June 4th, 2008 -
The entire tech talk crew graces you with their sultry voices and discusses the latest in technology, and a bit of smack talk for good measure. This week we discuss Valve's Steam Cloud, The kind of "creep" Prince is, Why we are glad we don't live in Beaumont Texas, in-game advertisements, the pwning of Comcast, and much more. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

- Show Notes -

News Stories:
Valve's Steam Cloud will Keep Your Savegames Forever
Radiohead to Prince: Unblock 'Creep' cover videos
40GB for $55 per month: Time Warner bandwidth caps arrive
Unsealed court docs dish dirt on Yahoo-Microsoft dalliance
Tapping the river of cash: Sony joins in-game ad fray
Comcast Hijackers Say They Warned the Company First
Self-Destructing DVDs Make a Comeback
Rock acts ringing up sales via video games
PS3 Sucks Up Five Times as Much Energy as a Fridge
Civil rights groups blast à la carte cable
Nearly all returned gadgets still work
'Call of Duty 4' hits 10 million units sold

Weekly Picks:
Pete: Age of Conan
Chris: Age of Conan
Jeff: Short Blade in Assassin's Creed
Kevin: Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition

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May 29th, 2008 -
It's the original Tech Talk crew in the hizzy. Jeff, Kevin, and Pete tear up the Tech News scene with our off the cuff analysis of the latest stories. Okay, we get a little (or a lot) silly in the second half of the show, but I'm sure you'll laugh at our antics. This week we discuss a free internet service with strings attached, why you shouldn't go to theme parks in England, crazy Apple fanbois, why we hate the MPAA, the best place not to buy a Zune, crazy New Mexicans, and much more. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

- Show Notes -

News Stories:
FCC wants free broadband service, plus content filtering
UK theme park bans PDAs, mandates family fun time
iPhone line forms at Apple's flagship for absolutely no reason
Linking to movies leads to $4 million in fines
GameStop to Stop Zune Sales
Ready-made Apple TV hack should help non-geeks play DivX
New Mexico group tries to ban Wi-Fi
Court Finds Dell Guilty of Fraud
Mozilla “Download Day”
Microsoft Unveils Multi-Touch Technology For Windows 7
Inside the Attack that Crippled Revision3

Weekly Picks:
Pete: Age of Conan
Jeff: Bacardi
Kevin: Penny Arcade Volume 5: the Case of the Mummy's Gold

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May 22nd, 2008 -
This is another Jeff and Kevin show, but you like those ones, right? Who would have thought that an engineer and a mathematician would have so much trouble doing a little bit of simple dividing? Not us... This week we discuss the lameness of Media Center, the crazy buying of both Ars Technica and Cnet, the insane trouncing by the Wii in April, Best Buy's audacity, A Jack Thompson shaming, and that's not all! You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
Microsoft, Yahoo forced into each others' arms
American Gladiators vanquished by optional broadcast flag
Breaking: CBS To Acquire CNET For $1.8 Billion
Ars Technica acquired by Condé Nast: the low-down
Nintendo Wii outsells 360, PS3, PS2, PSP combined in April
Best Buy: FCC has no power to fine us over analog TVs
Judge's report in Jack Thompson case: guilty on 27 charges
NetFlix: First Netflix Streaming Box Review, $100 and Unlimited Downloads!
Office 2007 to gain native ODF support early next year
Hostile takeover turns docile as EA extends Take-Two offer
Microsoft offers cashback search

