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August 12, 2011

Tech News Today 305: Make It Rain, Sarah Lane

Why Google+ hates your name, tattoos replace electrodes, ATT's stupid merger math, and more.


Hosts: Eric Franklin


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Published on August 12, 2011 23:28

August 11, 2011

Tech News Today 304: Measuring Piles Of Patents

Google Plus gets game(s), final word on the patent mess, PCs are over, and more.


Hosts: Jonathan Strickland


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Published on August 11, 2011 23:27

August 10, 2011

Triangulation 19: Dr. Miguel Nicolelis


Hosts: Tom Merritt and Dr. Kiki.


Most known for reading monkey's "brain storms" and author of Beyond Boundaries, Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, is this week's guest.


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Published on August 10, 2011 23:26

Tech News Today 303: You Say SATA, I Say SATA

Kindle cloud reader, wireless data hacked, DARPA goes Mach 20, and more.


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






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Published on August 10, 2011 23:26

Current Geek Episode 172: Blade Runner!

Current Geek Episode 172: Blade Runner!

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Published on August 10, 2011 15:26

August 9, 2011

Tech News Today 302: A Box of Memories

Samsung Galaxy Tab banned in Europe, Nokia bows out of US, Will BlackBerry turn over rioters info to gov't? and more.


Guests: Sharif Sakr


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Published on August 09, 2011 23:25

FourCast 86: The Gassy One


Hosts: Tom Merritt and Scott Johnson


We'll taste our movies and burn our trash, but we'll all be made of broccoli. Yet a trip to Jupiter will take our mind off it.


Guests: Teresa Ellis and Fraser Ntukula


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Published on August 09, 2011 23:25

East Meets West 259 – Too many people

It's a historic week with debt crises, riots and we get into a sociological debate.


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Published on August 09, 2011 21:15

Top 5 Dumb Social Networks – Tom's Top 5

With G+ gaining popularity among the technorati, now's a perfect time to reflect on the WEIRDEST and WORST social networks out there. (Insert obligatory MySpace joke here.)


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Published on August 09, 2011 04:00

August 8, 2011

Tech News Today 301: EA Running Out Of Steam

Android can hijack your bank account, Cuban vs. Akhtar PATENT WAR, optical disk makers give up on consumers and more.


Guests: Larry Dignan


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Published on August 08, 2011 23:23