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Microsoft and Yahoo | 07/29/2009
Barring any unlikely interference from regulators, the Microsoft Yahoo relationship is a done deal. Larry Magid reports.
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Magid Interviews Glympse CEO | 05/21/2009
Services like Loopt, which lets users (with permission) track their friends' locations using cell phone GPS technology, have been around for a few years. But a new player, Glympse, is launching its public beta service. Glympe CEO and co-founder Bryan Trussel says that his service is easier to use and safer because a user allows him or herself to be tracked only for a specified period of time.
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Palm Pre Arrives | 06/05/2009
The Palm Pre is probably the most highly anticipated tech product of the year, and, finally, people are starting to get their hands on it. A few days before the launch, CBS News and CNET Tech Analyst Larry Magid spoke with Paul Cousineau, Palm's director of product management for WebOS.
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'Glympse' Arrives | 05/21/2009
Location-based services like Loopt have been around for a few years, but a new player--Glympse, is launching its public beta service.
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Viva La Revolution | 04/09/2009
France rejected a bill requiring Internet service providers to suspend access to those with 3 warnings for illegally downloading music. Larry Magid spoke with EFF's Danny O'Brien about the issue.
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Trend Micro's David Perry on Conficker | 04/09/2009
Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered that the Conficker worm, which did basically nothing on April 1, is now updating itself by using a peer-to-peer network between infected Windows PCs to pass on payload instructions. Because the worm's instructions are encrypted researchers have so far been unable to determine the nature of the payload, according to Trend Micro education director David Perry. But Perry has plenty of good information about the worm in this podcast.
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Conficker Worm April Fools? | 04/01/2009
Conficker Worm April Fools?
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David Finkelhor Interview | 03/31/2009
Larry talks with David Finkelhor of the Crimes Against Children Research Center about his research on online dangers to kids.
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The Conficker Cometh | 03/31/2009
So far, it hasn't done any damage, but on April 1 it's programed to "phone home," possibly getting instructions from some master computer to start doing real damage. Most experts don't expect anything dramatic, but Windows users are being advised to make sure they apply the latest security patch and to be sure they're using up-to-date anti-virus software. CBS News and CNET tech analyst discussed the worm with David Perry, education director of Internet security company Trend Micro.
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Law Professor Talks About "Sexting" | 03/25/2009
It's called "sexting" when someone takes a nude, partially nude or sexually provocative photo and sends it to someone, typically by cell phone. Some consider it a new type of flirting but if the picture involves a minor, it could be a state or federal offense even if the young person is the one taking and sending the picture. CBS News tech analyst Larry Magid interviews Catholic University Law Professor Mary Leary on the phenomenon.
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InSTEDD's Eric Rasmussen | 03/17/2009
CBS News tech analyst Larry Magid speaks with Dr. Eric Rasmussen, CEO of InSTEDD, a nonprofit that creates software and mobile applications to assist in humanitarian relief work.
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Google 's Phone Revolution | 03/12/2009
Google Voice is a service which is revolutionizing the way we use landline phones. Larry Magid spoke with Google executive Craig Walker about the service's features.
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Twitter In The Courtroom | 03/06/2009
Ron Sylvester, a reporter for the Wichita Eagle is Twittering news from a trial in a federal courtroom. While that's been done before in state courts, it may be the first time it's been done in a federal court. CBS News chief legal analyst Andrew Cohen says that while it might be violating federal procedures, it could eventually become a more common occurrence.
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Weighing In On Kindle | 03/05/2009
Larry Magid weighs in on Amazon's Kindle for iPhone applicatoin. It's not as good as the Kindle hardware but once you get lost in a book it doesn't really matter.
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What Is Skout? | 03/02/2009
Skout is a location aware dating service that lets you use an iPhone or other GPS enabled mobile device to find potential matches. Skout's chief marketing officer, Patrick McGovern, explains the system to Larry Magid.
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Demo Conference Preview | 03/01/2009
Demo Executive Producer Chris Shipley gave Larry Magid a preview of the Demo conference.
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Facebook Privacy Concerns | 02/19/2009
Facebook recently angered many users and privacy advocates when it changed its terms of service to give itself the right to permanently retain user information even if a user deletes an account. The policy was temporarily rescinded in the face of a likely federal complaint from The Electronic Privacy Information Center. CBS News and CNET Technology analyst Larry Magid spoke with EPIC's executive director and Facebook's chief privacy officer.
