Podcast: Gmail Fail, Pricey Netbooks, Game-Changing Camera

04.09.2009
This week on the PC World Podcast, editors Tim Moynihan, Robert Strohmeyer, Darren Gladstone, and Mark Sullivan discuss some of the biggest tech happenings of the week.

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Google's Gmail service was , sending tens of millions of users into . That is, if those users checked their account on Gmail's Web-based inbox; the POP and IMAP services for the popular e-mail service without a problem. Listen in to see whether the gang witnessed any problems, and whether the outage spells .

Remember when netbooks were cheap? That seems to be changing. Darren Gladstone discusses a couple of new $800-range netbooks from and , both of which can use cellular networks for connectivity. Plus, Darren dives in to whether the "netbook" nomenclature actually means anything anymore.

And finally, Panasonic announced its camera line, and it's the slimmest interchangeable-lens camera we've seen yet. But is it enough to sway would-be DSLR buyers? Learn about the just-announced , and find out whether we think it will "change the game."

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