Buzz Out Loud (SD)

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1280: New Kindle undercuts iPad by $360

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:05:08 PDT

Why buy a $499 device to read books when Amazon's new Kindle will do it for $139? We debate. Also, Facebook building a font of all knowledge with Questions. Plus: How to hack ATMs.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1279: Seven keys to rule us all

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:50:38 PDT

If the Internet breaks, the Tribe of Seven's secret library cards will re-start it. Also: Running your fingers through Princess Leia's hair... mmmm. And: Toss your zombie cookies now! Special guest: Dr. Kiki!

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1278: Pad, mouse, or nubbin?

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:46:37 PDT

Who knew -- Apple still makes computers, and today launched a bunch of new ones, plus a ginormous desktop trackpad to go with them. Also: The robot that will make you breakfast. Eventually.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1277: You can hack DMCA. Legally.

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:09:13 PDT

The U.S. copyright office now says that there are instances in which you may hack, fold, spindle, or mutilate copy protection, but just a few, and don't go breaking any other contracts while you're at it. Also, Microsoft wants its employees to build Windows 7 phone apps... for free!

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1276: Molly moves to Comic-Con

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:33:07 PDT

BOL co-founder Molly Wood discovers "her people" in San Diego. Also, we're actually talking about white iPhones. How'd that happen? And Mama's taking our Kodachrome away.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1275: Now with less Fail-whale-iness

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:46:16 PDT

Good news, everyone! Twitter's getting its own servers and Skype will now run in the background on an iPhone. But beware: The IPocalypse is nigh, Apple now has more software insecurity flaws than anyone, and robots can now move faster than you can blink.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1274: Facebook welcomes 500th user

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:09:21 PDT

500 millionth, actually...but one of the press kits had an embarrassing typo in it. Also, everybody who makes slates is dropping Windows (except HP), we now have lasers shooting down airplanes, and a flashlight for the iPhone is actually a secret tethering app.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1273: A little bit of the old UltraViolet

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:57:10 PDT

Another decade, another attempt at an almost certainly ill-fated universal DRM scheme. Hooray! This time, it's UltraViolet, and no, Disney (meaning Apple) isn't on board. Also, new details on how Google and China reached their license renewal deal. Upshot: diplomacy in action. And Apple is closing in on surpassing Microsoft in actual revenue. Yowsa.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1272: Interests: being hot

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:34:28 PDT

It's another Monday on BOL, which means breaking news interjections, stumbling analysis, and hilarious Brian Tong jokes that go RIGHT over Molly's head. Turns out you can not actually search for girlfriends on Facebook using the search term, "hot girls." Unless, of course, they self-identify. Plus, a pain ray update!

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1271: Happy Bumper Day

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:41:13 PDT

We'll do you a favor and give you the news in a nutshell: free bumpers (even non-Apple bumpers) and full refunds within 30 days of purchasing your phone if you're still not happy. There you go. Also, Droid X is sold out, the Facebook movie is going to be cool after all, if the new trailer is to be believed, and it turns out Palm was in fact the belle of the ball for a while there, but RIM and Nokia both blew it. Plus: Drunk HULC!

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1270: MP3: the gateway drug

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:40:29 PDT

On today's show, Buzz Out Loud gets you a tiny bit high ... using a sine wave. Could it be!? Also, we continue our long slog through the Story that Wouldn't End: the iPhone 4 antenna issue. Press conference tomorrow! Also, will the Droid X self-destruct if you try to mod it? Maybe, maybe not. But it seems like the phone world is all about picking your poison these days.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1269: OMG Higgs Boson!

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:42:08 PDT

On today's show, apparently someone left the God particle in a bar or something, it's always sunny in Chile, and how to be "that guy" by bringing your 27-inch monitor to a coffee shop. Oh, and Isaiah Mustafa, otherwise known as the Old Spice guy, is now making custom videos for Twitter people. Without his shirt, of course. Thank goodness.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1268: You've been served... a microcell

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:51:44 PDT

We're hearing from more folks that AT&T is giving our free microcells to make up for its lousy service. Oh, and so is Verizon. Plus: Apple's Toyota moment, Windows XP gets a reprieve until 2020, and the undead crash their car.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1267: Fix your brain!

