CNET UK Podcast 123: The good and bad of Twitter

By Ian Morris on 13 February 2009, 2:52pm

CNET UK Podcast 123: The good and bad of Twitter

This week on the CNET UK Podcast, Ian, Nate and Rich discussed the news and cool stuff they've got their hands on.

It wasn't a good start to Thursday, with Pioneer announcing it will pull out of TV production. As if that wasn't bad enough, we found out that satellites are colliding with each other in orbit. In happier news, Her Majesty the Queen decided to re-launch her official Web site. She did all the coding herself, and is rumoured to have learnt PHP for the project.

Eidos, one of the UK's biggest games companies, announced it would be bought by Japanese publisher Square Enix. We assume Lara Croft will get tentacles and a cat tail any minute. Amazon, meanwhile, announced the second version of its e-book reader, the Kindle. It won't be available in the UK just yet though, which is annoying. We also discussed lying politicians, but that's hardly news, is it?

Cravings came from Ian's silent Xbox 360, Nate's 3D cinema and Rich's Marvel comics on iTunes.

Our special feature this week centred around our week of Twitter coverage. We discussed the good and bad points of the service, and who we would and wouldn't be following. In case you feel the need to follow this week's podcast team, you can find Nate, Rich and Ian on the service. CNET UK has a feed too, which keeps you updated on all things CNET.

As usual we answered your questions in feedback -- if you're interested in having a question on the podcast, please post in our forums. You can also get help and information on various products, so if you're stuck in an electrical nightmare, give us a holla.

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The official Episode 123 discussion in the CNET UK Podcast Lounge Forum

Nate Lanxon
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13 February 2009, 02:17 pm

Hear ye, hear ye! This week, join tech town criers Ian, Rich and myself in 48 minutes of tech news and opinion. We've got a special feature about Twitter, as well as the usual picks of the biggest news and Crave stories of the week. It's a good one!

And as an added bonus, if you wanted to hear what Microsoft's Jim Allchin sounds like on his debut music album, we've got a sample for you to, er, sample.

EDIT: It's live!

Edited by Nate Lanxon (Administrator) on 13 February 2009 at 02:17 pm

Edited by Nate Lanxon (Administrator) on 13 February 2009 at 03:11 pm