This Week in Tech

Jul 9th 2006

This Week in Tech 61

Cripes!

Hosted by Leo Laporte

Google's jet, AOL for free, and Friendster patents social networks

Records live every Sunday at 5:15pm Eastern / 2:15pm Pacific / 21:15 UTC.
Category: News

Cripes! Cor blimey! It's the super TWiT 61!

  • Lawsuits are flying over the Google founders' big private jet.
  • The Emmys now have a broadband award for broadband news and documentary programming.
  • Amanda Congdon of Rocketboom has been let go.
  • AOL is considering offerint its services for free
  • AMD admits that their sales have been going down
  • Apple has dumped its last Mac with a CRT.
  • Microsoft has announced that it will begin to support the OpenDoc format.
  • Microsoft is supposedly creating an ipod-killer.
  • A Toronto high-school has expelled the Linux lab.
  • The U.S. Navy is attempting to patent a firewall.
  • ABC is looking to disable the fast-forward button.
  • Alienware has designed a rather strange-looking PC for Dell.
  • You can now buy Call for Help (Canada) episodes on Google Video.
  • Merrian-Webster is including "google" as a verb in the dictionary.
  • By using the print-screen button, you can capture an entire HD-DVD or Blu-Ray movie.
  • New lasers from Ricoh can read both next-gen formats.
  • eBay is banning sellers from using Google Checkout.
  • Friendster was rewarded a patent on social networking.
  • Check out Leo's blog on Vox
  • Stephen Hawking asked a question on Yahoo Answers.
  • A teenager listening to an iPod was struck by lightning.
  • The Department of Defense is now tracking college students' emails regarding public protests.
  • Check out the picture of kilt day from The Screensavers.

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