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CNET News Daily Podcast: Mystery Apple gadget coming next week

The rumors that Apple would be holding a press event this month have panned out. On Monday the company sent out invitations to an event that's slated to take place next week in downtown San Francisco that will show its "latest creation." All the rumors point to it being the long-awaited tablet computer.

Today's stories:

Apple officially announces January 27 event

Google postpones phone launches in China

EMI licenses songs to new ad-supported site

Microsoft cuts Bing IP address storage to 6 months

Mozilla releases second Firefox release candidate

Bungie: Play Halo and help Haiti

Report: New York Times to charge online readersRead more

CNET News Daily Podcast: Intel ends 2009 on a high note

Intel's income for the final quarter of 2009 was astounding: net income up 875 percent to $2.3 billion, and revenue of $10.6 billion, up 28 percent year over year. It's always a good sign for the tech industry when Intel does well.

The video game industry also does a bang-up December, Verizon reconsiders its wireless-plan rates, Apple tries to put the kibosh on an online scavenger hunt for the tablet, and the final days of the Mars Spirit rover.

Today's stories:

Intel earnings surge 875 percent

Verizon Wireless revamps unlimited calling, data plans

Apple lawyer confirms tablet existence?Read more

CNET News Daily Podcast: Tech industry opens wallets for Haiti

A rundown of today's top stories, including tech companies' efforts to aid the earthquake relief effort for Haiti, patent complaints target Apple and Research In Motion, and Electronic Arts wants to know what you think of Tiger Woods.

Today's stories:

Tech companies pitch in for Haiti relief

Kodak patent complaints target Apple, RIM

DOJ, schools settle over Kindle's blind access

Longtime Microsoft exec Veghte leaving

Smartphones to dominate PCs in Gartner forecast

Cox wireless coming in March

EA wants your thoughts on Tiger Woods

CNET News Daily Podcast: What Google wins, loses by leaving China

CNET reporters Elinor Mills and Tom Krazit talk about what led Google to stop censoring its search results in China, where the investigation into targeted attacks stands, and what exactly Google could be leaving on the table if it ends up pulling out of China altogether.

Also: how to avoid scams when making donations to Haitian disaster relief, Facebook users get free security software, and Netflix brings streaming video to the Wii. Get those stories and the rest of the day's news in today's podcast.

Today's stories:

Dynasty denied, Google rethinks China

In urgent times, avoiding online charity scamsRead more

CNET News Daily Podcast: Google gets into the storage game

We've known Google's been cooking up an online storage service for a while now, but today's news that Google is allowing file dumps into Google Docs was a bit unexpected. Or was it? We delve into that, along with some CES remainders, and plenty of Microsoft news. Tune in to get the scoop.

Today's stories:

Google Docs gets file storage: Is this the GDrive?

CES attendance bounces back

IBM is the year's patent champ, again

Microsoft Word injunction goes into effect

Windows phone date bug appears limited

Hosted AP content on hold in Google NewsRead more

CNET News Daily Podcast: CES wrapup; Nexus for the enterprise?

A previous version of the podcast had no audio after about the one-minute mark. This has been fixed.

The annual Consumer Electronics Show just ended this weekend in Las Vegas. There was a lot of new technology on display, as always, and a few clear trends. To discuss the takeaways from the 2010 CES, reporter Erica Ogg is with us in the studio.

Also: Google may make an Android phone for business; and is Twitter admissible evidence in a murder trial?

Today's stories:

Complete CES coverage

Google building a Nexus One for enterprise

Nexus One's hardware estimated to cost $175Read more

CNET News Daily Podcast: Altair precursor comes out of hiding

It turns out the Altair 8800 was years behind another microcomputer, one that might have turned the computing world on its ear if a few things had gone differently. CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman has more on an Altair predecessor that was all but lost to history.

That, and other news of the day, on Friday's CNET News Daily Podcast.

Today's stories:

Judge: Subway system can't ban violent-game ads

Sarkozy's 'New Year's wish': Investigate Google

Google launches local search for mobile

Viacom, YouTube inch toward courtroom showdown

CES: Nokia talks up business in the developing worldRead more

CNET News Daily Podcast: Ford cars become mobile gadgets

Ford CEO Alan Mulally delivered the CES keynote Thursday morning, and CNET reporter Martin LaMonica was there. He dials in from Las Vegas to talk about how Ford is making the move to get more high-tech.

Today's stories:

France could tax Google to subsidize music

Google sweetens On2 acquisition offer

Facebook fixes bug that crashed some iPhone apps

Pingdom: Facebook is killing it on page views

Auto industry focused on hybrids, survey says

Tesla, Panasonic collaborate on EV batteries

CES: Ford radically reinterprets cabin tech interface

CES: Ford brings smartphone Web apps to cars

CNET News Daily Podcast: The Kindle DX goes international

It might have been the least-surprising move thus far, but on Tuesday Amazon finally brought international wireless capability to its Kindle DX. This will let users of the larger-format Kindle get books while outside of their home country, and more importantly, out of the U.S.

In today's podcast we also talk about the Xbox 360 becoming the most-used game console, technology that could have you watching football games in 3D in time for next year's Super Bowl, and new technology from winemaker Kendall-Jackson that will save a few million gallons of water.

Today's stories:

Amazon beefs up wireless Kindle familyRead more

CNET News Daily Podcast: The Kindle DX goes international

It might have been the least-surprising move thus far, but on Tuesday Amazon finally brought international wireless capability to its Kindle DX. This will let users of the larger-format Kindle get books while outside of their home country, and more importantly, out of the U.S.

In today's podcast we also talk about the Xbox 360 becoming the most-used game console, technology that could have you watching football games in 3D in time for next year's Super Bowl, and new technology from winemaker Kendall-Jackson that will save a few million gallons of water.

Today's stories:

Amazon beefs up wireless Kindle familyRead more

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