This week, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger, and Joe Steinkamp once again discuss the top news stories of the week. Stories which we discuss in this episode include:

Big story

Are carriers responsible for mobile tracking software

Tech News Today discusses this story beginning with episode 384.

They continue the discussion in episode 385.

Apple

2 reports of iPhones smoking

You asked for it, now here it is! @LookTel releases a performance update today that significantly improves recognition performance!

iPad, iPhone, iPod touch are children’s 3 most-wanted gifts  

Holida Shopping

The 10 Most Awesome Apps You Need To Buy This Holiday Season

Last Christmas for tax free Internet shopping?: Washington Times | A bipartisan consensus appears to be forming …

The best tech gifts for under $50

Enjoy a feast of the 50 free apps we’re most thankful for

Those barcode-looking things? They’re called QR codes. Here’s what they do.

Black Friday, Cyber Monday euphoria: Clicks cannibalize bricks

How to get notified when prices drop on Amazon

Technology news

Amazon Releases Kindle Source Code

AT&T Acquisition of T-Mobile Looks Less Likely Than Ever

Facebook Just Made A Major Deal With The Government To Protect User’s Privacy

WordPress launches WordAds ad program in partnership with Federated Media

Microsoft rolls out public beta for latest Security Essentials

Assistive Technology

Window-Eyes 7.5.2 is Now Available!

NVDA 2011.3 Released!

New enhanced firmware 4.47 for Milestone 312 & 212 DAISY Players / Recorders now available

The BookSense Master is coming soon!  

BookSense Master is companion software for BookSense and BookSense XT…

ZoomText 10 Has Arrived!

@NFB_voice: Good news: you can now access our flagship publication, the Braille Monitor, on @NFB_NEWSLINE!

A new method for solving captchas is in the works. Will it work better than existing solutions?

On SPN

We discuss the following podcasts available on the SeroTalk Podcast Network:

This Month In AT for November

That Android Show 3 This is what a row of books sounds like

Mailbag:

We respond to several emails this month. We always appreciate your feedback, so keep those emails, tweets, calls, and iReports coming.

Round about

Disney Web Access Case Settles Before Trial

Research: Handwriting Communication System Could Let the Visually Impaired Feel Their Messages

New cane for the blind uses Foursquare checkins to locate nearby friends