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October 7, 2008 1:41 PM PDT

CNET News Daily Podcast: Subway cards now easily hackable

by Kara Tsuboi

Update October 8 at 9:47 a.m. PDT: Due to technical problems, only part of this podcast was available when it published. It's working now. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Public-transit riders around the world may have new concerns when boarding trains. A new joint report from European universities indicates that a certain kind of subway card used the world over is extremely susceptible to being hacked. CNET News senior writer Elinor Mills explains the process and what you can do to keep your personal information safe.

Too often feel that wave of regret the next morning after a night of sending sloppy e-mails? (Perhaps, you were drunk?) Google's newest product, Gmail Goggles, has come to the rescue.

And for only the third time ever, the public can see new pictures of planet Mercury. NASA spacecraft Messenger completed its latest flyby on October 7 and sent photos of the smallest planet in our solar system. Find out from a planetary scientist why this research is important and what people hope to find on the innermost planet to the sun.


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Today's stories:

A 'fabless' alternative for Advanced Micro

D-Day for RFID-based transit card systems

EU directive could change iPhone battery design

Analysts cut Google and SAP price targets and earnings estimates

Google launches Mail Goggles to save you from yourself

MIT prof sees no free ride to cleaner cars

Video: Mercury exposed

CBS live Webcast: Presidential debate, round two

Kara is a video reporter for CNET News. She brings her years of broadcast experience and shrewd reporting skills to the CNET TV team. No technology angle is too small or obscure to explore, from major industry news to technology trends to newsmaker interviews. E-mail Kara.
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by Rapid-Eye October 7, 2008 4:15 PM PDT
Podcast is broken - its only 2.5 minutes long and cuts off half way through the story.
Its broken both here as a direct download and in iTunes
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by Rapid-Eye October 8, 2008 5:48 AM PDT
Works now - Thanx!
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