July 20, 2009 12:29 PM PDT

CNET News Daily Podcast: Getting ready for Apple's report card

CNET News intern Mats Lewan talks to reporter Erica Ogg the day before Apple reports its third-quarter fiscal earnings. The iPhone has flown off shelves, but did price cuts do the trick to reinvigorate the Mac business?

That, plus other headlines of the day, on Monday's CNET News Daily Podcast.

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Today's stories:

Google flies you to the moon

Intel cuts desktop chip prices

Understanding Microsoft's Linux code shocker

New FCC chairman sees broadband as priority

Mac Office gets service pack update

What to expect from Apple's quarterly progress report

Report: Toshiba to sell Blu-ray player

Report: Flexible e-reader, the Readius, is dead

Photos: More to Yellowstone than Old Faithful

Leslie Katz, senior editor of CNET's Crave, covers gadgets, games, and most other digital distractions. As a co-host of the CNET News Daily Podcast, she sometimes tries to channel Terry Gross. E-mail Leslie.

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The CNET News team brings you this snappy podcast every weekday, covering everything from privacy to processors, iPods to Intel. Rafe Needleman, Leslie Katz, Erica Ogg, and Jennifer Guevin cover the top technology news of the day, and encourage listeners to be a part of the discussion.

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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.

Leslie Katz is senior editor of CNET News' Crave blog, which focuses on gadgets, games, and all other digital distractions.

Erica Ogg keeps up on the latest consumer electronics and PC goings-on as chief correspondent for CNET News' Crave blog.

Jennifer Guevin is assistant managing editor for CNET News and focuses on science and green tech.

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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