Weekly Picks:
Jeff: Bioshock
Kevin: VisualHub or iSquint

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May 14th, 2008 -
Show Fifty-Four has been recorded a day early so that Kevin can go the Jonathan Coulton concert on Thursday night. If you live in the Phoenix area, you should go as well to the Brickhouse in downtown Phoenix. The whole crew is here tonight; however, as always, Kevin and Jeff dominate the conversation. This week we discuss some new games coming out next week, the WiiWare launch, Guitar Hero IV, our retarded representatives, the truth behind violent video games, the Air Force wants to create a botnet, Universal Music's hypocrisy, and more. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
New Games Next Week
Wii Ware Launches at Nintendo
First Guitar Hero IV Details Shed
House overwhelmingly passes controversial PRO-IP Act
Charter To Begin Tracking Users' Searches And Inserting Targeted Ads
Air Force Colonel Wants to Build a Military Botnet
Video games don’t turn children into blood-thirsty killers
Google begins blurring faces in Street View
Older DVR Owners Are More Likely to Skip All Ads
Philadelphia's municipal WiFi network to go dark
NBC-Vista copy-protection snafu reminds us why DRM stinks
Funny How Universal Music Thinks Infringement Fines Are Unconstitutional When It's On The Receiving End

Weekly Picks:
Jeff: The Internet
Kevin: Smithwick's Irish Ale
Pete: Call of Duty 4
Chris: Internet Porn

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May 8th, 2008 -
Jeff and Kevin are in the hizouse and bring you a show stock full of stuttering, manly giggling, and at least one mention of machismo as it relates to bandwidth usage. This week we talk about the new Nintendo Channel on the Wii, the release of AVG Free 8, Microsoft's white flag, Blizzard's shunning of Steam, the real story when it comes to forbidden media, pedophiles on Wikipedia? and much more. In the end, the one thing you should take away from this show is that you need to go watch Iron Man in the theater. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
Nintendo Channel at Nintendo
AVG Free Anti-Virus 8
Microsoft says proxy battle not worth it
Blizzard Opens Digital Download Store
Undercover Shoppers Find it’s Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated Games
Activision/Blizzard leaves, still hopes to profit from ESA
FBI investigates 'Wikipedophilia'
Controversial Pro-IP Act sails through Judiciary Committee
Apple losing money in new movie deal
Comcast mulling metered access, 250GB monthly bandwidth caps
'Grand Theft Auto IV' makes a killing in first week
NBC using YouTube clips to drive Hulu traffic

Weekly Picks:
Jeff: Doom
Kevin: Iron Man

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May 1st, 2008 -
Tech Talk is back online with another episode of tech news. Kevin, Pete and Chris (no Jeff this week) join you to escort you through what interesting things have been going on in the tech world. This week we discuss recent video game releases, XP and Vista sales, video game thiefs, a Canadian iPhone, SP3 for XP, Guitar Hero on the internet, the latest on the Microsoft Yahoo fiasco, and much more. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:.
Shenanigans: Dell to Sell XP after June 30, Microsoft to Pretend They're Selling Vista to Save Face
Rural Albert Lea man accused of video game scam
iPhone coming to Canada
Microsoft releases the long-anticipated Windows XP SP3
Blu-ray: The Future Has Been Delayed
Guitar Hero embeddable widget hits web
Mexican attaché attempts to make off with White House BlackBerrys
Microsoft Raises Yahoo Offer To $32-$33 Through WSJ; YHOO Wants $37
iTunes Store gets same-day DVD releases
An elephant never forgets? George W. Bush's lost e-mails
New Microsoft law enforcement tool bypasses PC security
New way to save energy: Disappearing ink

Weekly Picks:
Pete: Jade Empire
Chris: GH III Online
Kevin: shirt.woot.com

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April 24th, 2008 -
The original Tech Talk crew is here to deliver a solid show chock full of tech news. Jeff, Kevin and Pete all bring you the latest and greatest in the technology world. This week we discuss the end of the internet in 2010, Skype changes nothing, the Xbox is on fire (literally), Zune doing something we don't care about, Sony doing something we don't care about, Comcast smack down, Yahoo ultimatum, Netflix jerkery, illegal search and seizure, and more. This week our opening song is Legend of Zelda Dirty OC Remix courtesy of HouseMasta. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
After complaints, Apple tweaks Software Update for Safari
AT&T: Internet to hit full capacity by 2010
Skype offers unlimited long-distance plan
Xbox 360 burns house down
Zune getting Audible
FCC's Martin: Comcast Blocking Was Widespread
Sony to delay Home online service for PS3 again
Big week in Microsoft-Yahoo battle
Netflix CEO: Will charge 'premium' for Blu-ray discs
Live Mesh - The Version You Can Understand
Sony to Buy Gracenote
Laptop searches at the border: No reason? No problem
The Heron has landed: Ubuntu 8.04 officially released

