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Buzz Out Loud 1570: The Galaxy Nexus has landed in America (Podcast)

Today on Buzz Out Loud we are joined by the Rumor Has It girls Karyne Levy and Emily Dreyfuss. The Galaxy Nexus has crash landed in America and SOPA is set for a vote on amendments today in the Washington. We play a round of Into It..Not Into It and discuss what the world searched on Google in 2011. Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 1570 NEWS: -Verizon Wireless to sell Galaxy ...

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Buzz Out Loud: The CNET 100 end of the year list special!

The Buzz Out Loud team gets together for a special episode to discuss and debate CNET's end-of-the-year CNET 100 list of lists. Are the winners really winners? Are we being fair to the disappointments? Will 3D TV ever get it right? Watch the show and join the discussion at http://cnet.com/cnet100 Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) -CNET 100 list -The winners -The disappointments -The ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1569: Find love on Skout and fall in love with Gene Simmons (all over again) (Podcast)

On today's Most Epic Buzz Out Loud Episode Ever, we interview the founders of Skout.com and find out there's an easier way to find love and friendship all around you than the way you have to do it in Sweden. Also, how Verizon is trying to murder the Galaxy Nexus and Google is letting it. Plus, David Lucatch (don't get his name wrong, take it from me) and Gene Simmons (yes, THAT Gene Simmons) join us to talk about the magic wand that is Ortsbo. We'd believe it even if Gene didn't say so. ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1568: That's just the Google Maps guy, ignore him (Podcast)

The Carrier IQ spy software scandal continues to grow: Al Franken wants an explanation and researchers say it might even be showing up in iOS. AT&T's T-Mobile bid is on death watch, and we perform a live demo of Siri's abortion "glitch" -- biggest problem? It's not search and it should be search. Meanwhile, Google announces that it's planning to map indoor spaces, and we envision a world of Google mapping guys on Segways in the mall and maybe even snooping around our cubicles and kitchens ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1567: Galaxy Nexus hands-on, copyright freakout, and Computer Love (Podcast)

On this week's show, Jessica Dolcourt joins us for some hands-on time with the Galaxy Nexus--and that peek is all you get, since there's still no U.S. release date for that sucker. Ridiculous. Also, Google Music recapped and a tag-team SOPA rant, plus Stephen Beacham's awesome new segment: Into It or Not Into It. You will love it, and you will dance. All that and Computer Love, to boot! Settle in! Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360)RSS (MP3) ...

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Buzz Out Loud: BOL MST3K: Google Music launch (Podcast)

Molly and Brian converge for special coverage of the Google Music launch, and since Google thoughtfully provided a live stream of the events, it mainly consists of snarky comments throughout with brief outbursts of cogent analysis. I.e., our favorite thing to do. Enjoy! Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) NEWS -Google said to be launching music service next week -Google Music's 'twi ...

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Buzz Out Loud: Kindle Fire: your questions answered (Podcast)

The Buzz Out Loud team and Donald Bell get hands-on with the brand-new Kindle Fire and answer all your questions about the device, like Kindle Fire vs. Nook, whether you can side-load apps, and whether Amazon Prime is required for use (hint: no). Check it out! Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360)RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) NEWS -Amazon Kindle Fire Review -Kindle Fire ships today, a day early -Kindle Fire – Ho ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1566: It's not so hard to say goodbye to Flash...on Mobile (Podcast)

Adobe puts their support behind HTML 5 and ends further development of Flash on mobile browsers. Somewhere Steve Jobs is smiling. Warner Bros. takes down files they never even saw, which makes us feel great about the future of the Stop Piracy Online Act. Plus, a Rotisserie Meatball Passes Between Earth and Moon, and Siri tries to help us get a gift for mom on Christmas. Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1565: Google is falling apart, iPhone battery fix is coming, and Apple gets a Spanish smackdown (Podcast)

On today's show, how Google biffed the Gmail app big-time, RIM is the saddest little wounded puppy you ever did see (and hear), and CNET News' Jay Greene joins us to talk about his two-part series on Microsoft killing the Courier tablet and what it means for the company's future. Plus, when the heck is the Galaxy Nexus coming? Seriously, now? Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) E ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1564: Molly's new iPhone 4 is no Halloween trick (Podcast)

In the tech news this week, Stephen and Brian bust me for buying an iPhone 4 on eBay to tide me over until there's a phone I really want--or until my Verizon contract is up. Nicole Lee joins us to talk about Nokia and Microsoft's new baby, the Lumia 800, and Sony's plans to get serious about making smart phones. Plus, stock advice from the gang, the coming nightmare that is the Stop Internet Piracy Act, and Computer Love. Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | i ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1563: A Nexus, Razr and a Lytro. It's the tech trifecta! (Podcast)

VidBlogger Nation's founder Marc Scarpa joins us to talk about his Social TV Network and the rise of new media. Buzz Out Loud's own legal advisor Gil Cabrera joins us to talk about Samsung and its reach for something, anything in their patent battles with Apple. Guess what, they aren't winning. But you know who IS winning? Steve Ballmer. It's Gadgets Galore with the Samsung Nexus, Droid Razr and the Lytro camera. Which one is Molly going to buy? Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) |  ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1562: RIM death-watch starts today (Podcast)

On this week's show, a moment of silence for Dennis Ritchie, the father of the C programming language and co-creator of Unix. Another moment of silence for RIM, and the three-day silence of BlackBerry's email servers. Come ON, RIM. Keep it together! Also, Galaxy Nexus announcement coming Oct. 27? And Facebook wants to own your data for serious--like "it's a trade secret now" serious. Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) |&nbs ...

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Buzz Out Loud: The world reacts to the death of Steve Jobs (Podcast)

CNET's extensive live coverage of the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is hosted by Brian Cooley and Brian Tong with special guests, including Jay Elliot, former Apple vice president. The world reacts to the death of Steve Jobs $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50112723', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50112723', playlist ...

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Buzz Out Loud: Remembering Steve Jobs (Podcast)

On the evening of Steve Job's death The Buzz Out Loud crew takes a look back at Apple co-founder's life and impact on the technology world with reaction from other technology giants, viewers and mourners from around the world. Remembering Steve Jobs $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50112714', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '5 ...

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Buzz Out Loud: Remembering Steve Jobs (Podcast)

On the evening of Steve Job's death The Buzz Out Loud crew takes a look back at Apple co-founder's life and impact on the technology world with reaction from other technology giants, viewers and mourners from around the world. Remembering Steve Jobs $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50112714', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '5 ...

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Buzz Out Loud: Introducing iPhone Not-Five! (Podcast)

Missed the big Apple announcement Tuesday? Re-live it with the Buzz crew as we recap the live feeds of Apple's iPhone presentation. Spoiler alert: there's no iPhone 5. Introducing iPhone Not-Five! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50112309', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50112309', playlistDisplay: 'over' } },'blogXsmall'); ...

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Buzz Out Loud: Introducing iPhone Not-Five! (Podcast)

Missed the big Apple announcement Tuesday? Re-live it with the Buzz crew as we recap the live feeds of Apple's iPhone presentation. Spoiler alert: there's no iPhone 5. Introducing iPhone Not-Five! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50112309', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50112309', playlistDisplay: 'over' } },'blogXsmall'); ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1560: iPhone 5 invite: we've cracked the code! (Podcast)

Welcome to our first Buzz Out Loud Weekly, which is, ironically, our third show this week! It's a stair-step approach, really. We're recapping and analyzing Amazon's Kindle conflagration, wondering what the new iPhone 5 will look like and whether hidden retail skus do indeed point to a cheaper model, and pondering where to get free coffee on this, National Coffee Day. Plus, your calls and letters -- keep them coming! Ep. 1560: iPhone 5 invite: we've cracked the code! $lazy(window.Gec ...

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Buzz Out Loud: Amazon Press Conference Special (Podcast)

Since there's no video available (and we miss you guys), re-live Amazon's special Kindle announcement along with the Buzz crew! We'll be amazed by early reports, astonished by the low prices, curious about Amazon Prime and screen resolution. If you haven't already read all the stories, it's new to you! Enjoy. --Molly Amazon Press Conference Special $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50112247', flashV ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1559: Buzz Out Loud Bonus Makeup Monday Show (Podcast)

Today was a special day because it was the Buzz Out Loud Bonus Makeup Monday Show. Netflix is still in the news while some major rivals show off their goods this week including Amazon, Dish Network & Blockbuster. Facebook is scaring people all around the world with the latest changes. Is logging off of Facebook enough? And we hear from our fans in an extended Feedback Loop Loop Loop. We will be back live on Thursday at 10am PST so please tune in. Ep. 1559: Buzz Out Loud Bonus Makeup Mon ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1558: Dish and Blockbuster: meh? (Podcast)

Dish and Blockbuster announce their Netflix-killing movie delivery and streaming plan, but it's kind of a letdown unless you're a really happy Dish subscriber. HP puts Meg Whitman in charge and boots Leo Apotheker, which no one seems all that happy about except maybe HP's wildly dysfunctional board. The entire foundation of the world and physics is rocked by the possibility of particles that can travel faster than light, but mostly, you just wish we could go back in time and un-announce t ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1557: Facebook is not the boss of me (Podcast)

Adam Curry joins the show today to discuss Google's antitrust hearing (charade or not charade?), Facebook's redesign backlash, and how HP's board is looking at ousting Leo Apotheker as CEO--which apparently has many more political ramifications than we would have expected. Things you find out when Adam is on the show. Ep. 1557: Facebook is not the boss of me $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid501118 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1556: Google+ and Facebook: headed for a showdown (Podcast)

We're looking ahead to Facebook's F8 conference, where we're expecting all new buttons, tons of data porn, and ever more personalized advertising. Google is also looking ahead to Facebook's F8 conference, by opening Google+ to everyone and making hangouts even more awesome. Plus, we imagine a world in which AT&T's ongoing efforts to push through the T-Mobile acquisition could actually result in increased competition and a smaller, less terrifying incarnation of AT&T itself. And then we cr ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1555: Netflix to Qwikster to Regretflix? (Podcast)

Netflix rocks our world with the news that they're splitting up into two separate companies: Netflix for streaming and embedded media delivery, and Qwikster (yeah, seriously) for DVD delivery. Best part? Two Websites, two accounts, two queues! What's not to love? Also, Google Wallet and AT&T LTE arrive, Molly tees off on the Droid X again, and be warned, mateys: we do talk like pirates. Ep. 1555: Netflix to Qwikster to Regretflix? $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1554: How low will the stock go? (Podcast)

Rafe Needleman joins us on the show today to discuss the dropping stock prices of RIM, Netflix and HP.How low will they go? We take a closer look at Scarlett Johansson's hacking scandal and Rafe shares with us a very special video about taxidermy. All this and more on today's BOL. Ep. 1554: How low will the stock go? $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50111629', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTarge ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1553: Facebook is now following Twitter (Podcast)

The Buzz Crew feels like Facebook is losing its identity after adding the Subscribe button a day after Smart Lists. You guys really don't have to be like Twitter and Google+. Windows 8 embraces HTML5 in their Metro UI, while Flash takes another punch to the gut. And there's a reason why you don't tell Apple internal secrets. You'll be scared for the rest of your life. Just like Donald. Ep. 1553: Facebook is now following Twitter $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, fu ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1552: Facebook comes full circle (Podcast)

FaceBook brings their own Smart Lists and you might not care about Google+ anymore. The U.S. Department of Justice launches a criminal investigation against eBay and their dealings with Craigslist.org. Plus, we experience a radio dramatization of Return of the Jedi, since the Star Wars Blu-Ray is coming and Brian can't wait! Ep. 1552: Facebook comes full circle $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid5011 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1551: We all spend way too much time on Facebook (Podcast)

The 404's Wilson Tang joins us today to discuss Microsoft's Build Conference currently taking place in Anaheim California. Stephen gives out his random temporary phone number on his new iPhone App called Ring Shuffle and receives around 40 calls within 20 minutes. Good times! Look for those voice mails on tomorrow's show. Also the Kepler Telescope has discovered 6 new Earth like planets giving us more options when we need to get off this rock. All that and more on today's Buzz Out Loud ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1550: Are you Hot or Bot? (Podcast)

Amazon wants to be the Netflix of books, and we can't wait. The 9/11 Memorial uses tech to honor the victims memory. If you just use Twitter to lurk, you're not a bot, we're paging Dr. Watson and we want your Android OS name ideas! Ep. 1550: Are you Hot or Bot? $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50111376', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', cont ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1549: Bartz puts $10 million in the swear jar (Podcast)

On today's show, it's cloudy with a chance of downtime at Microsoft and Google both (I call it a "cloudage," geddit?). A new Facebook app is letting you dedicate your status updates to victims of 9/11, which we love. And Sprint is hoping to grab iPhone 5 customers with 1. the iPhone 5 and 2. unlimited data plans for iPhone 5. And the coolest pair of Nikes ever. Ep. 1549: Bartz puts $10 million in the swear jar $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeck ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1548: Carol Bartz? Unprofessional? Say it ain't effin' so. (Podcast)

The Yahoo aftershocks continue as Carol Bartz gives an angry, expletive-filled interview to Fortune and employees give Jerry Yang an angry, expletive-filled earful at an all-hands meeting where Yahoo tries to explain what comes next. Also, Apple upholds its reputation as a silent impenetrable fortress that doesn't care much for your security, by failing to patch Safari against fraudulent Web certificates and not saying a dang thing about it. Ep. 1548: Carol Bartz? Unprofessional? Say ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1547: Calm down: Netflix stream limits are just a bug! (They say.) (Podcast)

Carol Bartz is out at Yahoo and the stock is up, which has got to hurt. They're still raking in the cash, but shareholders hate nothing more than a plateau. Plus, Netflix swears that at least this time, its jerk move (restricting users to only one stream at a time) was a total accident, and they're definitely not doing that. Promise. Plus, Groupon's IPO roadshow is off and the IPO itself may be off for good, and the Droid Bionic has finally arrived. Hooray! Ep. 1547: Calm down: Netflix ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1546: Apple needs an iChain for its prototypes (Podcast)

The plot thickens on the lost iPhone prototype story: was there a police report? Did police escort Apple employees to a suspect's house and then stand by while those employees searched the place? Did Apple really not have security for its prototypes before the job listings they just posted? But the real question we have for everyone today is this: What is wrong with George Lucas and who will put a stop to his endless "Star Wars" tinkering!? Ep. 1546: Apple needs an iChain for its proto ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1545: Netflix isn't seeing Starz anymore (Podcast)

Just in time to force us all to streaming plans, Netflix announces that its content streaming deal with Starz has fallen apart. Eek. But at least they protected us from the tiered pricing Starz wanted in addition to $300 million per year. AT&T prepares its pro-merger death ray, Dominos announces plans for a pizza delivery joint on the moon (seriously), your responses to our decision to go weekly, and Pastor Luke mans up on Computer Love. Ep. 1545: Netflix isn't seeing Starz anymore $ ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1544: Of lost iPhones and shrimp ceviche (Podcast)

Apple, evidently, has a lot of employees with drinking problems, and it keeps letting those employees take iPhone prototypes out of the building. Really? Wow, dudes. Also, T-Mobile tries to pump up its employees over the merger situation, you can finally legally play Doom in Germany, tablet makers try everything but the easy solution, and China is going to kill us all. Or give us $99 tablets, hard to say. And Buzz Out Loud is getting out of the daily deals business. Ep. Of lost iPhones ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1543: The DOJ puts AT&T in time-out (Podcast)

Wow, look at the big consumer-friendly brain on the DOJ! The Justice Department files an unexpected suit to block the AT&T and T-Mobile acquisition, and we discuss whether we think that will mean the end of it, or whether AT&T will just start buying members of Congress left and right. You decide. Plus, the TouchPad rises once again, we have a winner in the "what does HP now stand for" contest, and it's not Hypothetical Pandas, although it should be. Ep. 1543: The DOJ puts AT&T in time- ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1542: The spin on the HP spin-off (Podcast)

The cast of Buzz Out Loud has a message for HP that we hope they'll hear: guys. Seriously. Please stop talking. Don't tell the press you may or may not spin off your PC unit if you can figure out what that would mean for the company, and don't let the EVP of the PC business say HP might get back into tablets. I mean, how hard is that, really? Plus, Wikileaks springs a major leak, and Beyonce's baby pwns Twitter. Ep. 1542: The spin on the HP spin-off $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBS ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1541: How to kill HP in 15 easy steps (Podcast)

The Wall Street Journal devastates Hewlett Packard in one incredibly accurate editorial that compiles all the mistakes of the past year or so. And well ... it hurts. In that "oh so true" way. Speaking of hard truths, Eric Schmidt says Google + is an "identity service" and not a social network, and if you don't want to use your real name, don't use G+. Respect. Less respect for the possibility that Larry Page knew about the rogue Canadian pharmacy ads that were posting on Google. Hmm. Ep ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1540: Astronomy is a girl's best friend (Podcast)

On today's show, we discover the universe's biggest diamond floating out there in space. Plus, the FCC is investigating why cell phone networks went down during this week's East Coast earthquake, especially with Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast even as we speak. Our BOL PSA to you: text, don't call. And also, be safe. Plus, Pandora makes some money and the most awkward voicemail session ever. Ep. 1540: Astronomy is a girl's best friend $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1539: It's so hard to say goodbye to Steve Jobs (Podcast)

On today's show, Josh Lowensohn joins us to talk about Steve Jobs' departure from Apple, the coming Tim Cook era, and the new org chart. And don't worry, there's other news, too: Google pays $500 million for assisting pill popping in the U.S., GameStop's dirty tricks, CmdrTaco pulls a Steve Jobs, and the best song tribute to Steve Jobs you'll ever hear (listen all the way to the end!). Ep. 1539: It's so hard to say goodbye to Steve Jobs $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoP ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1538: Bunny Out Loud (Podcast)

On today's show, cute-animal-song wunderkind Parry Gripp joins us to talk about his new Baby Monkey iPhone game, and he's represented by the cutest bunny ever. Seriously. We can barely focus. Seriously. Also, Facebook's major sweeping privacy changes mean you can finally erase your ex from your profile, which is actually kind of awesome. And how "2001: A Space Odyssey" apparently constitutes prior art for tablet design. Oh, yeah. Ep. 1538: Bunny Out Loud $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1537: BOL, Quake Out Loud Edition (Podcast)

On today's show, an earthquake appears to be headed right for us, and all we can talk about is HP and WebOS some more! Plus, Lenovo's baffling decision to drop the ThinkPad Tablet into the marketplace at $500, when fire-sale frenzy is at its peak. Um. Oops. And would Apple risk fragmenting the iPhone in order to get into emerging markets? We'll see. Oh, and quick hicks! Ep. 1537: BOL, Quake Out Loud Edition $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVi ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1536: TouchPad frenzy ignites the Internet (Podcast)

HP has a winner on its hands, now that it's killed off that particular winner. The Internetorati clamor to buy discounted TouchPads, while HP's stock plummets 20 percent to a six-year low. So, Apotheker, who's right? You or the geeks? Also, Facebook finds out once again that censorship is hard, and the real reason aliens want to kill us: we'll ruin the entire galaxy if we get off this rock! Ep. 1536: TouchPad frenzy ignites the Internet $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoP ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1535: HP: WebOS? What WebOS? (Podcast)

If you stood by believing all of HP's grand proclamations about standing by WebOS and supporting it to the end, you're finding out the hard way that love really does hurt. A lot. Plus, we discuss whether HP really can make it in the post-PC world, and whether this was or wasn't the best week Microsoft has had in a long time. Also, we invent the Mail Truck Alternative to waiting 8 days for online TV, dish out some love advice on Computer Love, and find out why "kids" is apparently a dirty ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1534: Cognitive semiconductors: here comes the Singularity! (Podcast)

IBM has created what they're benignly calling "cognitive semiconductors," which are computers that can actually learn, think, and creatively process information. So, that sounds like a good idea, right? I mean, seriously, great work, IBM, but when one of your big backers is DARPA, you can't fool us. We know Skynet is upon us. Also, don't get caught with your patents down! Ep. 1534: Cognitive semiconductors: here comes the Singularity! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPla ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1533: Happy 8,000,000th patent! (Podcast)

We celebrate the patent wars with Zynga while Google's stock gets downgraded. TV Studios think its a good idea to pull back their content on the Web and if you've ever faked a phone call on your cell phone, you're not the only one. Ep. 1533: Happy 8,000,000th patent! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50109834', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id' ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1532: President Obama's on Foursquare (Podcast)

Barack, Do you really want everyone to know where you are? In the Googorola aftermath, Microsoft was reportedly one of the comapnies in negotiations with Motorola. And the best way to kill an iPad 3 rumor, is to squash it with another rumor that you made up. Plus, Wilson Tang of the 404 joins us in studio. Ep. 1532: President Obama's on Foursquare $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50109762', flashVa ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1531: Introducing: Googorola! (Podcast)

Google buys Motorola Mobility! Once we figure out that it's not actually a joke, we grabbed News.com senior writer Maggie Reardon to help break it all down for us. Upshot: patents, patents, and more patents, and a war with its hardware partners. And also, a sea change in the entire industry. So, no big deal. Also, Anonymous rides to war with San Francisco's subway system over free speech, and we're with Anonymous. And did Apple's amazing Photoshop skills kill Galaxy Tab sales in Europe? T ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1530: Google's Got Game (Podcast)

Google gets into the social gaming biz, because it turns out that social gaming addiction is the key to all social media success. Well, and a 5% cut of the profits compared to Facebook's 30%. Nice move, Google. Scotland Yard is using Britain's huge network of spy cams plus facial recognition software to track down looters, DARPA just ditched millions of our dollars somewhere over the Pacific (again), and Computer Love plays it safe. Ep. 1530: Google's Got Game $lazy(window.GeckoVideo ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1529: HTC tries to buy some street cred (Podcast)

HTC spends $300 million to acquire some Beats Electronics awesomeness, but we have to admit: we're befuddled. Also, Apple is now officially the world's most valuable company, and we're happy, because they're slightly less evil than ExxonMobil. And in the worst idea we've heard in a while, the British Prime Minister floats the idea of turning off social networks to stem the rioting in London. Dude, do you WANT more riots!? Ep. 1529: HTC tries to buy some street cred $lazy(window.Gecko ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1528: Is Apple killing its own app business? (Podcast)

Amazon and Vudu both launch full-featured Web apps for Apple's iPad to avoid the "Apple tax" and, in Amazon's case, so that they can actually have a link to their store in their mobile experience. Is Apple accidentally driving people toward a device-agnostic tech future? I hope so! Also, Nokia is out of North America, we're planning our visit to the Star Trek resort, and more Bronies than expected listen to BOL! Ep. 1528: Is Apple killing its own app business? $lazy(window.GeckoVideo ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1527: London's burning thanks to BBM (Podcast)

On today's show, RIM's BlackBerry blog is hacked after it cooperates with police over BlackBerry Messenger's role in coordinating the ongoing London riots. Also, lightning strikes an Amazon Web server and half the Internet goes down (or was it solar flares?). Plus, coolest use of a zip line ever, as China retains its status as Honey Badger of the world. Ep. 1527: London's burning thanks to BBM $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ par ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1526: Prepare for Maximum Overdrive! (Podcast)

The sun is throwing out magnetic storms that could disrupt your GPS, your cell phone signals, and maybe even cause soda machines to kill you in extremely violent 1980s movie style. Just ... Google it. In other news, the World Wide Web turned 20 this weekend, the kids of today are learning to be hackers at DefCon, and if you buy virtual gold instead of earning it, the terrorists win. No, really, that's actually kind of true. Ep. 1526: Prepare for Maximum Overdrive! $lazy(window.GeckoV ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1525: Patent catfights and the hot rod plow (Podcast)

Google and Microsoft continue their highly public patent-related catfight, which is either raising awareness of the issue of overbroad software patents or just turning into an embarrassing public battle that's making us all uncomfortable. Also, facial recognition is a trap, and security researchers are rushing to unveil the real Shady Rat. Plus: Computer Love! Ep. 1525: Patent catfights and the hot rod plow $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVi ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1524: The finger wiggle patent portfolio attacks (Podcast)

On today's show, Google is upset that its competitors are using a giant portfolio of patents to attack Android. Never mind that Google could have joined in the purchase of said portfolio or, more importantly, that it's got the clout and cash to lead a fight against software patents in the first place. Good try, though! Also, our government prepares for the next war on terror--cyber-terror--and will HBO Go ever go a la carte? We hope so! Ep. 1524: The finger wiggle patent portfolio atta ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1523: Global cyber cold war imminent? (Podcast)

On today's show, security researchers report that Anonymous and LulzSec are, if anything, just distracting us with their antics while the true threat is a years-long cyberwarfare campaign that's stolen everything from private intellectual property to high-level government secrets. So, that'll probably lead to some reasoned and logical cyber-security discussions, no? No. Also, is the Amazon App Store screwing developers, and are you finally getting what you pay for, broadband-wise? Ep. ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1522: Is there ice cream for WiFi Day? (Podcast)

It's 8-02-11 (in U.S. style date parlance, we know), and therefore it's WiFi Day ... we don't know what that means, but Molly's planning to get some ice cream out of it! Plus, Android malware that can record your phone calls and free WiFi in London, thanks to Virgin Media. Plus, the New Yorker is a winner on the iPad and the MacBook Air is a winner with our show hosts. Ep. 1522: Is there ice cream for WiFi Day? $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGec ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1521: Internet Explorer IS for dummies (Podcast)

On today's show, the sad news that even those of you who are grandfathered in to AT&T's unlimited plans will be subject to throttling. sorry. Also, Adobe tries to future-proof itself with a new HTML5 Web animation tool, the darknet is not your mom's social network, and RIM doesn't make pizzas. Ep. 1521: Internet Explorer IS for dummies $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50108878', flashVars:{ autopl ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1520: Google: the devil you know (Podcast)

Google wants to control both ends of Internet delivery, Google + traffic may be dropping already, and British police may or may not have arrested a LulzSec leader, depending on whether you believe LulzSec tricked British police or not. Also, Spotify is sued for patent infringement, we dish out Computer Love advice, and the craziest singing medley you ever did see. Ep. 1520: Google: the devil you know $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlay ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1519: Content holders become content withholders (Podcast)

Fox decides to implement an 8-day window and subscription authentication on its content across the Web ... which we know consumers love. No really, we love that. Meanwhile, patent wars continue to ruin smartphone innovation -- hopefully not so much that it prevents us from getting the transparent gadgets that some genius Stanford researchers. Also, Mango is coming! Ep. 1519: Content holders become content withholders $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ l ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1518: Daddy particles from the future (Podcast)

On today's show, Brian Tong offends nearly the entire Internet, so consider that fair warning. HTC is willing to negotiate with Apple, Google is willing to make it easier to get your account back if you're suspended for not using your real name on Google+, and Netflix is willing to lose a bunch of money this quarter in hopes of surviving beyond it. Ep. 1518: Daddy particles from the future $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parent ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1517: RIM is COO-COO for co-execs (Podcast)

In response to shareholder demands for RIM to explain its seemingly disastrous co-CEO structure, RIM decided to add another COO, too. No, seriously. They'll have two COOs and two CEOs (and also lay off 2,000 probably perfectly innocent people who thought there should only be one CEO). Wow. Also, be warned: we talk about politics, because we hope the Internet can save America. Ep. 1517: RIM is COO-COO for co-execs $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadG ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1516: BOL at Comic Con 2011 with Brian Tong (Podcast)

Today we are coming to you live from high atop the CBS booth at Comic Con 2011 in San Diego California. Brian Tong discusses the massive event that Comic Con has become and talks with some of the fans who love to show off their swag. Ep. 1516: BOL at Comic Con 2011 with Brian Tong $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50108350', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', con ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1515: There's something Buzzing in the Digital City (Podcast)

