Monday night's big news was that hard drive maker Seagate is dipping its feet into the solid state storage market. The company is limiting its first efforts to the server market with a 200GB drive, which means you won't find one in this year's holiday gift basket. However, if things go well we could see consumer models sometime next year.
We also talk Google's Chrome browser coming to Mac and Linux, a new fast track for green patent applications, and the unveiling of Virgin Galactic's crazy looking spaceship that will take people out of this world for a mere $200,000 Earth dollars.
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Seagate enters solid-state drive market
Intel shifts focus to laptop graphics technology
Patent Office puts green tech on fast track
Offline Gmail access now a full-fledged feature
Google brings Chrome beta to Mac, Linux
Nielsen: Viewers watching video content all over the place
AT&T iPhone app collects complaints about poor service
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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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
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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Sprint to cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs
Initial Motorola Droid sales look good
Intel Celeron chip anchors $249 Acer Windows 7 laptop
Today some of our top stories include rumors of a new camera and microphone-equipped iPod coming from Apple, cheaper and faster solid state hard drives from Intel, and a new e-book store from Barnes & Noble.
Also, CNET senior editor Stephen Shankland joins me in the studio to talk about Yahoo's fancy new home page that lets users control what they see.
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Today's stories:
iPod Touch with camera, mic coming soon?
Google playing around with YouTube in 3D
Adobe rolls out new open-source projects
Intel boosts speed, cuts prices on SSD
Coming soon: Downloaded 3D movies at home
Finally, Barnes & Noble returns to e-books
Los Angeles officials question Google Apps plan after Twitter breach
Intel's deal with Nokia is important for the chipmaker as it forges its path into the competitive (and profitable) mobile market. Also in today's podcast: MySpace layoffs hit the company's overseas offices; expedited airport-security service shuts down; and how to tell if you're really buying an American-made car.
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Today's stories:
MySpace slashing two-thirds of international staff
Report: Verizon, T-Mobile to offer Motorola Android smartphones
Flash Player 10 beta coming to most smartphones
Apple updates MacBook Pro firmware
Reports: Steve Jobs returns to Apple
Expedited airport-security service shuts down
Government loans for green cars awarded to Ford, Nissan, Tesla
A Swedish court found the Pirate Bay and its four owners guilty of violating copyrights. But the fight is not over for professional content owners like big media companies in their battle against what they say is illegal file sharing. CNET News reporter Greg Sandoval gauges the reaction of the music and film industries and talks about what's next.
Also on today's podcast: More layoffs at Sony Ericsson; NASA calls for backup; and Oprah joins Twitter.
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Today's stories:
Copyright holders cheer Pirate Bay verdict
Sony Ericsson to lay off 2,000 more workers
Shuttle Endeavor moved to pad for rescue duty
Video game sales finally take hit
The clock is ticking down on Conflicker, an Internet worm that's making the rounds in various incarnations and is getting more sophisticated. It could be huge, or it could be nada. It's all part of a guessing game and we may know more tomorrow. CNET News' Elinor Mills has the latest.
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Wales giving up on Wikia search
Apps to dominate CTIA Wireless 2009
Web 2.0 Expo 2009: Downsized, but not out
Google's ambitions now extend to power grid management. With its Tuesday announcement, the company has signaled its intention to become a energy player. The first step is a free Web service to help people better track energy use as it is consumed. CNET News' Martin LaMonica explains the bigger picture.
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Today's stories:
Door shutting on Windows 7 beta
Intel to invest $7 billion in U.S. facilities
Microsoft gets 10,000th patent
In Friday's podcast, MySQL founder says goodbye to Sun, Google recruits a whole army of white-space soldiers, and Lenovo says it will focus more heavily on selling PCs in China. Also, what's Sega up to with its patent filings? And the Senate might cut funding for broadband while trying to slim down the stimulus package.
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Today's stories:
Marten Mickos to leave Sun in reorg
Google helps form 'white space' database coalition
Lenovo to refocus on Chinese market
Courts split over police searches of handhelds
Is Sega planning a return to the console market?
Flypaper may not be the typical tech start-up in that it actually has been able to get a couple of rounds of funding. But like most other young companies, Flypaper faces the same problems as other new technology companies. We speak with founder Don Pierson for his perspective on how start-ups can best ride out the rough patches before the economy stabilizes.
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Today's stories:
Intel files $50 million suit against insurer
In Davos, talk of linking clean tech and economy
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