Weekly Picks:
Pete: Call of Duty 4
Jeff: Halo 3
Kevin: Adobe Audition

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April 17th, 2008 -
Tech Talk has been putting shows out for a year now, and since this was our 50th show that means we've only missed two weeks, right? It seems like we have missed more shows that that ;-). We start off this show as always by discussing what's been going on with in the last week. Only Kevin has anything interesting to add as he was in Boston for the first part of this week. For our anniversary we talk about tech news stories! This week we discuss Blockbusters odd attempt to buy Circuit City, the real culprits behind the undersea cable cuts, Oklahoma's ineptitude, NBC's attempt to get their content back on iTunes, parents selling game consoles, and much more. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
Blockbuster bids over $1 billion for Circuit City
Satellites pin blame for undersea cable cuts on cargo ships
The Wifi Predator
Assassin's Creed on the PC: bad UI, bad DRM, bad port
Oklahoma Leaks Tens of Thousands of Social Security Numbers, Other Sensitive Data
NBC to Apple: Build antipiracy into iTunes
Kid Breaks Vacuum to Play Xbox Instead of Doing Chores; Mom Sells Xbox, Pranks His MySpace
Amazon's MP3s not affecting iTunes
Windows XP SP3 now set for April 29 debut
Survey: 12% of consumers 'borrow' free Wi-Fi

Weekly Picks:
Pete: Sins of a Solar Empire
Jeff: Sins of a Solar Empire
Chris: Sins of a Solar Empire
Kevin: Heise Security Offline Update

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April 10th, 2008 -
It felt like such a slow news week, but we were able to dig up some interesting things to talk about. Kevin, Jeff, Pete, and Chris are all present at this show and we even have a surprise guest at the end of the show: Senator Ted Stevens. Pete is back with his brand new headset, and if his voice sounds like pure pwnage it's because he's using the fatal1ty headset. This week we discuss the Rick Rolling of the New York Mets, Walmart.com DRM free, Internet safety vs sex education, Strong Bad coming to the Wii, and much more. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

- Show Notes -

News Stories:
All your baseball are belong to Rick Astley
Verizon's spectrum plans: Speedier wireless broadband
Wal-Mart Going Hardline on DRM-Free Online Music Store
Virginia 1st state to require Internet safety lessons
Yahoo's new, bold anti-Microsoft plan: clusterfoooock!
Episodic 'Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People' coming in June
Upstart Gamer Doc to take on GameStop with themed stores
Amazon, Wal-Mart jump on the HD DVD rebate bandwagon
Backhaul woes put Xohm launch on ice for a couple of months
Policing internet 'not ISP's job'
Senators still sweating digital TV switch

Weekly Picks:
Ted Stevens: How the Internet Works and My Music Video
Jeff: Portal
Chris: Sins of a Solar Empire
Kevin: MediaCoder

