank cyberattack

Yahoo shutting down for the holidays

Mom calls cops for help with son's gaming addiction

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1131: The last Word from Microsoft?

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:55:00 -0800

Breaking news right at the top of the show as Microsoft loses its appeal and the court rules they have to stop selling infringing copies of Microsoft Word by January 11, 2009. We also welcome the new White House security czar and the Google Yelp drama plays on. We're on break now, but we do have special episodes in the feed. We'll be back on January 4! Have a a great holiday!

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EPISODE 1131

Microsoft loses Word patent appeal
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BL3FV20091222

White House appoints cybersecurity chief
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10420268-83.html

Who Walked, Google or Yelp?
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/who-walked-google-or-yelp/

Apple’s TV subscription plan gains potential partners in CBS, Disney
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/21/apples_tv_subscription_plan_gains_potential_partners_in_cbs_disney.html

Ford to offer new Wi-Fi option in cars: “BYO Modem” is the model
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/12/ford-brings-wi-fi-to-the-highway/

Israeli programmer hacks Kindle, breaks DRM protection
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/12/22/israeli-programmer-hacks-kindle-breaks-drm-protection/

Backupify drops paywall; backs up your data from Twitter, Facebook, and Gmail
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=28839

CES Preview
3D TV
Ebook readers
In TVs is thin going to be the new differentiator where size was before?
Netbooks
Wireless Charging, nee HDMI?
Motion Control
Pandora in-car

VOICE MAIL
Anonymous on Verizon

E-MAIL
Hey gang,
On episode 1130, the gang discussed justin.tv adding a pay-per-view model on livestreams and receive a negative response. I used to follow justin.tv ’s Twitter stream and they were constantly promoting live artists that were streaming concerts. Examples include: John Mayer, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, and many more. I remove the list after constantly getting ping to see Cincinnati receiver Chad Johnson’s livestream. I can see this as a great way for artists to receive compensation to show live concerts online but the real question is will people pay for this? We shall see.

Love the show,
Greg
New Orleans, LA

**********

Hey BOL,
Public key cryptography is a good idea but I have a feeling that the
movie studios don’t trust the theaters and thus wouldn’t want them to
be able to play the movie until it is supposed to be released. With
regular encryption the movie studios can send along the movie before
it is released and don’t have to worry about the theaters being able
to play the movie until the key is sent to them at the time the movie
is released.

Love the show,
Alex Kaiser, Mill Valley, CA

Digital City Podcast 63: 'Avatar,' 3D PS3, CES, oh my!

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:24:00 -0800

In this week's preholiday edition of the Digital City Podcast, we all get ready for our one long break of the year, accompanied by special guest smartphone guru (and new CNET East Coaster) Bonnie Cha.

Scott and Joe have seen James Cameron's "Avatar"; Bonnie and Julie haven't. We also discuss Intel's new Atom Netbooks, 3D Blu-ray on the PS3, holiday smartphones, and upcoming laptops and phones at CES 2010. Best of all, Scott gets a chance to show off his one and only Batjew T-shirt. Watch it on video or you'll miss it.

Plus, don't forget to enter a comment to win a 16GB Zune HD of your very own. Happy holidays!

>>Watch the Digital City live every Monday at 3 p.m. EST on CNET Live!
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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1130: Verizon is Robbing the Hood

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:20:00 -0800

Verizon explains its early termination fee reasoning. It turns out it's just trying to help the poor. You see, when they charge these outrageous fees, it SAVES poor people money on their phones. At least as long as they don't mind being locked into a contract for years. We also rage against the Rage Against the Machine number-one non-Christmas song.

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EPISODE 1130

Barnes & Noble to compensate for late e-book Readers http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704786204574608100009605442.html
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/21/nook-1-1-update-hitting-now/

Yelp bails on Google deal? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10419547-36.html

CNET News Daily Podcast: Twitter turns a profit, Yelp bails on Google

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:17:00 -0800

In today's podcast: Twitter's search deals come up big for the Web start-up, Yelp says "no thanks" to Google, a former Microsoftie tackles General Motors' financial situation, and brand new chips from Intel mean a raft of new Netbooks.

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Today's stories:

Microsoft CFO heads to new post at GM

Twitter? Profitable? Really?

Yelp bails on Google deal?

Maine to consider cancer warnings on cell phones

Intel launches redesigned Atom chip for Netbooks

Behind the scenes: NORAD's Santa tracker

The 404 Yuletide Mini-sode: Where hackers of the world unite

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0800

HACK THE PLANET

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While you're enjoying the holiday break, check out this very special prerecorded Yuletide episode dedicated to the most inaccurate cyberpunk movie ever to tumble out of Hollywood. Of course, we're talking about "Hackers," the cult classic film that first phreaked its way into our hearts way back in 1995.

Oh my.

Directed by Iain Softley and starring Jonny Lee Miller, Jesse Bradford, Matthew Lillard, and Fisher Stevens, "Hackers" tells the story of Dade Murphy, aka "Crash Override," a curious kid obsessed with breaking into virtual environments with his laptop computer. After suffering a brutal punishment banning him from using a computer until his 18th birthday, Crash is forced to dust off the keyboard when his new friends discover a "truly heinous" plot to capsize a large ocean tanker.

There's a lot to be said about this movie, but the mass appeal of it is the fantasy world that the hackers call their playground. And however ridiculously inaccurate, it gave kids a visual representation of the mythical cybernetic universe. Oh, and also Angelina Jolie.

There's tons of "Hackers" trivia, bloopers, quotes, and favorite scenes in this episode, so go rent the movie and download the show!

Yuletide Mini-sode - Hackers
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Car Tech Live Podcast 149: Ohmygod that Bentley Continental Supersports is fast!

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:23:00 -0800

We drive the most audacious Bentley ever, Saab gets sold off like a parts car, Ford opens up SYNC to app developers, and an Aston Martin even you can afford!

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EPISODE 149
SHOW NOTES

• CNET drives the Bentley Continental Supersports

• Saab gets sold off like a parts car

• The baby Aston Martin--the Cygnet

• Vote for CNET Tech Car of the Year

• BMW previews an electric 1 Series concept

Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: Biggest tech stories of 2009

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:59:00 -0800

This week on the Roundtable: The biggest tech stories of 2009! With my boss, CNET Editor in Chief Scott Ard, and Buzz Out Loud host (and my co-conspirator on Real Deal) Tom Merritt.

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Reporters' Roundtable #14: Biggest tech stories of the year

SHOW NOTES AND TALKING POINTS

Is this a year of recovery? Wasn't the 2008 meltdown in 08 the biggest factor in 2009?

Let's talk first about technological power shifts

Google, Google - Chromes OS, Android
Apple App store dominance
Windows 7 didn't kill MS
MS doesn't buy Yahoo
Carriers losing control? Verizon/AT&T fight
Smart phones becoming ubiquitous (what's it mean when everyone has a portable, connected device)
A&TT/Apple fight?
Emergence of streaming (Netflix, Blu-ray players etc.) and how its disrupting media
Kindle and e-books in general, threat or savior to print media.
Twitter/FB?

Business stories

Oracle/Sun
Comcast/NBC

Government

FCC weights in on Net neutrality
Role of EU fights

Sleeper stories:

DNS security stories

What will be the big story of 2010??

Mobile?
Pent up demand of consumers?