The NYC takeover of BOL continues, as the hardware heads from the Digital City talk about Day One problems with Apple's new Lion OSX update, the death of Google Labs, and who's getting hacked next. Ep. 1515: There's something Buzzing in the Digital City $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50108247', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1514: The 404 crew Takes Over BOL (Podcast)

The 404 crew has taken over BOL today while The BOL crew is out at Comic Con 2011. New Mac Book Airs and Mac Minis are out and in the wild, Anonymous gets frisked, and we discuss Digital Oxytocin which is like heroin for computers. All this and more on Buzz Out Loud. Ep. 1514: The 404 crew Takes Over BOL $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50108220', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page' ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1514: The 404 crew Takes Over BOL (Podcast)

The 404 crew has taken over BOL today while The BOL crew is out at Comic Con 2011. New Mac Book Airs and Mac Minis are out and in the wild, Anonymous gets frisked, and we discuss Digital Oxytocin which is like heroin for computers. All this and more on Buzz Out Loud. Ep. 1514: The 404 crew Takes Over BOL $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50108220', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page' ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1513: The FBI is coming after Anonymous. Run and tell that. (Podcast)

The FBI rolls out a massive raid across the United States in connection with the "Anonymous" hacking investigation. Google's Eric Schmidt will defend HTC at all costs and if you can't wait for the inevitable Mac OS X Lion release, it's already out on the internet. Because that won't get you in trouble at all. Ep. 1513: The FBI is coming after Anonymous. Run and tell that. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universal ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1512: Anonymous starts their own social network! (Podcast)

The World Cup finals now holds the record for tweets per second. GOAAAAAL! If you're tired of waiting to get into Google+ the hacker group Anonymous is building their own. Wednesday could be a happy day for Apple fanboys, but who cares about Wednesday? Rebecca Black is dropping her new single "My Moment" on Monday! Yup, it's one of those Monday's. Buzz Out Loud Ep.1512: Anonymous starts their own social network! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGec ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1511

Brian Tong has a rule about no technology in the bedroom. Molly's not so sure. It's Computer Love Friday, everyone! Also, Google continues to make piles of cash and says it's making tons of money (again), and Microsoft may or may not be working on a social/search hybrid site. RIM may or may not be working on an Apple TV competitor, which we fervently pray is not true. Please, RIM. Please don't do it. Buzz Out Loud Ep. 1511: No technology in the bedroom $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1510: Google + is Bieber-free! (Podcast)

On today's show, we talk to Ken Parks, director of content at Spotify, who lays down the one rule of music licensing negotiations: you don't talk about music licensing negotiations! Plus, Amazon's tablet is incoming, 41 percent of Netflix users plan to take their ball and go home, and girl power at the Google science fair! Ep. 1510: Google + is Bieber-free! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid5010792 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1509: Hey, Windows Phone 7, how much does a polar bear weigh? (Podcast)

Today on the show, we discover that Windows Phone 7 does have a life in the wild -- at least one phone does, anyway. Also, Plants vs. Zombies are taking over the world and BT, Steve, and I are headed for a Tetris showdown. RIM continues to try to defend its co-CEO setup (why!?) and fans rage, rage, against the dying of the cheap Netflix plans. We direct them elsewhere: toward the studios who want so much for streaming content in the first place. Ep. 1509: Hey, Windows Phone 7, how much ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1508: Google + is now 10 million strong (Podcast)

Google + is making some changes, but hopefully it's only going to keep the G+ train going: estimates have it at 10 million users and on track for 20 million by this weekend. Yeah, no, really. Plus, Netflix makes a change that makes us sing and pushes you toward either DVDs or streaming, but probably not both. Plus, happy anniversary, Neptune! Ep. 1508: Google + is now 10 million strong $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElem ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1507: We're out of disk space, too (Podcast)

On today's show, Google already runs out of disk space for Google +, and we're running low on disk space ourselves. The first Google eBooks integrated e-reader is landing soon, Apple takes another run at HTC, and we're discovering the most evil cities on the Internetz. --Molly Ep. 1507: We're out of disk space, too $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50107750', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTarget ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1506: Copyright Cops (Podcast)

Antuan Goodwin joins us today to discuss the ISP's agreement to become the Copyright Cops of the internet. Should we fear them? We also talk about driving while talking on the phone and whether or not it is safe. And we continue to follow all of the hacking stories and possible vulnerabilities in our devices. Also the Space Shuttle Atlantis launches for it's final voyage into outer space! Ep. 1506: Copyright Cops $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGe ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1505: Thomas Dolby blinds us with genius (Podcast)

On today's show, special guest Thomas Dolby drops in to talk with us about the state of the music industry and digital distribution, his new album, and the amazing sounding MMORPG that goes along with it. We're pretty overwhelmed by his brilliance. But we recover a bit for tech news, like Hulu's 1 million paid users (and imminent death), and whether the Droid Bionic can catch up to the Atrix 4G. Ep. 1505: Thomas Dolby blinds us with genius $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.vid ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1504: "Awesome" is dead. (Podcast)

Today we listened in on Mark Zuckerberg's awesome announcement which we found to be not so awesome. Skype is being integrated into Facebook but I think we are more excited about Spotify finally coming to the U.S! Apple Passes RIM In U.S. Smartphone Market Share and Microsoft wants Samsung to pay a smartphone fee of about $15 for every phone it makes. Yikes! And Japan Discovers Rare Minerals in the Pacific Seabed. All this as well as your calls and emails on today's Buzz Out Loud. Ep. 15 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1503: FTC needs to put that probe somewhere else (Podcast)

Today on Buzz Out Loud, we preview tomorrow's "awesome" Facebook announcement -- and we hope it's not just Skype integration. Microsoft is getting in bed with Baidu in China, but Cisco is getting in a much dirtier bed with China's government, helping build a massive surveillance system that we're sure will just be used to hand out traffic tickets. Plus, is #antisec officially in a world of hurt? We'll see. Ep. 1503: FTC needs to put that probe somewhere else $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPl ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1500: RIM's motto: The buck stops here ... and there (Podcast)

On today's show, RIM responds -- if you can call it that -- to an open letter purportedly from a senior executive calling out the company on all its woes. RIM's response? We're fine. Well, we're fine, but we will also agree to form a task force to investigate whether we need a better CEO and management structure. Ya think? Plus, the craziest Computer Love ever. Ep. 1500: RIM's motto: The buck stops here ... and there $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ l ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1501: Is Timberlake bringing Myspace back? (Podcast)

Myspace has been sold to Specific Media for a whopping $35 million & Justin Timberlake is reported to be one of the investors. Can Justin bring the sexy back to Myspace? Google's Google Plus social media site opens & closes the invites within 1 day & Antuan Goodwin might be to blame. And Donald Bell joins us to give his two cents on the HP TouchPad. It's show 1501... Join us tomorrow as we go back in time for show 1500! Ep. 1501: Is Timberlake bringing Myspace back? $lazy(window.Gecko ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1502: Skype will spy on you (Podcast)

Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype which allow users to listen in on private Skype conversations. This does not sound good as our privacy on the internet becomes less and less private. Google's social media site Google Plus begins with little fan fair hoping to cause a mass migration from Facebook. And a clever Foursquare hack turns New York City Into a giant game of Risk! Ep. 1502: Skype will spy on you $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVid ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1499: Finally, Venn diagrams come to social networking! (Podcast)

On today's show, we're kind of down on Microsoft Office 365 and poor MySpace's future, but we feel a tiny bit positive about the overlapping circles of nerdiness that could be possible with Google's new Plus social networking beta. Also, find out what you love on Google, if you can, and see all the movies you want for $50 a month. Plus: our new favorite word! Philanthrodorks! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes ( ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1498: Violent video games ok, "Cars 2" NOT (Podcast)

The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down California's attempt to ban the sale of violent video games to minors, arguing that the current ratings system is enough to let parents make informed decisions about what to buy. Unlike the MPAA's rating system, which led me and my 4-year-old to "Cars 2." Thanks for that, MPAA. Also, LulzSec tucks its puppykicker tail and runs away, but not before hacking a librarian and book-sharing Website. Nice. Ep. 1498: Violent video games ok, "Cars 2" NOT $laz ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1497: Lytro is the camera of the future (Podcast)

Lytro's Founder and CEO Ren Ng Ph.D. stopped by the BOL studio today to discuss his new product the Lytro Light Field Camera which allows you to focus different depths of field within one photograph. We picked his brain about how the technology works and how it will evolve into the art of photography and beyond. We also discuss the FTC's probe into Google's business practices as well as the upcoming possible overhaul of the United States Patent office rules and regulations. Lulzsec conti ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1496: Goodbye to the Winklevii (Podcast)

On today's show, why horny Amish guys shouldn't sext while driving their horse and buggies and why somewhere in the world, Martin Short is currently clenching his butt cheeks. Yep, it's a Donald Bell show. Also, ISPs are adopting graduated responses to piracy and Apple gets a patent that may or may not be broad depending on how you define "N." Ep. 1496: Goodbye to the Winklevii $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'un ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1495: Lytro: the "magic camera" that's blown our minds (Podcast)

On today's show, we fall in love with Lytro, the game-changing photo technology that we can't wait to get our hands on. Get in line, geeks. Also, will Yahoo buy Hulu? And can we call it Ya-Hulu if they do-do? Plus, Apple scores the broadest patent ever, which makes us wonder if the patent office is even trying anymore, and Shazam is coming to your TV. Ep. 1495: Lytro: the "magic camera" that's blown our minds $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGecko ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1494: We Like + 1 Yonanna (Podcast)

The otherwise staid and professional Jason Hiner joins us from TechRepublic to discuss important issues like the amazing Yonanna machine, which turns your banana into froyo just like that! Ok, ok, in tech news, a 19-year-old is arrested in the UK, but LulzSec says he's just the IRC moderator. Sounds important to us. Plus, your Facebook and Twitter posts will haunt you for seven years, just like your bad credit card purchases. Ep. 1494: We Like + 1 Yonanna $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlay ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1493: We're all screwed. Drink. (Podcast)

It's both a fun game and a sad commentary on the state of our existence! On today's show, the average user is caught in the crossfire of the hacker wars, but dammit, even LulzSec agrees that Sega is off limits. Speaking of which, Donald might have been right about Bitcorn, rather than Bitcoin. Ouch. And how to restore the memories of really, really stoned rats. Poor little rats. --Molly Ep. 1493: We're all screwed. Drink. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function( ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1492: The streaming movie crack cycle (Podcast)

We are back online today and explain exactly what happened to the show yesterday when it blew up. We discuss Rims demise and the Senate passing a law making it a felony to stream copyright protected material on the interwebs while at the same time day dream about Spotify coming to the US in all of its music streaming glory. Ep. 1492: The streaming movie crack cycle $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoi ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1491: The lost episode (Podcast)

A power surge mid-show knocked us, Donald's birthday celebration, and the rest of the episode offline. Here's what we managed to salvage from the wreckage ... at least you can read the stories and emails for yourselves! See you tomorrow! Ep. 1491: The lost episode $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50106550', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1490: Generate odor at will (Podcast)

CNET's Declan McCullagh reports that Google's access point sniffing ways may also be slurping up Mac address information on mobile phones and laptops ... and can be used to track your information. This is sewious. Also, Pandora's IPO is bubblicious, we go deep inside the psychology of Apple's retail experience, and smell-o-vision coming to a TV near you. Geez, Tong, what are you eating!? Ep. 1490: Generate odor at will $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function() ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1489: 7073, people, keep it simple (Podcast)

The most common iPhone passcodes are revealed on today's show (no, not by LulzSec), but Tong has a pager-callback suggestion for all of us. A proposal in Congress would force U.S. companies to actually tell us when they're hacked and our data is stolen (yes, please), and Rojadirecta becomes the people's hero in challenging the government's domain-name seizures. Go, Rojadirecta, go! Ep. 1489: 7073, people, keep it simple $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function() ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1488: Sharks with frickin' lasers on their heads (Podcast)

On today's show, it's the Summer of Hackers: Anonymous hits the Spanish police website and threatens the Federal Reserve (which, frankly, we find to be a target that's probably worthy of a little DDoS action). Plus, a nation-state may have hacked IMF, but they're not saying much, and the Bitcoin market crashes (buy low!). Plus, scientists create jellyfish that can shoot tiny, weak lasers ... a stepping stone to the scariest sharks ever. Ep. 1488: Sharks with frickin' lasers on their he ...

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Best of BOL 5: iCloud, Wii U, and Apple's spaceship HQ (Podcast)

Steve Jobs announces Apple's iCloud storage service; Nintendo introduces its next-gen console, the Wii U; and Apple unveils plans for giant spaceship-like campus. Best of BOL: iCloud, Wii U, and Apple's spaceship HQ $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50106278', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50106278', playlistDisplay: 'over' ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1487: What, you don't Beluga? (Podcast)

Carriers are freaking out because they might not be able to keep charging you exorbitant rates to send tiny little data bits over the same network all the other data goes over--i.e., texting is dead. Hurry up and die, texting. Also, how Windows Phone 7 might catch up to iPhone by 2015 (we're skeptical) and why not to tag yourself in 250 pictures of you and your ex-girlfriend. We'd have thought the answer was obvious. Ep. 1487: What, you don't Beluga? $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, C ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1486: Franken-mouse and up-skirting Roombas (Podcast)

On today's show, scientists discover that shocking tiny artificial brains with electricity produces the equivalent of short-term memory. Apocalypse nigh. Also, the Supreme Court rules against Microsoft in the i4i patent case, Apple goes Calvinball with a NEW RULE that says they won't take a cut of in-app subscriptions. Plus, Citibank got hacked ... a month ago. Thanks for the heads up, guys. Ep. 1486: Franken-mouse and up-skirting Roombas $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.vide ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1485: Steve Jobs building the mothership? (Podcast)

Steve Jobs pitches the city of Cupertino on a gigantic, circular "office complex" with its own power supply and, of course, a totally gorgeous design. Our question: does it come with its own Arc reactor? Also, World IPv6 Day is actually about preventing riots in the streets. Now do you care? And we found out right after the show ended that the Facebook profile pic tattoo story is a hoax. So now we hate the Internet, but we're still a little relieved. Ep. 1485: Steve Jobs building the m ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1484: The Wii U explained (kind of) (Podcast)

Brian Tong joins us live from the E3 show floor to try to explain this cool-looking new Wii U console/controller thing. Even Cooley seems at least slightly impressed. Also, Sony delivers an apology but kind of a snoozefest of a press conference, 25% of U.S. hackers may be informants (including Antuan Goodwin) and reasoned discussion of Apple's iCloud, iOS, and OS X updates. No, really. --Molly Ep. 1484 The Wii U explained (kind of) $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1483: Apple's iCloud is really iSync (Podcast)

On today's show, an exhausted Molly and Brian Cooley wrap up the longest Apple keynote in years, and try to make sense of the things you can and can't accomplish with iCloud. Plus, the latest from Microsoft at E3, a little bit of cursory science news, and finally time for pizza. Phew. Ep. 1483: Apple's iCloud is really iSync $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50105848', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false' ...

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Best of Buzz Out Loud 4: Week of 5-30-11 Hackers, dangerous cell phones and worms from hell (Podcast)

This week on our roundup of best BOL moments, Lockheed and PBS join the roster of recent victims as hackers motives expand, World Health Organization says cell phones may cause cancer and 'Worms From Hell' unearth possibilities for extraterrestrial life. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 4

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Best of Buzz Out Loud 3: Week of 5-23-11 Lady Gaga, Google Wallet and Windows Phone. (Podcast)

This week on our roundup of best BOL moments, Lady Gaga downloads overwhelm Amazon, location-specific results and app integration from Windows Phone and the age of MoLo is upon us! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 3

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Best of Buzz Out Loud 2: Week of 5-16-11 (Podcast)

This week on our roundup of best BOL moments, Sony has a rocky re-launch, Android has a security scare, and our science news shows just how devoted Apple fans can really be. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 2

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Best of Buzz Out Loud 1: Week of 5-9-11 (Podcast)

Introducing the BOL digest! The biggest stories of the week from Google to Facebook smears, plus our favorite funny bits. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 1

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Buzz Out Loud 1482: iCloud details, LulzSec strikes again, and USA rules at cupcakes (Podcast)

On today's show, we discover that Sony may have stored more than 1 million user emails and passwords in clear text, which LulzSec happily took advantage of. Also, the Gmail hack may have targeted White House employees who were using their Gmail accounts for official off-books government business. And iCloud might only stream iTunes purchases at launch which, if true, would be a massive bummer. We'll see. --Molly Ep. 1482: iCloud details, LulzSec strikes again, and USA rules at cupcakes ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1481: Worms in spaaaaace! (Podcast)

On today's show, "worms from hell" a mile or more underground. We get a look at Windows 8 and we dig it, a lot. Google says a Chinese hacker got into hundreds of Gmail accounts, which China (not surprisingly) denies. Plus, Molly gets a new boyfriend to take to the bunker (which gets grilled cheese sandwiches in addition to its chicken and Gaga), and we get schooled on matters of space shuttle transportation. Ep.1481: Worms in spaaaaace! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.vid ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1480: WHO: cell phones as cancer-causing as coffee (Podcast)

The World Health Organization semi-confirms what we've all suspected for years: it's probably not a good thing that mobile phones cause the cells in your brain to wiggle and change. Also, Lodsys continues its patent trolling unfettered by matters of conscience or threatening letters from Apple, and the PBS hackers turn their attention to Sony, as if Sony didn't have enough problems, already. --Molly Ep. 1480: WHO: cell phones as cancer-causing as coffee $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1479: At Area 51, Tupac is still alive (Podcast)

Hackers are targeting everything from defense contractors (for obvious reasons) to PBS (for slightly less obvious reasons related to their journalistic integrity), and frankly, we were sad to hear that Tupac actually isn't alive somewhere in New Zealand. Also, my report from Area 51, what Apple will deliver at WWDC, and the best Lady Gaga/KFC chicken Photoshop we've ever seen. --Molly Ep. 1479: At Area 51, Tupac is still alive $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, fun ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1478: Zuck Hunt (Podcast)

Without Molly or Brian, CNET's podcast of indeterminate length is commandeered by indeterminate hosts. CNET's Donald Bell and Eric Franklin steer the Buzz Out Loud ship into the shark-infested waters of poached PayPal employees and Twitter CEOs. Plus, HTC is paying Microsoft for Android phones, the International Space Station reaches completion (sorta), and Mark Zuckerberg hunts for his own lunch. Ep. 1478: Zuck Hunt $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ l ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1477: Google is taking over your wallet (Podcast)

Donald Bell and Antuan Goodwin stop by the studio for a very special episode of Boys Out Loud with your host Brian Tong. We discuss the future of Google Wallet and whether or not we will spend more money for higher quality apps for the Windows Phone. We also discuss Apples Malware evolution as well as the PayPal founders idea to pay high school grads not go to college and instead start their own tech companies. All this and much more on todays episode of BOL. Ep. 1477: Google is taking ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1476: The Oprah Browser (Podcast)

On today's show, Apple responds to the Mac Defender concerns with a support forum and a promised OS X update, Google may announce mobile payments via NFC as early as tomorrow (Thursday), and Facebook might launch a music service with Spotify (but no, not in the U.S. -- yet). Also, TiVo makes tons of money from suing people and Brian Tong bids a teary farewell to Oprah. --Molly Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1475: I want my chicken and my Gaga (Podcast)

On today's show, Apple stands up for its developers, but not for the people who might be infected with malware. Nice, Apple. Real nice. Also, Microsoft introduces Mango and Ballmer accidentally introduces Windows 8, and the Falun Gong sues Cisco. Yeah, really. And for a good reason, too. Ep. 1475: I want my chicken and my Gaga $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50105350', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'fals ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1474: More pain for Sony (Podcast)

Sony is expecting $3.2 billion loss for its fiscal year and Sony's BMG Greece music site is hacked revealing more customer data. Google's idea of being a truly open platform goes through more growing pains and HP creates a whole new numbering system. That's "one plus" for you my friends. Ep. 1474: More pain for Sony $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50105298', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTarget ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1473: Rapture at the Apple chapel (Podcast)

We all really hope this isn't our last show ever, but if it is, we can apparently join a bunch of other Facebook hoodlum types and go loot the Apple store. Or, as one caller brilliantly renames them, the Apple Chapel. Also, sad news from China's Foxconn Plant, Comcast continues its parade of breathtakingly evil activities, and nothing's wrong with Georgia on Computer Love. --Molly Ep. 1473: Rapture at the Apple chapel $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1472: The Internet and the end of snow days (Podcast)

On today's show, Eric Schmidt appears to spout off wildly about fighting anti-piracy laws to the death, but frankly, we kind of agree. Also, LinkedIn's IPO goes bonkers, Apple is close to signing all the necessary music labels to its hoped-for Amazon and Google killer, Kindle e-books outsell all print books on Amazon, and it turns out that Apple love really is a religion. So much so that its devotees literally refuse to believe there could be malware on their Macs. Guys, it's happening. B ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1471: Spoiler alert: Sony hacked again (Podcast)

Multiple rage-fits on today's show, as we discuss poor Sony's PlayStation Network being hacked again, patent trolls going after the entire app store market, the Winklevoss twins taking their hurt feelings all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and sweet little elementary school kids unable to have a school talent show thanks to the jack-boot of the culture of ownership. Good times. --Molly Ep. 1471: Spoiler alert: Sony hacked again $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1470: Amazon is bringing a quad-core tablet?...We hope. (Podcast)

Brian Cooley invades the studio! Bing uses your Facebook social graph to help you make better...Decisions. T-Mobile lets you make Wi-Fi calls for free, but that will probably go away if the merger with AT&T happens. Another reason not to like it. Plus, the Power Point versus Keynote debate rages on! Ep. 1470: Amazon is bringing a quad-core tablet?...We hope. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid5010497 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1469: PlayStation Network: safe enough for America! (Podcast)

Sony is firing up the PlayStation Network again and most of America should have access by now. But the Japanese government says it won't allow PSN back on in its country until Sony can ensure that it's triple-dog-super-secure. Which, uh ... I kind of want it to be that secure here, too, don't you? Plus, artists gets screwed by pirates AND the RIAA, the fascinating and potentially globally destabilizing bitcoin project, and the power of Prey gets back a man's laptop from hundreds of miles ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1468: Bad Facebook! No biscuit for you! (Podcast)

Facebook gets busted for actually hiring a PR agency to try to plant anti-Google stories in the press. Wow. What are you guys, like 14? Oh, wait. Kind of, yeah. In other rant bait, an FCC commissioner who blocked any conditions regulating the NBC/Comcast merger got a lobbying gig at Comcast! How ... sleazy. Plus, the sad story of the other Mark Zuckerberg, and I finally finish my Keynote presentation about my spring break to Alaska. --Molly Ep. 1468: Bad Facebook! No biscuit for you! ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1467: Angry Chrome Birds (Podcast)

Google keeps the news ball rolling, dropping two new Chromebook laptops and an enterprise-ready Chromebox. Plus, of course, they make Chrome OS official. Oh, and how could we bury the lead? Angry Birds is now available in the Chrome App Store! For free! Plus, it turns out 100,000 Facebook apps were accidentally leaking your data, Apple and Google hit the privacy hot sheet, and a dude jumps out of a helicopter with a rocket pack strapped to his back. We won't spoil the ending for you. --Mo ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1466: Google and the nine OS strategy, and Microsoft buys Skype (Podcast)

Huge news day today, with Google's I/O presentation packing about a day's worth of news into a single hourlong presentation--and this is just the first day. We wonder whether Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Chrome OS can exist in the same world, and whether the music labels will ever again get a seat at the table. Plus, why Microsoft bought Skype, cellphones getting disaster notification texts, and the New Yorker comes to the iPad. --Molly Ep. 1466: Google and the nine OS strategy, ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1466: Google and the nine OS strategy, and Microsoft buys Skype (Podcast)

Huge news day today, with Google's I/O presentation packing about a day's worth of news into a single hourlong presentation--and this is just the first day. We wonder whether Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Chrome OS can exist in the same world, and whether the music labels will ever again get a seat at the table. Plus, why Microsoft bought Skype, cellphones getting disaster notification texts, and the New Yorker comes to the iPad. --Molly Ep. 1466: Google and the nine OS strategy, ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1465: I left TiVo because TiVo left me (Podcast)

Comcast and TiVo's long-running negotiations (think five years, people) to bring TiVo software to Comcast's set-top boxes is now officially dead. As are TiVo's hopes, as far as we're concerned. Also, CNET may have tipped off Sony to yet another planned attack this weekend, and good news! They stopped it! Bad news: PSN and Qriocity may not be fully operational until May 31. Also, a civil war seems to be brewing over at Anonymous, and you can't pay attention because you have too much brain. ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1464: PSN Hackers don't quit (Podcast)

Wilson Tang from the 404 joins us in studio to hack away at all the tech news along with host of the week Mr. Brian Tong. Hackers are threatening a third attack on Sony which may cause consumers to think twice about adding their credit card information onto any site in the future despite the 1 million dollar insurance policy that Sony will take out for every user. The LastPass CEO explains how their system was hacked in detail while video game developer David Braben creates a USB stick si ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1463: Imagine the Earth wrapped in Honey (Podcast)

NASA proves Einstein is still a genius, just in case you forgot. Anonymous officially denies being involved in hacking the Playstation Network, Facebook and Google want Skype, and we're getting even closer to a world of digital distribution. Apple and EA are going to make sure of it. Ep. 1463: Imagine the Earth wrapped in Honey $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50104226', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'fals ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1462: May the Fourth Be With You (Podcast)

It's National Star Wars Day and we celebrate with someone who loves space, Brian Cooley! Spotify sets its sights on iTunes, but its still only available in Europe. The Department of Justice is taking a deeper look at the AT&T/T-Mobile merger deal, and DO NOT rent a laptop from Aaron's unless you want someone spying on you. Plus, how can you not love the Paint for Cats App! Ep. 1462: May the Fourth Be With You $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGecko ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1461: Sony, you're killing us. (Podcast)

Every company can be hacked, but we didn't expect Sony to tell us that an additional 24 millions users and over 12,000 credit cards were acquired. It's not looking good for you guys.Microsoft and RIM are new BFFs in the mobile space and they need each other, plus new iMacs! Just like we predicted. Ep. 1461: Sony, you're killing us. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50104224', flashVars:{ autoplay: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1460: Twitter breaks the Osama Bin Laden news! (Podcast)

Twitter shines in another moment for citizen journalism and the internet. And then there's that guy who live-tweeted the whole raid, without knowing about it. Sony officially apologizes for the PSN outage and they're giving back to the users, but is it enough? And we "Like" what the BOL Menu is serving. Ep. 1460: Twitter breaks the Osama Bin Laden news! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50104223', f ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1459: Meat puppets behind the servers (Podcast)

It turns out that no matter how technologically savvy we get in the world, we could always be betrayed by the "meat puppets behind the servers." Thanks for that one, Donald. And human error does appear to be what happened to Amazon, and also the Yankees. DSLReports, on the other hand, just plain got hacked. And it would also appear there's no one equipped to help us with our little data leakage issues, since the FBI's own cyber-security agents admit they're not up to the task. But there's ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1458: With our data comes great responsibility (Podcast)

Dear every company on earth who's apparently selling our data to anyone who will buy it and/or collecting it in fat, juicy databases that are like candy to hackers: can you just, like, try to be a tiny bit more careful? And maybe we will, too? Ok, thanks, great. Verizon's LTE service is creeping back after an unexplained outage, Barnes and Noble hits back at Microsoft, calling its patent infringement lawsuits little more than extortion, and an enterprising teen-ager honors our fallen sold ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1457: PlayStation Network hack: This is bad, man. (Podcast)

Sony comes clean about six days after its network "intrusion" and admits that its hack attack actually led to the reveal of tens of millions of usernames, addresses, dates of birth, and maybe even passwords, security questions, and credit card numbers. So, that's a pretty bad day over at Sony. Also, Apple "comes clean" on its location data tracking, claiming that it's not happening, and even if it is happening, it's not that accurate, and even if it is that accurate, it's just so they can ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1456: Sony's new Taburrito: the Tech Wrap Supreme (Podcast)

Facebook is unveiling, Youtube's going Hollywood, Nook Colors are Flashing, Netflix is growing, the White iPhone is coming, and Location Gate continues with Microsoft joining in the mix. All this while the USA tries to catch up with its superslow download speeds. I'd like a Tech Wrap Supreme please to help me digest all of this. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50103821', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'fals ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1455: Steve Jobs to you: shut up and eat your hummus (Podcast)

On today's show, the iPhone is apparently storing your location data even when you've turned off the location tracking services. And law enforcement agencies and a cottage industry of iOS forensics companies have been taking advantage of these logs for years. Nevertheless, Steve Jobs appears to insist in an email to a customer that Apple is not tracking anyone. Really. Hunch shows you why you love both hummus and Macs, even if you don't love Apple. Plus, Sony is rebuilding its PlayStation ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1454: Don't make more kids smart ... just make more smart kids

On today's show, a brilliant solution to the problem of science education, and which tech companies have the best and worst green records (it is Earth Day, after all -- for real this time)! Also, Google and Apple are sending your location data back to the Mother Ship, Amazon is making everyone nervous about the cloud, and AT&T thinks wireless competition is "extraordinary." Uh huh. All that and the best Computer Love success story ever. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1452: The poke lobby (Podcast)

On today's show, prep is minimal, but the news is pretty interesting: Amazon's cloud service went down overnight, taking lots of sites with it -- including the Cydia jailbreak app delivery store. Apple blew it out with earnings, and so did Verizon -- and HTC Thunderbolt sales. We continue to debunk the iPhone tracking "discovery," but that doesn't mean we're not worried about the data. And Amazon's increasingly imminent tablet, too. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.vide ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1452: Judgement Day is coming!

