CNET News Daily Podcast

In the wake of Thursday's announcement of a $1.25 billion settlement in the long-running disputes between Intel and AMD, CNET News reporter Stephen Shankland talks about whether the hatchet is finally buried, and who (if anyone) is emerging a winner.

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Today's stories:

Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement

Universities reject Kindle over inaccessibility for the blind

Yes, it's coming: The Boxee Box

Apple ranks 3rd in smartphones, nipping at RIMs heels

Expert says Adobe Flash policy is risky

NASA launches Web resource for 2012 predictions

Twitter issues mulligan on new 'retweet' feature

U.S. Army orders bridges made of recycled plastic

Even in media mecca, plenty are willing to pirate

Are solar and wind the new nuclear? Alternative energy has a lot of support across the country, but when it comes to actually building solar and wind farms, some communities are saying "not in my backyard." Also in today's podcast: Adobe Systems has a 9 percent layoff, Google cuts prices on its photo storage service, and how real a threat is malware planting child porn on your PC?

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Today's stories:

As alternative energy grows, NIMBY turns green

Adobe to cut 9 percent of workforce

RealNetworks appeals injunction on RealDVD sales

A child porn-planting virus: Threat or bad defense?

Google cuts Picasa photo storage prices

Nokia: Smartphone batteries need 'breakthrough'

Is Mozilla's plan for contributions working?

In today's episode, we talk about Amazon's new Kindle software application for PCs, a super cheap Windows 7 laptop that costs about the same price as a copy of the new operating system, and Google's gift of free airport Wi-Fi for the holidays.

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Today's stories:

Sprint to cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs

Amazon debuts Kindle for PC

Initial Motorola Droid sales look good

Intel Celeron chip anchors $249 Acer Windows 7 laptop

Google's holiday gift: Free airport Wi-Fi

Judge bans Twitter from court

Intel debuts text reader for the blind

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On November 9, 2004, Firefox 1.0 launched to fight the growing dominance of Microsoft's Internet Explorer, the browser that had essentially killed the first major consumer browser, Netscape Navigator. The project, originally named Phoenix to symbolize rebirth from Netscape's ashes, has now clawed its way back to account for nearly a quarter of the browser usage today. It's been an eventful five years. We discuss Mozilla, Firefox, and the future of browsers with CNET News senior writer Stephen Shankland.

Also on the podcast: Google buys advertising technology company but may loose content, CPU sales bounce back, and the iPhone gets Rickrolled.

Today's stories:

Google to acquire AdMob for $750 million

Google may lose WSJ, other News Corp. sites

Rickrolling iPhone worm is never gonna give you up

Nokia recalls 14 million chargers

PC processor shipments break record

Nvidia CEO says 'no' to Intel-compatible chip

After 5 years, Firefox faces new challenges

eBay will move forward with selling its stake in Skype, the company said Friday, now that a licensing dispute over the software that underlies Skype's service has been settled. eBay will get $1.9 billion in cash in the deal, which will close by the end of the year.

Also on the podcast: Smartphone sales rise, the Motorola Droid has its coming out party, more charges in the Galleon insider trading case, and Google aims to be less "creepy."

Today's stories:

eBay's Skype sale gets go-ahead

Smartphone market unfazed by recession

Slow start for the Motorola Droid?

Google trying not to cross 'the creepy line'

Photos: Spring Design's Alex e-reader

Known for using brilliant engineers, complex algorithms, and speedy servers to organize online information in a simple and accessible way, Google is learning how to add the human touch to its repertoire as customers look for answers that can't be found on an FAQ. CNET News reporter Tom Krazit talks about what the search giant is doing to improve the customer experience and why that task is getting more difficult.

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

Today's stories:

Senate panel approves Democratic climate bill

Windows 7 sales outshine Vista

FAQ: Buying the right Windows 7 upgrade

Hands on with the new Dell Adamo XPS

Verizon offers prepaid wireless service for laptop users

Google tries its own take on customer service

Europe getting 'Internet freedom' law

Study: Internet use won't cause social isolation

Meet Ibn Sina, the Arabic-speaking robot

Today's tech update includes a new antitrust lawsuit filed again Intel, a legal challenge to Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader, AT&T sues Verizon over commercials, and more.

Today's stories:

N.Y. antitrust suit accuses Intel of bribery

Spring Design seeks injunction barring Nook sales

AT&T vs. Verizon: There's a lawyer for that

Comcast earnings climb 22 percent

Microsoft cuts 800 more jobs

Microsoft makes over the MSN butterfly

Images: MSN through the years

Twitter translates into Spanish

Hacker breaks into jailbroken iPhones, asks for $7

T-Mobile experiencing widespread outage

Black Friday will be here in mere weeks, but the extended warranty business runs year round. What are some things to watch out for, and do you really need to buy a warranty for some of the smaller ticket items? We get CNET News reporter (and fellow CNET News Daily Podcast host) Erica Ogg in the studio to give us a breakdown on tech warranties, along with what gadgets you should and shouldn't buy one of these warranties for.

We also talk about Best Buy's upcoming video service, batteries made out of zinc, and a new wireless device that's been made just for Twitter.

Today's stories:

Cisco, EMC, and VMWare make alliance official

Best Buy to launch branded movie download service

Dedicated tweeting gadget TwitterPeek launches

Hulu adds episode release schedule

Zinc air battery maker looks beyond lithium

Barnes & Noble hit with suit over Nook

Spammy scams surfacing on Twitter, Facebook