CNET News Daily Podcast

CNET News Daily Podcast: Say hello to the Palm Pre

Leslie Katz — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:56:00 GMT

At the CES gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas, Palm has just unveiled its much-anticipated new handset, the Palm Pre, which features the new Palm Web OS. CNET News reporter Tom Krazit takes a look. That, and other headlines of the day, on Thursday's CNET News Daily Podcast.

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Today's stories:

Live blog: Palm keynote at CES

Ballmer touts Windows 7 beta, new deals

Dell's Ireland plant to shed 1,900 jobs

Yelp jumps across the pond

2008 Car Tech Awards: And the winner is...

CNET News Daily Podcast: When businesses strike back at Yelpers

Jennifer Guevin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:53:00 GMT

One Yelper gets sued for a negative review he wrote about a business. Reporter Elinor Mills stops by the podcast studio to talk about the case and whether it could have a chilling effect on community review sites. Also in this podcast: Yahoo takeover talk returns in the new year; Intel revenue drops by $2 billion; and Facebook reaches a new milestone.

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Today's stories:

Complete CES coverage

PC market woes slam Intel revenue

Zuckerberg: New year, 150 million Facebook users

LG pushes ahead while consumers hold back

Toshiba expands its portable storage

Windows 7 beta: First impressions

'MacHeads' documentary looks at Mac faithful

Yelp user faces lawsuit over negative review

CNET News Daily Podcast: Apple, labels sing new tunes on iTunes

Charles Cooper — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:14:00 GMT

Macworld--the last Macworld with Apple as a participant--got under way in San Francisco on Tuesday, with Apple unveiling plans to expand DRM-free tunes. CNET News' Greg Sandoval, who broke that story Monday, also talks about Apple's plans to roll out a flexible pricing strategy for selling music.

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Today's stories:

Sources: Apple to expand DRM-free music, new pricing

New HP ultraportable first to use AMD Neo chip

Green-tech VC jumps nearly 40 percent in 2008

Cisco's home-networking push

Logitech to slash 15 percent of workforce

If Jobs' health is no longer a private matter, now what?

Charles Cooper — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:38:00 GMT

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Today's stories:

On eve of Macworld, Jobs talks health

Vegawatt plugs in grease-fired restaurant generator

Lenovo rumored to be readying layoffs

CNET News Daily Podcast: Our last podcast for the year

Charles Cooper — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:36:00 GMT

As Christmas beckons, Palm gets a new lifeline; phone rumors swirl around Garmin; and there's more fallout from the recording industry's ISP turnaround last week.
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Today's stories:

Palm investor to kick in an extra $100 million

Check Point to acquire Nokia's security appliance business

Report: Garmin eyes Android phones for 2009

One ISP says RIAA must pay for piracy protection

CNET News Daily Podcast: RIAA shifts focus away from individual file sharers

Erica Ogg — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:21:00 GMT

The RIAA says it's done suing individuals that share music files illegally. Instead, the group will focus on large-scale abusers and file-sharing services. In its place, the RIAA expects ISPs to police their users. CNET News' Greg Sandoval tells us the implications for the RIAA's policy change.

Also on today's podcast: Electronic Arts lays off more, Apple is sued over patents related to Apple TV, major cables carrying Internet traffic between the U.S. Middle East and Africa are damaged, and a look at what Dell may have up its sleeve.

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Today's stories:

RIAA drops lawsuits; ISPs to fight file sharing

EA boosts layoffs to 10 percent of workforce

Apple sued over Apple TV

Damaged undersea cables disrupting service

Dell's superthin Adam, due in February?

Canon working on 'black dot' fix for new SLR

You don't need satellite TV when times get tough

CNET News Daily Podcast: Dark forecast for LCD TV makers

Leslie Katz — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:18:00 GMT

Next year is shaping up to be a nightmare for LCD TV makers. CNET News consumer electronics reporter Erica Ogg drops in to talk about why. That, and the day's headlines, in Thursday's CNET News Daily Podcast.

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Today's stories:

Mozilla patches highly critical security flaws

Gates Foundation donates to health, connectivity

iPhone app navigates Obama inauguration

LCD TV revenues to dip for first time ever

Battery exec: Europe ahead of U.S. on electric cars

Factory for Chevy Volt engine on hold

Baylis wind-up MP3 player is no joke

CNET News Daily Podcast: What a Steve-less Macworld means for Apple

Jennifer Guevin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:59:00 GMT

Apple shocked the tech world Tuesday with the news that it won't participate in the annual Macworld trade show after January and that CEO Steve Jobs has delivered his final Macworld keynote speech. Reporter Tom Krazit stops by the podcast studio to talk about why Apple might have wanted to sever ties with Macworld, what it means for the upcoming conference, and how Apple can continue to generate buzz around its products.

Also in this podcast: New York State is considering taxing digital downloads; Yahoo ups the ante on user privacy; and Motorola freezes salaries and cuts employee compensation.

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Today's stories:

Without Macworld, how will Apple create buzz?

New York considers taxing iTunes downloads

Yahoo to anonymize user data after 90 days

Yahoo idles Jumpcut, steers video users to Flickr

Motorola cuts compensation, benefits package

EMI wades into music retail with Web store

Officer who body-slammed cyclist indicted

Novell cancels its 2009 BrainShare conference

CNET News Daily Podcast: A big file-swapping faceoff waits for a decision

Charles Cooper — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:15:00 GMT

A federal judge in Rhode Island has postponed a hearing in a case that may test the legal underpinnings of the Recording Industry Association of America's suits against file swapping. CNET News' Declan McCullagh explains what's at stake.

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Today's stories:

Report: Mac sales hit a slowdown

Judge postpones hearing in key RIAA lawsuit

Toshiba, SanDisk to cut flash chip output

Mobile phone market to shrink in `09

Analyst predicts Apple will unveil Netbook

Intel's twist on the Classmate PC debuting at CES

CNET News Daily Podcast: Reading the CES tea leaves before the big event

Charles Cooper — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:19:00 GMT

In less than one month, the Consumer Electronics Show will get underway in Las Vegas against the backdrop of an economic recession and a major political transition. But while the macro economy may impact attendance, what about the usual cornucopia of tech toys on display? CNET News' Erica Ogg offers a preview of the 2009 CES.

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Today's stories:

Internet or sex, which would you choose?

Google grants outsider Chrome-coding privileges

Gartner lists top 30 offshoring hot spots

Our April fools jokes turn into real products