Donald Bell joins us today to show off the Xoom in the flesh … and yes, it’s gorgeous, but is Verizon going to ruin it with high carrier prices and contracts? Molly lays down some shocking advice. Also, the new MacBook Pros have Light Peak, called Thunderbolt, Breakup Notifier gets the cold shoulder from Facebook, and the loosest adaptation of a true story we’ve ever heard. Good try, Battle L.A.

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