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Full WikiLeaks database of diplomatic cables appears online; HP to bring back TouchPad for a last production run; and an Apple employee once again appears to have lost an unreleased iPhone in a bar!

On today's extra-casual episode, we jump into a few stories we weren't able to discuss yesterday, like Apple losing yet another unreleased iPhone prototype, Germany lifting a 17-year ban on Doom 1 and 2, and a Tang That Tune with a surprise ending!

Either iPhones have a drinking problem or the Apple employees in charge of them do. Also, the longest product name ever and zombie HP TouchPads.

Samsung announces the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Note that blur the line between smartphone and tablet, George Lucas has made more changes to the original Star Wars trilogy for release on Blu-ray, and Apple loses yet another prototype iPhone at a bar.

Tim Cook becomes CEO of Apple as Steve Jobs steps down; cute-animal-song wunderkind Parry Gripp joins us to talk about his new Baby Monkey iPhone game; and The Internetorati clamor to buy discounted TouchPads, while HP's stock plummets 20 percent to a six-year low.

Steve Jobs stepping down as CEO of Apple marks the end of an era. Come with us on a journey through the ups and downs of his career. From the development of the first Mac in 1984 to the unveiling of the iPhone and iPad, Jobs has changed the face of an industry.

On today's show, cute-animal-song wunderkind Parry Gripp joins us to talk about his new Baby Monkey iPhone game, and he's represented by the cutest bunny ever. Seriously. We can barely focus. Seriously. Also, Facebook's major sweeping privacy changes mean you can finally erase your ex from your profile, which is actually kind of awesome. And how "2001: A Space Odyssey" apparently constitutes prior art for tablet design. Oh, yeah.

The new iPhone may land on Sprint by mid-October, developers can start submitting apps for Windows Phone 7 "Mango" due out next month, and Facebook has announced new privacy controls.

On today's show, an earthquake appears to be headed right for us, and all we can talk about is HP and WebOS some more! Plus, Lenovo's baffling decision to drop the ThinkPad Tablet into the marketplace at $500, when fire-sale frenzy is at its peak. Um. Oops. And would Apple risk fragmenting the iPhone in order to get into emerging markets? We'll see. Oh, and quick hicks!

RankMyHack.com lets hackers brag about their latest endeavors, the iPhone 5 is rumored to be a dual-mode device, and Research In Motion has released a new BlackBerry Curve.

We make sense of all the iPhone 5 rumors floating around. The iPad 3 is pushed to 2012, even though it never had an official release date. Plus, we've found a cat for the next Mac OS X.

Mac OS X Lion finally shows up on a USB stick, the FCC reviews San Francisco BART's decision to shut down cell phone service, and Amazon launches an iPhone app that enables students to scan barcodes and includes six months of free two-day shipping.


Hewlett-Packard permanently cuts the price of the TouchPad to just $399, Google is reportedly rushing to finish the Ice Cream Sandwich update to its Android operating system, and the San Mateo, Calif., district attorney has filed charges in the theft of an iPhone 4 prototype but not against Gizmodo.

Facebook releases a Messenger app for iPhone and Android, Anonymous threatens to shut down the social network, Amazon launches the Kindle Cloud Reader web app for e-books, and Wal-Mart shuts down its MP3 store.

Which would you rather give up for a week, your toothbrush or your iPhone? We welcome CNETer Kenley Bradstreet back on the show today to help us answer this hypothetical question and more stories including a nail polish inspired by bruises and bodily fluids, a world record breaking attempt going down tomorrow on the corner of Seaman and Dyckman Street, and a report that 92% of Newt Gengrich's 1.3 million Twitter followers are actually robots.

Comcast offers a $9.95 Internet Essentials service to low-income families, the FBI releases an iPhone app that helps parents with a missing child, and Verizon workers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic go on strike after negotiations fail to produce a contract.

We're just as tired as you are with the rumors, but potential sightings of the iPhone 5 can't be ignored. We get a peek at the iCloud service. Plus, you're all members of an exclusive iPhone club. You just don't know it yet.

Apple's not done revamping its notebook line. The iPhone 5 may only be a month and a half away, and we're already seeing cases for it. Plus, an iPhone 4 case giveaway!

Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces iPhone 4 at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Features include a new glass and steel design, a built-in antenna, and a higher-resolution screen.

The Pioneer AppRadio is the first car stereo that uses iPhone apps for all of its major functions, but as with all first-generation hardware, there are a few rough interface bits.

iPhone 5 rumors are heating up, but Mango is coming, and it could be the long-term winner! Plus, Netflix is sorry you feel that way and fake Apple stores in China.

The Soundfreaq Sound Step speaker dock throws in a little bit of everything with its low-profile, modern look; wireless Bluetooth audio; video out; USB charge port; remote control; FM radio; and compatibility with Apple's iPad, iPhone, and iPod.

About 19 percent of respondents to a recent study say they have dropped their phones in the toilet, the Facebook for iPad app is hidden inside of the iPhone app version 3.4.4, and the popular iOS and Android game Cut the Rope makes its way to comic books.

Apple is looking at wireless charging for the next-gen iPhone; we'll sift through the fact and fiction of the iPad HD; and the AppleByte sets its own Guinness World Record.

This week on Dialed In, CNET's cell phone team debates Verizon's new tiered data plans, iPhone rumors, Samsung Nexus S troubles and the name for Bonnie's new column.

Google shuts down Realtime search, new iPhone 4 owners now have the opportunity to buy insurance from AT&T, and a Fox News Twitter feed was hacked and led to disturbing and false tweets about President Obama's death.

The Contour+ picks up our Editors' Choice with its compact size, great video quality, and an iPhone app that uses your phone as a remote viewfinder.

Four years ago a certain famous smartphone first appeared in our hands. Kent German remembers it well. The Dialed In crew also considers the hardware ins and outs of a Nokia-made Windows Phone.

This week on the CNET Tech Review: look inside the Windows Phone 7 OS update; how to make the most of Dropbox; counting down our Top 5 Blu-ray players; and shoot your own Super 8 movies on your iPhone.