Podcast: Apple iPhone, Microsoft's syncromesh, and Facebook's new hire

by Dan Farber

My former teammate and now editor in chief of ZDNet, Larry Dignan, and I continue our weekly podcast (formerly called "Between the Lines") covering the top headlines of the week. This week on "EIC Squared," we two square editor in chiefs discuss the iPhone's quest to seduce business users, some of the highlights from Microsoft's Mix '08 conference, and Facebook's new chief operating officer.

Dan Farber is editor in chief of CBS Interactive News, which includes CBSNews.com and CNET News. He has more than 25 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering technology. E-mail Dan.

Topics:: Apple,; Web 2.0,; Microsoft,; Wireless,; Social networking

Tags:: podcast,; Apple,; iPhone,; Microsoft,; syncromesh,; Facebook,; Sheryl Sandberg,; Steve Jobs

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About Outside the Lines

Dan Farber is the editor in chief of CNET News. He has covered technology for more than two decades, and he previously served as editor in chief of ZDNet, PC Week and MacWeek. Outside the Lines explores the intersection of business and technology.

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