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charles.cooper@cnet.com (CNET.com)
It appears that Rupert Murdoch was serious about wanting to remove his company's media properties, such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, Fox News, and Hulu, from the Google search index. Murdoch's News Corp. has reportedly initiated discussions with Microsoft over a plan to have the media company's Web content essentially delisted from the world's largest search engine, Google, but included on Microsoft's Bing, in exchange for payment from Microsoft. Microsoft has reportedly approached other media giants about having their content removed from Google search results as well. CNET is preparing an update on this development and we'll have more news later today. Also on the podcast: No app store apologies from Apple; a dangerous, if rare, iPhone worm; "smartbooks" to take on netbooks; and editors begin to leave Wikipedia. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Report: Microsoft may help News Corp. ...
charles.cooper@cnet.com (CNET.com)
It's been a bad week for Nokia's research and development division, which had more than 300 of its staff laid off this week. The news was a little better for Skype, which detached from its eBay owners and netted a $2.75 billion valuation. Also, Facebook's video hosting is now the third most popular video hosting site on the Web, though it still lags far behind leader YouTube. Hear more about these stories and others in today's episode. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Nokia to lay off up to 330 R&D staffers eBay sets Skype loose at $2.75 billion valuation Facebook becomes third most popular video site Twitter's geotagging API goes live Cisco launches iPhone security app Town to photograph every car that enters and leaves Germ alert: Attack of the killer necktie! HDMI products to get meaningful labels
charles.cooper@cnet.com (CNET.com)
Today, Google released the source code for its Chrome OS project and gave the public the first real look at how the new operating system for Netbooks will work. CNET reporter Tom Krazit calls in from Google headquarters to give us the scoop. Also in today's podcast: a computer glitch at the FAA caused nationwide flight cancellations and delays; Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says Windows 7 is selling better than any previous version of Windows; and AOL looks to shed about 2,500 workers and its MapQuest division. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Google releases Chrome OS source code Computer glitch slows U.S. air travel Ballmer: Windows 7 selling like hotcakes AOL: We need to fire 2,500 'volunteers' AOL to sell MapQuest, maybe to Microsoft? Yahoo adds photos, tweets to news search Best Buy starts Black Friday craze a week early Next year's Flip will do Wi-Fi
charles.cooper@cnet.com (CNET.com)
A leading IBM researcher says computers capable of mimicking the human brain's power and efficiency could be just a decade away. CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman talks about the findings. Plus, Hulu inks its first major music label deal, the Office 2010 beta goes public, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 breaks even more records than we originally thought. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Modern Warfare 2 tops entertainment industry, not just games Office 2010 beta goes public Who makes the most reliable laptops? Carriers to sell majority of mobile devices by '13 Hulu lands first music label deal Google set to promote Chrome extensions Intel sees opportunities in wind, electric cars IBM: Computing rivaling human brain may be ready by 2019
charles.cooper@cnet.com (CNET.com)
Eight years after merging with Time Warner, AOL has finally been given a date for when it's being spun off to once again be its own company. We also talk about clean coal in China, the next versions of Adobe's Flash and AIR platforms, as well as the news that Microsoft's next version of Internet Explorer isn't quite ready for a public peek just yet. Two small housekeeping notes: Thanks to everyone who wrote in last week to provide feedback on the CNET News Podcast. It's much appreciated. Also, there was a problem with Monday's episode making it to places like iTunes and other podcasting grabbers. In case it hasn't shown up yet, try refreshing the feed in whatever podcasting software you're using. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: AOL to spin off Dec. 9, begin trading Dec. 10 Survey: Third of teens text while driving T-Mobile resumes Sidekick sales Antitrust concerns linger in Google Books deal Adobe ...