Skynet is self-aware and special guest Brian Cooley is flying to space to get off this rock. SPAM and an underground man cave seems like a better option for BT. We'll also talk about the revelation that Apple is tracking our location data, but not using it...yet. Kindle users will like going to the library if they even go at all, and we can now officially call the Sony PSPgo the "No Go". $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentEle ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1451: Apple: finish Samsung!!

Tong stood in line all night for Mortal Kombat, while Molly went to bed with her laptop and her brand new Keynote download. Impressive, right? In the actual news, Apple files a major set of patent and trademark lawsuits against manufacturing partner Samsung, Netflix is doing family plans, and what happened to all those 1-800 numbers. Dial carefully children. Dial carefully. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'univers ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1450: Lick my 9Volt (Podcast)

Can you tell Brian Tong is back on the show? Actually, we're legitimately wondering whether a home-brew electroshock like battery licking could produce video game skill improvements like DARPA is seeing with their electroshock research. No, really. Also, Google shuts down Google Video, President Obama wants a universal login that's not Facebook Connect, and Match.com just got a whole lot more trustworthy. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGe ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1449: Sleazier forms of capitalism

On today's show, we celebrate the dubious holiday that is Foursquare Day (coming tomorrow), Skype has an Android vulnerability that Donald thinks might just be a feature, and Nintendo is going HD just in time for people to stop buying video games. Also, Best Buy says DVD windowing is totally working, if you enjoy manipulating customers into continuing to pay for a dying format. And Priceline founder Jay Walker sues most of the Internet. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy. ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1448: How the FBI might kill Elvis (again) (Podcast)

On today's show, Donald Bell gives us his in-person BlackBerry PlayBook review, why Twitter is like your freeloading, couch-surfing bum of a brother, and how the FBI's command and control server could end up taking Elvis off life support. What, you didn't know Elvis was still alive? The things you learn on BOL. Plus: the white iPhone is coming! No, really! And your comments on throttling, for good or for ill. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ lo ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1447: Mirrored boats and 3DTV hate (Podcast)

Brian Cooley joins the show today to talk about the new privacy bill of rights--which apparently does nothing that browser Do Not Track buttons don't do, and exempts the federal government while doing it. "It" being "nothing." Also, T-Mobile tries to win new customers with new unlimited plans, Apple may get into the Netflix-killing game, and whether we should ban the "Twilight" books just to save ourselves from Facebook scams. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlaye ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1446: Cisco flips off the Flip

Two years ago Cisco bought a little video camera maker. Today it's letting it go, sniff sniff. Also lots of legal laffs today: The Winklevii refuse to give up; Microsoft calls out Google on Federal approval of Google Apps; and a blogger hits HuffPo with class-action suit. Plus, future Macbooks to be made from bicycles? $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50103120', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTa ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1445: We have lasers (Podcast)

The U.S. Navy demonstrates how it can set a boat on fire remotely using a laser. Which is super awesome as a video, and slightly terrifying as a demonstration of future military capabilities. Also, Steve Jobs finally agrees to an authorized biography, Sony blinks in the George Hotz PS3 jailbreaking lawsuit, smart phone users are wasting hundreds of dollars a year, and Facebook is working on its latest venture: the Socialist Network. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.vid ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1444: A line to the sky! (Podcast)

We all want to stream video on our devices but the big companies are saying "NO"! Bring on the parade of lawyers! and the Department of Justice approves Googles dream to help us plan our vacations so that we can travel freely about the world connected to our clouds & Google social media of course, while Facebook is engineering green open sourced servers that will require no air conditioning. What does this all mean? $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loa ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1443: Google's Double Rainbow Strategy (Podcast)

"Hey, Buzz Crew ..." Google seems to be building out a version of Chrome OS for tablets, which we're calling their "double rainbow" strategy: it breaks your brain. Plus, what Epsilon knew about their social phishing vulnerabilities, and when they knew it. Samsung cuts tablet pricing again, why we're never using Pandora again until we get an email from Tim Westergren, and a seriously old-school hacker story. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loa ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1442: Netflix streams to the top, Xoom zooms to the bottom (Podcast)

Netflix reportedly will pay about $100 million to stream every episode of Mad Men: chump change, if predictions of an $800 million streaming TV market turn out to be true. Also, it seems that everyone wants to get in on the tablet market, but given reported XOOM sales of only about 100,000, it's possible the only tablet market there is is for iPads. Plus, AT&T iPhones and their dropped calls, and Obama goes to Facebook. -- Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, fun ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1441: In: Living Social. Out: Groupon. So five minutes ago: Your privacy (Podcast)

In the news today, Google is coming under the antitrust microsope, your privacy is breached left, right, and center by everyone from Pandora's mobile apps to the growing Epsilon email breach scandal. The MPAA files the least shocking lawsuit ever (sorry, Zediva), two venerable tech names become one, and the leaky ship of the NY Times paywall gets yet another loophole. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'unive ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1440: Hooked on Eagle Cam!

It's the latest internet webcam sensation that has taken over the BOL crew. Google is bidding for some sweet telecom patents, but is anyone bidding on MySpace? We don't think so. Plus, Computer Love returns to brighten up this Monday. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50102674', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50102674', playli ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1439: Google wants your face!

Google's face recognition scares us with its privacy implications, Hollywood gives us $30 dollar movies, and its not an April Fool's Day joke. Honeycomb needs to bring more native apps to the platform, ASAP, and a SmartFart App already exists! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50102330', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50102330 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1438: Microsoft and the crushing anvils of irony (Podcast)

Microsoft tries to poke the European antitrust bear and point them in the direction of Google--ok, guys. Just, you know, beware of karma. Also, Google cracks down on the Android chaos (and hopefully the crapware, too), the +1 button points to, yet again, the all-consuming importance of recommendations, and Samsung did not--I repeat, did NOT--install keylogger software on its laptops. Plus, introducing our new app, Smart Fart. (Sigh.) --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.vid ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1437: They say it's our Birthday! (Podcast)

Amazon is getting some flack after launching their new cloud player from guess who... The Record Labels! -- and Dell said that the tablet will tank in the business world while Google installs an ultra fast internet connection in Kansas City of all places! Great news for Kansas City home property values. Will somebody tell AT&T to flip the switch on there 4G network.... Oh wait. There is no switch! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1436: Think before you Color (Podcast)

We're thrilled about Amazon's new Cloud Drive and Cloud Player, but the record labels might not be -- so good for them for potentially forcing that anti-consumer claptrap out into the open. Also, we might complain a lot about our Internet issues, but at least we don't live in Canada. Plus, the Color hack you knew was coming, and our official advice: don't use it. Plus, can the hypnotizing baby blues of Jack Dorsey turn the Twitter ship around? We'll see. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideo ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1435: Oh Symbian.. We hardly got to Nokia

Apple's WWDC announcement could signal the iPhone 5 is coming later this fall. Facebook's movie model is working, mobile phone payments will be the new black, and Symbian phones will be discontinued in 2010...*tear*. Plus, thanks to the Oxford English Dictionary "muffin top" will live forever. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50102326', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1434: Fare thee well, Benito, the cake is not a lie (Podcast)

On today's show, Benito announces that he's leaving us for his one true love, Gamespot--the good news is, he's still in the family, and more importantly, in the building, to help out the new guy, Steve Beacham. Be nice, everyone. Also, Google plays Honeycomb close to the vest, Groupon might be on a downward slide, and laser bongs and douche telecoms. Friday! --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1433: George Hotz and the Girls Gone Wild defense (Podcast)

Sony PS3 jailbreaker George Hotz scampers down to South America to avoid having to turn over his possessions to Sony -- but claimed he's just there on spring break. Um. Ok, dude. Also, Apple's grand plans to take over the Internet completely, the new Color app that either is or isn't the most amazing startup that ever existed, and record labels' attempts to sue Limewire for $75 trillion. Not a typo. Neither is the Duke Nukem delay. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.video ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1432: AT&T: The T-1000 of Telcos (Podcast)

Sprint doesn't like the AT&T/T-Mobile deal, and they plan on doing something about it. Firefox 4 comes out with a strong launch, and Microsoft tries to piggy back on it. Yeehaw! And, we're willing to give our brainwaves away. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50102054', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50102054', playlistDisplay ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1431: iMac on a boat

On today's show, Brian Tong has an exclusive about the next crop of iMacs: they're on a boat! Also, Kent German calls in from CTIA to talk AT&T-T-Mobile fallout on the show floor, plus a sneak peek at Sprint's new phone announcements. We rant about Microsoft's new strategy of demanding licenses for things like status bars on mobile phones, and Apple takes on Amazon in a war for the App Store (the name). Plus, new research leads the way to Cylons that can feel pain. --Molly $lazy(windo ...

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Buzz Out Loud Ep. 1430 T-Mobile gets super-mooned

AT&T gets bigger, a whole lot bigger with its purchase of T-Mobile. Trust us, mobile plans won't be getting any cheaper. Sprint gets a few consolation prizes, Twitter is 5 years old and we feature the "Morning-After" App. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50102053', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50102053', playlistDisplay: 'o ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1429: Spies on Facebook? Yes, it's true. (podcast)

The government is planning a new "sock puppet" program that will create fake online personas to play on social networks in countries around the world (but not America -- they say). Microsoft and the feds shut down another giant spam-sending botnet, and HP continues its bold moves: next up, a cloud computing platform. Also, a look inside Amazon's app store (and the continued Balkanization of app delivery mechanisms), and the Nintendo 3DS reviewed. Where's the Mario? --Molly $lazy(window ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1428: Jailbreak Geohotz (podcast)

On today's show, Time Warner's new live TV iPad app is too cool to last very long, iOS is slower than Android (but Apple's nit-picking the results, predictably), and Sony is continuing to try to turn George Hotz into a smoking crater for daring to jailbreak the PS3. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50101801', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentTyp ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1427: Why Yahoo can't have nice things (podcast)

We're back in the bunker, everyone, talking the Japan crisis and its effect on tech supply chains. Plus, bid on the SXSW iPad 2, or if you don't have that kind of cheddar, buy Street Fightr and Sonic for iPhone and the proceeds go to charity. Obama's IP czar wants to make unauthorized streaming a felony, and Netflix throws down in a big way for original content. Plus, Microsoft hits it out of the park with IE9. I know, right? Who'da thunk? --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi. ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1426: Nanowatches, CEO talk, and cats (podcast)

Apple's iPad 2 dominates the tech news headlines, even down here in Austin. America is sold out of iPads, and we're at least partly to blame. Also, no NFC for your iPhone anytime soon, Facebook gets into the Groupon game, Brian Tong and Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh compare watches, and how to carve hair into a 640-pound block of cheese. All from the Salt Lick BBQ wine cellar, the best place to have a wedding I ever did see. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, func ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1425: Buzz Out Loud does SXSW

From Austin, Molly and Brian interview Pete Cashmore, get caught up on the big group texting trend, and fall in love with Felicia Day. Plus: movie stars! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50101329', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50101329', playlistDisplay: 'over' } },'blogXsmall'); }); Listen now: Download today's podc ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1424: BOL.xxx (podcast)

Between computer love and our frustration at Apple's capricious review-unit shenanigans, today's show ends up a tiny bit off the rails. However, in the straight dish, Kinect is the fastest-selling consumer device, Safari falls to hackers in record time, AOL has some brutal layoffs, and Discovery lands safely and is headed for the museum. Sniff. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50101329', fl ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1423: No joy in Zynga-ville (podcast)

Zynga tries to trademark the use of -ville as a suffix in everything from games (including the games it shamelessly ripped off) to clothing stores. Won't someone stop the madness? Please? Also, Goldman Sachs states from its highly compromised position that Facebook could be a credible threat to Netflix, and credulous reporters and shareholders eat it up. Plus, HP makes a SERIOUS move: putting WebOS on all new PCs. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function() ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1422: Gamer-cising is good for you! (podcast)

Facebook is going to start showing movies (and making you buy credits), Microsoft is staking Nokia $1 billion to distribute Windows Phone 7/Nokia love children, and Sprint may buy T-Mobile USA and create a massive mobile carrier third head. Plus, in data porn, Android tops the U.S. smart phone market, AT&T dominates on downloads, and the iPad 2's dual-core processor is apparently not all that. But iOS 4.3 is! Also: vote for Asian Usher! --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.l ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1421: Alien life or comet scum? (podcast)

On today's show, the increasingly scary security battleground that is our mobile phones (and how carriers could be making it worse), Sony's war against jailbreaking the PS3 goes nuclear, and Microsoft announces that IE6 needs to die. Plus, RIM's roadmap for 2011 doesn't inspire that much confidence, and the reason we're so tired on Monday (and every other) mornings. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universa ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1420: Star Wars: the Chalupa of Sci-Fi (podcast)

Today we are joined by Rafe Needleman of Reporters' Roundtable and Wilson Tang from The 404 to break down Microsoft's tablet strategy, what a $539 Xoom means for the iPad 2, and all the dirty things you can do with Opera. Oh, and we found a spot for our moon base! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50100946', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', c ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1419: iPad 1 plus iPad 2 does not equal iPad 3 (podcast)

On today's show, we're joined by Eric Franklin of the Crave podcast and Wilson Tang from the 404 for what turns out to be a much more reasonable and serious discussion than you might expect. Short version: what's going to happen to the Android tablets now that iPad 2 is out, and will there be an iPad 3? Also, Verizon ends iPhone unlimited data plan and security woes strike the Android platform. Plus: UFOs! --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadG ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1418: Buzz Out Loud covers Apple iPad 2 announcement

In case you missed the big event and like to get your news recaps as though they're happening in real-time, here's a replay of our live coverage of Apple's iPad 2 announcement! Upshot: Brian Tong really IS NostraTongus, and every other tablet maker on earth better start slashing prices, stat. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50100944', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adP ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1417: Malaria > Steve Ballmer (podcast)

Gmail is still up and down, PS3 sales are actually blocked in Europe, and Motorola says Xoom sales are off to "a good start." What does that mean? But they're certainly off to a better start than Microsoft, which is only just now, rumor has it, working on Windows 8 tablet design demos that we'll see ... in June. JUNE! Bill Gates is so pretending he never worked there right now. Plus, Penthouse in 3D. Ew. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeck ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1416: Think before you Like (podcast)

Facebook now shares the stories you "like" on third-party sites with your News Feed. It's actually kind of cool, but please: use this feature responsibly, won't you? Also, Gmail goes down and we're all rushing to back up, I call "Unicorn" on rumors of a white iPad 2, and the Tolkien estate takes the Culture of Ownership to a whole other level. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50100928', flas ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1415: Going where no Wii-mote should ever go (podcast)

On today's show, we visit the horror that is the We Dare game for Wii (really!? REALLY!?), celebrate the expected disappearance of content spam from Google search results, and geek out on the details of Thunderbolt. Plus, bigger ads on HuffPo that might not be a bad thing, the Xoom rooted in two hours flat, and Computer Love! --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50100665', flashVars:{ autoplay: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1414: Will Verizon doom the Xoom? (podcast)

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. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ ...

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Buzz Out Lou 1413: iPad 2 sooner than expected? (podcast)

On today's show, Brian Tong's secret sources seem to indicate that the iPad 2 might be hitting stores sooner than expected ... we'll see. The announcement is March 2! Also, the FTC looks into kids buying all those Smurf Berries in game on their iPhones, and radiation from cell phones does actually make things happen in your brain, we just don't know what it means. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalV ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1412: Don't kill the URL bar, Google! (podcast)

Today in hot, fresh, buzzy news, don't panic: Libya can fire guns at protesters from helicopters, but it can't turn off all your bit.ly links. Phew, right? Also, even though the Motorola Xoom might not have Flash the day it comes out of the box, it'll have it within two weeks, so that's also a calm-down story. Plus, Amazon launches its Prime streaming service, Microsoft offers a Kinect SDK, and Apple might give a tiny little window of opportunity to Android tablets. Plus: save Chrome's UR ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1411: Don't Hate the Zynga, Hate the Game! (podcast)

Zynga could be worth $10 Billion dollars, which means more CityVille spin-offs. Apple's new subscription policies are getting the attention of U.S. antitrust enforcers, all we want to do is dance, dance, dance and mice might be the key for Brian to keep his hair well past his 60s. Plus, Computer Love! Awwwww Yeah. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50100268', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetTy ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1410: IBM's Watson is our new computer Overlord (podcast)

The result from Jeopardy proves that we are no match for the machine. Sony officially announces their music streaming service Qriocity, while we try to figure out how to spell it. And Sony will be getting in on the tablet game. It's about time. Plus, Donald Bell joins us in studio and takes over the show. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50100267', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page' ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1409: Team Watson vs. Team Anonymous (podcast)

In the news today, Apple's subscription rules raise hackles among developers, us, and possibly the Justice Department; meanwhile, Verizon iPhone sales appear to disappoint. Is Apple having a bad day? It's probably just solar flares. Also, the Motorola Xoom price is announced: not that bad. Nokia delays its Windows-based phones to sometime after October: very bad. Worse, even. And we're getting pretty worried about Anonymous, the Internet's own unstoppable secret police. Maybe Watson can s ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1408: We have Cyber Issues (podcast)

On today's show, a whole collection of Apple rumors: iPhone 5 with a keyboard? That's just crazy talk. Almost as crazy as letting Apple take a 30% cut of your magazine or newspaper subscription costs by "taking advantage" of their new subscription store. Plus, Facebook is officially the entire Internet, as it gets both dedicated phone buttons and a Facebook SIM card. Plus, the U.S. finally commits to the Internet, Netflix finally arrives on Boxee, and we finally get a Plants vs. Zombies b ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1407: BOL Computer Love special (podcast)

It's Valentine's Day, everyone, so we've got a special edition of Computer Love with special guest Dr. Wendy Walsh dishing out the love 2.0 advice. Also, in the tech news, the worst-kept secret in the tech world is unveiled in Barcelona: the PlayStation Phone. Plus, 10-inch tablets creep out of the woodwork to take on the iPad -- finally -- and will an iPhone Nano make an appearance? --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parent ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1406: Nokia and Microsoft: BFFs (podcast)

Nokia and Microsoft make an intriguing pairing of two companies that frankly need each other more than ever. Apple is working on a cheaper and smaller iPhone and Obama wants 4G to blanket the US. Plus, Donald Bell joins us to flick cockroaches with our monkey toes. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50099886', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', c ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1405: Verizon drops the line (podcast)

The Verizon iPhone goes on sale, and no one lines up. We'll talk about what it means for HP to bring WebOS to PCs, and why are we talking about the iPad 3 when we have yet to see the iPad 2. Plus, nothing says I love you like a hissing cockroach. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 1405 NEWS Verizon iPhone goes on sale http://news ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1404: HP For the Win! (podcast)

The HP Veer, Pre3 and TouchPad showcase WebOS in all threes sizes and we like! Smartphones pass PCs in sales, and while smartphones take over the world, OnLive is going to be streaming games to you on your phone. Kent German and Antuan Goodwin guest host and we talk monkey feet. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50099884', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', conten ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1403: Dell's Papier Mache Tablet (podcast)

We recap Dell's announcements and Rafe gets banned, even if this is first show back. Sprint's "industry first" is a dual screen phone, and also the first mobile device with screen-on-screen action. The Verizon iPhone is already jailbroken. Plus, we'll pay you in Smurfberries! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50099883', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentTy ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1402: AOL and the Huffington Post Unite!

AOL joins forces with the Huffington Post, and let's face it, AOL needs all the help can get. While Donald is a little scared. Motorola's Xoom is $799 and it looks like you'll still have to pay to unlock Wi-Fi. Seriously. Plus we talk about our favorite Superbowl ads from the tech world. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50099577', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1401: Fail! Fail! Fail! (podcast)

On today's show, I tee off a little bit on Internet haters who just can't let it go ... in a way that might seem to suggest I can't let it go. Hm. Anyway, in tech news proper, Apple shareholders demand a succession plan, Verizon users demand their iPhone 4s, and AT&T demands $499 and a two-year contract for people who want an Atrix 4G with the laptop dock. Plus: Computer Love! Aloha, everyone! --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPl ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1400: iPhone 4 on Verizon: it makes calls (podcast)

The reviews are in, and they're just what we expected: the iPhone 4 on Verizon is really good at making phone calls. But that might not be reason enough to leave AT&T: find out why. Plus, UBB is going down in Canada (we hope), UFOs are real (for as long as the Internet will let us believe it), and we finally get around to your thoughts and comments in the Meatback loop. It's everything we hoped it would be. Oh, and I bought a MacBook Air, no big deal. What? What's the big deal? --Molly ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1399: Waiting for Lady Killer (podcast)

Warning: today's show is slightly shorter than usual, thanks to our live coverage of Google's Honeycomb, Android Market, and Lady Killer event. But it's worth it: we break down the big announcements from Google, talk about the launch of The Daily, Egypt's restoration of Internet service, and the TSA planning to show slightly less junk than before. Thanks, guys. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVide ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1398: The Bing sting (podcast)

Is Microsoft copying Google's search results? Probably: but how bad is that, really? Or is it just smart? Plus, the ISP conflict of interest nightmare scenario comes to pass in Canada, and it's bad news for everyone. Are you watching, DOJ? Plus, a lawsuit accuses AT&T of overcharging for data, and petri meat is coming, people. You just wait. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50099570', flashV ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1397: Amazon is ready for Prime time (podcast)

On today's show, Android is taking over the world (seriously), Internet-starved users turn to ham radio and dial-up to get the word out of Egypt, and Intel's Sandy Bridge chipsets are delayed (uh oh). Also, details about a possible Netflix-like streaming service that would be free for Amazon Prime users. As if Amazon Prime could get any more awesome. All the right moves, Amazon. All the right moves. Plus, some problems with quashing subpoenas. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBS ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1396: Alien communication fragmentation (podcast)

See, the problem with alien communication fragmentation is that the aliens will have a hard time finding us. The real question, though, is whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. Also, we ponder whether we need a new rule about how no, you cannot turn off the Internet because of your inter-border protest issues ... EGYPT. Plus, LinkedIn goes IPO, Amazon is killing it, and the world is introduced to the CataPot. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1395: BingTorrent (podcast)

Google starts censoring torrents sites in their search and Facebook denies rumors of a Facephone, which means it exists! Hulu is looking at becoming an online cable operator and we drool over Sony's PSP2 announcement. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50099236', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50099236', playlistDisplay: 'over' ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1394: Our new name for product reviews: Touch My Body (podcast)

The DOJ is sniffing around again on the topic of mandatory data retention for ISPs: our advice? If this is their canary in the coal mine, kill the canary. Not cool. Also, will the Facebook phone be huge? I say yes, Tong is skeptical. Android developer interest is nearly equal to their interest in iOS, plenty of Android tablet news, and I give the Sony Dash the full Touch My Body. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentEle ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1393: Science education: it's a crisis, people (podcast)

Hey, you know what we need a ribbon for, people? We need a ribbon for the fact that less than a third of U.S. students have even basic proficiency in science education. Science. Education. You know, the foundations of the universe? The familiarity with physics and electronics that leads to inventions like cars, computers, and fancy tablet computers? This is a serious problem, and sure, there's other news today, but this? This is important. Love, Molly. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CB ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1392: There is no Matrix (podcast)

Brian Tong returns from the islands in time for us to get collectively punked by a surprisingly elaborate rumor about Keanu Reeves and two more Matrix sequels. But that's nothing compared to the punking that is AOL's subscription service, which generates 60% of its profits and isn't needed by pretty much anyone who pays for it. Ouch. Plus, the tech bubble is our new drinking game and the white iPhone ... never mind. We're not talking about that damn thing anymore. --Molly $lazy(windo ...