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:44:28 PDT

Consumer Reports says it can't recommend the iPhone 4 because the antenna issue can be replicated and is, in fact, serious. Fanboy response: suck it up and buy a case. Molly response: epic rant. Also, the RIAA's wildly inflated file-sharing damages are smacked down once again, and Reddit begs for money.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1266: It's not the porn, it's you

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:04:42 PDT

If you find that your employees are goofing off watching porn at work instead of working, does it make logical sense that you should get rid of the porn, or the employee? Exactly. Of course, the government doesn't see it that way, but they're the ones who encoded their like, 900-word mission statement into the U.S. CyberCommand shield. Sigh.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1265: Perfect Citizen

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:21:46 PDT

On today's show, the NSA announces a new security program that's terrifyingly called "Perfect Citizen" but (at least on the surface) appears to be little more than a series of Star Trek red alert alarms. We're rightfully suspicious. Also, Flash is getting 3D, Pirate Bay is under attack, and the iPhone 4 antenna problem is a hardware issue. We knew that.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1264: Das Faceboot

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:57:46 PDT

Germany says nein! to Facebook spamming non-Facebook users. Also, Amazon gets a patent on the Barnes & Noble Nook dual-screen concept, and Netflix begins closing the window on when new movies are available for streaming.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1263: iPad getting Flashed?

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:13:14 PDT

The European Union may force Apple to allow Flash on the iPad as well as competitive devices to use iTunes--like that'll happen. Also: Mario smacks iDrones, and Prince says the Web is over. So, see ya.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1262: Apple raises the bars

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:53:02 PDT

There's a fix coming for the iPhone 4's antenna problems: Apple will make the signal strength meter go higher, no matter what. Seriously? Yes. Also, Steve Jobs did not say, "It's just a phone," Microsoft doesn't care which way you insert your batteries, and there is no space dust on Hayabusa.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1261: The Last of Kin

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:44:20 PDT

After the shortest time on the market ever, the Microsoft Kin has been unceremoniously yanked from market. Which, I guess, you could see as swift and decisive action on Microsoft's part, rather than a total failure of the company's mixed-up mobile strategy. Or both. Also, Apple lawsuits, Google's uncertain future in China, and the Woot monkey finds a new home at Amazon.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1260: Flying car-maggeddon

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:18:37 PDT

I think we can all agree on one thing: flying cars may be cool, but it's going to be a slaughter in the skies--at least at first. Also, the Verizon iPhone is here again! Yay! We'll believe it when we see it, just like we'll believe that Google Me is real and a real competitor to Facebook when we see it and when Google manages to understand actual humans and what they want in a social network. But hey, fingers crossed!

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1259: No, YOUR mom plays FarmVille

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:30:10 PDT

Today in tech news, Hulu launches its subscription service and we're thinking about going over the top (maybe next year). Also, FarmVille is apparently so prevalent that it forced a Firefox update ... or, put another way, Firefox gets a little bit broken so that FarmVille people can be happy. Sheesh. Steve Jobs sends more email, Kindle for Android arrives, and we fight for a while about Froyo.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1258: Plants vs. Lasers

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:15:13 PDT

Look for Brian Tong's new movement on Facebook: pain-ray-free produce. But the rest of us actually think it's kind of cool that the government pain-ray has been re-tasked to warm freezing plants. Also, the Supreme Court has finally ruled in the Bilski patent case, giving us a relatively non-destructive moderate decision. ACTA is ramping up again, and we make a date to go see "The Social Network."