WRAP

Thanks Scott and Tom. Thanks, Benito (producer)

Thanks for listening to Reporters Roundtable this year. We're on live each Friday at live.cnet.com. Our next show will be taped January 7 from the floor of the CES convention in Las Vegas. We'll be talking about how new products--including some at CES--get designed, and why they look so ugly. So don't miss it.

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The 404 Podcast 490: Where we finish things on a good note

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:13:00 -0800

It's the last live episode of The 404...of 2009. Russ Frushtick, chief gamer at MTV Networks, joins the show today along with Mark Licea of The Green Show to discuss the tumultuous, but exciting year in videogames. Finally, we get to the winners of our "Hangover" contest.

(Credit: Russ Frushtick)

Because of the Great Recession, many games this year have been pushed back to the next year, and we've seen developers folding left and right. Jeff counts down his list of the most anticipated games of 2010--many of which were suppose to be released this year. Some of the games include Dark Void and Bayonetta. We think the main character of Bayonetta looks a lot like Sarah Palin.

Russ tries to teach Snooki of "Jersey Shore" how to play Buck Hunter.

(Credit: Russ Frushtick)

Some of Jeff's favorite games this year were Ghostbusters and, of course, Modern Warfare 2, which Russ actually says didn't make his top 5. Most of that he says has to do with the so-so single player mode and the glitches and cheats in the multiplayer mode of the game. Jeff and Wilson think that Ghostbusters was pretty entertaining, but they both agree that the gameplay itself was a little unappealing after 6 or 7 hours.

Finally, we had a contest to give away copies of "The Hangover" in Blu-ray and DVD. Most of our hangover stories were definitely NSFW, but a couple of them reminded us of our own horrible hangover stories from college and our adolescent days. On that note, please take care of yourself during the holidays. We will see you on the other side of New Year's. In the mean time, send us an e-mail at the404 [at] cnet [dot] com or leave a voice mail at 1-866-404-CNET (2638). There's no guarantee we will get to it during our break, but we will appreciate it. Be safe and have a blast!

EPISODE 490
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CNET News Daily Podcast: What if Google bought Yelp?

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:10:00 -0800

Is there anything Google can't or won't buy? After several acquisitions already this year, the company is reportedly closing out 2009 by negotiating a purchase of Yelp, the business reviews site, for $500 million. Also in today's podcast: Complaints to the FTC over Facebook privacy rules, Google loses a big copyright case in France, and consumer electronics companies cross their fingers for Avatar's successful release this weekend.

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Today's stories:

Google said talking buyout with Yelp

CE industry hopes 'Avatar' is a hit

FTC may enter latest Facebook privacy debacle

Google loses French copyright case

RIM beats expectations on strong BlackBerry sales

Palm's losses decline

NORAD posts rare video of its command center

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1129: Is Google finally too big?

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:55:00 -0800

Google is in talks to buy Yelp and it may finally be pushing the line over what's too big. Sure, a lot of you thought it was too big already, but now it's just getting ridiculous--although, I didn't like that it lost its court case in France over indexing books. We also touch on the Twitter hijacking and new 3D Blu-ray standards.

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EPISODE 1129

Twitter hijacked by ‘Iranian Cyber Army’
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10418140-93.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10418270-36.html

Google said talking buyout with Yelp
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10418185-93.html

Google loses French copyright case
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10418319-93.html

Firefox, Adobe top buggiest software list
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10417785-245.html

3D Blu-ray standard outlined, includes PS3
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10417449-1.html

Bing! Information Design sues Microsoft
http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/12/14/daily62.html

Netflix sued for privacy invasion
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/12/18/1344246/Netflix-Sued-For-Privacy-Invasion

Skip the newsstand: Buy Esquire on your iPhone
http://mashable.com/2009/12/18/esquire-iphone-app/

Don’t pay twice for content
http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-10417065-250.html

U.S. military drone security breach “fixed”: official
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091217/us_nm/us_usa_drones

$300 Sci-Fi YouTube Video Lands $30m Movie Deal
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/12/17/1711256/300-Sci-Fi-YouTube-Video-Lands-300m-Movie-Deal

VOICE MAIL
Roland on the hacked drones

E-MAIL
Hey Buzzers,

For years now I have heard you explaining that DRM only punishes the honest customers.
Well, today I was such an honest customer for the last time.

I went to see Avatar in my local Cineplex.
I saw a huge crowd standing in the lobby and knew something was up.
The theater manager explained that the premiere screening of the 3D version could not commence.
They had been waiting for the digital key to arrive that is necessary to decrypt the film.
It should have arrived by email from FOX over four hours earlier but it had not.

Apparently this was a problem for every movie theater in Germany and probably every cinema in Europe that wanted to show the film at that day.
The 2D version was not affected by the way.

I gather 50% of all the perplexed visitors had no idea what kind of key he was talking about.
But definitely 100% were pissed and had no understanding why they made all the way and effort to come to the movie theater only to be told: “Sorry, we don’t want your money!”.

16 Dec 2009 was supposed to be the day I see a masterpiece.
It turned out to be the day I swore to never set foot in a movie theater again.
Screw you FOX and happy downloading!

Angry Andy.

**********

Hi guys

In 1128 you talked about cromeOS and if it can get in trouble in the
EU because it is then the only browser because it is a OS too.

My question now: why is apple not in trouble for openly forbidding
other browsers on the iphon?

Mozilla and the others complaint to the EU because IE had a to big
marketshare! Well – Safari on the Iphone has 100% Marketshare! And
nobody cares?

Strange….

LtS

Alex

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Hey Buzz Crew,

In response to BOL episode 1128’s discussion of ChromeOS as a monopoly due to having the browser integrated, there are a couple points that differentiate it from MS Windows that change the situation:
1) MS Windows runs proprietary, closed-source code whereas ChromeOS can be built and customized from open source code (ChromiumOS). A competing browser vendor is free to put their own browser in the place of the Chrome browser and re-use the existing kernel and underlying code within the restrictions of the free license.
2) The MS Windows OS is, itself a platform for running applications. By contrast, the Chrome browser is the sole app that runs on ChromeOS, the Chrome browser is the platform, not the OS.

Point 2 opens ChromeOS up to the possibility of anti-competitive accusations if the Chrome browser integrates Google web apps or is compatible only with Google web apps to the exclusion of competing web apps. For example, if Google Maps runs but Windows Live Maps doesn’t, then their behavior could be considered anti-competitive. The open source nature of the browser and its support for open web standards may protect it in those cases, putting the responsibility on the web app vendor to comply with those standards.

-heulenwolf
/Hoy-len-vulf/

Real Deal Podcast 191: Best tech of the decade

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:23:00 -0800

Tom and Rafe review what they feel were the biggest and best tech products and advancements of the decade.

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Episode 191

Best of 2009
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-18438_7-10417775-82.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Hardware
TM iPod – revolutionized how we listen to music.
RN iPhone – for the store
RN Kindle – again, for the economic disruption

TM PlayStation 2 – Reigned throughout the decade as the best multipurpose console.
RN Wii – who knew a cheap console could be so much fun? Plus, death to the dpad!

TM ThinkPad – Set the standard for sturdy reliable laptops
RN Macbook – setting the standard for design

TM Handspring Visor – Spurred innovation in the PDA market that led to Treo which led to iPhone

TM Logitech Harmony remote – Changed my coffee table into something usable again.