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Buzz Out Loud: Google's Eric Schmidt is out and CNET New York is in

It's not your regular Buzz Outloud today. From New York City, Wilson G. Tang, Jeff Bakalar, Dan Ackerman and Rex Brian (AKA Scott Stein) take over, and needless to say it's a very different BOL. In this topsy-turvy world, Google's Dr. Eric Schmidt is forced out as CEO. HP joins the fray by rearranging its board of directors with four new members, including former California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman. Verizon files suit against the FCC for rules they proposed, and no, the iPad ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1390: Pentabular screws and the bourbon fairy (podcast)

On today's show, Brian Cooley kindly drops in to keep the streak alive -- with bourbon! Also, to discuss one analyst's counter-intuitive assessment that the Nintendo 3DS is priced too low. Well, I suppose it is, if you're a shareholder. But we're happy. In other news today, the iPad 2 will have a camera (duh), Google Voice might let you port your number for $20, and Angry Birds is probably coming to TV. Why didn't we think of Angry Birds, is what I want to know? --Molly $lazy(window.Ge ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1389: Steve says Comcast/NBCU will be ok (podcast)

On today's show, we've got a new meme, new details about the Comcast/NBCU merger, and new comments from Apple dismissing Android tablets as both "bizarre" and "vapor." Ok, guys, whatever you say. Verizon offers $200 off iPhone 4 upgrades, in case that takes the sting out a little, and we discuss the rise of universal app stores, consumer confusion over 4G, and sharks in the streets of Australia. It's a wide-ranging show, folks. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPl ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1388: Everybody hates Netflix (podcast)

Our hilarious Internet video of the day is also a disturbingly meta metaphor for what's got to be happening if the FCC would just roll over and approve a Comcast-NBCU merger 4-1, like they did today: walking headlong into the fountain. Hello, content balkanization! What could possibly go wrong? Also in the news, Steve Jobs on medical leave again, get your info off Facebook, for god's sakes, and why everybody hates Netflix. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, f ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1387: The lol j/k defense (podcast)

Will Courtney Love's lawyers argue that Twitter is just so fun and awesome that she can't be held responsible for defamatory crazy talk she types on it? If so, we're about to go crazy on Twitter. Also, Apple and News Corp may have pushed back their launch date for the Daily, BBC says no to Smart TV fragmentation, and why can't Samsung just give us our dang Froyo already? --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'un ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1386: Sex in Space (podcast)

On today's show, the importance of studying sex in space (any volunteers?), whether News Corp will try to revive the corpse of MySpace (FrankenSpace?), and we win the orientation-switch choice wars! Hooray! All the iOS 4.3 news you can shake a stick at, plus Sandy Bridge benchmark goodness and Robots 1, Humans 0 (in Jeopardy, anyway). --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50098722', flashVars:{ a ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1385: It's so hard to good-bye to H.264 (podcast)

We dissect Google's decision to drop H.264 support from Chrome and go with WebM, we mop up a little bit of the Verizon iPhone news, and more importantly, we eventually get this show on the road after yet another tech disaster. Also, and this is very important, people, the next version of Android will not be called Ice Cream. It's Ice Cream Sandwich, people. Keep up. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universa ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1384: iPhone 4 on Verizon and the CES hailstorm of awesome (podcast)

No time for a CES hangover (although we really needed it) because Verizon is hitting us hard with the iPhone 4 announcement first thing in the morning ... but thank goodness they announced the iPhone, because if they'd punked us, heads would have rolled. But there it is: no LTE, yes to hotspots, white iPhone ... maybe? Get all the details at CNET News.com. Also, we're punch drunk and we apologize for all the delirious yelling. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPla ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1383: Hut Hut Hike! with the Blackberry Playbook (podcast)

We get our hands on one of the hottest tablets of CES 2011. Molly shrieks, and I cry. Plus, Verizon announces a boatload of 4G LTE devices, Lady Gaga debuts her Grey Label product line and Jar Jar Binks comes to Blu-Ray. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50098434', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50098434', playlistDisplay: 'ov ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1382: Molly touches Nintendo's 3DS

Nintendo of America's President Reggie Fils-Aime joins us, we'll recap Motorola's best CES Press Conference ever and Microsoft let's us down with theirs. Plus, Angry Bird the Board Game! It's coming. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50098340', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50098340', playlistDisplay: 'over' } },'blogXsmall' ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1381: It's raining tablets (podcast)

BOL is coming to you live from the CES 2011 stage, and it's raining tablets. So, you probably want to duck, because those things are heavy. Har har. Asus, Lenovo, Vizio, and MSI have already bowed theirs, although LG is saving its announcement for a separate press conference. (Motorola is yet to come.) Plus, OnLive makes even more smart moves, and you can get a text from your oven. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentEl ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1380: Web Exclusive special

Some people like watching the sausage get made, so here you go. These are some selected moments from the pre/post live show where the hosts sometimes have a little too much fun. From musical numbers to Molly's plethora accents, this episode starts and stays firmly off the rails. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50097862', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', cont ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1379: 2011 Predictions Show: BOL will be off the rails

It's the annual Buzz Out Loud predictions show, where the team puts their collective analyst heads together and predict the future--well, the next 12 months of the future or so. On this year's show, we've got everything from life on Mars to true holograms (at least in demo form), Apple releasing its own TV, a new social media phenomenon around food, and the impending awesomeness of the WebOS tablet. Oh, and the Singularity arriving. No, seriously. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1378: Best of 2010

It's that time of the year again! It's the Best of Buzz Out Loud clip show! So grab a drink, start your workout, or get on your commute (poor you if this is the case), and listen to the the best moments of the show hand-picked by the fans. --Benito Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360)

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Buzz Out Loud 1377: 2010 Annual Listener Co-Host Show (podcast)

It's the annual Buzz Out Loud predictions show, where the team puts their collective analyst heads together and predict the future--well, the next 12 months of the future or so. On this year's show, we've got everything from life on Mars to true holograms (at least in demo form), Apple releasing its own TV, a new social media phenomenon around food, and the impending awesomeness of the WebOS tablet. Oh, and the Singularity arriving. No, seriously. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1376: WTF, CIA WTF? (podcast)

DWe're pretty sure that both Lukin (in Computer Love) and the CIA are displaying a sense of humor this week, but frankly, it's kind of hard to tell. WTF? Also, did the FCC really try to tell us that they don't need wireless Net neutrality regulations because, um, Android is open? Wow. And NPR hands it to Ping in a big way, calling it one of the worst ideas in music in 2010. Ouch. And ... yes. And a special Computer Love on a Wednesday because it's the last live show of the year! See you a ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1375: Happy Holidays, rights-holders! Thanks for ruining everything! (podcast)

On today's show, our cogent analysis of the FCC's Net neutrality regulation adoption (actually, I mean that), with surprisingly little argument. Also, the PlayStation phone and the Nintendo 3DS are planning to spoil our CES parade by announcing their cool gadgets after the big show. And Apple proves that it is Wiki-weak. Plus, our holiday thank you cards go out to those Scrooge-like rights-holders who keep shows off Google TV, Hulu Plus and Netflix off cable-supplied TiVo DVRs, and Google ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1374: Zuckerberg pokes China (podcast)

On today's show, we get a brief appearance of Brian After Dentist, but it's not as fun as we hoped, because the poor guy was actually in pain. So, Donald and I soldier on, discussing how Google TV is probably just plain done for, Net neutrality is under attack from all sides, and how college may be useless for entrepreneurs but it's a crucial nerd breeding ground. Plus, in the future, we'll pay for everything in Jobses. Depressing. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.video ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1373: The Singularity is knocking at the door (podcast)

On today's show, the Internet revolts over Yahoo's plans to shutter Delicious, the U.S. is looking into a privacy "Bill of Rights," and Facebook suffers an embarrassing code leak.Plus, using augmented reality to translate information in real time, plus all the world's information organized to show us how language has evolved over the last 200 years? Dudes, the Singularity is seriously right outside the door, and it wants IN. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1372: You're just groping air (podcast)

Today's show is more than a little off the rails, thanks to talk of the Sean Connery "Jeopardy" bot, a giant pancake maze visible from space, moochie friends, and air-groping. But there's news here, too: Facebook adds facial recognition to photo tagging, the Mac App Store is coming, and the dangerous success of the Stuxnet virus. Also, don't drink Donald's beer. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVid ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1371: Zuckerberg: Man of the Year? Well, yeah, actually. (podcast)

Our response to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg being named Time's Person of the Year? Um, actually, that kind of makes sense. Also, Yahoo makes some deep cuts, but the tech community rallies with job offers and free beer. And Gawker's password mess proves once again (as if you needed any proof) that you really, really, REALLY shouldn't poke the bear. We told you so. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'univer ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1370: The Hamburglar stole your data (podcast)

On today's show, McDonald's has a data breach, although it's not as bad as the one from the Mesa County, CO, sheriff's office, which apparently keeps its lists of victims, suspects, and informants in a nice, big, unprotected plain-text database. So, that's a few informants running for safe houses, then. Also, the Comcast Death Star turns its rays on Roku, Apple TV, and the like; and the Nook Color goes from awesome to officially awesome. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1369: If it Biebs, it leads (podcast)

Twitter's top trending topics of 2010 sadly didn't include #mollyontopgear, but it's kind of a plus that Justin Bieber was only around No. 8. Also today, the 4Chan kids go crazy on Gawker and you know what? Innocent people are being caught in this hacker-gang crossfire, and it's frankly just not all that funny anymore. (If, um, it ever was.) Also, could Verizon make my universal data plan dreams come true? --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGe ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1368: Iran is Stux (podcast)

The Stuxnet worm isn't going away anytime soon, Julian Assange says "No" to WikiLeaks Cyber Attacks, and Michael Bay is re-writing the space landing...with Transformers. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50097007', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50097007', playlistDisplay: 'over' } },'blogXsmall'); }); Listen now: Downl ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1367: Holding on by an aglet (podcast)

It's a shoestring-and-gum operation around here, and someone took our gum. But somehow, we've got another show for you today, and we're talking more Wikileaks Web warring (WWW3, perhaps?), Google activating 300,000 phones a day, and Apple's refusal to let you donate money via iPhone apps (and weirdly robotic response). --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50097005', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1366: Won't someone think of the routers!? (podcast)

The Wikileaks war is escalating and it's threatening to go all "War Games" on us. 4Chan's forces, the Anonymous group, are DDoS-ing the heck out of sites like PayPayl, MasterCard, and anyone who bows to "government pressure." Meanwhile, secret forces of, uh, governments, are DDoS-ing Anonymous right back. And who's caught in the middle? The poor, innocent routers. Also, SpaceX successfully takes off, and scientists tee off on NASA's arsenic microbe. Ouch. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVide ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1365: New dinosaur discovery: Tongadactyl (podcast)

On today's show, we follow the Google Chrome announcements live, but we'll have the real wrap-up tomorrow, because wow, did that thing go on and on. In other news today, Julian Assange is arrested but Wikileaks soldiers on; unsurprisingly, the DecorMyEyes guy turns out to be a bona fide sociopath; and whatever you do, do not buy anyone an iPhone or iPad for Christmas--just give them an IOU. Trust Shaw Wu on this one. Plus: Koreaceratops! --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1364: It's not funny, it's art (podcast)

We're stealing lines from "Love, Actually" today, because Natali can quote it by heart when it's super a propos to a guy very disturbingly embedding a camera in the back of his own head. Ew. But hey, it's art! Also, Twitter says it's not suppressing Wikileaks as a trending topic--although it's a trending topic in our show. And AT&T is the worst carrier in America, says Consumer Reports. Hey, at least we didn't say it this time. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlay ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1363: Break the touch barrier (podcast)

On today's show, we premiere our new Friday segment, "Computer Love." We think you're really going to love it. But also, the Wikileaks aftermath is raising many more serious concerns about free speech issues than we ever expected -- it's a morally ambiguous world we live in. Google's trying to make nice with rights-holders because they've been bullied into submission by our growing intellectual property police state. And the missed connection success stories just come rolling in. --Molly ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1362: New alien DNA discovery: new Toxic Avengers? (podcast)

On today's show, NASA's announcement about training bacteria to exist on arsenic is super cool, and could lead to a great remake of "Toxic Avengers," but it's certainly not the little green men announcement we were hoping for. Plus, why the FTC's "Do Not Track" system is doomed to fail, we launch an angry Angry Birds take-down petition, and Donald "Downer" Bell buzzkills the entire show. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ pa ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1361: Celebrity zombies on Twitter (podcast)

Verizon's launching its LTE network on Sunday, the FCC is proposing a plan for Net neutrality tomorrow, and Google is about to take over the world EVEN MORE with its e-book venture (we're sure the EU is going to love that). Also, that deafening silence you hear on Twitter is the sound of a bunch of celebrities playing dead to raise money for AIDS. New meme: celebrity zombie impersonator accounts! Get yours today! --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1360: Level 3 vs. Comcast: it's massive

On today's show, once the amazing Benito finally gets the studio in working order, we break down the Level 3 and Comcast battle--no matter how you slice it, it's still very, very, VERY bad for the Web. VERY. Also, Cyber Monday proves, once more, that marketing works. And NASA is apparently set to announce that aliens are walking among us. And we're just buying the Playboy hard drive collection for the storage. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ l ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1359: There's a Turkish academic born every day (podcast)

Wikileaks uncovers a treasure trove of diplomatic dish that could disrupt not only the political but social fabric of the world. Online spending finally takes off (again), and Homeland Security confirms it's planning to systematically dismantle the structure of the Internet at the behest of private companies. So, that's awesome. Also, the zombie apocalypse is nigh, led by a phalanx of terrifyingly young mice. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loa ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1358: Deep Packet Pumpkin Spice (podcast)

Gobble Gobble! It's all about the tech turkey's of 2010. Companies want to target data packets to monitor your activity and serve you ads! Facebook trademarks your "Face" and the aroma of pumpkin spice puts guys in the giving mood. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50096431', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50096431', playlist ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1357: Welcome to the Tensies (podcast)

On today's show, we're totally hoping the music industry will finally catch up to reality, or at least the year 2010. Or the "tensies," as we're now calling them. Forever. Spotify is under pressure to just launch, already, but this time it's from their investors. Also, is "Farmville" on the decline because Facebook users are just narcissistic quiz-takers? --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid500 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1356: Microsoft listens to the show (podcast)

Microsoft now says the Kinect was left open "by design." Ok, if that's what you have to say to save some face, guys. We know you got the "Lego robotics model" idea from us. Also, Netflix officially launches its streaming-only plan, Murdoch brings the paywall to the iPad, and FIOS gets even faster for the lucky few who have it (or can afford it). --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50096047', f ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1355: We're Gowalla-ing to Disneyland! (podcast)

On today's show, Gowalla teams up with Disney to offer virtual pins, instead of the real ones everyone actually wants. And we discover Molly's never been to Disneyland, so maybe Gowalla should sponsor a road trip! Also, Google eyes Groupon, Cox becomes the first cable company to get into the mobile phone game, and carriers threaten to stop subsidizing iPhones if Apple tries to free the phone from carrier confines. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function() ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1354: Stuxnet worm takeover: this Stux (podcast)

All the news today was totally shocking: MySpace and Facebook having an announcement? Together? Stuxnet now the "biggest threat to industry" everywhere? National Unfriend day!? What!? Also, the scariest robot we've ever seen: Snakebot. Oh, and I have my own dirt track to nowhere in the UK. Suck on that, haters. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50096038', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTar ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1353: Facebook thinks I'm a sleazebot (podcast)

Turns out, you get punished for being a cute girl on Facebook ... at least that's our speculation about the bug that was disabling some women's profiles. Also, Google Voice debuts in the iTunes app store, Hulu Plus drops to $7.99, and we watch the Green Lantern trailer live and ... we're not impressed. Plus, Cooks Source Magazine elects to go quietly and passive-aggressively into this dark publishing night. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ load ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1352: Never forget ... that you actually own these songs (podcast)

The Internet is profoundly underwhelmed by Apple's announcement that the Beatles catalog will now be available on iTunes. The more germane question, really: where the heck is iOS 4.2? Also, turns out the Kinect (unlike Apple's Beatle announcement) is a runaway hit. Schmidt's not worried about Facebook Messages, and also, the Internet wants to stop the TSA's airport junk-groping. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElem ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1351: I can haz Facebook mail? (podcast)

We're joined today by Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh, who's trying to get Brian Tong to love cats. Also, we dissect Facebook's new attempt at a universal inbox: it's email, but not really email, and there's some stuff you're probably going to want to opt out of. As usual. Also, previewing Apple's "unforgettable" iTunes announcement tomorrow, and why did Netflix delay its Android app? --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElemen ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1350: Must-pee TV (podcast)

Brian Cooley's on the show today to issue some bizarre challenge to the chat room, related to an old Dick Van Dyke movie he thought was only available on 16-millimeter film. That kind of thing just happens when he's around. Also, iOS 4.2 delayed, Facebook's Gmail killer, and why is working at Google so bad? Too much time in the ball pit? --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50095902', flashVars ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1349: YAFE: Yet Another Facebook Event

In titles we didn't use because they're not SEO-friendly, topics today include the fact that it's on like Brian Tong (tm), Jessica Simpson's tooth fur, gold does grow on trees, and tiny fists of rage. We interview RockMelt's CEO and ask him to explain that name, and we preview the latest TRON trailer MST3K style. Did we mention the tooth fur? Ew. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50095687', ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1348: Call of Duty: Black Socks (podcast)

Amazon comes up with the best idea ever for converting terrible gifts to good gifts -- before they even get to your doorstep. Take that, Aunt Mildred! Also, RockMelt stands us up, so we demand 50 more invites (which seems counterintuitive, I know). Also, Glassgate hits case-makers, goodbye to Ask.com, and what social networks are doing with all those email addresses, anyway! --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1347: Got an STD? There's an app for that.

On today's show, a brief digression on the topic of McRibs and then back to the serious news of the Windows Phone 7 launch, Amazon doubling rev share for newspaper and magazine publishers, and broadband satellite service with real speeds. Also, our review of the first TV with Google TV inside, and the best looking iPhone game ever. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50095684', flashVars:{ aut ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1346: RockMelt our hearts (podcast)

Happy Monday, everyone! On today's show, we're loving the new RockMelt browser, even though yes, we know, we could do the same thing with extensions. We just don't want to. Also, Apple doesn't care if you make it to work on time, they're not fixing that DST alarm bug. Maybe you're just waking up wring. Also, we go crazy for the Call of Duty: Black Ops ad and I launch the most unfair phone-return plan ever. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadG ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1345: The right to be forgotten (podcast)

The EU is standing up for your right to be lonely and off the grid. And we're glad they are. Plus, Google lays down the smack on Facebook--no importing without reciprocity, suckaz! And in other tech beefs, Consumer Reports goes after Gamespot's claims that the Kinect can't see darker-skinned players. Plus, apple pie sparks an Internet war. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50095357', flashVa ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1344: Gadgets for rich, white people (podcast)

Some Gamespot.com editors discovered that the Microsoft Xbox Kinect seems to have trouble recognizing darker skinned players. Plus, it pretty much requires you to have a big, giant house. So, you can see how we arrived at the obvious conclusion in our headline, there. Plus, why Hulu is, in fact, destroying the TV industry, and we're ok with that. And Facebook Beacon returns in the form of Deals. Clever, Facebook. Very clever. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1343: BOL loves a parade (podcast)

On today's show, we rush you along so we can go watch the San Francisco Giants ticker-tape parade. But in actual tech news, Silicon Valley fails to take over California politics, Google's really sorry about the whole Buzz thing, but not in a "pay you" kind of way, and if you're a Rangers fan, we now have the technology to erase that painful memory from your brain. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalV ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1342: Kindle burns through the great Firewall (podcast)

Natali Del Conte Morris joins us on today's show to talk voting, iOS 4.2 and the curse of that dreaded mute switch, and some notes from the future of technology (hint: it knows where you are). Plus: the real reason DirecTV dropped G4! --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50095354', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50095354' ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1341: The Power of Tong (podcast)

It's "Glee" meets BOL! Ok, no, don't panic, there's not that much singing. But it's Brian Tong's first day in the co-host chair, and we are having a good time. Off the rails. In the news today: Facebook app developers were evidently selling your personally identifiable information, which Facebook could barely be bothered to punish them for. Also, group gifting on eBay and a new low in "journalism" junkets. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadG ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1340: It's a meeee, Rafio! (podcast)

On today's show, we discover that he may not be a fan, but Rafe makes a mean Mario for Halloween. We give him a good sendoff with cake and bourbon as Brian Tong prepares to join the show. Oh, and there's news: Facebook wants to try out peer-pressure ad targeting, Boxee gets some painkillers and a bedpan and gets sent home from deathwatch. And the best iPhone costume ever. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'un ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1339: Bring back the rabbit ears! (podcast)

It's time to start a TV revolution: over-the-air and over-the-top. Join us, won't you? And maybe someone can build the blog for us? In other news, Apple may be trying for a home run where Google struck out, with carrier-independent phone sales. And watch Oompa Loompas build the next Mars lander, live! --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50095021', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'P ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1338: Avatar 2: The tree of money (podcast)

The New Nook Color makes its debut: is it half a loaf or a half-bottle of wine? It's a tortured set of analogies, but we hope you'll get the point. Plus, big news about the show's host lineup (welcome Brian Tong!), Spotify is in the news but still not in the U.S., and the white iPhone 4 officially reaches "annoying tech unicorn" status. Oh, and "Avatar" will never die. Ever. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1337: It's one thing to sniff the cookie...

It's our long-awaited Nerd Show (i.e., episode 1337), and in my opinion, we rose to the occasion admirably. Our show covers everything from the iPhone security secret sequence to how to become a lazy hacker. Plus, WiFi Direct certification, a ghostly white iPhone sighting, and PAT vs. NAT. Again. -- m011yW00t $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50095019', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'P ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1336: Introducing the Nook hook (podcast)

On today's show, we're predicting what Barnes and Noble will announce tomorrow for the Nook--early mockups seem to indicate a mystery hook on the bottom that could maybe, uh, attach to your belt-loop? Also, Google admits that the 600GB of data "fragments" it collected from its Street View cars might kind of, funnily enough, include email addresses, passwords, and complete email text. Oh, and phone numbers. Great. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function() ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1335: Everybody hates Google

Yikes: ABC, CBS, and NBC all block their content from Google TV. New Nook may be first color e-reader. iMovie says no fake Universal trailers for you. And we smash a rocket into the moon. On purpose! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50094693', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50094693', playlistDisplay: 'over' } },'blogXsmall' ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1334: In which we fondle and drool over the MacBook Air (podcast)

Apple giveth (the Ginsu Book) and then it taketh: We discuss a gaping security hole in FaceTime and Apple's dis to Java developers. Also, GE launches hybrid lightbulb, Clearwire demos 100 gigabit LTE, and the mysterious space hot tub of Upsilon Andromedae b. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50094692', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', content ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1333: Introducing the Ginsu Air (podcast)

Apple finally (round about the end of our show) gets around to its "one more thing": a knife-edge MacBook Air that inexplicably lacks anything resembling a modern processor. Plus, Mac OS X goes all iOS on us. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Tab gets a price tag that doesn't disappoint (shocker!) and Facebook deals with even more unintended consequences: painful personal memories. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'univ ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1332: Steve Jobs pitches a fit (podcast)

In earnings call news, only Steve Jobs can give an earnings call this much drama: a five-minute rant on how Android isn't open, but even if it was open, it would still fail, like that oh-so-open Microsoft Plays For Sure. (What?) Plus, the executive shakeups continue at Microsoft. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50094690', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1331: Of privacy and Blook Doodles (podcast)

On today's show, it's a total Monday, so we devolve into nonsense words a little bit. It's mostly to stave off our justified rage over Cablevision and News Corp.'s money-motivated, consumer-unfriendly standoff. In other news, Google offers personalized Doodles on your birthday, and Borders offers yet another manifesto outlet. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50094683', flashVars:{ autoplay: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1330: Don't make a space baby (podcast)

Scientists determine that embryos need gravity. Steve Jobs determines that Chilean miners need iPods. Google certainly doesn't need any more money. Consumers don't want 3D TVs yet. And you really, really don't want to touch someone else's iPad. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50094363', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '500943 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1329: Punching robots and BingFace (podcast)

Headlines from today's show include Facebook and Bing's new search partnership, when "bill shock" crosses over into "bill kill," and Molly admits she was wrong about the iPad. People are totally buying that thing. They're also buying Macs in droves, apparently. And also: rock 'em sock 'em robot torture. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50094362', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1328: Molly predicts new PowerBooks! (podcast)

It's a special episode of Buzzed Out Loud, where Darren Kitchen is high on pain meds and refusing to get a car and we're high on good news--from Chilean mine rescues to Google do-gooding. Also, Digg is hoping that the Coke Classic approach will help stop the bleeding. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50094361', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentTy ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1327: Have a little Gap-bone (podcast)

On today's show, all the ways Google is going to take over the world (even though some of them might be good), and Amazon is bringing back the short story, the essay, and the self-published manifesto. I'm working on mine as we speak. Plus, lawyers get rich, and why on earth would people get excited about a Gap logo, and even worse, why would Gap cave? --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid5009434 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1326: Coming soon to WP7: Passive Aggressive Birds (podcast)

On today's show, we take a look at all the Windows Phone 7 news, all the phones, and the sad little battle between Microsoft and Rovio (makers of Angry Birds). Also, more talk about the Verizon iPhone--including the rumor that the rumored phone won't go 4G for at least another few years. Plus, self-driving cars will save us all. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50094345', flashVars:{ autopl ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1325: Bingbats vs. Chromepuffs

A listener takes exception to our naming of Bing fans. But in actual news, Nicole Lee schools us on the big items from the CTIA mobile phone show; Apple facing possible rash of smashed iPhone back glass; and the Better Business Bureau gives Google a C-. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50093998', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1324: Facebook gets intimate, candle-lit groups (podcast)

Social network giant launches new group feature designed just for you and your few close friends. We immediately get invited to 500-person groups. How romantic. Also, Verizon iPhone rumors heat up (again); Cisco tries to sell $600 product to compete with free video conferencing services; and Russian Space Porn! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50093997', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1323: Google getting even more instant (podcast)

The Goog keeps tweaking search. Latest update: Full previews in results pages. Also, instant banking (of a sort) coming to PayPal; URL shorteners may face shutdown; and Darren books his 180,000-year trip to Gliese 581g $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50093996', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50093996', playlistDisplay: 'over ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1322: Ballmer gets fitted for a Santa suit (podcast)

Windows 7 slate by Christmas? Seriously? FLO TV really didn't, your iPhone could be our new set top box, Panasonic takes another run at gaming, WebOS could be moving into a mansion, and you've finally got your jet pack, alright? Now stop whining. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50093995 ', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '5 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1321: Turtles, fire up your Evo! (podcast)

An app called Tango promises to bring cross-platform video calling to Android and iOS devices, but apparently you can only talk to turtles and hipsters. Also, Windows Phone 7 coming October 11, Google TV event-a-palooza happens Wednesday, and Verizon will give wronged customers a whopping six bucks each to make them feel better. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50093977', flashVars:{ auto ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1320: Facebook gets zit-o-vision! (podcast)

Flickr breaks a sweat as Facebook finally lets users upload and view high-resolution photos. Also, HP hires a CEO nobody's heard of, and Ballmer's bonus bummer: he's getting paid in unsold Kins. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50093668', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50093668', playlistDisplay: 'over' } },'blogXsmall'); }); ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1319: Saucued in Spaaace! (podcast)

With Donald, Darren, and Benito at the helm, there's nothing stopping us from devoting a third of the show to outer space. After all, NASA has 19 billion dollars to burn, humanity has a new planet to play with, and space travelers now get their own special beer. Plan your space vacation now, because life on earth is getting creepy. Android apps are watching you, Groupon is launching a human breeding program, and the era of Minority Report "pre-crime" detection is nearly here. $lazy(wi ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1318: Aliens want our nukes (podcast)

Alien coverage week continues on Buzz Out Loud, with testimony from U.S. Air Force pilots that aliens want us to disarm our nukes. For world peace, or to make sure we don't have any guns when they get here? But in actual news, a study finds that texting-while-driving bans don't reduce crashes and might even increase them. Plus, NAB goes even crazier. --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid5009366 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1317: Pay per punch (podcast)

It turns out that you all totally disagree with us about $30 being too high a price to pay for movie rentals with a shorter release window than DVDs. But I'm sticking to my guns here: don't pay them to stop punching you in the face. In other news, we examine the PlayBook and agree on this: good name. And we get leaked pics of the HP Slate 500! Dishy! --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid500936 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1316: Robo-hairdresser meets Bionic soldier (podcast)

The movie studios seem to be encouraging piracy by launching $30 movie-streaming rentals. RIM preparing marathon Blackberry announcement. Stuxnet virus successfully infects nuclear plant computers in Iran. Who to call on Earth if you're a space alien. And a bonus: Two robot stories! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50093664', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', c ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1315: Galaxy Tab does a tech striptease

On today's show, we bid an only slightly passive-aggressive farewell to Jason Howell on his last day here at CNET. Jerk. Love you, babe! Also, we're beret without the Bookface, Netflix apologizes for rightly calling Americans self-absorbed, and did you really think the Apple TV was going to ship on time? --Molly $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50093323', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetTyp ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1314: Weaponized viruses and overclocking your pacemaker (podcast)

Today: Mark Zuckerberg clouds the air further on the FacePhone; Verizon squashes iPhone rumors flat; Netflix blames bad actors; and Peek gets it right for a change.$lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){loadGeckoVideoPlayer({parentElement: 'universalVideoid50093322',flashVars:{autoplay: 'false',adTargetType: 'Page',adPreroll: 'true',contentType: 'id',contentValue: '50093322',playlistDisplay: 'over'}},'blogXsmall');});Listen now:Download today's podcastSubscribe:&nb ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1313: Bing bucks buy bling (podcast)

Microsoft tries -- again -- to bribe users to Bing it while Blockbuster goes bankrupt and Blackberry bets on BlackPad. Also: Blogger bounced from bar. Bye! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50093319', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50093319', playlistDisplay: 'over' } },'blogXsmall'); }); Listen now: Download today's p ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1312: Poor little Tweetiebird gets a worm (podcast)

