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Podcast: How 4G will affect the rest of us

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4G wireless: what's in it for us? Also, can Bill Gates make the end of Microhoo any clearer? And the pope goes cyber.

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Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have announced their 4G ambitions. The goal: to build a nationwide 4G broadband wireless network using WiMax. CNET News.com's Maggie Reardon explains why this is a very big deal, indeed, and what it will mean to customers.

The ghost of Microhoo just won't die, but Bill Gates is doing his best to drive home the message: Folks, it's over already.

Received any text messages lately from the pope? Come this summer, thousands of Australian youths may be able to say they have received a "Pontif-agram."

Today's stories:

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire detail 4G plans

Bill Gates reiterates Microsoft's Yahoo-less path

To connect with Catholic youth, pope goes digital

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