RN Prius, Tesla

RN Flatscreen TVs – relighting the TV industry

RN The $49 Wi-Fi router (you can get one for $20 now)

RN The DVR (Replay TV, TiVo)

Apps
TM: Google -For everything they do, primarily search and AdSense, in my opinion. The top search engine in 1999 was Yahoo followed closely by Alta Vista. 10 years later Google is arguably the dominant tech company. RN: Google: Docs, Maps
TM: Win XP – The only edition of Windows to reign over an entire decade. RN: OS X, Leopard, Snow Leopard.
RN: Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter – Social network decade
RN: WordPress
RN: Firefox
RN: World of Warcraft
TM: BitTorrent - BitTorrent was a protocol (different than Napster which was software) developed to make large downloads more efficient. It also happened to make them hard to track because no central server was used. And it was perfect for pirating video. It is much maligned by both Hollywood and ISPs, and is probably the most disruptive technology of the decade.
TM: Wikipedia - For all our skepticism about its accuracy, Wikipedia has changed how we consume information. When you want to find information on any topic, you turn to a search engine, but the likely top result you click on is Wikipedia. All the more impressive for being built for free by volunteers.
TM: YouTube - Online video became easy, and the desire for watching video was proven by YouTube. It spurred the major networks to create Hulu in response, as well as making every network put some video online in self-defense. And despite the criticism, kitten videos still create quite a bit of traffic.

The 10s will be the decade of…
Mobile
Bio

E-MAIL QUESTIONS

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I have a question about Google’s Android operating system and their strategy. I’m a little (that’s a bit of an understatement) confused about what in the world Google is doing with it. Why is it that whenever I want to go buy a phone with Android, they all have different versions? The Droid is running 2.0…The Droid Eris runs 1.5…The MyTouch 3G I believe is running 1.6… What is up with all these different versions on different phones??? Why don’t they release the updated versions for all phones running Android? Wouldn’t you want your customers to have all the new features and abilities you’re putting out?

– Confused Claymation

Answer: Rafe? different specs needed as theos improves, plus carriers don’t want to brick phones

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Hey Tom and Rafe!

Thanks for the help! I ran ccleaner and msconfig and also fragmented my drive, it’s a 160gb drive and had 41 gigs of free space, after the defrag and ccleaner I have 53.5 gig’s of free space but some programs (iTunes in particular) still freeze and crash, I’ve tried reinstalling iTunes but it still bogs everything down. Apple needs to make an iTunes lite or something because I only need music management (I’ve got a Nano not a touch or iPhone) and don’t need all the extra fixin’s that iTunes has in it. One last thing, should I upgrade my RAM? I’ve currently got 2 gigs of RAM but was thinking about upgrading to three gigs, would this give any significant benefit?

Thanks for all your help! Love the show and have a great Christmas and New Year!

-Jack in TN

Answer: Yes upgrade RAM. Always upgrade RAM if you can afford it. As for iTunes light, you *could* go to oldapps.com and get an older lighter version of itunes.

COMMENTS

Hey Real Deal,
I just wanted to thank you for your advice the other week I called. I just dumped my HughesNet Satellite for my local WISP (www.arbucklecomm.com) Latency is great, download speed in primetime is faster than HughesNet at 3 a.m. My upload speed is faster than my businesses’s AT&T’s DSL service. I can now stream CNET live, I can make calls through VOIP, and even stream through Hulu. It has saved me hours of frustration and made the internet enjoyable.

Thanks a lot for your advice,
John in Oklahoma

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Gadgettes Podcast 166: The White Elephant Episode

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:34:00 -0800

Not only are the gifts covered in today's episode perfect to meet the mediocre expectations of a white elephant party, but this episode itself is in essence our very own white elephant gift to you! Interpret that as you will, and have a wonderful holiday, everyone!

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EPISODE 166

Gifts to bring to a white elephant Christmas

Snuggie for your neck (Thanks, Greg and Sam)

Snuggie for your dog (Thanks, Eric!)

Doormat Scale

Electric rock guitar shirt

Rockin’ the stockin’
MaltMatcher iPhone app helps you choose a whiskey for dad

Kill Me
Facebook app MirrorMe shows what you’ll look like in 10 years

Pretty
Philco PC

Tool Time
iPod toting beanie shows the world your lousy taste in music

Unfriend
Best man pranks newlyweds by connecting their bed to Twitter

A White Elephant gift from us to you!
Gadgettes ringtones:
Short theme (low quality MP3)
Short theme (medium quality MP3)
Short theme (high quality MP3)
Full theme (low quality MP3)
Full theme (medium quality MP3)
Full theme (high quality MP3)

E-MAIL
Hey Gadgettes,

Just finished listening to last Thursday’s show, and it was great as always. I have to admit, the possibility of a “raunchy” version of Gadgettes sounds awesome. I would pay actual money to subscribe to a monthly podcast of Gadgettes Unplugged. You guys should look into that as a second income in these trying times.
The Web exclusive for 165 was one of the best yet. It ran the emotional gamut from hilarity to the depths of depression, and by the end I think everyone needed a group hug. Hopefully that was just a case of the end-of-the-week, late-holiday blues, but if not, at least it was captivating. Train wrecks usually are.
Thanks again for all the hard work you guys do. Ive been a loyal BOL listener since before Veronica even had a speaking role, but for whatever reason I had never checked out Gadgettes until Molly went to a Monday-only schedule on BOL. In the past year Gadgettes has quickly become the weekly series I look forward to the most, across any form of media. I had written to you guys 6+ months ago saying that I was going through a difficult time with my job, and that Gadgettes was one of the escapes I used to keep myself sane. Since that time, Ive changed jobs and moved, and things are looking a lot better for me. Thanks again for being there for me, even if you didn't know it at the time. I realize that holiday has already passed, but if I was to make a list of things I'm thankful for, Gadgettes is definitely makes it.

Happy Holidays,
Warren the Programmer

Hey MoJaKeLi,

I was listening to Gadgettes 165 when you guys went right down my
alley talking about how much of a copy editor’s nightmare the “word”
sexting is. I’ve been at my first newspaper copy editing job (yes I’m
22 and dumb enough to go to a newspaper) for 6 months and have already
been in a 15-minute argument over the use of “sexting.” I’m proud to
say I yelled my editor out of using “sexting” in a headline, opting
for the much more tame “kinky texts.”

By the way, another techglish nightmare that I’m constantly fighting,
trying to Twitterize words by putting “Tw” in front of them. Ugh! Kill
me!

Love the show.

Luke Morris
from Virginia
(LukeM in the chatroom)
Aspiring to copy edit at CNET

Hey Gadgettes

I don’t know about the sock club because all my dress socks are black, but there is a club I do belong to: Men’s Warehouse Fresh Shirt Club. I get a new shirt and matching tie sent to me every month. It was a gift, but have to say I love not have to worry about it. I also included a link to a tie of the month club.

And Molly, I love that you enjoy a man in a tie. I have to say, I hate to have a tie on, but think that it is the ultimate in class when you are wearing a nice suit, fresh shirt, and a tie: My clothing of choice 5 days a week.

Thanks and love the show

Ross

Inside CNET Labs Podcast 73: Will that erase my drive if I push it?!

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:59:00 -0800

Never push the red button!

(Credit: Nickelodeon)

Dong's back and he's on the attack! Unfortunately, he returns from Vietnam with swine flu or something, so if I sound like I'm mumbling during the show, it's because I'm trying to keep my mouth covered from his germy germs.

Dong lived on a boat for one whole day in Vietnam, swam in the bay, and tries to convince me to do the same. That conversation somehow leads to a discussion about the Seven Wonders of the World, which apparently now include the Internet. Pretty lame if you ask me.

