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In addition to a legacy of adventure and entrepreneurship, Steve Fossett leaves behind a top secret project he'd been working on. He had bought a highly advanced underwater submersible he hoped would take him to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, lower than any point on Earth humans have gone. Reporter Daniel Terdiman joins today's podcast to talk about the project and where it goes from here.

Apple is strongly denying a rumor posted on CNN's iReport page that Steve Jobs suffered a heart attack this morning. iReport is a citizen journalism section of CNN, where people can submit their own news stories. CNN has removed the post in question, but the report caused a sharp drop in Apple's stock price before company representatives were able to deny the charge.

Also in this podcast, Windows XP gets another lifeline, a date has been set for the Large Hadron Collider to be turned on again, and we look at which gadgets at Ceatec might actually make it into the real world.

Today's stories:

Steve Fossett's unfinished legacy: Deepest ocean exploration

Jobs heart attack rumor not true, Apple stock swings

Windows XP gets another lifeline

Skype: We didn't know about security issues

Date set for restart of Large Hadron Collider

Gadgets go greener, thinner, and wireless at Ceatec

Sony's 'David Blaine' starts 30 days of living in display window

Hands on with Sony's new PRS-700 digital reader

Report: New HP smartphone aimed at consumers

What's the big deal about WiMax?

A year after being surprised by upstart budget brands like Vizio and Olevia, the big names in TV have fought back. Samsung showed it too could play their game, and developed its own line of budget model TVs, which have helped it return to dominance in the mid-size LCD market in North America. But what's next for Vizio? CNET home theater expert John Falcone joins us to talk TVs and holiday shopping prices.

Also in Friday's podcast, Apple releases the much needed software update for the iPhone, hackers find their way into one of the computers at CERN used for the Large Hadron Collider project, and Microsoft releases another installment in its Gates and Seinfeld ad campaign.

Today's stories:

Apple stomps bugs with iPhone 2.1 release

Hackers break into Large Hadron Collider computer

Google buys Korean blog platform TNC

One of alleged T.J. Maxx hackers pleads guilty

Midsize LCD sales: Major names beat Vizio

Seinfeld and Gates hit the road for Vista

Yahoo Open: Finally a real answer to Google

Reading the Apple tea leaves: Cheaper MacBooks coming?

The fall CTIA wireless show kicked off Wednesday with a slew of new phones and mobile services, including the first clamshell-shaped BlackBerry and Verizon's first 3G handset. Check out our full coverage here.

A trial switch to digital TV may not have gone very smoothly, but the FCC says it gave them the valuable lessons they were looking for to help prepare for a nationwide switch next February.

And Europe's giant particle collider was officially switched on Wednesday morning. Next up: solving the universe's mysteries of matter. Get those stories and more in today's podcast.

Today's stories:

Complete CTIA coverage

Flipping out: BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 debuts

Nokia offers Microsoft e-mail on smartphones

Sprint first to offer HTC Touch Pro

VideoSurf demo nearly lives up to pre-show hype

Complete TechCrunch50 and DemoFall coverage

Digital TV test offers some real-world lessons

iPod Touch 2.1 software update is live

AOL rolls out one-stop e-mail service

Alaskan police mistake solar-powered car for UFO

CERN's big collider now in action

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