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- We know you're listening to the show, Mr. Jobs, because Molly wanted an 8GB red Nano, and then it happened! While you're out there granting wishes, Veronica wants some recognition for all the fanaticism, and Tom wants to bro down.
- Twelve million: you can't really argue with that, right? I mean, maybe if it was, like, 10,000--then I could see how it would be a less reliable rumor. But nope, it's gotta be true. Maybe.
- On this day before Thanksgiving, we're very thankful to have Leo Laporte on the show! We talk about more Sony PS3 news, and how the rumor of Google going OS-style is once again popping up. Don't forget to watch us live on the Holiday Helpdesk this Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT, on CNETTV.com! If your call gets played on the air, you'll be entered to win one of those fabled PS3s!
- Science tells us that mice live longer when they have a lower caloric intake and a lower body temperature. Personally, I'd rather live my life being warm and full of delicious food. But, that's just me. Those mice might agree, given the choice.
- Talk about the most disturbing title ever. Anyway, there's a lot of product news today for the holidays: Vista has been released to manufacturers, Sony says they're totally ready for the PS3 launch, and the Macbooks get a Core 2 Duo upgrade! Everyone wins! Except CNET UK.
- The Zune has come into the world, and the reception hasn't been so great. The usual suspects are at its throat, like Walt Mossberg and David Pogue, but even some normal users are turning their backs on it when they see it in person for the first time. So this is the iPod killer, huh?
- Granted, some people may think you're a loser if you're on a social networking site. We won't judge you for that . However, we might judge you just a little bit if you start paying a service to add hot, fake girls as your friends. It's an all-new low.
- It's easy to get distracted by naked people, but the real news of the day is the Russian government's ousting AllofMP3.com. However, the music site is fighting back by saying it's probably even legal in the U.S.! I don't know, I'd probably just listen to Russia if I were you.
- I don't believe it either, but apparently the Internet is only 1 percent porn. What could possibly make up the rest of that content? I'm guessing YouTube and MySpace. We also listen to a few opposing viewpoints on the Zune, which made its debut to little fanfare yesterday.
- Speed kills. In this case, YouTube's ability to instantly post videos from users is what made the site so much more popular than Google Video. Not that it matters now, really. In other news, Sony's PlayStation 3 has arrived in Japan! Big surprise.
- The U.S. elections are only a few days away, and it's becoming clear that in many corners of the country, electronic voting could prove to be a disaster. Veronica's out sick, but we found the moon tapes! I'd rather have V. and the moon tapes.
- Microsoft is having a pretty good week. First, it's announced that Xbox 360 will allow you to download movies and TV shows to your console. Then, the company released Microsoft Virtual Earth, which is a supercool competitor to Google Earth. In the words of Borat, "That's nice!"
- You can be labeled a criminal for a lot of stuff these days. According to Universal Music, anyone who owns an iPod is a criminal, because they've got to have some stolen music on there, right? I'm pleading the Fifth.
- The Beatles may finally allow their music to be sold digitally on iTunes, which would possibly end their long-standing feud with Apple! Of course, they could just be trying to get more money before their copyrights run out.
- Google says that someday your iPod will hold all the media in the world! We're not sure if they've included Apple in this idea, but how cool would that be? Better yet, what will those crazy Google guys think of next? I hope it's a fridge that holds all the delicious snacks in the world.
- CNET may not have the fanciest Halloween parties but at least we haven't been attacked with a bomb . But luckily for everyone, Comedy Central clips are mysteriously back on YouTube! As for the cows, you'll just have to wait and see.
- Despite the fact that you were snarky, and that you may have actually turned people away from switching to a Mac with your attitude, we'll still miss you. It wasn't your fault! The PC was just so...likeable. But we hear Linux is looking for a guy; we'll pass along their number.
- We usually try to stay out of Bill O'Reilly's way, but now he's gone and really offended us. Apparently, he's never actually "talked to those computer geeks," or else he'd know that we rule! Oh, and way to have a podcast of your show, after saying iPods have a "staggeringly negative effect on America." In the words of geeks everywhere, I'll respond: "O rly, O'Reilly? Srsly? No wai."
- A little bit of the LOTR nerd died in me today when we learned that Peter Jackson won't be directing the Hobbit movie or any prequels. What a bummer! Meanwhile, Yahoo is in the news a bunch today, first with a weird peanut-butter metaphor, then with some deals with the newspapers. Personally, I prefer jelly myself. Would jelly be like Google?
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