Also, Dong attempts to uncover the real story concerning Facebook in Vietnam and its "technical problems."

Having trouble deciding on what presents to get loved ones for the holidays? Dong has a simple solution. It's all Dong, all the time!

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The 404 Podcast 489: Where our drones got hacked

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:43:00 -0800

(Credit: zerozeros.com)

Things are certainly winding down here at the CNET New York offices as The 404 finishes up its last two live episodes for the year. In the studio with us today is Natali Del Conte along with her CBS producer Will--so it sounds like the show is about to get some Early Show love on Friday morning!

Today's show starts off on an unsettling note as we talk about word of U.S. drones being hacked in the skies of Iraq. Apparently, all that was needed was a cheap $26 program that allowed insurgents access to our unmanned aircrafts--how comforting!

Bonehead military security issues aside, it's about time the FCC addresses the all-too-common issue of blaring TV commercials. How many times have you blown an eardrum after an ad comes on that's 35 times louder than the program you were watching?

In our unintentional effort to destroy the green movement, we uncover the ridiculous side effect some new LED traffic lights are having involving their inability to melt snow. It's actually causing accidents, so maybe good-old-fashioned energy-sucking, heat-producing traffic lights were the way to go.

There's more 404 fun in today's show: Y2K memories, "Iron Man 2" talk, and the year's best YouTube videos!

EPISODE 489

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1128: Should Google make its own Netbook?

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:54:00 -0800

Rumors are that next year Google will add a Netbook brand along with its phone branding, and possibly begin a line of consumer electronics. Is that a good thing for Google? We kick around that old football. Also, Patrick from France joins us with his distinctly European perspective and we refrain from insulting each other for once. It's a brave new world!

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EPISODE 1128

Obama administration rolls out $2 billion for broadband
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BG1JZ20091217
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/12/16/2329201/FCCs-New-Broadband-Plan-Prioritizes-Competition

Get ready for the Google branded Chrome OS Netbook
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/17/get-ready-for-the-google-branded-chrome-os-netbook/

Hackers access Predator drones
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126102247889095011.html

Apple working on 3D ‘hyper-reality’ displays
http://www.macrumors.com/2009/12/17/apple-working-on-3d-hyper-reality-displays/

Zune HD Twitter app now live UPDATE: it censors tweets!
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/16/zune-hd-twitter-app-now-live/

Nook hacked with Web browser, Facebook, Twitter apps for starters
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/17/nook-hacked-with-web-browser-facebook-and-twitter-for-starters/

Sony Reader will get NY Post and Dow Jones exclusive content
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=28672

RIM confirms BlackBerry e-mail outage
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10417374-94.html

Dungeons & Dragons For Microsoft Surface has come a long way
http://kotaku.com/5428356/dungeons–dragons-for-microsoft-surface-has-come-a-long-way

Best of 2009 clips show
This year’s Best of 2009 episode is going to be entirely listener submitted. So be a part of this listener created experience: Clip out your favorite moments from any episode published in 2009. Export your clip as an MP3 of at least 128kbp. Email the clip to buzz@cnet.com. Subject: Best of 2009 – Episode ####. Deadline for submissions is Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. Please hurry! And with enough people pitching in 2-3 clips, we should end up with an awesome clips show.

VOICE MAIL
Dean in DC on Google Chrome and the EU

Tony on cell radiation

E-MAIL
During the conversation on Wednesday’s show about the LED traffic lights not melting snow, I knew I had heard about that years ago, but couldn’t remember where. After a quick google search, I found this http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=177298 . Evidently Click and Clack talked about that in 2006 — too bad all the guys ordering the LED stop lights didn’t listen to them.

Joe from Wilmington, OH (as seen on 60 Minutes and Rachael Ray!)

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Hey buzz crew. I’m emailing in reference to an email you read in episode 1127 about chrome vs firefox download speeds. I too notice this difference especially when I use the firefox addon down them all. When using down them all I can get speeds that are several times faster than chrome. I keep hoping with the beta release of chrome extensions that down them all will come to chrome but alas no such luck yet. Love the show
Sam in Seattle

CNET News Daily Podcast: Resolution between Microsoft, Europe

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:24:00 -0800

A resolution in Microsoft's long antitrust battle with the European Union, Intel gets sued by the FTC, and an arrest is made in the copyright infringement case of the "Wolverine" movie. Get those stories and more in today's edition of the daily news podcast.

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Today's stories:

EU ends antitrust case against Microsoft IE

Microsoft's Smith: EU deal opens new chapter

FTC sues Intel over 'anticompetitive tactics'

FBI makes arrest in 'Wolverine' uploading case

Apple wins permanent injunction against Psystar

Scammers exploit Google Doodle to spread malware

Microsoft's Bing app debuts on iPhone

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1127: Microsoft and EU browser roulette begins

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:15:00 -0800

So the European Union and Microsoft have finally settled their differences and will begin the browser ballot with no less than 12 browsers to choose from. Is this a good thing? Also, Intel is now under the gun from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. What did it do this time? Listen to find out. And Cherrypal is selling a $99 laptop it bills as slow and sufficient. Nice.

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EPISODE 1127

FTC formally charges Intel with anti-competitive behavior
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704541004574599791659334798.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/12/intel.shtm

Microsoft resolves E.U. IE case
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10416402-75.html
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2009/12/microsoft-settles-with-eubrowser-balloting-arrives-in-march.ars
http://money.ca.msn.com/investing/news/business-news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=23035069

Steve Jobs’ dupes blogosphere with AT&T protest hoax
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/16/operation_chokehold/

AT&T: Net neutrality OK if we can cut priority access deals
http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2009/12/att-offers-net-neutrality-compromise.ars

New report offers grim assessment of plug-in hybrids
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/12/new-report-offers-grim-assessment-of-plugin-hybrids.ars

Facebook testing tool to push updates onto Twitter
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9142324/Facebook_testing_tool_to_push_updates_onto_Twitter

McDonald’s to offer free Wi-Fi Internet access
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/184807/mcdonalds_to_offer_free_wifi_internet_access.html

Fidelity fires four employees for playing fantasy football
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/12/16/fidelity-fires-four-employees-for-playing-fantasy-football/

Cherrypal's $99 Laptop: Small! Slow! Sufficient!
http://technologizer.com/2009/12/15/cherrypals-99-laptop-small-slow-sufficient/

LED traffic lights are great — except they’ll kill you
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/12/15/national/a133205S26.DTL&tsp=1

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VOICE MAIL
Dylan has a question about Paramount Clips

E-MAIL
Hey BuzzCrew-

So a fun story is making waves in Britain:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8415750.stm

Basically the internet masses are “Raging against the Machine” known as X-Factor and trying to get a 1992 single from Rage Agaunst the machine as #1 christmas song over the new release from the XFactor champion.

Here’s the kicker…it’s working!

Helping it, is that you can get the single for 29 pence! (~ 47¢).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001I4NZP4?ie=UTF8&ref_=sr_1_1&qid=1260881836&sr=1-1&linkCode=shr&camp=3194&creative=21330&tag=tomdavsblo-21

There’s even a facebook group with over 800K members:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2228594104

Gotta love the ‘X’-mas spirit!

