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More than 2 million people are expected to descend on Washington, D.C., this weekend for Barack Obama's inauguration as president. To prepare for the crush of traffic expected on the network from those in attendance, wireless-service providers have pulled out the stops.

CNET News' Maggie Reardon, who will be in D.C. for the event, joins us today to talk about what steps providers are taking to keep their networks up and running.

Also on today's podcast, Circuit City finally calls it quits, Nintendo continues to crush its competitors in video game console sales, another lawmaker asks for the digital-television transition to be delayed, and we say good-bye to LaserDisc.

Today's stories:

On Inauguration Day, will my cell phone work?

Circuit City to close remaining stores

AMD to cut 1,100 jobs, initiate temporary pay cuts

Video game industry roars in December

Net usage spikes after U.S. Airways crash

Lawmaker seeks 3-month delay for DTV transition

ISPs can profit from busting file sharers

Cue sad music: LaserDisc format officially dead

Tech start-ups are at high risk during this financial crisis since they can't get credit and venture capital money is drying up. Webware editor Rafe Needleman offers some words of encouragement and advice for staying afloat during these rough times.

Apple is rumored to soon be releasing its 2.2 software update for the iPhone. According to Apple sources, expect this one to include a refit of Safari to read better on the handheld and an update to the App Store. Searching for applications by category is rumored to get easier, and Apple will supposedly only let people who have actually purchased them to write reviews.

Next time you're booking a hotel stay, keep this next little bit of news in mind. Several hotels in the Marriott chain will now be offering in-room Nintendo Wiis with a selection of 20 games.

In celebration of the Iron Man release on DVD, I paid a visit to Industrial Light and Magic's San Francisco offices to try out the motion capture technology firsthand. Learn how visual effects teams create those great movie moments, and catch this reporter in spandex, impersonating Iron Man. Or in this case, Iron Woman.

Today's stories:

More App Store tweaks expected with iPhone 2.2

Nintendo strikes Wii hotel deal

Morphing into Iron Woman

How start-ups can survive

FAQ: What to expect from a new IP cabinet position

Dress up your Facebook profile with PageRage

Playing Iron Man for a day

Do you download more than 250GB of data per month? If you're a Comcast customer, you'll likely want to get out of the habit--quickly. Beginning October 1, the Internet provider said customers that use more than 250GB per month, per account will get their account disabled. It's got a lot of people in an uproar. Make sure to check out Webware.com's coverage of the news.

Also on Friday's podcast: Apple and AT&T could be looking at a plan to allow tethering of the iPhone, Nintendo Wii sales continue to propel the company forward, and is Napster for sale?

Today's stories:

Comcast's cap plan

Nintendo shares soar on bumped-up forecast

Microsoft to drop $486 million for European shopping site

Google to buy GeoEye satellite imagery

IBM tests 4-terabyte solid-state drive tech

Napster won't rule out a sale

Tethering coming soon to iPhone 3G?

McCain taps outsider Palin to be VP

If the U.S. is indeed in a recession, or getting close to it, company workers may start fearing for their jobs. CNET News sister site BNET offers up some advice for companies to keep their employees happy and productive. BNET Intern Princess Calabrese also shares the tell-tale signs that you're in a crummy job.

Since the iPhone 3G came out, we've heard complaints about bricked phones, cracks, and now serious 3G connectivity problems. CNET News' user survey finds that the problems are widespread.

Also, Nintendo wins the top gaming-system spot in July, Webware runs down the biggest Web glitches of the year, and RoofRay shows users details about installing solar panels on the roofs of their homes.

Today's stories:

Recession Survival Strategies

CNET readers share their iPhone 3G stories

10 Worst Web glitches of 2008 (so far)

Google takes top Web spot in July

MySpace parent company joins Family Online Safety Institute

Confirmed: AOL will acquire Socialthing

We all love this Olympics, right? Not Adobe

RoofRay calculates solar savings using Google Maps

YouTube viewers pick Iowa City man to go to Democratic convention

Since filing a $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube, Viacom has battled its image as a corporate bully, denying consumers the ability to watch its shows where and how they want. Their struggle could be a lesson to other companies fighting over copyright protections. Meanwhile, Microsoft is still having trouble getting its Vista message out to the public. A new tool that tests compatibility with Vista faltered on launch day, a year and a half after Vista's release.

Those stories, and the rest of the day's headlines, in today's daily podcast.
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Today's stories:

Gmail now blocking fake eBay, PayPal e-mails

Google powers up users' Gmail security arsenal

Viacom won't soon shed image as corporate bully

Apple's MobileMe service set to debut

Only U.S. Apple retail stores getting iPhone 3G

Microsoft still pushing Vista compatibility story

Microsoft readies pay-as-you-go business apps

Xbox 360 price cut coming July 13

Wii-habbing your way back to health

Supercomputing at Oak Ridge

Reiser reportedly leads police to wife's body