It was a tough week for and , as both services were the target of a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS). Listen to the gang discuss the implications of the social networking downtime, both for businesses and the extremely bored. (Since the podcast was recorded, reports have surfaced that the attacks .)

Apple's iPhone app-approval process still has everybody talking--even the FCC. The was the latest victim of , and the resulting hubbub prompted a written response from Apple executive Phil Schiller. Plus, the recent debacle still has Strohmeyer scratching his head, and .

And finally, it's been , with many big-name manufacturers announcing new models for the fall and the holiday shopping season. Learn about the most exciting new announcements, from a to an .

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