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CNET News Daily Podcast: The trouble with Netbooks

by Jennifer Guevin
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Netbooks are being touted as a simple, ultraportable way to access the Web. But how well do they actually work with Web apps? Webware writer Josh Lowensohn ran a Netbook through a bevy of app tests and he's here to tell us what worked, what didn't, and how Netbook performance might change down the road.

Also in this podcast: users report scattered problems with iPhone OS 3.0 downloads; Microsoft's Bing sees another strong week; and MLB.com starts streaming live baseball games on the iPhone and iPod Touch.
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Today's stories:

How well do Netbooks work with Web apps?

CNET Review: iPhone 3G S

Scattered reports of iPhone OS 3.0 update problems

iPhone 3G S preorders sold out

State Dept. comments on 'talks' with Twitter

Date set for NASA hacker hearing in U.K.

Microsoft's Bing has a second good week

Adobe earnings, sales drop in second quarter

MLB streaming games to iPhones

Jennifer Guevin is assistant managing editor of CNET News. She focuses on science and green tech. But she also makes the occasional contribution to CNET's kitchen gadgets blog or writes about the latest Web distraction. Once a week, she takes the mic as host of CNET's Daily News Podcast. E-mail Jennifer.
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Rafe Needleman Rafe Needleman is editor of CNET's Webware. He's been covering technology since 1988, and has interviewed thousands of tech execs. He blogs at Rafe's Radar.
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Josh Lowensohn Josh Lowensohn writes for Webware.com, CNET's blog about Web applications and services. E-mail Josh, or follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Josh.
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