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March 16, 2011

The Maester's Path

As you all know, HBO is doing a huge push for The Game of Thrones miniseries (YAAAAY!!) on The Maester's Path, an interactive website where you can solve puzzles to obtain exclusive early looks and info about the show.


The third puzzles came out this week, and it deals with a very important task: defending the Wall.


Join me here, and discuss the puzzles on our GoodReads page. 


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Published on March 16, 2011 19:43

Top 5 Bar Tech – Tom's Top 5

Some tech is indispensable when you're at the pub. Here are five we think are essential.

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Published on March 16, 2011 17:08

Tech News Today 200: Poof I'm An Analyst

Apple stocks tumble, IE 9 Firefox and White House all agree on privacy, but etsy not so much, a Zune Lover, and more.


Guest: Scott Johnson


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Published on March 16, 2011 16:15

March 15, 2011

Tech News Today 199: Japan Update and IP Rant

Goodnight Zune, the lie of network congestion, and a focus on what's going on in Japan with our listener reports, and more.


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Published on March 15, 2011 16:21

Top 5 bar tech – Tom's Top 5

Some tech is indispensable when you're at the pub. Here are five we think are essential.

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Published on March 15, 2011 04:00

March 14, 2011

Tech News Today 198: I Have A Light Leak Problem

Live from SXSW: The great Engadget exodus, Twitter blows off devs, Google's latest social network, and more.


Guests: Brian Brushwood, Jonathan Strickland and Baratunde Thurston


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Published on March 14, 2011 03:40

March 11, 2011

Tech News Today 197: Never Joke About Unicorns

The Japan earthquake and how it affects technology and social media, Eric Schmidt as Commerce Secretary, does your camera need 3G, Unicorns, and more.


Guest: Joanna Stern


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Published on March 11, 2011 13:34

March 10, 2011

Tech News Today 196: Compatible With Honeywell Display Unit Phase 3

Chrome survives pwn2own and the reason why, AOL lays off 900, WiFi aircraft interference overhyped, and more.


Guest: Christopher Null


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Published on March 10, 2011 16:30

March 9, 2011

Tech News Today 195: Those Darn Thieving Glassblowers

A 64GB iPhone 4, Verifone and Square faceoff, Kinect sets a world record, and more.


Guest: Shannon Morse


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Published on March 09, 2011 16:50

March 8, 2011

Tech News Today 194: iPad 2 Or Hernia

Sprint to merge with T-Mobile, Facebook takes on Netflix, Microsoft hints at Xbox 360 successors, and more.


Guest: Ella Morton


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Published on March 08, 2011 23:16