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Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

What Amazon DIDN’T tell you about the Kindles, Apple plans to crush Pandora, inside Google Maps, and more.

Guest: Theresa Noyes

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Running time: 55:19

We had a great show but then Tom didn’t press record. So here’s a summary of what we talked about.

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Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Amazon stuns the world, Motorola adds more names to their phones, mobile gamers rule, and more.

Guest: Rene Ritchie

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Running time: 55:47

In 1927 – The first fully electronic television system is demonstrated by Philo Taylor Farnsworth in San Francisco.

In 1979 – The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, ESPN, makes its debut. It will become one of the main drivers of cable TV adoption and one of the main factors in the switch to Internet television.

In 1981 – The first large parallel processing computer, ILLIAC IV, ends its nearly decade-long life at the University of Illinois.

Hosts Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar, and Jason Howell bring you  live coverage of the new Amazon Kindle announcement.

In 1947 – The aircraft-carrier Midway became the first U.S. vessel from which a long-range rocket was launched. The rocket had a mishap though, and exploded at 5,000 feet.

In 1954 – US President Eisenhower waved a ceremonial “neutron wand” over a neutron counter in Denver, Colorado, to signal a bulldozer in Shippingport, Pennsylvania to begin construction on the first commercial nuclear power plant. It was part of the “Atoms for Peace” program.

In 1997 – The USS Grace Murray Hopper, guided missile destroyer, was commissioned by the U.S. Navy in San Francisco, named after the computer pioneer.

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Nokia’s new Windows Phones, Android-ers switch to iPhone? The Internet according to the candidates, and more.

Guest: Ken Denmead

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Running time: 55:35

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell

Apple shocks us all, your phone ID may be stolen, Valve’s making hardware, and more.

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Running time: 52:26

In 1977 – NASA launched Voyager 1 after a brief delay. Although it was launched 16 days after Voyager 2, it’s faster flight path would take it past Jupiter first.

In 1980 – The last IBM 7030, AKA STRETCH, mainframe computer was decommissioned at Brigham Young University.

In 1984 – STS-41-D ends with the landing of the Space Shuttle Discovery after its maiden voyage.