Cheers & Ho! Ho! Ho! from Oxford!
Tom Merritt the Doppelganger

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Hello Buzz Crew,

I have just listened to a recent episode in which you talked about the
proposed Internet censorship in Australia and I have to say the proposal
is far worse than what is commonly reported in the media. Wikileaks
disclosed the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s blacklist
of prohibited websites a few months ago. It turns out that the list
contains perfectly legal websites including that of a political group
http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/acma-blacklist-leaked-contains-legal-websites/

Despite this controversy I am shamed to say that my Government went
ahead with it’s planned trial of Internet filtering. However after the
trial ended Stephen Conroy refused to release the official report. We
can only speculate as to why, but he did however provide information and
consultation to just one political party, The Australian Christian Lobby
which has been lobbying very hard in support of the censorship proposal.
No doubt they have allot of agendas they would like to see filled by the
new regime. As a strong supporter of free-speech I find this deeply
worrying. Once a filter is in place every morally bankrupt organization
and individual will be able to apply pressure to have anything they
personally don’t like, blocked.
http://greensmps.org.au/content/media-release/conroy-must-explain-why-christian-lobby-gets-net-filtering-trial-update-greens

Thanks & keep up the good work.
~Dan
Perth, Australia

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Jason H., Jason H., and Jason H.,

In episode 1126 you talked about Chrome versus Firefox. I have to stay that I would completely switch over to Chrome, it loads faster, is a smoother GUI, and loads pages faster, except that Firefox dowloads things faster. Out here we have a bandwidth shortage, and I end up surfing with Chrome and then copying the URL to Firefox to download things. It’s frustrating. If Chrome/Google get better download performance then I’ll be won over.
Nathaniel Miller on deployment in Afghanistan. Love the show.
V/R

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Hey Buzz Crew,

I don't know if any of you have been paying attention, but with all of the discussion of Verizon and AT&T's 3G coverage, it seems that T-Mobile's progress has been overlooked. T-Mobile is currently adding 3G coverage at a rate of one new city every 1.5 days, with a goal of having 3G available to two-thirds of the US population by the end of 2009. They are also deploying everywhere at 7.2 Mbps, putting them at the top in terms of 3G speed. They also plan to have broad access to HSPA+ (21 Mbps) by mid-2010.

Right now they certainly don't have the largest 3G network, but they sure are bringing their own online very quickly.

List of Cities added recently:
http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Coverage/3G-Launches/td-p/236602

Network Expansion Information:
http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Coverage/3G-Expansion-amp-HSPA/td-p/254526

-Doug the Software Developer

The 404 Podcast 488: Where we now offer free Wi-Fi--with the purchase of a Happy Meal

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:25:00 -0800

This may be the last week of live 404 episodes for 2009, and it's also been the most hectic. With Wilson missing his second day in a row and Caroline McCarthy being bedridden by a holiday cold, Mark Licea and Bonnie Cha help me hold down the fort.

I'm leechin' it.

(Credit: McDonald's)

Today's show is all about giving, and McDonald's is jumping on board with the announcement that they'll be offering free Wi-Fi starting in 2010. Not sure the first thing we'd want to touch after scarfing down a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit is a laptop keyboard, but hey, free is free.

Speaking of giving, The Hangover giveaway is still going on! Send us your best (but most likely worst) hangover stories to the404 [at] cnet [dot] com before Friday for your chance to win!

Sick of AT&T service? Tired of seeing Luke Wilson in those misleading coverage ads? You might want to join up with Chokehold, a grassroots movement to overload the AT&T network this Friday. We're not condoning this type of behavior, but Luke really is annoying in those commercials.

All this plus more stories and a great calls from the public segment!

EPISODE 488

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MP3 Insider 173: Born a ramblin' man

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:28:00 -0800

This week, Donald will just not_shut_up already, so Jasmine tries to impose a word cap on his ramblings (it fails). Items that are babbled upon include the overly bass-heavy Dr. Dre Beats Solo headphones, a potential Zii war between Nintendo and Creative, an itty-bitty $9 MP3 player, and a potential HD video player from Cowon. Also, Donald shoots Jasmine with lasers, and we drool over an ultraquiet vacuum with a built in iPod speaker.

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Episode 173

Beats Solo are muddy, muffled, and mushy

Zii trademark in Japan http://www.dapreview.net/news.php?item.4655.1

$9 MP3 player

Cowon V5

Electrolux vacuum iPod speaker

---------READER MAILS------

my issue of the week.

I absolutely LOATHE the fact that Imeem was bought by Myspace last week! I had no idea this was coming and nothing was posted on Imeem's site regarding this. Since artists usually release new music on Tuesdays, I would usually go to Imeem to stream the available songs for the new artist(s) disc(s) as a preview to see if the entire CD is worth purchasing. Now it looks as though I can't login to my old Imeem account to do that anymore because Myspace seems to be forcing people to sign up for a Myspace account to get to Imeem, which I REFUSE to do.

My question is...do you have any recommendations for other free streaming music sites that has as much music as Imeem that I can switch to? BTW, I also lost access to my Imeem playlists so any suggestions would have to have that capability. Thanks a mil!

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CNET News Daily Podcast: Google gets into the link-shrinking biz

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:25:00 -0800

The past few days have been good for Google. First it was a hot new Google-branded cell phone, followed up shortly thereafter by a new link-shortening service. This may seem like a very common feature these days with services like Bit.ly, but keep in mind that Google's big business is ads. The more it knows about where people are going on the Internet, the more advertising power it wields.

We also lead today's podcast with a developing story about a potential code ripoff of Plurk.com by Microsoft's MSN site in China.

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Today's stories:

Microsoft pulls China site amid code-theft charges

Google gets into the URL-shrinking biz with Goo.gl

Smartphone share of cell phone sales set to soar

Inside the Google phone: A 'snappy' chip

Does Twitter mean business with 'Contributors' test?

Australia moves toward mandatory ISP filtering

Symantec confirms zero-day Acrobat, Reader attack

HTML groups tackle Webcam support

MIT unveils new 'smart' bike wheel

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1126: Microsoft plucks Plurk

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:17:00 -0800

Among the news of new URL shorteners and Australian Internet filters comes one of the darkest moments in microblogging: Microsoft has pulled down its new Twitter-like site in China because it turns out it wasn't Twitter-like at all. It was, in fact, more like Plurk. In fact, it looked like maybe Microsoft stole Plurk's code. We also get morally outraged at good business plans. Or stupid people. Or something. Just watch. Or listen.

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EPISODE 1126

URL shorteners suddenly hot commodity
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-10415148-248.html

Google, Facebook get into game, Bit.ly launches pro version
http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/12/14/facebook-testing-new-url-shortener-fb-me/
http://blog.bit.ly/post/284009728/announcing-bit-ly-pro

Steven Covey moves two key e-titles from Simon & Schuster to Amazon Kindle
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/technology/companies/15amazon.html

Australia takes concrete step toward mandatory ISP filtering
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Mandatory-ISP-filter-due-mid-2011/0,130061791,339300060,00.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8413377.stm

Chrome Mac, Linux betas push browser into No. 3 spot
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9142286/Chrome_Mac_Linux_betas_push_browser_into_No._3_spot

S.F. moves toward new cell phone labeling law
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/12/15/MNHJ1B49KH.DTL

Broadband stimulus unlikely to have desired effect?
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/12/broadband-stimulus-unlikely-to-have-desired-effect.ars

Twitter lets multiple users tweet to the same account
http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-tests-letting-multiple-users-tweet-to-the-same-account-2009-12

Paramount to start online service to sell movie clips
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/business/media/15film.html

Will broadcast radio have the last laugh thanks to “tech fatigue”?
http://www.bridgeratings.com/press.12.07.09.CompMediaUse.html

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VOICE MAIL
Richard has more wireless communication ideas

Colin the movie director on sales figures

E-MAIL
Hi Guys,

I'd just like to chime in on the discussion that you had about Apple buying Lala late last week on buzz. I think a great model to look at where the digital locker has succeeded is with Valve's Steam and how it manages pc video games. It's such a great service I think Apple really should take a page from their book. On Steam, I can have my entire gaming collection ready to download at anytime on any number of PCs. Content there is generally cheaper than buying in the store and a large part of the revenue can go directly back to the game designer bypassing the publisher. Many small studios have made successful content just by selling and marketing on Steam.

