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Rumor Has It: WWDC, E3 rumor scorecard: What we did and didn't get

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:47:06 PDT

The E3 gaming conference and Apple's WWDC put many rumors to rest, but as expected, a few new ones popped up. Also, Samsung could beef up its Galaxy Note lineup, and an analyst predicts you'll be wearing an iWatch by the end of the year.

Rumor Has It: Watch out, Pandora: Here comes iRadio

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:49:47 PDT

Apple's AirDrop may finally come to an iOS device near you, an analyst teaches Eric how to be a good employee, and iRadio rumors might finally be put to rest -- soon.

Rumor Has It: Who wants to play used games on the Xbox One? Everybody!

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 29 May 2013 01:47:53 PDT

Microsoft's response to the saga of playing used games is more confusing than helpful, the next iPhone might taste the rainbow, whatever that means, iOS 7 may be flat and boring, and our dreams of a steampunk world may be closer than we think.

Rumor Has It: Next Xbox don't need no stinkin' Internet

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 14 May 2013 05:47:24 PDT

Recent Google-related rumors freak Karyne out, Amazon just loves a good gimmick, and the Xbox might not need an always-on Internet connection after all. Oh, and we say hi to an old friend.

Rumor Has It: Will Apple swoop in and 'invent' the hybrid laptop?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:00:00 PDT

Can Apple change the face of the hybrid tablet/laptop market by adding one new feature? Also this week, Windows' next iteration may finally make your life easier, and Microsoft can't let everyone else have all the smartwatch fun.

Rumor Has It: Rumored Apple HDTV may require some bling

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:32:39 PDT

The latest from the iTV rumor mill: accessorizing yourself in order to get the most out of the TV. We certainly hope not. Also this week, the next-gen Xbox might be announced soon and guest-host Eric Franklin makes everyone cry with his bad jokes.

Rumor Has It: Apple getting serious about games?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:47:16 PDT

Rumors of the Facebook phone may finally be put to rest this week, Amazon's got a secret something going on, and Apple might debut new gaming hardware. Oh boy.

Rumor Has It: Google jumps aboard the smartwatch train

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:14:48 PDT

Google seems to be feeling left out of the smartwatch revolution. Also this week, the next-gen Xbox continues to blow Karyne's mind, a $99 Kindle Fire is probably not on the horizon, and Google Play tweaks make co-host Lynn La feel warm and fuzzy inside.

Rumor Has It: Will the iPhone 5S be a killer?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:20:28 PDT

Also this week, guest co-host Eric Franklin helps decipher some awesome specs in the next Google phone, Panasonic might get out of the game it knows best, a new iPad Mini and Nexus 7 are on the horizon sporting some high-res goodness.

Rumor Has It: What we will (and won't) get in the Galaxy S4

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:52:16 PDT

This week, we round up all the final rumors ahead of what will probably be the launch of Samsung's next flagship phone on Thursday. Will it come in colors? Is eye-tracking a thing? Guest co-host Casey Newton weighs in.

Rumor Has It: We are preordering our Apple iWatch

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 02:29:10 PST

This is Emily's last week on the show, so she leaves us with a few words of wisdom before she heads off into the sunset. Also this week, the Xbox 720 might require some ridiculousness, and Apple's iWatch could bend and snap.

Rumor Has It: Will Apple go plastic for a low-cost iPhone?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:45:16 PST

The rumored less-expensive iPhone will be a cross between the iPhone 5, the iPod Touch, and the iPod Classic. Wait, isn't that what all iPhones are like anyway?

Rumor Has It: Signs point to PlayStation 4 at E3

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:12:50 PST

Sony's vice president of home entertainment hints that an announcement about the next-generation console will be made at or before E3 in June.

Rumor Has It: Souvenirs from CES 2013

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:13:35 PST

We round up the highlights, the lowlights, and everything in between from our journey around the show floor at the biggest tech conference of the year. Oh, and yes, we did get lost a couple times (obviously).

Rumor Has It: Who wouldn't wear an Apple iWatch?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:54:55 PST

We go over the biggest new rumors so far in 2013: BlackBerry Messenger video chat, an Apple accessory, a Lytro-like camera for smartphones, and a super awesome incredibly thin Galaxy S4.

Rumor Has It: Biggest rumors to watch out for in 2013

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:24:49 PST

Waiting for that Apple television or the iPhone 5S? Want to know when the next Xbox and PlayStation will be announced? We'll lay out our best guesses.

Rumor Has It: Microsoft Office finally coming to iOS in 2013

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:34:04 PST

Nerds everywhere are rejoicing that we may get to use Excel on the subway next year. We check out that latest rumor, ask you to remember LinkedIn, and Dish has its eye on your cell phone contract.

Rumor Has It: 'iRadio' could be music to Apple's ears

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:21:12 PST

This week on Rumor Has It, Asus might be cooking up another low-cost tablet, but we're too into watching TV to really care; a Facebook rumor gets debunked in less than 48 hours; and we revisit Apple streaming-music rumors.

Rumor Has It: Will Disney Force the return of a Jedi?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:28:13 PST

This week, Xbox rumors are back, making Karyne hyperventilate; Google might release its own Chromebook by the end of the year; and Disney's upcoming "Star Wars" film could make fans everywhere go to the Dark Side.

Rumor Has It: Blooper reel 2012

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:08:38 PST

This Thanksgiving, we're thankful these clips never aired...until now. For your viewing pleasure, we let you in on the flubs, fails, and behind-the-scenes gibberish of CNET's rumor roundup.

