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This show was recorded before we knew the price and availability of the HTC Evo 4G, but we do mention it in the show. We also go over the iPhone appearance in Vietnam, more Android news, and the latest reviews.

In the Soviet Union oil leaks get nuked. That's not a Yakov Smirnoff joke, it's apparently history. So we discuss whether we should do that in the Gulf of Mexico. But Steve in the chat room points out it might summon Cthullu. We also discuss the impending release of Office 2010, and the appearance of a second lost Apple iPhone 4G prototype. Those people can't keep anything in the lab anymore can they?

Donald and Jasmine dedicate one final recording to the MP3 Insider podcast with a sentimental look back through the MP3 player timeline, from the very earliest Rio device, to the iPhone that brought the MP3 player category crumbling down upon itself. For video viewers, there's plenty of visual goodness with old players making personal appearances in the podcast studio. But don't fret! MP3 Insider is set to morph seamlessly into the all new Crave video podcast. Make sure you check back with us next week, same bat time, same bat channel.

Gizmodo paid for an iPhone, largely thought of as an ethical lapse, but ethical problems have plagued journalism since long before blogging. In the Roundtable today, CNET Editor in Chief Scott Ard and the Poynter Institute's Kelly McBride discuss how new forms of media are changing what we expect from our news sources.

It's a first-time People's Choice Prizefight where you picked the fighters. Can the Incredible live up to its name? Or will the battle-tested iPhone 3GS go for the knockout? Find out which phone will reign supreme as the People's champ!

We'll show you the latest iPhone OS features; Apple's on a mean streak; Cupidtino will help you find love and we'll announce our giveaway winners!

This week on the CNET Tech Review, the best video games to buy right now; the iPad 3G; 99-cent apps; and the HTC Droid Incredible vs. the iPhone 3GS.

The iHome iPhone app converts the otherwise basic iA5 into a feature-loaded alarm clock.

Jeff Bakalar is out sick today but luckily Natali Del Conte is back from her sojourn to San Francisco and fills in on today's episode of CNET's The 404 Podcast. I hope you had a better weekend than mine; I almost had a sleepover at the Apple Store after my iPhone inexplicably broke...again! The display on my 6-month-old phone stopped working, so I've decided to stick it out with a budget Samsung flip phone until the fourth-generation iPhone comes out.

We're all wondering what's going on with the story of the Apple iPhone 4G prototype found in a Redwood City, Calif., bar and its subsequent sale to Gizmodo. CNET News Senior Writer Greg Sandoval drops by the studio to fill us in on all the latest developments, including who exactly found the phone, how it eventually got into the hands of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen, and why it's never a good idea to purchase anything you know for a fact is stolen! Unfortunately, "finders keepers, losers weepers" only holds water on the playground.

Phrases are coined left and right on today's show, from our plans to unbumble the Internet to the chat-room created phrase "gestApple," to describe the behavior of everybody's favorite door-busting-down, Ellen-berating iPhone-maker. Plus, "three-day-old tuna." It's a fun one. Also, six things you need to know about Facebook Connections (it violates your privacy six ways to Sunday) and the ensuing storm of tablet competition.

It's official: WWDC 2010 kicks off in June, but we might not send Brian this time; Apple acquires a voice search company to rival Google's service; and we have an iPad goodie giveaway!

Steve jobs picks a digital beef, or digibeef, with Adobe over Apple's holdout on Flash, Palm and HP get married, we talk about the Sony Dash and whether or not we will give it to our mama's for Mother's day. Also, Natali knows nothing about the Boy Scouts, and Donald knows way too much about Lifetime, Television for Women. And Natali is also a little too familiar with iPhone Apps for those over 17.

This week, the Buzz Report investigates how the iPhone 4G REALLY got into the wild. Plus, Hitler reacts for the last time?

This week, Rhapsody came out with version 2.0 of its app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad and the MP3 Insiders jump at the chance to weigh in on the service's new caching capability and pricing scheme. Also on deck: some surprisingly stylish new headphones from Sony, more Apple-related leakage, and some info on finding the iPad's hidden shuffle feature. Plus, we play some voicemail and make a very special announcement.

We'll show off five of our favorite 99-cent games that are worth every penny.

Gizmodo's story of the stolen iPhone just got a little too real, with San Mateo County police raiding Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's home in search of any information surrounding the acquisition of the prototype.

Dun DUN! Police break down the door of a Gizmodo editor's house looking for evidence of some sort of crime involving the lost iPhone prototype ... meanwhile, Nokia has to kind of pathetically blog about how someone took a prototype of the Nokia N8 and they would really, really like it back. It's a weird world out there. Also, the "Boy Genius" has been outed, Samsung might make a Google TV, and we're storing your data for you in Unicorn Town.

Adobe throws down the hammer; Apple wants in on a ticketless world; you might have heard about the iPhone 4G fiasco; and we respond to your feline frustrations.

Is this the ultimate early adopter penalty? If you buy more than two iPads to send to your friends overseas or give to your family, you risk a lifetime ban on future purchases? That just can't be right. Also not right: the sweet little child who calls tell us how to get porn on the iPhone. Just upsetting. Plus: Palm deathwatch and Facebook's privacy untangled (er, sort of).

We definitely can't escape the big story this week--that of a next-generation iPhone somehow landing in Gizmodo's hands--so we discuss it and let you know what we think of the whole affair. We also go over plenty of Android news, new Samsung phones, and Bonnie's latest love affair with a certain HTC Incredible.

In buzz this week, there's a possible corroboration of a Verizon iPhone; Twitter wants to make money for real this time; and a Molly Rant in video form.

Which mobile browser fulfills your need for speed? We throw Safari and Opera Mini into the Prizefight ring to find out.

This week, the MP3 Insiders discuss the rumored next-gen iPhone, which appears to be the most legit report on an unannounced Apple product in recent memory. Also, hackers break into the Zune, Apple admits to faulty Shuffle headphones, and ZDNet offers an excellent comparison of popular online music stores.

Ubisoft is doing away with paper manuals, which means gaming n00bs will be forever stuck in virtual corners trying to figure out the right button combination for re-load. Also, Apple wants its secret iPhone back and Molly just wants you to know that next time you find a top-secret prototype in a bar, you should call her instead of Gizmodo. Oh, and if you want porn, buy an Android phone, says Steve Jobs. Good day for Android.

The first half of today's extra silly episode of The 404 Podcast is all about the latest updates surrounding the iPhone 4G prototype found on a bar floor in Redwood City, California--turns out the phone really does belong to Apple, and Darth Jobs wants it back. Last night, Gizmodo posted a picture of a very brief letter sent to editorial director Brian Lam asking for the device in question, validating its authenticity as an Apple product. So now that it's out on the open, certain issues need to be addressed on our show.

The HTC Droid Incredible is available for pre-order, and no lie, we drooled a little bit over it. We also uncover the Google conspiracy to rid the world of http://. But the weirdest of all was our discussion of the dramatic weekend rumor mill involving the purported iPhone 4G found on a bar in either San Jose or Redwood City. Or maybe it's a fake.

Flash is coming to Android, Seagate media player offers Watch Instantly with Netflix, and we have more details on the mystery of the apparent iPhone 4G prototype.

This week, we check out a new plan from cable providers Comcast, Time Warner, and Cablevision to offer reciprocal WiFi hotspot access in the NYC area -- seems good on paper, but none of us have ever stumbled across a cable company hotspot.

The same thing always happens to the Internet in the months building up to a new Apple product: a random Twitter users and/or one of the big tech blogs gets their hands on a one-off photo and the entire industry blows it up speculating whether or not the image is an authentic leak. Today is one of those days.