Link: What the “Black screen of death” story says about tech journalism | Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com -By Chris Excellent commentary on the ‘Echo Chamber Problem’ in tech journalism.  In many ways, I fear the BSOD story was the Balloon Boy Story for tech journalism.

In this episode, Devindra, Dwayne, and Chris discuss what Comcast buying NBC could mean, Google’s recently announced DNS service, the tragic end of the Crunchpad, and more! Subscribe via iTunes of RSS (for other podcast clients), or download the episode. You can email us at symbiotekpodcast@gmail.com. Discussion Highlights (05:55) Comcast wants to buy NBC (23:28) [...]

In this episode, Devindra, Dwayne, and Chris discuss the implications of Google’s Chrome OS announcement, rant about Twitter lists and their future ad plans, and update us on Apple’s situation with disgruntled developers. They also discuss the nifty new features in Flash 10.1. Subscribe via iTunes of RSS (for other podcast clients), or download the [...]

Link: Why a lack of cross-platform support is bad for Silverlight and Microsoft By Chris It used to be that Microsoft could make a technology (like ActiveX) and impose it upon the internet.  It had overwhelming dominance both in the browser and operating system markets and the technology press pretty much accepted that fact. [...]

In this episode, Devindra, Dwayne, and Chris discuss the impact of the Facebook iPhone developer giving up on iPhone apps, Rupert Murdoch talks about taking the Wall Street Journal out of Google’s index, Google buys mobile application advertiser AdMob, and more! Subscribe using the links to the right, or download the episode. You can email [...]

In this episode, Devindra, Dwayne, and Chris chat about the Motorola Droid launch, AT&T suing Verizon and Google, and tech bloggers making a huge deal over a piece of plastic that could be part of the next iPhone. Subscribe using the links to the right, or download the episode. You can email us at symbiotekpodcast@gmail.com. [...]

In this episode, Devindra, Dwayne, and Chris discuss Google’s just-announced Maps Navigation application for Android 2.0, and look back on Android’s first year. They also chat a bit about the Windows 7 launch. Subscribe using the links to the right, or download the episode. You can email us at symbiotekpodcast@gmail.com. Discussion Highlights (02:30) On Google [...]

Link: Universal phone charger – Finally! Sometimes its the little things that make a big difference in how we interact with technology.  The International Telecommunications Union has approved a standard, utilizing micro-USB for phone chargers that will hopefully be adopted to work with any phone in the future. Imagine not having to worry about [...]

In this episode, Devindra, Dwayne, and Chris discuss Apple’s recent hardware announcements (and focus on the Magic Mouse), the Motorola Droid and Verizon’s attempts to market against Apple, and the new 10/Gui project, an attempt to redefine desktop interaction. Subscribe using the links to the right, or download the episode. You can email us at [...]

In this episode, Devindra, Dwayne, and Chris chat about the massive Sidekick outage, cloud-based file storage solutions, T-Mobiles “Project Dark” plan to revamp their business, and Walmart’s deal with Tracfone to start their own cellphone service. Subscribe using the links to the right, or download the episode. You can email us at symbiotekpodcast@gmail.com. News Discussion [...]