Podcast Archive
May 9, 2008
Microsoft and Yahoo, 3G iPhone, the Memristor and Eeeeeeee
Topics in this Podcast:
Three weeks worth of news means plenty of topics to discuss, so today's show runs a little long
On the Digital Trends Website:
- New website launched! It's Beta-tastic!
- Send me your feedback
- Mother's Day Gift Guide
Big news stories:
- The memristor. This will revolutionize electronics.
- Microsoft says "KBITHNX" to Yahoo! All sorts of fallout and tidbits emerge afterwards
- GTA IV - The game that is no longer a game. Someone got shivved.
- 3G iPhone rumors abound. Looks very promising.
- Related: The Garmin NuviPhone, and HTC Diamond
- How to get free WiFi for anyone at Starbucks.
- Ubuntu 8.04 out - couldn't get it to install myself
The RIAA - Sucking wind, and hating the world
- Increase in violation notices before graduation. Bastards.
- Court rejects the "Making available" idea
- Racketeering charges dropped
- BusinessWeek drops a steamy one on the RIAA
- Online storage is illegal
- Getting some pushback. Lots.
- Feed the homeless? Nah, sue em!
Music related
- Radiohead pulls their "Name your own price" publicity stunt
- NIN releases free, high quality album
Apple (For some reason, I started with the Apple news today)
- New iMac speed bumps leave us scratching our heads.
- Buy movies on iTunes
- Safari's sneaky update means being a jerk works
- Psystar lives! IT LIVES!
EeePC related news 9For some reason there was plenty - enough to warrant its own topic)
- New model (900) preorders, shipping Monday
- Asus ships wrong batteries
- Roundup of all the mini-laptops
- Eee becoming its own brand, possibly
- 1st Windows machine with multitouch
Business
- Adobe interface designer heads to Redmond
- The format war is over, and no one's buyin'
- US DoJ banned from Wikipedia
- Adobe opens Flash
- MS USB drive for the feds
- Dell to keep on keepin' on with XP after June 30.
- Blockbuster-Circuit City sample store is a world of fail
- Panasonic taking over the plasma production for Pioneer sets
- Microsoft's Mesh
- Helio getting Gmail Push
- MS DRM dead
- Netflix charging more for Blu-Ray
- Office 2007 fails OOXML with 122,000 errors
- Skype unlimited international call plans before Ebay sells it
- Solar power startup simplifies the process
Gear
- Fujitsu monitor with 0 Watt usage when off
- Dell XPS 730 and 730H2C ship, along with neat mini PC
- Sharp LCD with wireless HDI
- Netgear 6-bay ReadyNAS out
- Wacom's new digitizer tech emerging
- Xbox Wiimote coming?
- AMD 12 core chips?
- SATA interface for 3 CF cards
- Intel quad core price cut
- New speedy hard drive king
Random
- Marilyn Manson absinth
- RC Car with wireless camera and head mounted display
- Same, with a plane
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