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April 3rd, 2008 -
Tech Talk strikes again with excellent tech news coverage and witty insight. This show features Chris, Jeff, and Kevin. Pete decided to fry his USB headset this evening, so we had to do the show without him. We discuss what's been going on in our techy lives and then of course go straight into our news stories. This week we converse about Sony getting a taste of their own medicine, Creative's folly, internet in the friendly skies, really expensive internet service, some shocking news about iTunes, Microsoft Surface finally surfaces, and even more. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
Sony BMG's hypocrisy: company busted for using warez
Creative irate after modder spruces up Vista X-Fi drivers
TorrentSpy's closure a win for MPAA; war far from over
Adobe joins list of companies not reading own EULAs
FAA clears in-flight WiFi for takeoff on American Airlines
Comcast launches 50Mbps broadband... for $150 per month
Microsoft Surface launching April 17th... with AT&T
Amazon rings up shopping via text-message
Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US
The Music Industry’s New Extortion Scheme
Judge to RIAA: You can't sue over songs 'made available' via P2P
Report: online gaming not as popular as you think

Weekly Picks:
Jeff: CERN
Chris: White Russian
Kevin: Synergy

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March 27th, 2008 -
Heya folks. This is going to be a weird show. Skype just did not want to behave on the evening we were recording, so sound quality is not the best on this show. Not only that, but some of the hosts seemed to be off doing other stuff while we were recording... We try to still deliver a solid show through all of these distractions and Talk about Tech. We discuss some underhandedness by Apple, the XM/Sirius merger and crazy demands from Clear Channel, Comcast and BitTorrent shaking hands, and much more more than you bargained for. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
Mozilla CEO Objects To Safari Auto Install
XM / Sirius merger approved!
Clear Channel wants the FCC to force XM / Sirius to obey indecency laws
Photoshop Express now free and online
A New Tool From Google Alarms Sites
Comcast-BitTorrent pact not a substitute for net neutrality
WoW bot maker sued after home visit from Vivendi attorney
Grandma, grandpa get owned by Illinois' failed gaming law
Microsoft Marks Xbox 360 Cheaters, Resets Gamerscores to Zero
Xbox Live owners getting content re-licensed to new Xboxes
Gibson turns volume up to 11 with new 'Guitar Hero' lawsuit
BluRay's BD+ DRM broken

Weekly Picks:
Pete: Mass Effect
Jeff: Mass Effect
Chris: Call of Duty 4
Kevin: Newegg

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March 20th, 2008 -
Kevin and Jeff, the REAL Tech Guys, join you once again to deliver the latest and greatest in tech news. As always this show is covered in very thick opinion, and Kevin is getting more and more lenient on what is considered a "curse" word. When it comes down to it, we just hope that we are entertaining. This week we cover the MPAA up down left and right, a bit of the music industry as well, the passing of Sir Arthur C. Clark, Apple rumors, Vista Service Pack 1, and the Coup de gras: copy protection on your DVR... We cover even more stories and we are full of tangents as usual. Be sure to listen to the end for Kevin and Jeff's picks of the week. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
MPAA to Congress: Filtering is in colleges’ best interests
Atari, Inc. Logs On to Steam
Verizon, AT&T Big Winners In 700 MHz Auction
comScore Releases February 2008 U.S. Search Engine Rankings
Sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke is dead
Apple could split device sales with music labels
Firefox 3 goes on a diet, eats less memory than IE and Opera
Vista SP1 has been released, XP SP3 rumored to come out next week?
Music Industry Proposes a Piracy Surcharge on ISPs
HBO’s new miniseries IS locked down for TiVo recording
PC game developer has radical message: ignore the pirates
Flickr Video beta due in April

Weekly Picks:
Jeff: Mass Effect
Kevin: OpenVPN

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March 13th, 2008 -
This show was not meant to be, but we made it happen anyway. Jeff and Kevin bring you a show full of frustration and sleepiness in a very uplifting and entertaining manner. We cover the gems of tech news from the last week including dumb MobiTV lawyers, Hulu hooping for TV, AOL still exists and apparently has money, Lionsgate releases crippled portable movies, Intel is innovating in more ways than one, and Blu-ray on the 360: will it happen? Listen to the show for details on these stories and others. And be sure to listen to Kevin and Jeff's picks at the end of the show. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

