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  Rumor Has It, Ep. 27: The fat lady sings for Rumor Has It

  4/3/2012

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  Duration: 38:22

  On this week's show, we listen to some voice mails and read some e-mails; Emily brings out her inner Russian; and we rock out with our socks out for you guys.

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  Rumor Has It Ep. 26: Last call for iPhone 5 rumors

  3/27/2012

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  Duration: 49:35

  In the sorrowful but uproarious penultimate episode of the scrappy Internet game show that could, we bet on whether tattoos will soon answer phone calls; Microsoft is getting in the gaming helmet business; iPhone 5 will have a bigger Retina Display; and Sony will release this old new Chromebook from the distant past.

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  Rumor Has It Ep. 25: We're just gonna wait for Windows 8

  3/20/2012

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  Duration: 44:55

  Will Lenovo be the first to launch a Windows 8 tablet in October? Speaking of October, is that when we're going to see Windows 8 launch? Is Mog off the auction block and into the arms of HTC and Beats? And are gamers going to be able to change the ending of Mass Effect 3? All that and more, on today's Rumor Has It!

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  Rumor Has It Ep. 24: Google's gunning for iPad, with Asus' help

  3/13/2012

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  Duration: 38:29

  Is Intel as sick of cable TV as I am? Does Amazon want to make its own TV shows? Is a Google-made tablet coming soon? What about a Windows 8 tablet? Oh, and Android phones may finally be getting Instagram. Praise be!

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  Rumor Has It, Ep. 23: The iPad is so close, we can taste it

  3/6/2012

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  Duration: 44:31

  It's finally here! Apple's iPad event is happening tomorrow, and in honor of all the announcements, we don't talk about the iPad at all on today's show. Just kidding! Will it be called the iPad HD? Will it have a home button? Will we finally be able to stop talking about it?

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  Rumor Has It Ep. 22: Is Google jealous of Siri?

  2/28/2012

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  Duration: 34:38

  The iPad 3 event is confirmed, and our minds are blown (as is our game show tie), but we gather our wits to discuss the impending release of the Samsung Galaxy S III, and two weird Google patents that are either innovative or derivative, depending upon your mood. All that plus Yays and Nays on Rumor Has It.

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  Rumor Has It. Ep. 21: Why would you want a PS Vita OS phone?

  2/21/2012

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  Duration: 45:24

  On today's show, we gab about the PS Vita OS, Duck Timer Android's next OS version, learn all about Canon's new 5D Mark iii camera, and Karyne rants about why a touch-screen Xbox remote is the worst ever, even though it might be awesome.

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  Rumor Has It Ep. 20: Break out the bubbly for iPad 3 rumors

  2/14/2012

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  Duration: 46:6

  It's our 20th episode, which means we break out the expensive rose Champagne and celebrate in style. On today's show, we talk for a million minutes about the iPad 3, Google wants to sell the dumbest crap in its store, and we pull out our new segment, Analysts' Corner, just in time for Valentine's Day!

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 19: Amazon's brick-and-mortar black hole

  2/7/2012

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  Duration: 49:27

  On today's show, Best Buy puts out a hypothetical survey starring the iTV, the iPod Nano's purported camera is too small for words, Amazon is trying to make things way too easy, and Emily's threshold for humiliation knows no bounds!

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 18: Samsung, we don't need no stinkin' 11.6-inch Galaxy Tab tablet

  1/31/2012

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  Duration: 47:24

  This week, Emily and Karyne bet on whether the new Xbox will drop in fall of 2013; Samsung will bore us with an unnecessarily enormous new tablet at Mobile World Congress; Nintendo will embarrass itself by changing the name of the Wii U to something much, much worse; and Mark Zuckerberg will loosen his death grip on Facebook and let it go public on Wednesday.

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 17: Instagram helps us care about Windows Phone

  1/24/2012

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  Duration: 55:2

  On today's show, iBooks 2 code points to possible Retina Display iPad; Casio does something other than make keyboards; our favorite people, analysts, comment on the upcoming year for Netflix; and we have a couple guesses about who Anonymous will attack next.

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 16: Whew! iPad 3 is coming!

  1/17/2012

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  Duration: 45:19

  We close out CES 2012 with a bang by bringing out our first-ever guests, showing you the unglamorous side of CES, and announcing some breaking news.

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 15: The CES hangover

  1/13/2012

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  Duration: 35:35

  We take our tech gambling show back to its roots, and come at you live from the CNET stage at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Apple rumors abound (of course), Angry Birds has basically jumped the shark big time, and where was HTC's quad-core phone? Also, Humiliation Day!

