As the concept of cloud computing is becoming more familiar to people, Google is now making it easier to write programs that use it. Reporter Stephen Shankland stops by the podcast studio to talk about why a change Google made to its App Engine could dramatically increase the number of cloud-based apps on the market.
Also in this podcast: International spies hack into U.S. electricity grid; Silicon Valley venture capitalists feeling more positive; and Taiwan's Elan sues Apple over touchscreen patents used in the MacBook, iPhone, and iPod Touch.
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Today's stories:
Java makes Google App Engine more mainstream
Report: Spies hacked into U.S. electricity grid
Survey: Venture capitalists' spirits perk up
Facebook hits 200M members, thinks charity
Taiwan's Elan sues Apple over touchscreen patents
Reporter Caroline McCarthy gives us a rundown of two YouTube partnerships announced Thursday--one with TiVo and one with film studio Lionsgate, which Caroline expects won't be as big a deal as many people hope.
Also in this podcast: Google Apps gets hundreds of new templates for making specific types of content; Gmail and Google Calendar could be available offline as soon as six weeks from now; Amazon tries its hand at movie and TV downloads; and the man going after the tech vote in November.
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Download today's podcast
Today's stories:
Offline access soon for Gmail, Google Calendar?
Google Docs gets a profusion of templates
Report: Amazon to open new video store
Bob Barr: The privacy candidate for president
Report: Lionsgate cranks open for YouTube
YouTube on TiVo: It's about time
iPhone 3G shortage hits AT&T stores
EU confirms more antitrust charges against Intel
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