A nasty worm spreads quickly through Twitter.com but is quickly smashed. Intel wants you to pay $50 to make the CPU in the PC you just bought run at full speed. Facebook hides the "ignore" option on friend requests. And Germans say "nein!" to Street View. With special guest John Falcone. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50093317', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'tr ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1311: Facebook's not building a phone, or is it? (podcast)

Facebook denies that it's building its own phone, despite its own claims of how great it would be.Captchas get replaced with ads (evil?). HP invents the tablet-powered printer. And Jason joins us on the other side of the board! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50093315', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetType: 'Page', adPreroll: 'true', contentType: 'id', contentValue: '50093315', playlistDisp ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1310: HDCP cracked like a nut (podcast)

The news that Windows Phone 7 won't be coming to any CDMA carriers just yet has some of you close to suicide. That's extreme. Just wait for LTE. It'll happen. Also, the HDCP master key turns out to be legit (whoa!), notebook sales growth goes negative in a widespread iPad fallout pattern, and there's a new Yahoo Mail Beta coming! $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50092960', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'fal ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1309: The telcos are a poison pill (podcast)

Samsung Galaxy Tab pricing shows up on Amazon UK, and it's well over a thousand dollars U.S., presumably to force you toward subsidized prices so you'll end up paying the same amount or more for with-contract tablets. Which ... seriously? No. Also, Craigslist says the adult services section is gone for good, and Google's music service appears to be imminent--much to Spotify's demise--er, dismay.$lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){loadGeckoVideoPlayer({parentElem ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1308: Maladjusted mustache guys sniffing your data (podcast)

On today's show, it turns out that people and not just computers are looking at some of the super-private data you give to Google. And some of those people are hipsters in ironic t-shirts. Yeah, scary. Also, the new Twitter debuts, and it's better than the iPad version. Plus, IE 9 and Nokia's new attitude (and personnel): too little too late? $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50092958', flashVars:{ a ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1307: A zero-day porn moment (podcast)

On today's Buzz Out Loud, Jason confesses his noob security mistake, Consumer Reports wants the world to know they STILL don't recommend the iPhone 4. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg's Hollywood moment isn't going to be as fun as he hoped, and we predict the MPAA will go nuclear if rumors of a permanent HDCP crack are true. $lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){ loadGeckoVideoPlayer({ parentElement: 'universalVideoid50092957', flashVars:{ autoplay: 'false', adTargetTy ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1306: We instantly instantized the Internet (podcast)

Today on Buzz Out Loud, the deadly dashboard of patent pendencies, YouTube's new live-streaming test (which we hope will eventually include CNET!), and Halo: Reach launching at midnight. Plus, could Apple launch an iPad with camera in time for the holidays? Rafe's money is on the line. And a Stanford student gets the best tweet ever. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092956',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1305: Work for your booty (podcast)

In today's news, Rafe is offended by the lazy criminals who just use Facebook to find out when people aren't home. Also, Nokia gets a new CEO who's apparently a "fine steward;" but is he a visionary? Especially with Android coming up fast? Also, Adobe brings back its Flash-to-iPhone app development tool. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092693',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapper ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1304: Apple: Only professional fart apps allowed (podcast)

Cupertino finally allows apps written in other languages but says No to "amateur hour" and more fart simulators. Also, Verizon may ban Google Search from its Android phones; the New York Times will eventually give up on print; and the Web knows how to dance. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092692',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download toda ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1303: You're gonna love it in an instant (podcast)

Good news: Google says so long to the "Search" button, Mozilla launching an online gaming directory, and a jailed journalist Twitters from his cell. Bad news: Snakebots climb trees! And Twitter has dedicated servers for, gulp, Justin Bieber. Special guest Darren Kitchen joins us.loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092691',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now:Dow ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1302: Mark Hurd's soft landing (podcast)

On today's show, a rousing discussion of scandal, sex, and giving cover to wrongdoers. And that's just Oracle hiring Mark Hurd. In other tech news, Craigslist gets rid of its adult services section in the most passive-aggressive manner possible. Google Buzz costs the Goog $8.5 million, the Nokia N8 costs roughly the same, and we decide to eat the bear. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092684',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVide ...

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Buzz Out Loud Ep. 1301: Apple waves the phishing flag (podcast)

Turns out, when you announce to the world that you've got 160 million users, all of whom are tied to a credit card, you kind of call the phishers your way like a horde of hungry zombies. Hence: Ping comment spam. Also, HP is going to actually produce memristors, 4chan is throwing birthday parties for sweet old men, and Boxee CEO Avner Ronen joins us to talk about why Apple TV doesn't scare him one bit. --MollyloadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQue ...

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Buzz Out Loud Ep. 1300: Is Ping a ding or a zing? (podcast)

Steve Jobs says he tried to get Facebook integration in Ping, but Facebook made it too hard. Uh huh. Also, Boxee says it can price its box at $100 more and still compete. We're not so sure. In other news, Twitter plans to record all the links you click, Skyfire hopes to bring flash to un-jailbroken iOS devices (for the children!), and EULA rules fall once again. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092497',useCurrentPageUrl: true,r ...

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Buzz Out Loud Ep. 1299: Apple iPod announcement shuffles the buttons (Podcast)

Steve Jobs revealed today three new iPods, including a Shuffle with buttons, a Nano that can double as a wristwatch (we think) and a razor-sharp iPod Touch. Also: Sony and Amazon have media news of their own, and Zuckerberg wants his privacy.loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092386',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});-->Listen now:Download today's podcastSubscribe:&nbs ...

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Buzz Out Loud Ep. 1298: Forking tired of Android forks (Podcast)

On today's show, Google does us a solid in the ham-filtering department, we wonder whether Paul Allen might have waited too long to sue the Internet, or whether this is just the beginning, and we speculate whether seven inches is, in fact, the perfect size after all. Plus, Internet vigilantes on the loose! --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092385',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:tr ...

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Buzz Out Loud Ep. 1297: Facebook wants to own your face (Podcast)

We're back from our BOL summer vacation, only to find that Paul Allen is trying to patent-troll the Internet out of existence, Netflix seems to have finally put BlockBuster out of existence, and Foursquare ain't going down without a fight. Oh, and Donald Bell gives us his predictions for Apple's Sept. 1 event. --MollyloadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092342',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:tr ...

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FLASHBACK! Buzz Out Loud 1262: Apple raises the bars (podcast)

You say Flashback, I say Unicorn of Rock! Go! 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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50089583',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRol ...

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FLASHBACK! Buzz Out Loud 1228: We salute you, Tom Merritt (podcast)

Do I really need to justify a Flashback for this episode? The Buzz Crew gathers into the small studio to roast and toast Tom on his last episode of Buzz Out Loud. You will be missed by many, sir. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50087418',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes ...

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FLASHBACK! Buzz Out Loud 1223: We'll be watching you (podcast)

This flashback was selected simply because of the song. Our theme for today's show? Somebody's watching you, and it ain't just the Police. It's also Facebook and Google, and apparently some people think Net neutrality means the government will be watching you, too. Watch for the Net neutrality 101 rant at the end of the show plus a lot of singing of the "I'll be watching you" song. Because Brian Tong is on. We just hope Sting doesn't sue. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small' ...

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FLASHBACK! Buzz Out Loud 1207: Dropping the EFF bomb on the RIAA and MPAA (podcast)

This flashback was chosen based on the description in the Buzz Out Loud wiki... "The Best Molly/MerritRant in Forever or Just In a Long Time." That's good enough for me! Warning: contains strong language (that will be bleeped by the time you hear this), but we frankly couldn't help ourselves when we saw the stuff the RIAA and MPAA want to do to your computers, border guards, the FBI, and Homeland Security. It ain't good. Also, Twitter makes developers mad again, and we are definitely not ...

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FLASHBACK! Buzz Out Loud 1137: Tech predictions for 2010 (podcast)

This is a flashback to our 2010 predictions. Being that we are now more than half way through the year, let's see just how awesomely (or not) we are doing with our predictions! We count down our top ten (or so) predictions in the world of technology for 2010. Enjoy! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50081287',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Down ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1296: Booty type coming to a PSP near you (podcast)

In PlayStation news this week, the PS3 may be jailbreakable via USB dongle, until Sony breaks down your door and takes your PS3 straight out the door. Also, touch-controls on the back of the PSP may be nigh, we show you the 53 steps it takes to turn off Facebook Places, and Apple tries to climb in your window and snatch your jailbroken iOS device up. See you all in a week!loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50091752',useCurrentPageUrl: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1295: Facebook Places knows when you miss the bus (podcast)

On today's show, how future generations will know all too well where they were conceived, thanks to Facebook Places--and yes, it's opt-out and lets your friends check you in, but somehow, I can still find a way to love it. Plus, Intel buys McAfee, Verizon's bringing TV to your iPad (in bed), and Windows 7 is killing it! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50091750',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeft ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1294: Web: there's an app for that (podcast)

Turns out the Web is dead. Nope, sorry, Chris Anderson from Wired said so, and that's just the way it is. Nevertheless, we discuss. Also, the Chrome OS is about to hit the tablet world like a meteor, you're only getting half the broadband you're paying for, and Microsoft Flight Simulator is back! Darren and Rafe are so excited! Molly and Jason are also here! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50091748',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relat ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1293: 3-D has arrived! (podcast)

It's long-accepted wisdom in the tech world that when the porn industry adopts a technology, that technology has arrived. Sadly for all of us, that day has arrived for 3-D. No, seriously. 3-D porn. Soft-core, thank goodness. Also, how HBO is trying to Benjamin us to death, why Windows Phone 7 might turn out to be cool after all, and the RIAA trying to force FM radios into all cell phones. No, really! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValu ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1292: You're a Koobface (podcast)

Happy 15th birthday to Internet Explorer and AT&T says Net neutrality is indeed onerous and it's all for Verizon and Google's proposal (um, duh). The Facebook "dislike" button finally launches, but it's a scam; WiFi-sniffing aerial drones are the new black, and we celebrate 50 years of broadcasting to the world the following: "looking for a good planet to plunder? Call Earth." loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50091743',useCurrent ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1291: The Playboy app: it's just for the articles (podcast)

On today's show, you can finally tell people that you read Playboy for the articles ... and have it be the truth! At least if you shell out $5 for the Playboy iPad app. Also, Oracle sues Google over Android, and it doesn't look good for Google. Plus, the brewing Apple vs. BBC cage match. Our prediction: Apple wins. Apple always wins. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: 'cnet_buzzoutloud_081310.mp3',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVide ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1290: Android says, Talk to me, baby (podcast)

Google launches new voice control for Android. Apple breaks over-the-air Jailbreaking. Spock's coffin has us spinning in our graves. And also, Rafe needs a new TV. Yeah, it's kind of a slow news day. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50091410',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (3 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1289: Facebook's momentary lapse of evil (podcast)

The social network stands up to Googlezon's net neutrality proposal, and meanwhile plots Foursquare's demise. Also Farmville pulling up stakes at MSN, and your car's tire pressure sensors can be hacked by drive-bys. Everybody panic! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50091407',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe:&nb ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1288: QWERTY booty and the end of the Internet (podcast)

On today's show, we invent a new kind of typing (booty type, QWERTY booty, that kind of thing), and look ahead to the end of the Internet as we know it. Plus, do ethics trump shareholder rights? The Mark Hurd HP scandal rolls on. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50091405',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe:  ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1287: Giant Angry Earth Fart (podcast)

On today's show, we've discovered the secret of the Bermuda Triangle -- well, some scientists discovered it. We just call it a giant angry Earth fart, like the one that's apparently going to destroy us all. Oh, and also, soft-core porn, falsified expense reports, and a vengeful board. It's the HP Way! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50091323',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFlo ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1286: The Pentagon wants its stuff back (podcast)

The big fight between the Pentagon and Wikileaks has gotten to the high school breakup stage: the Pentagon wants Wikileaks to put its mix tapes, photos, and t-shirts in a shoebox and mail them back. Also, another rousing argument on Net neutrality, this time with Brian Cooley's uniquely capitalist viewpoint in the mix. Good times. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50091101',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: tr ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1285: You can't handle the tech (podcast)

On today's show, a rousing discussion on the future of Net neutrality, whether you can handle the truth that is the forthcoming technological revolution, and whether glass-bottomed buses are going to start an upskirting revolution in China. (Ok, actually, that last is about the cleverest little traffic congestion solution ever.) loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50091100',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1284: Superman is faster than a foreclosing bank (podcast)

On today's show, Intel's FTC antitrust settlement, Darren Kitchen explains the iOS vulnerability that makes all your devices belong to PDF, and the feds admit they're storing some of your checkpoint body scan images ... for ... some reason. Yuck. Also, Facebook for Android finally comes into the modern age. Phew. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50091098',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:tru ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1283: Lying liars and the phones they sell us (podcast)

On today's show, Verizon tries to claim the Motorola Droid doesn't have the hardware to support hotspot tethering with Froyo. And here's the thing: that's a lie. In other news, the BlackBerry Torch hits, Rdio lands, and the FBI is cracking down on coloring books. Or something. I'm a tiny bit incoherent today. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50091096',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wr ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1282: Think globally, store locally (podcast)

It's our annual scare-the-bejesus out of ourselves episode, wherein we discuss all of the scary things that were announced and demonstrated at DefCon this year. Seriously, DefCon is way past phone phreaking and seriously into national security right now. Yikes. Also, new Apple jailbreaks are available, the BlackBerry doesn't pass Middle Eastern muster, and we've got the ultimate solution to Internet privacy concerns: data locavores. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumier ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1281: Microsoft gets serious about tablets. Again. (podcast)

Steve Ballmer admits Apple knows a thing or two about tablets. The U.K. government says it's sticking with IE 6 despite the entire world saying it's full of security holes. And the U.S. Congress, realizing it's out of money, wants to bring Internet gambling back to the U.S. so it can be taxed. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090800',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'lef ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1280: New Kindle undercuts iPad by $360 (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090799',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTune ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1279: Seven keys to rule us all (podcast)

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! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090798',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | i ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1278: Pad, mouse, or nubbin? (podcast)

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. Guest: Darren Kitchen of Hak5.org! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090797',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTune ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1277: You can hack DMCA. Legally. (podcast)

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! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090796',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Liste ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1276: Molly moves to Comic-Con (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090537',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1275: Now with less Fail-whale-iness (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090536',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's p ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1274: Facebook welcomes 500th user (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090535',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download t ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1273: A little bit of the old UltraViolet (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090534',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1272: Interests: being hot (podcast)

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! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090419',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1271: Happy Bumper Day (podcast)

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! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQu ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1270: MP3: the gateway drug (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090196',useCurrentPageUrl ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1269: OMG Higgs Boson! (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090194',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRo ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1268: You've been served...a microcell (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090193',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTu ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1267: Fix your brain! (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50090182',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperF ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1266: It's not the porn, it's you (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50089917',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,pr ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1265: Perfect Citizen (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50089914',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVid ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1264: Das Faceboot (podcast)

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. Special guest: Darren Kitchen of Hak5! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50089913',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download toda ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1263: iPad getting Flashed? (podcast)

The E.U. 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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50089912',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1262: Apple raises the bars (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50089583',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left' ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1261: The Last of Kin (podcast)

After the shortest time on 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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50089582',useCurrentPageUrl: tru ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1260: Flying car-maggeddon (podcast)

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! Special guest, Darren Kitchen of Hak5! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1259: No, YOUR mom plays FarmVille (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '500 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1258: Plants vs. Lasers (podcast)

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." loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: ' ...

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

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50089292',useCurrentPageUrl: tr ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1256: iPhone 4 debuts to a chorus of nerds (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({player ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1255: Hands-on with the iPhone 4 (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '5008928 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1254: BOL: The college years (podcast)

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! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010- ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1253: Google has an honesty problem (podcast)

Here's the thing: Google keeps insisting that the data it snared from open WiFi hotspots 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, a ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1252: News flash: AT&T is greedy (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({ ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1251: Captain Obvious issues a memo (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50089141',useCurrentPageUrl: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1250: Sony's special new toy (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50089079',useCurrentPageUrl: true ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1249: Yahoo buys a vowell (podcast)

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. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50089031',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (M ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1248: AT&T's iPad breach blamestorm (podcast)

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 loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1247: Inside the Coke Zero and Mentos rocket car (podcast)

On today's show, size matters. You're going to hear that a lot. So, apologies in advance. Also, we have a great interview at the top of the show with Stephen Volz and Fritz Grobe, otherwise known as the Coke and Mentos guys. They've got a rocket car, a Coke Zero contract, and a dream. Also, Goatse wants to clear up some things, Mortal Kombat is back, and once again? Size matters. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50088694',useCurr ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1246: Stick it to the FCC (podcast)

On today's episode, we discover that frenemies make for great collusion, everyone at the White House is suddenly sorry they bought all those iPads, the iPhone 4 doesn't actually have an eyeball, and only birds are now allowed to "tweet."Oh, and everything's better if you're naked.Listen now:Download today's podcastSubscribe: iTunes (MP3)| iTunes (320x180)| iTunes (640x360)| RSS (MP3)| RSS (320x180)| RSS (640x360)EPISODE 1246Apple’s Worst Security Breach: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1245: AOL is people! (podcast)

AOL says it's hiring hundreds of journalists, which they seem to do all the time, and then they're never heard from again ... hmm. In other news today, Pulse seems to have a pulse again, while the New York Times is on life support and doesn't even know it, and we're putting together a little hit list of doomed Twitter-related apps. Oh, and if you pirated the "Hurt Locker" movie, we totally know your IP address. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumie ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1244: Several fights with Adam Curry (podcast)

On today's show, Podfather Adam Curry joins us for gloves-off battles about everything from whether Apple should put out the iPhone for Verizon (Adam says no) to what Nokia used to produce (boots, turns out), and just what exactly is wrong with Nokia. Be warned, today's episode pushes the boundary of indeterminate length! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50088688',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLe ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1243: iPhone 4 unveiled (podcast)

After two solid hours of live coverage of the Steve Jobs keynote at WWDC, we dissect the announcement and offer you all the takeaways. Oh, and that's not the only tech news. How about HTC Evo's record breaking launch, HP printers getting their own email addresses, and a look into the mysterious insignia printed inside Mark Zuckerberg's sweatshirt. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50088553',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: fa ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1242: Mucho Bogo, AT&T (podcast)

You're going to have to listen to the show to understand the evolution of our favorite new phrase, "mucho bogo." Speaking of evolution, the HTC EVO 4G is officially available, just in time to be stomped into dust by the forthcoming iPhone. Maybe. Also, Google's going to hand over its intercepted WiFi data, to make a bad problem worse, and we're giving a big (BIG) no to the Kno. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1241: Facebook needs an adult...and a towel (podcast)

Poor Mark Zuckerberg has an almost-literal meltdown on-stage at All Things D and it makes us wonder: is it time for a grownup to take over there? Or just time for Zuck to throw his privacy boss under the bus? Also, HP doesn't want to make smartphones with its new WebOS toy, the Dell Streak continues to baffle, and hey! Globular rovers! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50088410',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollA ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1240: Barnacle on the butt of the internet (podcast)

Now that the Facebook "Like" button is all over the darned Internet, it's turning out to be both a privacy nightmare (shocker) and a security risk, to boot. Look for tortured nautical analogies about halfway through the show. In bigger news, though, Steve Jobs takes the stage at All Things D (we dissect) and AT&T makes big changes to its data plan offerings (we debate). loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50088399',useCurrentPageUrl ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1239: Google bans Windows (podcast)

If Google told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it? And if you did it, would you seriously try to sue Google for telling you to do it? Oh, America. You're so messed up. In other news today, Google unofficially banned Windows from its campus; anonymous sources say the DOJ is expanding its Apple probe; iPad is totally winning; and nobody quit Facebook on Quit Facebook day. Quelle surprise. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x18 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1238: Smell the light? (podcast)

On today's show, it turns out flies are getting smell-o-vision before we do. Whatever. Also, the next Apple TV is coming, and you won't believe who thinks it's a dud (hint: Brian Tong is on the show). The iPad launches globally, Skype Mobile is coming to Android just in time to save us from the newly $5-a-month Qik. Plus, Rafe thinks Apple is angling to kill OS X. Find out why. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50088050',useCurren ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1237: Facebook privacy hangover (podcast)

Our verdict on Facebook's privacy retool: well ... we're tough graders. Also today, will Steve Ballmer show up at the WWDC keynote? Palm loses its mobile UI design guy to Android, which is good news for Android, but continuing bad news for Palm and WebOS. Also, introducing Darth Vader's Dog. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50088049',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'} ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1236: Let the healing begin (podcast)

Facebook rolls out its new privacy changes live during our show! How nice of them. In a nutshell, near as we can tell, everything is going to be simpler and Facebook is really sorry that they really mean it about the whole privacy thing. And we get that, but we need some time to get over it, you know? Also, the DOJ may be looking into Apple's iTunes monopoly and we have a big discussion about the future of American space shuttle. Get your emails ready now. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1235: Build your own freakin' genome (podcast)

If you don't like broad patents on potentially world-changing scientific developments like scientific genomes, well, then, build your own! Also, does the $97 iPhone 3GS mean the 4G model will be on sale at launch? And we find out why five inches just isn't enough. Sorry. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50088047',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: D ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1234: Facebook is like a nude beach (podcast)

Rafe hits us with the best Facebook analogy yet: it's like a nude beach that you have to go to, and also, it rips your clothes off. Also, we get all excited about WebOS in the HP slate until Rafe irrefutably proves how it's not going to work. And then Molly turns into Tom and says a "graduated response" to piracy from ISPs might not be that unacceptable. What!?loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50088046',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relate ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1233: Synthetic life is oh so blue (podcast)

We have synthetic life! Craig Venter's new bacterium is alive and is blue... because that's what it's programmed to be. Also, Google says Happy 30th Birthday Pacman by putting a playable game into the Google banner. Tech support calls ensue. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50087888',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subs ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1232: Declare your porn (podcast)

Apparently, Australian border guards can now search your laptops for porn when you enter the country. Um. Ok. As a protest, we suggest everyone flying there just declare that they have porn. Why not? Also, tons of news coming from Google I/O, including the very interesting Google TV and the latest on Android 2.2. Let the waiting begin. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50087887',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollA ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1231: Seals with frickin' lasers! (podcast)

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Buzz Out Loud 1230: The accumulation of little indignities (podcast)

The indignities start with problem in the New York studio that keep Molly from being visible on today's show, and then end with the realization that all those browser preferences are basically a trackable fingerprint that's further eroding any illusion of online privacy you might have ever had. Also, Google's getting into the phone business. Again. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50087722',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1229: Too stupid even for Paramount (podcast)

Did Paramount actually issue a DMCA takedown to some people who filmed "Transformers 3" while it was being filmed outside their window!? Well, yeah. But Molly thinks that particular brand of stupidity almost had to be an accident. I mean, come on. Also, Google accidentally (!) collected data from open WiFi hotspots while taking pictures of their houses, which kind of feels like a double whammy. Oh, and it's Rafe's first show in the Tom Chair! We call it: Episode 1.loadUniversalPlayer({playe ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1228.5: Tom's Best Moments on BOL (podcast)

As promised in Episode 1228, here is the unabridged montage of Tom's best moments on BOL. If your podcatcher only downloads the most recent episode, you will want to go back and manually download Episode 1228! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1228: We salute you, Tom Merritt (podcast)

The Buzz Crew gathers into the small studio to roast and toast Tom on his last episode of Buzz Out Loud. You will be missed by many, sir. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50087418',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS (vide ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1227: The Penul-TOM-ate show (podcast)

We just did that to blow out your pun sensors. It's Tom's next-to-last show, and we have a big announcement: Rafe Needleman will be taking over his co-host duties! Listen for more, and also, hear about the escalation of the global thermonuclear patent wars, Adobe's passive-aggressive "attack" on Apple, and why Tom and Molly are now in an Evo love triangle. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subs ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1226: BP summons the old ones (podcast)

In the Soviet Union oil leaks get nuked. That's not a Yakov Smirnoff joke, it's apparently history. So we discuss whether we should do that in the Gulf of Mexico. But Steve in the chat room points out it might summon Cthullu. We also discuss the impending release of Office 2010, and the appearance of a second lost Apple iPhone 4G prototype. Those people can't keep anything in the lab anymore can they? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQuer ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1225: Drunk on Facebook and email (podcast)

We hear some pretty bad scare stories about Facebook in this episode. Yes, we know, how could they top the ones you've already heard? trust us they do. or maybe one of our emailers was drunk. You decide. We also finally have a decision (maybe) on the great Natali Project Natal bet. You can't miss this episode! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50087415',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1224: Regulation vibrations (podcast)

There's all kinds of vibrating on today's episode. from the server farm I imagine sits in Rafe's bedroom, to the oscillations of molecular computing, to the vibrations of sound from our rant about Drive Safe.ly. And Molly's rant on Net Neutrality last Friday also caused some vibrations, and we get to chatting about how much regulation you really need. Oh and don't forget you have no privacy. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '500 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1223: We'll be watching you (podcast)

Our theme for today's show? Somebody's watching you, and it ain't just the Police. It's also Facebook and Google, and apparently some people think Net neutrality means the government will be watching you, too. Watch for the Net neutrality 101 rant at the end of the show plus a lot of singing of the "I'll be watching you" song. Because Brian Tong is on. We just hope Sting doesn't sue.loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50087094',useCurr ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1222: Nobody backs the FCC into a corner (podcast)

When backed into a corner, the FCC acts less like a bear and more like a kitten ... which is probably a good thing for the Internet overall. Facebook takes another lump, the HTC Evo shows up for pre-order at The Shack at all places, and Google Chrome is faster than a potato. Well, French fries, to be really accurate. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50087093',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTa ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1221: Unbumble the Internet (podcast)

Phrases are coined left and right on today's show, from our plans to unbumble the Internet to the chat-room created phrase "gestApple," to describe the behavior of everybody's favorite door-busting-down, Ellen-berating iPhone-maker. Plus, "three-day-old tuna." It's a fun one. Also, six things you need to know about Facebook Connections (it violates your privacy six ways to Sunday) and the ensuing storm of tablet competition. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryT ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1220: There's no place like 127.0.0.1 (podcast)

On today's show, we discuss the coming of the IPv4 black market, throwing more nanodots at the solid-state storage market, and we've got two tech industry shockers: First, Sirius posted a profit, and second: AT&T did a nice thing for a listener. Plus, file-sharers are either the content industry's biggest customers or way worse than bank robbers. You decide. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50087091',useCurrentPageUrl: true,rela ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1219: DARPA requests transformer flying cars. So do we. (podcast)

The folks who built the Internet are thinking it could be a great idea if flying cars were available in military zones to help extract soldiers quickly from sensitive locations. And they should transform. So, awesome future on our way. Plus, Apple sells 1 million iPads, we try to untangle the h.264 codec mess, and the future of the Internet is cloudy. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50087084',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVide ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1218: Brace yourself, Apple fans (Podcast)

Brace yourself, Apple fans loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50086979',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1218 Top Stories It’s No Phone Zone day! (Thanks, Oprah!) http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0 ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1217: Where's the digibeef? (podcast)

Steve jobs picks a digital beef, or digibeef, with Adobe over Apple's holdout on Flash, Palm and HP get married, we talk about the Sony Dash and whether or not we will give it to our mama's for Mother's day. Also, Natali knows nothing about the Boy Scouts, and Donald knows way too much about Lifetime, Television for Women. And Natali is also a little too familiar with iPhone Apps for those over 17. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1216: Geek soap operas (podcast)