- Show Notes -

News Stories:
MobiTV taking legal action against HowardForums
Hulu Opens Up on Wednesday
Lawmaker's attempt to criminalize anonymous posting doomed
AOL buys social network Bebo for $850 million
Lionsgate adding iTunes Digital Copy to some DVDs
Intel Nettop is all about cost cutting
Intel: 160GB solid state drives will be unveiled soon
MPAA boss: Net neutrality would cramp our P2P snooping plans
Sony Reportedly Discussing Blu-ray Xbox With Microsoft
Microsoft says no Blu-ray for Xbox 360
Lack of competition sends Blu-ray player prices upward
EA's Take-Two takeover bid turns hostile
Nerve-tapping neckband used in 'telepathic' chat

Weekly Picks:
Jeff: Logitech UltraX Keyboard
Kevin: MAMP

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March 6th, 2008 -
No audio problems this week, so if the show sucks we have no one to blame but ourselves. The show starts off with our typical around the room introduction and Kevin drops some big news about a new computer acquisition. We discuss new NIN news, the iPhone SDK, Microsoft's price drops, Bill Gates gets punchy, and more. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
Releases next week: SSB: Brawl (3/9/08), Stargate: The Ark of Truth (3/11/08)
Google Calendar now syncs with Outlook
Nine Inch Nails uploads new album on Torrent sites
Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons creator, dies
Live from Apple's iPhone SDK press conference
Wii outsells the PS3 4-to-1 in Japan, Sony execs "not psyched"
Microsoft chops Vista retail prices
Sanity prevails: IE8 will default to standard-compliant mode
MacBook Air aflutter: demand stays strong, sold out often
Gates to Google: 'Your business applications stink'
Experiments: Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good As Monster Cables?
Microsoft Offers $100,000 to Testers of Office Live Workspace
Circuit City Trading In HD DVD for Blu-Ray Players
What piracy crisis? MPAA touts record box office for 2007

Weekly Picks:
Pete:
Jeff: Xbox 360
Chris: Keystone Light
Kevin: MacBook

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February 28th, 2008 -
Unlucky number 43. We are recording a week late, Kevin messes up the levels at the beginning of the show, and Skype just would not cooperate. Despite these issues, we soldier on and bring you a fresh serving of tech news. We discuss the death of HD DVD, Pakistan stealing YouTube, a $1500 keyboard, EA taking on Take Two and more. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
It's official: Toshiba announces HD DVD surrender
Insecure routing redirects YouTube to Pakistan
Creation of PC Gaming Alliance leaves unanswered questions
'Optimus Maximus' keyboard finally shipping
Amazon hopes to chill Steam with game downloads
EA's $2 billion bid for Take Two
Comcast, net neutrality advocates clash at FCC hearing
Comcast Blocking: First the Internet — Now the Public
Music exec: "Music 1.0 is dead."
Leaked RIAA Training Video: Find Pirates, Find Crack-Dealing Terrorist Murderers Too!
Tech Support Companies Tested

Weekly Picks:
Pete: Call of Duty 4
Jeff: Schaum's Outlines
Chris: Internet Porn
Kevin: drop.io

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February 13th, 2008 -
The answer to life, the universe, and everything lies in this podcast. Well, maybe not really, but it's full of technology news and immaturity. We discuss the latest news in the Microsoft-Yahoo scenario, Microsoft buying a cellphone maker on a whim, free Zunes, Netflix, lawsuits, and more. At one point or another, the whole crew is on this episode. As always, much fun is had. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

- Show Notes -

News Stories:
Microsoft's Offer to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion turned down
Microsoft to buy phone maker Danger
Microsoft says "sorry" with free Valentine's Zune 80 players
Netflix picks Blu-ray, good luck renting an HD DVD soon
Best Buy kicks HD DVD while it's down
Victim: $54 million Best Buy lawsuit stupid, but necessary
Samsung sued over "defective" first-gen Blu-ray players
Starbucks: Forget T-Mobile, get (free) WiFi with AT&T
Spore finally evolves to retail Sept 7, 2008
Patent examiners voice opposition to Patent Reform Act
RIM notifies of 'critical' BlackBerry outage
House approves MPAA-backed college antipiracy rules