Rumor Has It: We'd take an iTV over an iPhone 5S any day

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:31:18 PST

We don't even know what the iTV is, and we'd still rather have that than an iPhone 5S. Luckily (unluckily?) for us, Apple might be releasing both next year.

Rumor Has It: Xbox gaming tablet Microsoft's missing link?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:29:17 PST

Could Microsoft complete its revitalization by adding a gaming tablet to its lineup? Karyne is breathing into a bag with excitement. We go over that and other rumors, and we apologize in advance for the ridiculousness of Emily's humiliation Day video.

Rumor Has It: Google to send you a couple cold beers?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:45:07 PDT

This week we investigate the logic behind the rumor that Google is trying to invade the bike messenger's turf with a new "same-day" delivery service. Wait, what does that have to do with Google? Also, Scott Forstall probably has bad manners, and Nokia might, too.

Rumor Has It: Google's secret plan: A $99 tablet?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:14:15 PDT

This week we explore whether Google plans to offer a cheap tablet with one big trade-off, your next TV may be your phone, and Apple is about to release an OS fix.

Rumor Has It: Apple's next bright idea: iPad Mini in many colors?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:59:16 PDT

On this week's Rumor Has It, we ask, "If you were a color, what color would you be?" Metallic blue? Or iPod Shuffle purple? Also, Sony might be making a Google Nexus phone and Apple might have a few computers on display next week.

Rumor Has It: Will Boxee's rumored device make you cut the cable cord?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:36:41 PDT

Facebook might finally release a native Android app for everyone's stalking needs. Also this week, Sony's next flagship phone could be made out of lightning, and Boxee is rumored to be working on a cable-cutter's dream come true.

Rumor Has It: T-minus two weeks to iPad Mini?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:48:47 PDT

On this week's show, the PS4 is probably coming to a home theater near you in 2014, Amazon wants to get you drunk, and the iPad Mini will shed its unicorn horn and become a full-fledged pony.

Rumor Has It: Will Google Maps app swoop in and save iOS 6?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:49:31 PDT

Nintendo's Wii U is probably going to be region-locked, to nobody's surprise. Soon you may be able to wake your phone up by yelling at it, and Apple Mapgate 2012 has an effect on someone very near and dear to our hearts.

Rumor Has It: The next next big thing is almost here?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:33:30 PDT

In the wake of the iPhone 5 release, we tally up the rumor scorecard. Who should be very, very ashamed? You? All of us? Also, new rumors about Samsung and a Pandora-killer.

Rumor Has It: Meet the woman who predicted the Nintendo TVii

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:46:20 PDT

Rumor Has It meets Pam Dore, whose hopes for the Wii U match up remarkably well with what Nintendo just announced.

Rumor Has It: The anti-iPhone 5 episode

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 03:00:05 PDT

How much will the Wii U cost? Will Spotify live in the cloud? Who wants an HTC tablet? How about two? Nobody? Shucks.

Rumor Has It: iPhone 5 and iPad Mini: The reckoning

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:39:32 PDT

This is the last show before September 12, the day we expect Apple to announce its new phone -- and maybe an iPad Mini. Will the phone be bigger? Have NFC? Will Apple kill off Siri? We round up all the most credible predictions about the new devices. Place your last bets!

Rumor Has It: Apple TV to be your new, improved cable box?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:55:22 PDT

This week in tech rumorland, we wonder what Motorola plans to unveil on Sept. 5, RadioShack might try to sell you a no-contract phone, and is Apple ready to dip its toes into cable TV?

Rumor Has It: We'll buy all the $199 Surface tablets, please

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:22:44 PDT

The next Xbox may hit soon, and a swirl of colors shows us that the Kinect 2 might be awesome. Also, IBM could save RIM, iOS 6 could save us some trouble, and if the Microsoft Surface tablet is really priced at $199, we'll happily buy one -- or two.

Rumor Has It: Is the iPad Mini already in production?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:13:53 PDT

The 7-inch unicorn rears its mini head again, as we wonder whether August production means fall release. Also this week, sightings of an HP mystery tablet, a nano-SIM card might be in the new iPhone, and HTC may get into the phablet game.

Rumor Has It: Is Apple getting into the social network game?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 04:13:23 PDT

We take a look at iPhone 5 release date rumors, Samsung's possible Retina Display, a new tablet from Sony, and is Apple really planning to buy a stake in Twitter?

Rumor Has It: How frustrating will a smaller iPhone dock be?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:22:12 PDT

The middle child in the MacBook Pro line may get some love from Apple soon; Nokia's mathematicians may have figured out a novel way to save the company; The BlackBerry PlayBook isn't dead, and may receive a poorly conceived update; and we're on high alert on the iPhone 5 rumor front, but the latest likely change to the new phone is upsetting.

Rumor Has It: Next iPhone: Taller, thinner, faster, stronger

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 02:18:20 PDT

Barnes & Noble may be prepping a new 7-inch Nook that has a "revolutionary screen." What does that even mean? Also, an iPhone rumor is born every minute, and Microsoft finally realizes that nobody wants to pay $1 million for Windows 8.

Rumor Has It: Will Amazon make a smartphone of its own?

cnetpodcast@gmail.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:44:48 PDT

Word is that Amazon just might be confident enough to compete directly with Android and iOS. Also, is a new superslim PS3 in the works? And will the humongous Samsung Galaxy Note get even more humongous?