Between the legal drama playing out in the South Bay (Gizmodo raid! Dubious warrants! Potential counter-suits!) and the latest developments in the Infinity Ward/Activision internal drama (Involuntary labor! Withholding royalties and bonuses!), it's pretty much the Days of our Lives around here. Also, no Hulu in the UK, and Comcast gets a big, steaming pile of poo from its users. But at least it's Golden Poo. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiere ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1215: Law & Order: Lost Prototypes Unit (podcast)

Dun DUN! Police break down the door of a Gizmodo editor's house looking for evidence of some sort of crime involving the lost iPhone prototype ... meanwhile, Nokia has to kind of pathetically blog about how someone took a prototype of the Nokia N8 and they would really, really like it back. It's a weird world out there. Also, the "Boy Genius" has been outed, Samsung might make a Google TV, and we're storing your data for you in Unicorn Town. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-sma ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1214: Floppy disks and boobquakes (podcast)

Natali Del Conte joins us in the studio to discuss really important issues such as boobquake day, cartoons, and violent video games. Oh, come on, we also discuss Google's failed attempts to reinvent the mobile phone sales paradigm, unfounded causal links between violent video games and sociopathic behavior, and the dangers of colonization. Good show, guys.loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50086777',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVide ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1213: No iPad for you! (podcast)

Is this the ultimate early adopter penalty? If you buy more than two iPads to send to your friends overseas or give to your family, you risk a lifetime ban on future purchases? That just can't be right. Also not right: the sweet little child who calls tell us how to get porn on the iPhone. Just upsetting. Plus: Palm deathwatch and Facebook's privacy untangled (er, sort of). loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50086467',useCurrentPa ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1212: No no no no no. No. No. (podcast)

On today's show, a perfectly innocent-sounding caller makes a terrifying suggestion, McAfee bricks a whole lot of computers all at once, including like 1,000 inside a hospital, and Dell (no, seriously, Dell) is apparently making some seriously drool-worthy phones. Rrrowwwrrr. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50086466',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1211: Adobe quits Apple (podcast)

Adobe says it's taking its ball and getting off that dumb old Apple platform altogether. Apple says, hey, we super totally don't care because we're making bajillions of dollars and plan to continue doing so in the near future. But the ones who really suffer here are the children, who can't code on the iPad unless they're willing to suck it up and learn Objective C. Hey, that's what it was like when I was a kid. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumi ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1210: Hug a n00b (podcast)

Ubisoft is doing away with paper manuals, which means gaming n00bs will be forever stuck in virtual corners trying to figure out the right button combination for re-load. Also, Apple wants its secret iPhone back and Molly just wants you to know that next time you find a top-secret prototype in a bar, you should call her instead of Gizmodo. Oh, and if you want porn, buy an Android phone, says Steve Jobs. Good day for Android. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryT ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1209: So this iPhone 4G walks into a bar... (podcast)

The HTC Droid Incredible is available for pre-order, and no lie, we drooled a little bit over it. We also uncover the Google conspiracy to rid the world of http://. But the weirdest of all was our discussion of the dramatic weekend rumor mill involving the purported iPhone 4G found on a bar in either San Jose or Redwood City. Or maybe it's a fake. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50086462',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1208: Good News Friday marred by Bad News (podcast)

We tried so hard to enjoy various good news items today, like how the DirecTV TiVo is coming in 2010, Sony is climbing up the game console sale charts, and the tech sector is finally hiring again and making money and stuff! But ... you know. There's also Sony's refusal to refund retailers who give money back to unhappy PS3 owners, Ireland trying to censor the Internet, and Ning working as hard as possible to lose every single one of its users. We tried, though. We really did. --Molly l ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1207: Dropping the EFF bomb on the RIAA and MPAA

Warning: contains strong language (that will be bleeped by the time you hear this), but we frankly couldn't help ourselves when we saw the stuff the RIAA and MPAA want to do to your computers, border guards, the FBI, and Homeland Security. It ain't good. Also, Twitter makes developers mad again, and we are definitely not number 1 in broadband. And it hurts. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085883',useCurrentPageUrl: true,rela ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1206: Lies, damn lies, and AT&T's lies

You would not believe the rants in this episode ... coming out of Tom. No, seriously. Something about AT&T's ongoing attempts to have their anti-regulation cake and eat your Universal Service Fund fees, too just sends him into a frothing fury. Plus, there's rage to burn on the U.S. government reporting that there are essentially zero facts or evidence to back up claims of billions of dollars in losses due to digital piracy. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryT ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1205: Bizarro Upside-Down Day (podcast)

Today is just baffling, frankly, for all of us. Twitter has a business plan, Opera Mini has been approved by the Apple App Store, the mobile Internet will soon overtake the fixed Internet, and despite a raging professional video game culture, Korea is trying to keep kids from gaming 24-7. But they NEED them! We're so confused! --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085879',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRo ...

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Buzz Out Loud Ep. 1205: Is the Kin Spot for real? (podcast)

We're encouraged by several things about Microsoft's messaging phones, but the name isn't one of them. Especially naming a button on it the Kin Spot. But we did figure out what they're up to. We think. Also it's a bad day for developers as Apple and Adobe's fight somehow ends up with Adobe's CTO talking about swinign chickens, and Twitter angers its devloper crowd by acquiring Tweetie. At least the US is changing it's tune on ACTA... oh wait, no it's just getting worse on that too. We h ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1203: The potato radius (podcast)

Pluto's in danger of insult again, as scientists decide that anything bigger than a potato should be a dwarf planet. Or something like that. We also dig into why Apple would suddenly disqualify any third-party compilers from being used to make iPhone apps. And the long-awaited iPod Nano scratch lawsuit is settled. Our national nightmare is over. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085864',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: fal ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1202: Multitasking, iAds ... and Folders! (podcast)

In today's episode, we follow the Apple live-stream for earthshattering iPhone OS additions like multitasking (woo!), an interactive ad platform (woo!), and an innovative new app organization structure called ... Folders (WTF?). Also, the UK rushes through a big online piracy law, so that's going to end well, and Google Voice may be coming to the desktop. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085863',useCurrentPageUrl: t ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1201: BOB: Big Ole BOL (podcast)

Alternative "Big Ole" titles include "Big Ole Podcast," "Big Ole Bite of Intel's Giant Robotic Hamster," and so on. In the actual news, the Apple-Google war continues into mobile advertising territory, we debate the relative valuation of Foursquare, and Verizon resorts to shamelessly begging for the iPhone. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085862',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,w ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1200: Making the sausage (podcast)

On our 1200th episode, we give you special, unprecedented access inside the inner workings of the show. Or, put more accurately, we screw it up a lot. In the news, what little there is post-iPad hangover, a federal appeals court ruled that the FCC lacks the authority to regulate ISPs, Microsoft's Pink project is a collection of cute words coming out April 12, and it's raining tablets. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085861', ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1199: BOL analysts predict 100% chance of iPad talk (podcast)

We didn't hit you with the iPad talk right off the top, because there's interesting news from Google, iPhone OS news, and a Microsoft mystery event! But eventually, we can't avoid it any more, thanks to an analyst to make fun of and Molly's hands-on review. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085860',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1198: Tong tied? Frayed not (podcast)

With Molly out covering the iPad launch for your local CBS stations, we're free to make wanton puns about knot theory. And we do. Plus Brian Tong gets his brain in knots trying to explain how it applies to tangled headphones. We also have the explanation for why iPad apps are ridiculously expensive. And we compare the JooJoo which is actually here, and explain why it's getting trumped by Apple. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1197: Where this episode is no joke (podcast)

Once again this year, we've had it with April Fool's jokes. Except for one. You'll see. If you're more tired of iPad than you are of April Fool's, skip the first half of the show where we recap other people's reviews since Apple refuses to give us an iPad early. Also, we debunk Microsoft's claims that Chrome is fundamentally insecure, which almost ought to be a joke. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085560',useCurrentPageUrl: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1196: Schrodinger's iPad (podcast)

We talk a bit about the iPad and Rafe reveals that his iPad is in quantum indeterminacy. He has it reserved but he hasn't paid for it. And he won't know until the last minute whether he's going to buy it. Meanwhile the Google-Apple war heats up on the Flash and the tablet front. And Facebook leaks email all over the place. Ew. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085559',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: tr ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1195: Five years. You're welcome, tech world.

It's our five-year anniversary today, and wow, is that a long time. We've been here longer than the iPhone (rumors of a Verizon phone announced in June), almost as long as it took the U.S. House to ask the FTC to investigate Google Buzz, and about how long it will take Verizon to actually deliver the Android 2.1 rollout to Droid users. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085558',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRoll ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1194: Pee2Pee

The show's a pretty well-controlled train wreck right up until we start talking about the underwear that texts when it's, um, moist. No, you're not listening to the 404 (or Gadgettes), it's actually Buzz Out Loud. In real news (if you will), the first week's worth of iPads have apparently sold out and actual competition is coming to the wireless space ... around 2011. Also, cosmic rays are making your car go fast. No, really. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQuery ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1193: Apple hypocrisy: we salute you

Today's show opens with a not-unexpected rant about AT&T trying to sell you a $150 MicroCell to "supplement" the "coverage" you already pay for. A bit more on Google and China, Apple's unbelievably bizarre sandbox behavior in approving the otherwise super cool Line2 app, and cheap photos from space. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085241',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloa ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1192: The ethical standards of GoDaddy

We accidentally besmirch the reputation of Danica Patrick, come up with some reasons why Bing might actually work (except for how it apparently means "disease" in Chinese), and take to task the millions of people who are still deliberately clicking on spam. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085240',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1191: Evo! Evo! Evo!

On today's show, there's tech news, but there's also the new Sprint Evo 4G, and that's kind of all we can think about. Its big 4-inch screen, its two cameras, its kickstand. Sigh. It's my new boo. Also, though, some stuff about Google, the full text of ACTA is leaked, we have a winner in the Apple vs. Predator video contest, and holy crap, did you see that Evo? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085239',useCurrentPageUrl: true,r ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1190: Steve Jobs vs. Predator

Announcing our very first not-even-remotely sanctioned by the legal department video creation contest: make us an awesome video in which Steve Jobs and the Predator work out who has prior art on swipe-to-unlock. We will reward the awesomest video with a Buzz Out Loud ceramic travel mug. Oh, and Google turns off its filters in China ... briefly. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085238',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: fals ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1189: Slide to explode

Google and China's war heats up a bit. Amazon is apparently not going to war against the iPad. But the most compelling news of the day? Swipe to unlock existed long before Apple ever thought of it. It involved Aliens. And Predators. And self-destruction. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50085237',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download tod ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1188: A bunker and chains...for your iPad

Turns out, according to some developers, that the only way to get your hands on a prereleased iPad is to build it a special sealed bunker of its very own, with darkened windows and a chain so it can't get up and walk away on you. People, we are NOT making this up. Also, we dish the dish on Viacom vs. YouTube; get a good, long look at Windows Phone 7; and yeah, Molly's mad about the Android 2.1 delay. No surprise. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',l ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1187: Driving right management

Apparently some auto dealers sell cars to folks with bad credit if those folks agree to allow a box to be installed in their car that gives the dealer remote access. In other words: if they fall behind in the payments the car can be shut off remotely. This led to madcap mayhem in Austin recently when a guy hacked into the system and shut off 100 cars. We also talk about Apple's fear of protection and why Amazon makes Apple look more open. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-smal ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1186: Free chickens for all

If 3D is the chicken and the Avatar DVD is the egg, somehow we should all get free chickens or 3D is DOA. Or something like that. We've all still got a bit of a BBQ hangover from our time in Austin, but at least Rafe's here to make a little sense. Oh, wait, he came up with the 3D chicken thing. Anyway, Facebook rules the Web, IE 9 may or may not embrace actual standards, and Droid users are getting 2.1, finally. We're home. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryTy ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1185: I can haz peace?

Veronica Belmont and Ben Huh join us on stage to talk about the brewing war between Apple and Google, pay walls on the web... and we also wage tiny cute little wars on each other as well. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084617',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video) ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1184: Warning: BOL may result in loss of toe

Today's BOL happened before a live studio audience at SXSW in Austin, TX. Cali Lewis and Nicole Lee joined us on stage to discuss the state of SXSW Interactive, the on-going Google/China kerfuffle, and pharmaceutical companies' struggles to fit the risks of drugs into a Twitter-friendly 140 characters. Also, Cali Lewis nearly loses a toe.... um, sorry? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084616',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVid ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1183: War and peace on the Internet

Patent wars reignite, the Internet is nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, and multitasking may be coming to the iPhone. It's an epic sort of show today. Also, PS3 gets in the game with a motion-controller, and employees like us knowingly violate IT policies like crazy people. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084615',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1182: Where we're going, we don't need rails

We've utterly given up the concept of "on-topic" today, as talk of Apple's Developer License Agreement suddenly turns into a conversation about patent law and nuclear arsenals and our one voicemail is a dirty anagram. What happened!? Also, some bad words. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084614',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1181: ACTA: it's bad for the brand

The European Parliament is, somewhat unexpectedly, riding to the world's rescue by demanding that the super evil ACTA agreement be negotiated in the open and that the three-strike ISP provisions be taken out. Well, hot damn! That's big news! I mean, that Cisco router is big news, too, but it just doesn't have the same sexy factor. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084613',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: t ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1180: Egg on Newegg's face

Weren't the folks who ordered an Intel Core i7 surprised when they got a Styrofoam fake instead? Well, yes. But we still haven't heard from Newegg how this happened. However the fake was incredibly well done. So props to that. We also discuss Apple's first iPad ad and Ubisoft's incredible DRM failure. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084612',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperF ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1179: The guy who makes OK Go go

On today's show, a special interview with Adam Sadowsky, president of Syynlabs, the OK Go video, "This Too Shall Pass." Turns out making that video was as hard to make as you might imagine. Also, we discuss the pending smellpocalypse coming out of Siberia. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084299',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today' ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1178: Steve Jobs smash

On today's show, Apple wants to wipe all HTC phones from the face of the earth, apparently because Steve Jobs is just grouchy about this whole business. Donald and Molly engage in a nice long talk about the validity of software patents, and then we wonder whether anyone would actually line up to buy a new 3D HDTV. Meanwhile, the well-meaning House of Lords is probably going to destroy the Internet. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1177: Nerd freestyle

We stayed on the rails pretty well in this episode, but there's a whole long thing about cake toward the end that the chat room dubbed "nerd freestyle" and, well, we love that. In other news, new TiVo underwhelms a bit (other than the remote) and Viacom goes all anti-Internet with "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report." That's the cake part.loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084297',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,pre ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1176: F1 is now FU

Microsoft's latest security measure involves telling everyone not press F1. Well that's reasonable. If you read everything Microsoft says. Also the juiciest weirdest firing ever happens to the developers of the most successful video game ever. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084296',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1175: But I don't WANNA Twitter!

New music stars are finally being told to social network buy the record labels and now they're throwing a fit. Benito thinks they're just being all rock and roll and disrespecting authority. We also discover buttocks meatloaf. Don't ask. And we talk about Apple's child labor problems and Sony's PS3 glitches. Tomorrow Molly is back and Jason too! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084291',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1174: Pregnant robot drones

In and amongst our fights over Facebook patents, TV spectrum and the reasons for the decline of music, we find time to agree on one thing. Robot drones are cool. Robot drobnes that carry little baby drones with them are even cooler. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084190',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1173: Unicorn power

It was a fantasy trip on Buzz Out Loud today, wherein fairy dust and unicorns are the new power generators of the future (Bloom Box), Mothra wants to eat your children ("looming spectrum crisis"), and we've got to save the beer-foam-measurement blogs (Web archiving policies in the UK). We've got a way with dry news. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50083990',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hi ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1172: All tanker captains need a sextant

Talk about a sentence custom-designed to send a chat room off the rails. But the actual topic of discussion was the massive insecurity of the global GPS network, which is totally susceptible to sat-nav jamming. Also, Apple continues to suffer under its terrible, self-imposed burden of censorship, and we are ALL GOING TO DIE FROM THE INTERNET! --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50083989',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVide ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1171: Pants.

The pants meme is strong in this episode -- so strong we can't even pinpoint it to a certain topic. Google Buzz is pants, Microsoft may have no pants on, and the IOC is trying to sue the pants off everyone under the sun. And Molly will not be wearing pants to BOL's SXSW meetup. Find out why in the show. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084042',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1170: ACTA must be stopped

In today's show, more unbelievable details from the top-secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement leak out, and we determine (again) that it's sheer unadulterated evil and has to be stopped. Also, we explore the "winkie" defense, discover that naps boost your brain power, and hey, Betty White? We'll let you host Buzz Out Loud for real anytime you want. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50083987',useCurrentPageUrl: true,r ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1169: Fun kills

Today on Buzz Out Loud, fun kills and companies kill fun. Apple kills all the good boob stuff in the App Store, Google's building its Daemon-Skynet empire by getting into the power business, and Italy thinks 3D glasses can give you pink-eye. Also, Microsoft and Yahoo finally get that search deal done, about a thousand episodes after anyone cares. And Helen calls again and breaks Molly. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50 ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1168: All the good porn is on Xfinity

We have two awesomely inexplicable voice mails today, we discuss the rise of Zeus (the botnet), and Ubisoft's new DRM scheme sends us into a synchronized rage. We also chat with Peter Brantley, co-founder of the Open Book Alliance, about the latest twist and turn in the Google Books settlement attempt. Short version: copyright law sucks, but not quite as much as class-action law. What a mess. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryV ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1167: 3D will make you go blind

Well, ok, 3D might not make you go blind, but we think the issue warrants further study. At least, Molly and Rafe think it warrants further study. Tom's just baiting us. Also, AT&T gets a Windows Phone 7 victory, Warner is still keeping DVDs on life support, and PDFs are just plain dangerous. Also, our hearts go out to Tesla Motors today after a tragic plane crash in Palo Alto. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50083777', ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1166: What's in Veronica's closet?

Spoiler: it's Veronica! Also, gambling prostitutes. Ms. Belmont joins us today to talk about Google's abject apologies and speculate about what's inside that Google-Aid they're drinking down there. Plus, we think Windows Phone 7 looks pretty cool despite that odd naming convention, and after that it's all mobile news all the time. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50083726',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preR ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1165: Kindles for all? The future is cloudy.

The rumor mill has it that Amazon wants to give its Prime subscribers a free Kindle. Like, all of them. We think that fails the sniff test, but we might be hypersensitive because of the ridiculous rumor mill that briefly killed off the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi this week. Oh, and Google's working on fixing Buzz. Thanks, Google. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50083564',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1163: Facebook login

We think, due to the magic of search-engine optimization, that this episode is about to become our highest-rated ever. P.S. Attention, visitors from Google: this is not the Facebook login page. Sorry about that. In other news today, we tear down Google Buzz's privacy options, Bill Gates can barely be bothered to diss the iPad, and some guy plans to be pooping in a box for 30 days. Sometimes we hate the Internet. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1163: Battle Botnets

When botnets do battle for your desktop, you lose. But we still find it kind of cool. Google Buzz on the other hand, we're not so sure about -- mainly because we just want to try it out and it turns out we've now been opted in to all kinds of public information and sharing our email addresses and all this weird stuff. But I guess if Google gave is gigabit-per-second Internet access, we might feel better about things. Oh, and Warner Music is turning into a bird. Long story. --MollyloadUniver ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1162: Buzz this, Google

Google rolls out its new Buzz feature and all we can say is this: don't even THINK of calling your new text-to-speech chat feature "Buzz Out Loud." Because we will come for you. Also, the Nexus One gets phone support ... for shipping questions only. Sad trombone. And Toyota can't catch a break. Poor Toyota. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50083366',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab: ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1161: Molly Wood is definitely back on BOL. Definitely.

Today's BOL ushers in the dawn of ... a new drinking game! Whenever you hear us say "definitely" on today's show -- and it's going to be often -- take a swig. Also, we Monday-morning quarterback the Super Bowl ads and explore the many reasons people don't want to buy an iPad. Oh, and my Droid is definitely crashy (drink!). -- Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50083360',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1160: Books lies and death

We cover Amazon's capitulation to another publisher, and Google's book deal comes under assault from the Department of Justice. Jeff Zucker appears to lie to Congress and Sling implies AT&T lied about their app. And the $9.99 eBook is declared dead by Gizmodo and Rafe declares eInk dead. Just another day on the Internet. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50083139',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideL ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1159: Wear clean underpants on the Internet

We discover that the Internet is just as dangerous as outside, which means you need to wear clean underwear. Natali also invents the IPADBJÖRN for all you iPad-wanters who need to use it hands-free. And we declare Donald Bell Emperor Pimp of portable entertainment devices. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50083138',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1158: Android has been sporked

Nexus One gets multitouch but the rest of the Android universe is left out in the cold. Plus, Motorola's not using the "Droid" name for its upcoming Android phones. What's going on here? Plus, we revel in the intellectual awesomeness of imagining Windows 7 running on an iPad (even in virtual mode). --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50083137',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wra ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1157: Fighting trolls is like fighting ghosts

On the Internet, the only thing harder to fight than frivolous copyright infringement accusations is comment trolls. Nevertheless, we're all going to give it our best shots. In other news, Woz hacks its Prius, the Internet comes up with wishful-thinking rumors to turn the iPad into the thing we all wanted it to be, and we just cannot get excited about the Nexus One on AT&T. Or the JooJoo tablet. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQuer ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1156: Tweet to the handbag

On today's show, Amazon gets called out on price-fixing, even though Macmillan wants to charge too much for e-books. AT&T redefines "unlimited," and Microsoft is redefining the bar code, Apple got the fake Flash out of its iPad ads, and big news! Jason had his baby, and Molly's coming back to Buzz Out Loud full time as of next week. Yeah, you read that right. Not a punk. See you Wednesday! -- Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValu ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1155: Fujitsu threatens to sue over stupid iPad name

While every woman on Earth universally thinks the name iPad is stupid, Fujitsu still wants to own it. We'll tell you about the Fujitsu iPad which has existed since 2002 and why Apple thinks they can still own the name anyway. We also look at the MSI tablet which may be much better than iPad. But will you buy it? And we hear from a man who is drunk and frozen in Maine. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50082963',useCurrentPageUrl ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1154: How much is that moon trip in Microsoft points?

Yes of course we rehash the Apple iPad. We find out how to pronounce it properly in Boston. And we determine that it is the fundamental problem with democracy. But there is other news, including a class-action suit against Microsoft over its points system on Xbox and Zune. And President Obama wants to kill the moon program for now. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50082912',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollA ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1153: iPad? Yes. Apple named it iPad.

We recorded right after Steve Jobs finished his 90-minute announcement of the Apple iPad, Apple's new tablet computer. It's variably impressive depending on who you are, but will anyone buy it? We discuss. Also, it's over for the Mars rover Spirit. At least the roving part is over, but it's still alive and doing science.loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50082830',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLef ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1152: Hacks on a plane

The FAA has asked Boeing to prove that its new connected airplane isn't so connected it can connect hackers. We also discuss why folks think women aren't as good at math when all the women we know are great at math. And we hash over some Apple tablet rumors. I mean, how could we not? We also have special guest host Clayton Morris from Fox News, and Ryan Shrout from PC Perspective. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50082716',u ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1151: NASA, park the shuttle on blocks

Amid the news of China picking a fight with the U.S. over Google, and Jammie Thomas-Rasset getting her fine reduced, we've got a goldmine idea for NASA. Gene wrote in to explain that instead of selling off the shuttles, NASA can just leave them parked at the space station. And we took it further with some suggestions of how and where to park them and what to do with them afterward. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50082646',use ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1150: Up the creek without a Bible

The FCC is coming for the schools and churches just like that crazy guy on the corner told you! On June 12, it'll require anybody using a wireless microphone that operators in the 700 MHZ spectrum to stop using that mic. That's right. The purge is coming! For microphones!. Actually, it'll affect Broadway shows, too. Will the FCC be able to round up the ne'er-do-wells? Will Google ruin U.S.-China relations? Well, that's another story. Literally. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'c ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1149: Secretary of State Clinton plans to free the Internet

We had the pleasure of chatting with Jared Cohen, Senior Adviser to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today. He gave us some more insight into Secretary Clinton's speech about the freedom on the Internet, specifically relating to China. We also clarify that Verizon is not booting people off the Internet--but apparently Cox is. So take all that stuff we wrote yesterday about Verizon and just put Cox in there. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumi ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1148: Verizon cuts off alleged illegal downloaders

Breaking news during the show has Verizon admitting to cutting off the Internet access of people accused of illegal downloading. But hey, they don't throttle,they say. Great! Except for cutting off people is really an extreme from of throttling. And also, Verizon isn't getting proof for this, just accusations. The problems with this policy are immeasurable and we discuss them. Oh and Bing may oust Google on the iPhone. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1147: Mint-fried Quicken (SarcMark!)

Though Apple has officially announced an announcement, we don't know what it is, so we speculate anyway. Sue us. Will you pay $2 for a new character that indicates sarcasm? Most of us won't, either. We also discuss the meaning of privacy in search engines and Quicken hides it's online service behind Mint, which, oddly, makes Natali hungry. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50082457',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,p ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1145: Fighting firewalls with firewall

The Google China drama continues with some startling revelations about an Internet Explorer 6 vulnerability. And Tim from Kansas has an intriguing suggestion for how Google could reverse the Chinese firewall to get back at them. We also witness the dominance of the Nintendo Wii and the cheapening of some of Verizon's plans. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50082300',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hi ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1145: China to Google: Suck it

The Google-China drama continues as China makes a veiled response that only law-abiding companies are welcome in the People's Republic. More information came out indicating the Gmail hacking was done by the government in China. This isn't over folks. We'll keep on it. But there is other news. Apple lawyers strike back over tablet rumors, and app stores are all pretty much the same. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50082132', ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1144: What's Google really doing in China?

Due to some Gmail attacks, Google has said it will remove its filters and possibly pull out of China altogether. There's definitely a lot more going on behind the scenes of this than we know, but we try to get to the heart of the matter as the nation of China negotiates with the nation of Google. We also discuss Facebook's requirement that you scan your hard drive to reactivate a hacked account, and we look forward to Martians coming this year. Yay for Martians!loadUniversalPlayer({playe ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1143: Google is sorry... you feel that way?

Google apologized to China for miscommunication over its scanning of books. But that didn't stop it from scanning the books. Or even get it to apologize for scanning the books. Also Microsoft Word is no longer sold, at least for a brief period of time. And the Apple rumors are ramping up. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50082131',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'} ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1142: Buzz Crew's Best of CES picks

We discuss the winners of this year's Best of CES awards, and make our very own picks as well. But the most important news of the day has to be the whole Facebook bra color meme. What... Is it something I said? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50081670',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscr ...