Weekly Picks:
Pete: Assassin's Creed
Jeff: Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (White)
Chris: Slickdeals.net
Kevin: EZTV

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February 7th, 2008 -
When it comes to tech, we've got you covered. This weeks show starts off with the vocal talent of Kevin, Jeff, and Chris, and finishes with the whole crew. Kevin's been drinking left-over Super Bowl beer, see if you can spot the slur in his voice. We discuss the latest and greatest in tech news including Microsoft's attempted takeover of Yahoo, two RIAA stories, two patent stories, an update on the FCC 700MHZ auction, and more. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
Microsoft Offers to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion
MediaSentry role in RIAA lawsuit comes under scrutiny
EFF's patent busters take on broad multiplayer gaming patent
Vista SP1 released to manufacturing
USPTO asked to reexamine broad image patent
More on submarine cables
Percentage of M-rated titles halved since 2005. What gives?
FCC-backed public safety network stalled at auction
RIAA boss: Move copyright filtering from ISPs to users’ PCs
In '08 presidential race, who's the most tech-friendly?
Cigarette ash proves a drag for Nintendo's Wii

Weekly Picks:
Pete: Call of Duty 4
Jeff: Steve Kerr
Chris: The Joy of a Child's Laughter
Kevin: Zero Punctuation

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January 31st, 2008 -
The show must go on... Pete and Kevin bring the tech news this week. Jeff is under the weather, so let us know if you would like to go in on fruit basket to make him feel better. We discuss the latest and greatest in tech news including our crazy of the week: Paul McGuinness of U2 fame. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
First benchmarks: MacBook Air is the slowest Apple machine on the block
Consumers, analysts, retailers give HD DVD the cold shoulder
NPD: Sky Isn't Falling for HD-DVD, Blu-ray Isn't Champ Yet
Mole: 80GB PS3 dead, 120-160GB with Dual Shock 3 incoming
Employee's silent rampage wipes out $2.5m worth of data
Open access for all: prime 700MHz Block C hits reserve price
Microsoft: Vista has fewer first-year vulnerabilities than any modern OS
U2 manager calls Safe Harbor a "Thieves' Charter"
Amazon.com to Acquire Audible.com
Yahoo CAPTCHA Hacked
Submarine cable cut torpedoes Middle East access
Nyko reveals cord-free adapter for Wii Nunchuck, retrofitters rejoice

Weekly Picks:
Pete: Eee PC
Kevin: Wikipedia

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January 24th, 2008 -
The silly is on full throttle this week. As always, we start off by talking about what we have been doing in the last week. Our story lineup this week includes NBC and iTunes getting jiggy wit it, controlling other consoles with the Wii remote, a horrible internet pricing scheme, Le Amazon gets fined, 10 million WoW subscribers, and more! You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
NBC's Zucker hints at return to iTunes?
Wii remote and xbox360
Time Warner Links Web Prices With Usage
Amazon's free shipping costing €1,000 per day in France
US video games sales hit record
TiVo Finally Launches On Comcast As A Software Upgrade
HBO Joins the Movie Download Derby
MPAA admits mistake on downloading study
WoW Hits The Big 1-0
Use Your DS As An Interactive DisneyWorld Tour Guide

Weekly Picks:
Pete: TrackMania Nations
Jeff: Amazon.com
Kevin: NewEnough.com

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January 16th, 2008 -
I am pretty sure that at an hour and twenty minutes long that this is our longest show ever. But that is good news, right? You get 1.3 hours of excellent content from the Tech Guys Jeff and Kevin, and we get to talk about what we love. The Macworld Expo was on Tuesday, so we spend some time talking about the latest announcements. Jeff also has a story about why he is going to be playing a bit less on this 360 for some time to come. As always we cover the latest shenanigans that the RIAA has been up to, the delay of a video game we were all anticipating, more on HD DVD vs Blu-ray, and more. You can provide feedback to the show at www.techtalkshow.com.

