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	<title>002: Would an Apple tablet compete with netbooks or the Kindle?</title>
	<description>The Apple tablet has the tech world frothing at the mouth, but would an Apple tablet device be more of a netbook replacement for light computing or more of an e-book reader? TechRepublic and ZDNet editors bat that question around and talk about who the target audience might be and whether or not Apple could really make tablets cool enough for the masses.</description>
	<pubDate>6 Oct 2009 21:47:25 GMT</pubDate>
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	<itunes:subtitle>The Apple tablet has the tech world frothing at the mouth, but would it be a netbook replacement or an e-book reader? This podcast offers some perspective.</itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:summary>Hosts: Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan
Guest: Sam Diaz

The Apple tablet has the tech world frothing at the mouth, but would an Apple tablet device be more of a netbook replacement for light computing or more of an e-book reader? TechRepublic and ZDNet editors bat that question around and talk about who the target audience might be and whether or not Apple could really make tablets cool enough for the masses.

Story links at: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=3092

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	<title>001: Will the $99 smartphone trigger a price war?</title>
	<description>It appears that $99 could the new sweet spot for smartphones. See why Research in Motion might be ready to start a price war, why Google Android could help drive down the price of smartphones in 2010, and why Palm could be a first big target as the smartphone market consolidates.</description>
	<pubDate>28 Sep 2009 14:38:13 GMT </pubDate>
	<link>http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=3022</link>
	<author>Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan</author>
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	<itunes:subtitle>It appears that $99 could the new sweet spot for smartphones. See why Research in Motion might be ready to start a price war, why Google Android could help drive down the price of smartphones in 2010, and why Palm could be a first big target as the smartphone market consolidates.</itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:summary>Hosts: Jason Hiner and Larry Dignan
Guest: Bill Detwiler

It appears that $99 could the new sweet spot for smartphones. See why Research in Motion might be ready to start a price war, why Google Android could help drive down the price of smartphones in 2010, and why Palm could be a first big target as the smartphone market consolidates.

Story links at: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=3022

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