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This week, Scott stands in a very long line at the Apple store for an iPhone 4; Dan previews some possible fixes for NYC's terrible Taxi TV screens; and we reveal everyone's back-to-school tech picks.

Two video games have us buzzing right now. It's Madden season, so Scott (dressed in full Jet regalia) and Joey debate the merits of this year's $60 roster update; then we check out the trailer for BioShock Infinite, and show off some cool props from the game we managed to get our hands on (you can also check them out in the gallery below).

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This week we freak out about Slingbox outages that have hit users around the country (fortunately, the problem seems mostly solved at this point). Then, we check out the two big tech firm ousters of the past week: Apple's head iPhone guy and HP's CEO, inspiring a quick peek at HP's high-profile Envy 14 laptop.

Dan goes over some recent NYC subway nightmares, and how the MTA's high-tech makeover isn't moving very quickly; and finally, we show off some candid shots of a gorilla that got his paws on some poor zoo visitor's Nintendo DSi XL.

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This week, we examine the 800-plus percent surge in year-over-year Android phone sales (complete with another open-market versus walled garden debate); and also check out which new cities are getting WiMax.

Dan recounts his harrowing experience trying to sell an old iPod Touch on eBay, and goes over the telltale signs you're about to get scammed. Then, we check out some amazing video footage of gamers at an Internet cafe fighting back against a gang of muggers--those Warcraft guys sure can take a punch.

Finally, we've got a cool custom-printed Digital City/Playstation 3 shirt to give away. … Read more

On this week's episode, municipal Wi-Fi--one of our pet causes--is coming to Chicago thanks to AT&T, but at the same time, New York suffers a partial Verizon outage. We also look at the new legal exemptions from the controversial DCMA law recently carved out by the Library of Congress for the jailbreaking and/or rooting of smartphones (as well as for some exemptions for DRM'd video games, e-books, and DVDs), and what it means for consumers.

With our special guest, CNET mobile phone reviewer Bonnie Cha (taking the place of an under-the-weather Scott), we take on … Read more

On this week's episode, we look back at the Steve Jobs iPhone 4 "Antennagate" news conference, which had Dan and Scott busy last week providing talking head commentary for TV news stations; plus we take a peek at some very cool iPad cases.

Then we move on and talk about what we've been test-driving lately. Everyone goes wild for Limbo, the spooky new downloadable Xbox Live game, and Scott reveals that he signed up for the $10 per month Hulu Plus service. He says the interface and video quality are great, but the limited catalog makes … Read more

This week, the Android army comes out swinging, as we discover that Android fans have now joined the ranks of Linux/Apple/Nintendo fanboys in terms of raw enthusiasm. We also bid a fond farewell to the Microsoft Kin phones and find out why Consumer Reports says to skip the iPhone 4.

In practical news, we test PlayOn for iOS, streaming Hulu to your iPhone or iPad without the $10 per month Hulu Plus subscription; update our list of great games for Netbooks; and check out a collection of tiny man-purse bags for lugging around an iPad or Netbook.

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This week, things nearly come to blows as the iPhone vs Evo debate continues, with sales numbers and feature lists discussed and (vigorously) debated.

But the big news is our super-hot PC game demo, where we load up the new streaming service OnLive and give it an impressive live on-the-air demo. This may very well be the future of PC gaming.

Related links: >> How to hold the iPhone 4? Don't look to Apple >> Hands-on with OnLive: is this the future of PC gaming? >> Catch up with last week's laptops and tablets CNET Showcase event … Read more

The new Xbox 360 Slim (our unofficial name for it) is here, and we've got one. Watch us unbox it on the air, going over what's included in the retail package, as well as some new add-ons and accessories, with the help of our special guest, Russ Frushtick of MTV's Multiplayer video game blog.

This week's video game giveaway gets super-sized. We've got several copies of DodoGo for DSi, plus promo T-shirts up for grabs.

Even cooler (well, that's debatable)...if you missed last week's E3 video game trade show, we've got … Read more

This week, we consider Steve Jobs' WWDC keynote announcements, Joey makes the case for the Evo vs. the iPhone 4, and we take a look back at the last 10 years of the E3 video game trade show, while previewing what we'll see next week.

Next week, Dan will be in Los Angeles for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, but Julie, Joey, and Scott will hold the fort down here in the Big Apple, bringing you the latest from E3 and more.

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