In this week's podcast, Kevin Restivo and I looked at the ongoing Rocketboom soap opera, and whether it deserved anywhere near the attention it received. We also talked about Microsoft's much-speculated move into the MP3 player market - a development we think will expand the market rather than be an iPod-killer. Finally, we delved into Open Text's takeover bid for Hummingbird, which appears to be yet another sign of consolidation in the Canadian software market.

This week's podcast, produced by Nationanl Post reporters Mark Evans and Kevin Restivo, explores these stories from the week in technolgy:
1. Nortel Networks' decision to reduce its workforce by 1,100 people, as well as the company's annual shareholders meeting in Toronto where CEO Mike Zafirvoski declared he wasn't looking to do a merger or a sale.
2. Research in Motion's strong quarterly results, which suggest it has quickly overcome its nasty legal battle with NTP Inc., and that Blackberry sales are still vibrant.
3. Sir Richard Branson's visit to Toronto to announce a two-day music festival. He also mentioned that Virgin Mobile Canada has 250,000 customers and aiming for 400,000 by year-end. Virgin will soon be joined in the MVNO space in Canada by Amd'd Mobile, which is doing a deal with Telus Corp.