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Girl Ambition CEO Hillary DeCesare | 01/31/2009
Girl Ambition is a social networking site on a mission. The site, aimed at 7 to 13-year-old girls, does more than provide communication tools. It also teaches values and online safety. It's CEO, Hillary DeCesare, says that it's about boosting girls' self esteem "to help promote positive female role models going forward." She talked to CBS News and CNET technology analyst Larry Magid.
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Windows 7, A Preview | 01/29/2009
Microsoft has released a preview “beta test” version of Windows 7, the operating system that will replace the much-maligned Windows Vista. The company is allowing anyone to download the new software between now and Feb. 10 to try it out. CBS News and CNET technology analyst Larry Magid talked about Windows 7 with CNET’s Senior Writer and Microsoft specialist Ina Fried, who has tried it on several computers.
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Magid On Mac's 25th | 01/23/2009
As his daily segment for CBS station KCBS in San Francisco, CBS News and CNET technology analyst Larry Magid spoke with co-anchors Patti Reising and Jeff Bell on the 25th anniversary of the Mac about what he thought about it back then and what the future holds.
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The President's Website | 01/21/2009
Since Barack Obama was sworn in, the White House website's gotten a makeover. CBS News and CNET Technology Analyst Larry Magid chatted with CNET News' chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh.
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John Palfrey On Web Safety | 01/15/2009
Harvard Law Professor and former Berkman Center director John Palfrey talks with CBS News and CNET's Larry Magid about the Internet Safety Technical Task Force report that shows that predator danger for kids is not what a lot of people feared.
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The Future Of Tutoring | 01/12/2009
Brightstorm is a web service that recruits teachers to appear in instructional videos aimed at high school students. CBS News Technology Analyst Larry Magid spoke with Brightstorm CEO Jeff Marshall.
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Schwinn's New High-Tech E-Bike | 01/10/2009
Schwinn was at the Consumer Electronics Show with a high-tech eBike that has an electric motor with a battery that can be charged in about a half hour for 25 miles of riding. Spokesman Michael de Leon talked about the bike with CBS News technology analyst Larry Magid.
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Talking NetBooks With HP's Marco Pena | 01/10/2009
NetBooks (or mini-notebooks) are all the rage at the Consumer Electronics Show. A number of PC companies including Dell, Acer, Lenovo and HP have unveiled notebook PCs that are smaller, less expensive and more energy-efficient than traditional notebook PCs. Hewlett Packard's Marco Pena showed off a new business NetBook to CBS News tech analyst Larry Magid
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Kensington's Leonard Tsang | 01/10/2009
Trackballs, keyboards, and Bluetooth adapters may not be the most exciting products at CES, but they are practical and popular. Kensington has been building products like these for years and continues to innovate in these pedestrian but important categories. Kensington's Leonard Tsang talks with CBS News tech analyst Larry Magid.
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Interview With Plastic Logic's Eschbach | 01/10/2009
As Amazon.com proved with its popular Kindle, consumers are interested in reading books on handheld devices. Plastic Logic has developed its own reading device which is thinner and more durable than the Kindle and is aimed mostly for reading business documents. Joe Eschbach, Plastic Logic's VP of Marketing explains to CBS News and tech analyst, Larry Magid.
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Interview with Iomega's Bill Hansen | 01/10/2009
Iomega's Bill Hansen talks to CBS News tech analyst Larry Magid about the company's new network attached drive. Once attached to a home router, the drive can be accessed by PCs, Macs, PS/3 and Xbox 360s. In addition to regular data it can, of course, store media files that can be played by any of those devices.
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CES Daniel Putterman Interview | 01/10/2009
CBS News tech analyst Larry Magid talks to Daniel Putterman of Cloud Engines about a new device that allows you to inexpensively turn any external drive into a network attached drive – allowing you to access your home computer files from anywhere in the world.
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Dave Taylor Interview | 01/10/2009
After writing several how-to books about computers and technology, Dave Taylor decided to take his show to the Web, by creating AskDaveTaylor.com, a tech Q&A site. CBS News tech analyst Larry Magid talked to Dave about his journey from author to successful blogger.
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