IT'S FRIDAY, APRIL 29.
I'M NATALI MORRIS, AND IT'S TIME TO GET LOADED.
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REGARDING CONSUMER PRIVACY AND SMARTPHONES.
BOTH COMPANIES HAVE
IPHONE AND IPAD CONTAIN ENCRYPTED DATA LOGGING USERS' LOCATIONS.
COMPANIES TO SPEAK.
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HULU PLUS IS COMING TO XBOX LIVE.
THIS MEANS YOU CAN STREAM HULU
VIDEOS ON YOUR GAMING CONSOLE.
YOU CAN ALREADY DO THIS ON THE
PLAYSTATION AND ON THE ROKU BOX.
MICROSOFT WILL GIVE USERS FREE
ACCESS TO HULU PLUS UNTIL MAY 6.
AFTER WHICH TIME, IF YOU WANT TO KEEP
IT, IT COSTS $7.99 PER MONTH BUT IF YOU PAY THAT, YOU CAN WATCH HULU
PLUS ON ANY DEVICE, NOT JUST THE XBOX.
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BEST BUY IS GIVING AWAY FREE PHONES TODAY AND TOMORROW.
THEY ARE
THE SAMSUNG FASCINATE, THE SAMSUNG CAPTIVATE, AND THE BLACKBERRY
CURVE 3G.
THIS IS A PROMOTION THAT ENDS ON SATURDAY APRIL 30.
BEST BUY
ALSO HAS THE WHITE IPHONE IN STOCK BUT IT IS NOT FREE.
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TUNGLE.
THE MAKERS OF BLACKBERRY DID NOT DISCLOSE THE TERMS OF THE
DEAL.
TUNGLE IS A SCHEDULING APP THAT SYNCHRONIZES ACROSS VARIOUS
CALENDAR PLATFORMS.
NO DOUBT THIS IS SOMETHING THEY WILL INTEGRATE
INTO UPCOMING HANDSETS.
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XBOX AND PLAYSTATION.
THIS WILL LIKELY BE AN EPISODIC GAME A LOT LIKE
BACK TO THE FUTURE, WHERE IT COMES OUT OVER A SPAN OF SERVERAL
MONTHS.
THE GAME WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO COME OUT THIS MONTH
BUT IT WAS PUSHED BACK FOR A WIDER RELEASE.
IT WILL ALSO COME OUT ON
PC.
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PEPSI ANNOUNCED SOMETHING CALLED A SOCIAL VENDING SYSTEM.
IT LETS
USERS GIFT BEVERAGES TO THEIR FRIENDS.
SO YOU WALK UP TO THE VENDING
MACHINE, AND DECIDE YOU'D LIKE TO BUY YOUR BUDDY A NICE REFRESHING
SOFT DRINK.
YOU CAN ENTER THAT LUCKY FRIEND'S NAME AND PHONE NUMBER
GENEROSITY.
THEY WILL GET A CODE THAT THEY CAN USE WHEN THEY VISIT
THE VENDING MACHINE NEXT.
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THAT'S YOUR NEWS OF THE DAY AND FOR THE WEEK AND THAT DOES IT FOR ME
AS YOUR HOST OF LOADED.
TODAY IS MY LAST DAY AT CNET BUT THE SHOW
MUST GO ON.
YOU WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS FROM HERE ON OUT.
THANK YOU
FOR WATCHING THE SHOW AND FOR SUPPORTING US HERE AT CNET.
I WILL
HOPEFULLY SEE YOU ELSEWHERE ON THE INTER-WEBS.
FOR THE LAST TIME, I'M
NATALI MORRIS WITH CNET AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