Thanks!

Mike from Boulder

**********

Hey Buzz Nation! Just thought y’all may like to see Microsoft’s latest hijinks. Seems what’s good for the goose is always good for the gander. I do quantify this as I am a large open source/FOSS guy, but this just really irritates me after all the litigation and ridiculous business practices Microsoft has for pirating, they go ahead and pirate an ENTIRE online resource. Seems they pretty much stole all the code for their new Asian social networking site straight from Plurk.

Would love y’all to give some wide spread audience to this fact.

http://blog.plurk.com/2009/12/14/microsoft-rips-plurk/

Thanks!

~Chris in NC

The 404 Podcast 487: Where even we can win a Golden Globe this year

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:25:00 -0800

(Credit: WB)

While today's Golden Globe announcements were a bit underwhelming, we were thrilled to see "The Hangover" get a nomination in the Best Picture: Comedy or Musical category. To coincide with the film's release on Blu-ray and DVD today we're giving away copies of the movie! Just send us an e-mail at the404 [at] cnet [dot] com telling us your best (or worst) hangover story. Everyone's got at least one, so send us yours for a chance to win!

In Justin and Wilson's absence, Natali Del Conte and Mark "MTI" Licea rush to fill their spots and discuss all the day's news. Should your company be able to check text messages you send out on work cell phones? Actually, don't answer that question--we debate the pros and cons and decide.

Most guys can't remember what shirt they wore yesterday, but apparently most women can recall the first pair of shoes they ever bought--more so than the first boy they ever kissed! What is it about the female obsession with shoes? We ask Natali to clear the air--because, well, she's the only woman who'll talk to us.

All this plus the location of 22 million missing e-mails from the Bush Administration on today's episode!

EPISODE 487

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Digital City 62: Mario's pizza place and the solid gold PS3

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:09:00 -0800

On this week's Digital City, we discuss Google's rumored new phone; get to the bottom of the current iMac shipping delays, and go over the best games you can play on a Netbook (all after Dan had to get up at 5am to shoot a local news TV segment on his favorite holiday games).

Then, things take a turn for the weird with a solid gold PlayStation 3, rumored to be under Jay-Z's Xmas tree; and a surprising NYC find -- a Mario-themed pizza place that is calling out for a visit from the ghost of intellectual property lawyers past (see below).

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CNET News Daily Podcast: Secret Google phone revealed

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:09:00 -0800

Over the weekend word leaked out that Google was launching a new Android phone, and more importantly, that it was doing it independent of any carrier--putting the search company potentially in competition with T-Mobile, Verizon, and other carriers that sell their own Google phones.

How the phone may eventually be sold, and by whom, is a story that's still developing. One of the first people outside Google to see this phone is CNET podcast producer Jason Howell, who got a glimpse of it on Friday, and who joins us in the studio for the newscast.

In other news: Toyota to make a plug-in Prius, AOL may sell ICQ, the European Commission warms to Oracle's acquisition of Sun, and playing Guitar Hero on Christmas lights.

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Today's stories:

Google phone looks 'supersharp'

Toyota to sell 'affordable' plug-in hybrids in '11

Report: Russian investor in talks to buy ICQ

Oracle pledges to play well with MySQL

2009 holiday sales online: $19.9 billion and counting

Apple apologizes for iMac delays

Amazon EC2 gets a spot market

iPhone users are delusional, consultants say

Man turns Christmas lights into Guitar Hero game

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1125: Exclusive report on the Google Nexus One

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:07:00 -0800

Some enterprising hackers have rooted the Barnes & Noble Nook, giving them unrestricted access to the underlying Android operating system. Black and white tablet FTW! We also get the exclusive from Jason Howell about the new Google phone known as the Nexus One. And those crazy Scandinavians get to try out LTE first. Good on ya, Nordic peeps!

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EPISODE 1125

Google phone looks ’supersharp’
http://www.cnet.com/8301-19736_1-10414406-251.html
https://twitter.com/raygun01/status/6592751553

Google Phone/Nexus One pictures
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/13/google-phone-makes-first-twitter-appearance/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703757404574592530591075444.html

Is it the HTC Passion?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/htc-passion-runs-android-on-3-5-inch-oled-and-snapdragon-in-veri/

4G network comes to Scandinavia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8412035.stm
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10414665-94.html

Hollywood aets $10 billion box office record
http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/12/13/2254218/Hollywood-Sets-10-Billion-Box-Office-Record

2009 holiday sales online: $19.9 billion and counting
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10414653-2.html

Privacy changes for Facebook boss
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8411616.stm

Microsoft invents price-gouging the least influential
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/12/12/1942207/Microsoft-Invents-Price-Gouging-the-Least-Influential

Nook can do “everything an Android phone can do”
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/14/barnes-and-noble-nook-torn-down-and-rooted-but-still-respected/

Man turns Christmas lights into Guitar Hero game
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10414561-71.html

Judges can’t “friend” lawyers in Florida
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/12/11/1846208/Judges-Cant-Friend-Lawyers-in-Florida

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Richard in Santa Monica’s reaction to AT&T

EMAIL
Hey Buzz Crew,

I was listening to episode 1121 when you discussed QR code scanning apps and how useful they really are but you missed out on some of the more interesting uses. They were used on posters for Tim Burton’s last film “9″ as a link to a webpage with special content which could only be accessed via the QR codes. This would be especially interesting (and provide a lot of nerd cred) for a new movie in a big franchise like Iron Man, Batman, or Harry Potter.

Another useful feature of the bar code scanning apps is that some of them allow you to take a photo of the bar code of an item while you are in the store and it pulls up price comparisons; pretty useful!

Just thought I’d let you guys know.

Love the show,

Josh Da Silva

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Hey Buzz crew,
I was listening to BOL 1123, and while you were discussing
developments in brain to computer speech synthesis, Mike, my Doberman,
came up to me and started making those almost human whining noises that
dogs sometimes make. Suddenly I realized another potential application
for this technology: talking pets! Animals just don’t have the
physiology for human-style speech, but suppose this barrier were
removed, what would our dogs and cats have to say to us? Wouldn’t this
be awesome?

Chris Johnson
Arlington, Massachusetts

The 404 Podcast 486: Where Bonnie is not Nicole

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:04:00 -0800

Bonnie Cha, senior editor for cell phones, joins the show today to fill in for Justin Yu. It's one of the few days Wilson and Jeff aren't worried about losing their jobs for something they shouldn't have said. And no, she is NOT Nicole Lee. What better day to have Ms. Cha on the show than following the weekend that the actual Google phone leaks!

Google Nexus One

(Credit: Cory O'Brien)

The Google phone has been rumored for the last three or four years, and since the release of Google's Android operating system, the hoopla has died down considerably for an actual Google-branded phone. In typical Google fare, the company has decided on screwing its partners like Verizon and Motorola over by releasing an unsubsidized GSM phone called the Nexus One. No word yet on how much the unit will cost, but we do know that HTC designed the device. And that Google employees got the units over the weekend. Word on the street is that the device runs Android OS 2.1.

