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I'm a big fan of mapping apps, particularly if they involve airports. Though I've covered them in the past, I didn't find one I really liked until I downloaded Point Inside, which is available free for the iPhone, iPad, and Android handsets running OS 1.6 or above.

As it covers both airports and shopping malls nationwide, Point Inside can be useful for frequent travelers and shopaholics. The maps aren't cribbed from Web sites, but are designed by Point Inside. That's a good thing, since all the maps that I viewed, from San Francisco International Airport … Read more

This is it. This is really it. This is the final curtain call. OK?

Our final episode is ready. Instead of boring you with its contents, I just wanted to take this opportunity to quickly thank each and every listener we've ever had, whether you liked the show or not. One hundred episodes of anything is nothing to sneeze at and we couldn't have (wouldn't have) done it without the support of all of you, so thank for that.

Now, enjoy the last. We're glad to be with you all, here at the end of all … Read more

The next version of the iPad is likely to sport the camera that many were hoping would be on the first model, at least according to information uncovered by AppleInsider.

A document of Apple's iPad management policies, which let IT departments govern the features that corporate users can access, makes mention of the ability to disable the use of the camera. AppleInsider believes this offers some evidence that the company is planning to add a camera to upcoming models.

As a further breadcrumb, AppleInsider also cited a job listing from Apple for a "Performance QA Engineer, iPad Media&… Read more

Dong returns from Vietnam--the land of $2,000 iPhone 4s--and picks up on girls in shorty shorts and sweats...a lot. We then discuss the draconian-like Facebook rules in the old country and dole out our required amount of Blizzard love.

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We're back! Again. And this time it's personal. That's right, we're together again, for the first time. Forget it Dong, it's Chinatown.

Dong is away in Vietnam this week, yet through the miracle of technology, we're able to come together and record a podcast. What an age we live in.

Actually we recorded this episode before he left and honestly there's not much "us" in it. We spend as much time going through your e-mails and voice mails as we do being our usual narcissistic selves.

This week we're discussing … Read more

Statistically speaking, it had to happen at some point or another: New numbers from market research outlet Inside Network say that for the first time, Facebook's U.S. traffic growth may be plateauing.

After acquiring a jaw-dropping 7.8 million new monthly active users in the U.S. in May, it only picked up 320,800 in June, the research found, and among users age 18-25 and 35-44 it actually lost traffic.

It's perfectly logical that Facebook's growth would be slowing down in the country where the social network took hold in the first place, way back … Read more

It's our annual E3 episode (and no, we weren't really there.) Actually, we talk about more than just E3; there's some BP oil spill stuff, a Foxconn followup, some Web-browser-war talk, and likely a Steve Jobs impression thrown in for good measure.

I know we're late in our E3 coverage, so there won't be any new, earth-shattering information revealed here, but we're both really excited about the forthcoming crop of game releases.

Well, I'm excited at least. Dong has one thing and one thing only on his mind, Starcraft II. He's been … Read more

The end of an era in television is here and possibly the beginning of a, likely not-as-successful movie franchise? Well, I hope not. Dong and I have bonded over "24" for the last nine years. In this episode we lament its pseudo-passing.

Then, heads are butted, faces kicked, and throats punched as we I say goodbye to "Lost." Dong says, "Good riddance" instead. Hater!

WARNING! There are spoilers for both these shows' finales and lore. You've been warned.

Also, Dong gives his advice on protecting your credit card number. Or maybe he doesn'… Read more

According to the World Health Organization,  cell phones probably won't give you brain cancer; however,  Dong thinks they can do much, much worse things.

Pac-man turns 30! For some reason, Dong wanted to discuss this, even though he like just discovered this game. OK, that's not wholly true, but it was sometime in the '90s when he first played it. Also, Starcraft 8 bit is briefly mentioned on the show, but I said I'd provide a link, so there it is.

Talking about movies starting to become a regular Saturday night thing around here. Maybe … Read more