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News Stories:
Breaking: Super Smash Bros. Brawl Officially Delayed
Apple announces MacBook Air, HD movie rentals, Apple TV 2.0 at Macworld keynote
Sysadmin tries, fails at being l337 hax0r, gets jail time
Amazon rounds out DRM-free music offering with Sony BMG
The RIAA speaks--and it gets worse
HD DVD fires back, slashes hardware & software prices
Dirty Business: The Real Reason Warner Went Blu-ray
Sun acquires MySQL
TSA security flaws exposed users to risk of identity theft

Weekly Picks:
Jeff: Amazon.com
Kevin: O'Reilly Books

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January 10th, 2008 -
We took a bit of a break, but now we're back with the first episode of Tech Talk for 2008! Jeff, Kevin, and Pete bring you the latest in what's been going on in their geeky lives, as well as the latest in tech news. We have a lot of good stories this week. The High Definition format war may finally be over, but we're not happy with who's still standing. We discuss what's new in the music industry and try and find out why they hate their customers so much. Trent Reznor released the financial information from his latest online music venture and we're confused as to why he's so upset. Listen to the show for all the details.

- Show Notes -

News Stories:
Piracy, Morals and The Need for Change
Paramount in HD DVD blow / Universal HD DVD exclusivity contract has expired, sits non-renewed
Xbox Live outage: day 11, "up and running", except not
WeGame Launches As YouTube For Gamers
FCC to investigate Comcast BitTorrent blocking
TV Converter Program Website
RIAA writes its own "news" for local TV stations
Trent Reznor: Why won't people pay $5?
Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES

Weekly Picks:
Jeff: Steve Nash
Kevin: Steam

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December 20th, 2007 -
This week we start off with Kevin, Jeff, and Chris and end with Jeff and Kevin. It's the end of the year and everyone is posting their "best" and "worst" of 2007 lists. PC World does one on the biggest tech disappointments and we pick through it to agree with them when they are right and disagree when they are wrong. This takes up a big chunk of the show, but we still have time to wax on about some Wii announcements and other news stories.

- Show Notes -

News Stories:
PC World - The 15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007
Blizzard Confirms 'Unannounced Next-Gen MMO'
Hotpatching makes welcome appearance in Vista SP1 RC
November game sales up 52% versus 2006, Nintendo rules the roost (NPD Group)
Wii to eventually get voice support, hints Fils-Aime
Nintendo To Offer Wii 'Rainchecks' for Out-of-Stock Consoles
Sony Chairman Howard Stringer: PS3 games 'infinitely more fun' than Wii
Nintendo is against forced Wii bundles
$8,000-per-gallon printer ink leads to antitrust lawsuit

Weekly Picks:
Jeff: Guitar Hero II
Kevin: My Trogdor Polo

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December 13th, 2007 -
It's been a slow news week, and it shows... We soldier on and maintain to entertain. The whole crew is here, Pete, Kevin, Jeff, and Chris. Although, Pete and Chris appear to be napping for half of the show. We cover the latest in copy protection lawsuits and crazy Representatives, AMD's struggle to keep their head above the water, CompUSA dies and no one sheds a tear, more crazyness from Microsoft, and more. Also, male camel toe (I've said too much...) You can provide feedback to the show by calling 206-888-2728.

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News Stories:
RIAA: Those CD rips of yours are still "unauthorized"
Congressman Hollywood: It's time to revisit the DMCA
CompUSA closes shop
AMD's Barcelona, Phenom suffer early setbacks
Judge: eBay can use "Buy It Now," still owes $30 million
PlayForSure becomes "Certified for Windows Vista"
63 percent of US population now plays video games, says report