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    The iPhone 5 Loses Google Maps

    Apple's new iPhone 5 debuts tomorrow. The reviews are in, the technocratic is gaga over the gee-gaws, but there's a Google hoo-haa brewing. Reporter Brian Chen, who covers technology for the New York Times and its Bits blog has more on the costly, powerful device that some say can actually affect the overall economy.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Mike Pesca • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Apple's new iPhone 5 debuts tomorrow. The reviews are in, the technocratic is gaga over the gee-gaws, but there's a Google hoo-haa brewing. Reporter Brian Chen, who covers technology for the New York Times and its Bits blog has more on the costly, powerful device that some say can actually affect the overall economy.

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      Mike Pesca

      host of The Gist

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Caitlin Shamberg

      KCRW

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Brian X. Chen

      lead consumer technology writer for The New York Times, author of “Tech Fix”

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