The mobile space is where all the spice is these days, and today is no different. News comes out that the venerable institution that is Playboy is jumping into the iPhone app fray with its own app. Because of Steve Jobs' no-porn rule, however, the app won't come with any outright nude pics. It will come with some scantily clad ladies and their interests. Per usual, it's all about the articles, not the pics.

(Credit: Playboy)

In videogaming news, the Pentagon is buying up 2,200 PlayStation 3s. No, they aren't using it to train soldiers with "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2", while it may be a lot of fun. The military wants to use the gaming consoles to run simulations because the $299 machines can calculate 150 GFLOPS. At The 404, we really have no idea what that means, but it sounds impressive.

Finally, Green Day comes to Rock Band. The Beatles have come already, and while we're generally excited to have one of the best modern bands, we're not really excited to have every dude singing "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" at every single graduation party. This could be a very, very bad thing.

EPISODE 486
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Car Tech Live Podcast 148: Pandora prepares to invade your dashboard

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:22:00 -0800

Pandora prepares to invade the dashboard. Porsche embraces lithium batteries--but not the way you think. Honda's CR-Z has a leak, and it's not transmission fluid! Ending the stigma of an in-car breathalyzer. And we go parking in a car that does it all by itself--and really well.

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EPISODE 148
SHOW NOTES

• Pandora prepares to enter the dashboard--via SYNC?

• Tasty Honda CR-Z brochure leaked (Temple of VTEC)

• CNET drives the 2010 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost

• Porsche Cayenne Hybrid slotted for 2010 arrival

• New in-car breathalyzer tech may take away the stigma

Reporters' Roundtable Podcast: Google Chrome OS

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:18:00 -0800

What's behind the Google Chrome OS, technologically and from a business perspective? This week on the Roundtable, I discuss the pending operating system with CNET writers Stephen Shankland (Deep Tech) and Gordon Haff (Pervasive Data Center).

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Reporters' Roundtable #13: Google Chrome OS

Show notes and talking points:

Android, Chrome OS, JooJoo...What is an operating system? Why do we need them?

If all an OS does is load a browser, is it an OS?

Are we ready yet for browser-centric OS?
---Consumers
---Business/Enterprise

What's missing in Chrome OS? What are the limits of running everything out of the browser? Who's it for or not for?

What's special about Chrome OS?

Will chrome OS get apps?

Why does Google need its own OS

What's behind Google's OSes?
--motive: needle Microsoft? jump-start cloud computing? faster Web = more ads?
--What about Android? OS X as a mobile OS? WinMo, Symbian, etc?

Tactics of Chrome OS
--When it'll arrive: open-source code available now, arriving as a product only preinstalled on Netbooks for holiday season 2010.
--Google will build in technology that make this more than just today's browser--WebGL, Native Client, O3D, and various HTML5 elements. Mozilla and others are pushing this envelope.
--Google is scoping this narrowly as for Netbooks that are "companion PCs"--perhaps the primary machine but not the only machine. That makes it easier to declare victory, but also makes it a smaller victory. Smart overall.
--The programs run in the browser, not on the underlying Linux OS.

Gordon: What are enterprise users saying to you about this?

What about other lightweight operating systems

Outlook for Windows, OSX, Linux?

Next week, we're on at noon Pacific time. Topic is biggest stories of the year, with CNET Editor in Chief Scott Ard and Buzz Out Loud daily host Tom Merritt.

CNET News Daily Podcast: Apple fires back at Nokia

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:57:00 -0800

After being accused of using 10 Nokia patents without paying the proper licensing fees, Apple has turned the tables on Nokia. Apple filed a suit of its own on Friday alleging that Nokia is using 13 of Apple's iPhone-relating technologies without permission. It is currently awaiting a U.S. District Court judge in Delaware to sort this whole mess out.

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Today's stories:

Apple files countersuit against Nokia

WiGig group finalizes new wireless standard

Microsoft buys data center software firm Opalis

Neilsen: More seniors becoming Web regulars

Facebook backtracks on public friends lists

Report: PS3 design finally nearing break-even

Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1124: Alexandria, the greatest hard-drive crash

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:47:00 -0800

So, Apple bought Lala, and Ars Technica thinks it has a source who knows what Apple's going to do with it-- it's going to make a Web site that sells music and stores it in the cloud. Kind of like what Lala already is, but it's going to be all iTunes-ified. And that has Rafe worrying about cloud failure again. We also kvetch about Facebook, a Mozilla employee complains about Google, and the "New Moon" videotaper is set free.

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EPISODE 1124

Now, Facebook lets users hide friends from people who are not logged in
http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/12/10/now-facebook-lets-users-hide-friends-from-people-who-are-not-logged-in/
http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=197943902130
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10413835-36.html

Mozilla worker touts Bing over Google, citing privacy
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10413473-56.html
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=28387

FTC: Kids can find adult content in virtual worlds
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10413742-235.html

Charges dropped in ‘New Moon’ taping
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/12/twilight-saga-new-moon-videotape.html

Apple to fold Lala into iTunes, transform into Web service
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/12/apple-to-fold-lala-into-itunes-transform-into-web-service.ars

Video game sales drop, but still strong
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10413599-52.html

More drivers using mobile phones since penalty change
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8407142.stm

USPTO asking for ideas to enhance patent quality
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/12/10/2031211/USPTO-Asking-For-Ideas-To-Enhance-Patent-Quality

TechCrunch files suit over JooJoo
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10413762-92.html

Data nerds hack NASA (in a good way)
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/12/nasa-hackathon/

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Dwight the key grip on Tom’s 3 DVDs

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Hey Buzz Crew, this is Jeremy the theater manager. I’m writing in to tell you about my chain’s monthly newsletter. One of the constant topics in the letter is recording–how to spot it, what to do about it, so on. Almost every month it’s followed with a picture of a manager and a bow-tie clad teenager holding a five hundred dollar check. I’m not sure how I could sleep at night sending someone to prison and ruining their life for five bills over some crappy camera screener. I really don’t think the punishment fits the crime. Personally I tell all my employees that if they see someone taping, they should sit next to them and ask for the camera. That way, nobody goes to jail, there’s one less unwatchable screener on the torrent sites, and, hey, free camera. Everybody wins!

Love the show.

P.S. The MPAA site given in the newsletter is fightfilmtheft.org .

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Hi Buzz crew,

Your discussion of real-time writing on Google Wave got me thinking about a great new revenue possibility for established authors.

Imagine if someone like Stephen King were to announce he’s writing his next novel on Google Wave. How many fans and writers would pay $30 for a 1-year membership to access that wave anytime? They could access the wave and watch King write his novel in real time. It’s not only great for King’s fans, but could also be a graduate-level course in writing for serious students.

David in Missouri

The 404 Podcast 485: Where Justin is leaving on a jet plane

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:34:00 -0800

Goodbyes are never easy, but it ain't so bad when you're leaving for a three-week holiday vacation to Huntington Beach, Calif. On today's episode of CNET's The 404 Podcast, the dudes celebrate Justin's last show in 2009. To everyone's disappointment, he'll back back in January 2010 for one episode, and then the dudes are off to CES for four shows from the CNET stage!

