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Dong returns from Vietnam--the land of $2,000 iPhone 4s--and picks up on girls in shorty shorts and sweats...a lot. We then discuss the draconian-like Facebook rules in the old country and dole out our required amount of Blizzard love.

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We're back! Again. And this time it's personal. That's right, we're together again, for the first time. Forget it Dong, it's Chinatown.

Dong is away in Vietnam this week, yet through the miracle of technology, we're able to come together and record a podcast. What an age we live in.

Actually we recorded this episode before he left and honestly there's not much "us" in it. We spend as much time going through your e-mails and voice mails as we do being our usual narcissistic selves.

This week we're discussing … Read more

It's our annual E3 episode (and no, we weren't really there.) Actually, we talk about more than just E3; there's some BP oil spill stuff, a Foxconn followup, some Web-browser-war talk, and likely a Steve Jobs impression thrown in for good measure.

I know we're late in our E3 coverage, so there won't be any new, earth-shattering information revealed here, but we're both really excited about the forthcoming crop of game releases.

Well, I'm excited at least. Dong has one thing and one thing only on his mind, Starcraft II. He's been … Read more

The iPhone 4 has the potential to be great for playing games on, but I won't know for sure anytime soon since Apple's decided to stick with AT&T for at least another year. I'm starting to think my iPhone-with-Verizon pipe dreams are just that. So far, only this gadget gives me hope.

Then, the Starcraft 2 beta ends and Dong gets funny feelings about it. Finally, WD TV gets Netflix--Netflix everyone, Netflix. It's a little late for me to get too excited. I have Netflix resources coming out of my ears.

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We start low this week with a sad story about Foxconn and more specifically, Foxconn's employees. We achieve a disposition that's definitely humorous, but respectful. I hope.

Dong laments Apple's ascension over Microsoft to the top of the tech-company hill and Google ditches Windows. Bad week for the Redmond, Wash.-based company and lovers of it. Dong, in particular.

Keeping with the "big three" theme, Google shows some speed tests of Chrome; and Opera did a little testing of their own.

Finally, Blizzard finally introduced a mobile auction house for World of Warcraft. And we … Read more

The end of an era in television is here and possibly the beginning of a, likely not-as-successful movie franchise? Well, I hope not. Dong and I have bonded over "24" for the last nine years. In this episode we lament its pseudo-passing.

Then, heads are butted, faces kicked, and throats punched as we I say goodbye to "Lost." Dong says, "Good riddance" instead. Hater!

WARNING! There are spoilers for both these shows' finales and lore. You've been warned.

Also, Dong gives his advice on protecting your credit card number. Or maybe he doesn'… Read more

According to the World Health Organization,  cell phones probably won't give you brain cancer; however,  Dong thinks they can do much, much worse things.

Pac-man turns 30! For some reason, Dong wanted to discuss this, even though he like just discovered this game. OK, that's not wholly true, but it was sometime in the '90s when he first played it. Also, Starcraft 8 bit is briefly mentioned on the show, but I said I'd provide a link, so there it is.

Talking about movies starting to become a regular Saturday night thing around here. Maybe … Read more

Dong has had an epiphany and will no longer resort to excuses to explain his many, many Starcraft 2 losses. He believes the Killer 2100 will give him the edge he needs to take his beatings like a man.

Then, Dong stands on a soapbox made of wet cards as he tries to convince me that the iPad's fancy graphics prevent him from actually reading books on the device. Typical day with this guy.

Wi-Fi is moving to the 60GHz band, and say good-bye to your HDMI cables! Maybe. Dong drops science on WHDI and tells us why we'… Read more

This week, we go on and on about incredibly difficult-to-pronounce product names, which is just every product Dong comes in contact with. No, I kid! Actually, no I'm not kidding. No, of course, I'm joking! Um, no, it's true, he really has a problem. Oh, come on, you guys fall for the easiest jokes. Seriously, he needs help.

Then, we talk about games. Dong's playing Starcraft 2 and brags about how he's beating beginners; and I'm knee deep in Super Street Fighter 4 and getting my hat handed to me.

Finally, power-line adapters and … Read more