News.com Daily Podcast: What Symbian buy means for Microsoft, Google, and consumers
Nokia announced today that it will buy Symbian for about $410 million and form a consortium of hardware and software makers to push the development of open-source mobile software. CNET News.com reporter Tom Krazit joins me in the podcast studio to talk about what the new foundation will mean for competing operating systems and for customers.
Also, ICANN is considering a new system of domain names Thursday; Virgin Mobile targets the U.S. market with a new, flat-rate calling plan; and a judge has kicked the public out of a hearing between Facebook and ConnectU, overruling objections from three news organizations, including News.com.
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Today's stories:
Judge sets Facebook hearing status to 'private'
CleanLoop tackles clean-tech skills shortage
Virgin Mobile jumps on flat-rate bandwagon
ICANN to vote on new Internet domain names
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Charlie
Cooper is an executive editor with CNET News.com. He writes a
daily blog about industry happenings and also contributes to the
News.com Daily Debrief.
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Katz is a CNET News.com associate editor who focuses on gadgets,
games and all other digital distractions. 
Erica Ogg
is a staff writer for CNET News.com, where she covers consumers
electronics, PCs and the companies that make them. 
Jennifer
Guevin is an associate editor for CNET News.com who focuses on
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