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Five Hundred Wi-Fi Networks Walk into a Bar

Jun 8, 2010
Glenn Fleishman, author of this post, joined us on today's show to talk about Apple's new iPhone. Glenn's a freelance journalist who specializes in...

Farmville is the cigarettes of gaming

Jun 8, 2010
That's what I tweeted yesterday on news that the TurboMegaGigantopopular game Farmville is coming to the iPhone. "We want to destroy the last shred...

Face Time. Really?

Jun 8, 2010
I've been interested in the idea of video phones for a long time. It's thought of as this thing that only exists on The Jetsons and in the distant...

Eyebrow raisers from the iPhone announcement

Jun 8, 2010
You may have heard a bit about the new iPhone yesterday, considering the news replaced oxygen as the most common thing in the air. Ars Technica has...

What matters from the WWDC?

Jun 7, 2010
Heck, I'm not sure. But as Jobs talks, I'm going to attempt to update this entry and figure it out....

WWDC

Jun 7, 2010
Today's tech story is pretty much Apple's World Wide Developers Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Steve Jobs delivers his keynote...

Tech News In Brief - 6/2/10

Jun 3, 2010
The Skype 3G app for iPhone is hugely popular. Free calls! Free calls! Until next year!Umpire's blown call ruins pitcher's perfect game. Call out...

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Tech News In Brief - 5/25/10

May 25, 2010
Twitter wants money from businesses and media companies. Those Fail Whale ropes aren't cheap.Wal-Mart cuts price of iPhone 3GS to $97 Comes with a...

Tech News In Brief - 5/24/10

May 24, 2010
Zuckerberg announces impending changes at Facebook - Doesn't apologize for making privacy settings so difficult. It's really more of one of those, ...