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Tech History Today 1: October 1

Host: Tom Merritt

Three of the most important events in tech history that happened on October 1st.

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Running time: 1:10

Tech News Today 339: Amazon's Silk Road

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Samsung and Google's hot announcement, Amazon Silk browser for more than just Kindle, Facebook may show up at Apple announcement, and more.

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Running time: 44:06

RIM BlackBerry PlayBook review

They just dropped the price of the BlackBerry PlayBook to $299. The Amazon Kindle Fire is the same hardware. So who is the PlayBook good for?

New $79 Kindle unboxing

I unbox and take a first look at the brand new Amazon Kindle (The new cheap one without a keyboard that's $79 in the US.)

Tech News Today 338: The Lady Package

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Amazon may win the browser war, Samsung falls in the patent wars, cable fakes a la carte cable, and more.

Guest: Scott Johnson

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Running time: 47:39

Triangulation 26: Guy Kawasaki

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt

Known for marketing the Macintosh in 1984, venture capitalist, author of The Art of the Start, and his new book Enchantment, Guy Kawasaki, is this week's guest.

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Running time: 54:53

FourCast 92: Vote Gibbon

Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson

It's survival of the cutest, or survival of the aliens that can't enjoy simulations. But we can't use telepathy because of the ads.

Guests: Katie Sekelsky and Zach Weiner

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Running time: 49:32

East Meets West 263 – Go dinosaurs!

We discuss tourist towns, The TV show Terra Nova, and smells.

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Tech News Today 337: Meego Come And Go

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

BitTorrent wants to decongest the Internet, Amazon new tablet may suck, Sprint getting more Verizon-like, and more.

Guest: Nate Lanxon

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Running time: 47:16

Tech News Today 336: We Didn't Kindle The Fire

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Amazon Kindle Tablet on Fire, Netflix's sad big announcement, Windows Phone spies on you, and more.

Guest: Nilay Patel

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Running time: 52:59