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October 15, 2009 12:21 PM PDT

CNET News Daily Podcast: Why Sidekick woes hit deaf users hard

by Leslie Katz
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T-Mobile's Sidekick recent outage caused problems for almost all subscribers, but the deaf community got hit particularly hard. CNET News reporter Ina Fried explains why. Plus, Amazon is rolling out same day delivery in select cities, and some Polaroid instant cameras will make a comeback. All this and more on Thursday's CNET News Daily Podcast.

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Polaroid relaunches instant cameras

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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by pathseeker October 16, 2009 11:46 AM PDT
You guys think maybe it was a bad idea to report on the effects of this debacle on Deaf users IN A PODCAST THAT DEAF USERS CAN'T HEAR?!? <facepalm>
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