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On this week's all-star episode, we focus on Amazon's possible deception in advertising the Kindle Paperwhite eBook reader, Apple and the professional market, the executive musical chairs at Apple and Microsoft, iTunes Match -- the second year, and we bring you a first look at iTunes 11, which offers a new look and the promise of better performance. You'll hear from Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's "iTunes Guy" and Peter Cohen, from the "Angry Mac Bastards" radio show and Executive Editor for The Loop.

On this week's all-star episode, we focus on the latest tech news and views from Apple and other companies with a special emphasis on Windows 8, and the tepid early reaction to Microsoft's efforts to establish what they call the PC+ era. You'll hear from veteran tech columnist Ted Landau, who writes for The Mac Observer and Macworld, usability guru Jakob Nielsen, who has actually put Windows 8 through a series of intense tests with a panel of experienced PC users, and Avram Piltch, the Online Editorial Director of Laptop magazine.

On this week's all-star episode, cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted Magazine and AppleInsider, discusses the recent departure of Steve Sinofsky, the President of the Windows Division at Microsoft, and the problems the company may be facing with Windows 8 and the Surface tablet. Adrian Hoppel, who writes a weekly column for Mac|Life called "Law & Apple," discusses Apple's recent patent licensing settlement with HTC and how that deal might impact ongoing lawsuits involving Samsung and other companies. You'll also be introduced to a powerful new Mac diagnostic app, Checkmate, in a special interview with Micromat's Jeff Baudin.

On this week's all-star episode, we'll focus on some of the great new tech gadgets introduced for the holiday season, including Apple's iPad mini and the fourth generation iPad, the Windows Surface RT tablet, Windows 8, and gear from Amazon and Google. Along with their forthright opinions on these and other topics will be Stephen Baker, Vice President for Industry Analysis at the NPD Group, and Michael Prospero, Reviews Editor for Laptop magazine.

On this week's all-star episode, we bring on board Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's "iTunes Guy," to discuss the rapid disappearance of optical drives from new Macs. He'll also talk briefly about Apple's recent executive shakeup. Jim Galbraith, the Lab Director for Macworld, details the benchmarks of the recent Apple products that he's tested, and his plans for evaluating the latest mobile gadgets. From Adrian Hoppel, who writes a weekly column for Mac|Life called "Law & Apple," presents his unfiltered opinion about the impending departure of Apple VP Scott Forstall, the latest news about Apple's legal wrangling with Google and other companies. During this session, you'll also hear Gene's early observations after installing Windows 8.

On this week's all-star episode, we cover an extremely busy week in the tech world. At a special media event, Apple introduced the iPad mini, a new iPad refresh, plus several Macs, including a slimmed down iMac. Despite record sales, Wall Street gave Apple some lumps because iPad sales came in one or two million units below analyst expectations. Meanwhile, Microsoft launched Windows 8 and the Surface tablet. Along to discuss these and other tech issues are: John Martellaro, Senior Editor, Analysis & Reviews for The Mac Observer, cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted Magazine and AppleInsider, and Avram Piltch, the Online Editorial Director of Laptop magazine.

On this week's all-star episode, tech journalist Rob Pegoraro, who writes for USA Today and other publications, covers such subjects as satellite Internet, broadband Internet performance, the possibilities for the iPad mini, the impending arrival of Windows 8 and the Microsoft Surface tablet. Joe Wilcox, Managing Editor of BetaNews, covers the Windows 8 issues, the introduction of the Surface tablet, and Apple's possible plans for the iPad mini and other expected new products.

On this week's all-star episode, commentator Jim Dalrymple, Editor in Chief of The Loop, discusses the latest news and views about Apple and Microsoft. Will the really be an iPad mini, and how real is the Microsoft Surface tablet? From Michael Prospero, Reviews Editor for Laptop magazine, you'll hear brief reviews of two curious notebook computers from Sony that come preloaded with Windows 8. You'll also hear about the results of a shootout pitting the iPhone 5 against what is perceived to be its main competitor, the Samsung Galaxy S III.

On this week's all-star episode, Adam Engst from TidBITS and Take Control Books, who will be speaking about the Mapgate fiasco, along with his ideas about how Apple should price OS X, and how that price may impact app sales. Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's "iTunes Guy," tells of his trials and tribulations in using Maps for iOS 6 to travel around France. He'll also report on his problems with Apple's EarPods, their newly-designed earphone.

On this week's all-star episode, we present cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted Magazine and AppleInsider, to make sense of the "Mapgate" controversy that involves problems with Apple's home-built mapping service. Avram Piltch, the Online Editorial Director of Laptop magazine, gives you his take on Mapgate, explains the reasons why he feels Android smartphones beat the iPhone in some areas, and gives you his first impressions of the latest generation of Nook tablets from Barnes & Noble.

