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No BS Podcast #125: Did You Hear About the Apple Tablet, Made by Apple?

The Maximum PC Staff — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0600

Google's Chrome OS press conference gave us plenty to discuss on this week's No BS Podcast. We give you a recap of what juicy nuggets were revealed, and explain why Windows won't be replaced by Chrome any time soon. We also talk about benchmarking a dual-Radeon 5970 system, comparing it to a tri-SLI GTX 285 machine that we reviewed a few months ago. Finally, we answer some listener questionsand Gordon breaks not one, but four NDAs to tell us about a super secret product.

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No BS Podcast #124: Surviving Friday the 13th

The Maximum PC Staff — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:15 -0600

In this episode, the gang discusses the implications of Intel's $1.25 billion anti-trust settlement with AMD, the release of the Motorola Droid, and the Modern Warfare 2's record-breaking launch. We also answer a few doctor questions, and Gordon fumes about replacable laptop batteries, headshots, and games that play themselves in his most hilarious rant of the week yet.

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No BS Podcast #123: The Toledo Effect

The Maximum PC Staff — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:11:01 -0600

Remember, remember the fifth of November! Topics discussed this week: On a slow news week, Will fueled Gordon's rage by briefing him on the Call of Duty PC controversies, then the guy discussed Left4Dead 2 a bit more, and closed the show with an extra-long Doctor section and another vitriolic episode of Rant of the Week!

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No BS Podcast #122: DROID is Short for Android

The Maximum PC Staff — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:55:00 -0600

Happy Halloween! Wait, that was last week. But then again, that's also when we recorded this episode of the podcast. Topics discussed this week: how the announcement of Android 2.0 and new Android hardware changes the smart phone market, the many controversies surrounding Activision's Modern Warfare 2, and whether the Left 4 Dead 2 demo assuages boycotters' concerns. We also answer a bunch of listener questions to round out the show. And best of all, we'll be releasing another podcast episode later this week!

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No BS Podcast #121: Windows 7 is Live

The Maximum PC Staff — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Windows 7's launch is the main topic of this week's No BS Podcast. The gang compares the new Microsoft store that's opened in Arizona to Microsoft's first retail store in San Francisco from a decade ago. We give out pointers for upgrading to Windows 7 from XP, Vista, and the Win7 Release Candidates, answer some listener questions, and dish out a rant. This episode also features a contest for some free games. Listen to the show to craft your submission, and send entries to contests@maximumpc.com

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No BS Podcast #120: Join Our Windows 7 Party

The Maximum PC Staff — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:00:00 -0500

Loyd Case joins us again on this week's No BS podcast to talk about unboxing the Windows 7 party pack. We also discuss Nvidia's official statement on their chipset business and legal battle with Intel, Microsoft's release of Windows Mobile 6.5, and share more Google Wave impressions. Norm's Windows Home Server gets a spotlight,and as always, we answer a few listener questions.

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No BS Podcast #119: Graphics Fermi and For You

The Maximum PC Staff — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:45:34 -0500

In this week's episode, Will gives a recap of the keynote from Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference, where CEO Jen-Hsun Huang announced their new Fermi GPU. The gang discusses the latest Google Wave beta, Nathan chimes in to talk about his hands-on with Thermaltake's wild Level 10 PC case, and we also tackle a bunch of listener questions. Gordon finishes off the podcast with another furious rant of the week.

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No BS Podcast #117: The Random Nixon Reference Edition

The Maximum PC Staff — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:30:16 -0500

We're finishing up an issue of the magazine this week, but still found some time to talk about tech news on the podcast. Topics of discussion include the new Windows 7 commercials featuring Maximum PC, Microsoft's anticipated Zune HD debut, and AMD's $99 Athlon II X4 CPU. Will gives the scoop on the ATI's new Eyefinity videocard technology, which he saw running on an aircraft carrier. This week also features a fruitful listener question and answer segment, which includes one of the episode's many Nixon references. Gordon goes off on Bay Area traffic, and talks about his new phone purchase (no, not an iPhone).

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