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Summary: A pop-cult fix for a generation that grew up playing Nintendo and watching Saturday morning cartoons, the 404 podcast, with hosts Jeff Bakalar and Justin Yu, gives you the latest news in gadgets, social media, video games, and movies with snarky commentary and the occasional tasteless joke. Get in on the show by e-mailing us at the404@cnet.com or leave us a message at 1-866-404-CNET (2638). Or join up with our Facebook group and get in on the action. Visit the blog at http://the404.cnet.com.
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To celebrate the launch of Nokia's colorful new Windows phones, we'll take a look at the tech it's replacing: voicemail and e-mail! We'll also look at Eurocom's new mobile phone approved by rabbis.
What's the point of paying for auto insurance every month if your policy won't cover a hit and run with no indicted driver? We'll go trolling for the assailant that hulked out on Jeff's car over the weekend, and also debunk Bruce Willis litigation rumors, introduce McDonalds' first all-vegetarian restaurant, and find out how some of our favorite video games got their names.
It's only been half a day since Clint Eastwood bombed the RNC Convention, but the ridiculous amount of "viral memes" online are already making it feel stale. We have no choice but to show you a few picks, and we'll also have a live taste test of ThinkGeek's bacon and Sriracha-flavored lollipops.
We all loved Bridget Carey's appearance on last Friday's 404 episode so much that she's contractually obligated to join us every other Thursday. She'll help us out on today's episode featuring coverage of Obama's Reddit AMA appearance, the new Metal Gear live action movie announcement, and Google.com displaying birthday reminds and cluttering up a once-pristine home page with...junk.
No, Samsung is not paying Apple its $1 billion fine in truckloads of nickels. Not everything you read on the Internet is true, but unfortunately this statistic is: 51 percent of people believe stormy weather will interfere with cloud computing. We'll sort through the truth and lies on today's 404 episode.
What happens to your digital media after you die? It's a morbid topic, but someone has to cover it! We'll also meet a group of citizen journalists in LA obsessed with listening to police scanners and watch in delight as the Internet roasts the geniuses at Bic that came up with pens made "specifically for women."
On today's 404 episode, we'll study online reviews for hire, adults-only social networking, LinkedIn's strange B2B popularity, and why religious Web sites tend to harbor more viruses than naughty ones.
Gems Peterson and Bridget Carey stop by the 404 studio to help out with today's stories that include a century-old time capsule, the absolute death of the cassette tape, Facebook launching a faster iOS app, and LL Cool J bringing the boomdizzle on a home intruder.
There's a reason why certain songs trigger a visceral response from our emotions--scientists have discovered that musical memories are stored in a different part of our brains. On today's 404 episode, we'll take a look at scientific evidence to support this theory, Microsoft's new logo, and the story of a Google employee forced to look at the worst videos on the Internet (404 included).
Topics discussed on today's 404 episode include Nintendo Power calling it quits, a DIY BioShock pinball game, summer hit songs relying on social followings for replay value, and the Internet implodes as Avril Lavigne announces her engagement to Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger.
Aunt Jill Schlesinger from CBS Moneywatch helps us The 404 conquer their financial woes by breaking down the Facebook and Apple stock plummets, why Instagram just lost $300 million, and moderating a debate about Green Day re-defining the phrase "selling out."
Are separate Talking and No-Talking sections a viable solution for diners looking to keep the peace from annoying phone conversations? On today's 404, we'll talk about a restaurant in LA instituting a 5% discount to eat without your phone, an army of Chinese noodle-making robots, and the winners of our weekly tech dummies round-up.
Gems, Bridget, Ariel, and I sit down for a 404 chat about Facebook baiting users to share more mobile data with Instagram 3.0, Buzzfeed's newest rubbable GIFs, the rise of cinemgraphs, eBay banning the sale of spells online, and regional stereotypes seen through the eyes of Google auto-complete.
Our flexitarian producer Ariel Nunez is back on the mixing board, and he'll start today's show with a gastrointestinal story about his first meat-eating experience in over six years. We'll also talk about Tuesday's Groupon earnings report, why the bad news signals the death of daily deals, and an alternative that uses video surveillance and your Facebook profile to send you custom coupons.
The CNET Update team joins forces with The 404 for today's newscentric episode that features Google's rumored same-day delivery service, YouTube as a music source for teenagers, 3D printed meat products, and the Price is Right seeking its first male model!