(Credit: Flickr/Justin_Levy)

It's hard to believe that 2009 is almost coming to a close, but it's been a fantastic year of growth for the show. We're very excited to see what 2010 has in store for us, but this year won't be over until we get through the dreaded holiday shopping season. With Hanukkah starting tonight and Christmas just around the corner, there's not a lot of time left for us to head to the store or order gifts online. Then again, there's always the wonderful gift of debt relief!

We also can't officially wave goodbye to 2009 until we finally see "Avatar." In an unexpected twist, apparently someone at the movie studio leaked the film to a few critics who had surprisingly positive reviews!

Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter assures us that "every bit of technology in Avatar serves the greater purpose of a deeply felt love story," which should come as a relief the film's detractors. Wilson also brings up a good point about Cameron's depiction of independent women that reinstates our confidence as well. Plan on watching the movie during the holidays? Let us know what you think!

There's still a full spread of 404 episodes next week featuring special guests Russ Frushtick, Bonnie Cha, Natali Del Conte, and more, but I want to wish everyone an amazing holiday and a super green New Year, see you in Vegas!

EPISODE 485
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Gadgettes Podcast 165: Celebrity Unfriend Episode

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:41:00 -0800

If it involves celebrities and technology, chances are we want to unfriend immediately. That's just the type of mood we're in today.

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EPISODE 165

Facebook’s crazy new privacy settings

Celebrity sexting

A special message for Lindsay Lohan: Please put down the Twitter

Twoddler lets your toddler twitter and summon the Fail Whale #cute

Celebrity star maps comes to iPhone

Celebrity Web site of the day: Go Fug Yourself

A propos (of) nothing
Turquoise gadgets: Get with the “it colour” of 2010

Bling Rx
The most expensive iPhone, ever

What a concept (kill me edition)
Concept design for a gun-shaped camera

Why didn’t I think of that?
Custom-fit Yurbuds enhance uncomfortable earphones

Hello Kitty watch
Hello Kitty PMP

Potty time
Cushy Tushy follow-up (with proof of Jason’s installation!)

It’s about time
Kisai Tenmetsu watch

E-MAIL
Hello Ladies and Gent,

It has been a while since I have had a chance to listen to the show or write in, and I have missed the hilarity that your show added to my Fridays. I am not sure if you have covered this little "gem" yet, but I think that something so... gaudy? So head-scratching-ly extravagant? So... (my sensibilities are at a lost as to how I should categorize it) "uniquely" nouveau riche as "The Hello Kitty Diamond Edition perfume for children" would fit so well into several your segments.
The ad's copy is what peaked my interest, and I really am curious as to who would want their young child (realistically speaking 'daughters' as I doubt many boys are clamoring for Hello Kitty) basking in "seductive" odors? ...with hints of margarita?

Ho-Kay then...

At any rate I want to wish a heartfelt "Happy Holidays" to each of you. Keep the hi-jinx coming!

Sincerely,

Wayde.
Boston, MA

Hey Molly, Kelly, and Jason,

I was disheartened by your discussion on the 8-bit tie because last summer I attended a wedding where the groom and the groomsmen all wore 8-bit ties. I’ve attached a picture to prove it. Not only was it unique and different, but I thought it actually looked good. Now I should state that the groom and the bride, nor myself, are Sys admins, own fixed gear bikes, or have Space Invader tattoos. I’m just saying, it might be possible to own this tie and not be an indie hipster douchebag. Love the show guys!
-Tone Hoeft

Hi,
I’m a sysadmin, but I’m not emo. No tattoos. No 8-bit ties. No Fixies.

I’m also a guy. I would love to have a sockscription.

More than that, I want every pair individual numbered, so that each shipment can tell me what pair I need to throw away.

There is, literally, no end to the amount I would like to not think about/interact with my socks. Hell, I want this for clothes, period. I want an automated service that ships me the clothes, tells me what to wear, and when. I want a Mac-like slider interface to indicate my desired dress-for-the-job-you-want level, etc. Engineered clothing services. That’s what I need. (want.)

Ben
The sysadmin from Minneapolis.

Real Deal Podcast 190: Online TV and movies

podcast@cnet.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:21:00 -0800

J. Sperling Reich from Showbiz Sandbox joins us to explain why the TV and movies online are restricted the way they are.

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Episode 190
Joining us today is J. Sperling Reich. He’s an expert in both traditional and digital cinema technology. As an entertainment industry consultant he works with some of the industries leading motion picture exhibitors, content creators, and equipment manufacturers. He is the co-host of Showbiz Sandbox http://showbizsandbox.com/, a weekly entertainment news podcast, which can be found on iTunes, and blogs about the industry at Celluloid Junkie. Sperling can be found on Twitter by looking up @sperling.

Why does Hulu remove TV shows after a few weeks? Why not leave all shows up?

What’s the reason Netflix will have a movie for awhile then it disappears. Why can’t Netflix get all the movies?

Can streaming services continue to be cheap/free?

E-MAIL QUESTIONS

Dear Tom,

For Christmas, my wife wants a CD set that’s out of stock everywhere. But I could download it on iTunes or Amazon, and then press the tracks to CDs and give her the set that way. Is that still a good gift? P.S. It’d also save a lot of money.

Love the show,

Efar from TEN-C

Answer: Well E…far…. depends on what your wife is like… but if it were mine, I’d only get her the burned CDs as a temporary holdover.

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Hey Tom and Rafe!

I have a Compaq laptop from Late 2007 running window vista home premium and up until recently it’s been running fine , but lately it’s been running really slowly (programs will not respond.) is their any software I can use to clean up my computer besides the built-in windows software which dosen’t seem to help?

Thanks for the help!

Love the show!

-Jack in TN

Answer: Try uninstalling any programs you don’t use. Then go to MSCONFIG and stop any programs from running at start-up if you don’t need them. Next run CCleaner to clean up gunk, and finally defrag.

Rafe: Hard disks can get really slow when they get to 10 to 15 percent free space. But chances are it’s Registry bloat.

Also, process explorer to see what’s running

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COMMENTS

Hi Tom, Rafe

Hard drives just ain’t what they used to be. When Seagate reduced their standard warranty from 5 years to 3, I thought “brace yourself, quality is about to take a nose-dive”; and sadly, I was right.

I think the best defense is to use a pair of RAID-1 drives as a standard system-drive on desktop machines (It’s too bad that laptops generally don’t support more than one physical drive). It may sound extravagant, but think about it this way:

* Practically all new PC motherboards (is this true of Mac’s as well?) have built-in disk controllers that support RAID-1.
* Drives are cheap nowadays. Why buy one when you can have two identical drives for twice the price?
*

* Bare-metal backups are seldom as up-to-date as you’d like, and restoring the OS from a backup is a major disruption and hassle.

I’d rather pay an extra 80 bucks for peace of mind, and know that a drive failure won’t be a killer event in my life. Since I started putting RAID-1 system drives in machines I’ve had two drive failures. They were non-events, and the failed drives were still in warranty, so the additional cost was just one-way shipping, and practically no time was lost.

Hopefully all this goes away when SSD finally replaces the mechanical hard drive in a few years (but the price of SSD’s better come down).

Great show, keep up the good work

Rob from Sedona (SlowDona in the chatroom)
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Hey fellas-

Thought I’d throw out my 2 cents on the PC vs. Mac deal. Speaking as an artist with traditional and digital skills, Macs offer truer colors on screen and the user interface is often more intuitive for visual types.
Just so you know my old school SCAD, uses half and half Mac vs. PC for classes. It’s all processor power vs. cost. Luckily companies like the folks at Blue Sky studios (Ice Age) work hard on improving the PC production side.

Sheala
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