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A look at the latest technology news and Internet trends with J.D. Biersdorfer, Bettina Edelstein and Pedro Rafael Rosado. The Tech Talk Homepage

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NYT: Tech Talk for 11/19/2009 DOWNLOAD Playlist

Bettina Edelstein speaks with Times technology reporter Claire Cain Miller about the evolution of the virtual wallet, giving consumers new digital alternatives to cash and plastic. Holiday season is coming, and that means lots of picture-taking. J.D. Biersdorfer explains what to do when your memory card breaks. And in this week’s news roundup, the Oxford Word of the Year, which comes from the world of social networking.

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NYT: Tech Talk for 11/12/2009 DOWNLOAD Playlist

NYT: Tech Talk for 11/12/2009

Published: 2009-11-11 12:00:00

A new study from the Pew Internet Project on American Life finds that people who use the Internet and mobile phones are more socially engaged than those who don’t; the lead author, Keith Hampton of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, speaks with Bettina Edelstein about it. Pedro Rafael Rosado puts GammaTech Computer Corporation’s rugged Durabook D14RM to the test with a sippy cup and little feet. J.D. Biersdorfer brings Windows 7 — no Starter Edition here -- to a netbook and has tips on how to go about it. Tech news of the week includes Samsung’s Bada software platform to bring third-party apps to cheap smartphones.

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NYT: Tech Talk for 11/05/2009 DOWNLOAD Playlist

NYT: Tech Talk for 11/05/2009

Published: 2009-11-05 12:00:00

Brian Livingston, editorial director of Windows Secrets, talks to Bettina Edelstein about Windows 7. Times telecommunications reporter Saul Hansell stops by for a chat with J.D. Biersdorfer and Bettina about Verizon's new Motorola Droid smartphone and Android's latest mobile OS. Pedro Rafael Rosado mulls the tech term "multitouch," and J.D. rounds up tech news of the week -- including a possible iTunes TV subscription service.

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NYT: Tech Talk for 10/29/2009 DOWNLOAD Playlist

NYT: Tech Talk for 10/29/2009

Published: 2009-10-29 13:00:00

Pedro Rafael Rosado talks to Monster Cable's chief executive, Noel Lee. J.D. Biersdorfer gets the word on DeepDyve, a new service that searches the "Deep Web" for scientific, technical and medical research articles. And with the New York Marathon set for Nov. 1, Bettina Edelstein and J.D. chat with Times web producer and technology writer Danielle Belopotosky on her reviews of tech tools for runners. Also, a roundup of tech news of the week, including Microsoft's Windows 7 Whopper.

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