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CES: Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1141: Good news for high-tech mouth breathers

A new technology from Zyxio allows you to control your PC by breathing. Obviously this is good for accessibility, but it could also mean good and bad news for gamers. We'll discuss. We also rundown the latest news from CES, including the Intel keynote. And we talk with the winner of the Apps for Innovation contest about his Web site that makes it easy for you to find out what the government is about to do to you and gives you a chance to make a comment. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1140: Live from CES 2010

Though the conference opens for the public today, this is our second live show from CES 2010. Leo Laporte joins us on stage to discuss the impressive penetration of 3D at this year's show, Skype on your television, and the soon-to-be growing catalog of Netflix streaming titles. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50081668',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen no ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1139: Live from CES 2010

You'll know we're recording this episode from the stage before the show has actually begun because of the loud machinery crunching away in the background as vendors ready their booths. In the meantime, we cover Google's official introduction of the Nexus One, a 3D network arriving on your TV, and Microsoft's tablet computer. You heard me right: Microsoft. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subsc ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1131: CES 2010 preview (excerpt)

We are on our way to CES in Las Vegas so there will be no new episode today. Instead, here is an excerpt from episode 1131 where we preview the type of tech that is expected to be found in abundance at this year's CES. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50081697',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audi ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1138: Good luck with that, Bono

So, Bono has been listening to his manager and soaking up the idea that the Internet needs to be locked down before it ruins the video industry. This selfless act of Cassandra-like prophesying involves talking about how great the U.S. is at stopping child porn and how great the Chinese are at stopping anything they don't like. We point out a few holes in the theory there. Also, Google is doing everything. Seriously, if you even think fleetingly that Google might do something, well, appa ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1137: Tech predictions for 2010

We count down our top ten (or so) predictions in the world of technology for 2010. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50081287',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1137 Tom’s Predictions for 2010: ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1136: Predictions Results for 2009

At the beginning of 2009, we made a whole bunch of predictions about the next year in the technology space. Turns out, we are really bad at predicting things. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50081290',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Sub ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1135: Best Moments of 2009 (again)

This year's best of show is made up entirely of clips sent to us by listeners. We selected and edited them to make a good-flowing show, but the hard work of collecting them was all on buzztown. Great job everybody! You sent some amazing clips. Stuff we would never have dug up on our own. The following people submitted clips to us by email. Thanks for all your hard work. NOTE: The first release of this episode was incomplete. This is a repost with the additional content at the end. If ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1134: Listener Co-Host Show

This year, we bring Stephen (aka Darthweef), Joanne (aka Engnr_chik), Tom Merritt (the doppleganger from the UK) and Phil Barter onto the show! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50081240',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1133: The Web not-as-exclusive-anymore Episode

Ho Ho Ho. Enjoy this compilation of some of the best moments from the pre and post show discussion from our live show in 2009. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50080925',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1132: Cutting Room Floor

The Cutting Room Floor episode is all about your unheard messages, whether you wanted them to be on the show or not. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50081223',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1132

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1131: The last Word from Microsoft?

Breaking news right at the top of the show as Microsoft loses its appeal and the court rules they have to stop selling infringing copies of Microsoft Word by January 11, 2009. We also welcome the new White House security czar and the Google Yelp drama plays on. We're on break now, but we do have special episodes in the feed. We'll be back on January 4! Have a a great holiday! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50081135',useCurr ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1130: Verizon is Robbing the Hood

Verizon explains its early termination fee reasoning. It turns out it's just trying to help the poor. You see, when they charge these outrageous fees, it SAVES poor people money on their phones. At least as long as they don't mind being locked into a contract for years. We also rage against the Rage Against the Machine number-one non-Christmas song. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50080898',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVide ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1129: Is Google finally too big?

Google is in talks to buy Yelp and it may finally be pushing the line over what's too big. Sure, a lot of you thought it was too big already, but now it's just getting ridiculous--although, I didn't like that it lost its court case in France over indexing books. We also touch on the Twitter hijacking and new 3D Blu-ray standards. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50080897',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1128: Should Google make its own Netbook?

Rumors are that next year Google will add a Netbook brand along with its phone branding, and possibly begin a line of consumer electronics. Is that a good thing for Google? We kick around that old football. Also, Patrick from France joins us with his distinctly European perspective and we refrain from insulting each other for once. It's a brave new world!loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50080896',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedV ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1127: Microsoft and EU browser roulette begins

So the European Union and Microsoft have finally settled their differences and will begin the browser ballot with no less than 12 browsers to choose from. Is this a good thing? Also, Intel is now under the gun from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. What did it do this time? Listen to find out. And Cherrypal is selling a $99 laptop it bills as slow and sufficient. Nice. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50080965',useCurrentPa ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1126: Microsoft plucks Plurk

Among the news of new URL shorteners and Australian Internet filters comes one of the darkest moments in microblogging: Microsoft has pulled down its new Twitter-like site in China because it turns out it wasn't Twitter-like at all. It was, in fact, more like Plurk. In fact, it looked like maybe Microsoft stole Plurk's code. We also get morally outraged at good business plans. Or stupid people. Or something. Just watch. Or listen. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryTy ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1125: Exclusive report on the Google Nexus One

Some enterprising hackers have rooted the Barnes & Noble Nook, giving them unrestricted access to the underlying Android operating system. Black and white tablet FTW! We also get the exclusive from Jason Howell about the new Google phone known as the Nexus One. And those crazy Scandinavians get to try out LTE first. Good on ya, Nordic peeps! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50080894',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRoll ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1124: Alexandria, the greatest hard-drive crash

So, Apple bought Lala, and Ars Technica thinks it has a source who knows what Apple's going to do with it-- it's going to make a Web site that sells music and stores it in the cloud. Kind of like what Lala already is, but it's going to be all iTunes-ified. And that has Rafe worrying about cloud failure again. We also kvetch about Facebook, a Mozilla employee complains about Google, and the "New Moon" videotaper is set free. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1123: Honey, what's this charge for penetration testing?

A new service uses the power of 400 virtualized computers in the cloud to test the security of your WPA WiFi password. They only charge $34. But Donald is afraid of how this penetration testing might show up on his credit card bill. But forget WiFi. WiGig is coming promising 7Gbps transfer speeds. Take that Ethernet cable! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50080587',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTa ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1122: AT&T blames the children

AT&T announced they're going to help San Francisco and New York with data coverage, but then blamed the children for all their bandwidth problems. We also take Facebook to task for their privacy handling. Nothing new there. And is the Apple Tablet coming in the spring? Will it be $1,000?Listen now:Download today's podcastSubscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS (video)EPISODE 1122Facebook details new privacy settingshttp://news ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1121: There's no widget for kindness

Yahoo has a new program to spread kindness. But Cooley hates it. Why? There's no app for that. We also discover the true meaning of holiday hate when Tom and Brian fight over the rights of the customer when shopping. And we review the JooJoo and Boxee. And Natali lets on that she hates Brooklyn. At least when Brooklyn has no food. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50080581',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hid ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1120: Make a lot of nickels, Microsoft

Microsoft cancels its family licensing program and Molly decides it needs a lesson in economics. Stop focusing on dimes, Microsoft! We also plea for some common sense in the case of the woman jailed for recording some of the new "Twilight" movie at a birthday party. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50080361',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download to ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1119: Do we want Google knowing every site we visit?

Google is offering a public DNS service (DNS is the address book for Internet domains) that will resolve the domain names you type into a Web browser to servers you want to visit. But that could really give Google a complete picture of who you are. Do you want that? We also chat about the World Cup coming in 3D and the effects of BitLocker encryption being broken. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50080239',useCurrentPageUrl: true,related ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1118: The mean streets of Dell

Turns out Dell says it never deleted complaints from its forums about throttled processors, and it is working hard to fix the issues with updated BIOS. Donald suggests that the folks who claimed they were deleted by Dell probably lost a lot of street cred. We also speculate on the meaning of the Comcast acquisition of NBC Universal. Will "Heroes" become more Comcastic? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50080238',useCurrentPageUrl: true, ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1117: There will be Facebook groups!

Facebook's changing its privacy policy, and Molly and Rafe predict there will be groups. I don't think anyone cares about regional groups, but hey, I could be wrong. We also talk about why Steve Jobs personally approved an app that currently doesn't work. And Richard comes up with a brilliant idea for the future of news. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50080237',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab: ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1116: Humanity annoys Natali

Yahoo and Google have released their top search terms of the year and--no surprise--it's full of pop culture icons and references, which makes Natali mad. Also making people mad is the new Microsoft black screen of death, which Microsoft still doesn't see. Also, YouTube wants back into the TV business, but this time the aim to do it legally and charge you. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subs ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1115: Droid does porn

One thing Droid users can lord over iPhone fanatics is the new porn app. Yes, with no Apple adult minding its app catalog, Android users can go adult. We also debate the reality of Cyber Monday and congratulate Twitter on being word of the year. Plus, we know you're all wishing for Macs for Christmas, but you're going to get a Netbook. Amazon doesn't lie.loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50080187',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: fals ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1114: Dorks will break your heart

A new survey shows the messaging behavior of men and women on dating sites. And it leads Natali to the inevitable conclusion that you shouldn't date dorks. We also talk over the WikiLeaks pager data from the 9/11 events. And BlackBerry gets an eBay app. Why is this such big news? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50079932',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1113: There's no Moore's law for chemistry

New Netbook chips promise to increase battery life, which sends Molly into a tizzy about battery life. But battery life does not keep pace with chip law, as Rafe states so well. Also the phone ad wars heat...er...lukewarm up, with some arguably limp responses from Apple. And Opera cooperates with China, sort of. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50079930',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrap ...

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Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1112: Rupert Murdoch battles infinity

Microsoft is apparently willing to pay Rupert Murdoch to block Google from indexing any of his company's Web sites. Are we headed toward a world where the search engine you use determines what news you get? Probably not. We explain why Murdoch may be thinking in an old fashioned limited way rather than in the current infinite Internet way. We also declare the patent office baroque, and ask it to lose weight. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryV ...

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Facebook is depressing (1111)

Why the long Face...book? A woman battling depression put some pictures of herself having fun privately on Facebook. Somehow the insurance company found them and cut off her benefits saying she looked happy enough and must be cured. Really? We also get further impressions on Google's Chrome OSD now that we've had more time with it, and YouTube pulls a Hulu, but not in the good way. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50079637',useCurrent ...

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Apple Tablet is the unicorn of tech (1110)

The rumors about the Apple Tablet are getting crazy and special guest Cali Lewis nails it when she calls it a unicorn. We also get the first look at the Google OS, and nobody is very excited about Microsoft Office 2010. Except the one person who never uses it: me. And we get some of the inside scoop behind the FAA outage. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50079636',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTa ...

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In the future we'll all be cats (1109)

IBM is working on an artificial brain they think they'll have done by 2019. And we figure once that happens, the robots will rise and we will become your pets. And like cats we'll think that we're in charge. In other news, Modern Warfare 2 beats Harry Potter to a pulp, and Verizon and AT&T are a'courting! Actually they're in court. Being sued. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50079635',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,pr ...

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BOL 1108: Tracker pulling

No, no, fellow residents of southern Illinois, not tractor pulling--tracker pulling! The Pirate Bay has pulled out the trackers, but that doesn't mean you can't download anything. The site's still up for now using a different technology. Also, Google's book deal seems to have been changed, but not enough to satisfy its opponents. And Natali and I get into a philosophical argument. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Sub ...

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BOL 1107: Vote for us or the chicken gets it

The Podcast awards are on, and we're up against TWiT again, so we had to get drastic. We will no longer protect your chicken from Dokken if you don't vote for us. So there. Also Psystar is no longer protected from Apple, and Modern Warfare 2 is no longer available in Russia. Whew. So much less availability these days. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50079620',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:tru ...

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BOL 1106: A tall drink of moon water

Turns out when we blew up the moon a few weeks ago, we found water! Yay! The bottled water companies are presumably planning their trips now. THIS is how we motivate us to get back to the moon! We also hear more from old man Murdoch on blocking Google from indexing his newspapers, and Dell launches a smartphone. Does anybody want it? Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS (video) ...

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BOL 1105: The New Testament of Torrents

I'm very pleased that LegalTorrents.com has come along to prove that I'm not crazy when I say there are plenty of legal reasons to use torrents. And they even have a torrent of Bible 2.0. Probably with new commandments from the MPAA. We also chat about AMD and Intel making nice, and how long that might last. And Microsoft tries to patent sudo. Yes, they said, "Sudo grant me a patent," I'm sure. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50079360' ...

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BOL 1104: Microsoft hides its hot new TV service

Bing has taken over MSN video and it has videos from every network. Why isn't Microsoft trumpeting this? We also get really confused by Verizon's unlimited plan that has a limit of 5GB. Does it? Doesn't it? What the hell? And we debate the way Twitter retweets. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50079359',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today ...

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BOL 1103: No cookies for you, Europe

A new law in Europe protects all citizens from the evils of cookies. Instead of relying on people to operate their own browsers, Europe now requires all Web sites to notify users that they will set cookies. That certainly sounds annoying. Come on over to our freedom-loving U.S. sites, y'all! We also check in on Motorola Droid sales and find out that the Milestone kicks the Droid in the butt. And Google has a holiday present for you. And it's free! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'sm ...

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BOL 1102: We're blocked in China! We made it!

We get an email telling us our podcast RSS feed is now blocked in China after talkign abotu the dispute over World of Warcraft between two Chinese government departments. Really? THAT is what got us blocked. We also get a kick out of good old Grandpa Murdoch's latest ramblings. And happy birthday Firefox. You're vulnerable. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50079144',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeft ...

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BOL 1101: LHC-gull kills science with bread

Apparently the Large Hadron Collider is doomed. It can't even survive a bread bombing by birds. The Droid arrived on the scene though, and people actually lined up. However tethering is gonna cost you on the thing. Are you still in love? And Gwen Stefani doesn't like you making her sing Honky Tonk Women. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50079218',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat ...

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BOL 1100: The Internet is a human right...in Europe

The European Commission has decided that every citizen has a right to the Internet, but still made it fairly easy for the media industry to cut the Internet off. We also see that Intel is in hot water again. And we ask that perennial question, "Why can't I own a Canadian?" And Google answers. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50079017',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Li ...

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BOL 1099: Secret ACTA treaty could break the Internet

Leaks from the secret negotiations of the ACTA treaty allege that ISPs worldwide would be required to lose safe-harbor protections, implement three-strike antipiracy policies, and worse. We think this is outrageous. AT&T thinks Verizon is outrageous because of its commercials and so is taking Verizon to court. Also, EMI finally got around to suing BlueBeat.com for selling Beatles tracks online. But you can buy a Beatles USB stick for $280. So, you've got that going for you. loadUnivers ...

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BOL 1098: Find TuPac and Elvis in Argleton

The mystical city of Argleton in the U.K. appears on Google Maps but presents a face of green empty fields to people in person. What is it hiding? Druids? Wizards? Copyright protection? We also discuss the hot new XPERIA X 10 and the less hot Droid Exchange data plan. Also we can tell you when to watch Cougar Town on Hulu. We never stop our attempts to serve your every need. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50079015',useCurrentPage ...

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BOL 1097: Beatles Bargain Basement Blowout!

Over at BlueBeat.com, the best MP3-selling Website you've never heard of, has got it all for your listening pleasure, the entire Beatles catalog in MP3 form for just 25 cents each! Get them while you can (which won't be long). In other news, file sharers might buy more music, Bittorrent might save the Internet, and Apple could save the networks (but kill cable). loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50079014',useCurrentPageUrl: true,related ...

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BOL 1096: Unzipping your genes

Turns out those terahertz scanners in the airports are mostly safe, but they do a little unzipping of your DNA. Derek says it's nothing to worry about; you won't grow a third arm in the airport--even if it would be handy for carrying baggage. We also find out e-mail isn't private. Did we need the courts to tell us that? And Facebook gets $711 million it will never see. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with R ...

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BOL 1095: The Phrase that Pays from Amazon

Amazon's trying to compete with PayPal with a new service that brings one-click shopping into the rest of the non-Amazon world. We also kick around a rumor of Netflix coming to the Wii and discuss Google and Yahoo music searches. Oh, and then Cooley and I get deep about business models and copyright. That's near the end, though--if you don't like lectures. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50078620',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo ...

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BOL 1094: Crushing on the Droid

Rafe is being drawing in to a love story with the new Motorola Droid. Dare we call it a Dro-mance? It's certainly a flashy new phone for Verizon which hasn't always been known for flashy new phones. We also congratulate Google on getting the contract to provide email to the city of Los Angeles. Well congratulate and fear for them. Because if they mess this up, it is so over. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50078619',useCurrentPageUrl ...

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BOL 1093: E-book Mania

MySpace and Facebook are hooking up? In a way. Maybe. But the real meat of the news today is all the e-book hype. Barnes and Noble will sell the Que, Bridgestone has a color one coming out, and Barnes and Noble may not always have its own Nook eReader. But does anyone want them? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50078618',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: ...

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BOL 1092: The slippery Slate

Bill Keller from the New York Times let slip he's been working on a version of the New York Times for the Apple Slate. Great! What the hell is the Apple Slate? well obviously it's a much-rumored Apple Tablet. We also discuss T-Mobile's unlimited plans and hope against all hopes that they are truly unlimited. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50078617',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapper ...

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BOL 1091: The French Disconnection

So the French have passed a three strikes law that will disconnect your Internet if accused three times of piracy. At least there's some judicial review. Also John McCain moves against Net Neutrality and Windows 7 seems to truly be good news for Microsoft.Listen now:Download today's podcastSubscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS (video)EPISODE 1091Microsoft: Strong Windows demand helps earningshttp://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3- ...

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BOL 1090: Screw Windows 7, time to hype Windows 8

OK yeah, we talk about Windows 7 and it's lovefest but it's so over. Time to get into the rumor mill again for the Windows 8 release. Why is Microsoft being so quiet about it?! We also cover the unnatural marriage of Verizon and Google over Net Neutrality. And Craigslist is not a pimp according to the law. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50078405',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat ...

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BOL 1089: Net neutrality double rant

Molly and I go off on the Net neutrality debate, not so much about what the meaning of it is, but more on why you shouldn't use lies to defend your position. We also discuss the attractiveness of the Nook from Barnes and Noble, and Molly and Rafe have a BlackBerry fight. About the phones. Not the fruit.Listen now:Download today's podcastSubscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS (video)EPISODE 1089Retail distribution may tip e-r ...

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BOL 1088: RAID your brain server

New technology allows organic brain cells to control robots, leading us to conclude that eventually we'll all be brains in a data center. Also Apple announces a bunch of updates to its computer line as well as a new magic mouse. And the PS3 is now the King of the console hill. Who saw that coming? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50078403',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'} ...

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BOL 1087: Google's leaky cloud

Have a Google Voicemail account? Have some voicemails in there? I may have listened to them today! Thanks to some leaks in the Google cloud (rain?) it seems some folks voicemails are searchable on Google. Glad that eye appointment went well! Also Verizon and Motorola are bringing it to the iPhone. But will Verizon have to make a switch next year if the rumors are true? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50078402',useCurrentPageUrl: ...

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BOL 1086: Beating a dead parse

Mozilla is upset about the browser ballot screen because it's alphabetical, left to right, by manufacturer. That means Apple gets the prime spot. We think that's parsing the screen too closely. So we decide to parse it even more! And we also reinvent battery technology and solve America's Internet problems. And can you believe it? We even do more. It's true. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50078144',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relate ...

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BOL 1085: Amazon, I need a refill

Amazon announced same-day delivery for certain areas today, although we're not sure if you can buy wines by the glass. We also cover the BlackBerry Storm and the Motorola Cliq announcements. Guess which one we like better? And the Danger Sidekick tale continues. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50078143',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's ...

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BOL 1084: TI don't be a 8008

Calculator hackers have figured out how to run independent OSes on TI calculators. Unfortunately TI wants to stop them. Why? We have no idea. Also we play fast and loose with physics when discussing black holes and Higgs Bosons. We also totally redefined the word mint. In a bad way, unfortunately. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50078142',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}) ...

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BOL 1083: MP3 is a lie

Yes, Nokia launched a new Netbook, and yes, Twitter fought the law and won. But it wasn't until the end of today's show that we finally get to the bottom of a long-running controversy: MP3s don't do what they promise. Jason and Brian explain why. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50078140',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subsc ...

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BOL 1082: Just another outage Monday

First, apologies for the song that will be stuck in your head for at least a week. Blame the chat room. In the news today, the T-Mobile Sidekick outage, the ongoing Facebook outage, the IBM outage that briefly crippled Air New Zealand, and the unbelievable failure that is the PSP Go launch. It's a fun show. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50078093',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloa ...

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BOL 1081: Rafe's last day on Comcast

Rafe wonders what could possibly go wrong with Comcast monitoring its users to protect them from malware. In the process, Rafe makes a few comments that have us wondering whether he'll return home to any Internet service at all. Barnes and Noble is rumored to be rolling out an Android e-book reader, while Steve Ballmer claims that the PC is the best e-book reader. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077850',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relate ...

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BOL 1080: Blow up the moon

NASA is sending a rocket into the moon Friday morning to study the composition of lunar material. But really, you stopped listening when you heard "blow up the Moon." And so did Cooley. For one small second, that made him love space. We also talk about the world's largest phishing sting and Windows 8. Yep, 8. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077849',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrappe ...

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BOL 1079: Bing's still pooping his diapers

There's a little panic over the fact that Bing's market share dropped last month, but you have to remember, folks, Bing is young. Rafe puts it in perspective for us. Also, Kindle gets a price cut and goes worldwide, yo. That's big. What is also big is the keylogger network that's hijacking everyone's Web mail accounts. We can help you out with that, a bit. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077848',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo ...

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BOL 1078: Smokinger gun

Viacom may have found a smoking gun in its billion-dollar case against YouTube, but on the other hand, we speculate YouTube may have a smokinger gun. Also the FTC wants you to disclose all that money you've been paid to blog about cleaning products. Or whatever. Even if you just posted on Facebook. You need to make yourself aware of these rules. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077847',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,pr ...

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BOL 1077: Analysts: Cyberproving the obvious

An analyst from Morgan Stanley asserts that Apple would sell more iPhones if it offered the phone on more carriers. Really? Wow. We also have an example of a church leader misusing the prefix "cyber." But that's not as crazy as IBM taking on Google. Or is it? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077842',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's ...

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BOL 1076: You got served, through Twitter

In the U.K., you don't have to be in the presence of someone to serve them with legal papers. So now Twitter has become a way to get served. We also are happy that the U.S. government is taking cybersecurity seriously, but maybe they could lay off with the cyber prefix a little. And we try to care more about the Palm Pixi. We really do. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077539',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: tr ...

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BOL 1075: One laptop per felon

Or perhaps we should call it OLPC. One laptop per criminal. The idea of letting prisoners use computers is good, but fraught with peril. Also, we start a new PSA campaign where Billy learns that e-mail can be dangerous. And that's one to grow on. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077538',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Sub ...

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BOL 1074: Forget the tablet, let's hype the Courier

While the Apple Tablet is much more fashionable to hype, the Microsoft Courier turns out to be very hype-worthy. We also find out, once again, that Rafe knows where he works. And the U.S. has relaxed its grip on the Internet. Good thing? Bad thing? Irrelevant thing? Or over-hyped thing like an Apple tablet? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077537',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFl ...

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BOL 1073: Open Android Alliance to fight Google's evil empire

A Google Android mod received a cease and desist for including Google apps in the mod. Seriously? Google may not be a walled garden with a high wall but it's a walled garden nonetheless. And it's pretty sad when your open-source project gets protested for not being open. We also discuss whether the Dell Latitude Z series is for posers. Or us. Or both. Which makes us posers. Own it, people. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077536' ...

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BOL 1072: Mustache-twirling jerks at AT&T

As AT&T tries to accuse Google of violating Net neutrality, Molly wonders if they really just want to be seen as a villain. Also while you should never call anything unhackable, the Netbooks being given to students in Australia are pretty tight. Physical-layer BIOS protection is unusual in an educational situation like that. And we also get a little frustrated at people who don't listen. So please. Listen. Thanks. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumi ...

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BOL 1071: Falling off the hype cycle

Twitter trades hype for a huge cash infusion, Windows 7 attempts to create hype with a spectacularly awfsome video, and we cover all the hype falling out of the Demo conference. Speaking of falling, Honda's new Segway-style unicycle looks amazingly easy to fall off of. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077243',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download ...

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BOL 1070: Windows 7 cuddle party

Microsoft shows "Pink" (sort of), MMS disaster, er, feature about to launch on iPhone, Wii gets price cut, Archos new Win7 tablet looks great (too bad nobody will notice), and MIT has a synthetic eyeball on the way that amazes us. Oh yeah...and about that cuddle party... loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077242',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download ...

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BOL 1069: 80 percent of life is exhaust

We're not real sure about the iRex reader, Microsoft's Courier is a lot of smoke, Palm gets told to sit down and be quiet about iTunes syncing, and a PlayStation 2 for you car. And finally, Brian imparts a valuable life lesson for everyone listening. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077241',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Sub ...

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BOL 1068: You can't survive the stink!

AT&T let's you pay for its network holes, Chrysler puts auto manuals on DVD (and how are you supposed to use that in the car?), MySpace says its video portal is here now, USB 3.0 is here, Europe gives Google a green light to sell ads to the black marketers, and when you're dead on the Web, you're dead. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077237',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'le ...

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BOL 1067: Pre-roll is the new Rick Roll

A listener reports that NFL.com subjected him to a 75-second pre-roll ad. Not funny, NFL. In the news today, the FCC proposes codifying Net neutrality rules, and much as we'd love to leave it to the market and the telcos, well, we just don't trust the telcos. Rules, FTW! Unless it's rules on selling energy-hog TVs. Those aren't cool. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077230',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,h ...

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BOL 1066: Tinfoil phones

We finally get to the bottom of why Apple rejected the Google Voice app, how not to get caught for being a thief over Facebook, and we have plenty of sympathy for Palm. Also, Rafe hates libraries and culture. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077004',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with i ...

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BOL 1065: HP is full of stupid

The new DreamScreen tablet from HP looks like what everyone wants from Apple at first glance. Until we dig deeper and find out it may be what nobody wants. The music publishers also seem like they're full of stupid too wanting to get a performance right for you watching a TV show alone in your room. And Cooley and I get in a knock-down over Kurt Cobain's proper presentation in Guitar Hero. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50077099',use ...

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BOL 1064: Urine in the sky with diamonds

That beautiful silvery comet you saw in the sky recently was actually astronaut urine. No joke. We also avoid talking about pee for most of the show. Bing is still on the rise and Facebook is making money. Wow. Things are looking up all over. Just be careful when you look up. There's astronaut pee up there. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076961',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapper ...

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BOL 1063: Buzzed Out Loud

Lots of stories with buzz today, including a new Archos Android tablet, the launch of Zune HD, and voice chat on Facebook. Of course, Joe the pilot in Honolulu sent us some good, old-fashioned Filipino whiskey and rum. So Cooley makes us pause and do a tasting. Poor Natali gets left out, though. Sad. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076960',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:' ...

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BOL 1062: Three-way 4G

T-Mobile's parent company is considering buying Sprint Nextel, meaning we'd have only three big cell phone companies in the US. But in a weird way that could be good for competition? We're not sure ourselves, actually. Also, a rogue ad hits the New York Times and we discover Pirates only see in 2D. Eye-patch FTW! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1062 Ro ...

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BOL 1061: It all started with a pumpkin scone

Natali has an internal Twitter dialogue about whether to let the world know that the last pumpkin scone has been sold. The Zune HD will only be available in the U.S., and Facebook launches a lite version of the site sans apps. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076678',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audi ...

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BOL 1060: PigeonNet beats DSL in South Africa

A 4GB file can traverse 60 miles in 2 hours by pigeon, but that gets you only 4 percent of the file over the South African Internet. We also keep you up to date on new Android phones from Motorola as well as open-source map info from TomTom. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076677',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe wi ...

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BOL 1059: Nano Goes retro with FM radio

Apple announcements were a little mundane. The One More Thing was an iPod Nano with a camera. We were more impressed with the fact that they added an FM radio. But really that's the No. 2 story. The Palm Pixi caught our eye for top billing. Should it catch yours? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076676',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download to ...

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BOL 1058: Windows 7: Set it and forget it

We realize the problem with an operating system installation party is there's nothing to do. We also warn you about the great iPod camera shortage of 2009..if it's real. And we all like the Asus Eee-reader. Too bad that and the glasses-free 3D TV aren't real...yet. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076675',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today ...

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Buzz Out Loud 725: CBS' podcast of indeterminate length

In today's episode, Leo Laporte drops in (and out) to discuss the future of CNET, the future of Yahoo, and lack of future we'll all have if the Air Force doesn't stop trying to build a real-life Skynet. Also, Leo points out why we should probably all delete our Plaxo accounts, Nintendo gets patent trolled, and can we leave Twitter? At least for one day?

