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September 10, 2011

Frame Rate 41: Mad About Ads


Hosts: Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt


Ad buying for TV versus Internet, Starz divorces Netflix, who will buy Hulu, and more.


Guest: Derrick Chen


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Running time: 1:02:04

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Published on September 10, 2011 11:44

Tech News Today 325: You Are Eaten By A Kindle


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


Windows 8 boots in 8 seconds, why you can't trust the cloud, AOL starts dressing slutty, and more.


Guest: Wil Harris


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Running time: 43:32

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Published on September 10, 2011 11:38

September 9, 2011

Tech News Today 324: Bartz And Android Forked Over


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


Windows 8 tablet, Google buys Zagat, Amazon gives up tax fight in California, and more.


Guest: Darren Kitchen and Dan Patterson


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Running time: 44:25

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Published on September 09, 2011 03:37

September 8, 2011

Triangulation 23: Don Tapscott


Hosts: Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt


Most known for his books about the implementation of technology, he has written many books including, Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, Don Tapscott, is this week's guest.


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Published on September 08, 2011 00:11

September 7, 2011

East Meets West 261 – Doctor Hoarder

Doctor Who gets scary, fan magazines get obsolete, what makes collecting different, digital hoarders.


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Published on September 07, 2011 22:05

Frame Rate 40: Live From Dragon*Con


Hosts: Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt


How movies get technology wrong, how George Lucas has lost his trust, and more. (Warning: Audio is over-modulated.)


Guests: Veronica Belmont and Justin Robert Young


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Running time: 39:32

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Published on September 07, 2011 19:43

Tech News Today 322: GooLu


Hosts: Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell


Sprint Sues to Stop AT&T From Buying T-Mobile, HP splitting the webOS GBU in two, and more.


Guest: Mark Turpin


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Running time: 47:31

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Published on September 07, 2011 19:37

Tech News Today 323: It's All Fluffy Bunnies.xxx


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


Deny or embrace porn domains, Netflix bugs everyone, double cell data capacity for nothing, and more.


Guest: Ryan Block


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Running time: 43:01

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Published on September 07, 2011 19:37

Current Geek Episode 176: That's a tiny little motor

Current Geek Episode 176: That's a tiny little motor

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Published on September 07, 2011 16:09

Biggest SCAMS on the Web! – Tom's Top 5

Don't get fooled! That sexy woman or far-off prince may not have the best of intentions. Tom runs down the top 5 Internet scams that, unfortunately, have duped many and made a few unscrupulous con artists very rich!

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Published on September 07, 2011 09:04