Tech News Today 50

Tech News Today Episode 50

Tech News Today 50: DROIDian Slip

The DROID 2 gets a release date and we almost see it, Google gets raided in Korea, and Kinect opens up for beta

Hosts

• Tom Merritt (@acedtect)
  • TomMerritt.com
• Becky Worley (@bworley)
  • BeckyWorley.com
• Erik Lanigan (@eriklanigan)

Top Stories

• Former Senator Ted Stevens Is Killed in a Plane Crash

• Korea raids Google offices: Hello Korea- that was 3 months ago

• Google, Verizon net pact has 'many problems' says FCC commish

• Google-Verizon Pact: It Gets Worse

• What the Google-Verizon proposal really says

• Google agonizes over privacy - sergmeister and larry duking it out!

Other Stories

• Kinect private Beta

• Larry Elison slams HP board for Hurd firing

• Motorola Droid 2 (and R2-D2 edition!) finally official: Android 2.2, Swype, $200 on contract

• Saudi Arabia to allow BB

• Saudis Back Away From Threat to Block BlackBerry

• Saudi Arabia pleased by RIM's concession, says BlackBerry messaging can stay for now

• Why India May Issue a BlackBerry Ultimatum

Kickers and Weird Science

• iPhone users getting more sex than BB or Android

News Fuse

• Nintendo announced sales for its the Wii, have crossed the 30 million mark in the U.S. The company passed that milestone in 45 months, which Nintendo claims makes it the fastest-selling console ever.

• Microsoft is advising Hotmail users who can't access their email accounts to try Google’s Chrome browser in order to successfully connect. The latest version of Hotmail launched last week, but since then the company has received many complaints of scripting errors and disappearing email.

• Web-based malware based on the Zeus botnet has led to the fraudulent withdrawal of more than $1m from online banking accounts. Victims were infected by a Zeus banking Trojan variant while browsing the net. The Trojan swiped the customer's online banking ID and hijacked their online banking sessions, targeting victims who had substantial balances.

• PC prices could rise in the next several months because memory will be in short supply. iSuppli warns that DRAM supply could not meet demand because some manufacturers won't be able to get the semiconductor lithography tools they need.

• Peter Skillman, the Vice President of Design at Palm has left the company, according to TechCrunch. Skillman has 20 years of product design experienceincluding most famously being in charge of the design for Palm's Pre.

On The Calendar

• OMG LCD prices so Fracking low 60 inch 1080p 240hz LCD Sharp $1599

• Netflix, EPIX deal is official; Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate movies start streaming September 1

• Record 14 Patches to Come on Microsoft Patch Tuesday

• HP tells employees webOS tablet coming Q1 2011

• Dell Streak Streets August 13 For $299

Feedback

• Voicemail from Eric with a calendar heads-up about a Star Wars convention
• Email from Fred about a possible Verizon iPad
• Email from Craig about Google looking more like a James Bond villan organization

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• Edited by:Erik
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