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Ep. 50: Microsoft's tablet plans; an HD Wii; and AT&T's Microcell scheme

Show summary: Episode 50 of the Digital City, where we discuss Microsoft's plans to take on Apple in both smart phones and tablet PCs; the rumor of an HD refresh of the Nintendo Wii console; and what AT&T is up to with its Microcell device.

Category: Digital City

September 21, 2009
The mobile computing roadmap

Show summary: This week: What Intel is doing to keep the momentum in computing moving from the desktop to mobile platform. A look at Atom, WiMax, netbooks, and what to expect from the Intel Developers' Forum next week in San Francisco. Guests: senior editor Dan Ackerman, and writer Brooke Crothers.

Category: Reporters' Roundtable

September 18, 2009
Ep. 49: Steve Jobs returns, first Win 7 TV spots and the Beatles/Dreamcast connection

Show summary: Ep. 49 of the Digital City, where we find out why Microsoft's Steve Ballmer tried to stomp a co-worker's iPhone; check out the first Windows 7 TV ad; and lament that Steve Jobs had to drag himself onstage at the Apple event to basically announce nothing.

Category: Digital City

September 12, 2009
Hands-on with The Beatles: Rock Band

Show summary: Classic-rock fans will have a chance to strap on a plastic guitar and jam along with the biggest act in popular music history with the September 9 release of The Beatles: Rock Band.

Category: First Look

September 5, 2009
Ep. 48: Fancy laptop tech, PS3 Slim sells like crazy

Show summary: Episode 48 of the Digital City, where we discuss fancy OLED technology coming to laptops; how the cheaper PS3 Slim doubled sales the very first week; which PS2 games should get the Blu-ray re-release treatment; and why Apple has a little problem called AT&T.

Category: Digital City

September 4, 2009
Ep. 47: Installing Snow Leopard and the fallout from falling PS3 and Xbox 360 prices.

Show summary: Episode 47 of the Digital City, where we install Apple's new Snow Leopard OS update, discuss the current round of game console price cuts, check out some Netbooks with HD displays, and find out why Time Warner's new "Mystro" cable box firmware update for

Category: Digital City

August 29, 2009
Ep. 46: Debating the PS3 Slim, plus how to get your free Windows 7 upgrade

Show summary: Episode 46 of the Digital City, where we debate the merits of the PS3 Slim, show how to get your free Windows 7 upgrade, and discuss new games from Batman: Arkham Asylum to GangStar for the iPhone.

Category: Digital City

August 21, 2009
Ep. 45: Apple tablet rumors, NFL games not named Madden, and music tech pioneer Les Paul

Show summary: Episode 45 of the Digital City, where we discuss the latest Apple tablet rumors, discover who besides EA has a license to produce NFL video games, and an appreciation of music tech pioneer Les Paul.

Category: CNET Labscast

August 15, 2009
Ep. 44: We welcome The Shack, plus the world's greatest pancake-making machine

Show summary: Episode 44 of the Digital City, where we welcome Radio Shack's re-branding as The Shack, talk about unemployed laptop-users being banned from coffee shops, and the world's coolest personal pancake-making machine. Plus, remember that hacking your console i

Category: CNET Labscast

August 7, 2009
Ep. 43: CrunchPad vs. Apple tablet, plus Sony's new EyePet

Show summary: Episode 43 of the Digital City, where talk about the ethics of news organizations uploading street fighting videos; the CrunchPad vs. Apple's hypothetical tablet, and our impressions of Sony's holiday PlayStation lineup, including Uncharted 2 and the EyePet virtual critter.

Category: CNET Labscast

July 31, 2009
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  • Dan Ackerman
  • Senior editor, laptops
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    Dan Ackerman has written about technology, games, music, and nightlife for more than a decade, including stints as senior editor at UGO.com and editor in chief of Clubplanet. His work has appeared in publications including SPIN, Men's Journal, and Blender, and his latest album of eclectic jazz/funk/rock indie music, 'The Futurist,' is available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, etc.
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