We present software developer Alexander Adam, from Quasado, who is one of the people behind StageStack, a project to create a new graphics app in the tradition of Macromedia FreeHand. You'll also hear from Adrian Hoppel, who writes a weekly column for Mac|Life called "Law & Apple," where he tries to make some sense of the Apple's legal adventures. John Martellaro, Senior Editor, Analysis & Reviews for The Mac Observer, will explain why every "geeky smartphone feature doesn't matter," list the iPhone 5 features that Apple didn't offer and why, and dissect Samsung's anti-iPhone 5 ad campaign.

On this week's all-star episode, we introduce Michael Phipps, founder of the Haiku project, an effort to develop a new open source operating system that's inspired by the BeOS of the 1990s. You'll also hear from Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's "iTunes Guy," who describes some of the promised features of the forthcoming iTunes upgrade and whether they will, so to speak, make the grade. Cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted Magazine and AppleInsider, is on board to refute what he regards as unfounded criticisms of the iPhone 5.

On this week's all-star episode, tech commentator Rob Pegoraro reviews the recent IFA Consumer Electronics Unlimited show, which took place in Berlin, and some of the most fascinating gadgets he checked out. He'll also comment on the current developments in the tech universe. You'll also hear from Avram Piltch, Online Editorial Director of Laptop magazine, who will also discuss some compelling gear presented at the IFA trade show, along with the newest Windows Phone handsets from Nokia, Amazon's updated Kindle lineup, and the possibilities for a smaller version of Apple's iPad.

On this week's all-star episode, cutting edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted Magazine and AppleInsider, presents detailed comments about the fallout from the Apple/Samsung trial, where Apple was awarded over a billion dollars. Michael Prospero, Reviews Editor for Laptop magazine, talks about some of the latest developments in Windows 8 tablet-oriented computers and smartphones, and also covers the results of the Apple/Samsung trial.

On this week's all-star episode, the one and only "iTunes Guy," Kirk McElhearn, joins us to explain the cloud. He'll also compare Dropbox to Apple's iCloud, and try to sort out those confusing sync problems with Apple's cloud-based services. Kirk will also discuss Apple's recent 10.8.1 update for Mountain Lion. Cutting-edge commentator Jim Dalrymple, Editor in Chief of The Loop, joins us to cover a variety of subjects. He'll touch on the 10.8.1 update, the ongoing strategic problems at Dell and HP, how Twitter might be the new AOL, and Microsoft's new corporate logo.

On this week's all-star episode, we present Susie Ochs, Executive Editor of Mac|Life, who will present an update on news and views in the Apple universe. You'll also hear from John Martellaro, Senior Editor, Analysis & Reviews for The Mac Observer, who will cover the possibilities for a small version of the iPad, a potential replacement for Apple Mail, the fallout of Apple's ongoing "thermonuclear patent war," and what you might see in the iPhone 5. Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus will cover Apple news, his experiences with OS X Mountain Lion, and speculate about the possibilities of an iPad version of Microsoft Office.

Mac author and troubleshooting expert Ted Landau discusses the changes and possible problems and fixes for OS 10.8 Mountain Lion. Michael Prospero, Reviews Editor for Laptop magazine, presents a preliminary "smackdown" of Microsoft's Windows 8 versus Apple's Mountain Apple. Author and commentator Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's "iTunes Guy," talks about an unannounced new feature of Mountain, some possible bugs, and ongoing iTunes music download issues.

We present Paul Wagenseil, of Security News Daily, will discuss security issues on the Android OS platform, and the problem Apple may have created by not making Safari 6 available for older versions of OS X. Jim Dalrymple, Editor in Chief of The Loop, will cover predictions for Apple's expected September media event, where the next iPhone is expected to launch, plus platform comparisons between OS X Mountain Lion and Windows 8. Adam Engst, from TidBITS and Take Control Books, joins Gene in talking about possible early bugs in Mountain Lion, along with a solution or two, plus possible usability issues that might arise in Windows 8.

We present noted industry analyst Stephen Baker, of the NPD Group, to review the hits and misses in Apple's earnings report for the June quarter. He'll also talk about ongoing industry trends in the mobile, PC and TV markets. We also present a show regular, cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted Magazine and AppleInsider, who will deliver a reality check about the meaning behind Apple's earnings, especially the supposed "miss" in iPhone sales. He'll also continue his discussion about the ongoing mobile and PC platform wars. You'll also learn about a new Internet telephone service, "a phone company in a box," from Nelson Hudes, who represents NetTALK.com, which recently introduced a Wi-Fi version of their VoIP phone device.

On this week's all-star episode, Avram Piltch, Online Editorial Director of Laptop magazine, discusses the curious case of Dr. Steve Mann, who is considered the "father of wearable computing." He'll also discuss the differing visions of Apple and Microsoft when it comes to the Post-PC and PC+ eras. John Martellaro, Senior Editor, Analysis & Reviews for The Mac Observer, discusses a variety of subjects that include the ongoing integration of Apple's iOS into OS X, and the patent lawsuit epidemic among tech companies. Dan Frakes, a Macworld Senior Editor, offers a primer on Apple's OS X Mountain Lion, including the system requirements and why some older Macs are no longer supported. You'll also learn about some of the most important new features.