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Digital City No. 59: Black Friday shopping tips, and a PS3 MAG beta invite giveaway
Created: 11/23/2009
It's episode 59 of the Digital City, and if our cast looks a little different today, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. Joey, Julie, and Scott all called in sick, so we recruited some of our CNET colleagues to step in and offer their holiday shopping advice.
The 404 Podcast 473: Where Papa's got a brand new plaid
Created: 11/23/2009
Jeff is taking the week off to get a head start on Thanksgiving, so Wilson and I invite Mark to help us out on today's episode of The 404 Podcast. After spending a couple days out of the office last week, it feels great to get back in front of the mic. It's no fun being home with the flu, but it did give me an opportunity to check out Twilight. No, not The Twilight Saga: New Moon, I meant the first one, which I never bothered to watch in theaters. I'm glad I didn't spend $12 to watch it, too! Get all the details plus a sneak peek at the new movie in theaters now. Wilson also checked out Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey's new movie, "Precious." The movie also features Mariah Carey and Mo'Nique, who's up for an Academy Award nomination for her performance as Precious' abusive mother.
Ep. 1112: Rupert Murdoch battles infinity
Created: 11/23/2009
Microsoft is apparently willing to pay Rupert Murdoch to block Google from indexing any of his Web sites. Are we headed towards a world where the search engine you use determines what news you get? Probably not. We explain why Murdoch may be thinking in an old fashioned limited way rather than in the current infinite Internet way. We also declare the patent office baroque. And ask it to lose weight.
Ep. 145: An Audi TTS that drives itself
Created: 11/20/2009
A road map for electrifying our streets, and a plan to charge by the mile to drive them. We'll check out an Audi that drives itself on Pike's Peak and look at one that lost its top and maybe its beauty along the way.
Ep. 11: Worst business decisions ever
Created: 11/05/2009
In the history of tech, some decisions stand out...as truly awful. This week, Rafe Needleman speaks with executive editors Charlie Cooper (CBS News) and Jim Kerstetter (CNET News) to go over the worst tech business decisions ever.
Where Natali takes over Oprah's book club (The 404 Episode 472)
Created: 11/20/2009
Natali Del Conte fills Justin's diminutive shoes today, and boy it could not be more appropriate with today's stories. Big news of the day is daytime talk show goddess Oprah Winfrey's plans to end "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and we're hoping our very own Natali Del Conte will take over.
Ep. 1111: Facebook is depressing
Created: 11/16/2009
Why the long Face...book? A woman battling depression put some pictures of herself having fun privately on Facebook. Somehow the insurance company found them and cut off her benefits saying she looked happy enough and must be cured. Really? We also get further impressions on Google's Chrome OSD now that we've had more time with it, and YouTube pulls a Hulu, but not in the good way.
Ep. 163: The technology we're thankful for episode
Created: 11/19/2009
Today's cornucopia of technology is perfect for when you travel to visit your family for the Thanksgiving holiday. Some tech makes getting there safer and capturing the moment easier. Other tech was meant for your escape from the in-laws.
Ep. 187: Tech Turkeys
Created: 11/19/2009
Tom and Brian name the tech they think was a turkey in 2009 and get a few turkeys from listners of the show as well.
Ep. 1110: Apple Tablet is the unicorn of tech
Created: 11/16/2009
The rumors about the Apple Tablet are getting crazy and special guest Cali Lewis nails it when she calls it a unicorn. We also get the first look at the Google OS, and nobody is very excited about Microsoft Office 2010. Except the one person who never uses it. Me. And we get some of the inside scoop behind the FAA outage.
Where we work for No. 2 (episode 471)
Created: 11/19/2009
It's National Toilet Day today, and Justin isn't here to celebrate. Fortunately, we more than make it up with dozens upon dozens of fecal jokes. Mark Licea of The Green Show joins the show today to talk tech and...lingerie?
Ep. 105: Google Phone rumor redux
Created: 11/18/2009
Remember the rumor about Google working on its own Android phone? Well, it's back again, despite the fact that Google has said it's not interested in making hardware. On this week's episode of Dialed In, we discuss the possibility of an actual "Gphone" and its ramifications. Plus, Kent has a few things to he would like to get off his chest about Sony Ericsson, and Nicole takes a look at a Bluetooth headset with a one-of-a-kind design.
Where we play Streetball (The 404 Episode 470)
Created: 11/18/2009
Justin is sick today, so Demetrius Wren and Christina Ghubril join the show today to talk about their new film "Streetball". It's the story of a group of homeless South African kids, who try to break out of the cycle of poverty by competing in the Homeless World Cup. After some calls about "1984" and convergence, we talk a bit about some unusual uses of bacon-flavor.
Ep. 1109: In the future we'll all be cats
Created: 11/16/2009
IBM is working on an artificial brain which it thinks it'll have done by 2019. And we figure once that happens the robots will rise and we will become your pets. And like cats we'll think that we're in charge. In other news Modern Warfare 2 beats Harry Potter to a pulp and Verizon and AT&T are a courting! Actually they're in court. Being sued.
