Microsoft's CEO went to the Consumer Electronics Show to hype his company's upcoming replacement to the Vista operating system. But Steve Ballmer had more on his mind than Windows 7 and he shared some very frank opinions with CNET News' Ina Fried. Ina stops by for a visit to our studios to offer her assessment.
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Dell officially unveils Adamo, Mini 10
Obama's stimulus plan: The energy debate
At the CES gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas, Palm has just unveiled its much-anticipated new handset, the Palm Pre, which features the new Palm Web OS. CNET News reporter Tom Krazit takes a look. That, and other headlines of the day, on Thursday's CNET News Daily Podcast.
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Live blog: Palm keynote at CES
Ballmer touts Windows 7 beta, new deals
One Yelper gets sued for a negative review he wrote about a business. Reporter Elinor Mills stops by the podcast studio to talk about the case and whether it could have a chilling effect on community review sites. Also in this podcast: Yahoo takeover talk returns in the new year; Intel revenue drops by $2 billion; and Facebook reaches a new milestone.
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PC market woes slam Intel revenue
Zuckerberg: New year, 150 million Facebook users
LG pushes ahead while consumers hold back
Toshiba expands its portable storage
Windows 7 beta: First impressions
Macworld--the last Macworld with Apple as a participant--got under way in San Francisco on Tuesday, with Apple unveiling plans to expand DRM-free tunes. CNET News' Greg Sandoval, who broke that story Monday, also talks about Apple's plans to roll out a flexible pricing strategy for selling music.
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Sources: Apple to expand DRM-free music, new pricing
New HP ultraportable first to use AMD Neo chip
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Palm investor to kick in an extra $100 million
Check Point to acquire Nokia's security appliance business
The RIAA says it's done suing individuals that share music files illegally. Instead, the group will focus on large-scale abusers and file-sharing services. In its place, the RIAA expects ISPs to police their users. CNET News' Greg Sandoval tells us the implications for the RIAA's policy change.
Also on today's podcast: Electronic Arts lays off more, Apple is sued over patents related to Apple TV, major cables carrying Internet traffic between the U.S. Middle East and Africa are damaged, and a look at what Dell may have up its sleeve.
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RIAA drops lawsuits; ISPs to fight file sharing
EA boosts layoffs to 10 percent of workforce
Damaged undersea cables disrupting service
Dell's superthin Adam, due in February?
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Next year is shaping up to be a nightmare for LCD TV makers. CNET News consumer electronics reporter Erica Ogg drops in to talk about why. That, and the day's headlines, in Thursday's CNET News Daily Podcast.
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Mozilla patches highly critical security flaws
Gates Foundation donates to health, connectivity
iPhone app navigates Obama inauguration
LCD TV revenues to dip for first time ever
Battery exec: Europe ahead of U.S. on electric cars
Apple shocked the tech world Tuesday with the news that it won't participate in the annual Macworld trade show after January and that CEO Steve Jobs has delivered his final Macworld keynote speech. Reporter Tom Krazit stops by the podcast studio to talk about why Apple might have wanted to sever ties with Macworld, what it means for the upcoming conference, and how Apple can continue to generate buzz around its products.
Also in this podcast: New York State is considering taxing digital downloads; Yahoo ups the ante on user privacy; and Motorola freezes salaries and cuts employee compensation.
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Without Macworld, how will Apple create buzz?
New York considers taxing iTunes downloads
Yahoo to anonymize user data after 90 days
Yahoo idles Jumpcut, steers video users to Flickr
Motorola cuts compensation, benefits package
EMI wades into music retail with Web store
A federal judge in Rhode Island has postponed a hearing in a case that may test the legal underpinnings of the Recording Industry Association of America's suits against file swapping. CNET News' Declan McCullagh explains what's at stake.
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Report: Mac sales hit a slowdown
Judge postpones hearing in key RIAA lawsuit
Toshiba, SanDisk to cut flash chip output
Mobile phone market to shrink in `09
Charlie Cooper is an executive editor with CNET News. He writes a daily blog about industry happenings and also contributes to the CNET News Daily Debrief.
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Erica Ogg keeps up on the latest consumer electronics and PC goings-on as chief correspondent for CNET News' Crave blog.
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