Tech News Today 31

Tech News Today Episode 31

Tech News Today 31: Net Neutrality Guinea Pig

Microsoft mocks iPhone 4, RIAA overpaid in legal fees (40x), scientists solve chicken vs. egg question, and more.

Hosts

• Tom Merritt (@acedtect)
  • TomMerritt.com
• Sarah Lane (@sarahlane)
  • sarahlane.com
• Erik Lanigan (@eriklanigan)

Guest

• Iyaz Akhtar (@iyaz)
  • DinoShow.com

Topics

• Microsoft exec compares new iPhone to Vista
  • Microsoft exec mocks iPhone 4, dubs it Apple's Vista from Computerworld

• Analyst says iPhone antenna issue could get very expensive
  • Every week Apple doesn't act on iPhone 4 antenna could cost $200M from Apple Insider

• Sun Chronicle asks readers to pay to comment
  • Paper puts up a paywall for comments by The Guardian

• Apple giving out fixed iPhones...quietly
  • iPhone 4 Silent Recall: Some Readers Confirm from Gizmodo

• NPD says iTunes users will pay $10 for subscription service
  • NPD: iTunes Users Have A ‘Strong Interest’ In Paid Subscription Services from PaidContent

• Lawyers love the RIAA
  • RIAA paid its lawyers more than $16,000,000 in 2008 to recover only $391,000 from Recording Industry vs The People

• Former Pink Floyd manager says RIAA should stop suing P2P users
  • Rock impresario says file sharing is inevitable From CNET

• Toshiba teaches the Spanish to read the fine print
  • Toshiba reneges on promise of free laptops and TVs if Spain win World Cup from Engadget

• French legislators change their mind after passing three strikes law
  • French legislators have second thoughts on three strikes law from ArsTechnica

• Chile first country to guarantee net neutrality
  • Chile First To Approve Net Neutrality Law from Slashdot

• GM stands behind the Volt
  • GM guarantees Volt battery for 100,000 miles from CNN

• Apple acquires Poly9, possible entry into the maps market
  • Apple acquisition points to Google Maps divorce from The Register

• And the answer is...
  • Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The chicken, researchers say! from NY Daily News

• Voicemail from Tom with the final word on the silent hybrid car problem

• Voicemail from Dustin about the difference between geeks and nerds

• Email from Lucas about unmanned aircraft

• Email from Earl about the smart power grid in the home

• Email from Steve asking about rescheduling the show

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• Edited by: Erik
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