CNET UK Podcast
CNET UK Podcast 162: How's Android doing? 
This week on the show, Rory Reid, Nate Lanxon and Ian Morris decided to sit down and have a chat. As luck would have it, the chinwag happened at the same time as the regular podcast recording, and by sheer fluke, in the podcast studio. This amazing coincidence means this week you'll hear us berate Rory for being annoying, discuss how Android is doing after passing some important landmarks, and we ponder the legality of confiscating a child's Xbox 360.
News
Convicted murderer sues Wikipedia under privacy law
Microsoft denies Windows 7 is based on Mac OS
O2 builds bigger network, perhaps now we can make a call
Power-guzzling TVs to be banned by California
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CNET UK Podcast 161: Have games gone too far?
This week on the show, we took our lead from the predictable news hysteria surrounding violent video games. We asked if games have gone too far, and if not, how far is too far? We also looked over the week's biggest news stories, including Microsoft banning pirates from Xbox Live, Rupert Murdoch getting in a strop with Google and Ofcom warning the BBC about using DRM for HD on Freeview.
News
Microsoft bans as many as 1 million gamers from Xbox Live
Rupert Murdoch wants to block Google from taking his content
Twitter removes retweet function temporarily
Ofcom won't allow the BBC to implement DRM on its free-to-air HD on Freeview
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CNET UK Podcast 160: Killer robots, worrying trends and the iPhone is rubbish
This week on the show, we bowled through the week's news, including Murdoch missing his own deadline, MSN Music relaunching to muted apathy and the iPlayer finally coming to freesat. We also looked at some of the features we've got knocking around on the site at the moment and got some greasy finger prints on the latest tech gadgets to land in the Crave offices.
News
Rupert Murdoch has delayed his 'paywall' for online content
MSN Music relaunches with free streaming
Apple rejects iPhone app for containing 'iPhone' in title
BBC launches iPlayer for freesat at the end of this month
Crave
Olympus E-P2
Amazon Kindle, Sony Pocket Reader and the Sony Touch Reader
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CNET UK Podcast 159: The Internet is 40
This week on the podcast, we celebrated the 40th birthday of our old friend the Internet. It's been an impressive first 40 years, with much accomplished and so much still to do. We heard what you, the listener, think is the best part of being online, and we had a good natter about the week's technology news.
News
Sky Player for the 360 beset with launch problems
Three strikes and you're off the Internet
Google OneBox starts in the US
Motorola Droid, Android 2.0 and Hero skipping Android 1.6
Crave
Google Sat Nav
Feature
Our feature this week concerns the Internet, which turned 40 on the very day of our recording. After some discussion, we decided that the whole thing was worthwhile, even given the terrorists and inappropriate videos.
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CNET UK Podcast 158: Can Twitter change the world?
On Crave Podcast 158, Nate, Flora and Ian discuss what has been a massive week for Twitter -- not only did it reach its 5 billionth tweet, it also helped Britain castigate a journalist who put some homophobic nonsense in her newspaper column and bring an abusive London Underground employee to justice. But we know not all of you love Twitter, so we didn't mention the micro-blogging site at all until our special feature.
News
Windows 7 launches, some customers in the UK get it early
BBC Trust turns down iPlayer sharing plan
Google upgrading music search
Sky launches on Windows Media Centre and Xbox 360
Crave
New Macs and some lunatic mouse thing
BlackBerry Bold 9700
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CNET UK Podcast 157: Would you pay to read news online?
This week, a belligerent Nate, a peckish Rich and a temperamental Ian joined together for a discussion of all that is current in the world of technology. It wasn't a huge surprise, as it happens every week. This week though, news reached us that the father of all things www has remorse for the excessive use of slashes in URLs. We also talked about the new Android update and Sky's new music-streaming service -- which caused some controversy.
News
Web legend Tim Berners-Lee sorry for slashes
Android 'Donut' to be launched next week, possibly
Sky offers digital music service Sky Songs
UK Twitter users 'force' climbdown in libel case
Crave
Nikon D3S
YouTube and Channel 4 put full shows online
Feature
Would you pay for online news? Are micropayments the way to generate revenue for companies struggling to attract enough advertisers? It's a hot potato, but as a company that provides content free online, we do feel able to discuss the possibilities.
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CNET UK Podcast 156: Can the Internet save TV?
This week on the podcast, Nate and Flora joined Ian for a discussion of a very busy week in technology. There was news this week that Amazon would let international users buy the Kindle from its US site. Windows Mobile got an update and a name change, and we marvelled at a dual-function bra.
News
Email passwords leaked online
Windows Mobile 6.5 launched
Amazon launches Kindle in the UK
Napster reduces pricing
Crave
Palm Pre finally arrives
Spore to become a major motion picture
Feature
In our special feature this week, we asked if it was possible that, rather than destroying TV, the Internet might actually be the saviour of home entertainment.
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CNET UK Podcast 155: Is the Google Wave hype justified?
This week, Ian, Rory and Rich took the good ship podcast on a voyage on the ocean of technology news, circumnavigating the globe of gadgetry. Or something. On the agenda this week were Freeview's re-tune, the launch of Google Wave in a blur of invites and the iPhone coming to Vodafone and Orange. There was also the usual craving, feedback and considerable WTFing over a perversion of the iPod nano.
News
Freeview re-tune happens, causes some minor problems
UK broadband 'not fit for the future'
Google launches Wave, causes meltdown in people who didn't get an invite
Vodafone and Orange offer iPhone
Spotify goes 'local' on computers
Crave
Twitter adds 'lists' to help users handle updates from more people
Acer Ferrari netbook
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CNET UK Podcast 154: Mobile phone app store mania
This week on the CNET UK Podcast we took a slightly angry look at the world of technology. We were enraged by the broadband tax, infuriated by Lily Allen and her copyright mumblings and aggrieved to hear that the Wii would not get a UK price drop. We also talked about mobile phone app stores and answered a couple of your questions via our user forums.
News
Broadband tax will start in 2010
Nintendo drops price of Wii but not in the UK
Lily Allen posts about copyright theft, provides links to 'pirated music' then deletes copyright blog posts
Palm Pre lands on 16 October, pricing announced
Crave
Diving with Dolphins
Vodafone 360
Popcorn Hour C-200
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CNET UK Podcast 153: Frankfurt Motor Show special
With Ian back from the joys of a three week holiday event, and Nate allowing himself the luxury of a couple of hours off, it's all change in the podcast. This week, Rory and Flora joined Ian to talk about cars, rural broadband and using sex to sell tourism in Denmark.
News
BBC asks Ofcom if it can have DRM on Freeview HD
802.11n out of draft, finally official
First video ad in a magazine
BT tries to help people in broadband 'notspots'
Crave
Ferrari netbook
Samsung Galaxy
Feature
This week we discussed some awesome car stuff that's emerged from the Frankfurt Motor Show.
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