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  • I think I'll start calling the TouchPad "Rasputin" for its eerie refusal to die. Best Buy is now offering the 32GB Rasputin for $149 when you also…

  • Google has been on a redesign jag lately. Reader got an overhaul and now the new Gmail is starting to roll out. This is going to make a much bigger…

  • Good news for struggling bands who, after paying for amps and drums and guitar strings and cheap beer, can't afford any decent recording equipment….

  • On our Tuesday show, we talk about a trio of robots doing some kind of amazing things….

  • Okay, well, here's a new term to worry about: Nitro. That's the name being given to a hacking attempt being widely reported yesterday by Symantec….

  • Are we going to have another antennagate on our hands? If your memory stretches waaaay back to the summer of 2010, you'll recall that the then-new…

  • I'm a regular Google Reader user. I know there are slicker ways of getting my news but I find it simple and reliable (I also drive a Ford Focus, if…

  • Research group Canalsys has a new report on smart phone shipments in the third quarter of 2011. It shows huge gains for HTC and Samsung from the…

  • On today's show, we told you about how a fully loaded Kindle weighs a bit more than one with no books on it. How much more? A billionth OF a…

  • Barnes & Noble (slogan: "No you're thinking of Borders, we're still in business") has sent out invites for an event on Monday, presumably to…

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