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 14: Let's give Kodak an Internet hug

  1/3/2012

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  Duration: 35:1

  We're baaaa-aaack! And slap-happy after the break. We ask: who will make the next Kindle? Will Apple have some sort of snorefest in NYC? Why do we miss Kodak already? Are Acer and Lenovo Wintel-crazed? And are RIM's founders getting the boot?

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 13: Year-end rumor roundup extravaganza!

  12/20/2011

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  Duration: 38:54

  On today's show, we present the top rumors of the year! We discuss the ones that came true, the ones that didn't, and the ones that annoyed us to death. And we bet the No. 1 rumor that didn't come true is a surprise to no one.

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 12: Samsung to release Retuna Deesplay tablet

  12/13/2011

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  Duration: 48:56

  On this week's show, Verizon looks to take over video streaming; the iPad 3 may come out in March, April, May, or June; Nokia and Microsoft are sluts; and Emily and Karyne share the same favorite number!

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 11: Is Google the Internet's next pimp?

  12/6/2011

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  Duration: 42:58

  It's humiliation day on Rumor Has It, and it's a doozy. Also on today's show, we chat for a second about Windows 8, laugh at the reported name of RIM's new phone, and oh man, what doesn't Google have its hand in?

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 10: Hey HTC! We'll be your flagship phone

  11/29/2011

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  Duration: 38:59

  On this week's show, we celebrate our 10th episode, give the 15-inch MacBook Air the 2-minute duck timer, get inspired (and sickened) at Acer's leaked Iconia Tab promo video, and if Apple releases an iPad 3D, we quit.

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 9: iPad 3 is the loneliest number

  11/22/2011

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  Duration: 47:28

  On this week's show, we learn how to pronounce Asus (kinda), the Facebook phone is one step closer to truth, the Amazon phone might be, too, and the Xbox 720 has Emily rescinding her vote.

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 8: Google TV is a dead, dead horse

  11/15/2011

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  Duration: 44:57

  This week we talk about CDs going the way of the dodo, the PlayBook Black Friday deal, Google Music going to 11, and according to nobody, the iPad 3 will be able to fly. Oh, and Karyne loses a Twitter follower over her Google TV digs.

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 7: You can't fight the quad core

  11/8/2011

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  Duration: 45:56

  No banana costume this time, but that's OK because we find other ways to embarrass ourselves. This week, we check out Apple product rumors, learn that 8.9-inch tablets exist, wonder why people don't want quad-core phones, and Emily gives Siri a piece of her mind

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 6: What will the new Nook be called?

  11/1/2011

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  Duration: 54:50

  Today is humiliation day on Rumor Has It! But with a new month comes a clean slate. We take a look at next week's Barnes & Noble announcement, Google's jump into music and original content, the loss of an Apple product that not many people care about, and the birth of another Apple product that we don't really care about.

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 5: Google is a big, bad bully

  10/25/2011

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  Duration: 40:22

  Google has its beady little eyes on Yahoo, we learn what a G-Stream is, Sony is developing next-gen games, and Apple ruins Karyne's life by making her buy yet another power cord.

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 4: Angry Birds 4 eva

  10/18/2011

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  Duration: 43:5

  Emily is home from Chile, and we dive right into it with Ice Cream Sandwich rumors, more points on the board, and the duck timer is back, but we ignore it. Stop quacking; we're talking!

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 3: The real lame-os of Silicon Valley

  10/11/2011

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  Duration: 39:37

  Sharon Vaknin fills in for Emily this week, and brings with her a whole slew of new rumors. Also, is there a new Xbox on the horizon 100 years from now, and who will play Steve Jobs in the biopic?

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 2: Amazon grosses us out

  10/5/2011

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  Duration: 38:52

  CNET editors Emily Dreyfuss and Karyne Levy are back for another round of rumors. And what's that on the board? Did someone get a point?

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  Rumor Has It: Ep. 1 The Battle Begins!

  9/27/2011

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  Duration: 48:25

  Chewing over the Internet's constant churn of tech rumors, Rumor Has It, with CNET editors and devoted tech geeks Emily Dreyfuss and Karyne Levy, rounds up the week's hottest tech gossip, discusses what may come true and what is definitely fiction, and spices it up with a little old-fashioned gambling. Join in on the high-stakes fun by calling, e-mailing, and commenting on our blog, and don't forget to send us juicy tips!