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1257: Don't hold it that way (that's what Steve said)

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:13:11 PDT

Turns out the iPhone grip of death is simply a "fact of life" with all wireless phones. If holding your phone makes your iPhone 4 signal drop dramatically, Apple would like you to know you should either hold it a different way or buy a case. From them. That sounds logical, right? Right. No, thanks. Also, introducing Rafe's new side project, oneleggedgoat.xxx. Enjoy.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1256: iPhone 4 debuts to a chorus of nerds

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:27:40 PDT

Turns out the newborn iPhones 4 might have a touch of the old jaundice -- it's ok, it's pretty common, just try to lay them in direct sunlight for a few hours. (No, don't try that. Just call Apple.) Top story today, though: a victory for the Internet! That victory? YouTube wins against Viacom! (Viacom plans to appeal.) Also, Rafe was totally right about that antenna thing, he would like to you to know, and when it comes to Twitter and Facebook, well: it's war.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1255: Hands-on with the iPhone 4

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:22:45 PDT

We shall call the iPhone 4 "little smudgy" (because Rafe calls his iPad "big smudgy"). Kent German drops by the show to let us get a look at the shiny new toy that comprises, basically, the first half of our broadcast. Then, though, tune in for an update on the Droid X announcement that happened today, Android app privacy concerns, and Facebook's inexorable cruising toward 1 billion users.

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1254: BOL: The college years

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:41:02 PDT

Buzz Out Loud: the podcast that carries you through your formative years and even into college. We've got a great email about it, in fact. Also, we were totally right about the e-book price war--Kindle is now down to $189. Also, Apple will now collect your precise geographic information and share it with its partners. You can't opt out or anything, but hey, at least they let you know. Also: a Molly rant. Like, a real one. It's at the end. Enjoy!

Buzz Out Loud: Ep. 1253: Google has an honesty problem

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:32:23 PDT

Here's the thing: Google keeps insisting that the data it snared from open Wi-Fi hot spots isn't a big deal, it's useless, it was an accident, and so on. But now, some French investigators discovered that the "useless data" contains obvious passwords and recognizable snippets of email. Which isn't as "useless" as Google suggested, you know? Also, Apple iOS 4 is here; the Nook is, hopefully, resetting e-book reader prices to somewhere they should be; and you decide: Toshiba folding tablet, awesome or DOA? Or both?

Buzz Out Loud: BOL 1252: News flash: AT&T is greedy

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:15:14 PDT

On today's show, we counted up all the times AT&T is making you pay them to deliver various bits, and frankly, we're mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore. Then again, it's not like Verizon's not headed in the same direction, and it's not like our shareholder-dependent capitalist society would have it any other way. (Don't worry, we don't do that for long.) Also, iPhone 4's display may be "gorgeous," but it's the reason for all the production shortages. --Molly

Buzz Out Loud: BOL 1251: Captain Obvious issues a memo

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:25:17 PDT

From the desk of the big man himself: tablets are gonna be huge. Thanks for that one, boss. Also, iPhone 4 shipments are delayed again, and that doesn't even address the white iPhone 4 issue (where is that thing?). But Android's no help, at least not if you want the HTC Aria, which is all locked down by (you guessed it) AT&T. And in other obvious news, monkeys like TV. --Molly

Buzz Out Loud: BOL Ep. 1250: Sony's special new toy

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:56:40 PDT

It has a blue ball on top. And the ball changes colors. And an ergonomic design. Stop us if we've covered this before ... it's the Sony Move and it will rock you. Also, is there such a thing as Strike 4? More importantly, is there such a thing as a transgression so serious that it finally causes Apple to fire AT&T once and for all? Because they've gotta be close. --Molly

Buzz Out Loud: BOL 1249: Yahoo buys a vowell

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:16:06 PDT

Flicker.com has finally joined Flickr.com in the Yahoo stable. Also, good luck pre-ordering an iPhone 4 -- AT&T can't keep up with Apple users' demands. And introducing the Mac Shuffle! Sorry, we mean the new Mac Mini.

Buzz Out Loud: BOL 1248: AT&T's iPad breach blamestorm

bol@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:48:46 PDT

AT&T continues to perfect the art of apologizing without actually apologizing, wherein Goatse blames them right back. Some sporadic updates from E3 and the Microsoft press conference (see http://cnet.com/E3 for more), and we discuss whether the Internet has killed yet another industry: libel lawsuits. Oh, and a Japanese rocket just brought some aliens back from outer space. Awesome. --Molly