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Buzz Out Loud 1057: Bridge Out Loud

The monkeys are running the zoo: Rafe Needleman, Brian Cooley, and Brian Tong, with producer Lynn Fu, cover the iPhone finally getting MMS, Google's patent on its home page, Amazon re-delivering 1984 to Kindle, and the closure of the Oakland side of the Bay Bridge. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1057 AT&T says MMS coming to iPhone on September 25 ht ...

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BOL 1056: Time to get a pimp

Ok, but just to be clear, when I say it's time for me to get a pimp, what I MEAN is that it's time to get a PMP -- a portable media player. That is, perhaps, an iPod Touch. Anyway, you'll understand. In other news, the MPAA is trying to clamp down on your analog hole and break your DVR all at the same time and Apple's Snow Leopard is having a rough landing ... apparently because of the picture on the box. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: ...

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BOL 1055: Sign me up for awesome

3D TV? Augmented reality in your contacts? The world is getting awesome. Unless you have an Xbox 360. But it's birthday season too. fourty years ago today, the first bits were sent over the nascent Internet. One year ago today, Google gave out comic books to announce Google Chrome. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076389',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now ...

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BOL 1054: Violating terms of service is not a crime

A judge has determined that violating terms of service is bad, but it's not tantamount to unauthorized access of a computer system. Good news for jailbreakers and hackintosh perpetrators. Also Opera 10 is out. I know. I know. But some of you really do care. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076388',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podc ...

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BOL 1053: Stay healthy, stay fat

Sure Apple has made their September 9 announcement official, and yeah Disney is buying Marvel and will soon own Spider-man. But we're most concerned about RIBA the robot bear who's coming to get our unhealthy thin humans. Protect yourself! Keep out of beds and wheelchairs and for heaven's sake stay over 135 pounds! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076387',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,w ...

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BOL 1052: An actual piece of horse

I'm not sure why I mentioned an actual piece of horse, but it had to do with trojan horses and mysterious laptops showing up at Governor's offices around the US. We also help you get hooked up with Snow Leopard compatibility and warn you against a couple of scary government initiatives. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076088',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen ...

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BOL 1051: Firefox 3.5, now safe for porn

Yes. Snow Leopard reviews are out, and I have my favorite. But the more interesting story is Mozilla finding out that people didn't want to upgrade because they're afraid of the awesome bar exposing their porn. So they introduced private browsing mode fast. We also welcome Jon Strickland from HowStuffWorks to the show and he helps us understand how we can turn any story into an Apple story. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076087',u ...

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BOL 1050: Break your 4GB Windows RAM shackles

We discuss the developing story that the 4GB RAM limit in Windows is nothing but a license maneuver. Say it ain't so, Microsoft? Also Apple may be trying to sneak in antivirus in Snow Leopard, and guest host Dr. Kiki tells about MIT's effort to teleport data. No more lag in Dalaran! loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076086',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: ...

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BOL 1049: The Pirate Bay will never die.... and neither will SCO

Monarchy, mercantilism, and Talmudic tech are on the table today. We get a little obscure in our references...at least I do...but Leo and Brian keep us on track talking about the new Sony Reader, and how the Pirate Bay is unkillable. In bad news, SCO is back, and this time it's personal. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076085',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen ...

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BOL 1048: Is Apple lying to the FCC?

Apple's letter to the FCC makes some pretty incredible claims about what Google Voice does to the iPhone's phone functionality. TechCrunch calls the claims misleading when they're being nice. To us, they sound like lies. We're also kinda taken with the Nokia laptop. Yes, Nokia is making a laptop. And, of course, the week of stars kicks off with guest host Patrick Beja. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50076084',useCurrentPageUrl: tru ...

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BOL 1047: Stab it out

Rafe Needleman and I get in a fight over Windows 7's loose activation policy. Brian Tong suggests we hug it out. Rafe and I seem to prefer stabbing it out. We also take Flickr to task for censoring images and wonder why the Internet addiction center is so expensive. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50075795',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download to ...

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BOL 1046: Talk to the wrist

LG announced that Orange in the U.K. will have the exclusive rights to sell the watch phone. But will anyone who isn't a d-bag want one? We discuss. We also get excited about RIM bringing full Flash to its phones. And Jason forgets how Tom's mind works. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50075794',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast ...

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BOL 1045: IE8: World's most secure browser

A new study shows that Internet Explorer 8 is the most secure browser in the world. Who paid for the study? Guess. We also uncover the Twitter mafia and a new alliance to fight malware. And Molly's dream of running her car on chickens comes closer to reality. NOTE: There is no video for today's episode due to a technical error. That's right, you can go ahead and blame Jason for this one. Sorry. --Jason Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe wit ...

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BOL 1044: Back that app up

Palm's adding more apps to a commercialized app store. It's calling it the app catalog, which got us thinking about all the different names we could have for app stores. We also get a little excited about the new Sony PS3 slim. Does it herald in the resurgence of the PS3? Probably not. Will it help Blu-ray? Maybe a little. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe with iTunes (video)Subscribe with RSS (audio)Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISOD ...

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BOL 1043: Nobody wants gummi gas

A caller wonders what happens to the Chevy Volt if you have the gas in there too long. Does the gas go bad? Well, it could get gummy. And nobody wants gummy gas. or gummi gas either. Not tasty. We also take the SEC conference to task for trying to ban Twitter and photos during their football games. Seriously? Also China got a Dell phone. But will they want it? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50075809',useCurrentPageUrl: true,rel ...

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BOL 1042: Attack of the BelBots

We learn that not only is a botnet using Twitter to store some of its data but that botnet follow Veronica. Who is a bot herself. We also ponder why leaked pictures of the Dell smartphone are so blurry. And bad news folks. Looks like no tablet for the Apple announcement, but it sounds like it will be in September. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50075458',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,w ...

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BOL 1041: What does the brown Zune do for you?

The Zune HD is coming in colors. But none of them are brown. And do you really care? We also talk about the ePub format. Will it change the landscape of eBook publications? And also, while we're at it, how the heck should we express fuel efficiency in electric cars? So many questions. At least Kernels are now bug-proof. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50075457',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftT ...

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BOL 1040: i4i wants tooth for tooth from Microsoft

The i4i Chairman Loudon Owen joins us to talk about why his company is suing Microsoft to prevent selling Word as it is currently. Sounds like i4i wouldn't mind cash. Also Tr.im is back. And Molly takes them to task for being babies. And Vance gets a Corvette for $14 a month. Or would. If GM honored it's bad math. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50075456',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true, ...

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BOL 1039: Look Timmy, PaPa's got WiFi in his chest

We started by reporting on the amazing technology that allows pacemakers to wirelessly transmit diagnostic info to a bedside device making the pacemaker safer and doctor visits shorter. But we found the most compelling fact the idea that this would be WiFi. Which we think should mean hotspots and a mesh network. It solves a lot of problems. Think about it. Also no Apple, Twitter or Google news today. Sorry. There is a robot story. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQuer ...

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BOL 1038: Microsoft: It's a change

So at one time before February 2008, you could get a domain name for life if you signed up for Microsoft's Office Live. Today Microsoft says it's no longer free. Even though they said it was free for life. But they did acknowledge that "It's a change." You think? Also you can now deposit your checks via iPhone. Wow. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50075467',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true ...

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BOL 1037: Podcast of indeterminate lake

I don't know. It must be the low blood sugar but I called us the podcast of indeterminate lake. But we still were able to talk sensibly about the Twitter DoS targeted at one specific person. We also cheer on the FCC as they hold ISPs feet to the fire. And Adobe is the new Microsoft. We'll tell you why. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50075170',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:' ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1036: Twitter Viagra?

So, Twitter has had a hard time staying up today because of a denial of service attack. But we think we have the answer. And it's available in many spam e-mails for order. We also get in a big, fat argument about whether News Corp. will win or lose by charging for all its news sites. But we can all agree on Whisky. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50075169',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true, ...

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BOL 1035: Gadget of the year 2006

CNET's Donald Bell previewed the Zune HD and it brought him tears of joy. But the rest of us think it's about three years too late. We also debate the need for Google to get into the video codec game and whether you need a Pico projector in your camera. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50075168',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podcast ...

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BOL 1034: Life is short, have pie

Radio Shack, as we mentioned yesterday, is changing to The Shack. But a good restaurant in Connecticut is also called The Shack and has pie. Radio Shack does not have pie. They lose. We also talk about Google dropping search share and the rumored new PS3. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50075218',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's podca ...

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BOL 1033: Special interview with federal CTO Aneesh Chopra

Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra drops by to chat with us about the technology policies of the current U.S. administration. We ask him our own questions as well as some from the audience. Get Chopra's takes on Broadband, health care, Net neutrality, education, and more. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50075167',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); Listen now: Download today's ...

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BOL 1032: Chat room says no

We could have talked about yet another Apple tablet rumor but the chat room vetoed it. The chat room rulez! We do discuss Google's CEO leaving the Apple board and Microsoft shipping the normal Windows 7 to Europeans. And also robots that can run. That's not a good idea. Especially if they run towards you. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50075166',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFlo ...

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BOL 1031: Happy SysAdmin Day!

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BOL 1030: SSL is SOL

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BOL 1029: Microhoo: Friends with benefits

The Microsoft Yahoo hookup finally happened and now all their friends are glad the drama's over. But they're not getting hitched. Microsoft's shelling out some dough for Yahoo to use Bing and Yahoo's going to sell the crap out of it. In other news, we will all die from automatic drones programmed to make their own decisions about who to kill. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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BOL 1028: The Del Conte Cartel

Today, we hear how the Del Conte's deal with their enemies, find out what kind of deposit Tong makes when he visits a bank, wonder why on earth Google ever even bought the slice of AOL it just dumped, and look forward to the Pre on Verizon--but when? Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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BOL 1027: What's your major smellfunction?

On today's episode, we invent a new word that we hope will show up on a show like "The Hills" sometime soon. Plus, we get fired up, make terrible jokes about monkeys controlling computers with their brains, and actually work in a tiny bit of news. For example, Apple's doing a tablet and music labels are trying to sell some new weird digital album thing. You might like the "fired up" part better. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1026: Donald is nonstick

Teflon Don reveals that he is well, entirely coated in Teflon. But we still don't know if the iPhone 3GS is. So if you know, tell us. We also discuss how Twitter could improve its home page and why the AP just doesn't get it. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video) Voice mail Tim the teflon allergic Alex from Austria on Google robots E-mail Buzz crew, I was just listening to the live show on Thurs ...

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BOL 1026: Donald is nonstick

Teflon Don reveals that he is well, entirely coated in Teflon. But we still don't know if the iPhone 3GS is. So if you know, tell us. We also discuss how Twitter could improve its home page and why the AP just doesn't get it. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1025: Amazon's new kicks

Zappos has been acquired by Amazon, meaning Amazon will have even more shoes to sell, but also a new corporate culture to integrate with. Windows 7 gets released to manufacturing, meaning it's on its way to you. And Microsoft and UBIsoft are getting into the movie business. Is that a good thing? Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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BOL 1025: Amazon's new kicks

Zappos has been acquired by Amazon, meaning Amazon will have even more shoes to sell, but also a new corporate culture to integrate with. Windows 7 gets released to manufacturing, meaning it's on its way to you. And Microsoft and UBIsoft are getting into the movie business. Is that a good thing? Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1024: Kilo-sode

We're very happy to welcome you to our 1,024th episode, which as we know means we will no longer to count the shows in binary on two hands. But that's OK. We will still be doing shows. Because we have more hands. And our 11 finger listeners can still count on two hands. We also have a date for Windows 7. He's nice. They'll like him. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video) VOICE MAIL Pat in New Ham ...

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BOL 1024: Kilo-sode

We're very happy to welcome you to our 1,024th episode, which as we know means we will no longer to count the shows in binary on two hands. But that's OK. We will still be doing shows. Because we have more hands. And our 11 finger listeners can still count on two hands. We also have a date for Windows 7. He's nice. They'll like him. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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BOL 1023: 802.11N(ever)

Supposedly, we will get finalization on the 802.11N wireless standard in September. Of course, we've been waiting for that for years now, so we're not too confident. We also almost forget we're talking about the new Yahoo home page, and only I am impressed by Microsoft contributing to the Linux Kernel. But, I still think it's cool! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video) VOICE MAIL Shane in Las Vegas ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1023: 802.11N(ever)

Supposedly, we will get finalization on the 802.11N wireless standard in September. Of course, we've been waiting for that for years now, so we're not too confident. We also almost forget we're talking about the new Yahoo home page, and only I am impressed by Microsoft contributing to the Linux Kernel. But, I still think it's cool! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video) VOICE MAIL Shane in Las Vega ...

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BOL 1022: Load balancing in space

On the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, we sadly report on the state of the broken toilet in the International Space Station. It means astronauts have to split up which toilets they use in order to load balance. No. Seriously. Plus we touch on the Amazon 1984 ironic mistake ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1022: Load balancing in space

On the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, we sadly report on the state of the broken toilet in the International Space Station. It means astronauts have to split up which toilets they use in order to load balance. No. Seriously. Plus we touch on the Amazon 1984 ironic mistake of the year. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1021: Bird-eating blob

While Yahoo and Microsoft are flirting again and video game sales are plummeting, it doesn't matter. We are all going to be eaten soon by the blob of organic material floating by Alaska. It ate a bird, people! Get with it! Seattle is next. Oh and we can film our demise with the first 3-D webcam. So that will comfort us during our demise. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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BOL 1021: Bird-eating blob

While Yahoo and Microsoft are flirting again and video game sales are plummeting, it doesn't matter. We are all going to be eaten soon by the blob of organic material floating by Alaska. It ate a bird, people! Get with it! Seattle is next. Oh and we can film our demise with the first 3-D webcam. So that will comfort us during our demise. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1020: Perfect, luminous, and lustrous balls

Who has the most perfect balls in the world? Metrologists. No, seriously. They do. You should see the pictures. This is serious science, people, so quit your childish snickering. In actual news for the day, Apple misses its chance to make iTunes the world's music software (again) by blocking Pre syncing with its latest iTunes update, and Apple actually called Microsoft to demand that it take down its Laptop Hunters ads. Wow. Talk about balls. Listen now: Download today's podcast ...

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BOL 1020: Perfect, luminous, and lustrous balls

Who has the most perfect balls in the world? Metrologists. No, seriously. They do. You should see the pictures. This is serious science, people, so quit your childish snickering. In actual news for the day, Apple misses its chance to make iTunes the world's music software (again) by blocking ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1019: What is a browser anyway?!

Bill Gates wonders why Google would want to make a browser-based operating system. In fact he wonders what exactly a browser is anyway. We also have some crazy Steve Ballmer quotes and some crazy stats of how many people respond to spam. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1018: We're gonna need a bigger bump

Bing's June bump won't be enough to take significant share from Google according to JP Morgan analysts. Of course analysts will say anything anyway. And apparently so will we. About Blu-ray. It's kind of a complaining podcast today. But we do find a shining example of good at the end. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1017: Armpit passwords

Natali has some tips for secure password hints that involve her armpits. You'll just have to listen. We also give our thoughts on Office 2010 and what kids these days are doing on the Internet. That includes Brian Tong. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1016: Summon the royal Twitterer

The monarchy comes to Twitter, but of course the Queen doesn't sully her fingers on the keyboard, she has a royal twitterer do that. We also discuss whether the new Universal Music Group deal with TuneCore will change the landscape of music. We also absolve North Korea of the botnet. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1015: Keep it convenient

We all get in a big arguments over whether all-in-one devices are more convenient than discrete devices. Cooley thinks discrete devices are un-American. I think the opposite. And Molly has the logical arguments for discrete devices. We also find out a judge has ruled IP addresses can only prove a computer existed and not a person. Good on ya, Judge! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1014: Goobuntu lives

On today's Buzz Out Loud, Natali and Molly form a new Amazonian society in advance of the development of artificial sperm. But in much more important news, Google is finally building the thin-client, Netbook-friendly operating system that Molly predicted back in 2005. And poor Yahoo is stuck in 2005: it just announced Search Pad. Aw. Poor Yahoo. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1013: 21st century episode for the 21st century listener

Just like the LG Watch, we are a 21st century product for the 21st century consumer. Which means we exist now for people who exist now. Sigh. Ryan Block of Gdgt joins us to talk about an algorithm to steal your Social Security number and how Gmail finally came outta beta! Yay! Bad times and good times all in one. Now if only we could get those implants for cell phones. In our neck people, in our neck! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTune ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1012: Disregard this episode

Well, you don't really need to totally disregard this episode, but that is what 10-12 means in CB radio talk. And the news is light. Although we do learn that the head of MI6's Speedo is not a state secret. But it SHOULD be! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1011: User clips galore

CNET's U.S. offices are closed today, but we have a special episode for you. We had so many great submissions to our 1,000th episode that we couldn't fit all the clips in the show and do everything else we wanted. So, today you get all the clips--or at least most of them. Every clip sent to us that is usable is in today's montage. We've credited everyone who sent us a clip, even if there was a problem with the submission and we couldn't use it. You're too cool BOL audience. Thanks for li ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1010: Who loves the show? Metrologists

On today's show, we discover that Microsoft is a fine American company that thinks nothing of shafting its highest-paying users or subjecting the entire Internet to multiple episodes of projectile vomiting. And Apple shouldn't be forced by some pissy little upstart to change its perfectly legitimate EULA. And don't even get Cooley STARTED on sending self-replicating nanobots to Mars. Good times all around. Plus: Metrologists! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: ...

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Buzz Out Loud 1009: Pirate Bay or Cruiseship Bay?

As the new owners of the Pirate Bay take over they will have to eventually change things and sell out. So Rafe has dubbed them as Cruiseship Bay. We also discuss the pyrrhic victory of RIAA over Usenet.com and Rafe and Natali hate some more on Verizon. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1008: China delays pr0k-blocker

China has delayed required installation of Green Dam Youth Escort, but we find out it does a better job blocking pork than porn. Whew. Protect those kids from the piggies! Also a big win for remote cable DVRs! And the Pirate Bay got sold. You can sell it? Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1007: Crank up the beats on space

NASA may have found the lost moon tapes and our best hope is for some kind of remix. Also, Molly tells us all to beware the sticky death roller if we use the dead-fly-powered alarm clock. We also still don't have a sponsor. In case you were curious. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1006: Butt-nibbling robots

Artists are developing robots that can consume flies and rodents. That means they'll get a taste for flesh. What could go wrong? They come for your butt, that's what. We also take NASA to task, and discuss the effect of Michael Jackson's death on the Internet and what it might mean for future emergencies. All that and some ageism. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1005: I'm Bill Gates, this beer is warm

Bill Gates is part of a team that has patented a new beer keg. Sure it could be used for other things. But the point was we're pretty sure he came up with the idea when drinking warm beer in Africa. We also talk about porn on the iPhone and new Windows pricing. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1004: We have come for your units

Dr. Kiki from This Week in Science joins us to talk tech and science, and we realize that we will all soon wear solar-powered Gundam suits and travel the Earth. That is until they become self-aware and eject us and kill us all. We also take NASA to task and tell you when to get a new Windows PC. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1003: Natali smuggles drugs in her undergarments

OK, not really. Although she did admit to it. But it had to do with Intel getting into Nokia phones somehow. Or did it have to do with the Clear Pass getting discontinued at airports? Or was it? And there were chickens. And turtles. You have to just listen. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1,002: The French Connection

Without Rafe and Brian Cooley on the show, we felt it was safe to have French tech podcaster Patrick Beja on the show to talk tech. Don't worry, he speaks in English for this show. We talk about the iPhone phenomena, the poor penetration of broadband in the US, and how HD-DVD is still beating Blu-ray. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1001: All your Face Page accounts are belong to us

Bozeman, Montana, has decided they need everyone's social network log-ins and passwords to conduct background checks on prospective employees. So cute. They call it Face Page. Plus we talk about the iPhone lines, and go to town on the need for copyright laws. Turns out we may not need them. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 1,000: Do we have to do 1,000 more of these?

Because if we do, awesome. Today is our 1,000th episode and we are so grateful that so many people came together to celebrate. Tomorrow we get back to regular tech news, but bear with us as we take several trips down memory lane, and entertain many well wishes from various folks. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 999: Gosh darnit to heck, AT&T!

Natali got a little flustered when we learned that AT&T is changing the subsidy so that folks who thought they would have to pay more might not have to. But it's OK: if you preordered, the company will refund the difference. So she calmed down eventually. We also discuss China backpedaling on the filter software, and the need to encrypt. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 998: Dot communism

Chinese filtering software has been criticized for having holes. The solution? Fix it. How communist. We also give you a hack for getting free tethering on the iPhone and we bemoan the fate of MySpace. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 997: Texas Ranger Panda

Vic the Texas Rancher pilot wrote in, but somehow in the twisted mind of Molly Wood his name became Texas Ranger Panda. And now she can't stop laughing at the cute ranger panda writing in about HD makeup. Which Natali thinks is a conspiracy. We also review the DTV transition and help you get a contract-free iPhone. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 996: You can't facesquat obscenities

Tonight the land rush begins for Facebook usernames and URLs. We'll tell you all about that. Also, Microsoft gets petulant and removes all browsers from its European versions of Windows, which makes Opera mad. And Macs get more worms and trojans. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 995: Go to a bloody coffee shop

Should you do a prepaid broadband card? What if it costs you more for the convenience? What if your payments expire after 10 days if you don't use them? You know what, we think the coffee shop is probably a better bet at that point. We also discuss why Microsoft has stopped making Money and what effect Craigslist has really had on the newspaper industry. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 994: Simlish out loud

It's all girls and me today, which leads to hilarious consequences including an outbreak of Simlish. We also figure out the solution to the world's water problems. Molly hates on AT&T some more. And Veronica promises to drink her own pee. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 993: Viagra sponsors orbit mission

We are almost done talking about the Pre and iPhone, but not quite. We do talk about the Nokia N91 and Qik streaming on all Nokia phones. Twitter may be dead or at least hibernating. Wolfram Alpha gets a little smarter, the iPhone knows if you're going to get sick, plus some E3 roundup news. Also, a new inflatable tube could send you to space and the Pleo is not extinct after all. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio ...

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Buzz Out Loud 992: WWDC: What Will Data Cost

We recap all the announcements from Apple's WWDC keynote, especially ruminating on what the tethering app will cost for AT&T customers. We also rant a bit about the new prices for current iPhone conferences. And don't forget Snow Leopard people. That looks like a good upgrade for a very affordable price. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 991: The Pre iPhone show

We wrap up coverage of the Palm Pre but are too early for the WWDC. Don't worry. We'll cover those announcements in a separate episode of Buzz Out Loud later in your feed. we also disrespect the Bing and congratulate the Pirate Party on their win. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 990: Three Geeks and a lumberjack

But the question is, who's the lumberjack? (Psst, it's Shankland. Watch the video version.) We also discuss chain-mail Ziploc bags, what a spleen is good for, and even whether you should download Chrome for the Mac. We all agree Hulu could ruin itself if it charges for content in the wrong way. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 989: Pre-view

Sure we talked about how Brian Tong rents his shoes, and got some insight into Rafe's love of Mila Jovanovic, but the big news is the first look at the Palm Pre. Rafe has it in his hands during the show. We also Dig Diggs new takeson ads. But will the Diggers? Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 988: Omelet hacking

We discover a great way to make omelets in a Ziploc bag, as well as rename the Netbook Guggenheimer and discover the cattle prods will soon be installed in your car. Oh, and Windows 7 is coming October 22. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 987: Dr. No No No No No

Brian Cooley goes all Noel Coward on me when we ask if he wants to share viewing over the Xbox 360. We also talk about the Project Natal coolness and lost of other E3 stuff. And of course robots still plan to kill usall. The latest developments involve them building themselves. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 986: Plum

We have a crazy call from Dwight suggesting Palm and Apple are hooking up. OK that's just crazy, but entertaining. Most entertaining would be the new name of a combined company. Plum, And when youa dd in Bing, you get PlumBing. But Microsoft won't give up Bing right when they launched! And it works well too. we go over that as well. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 985: Accelorometers in bed

Natali brings our discussion of the MEMS-based accelerometer technology to a screeching halt when she suggests it be used in bed. This is a clear demonstration of how much more mature Natali is than Rafe or myself. In other news, we discover the true meaning of Bing and ponder the sanity of a new Mac-clone maker. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 984: Pre comes to Verizon

We were pretty shocked to find the announcement on Reuters that Verizon will get the Palm Pre in six months. Color us shocked. Also, Time Warner and AOL are breaking up; it's for the best. And Natali calls Brian Tong short. Wow. Pot call the kettle black much? Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 983: Jitterbuggy

The Jitterbug phone was supposed to make it easy for anyone to call 9111. Seems they left out the people in remote rural areas. Oh, well. Nobody's perfect. It's not like lonely people in remote rural areas need emergency help, right? Also Zune HD is coming in fall and Vista SP2 is here now! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 982: She bonged herself

Microsoft may change the name of the Kumo to Bing, which makes us wonder what the past tense of Bing would be. Bong. Also Last.FM is under attack from TechCrunch, and Eucalyptus is welcomed back into the App Store with open arms...and open searches. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 981: Tech Memories

It's Memorial Day in the United States and to celebrate the more literal definition of memorial, we all share a personal tech-related story. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 980: You can't poke the pope

Pope Benedict XVI has embraced Facebook but it's just an app. So you can't write on the pope's wall or poke him. We also are excited for the queen to get her golden Wii. And we're still somewhat excited about the Palm Pre. We also discover the meaning of PORN: Private Online Retail Network. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 979: Underwear is big in Japan

Well, according to one listener, you can't get away from underwear in Japan so the Google StreetView cameras shouldn't try. Also if you deleted those pictures of you in your underwear from Facebook, I can still see them. In fact, deleting photos from social media doesn't make it as deleted as you might like. We also talk Pirate Bay, RealDVD, and other court cases. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video) ...

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Buzz Out Loud 978: Blue screen of payment

Microsoft just got a patent for disabling your operating system until you pay an "agreed-on sum of money." Also we find out that the Palm Pre is going to sell out, which means Sprint can save a load on advertising. And Moblin is out for beta testing, even if you think the name is dumb. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 977: You can't point north on ecstasy

But you can point north if you wear a belt of a dozen or so magnets all the time. We'll explain. Also Palm Pre is coming for $200 and we have some rumored next-generation specs. Oh and about 300 car stories, 'cause you know. Cooley is on the show. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 976: Cash, king of Spain

Apparently cash is still king in Spain, according to one listener. And here I thought it was Juan Carlos. We also notice how Craigslist is getting CraigsPissed over the adult services issue. And Dell says Windows 7 may be great and all but it's also going to be expensive. And that's just not so much of a good idea in this economy. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 975: Beauty is in the eye of the Boholder 1000

We discuss a computer algorithm that can determine if photos are pretty or not. I guess hot or not is going out of business. We also look at the causes of the Google error and speculate on how Wolfram Alpha will be used. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe now: iTunes (audio) | iTunes (video) | RSS (audio) | RSS (video)

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Buzz Out Loud 974: Black holes are made of people

Well, actually, people are made of black holes. But I couldn't do a Soylent Green reference if I wrote that. We also talk about Natali's Lady Things and the fact that we all wear makeup. Oh, and Sony is broke. And Jammie Thomas is going back to court. So it's not all good news. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 973: A-polka-lypse now

We learn that Donald is a one-man polka band, Twitter people are never satisfied, and it may be getting slightly easier out there for pimps. It's all tech related though, we swear. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 972: New Zune in June?

According to the Office 10 Twitter account, Zune lovers will be happy in June. If that wasn't weird enough, they also warn you not to buy an iPhone or Palm Pre, which is probably standing orders at Microsoft. Also Natali carries knives in her sports bra quite often. Or so we have come to understand. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 971: Contract assassin phone plan

AT&T unveils its new prepaid plan, which we think only Jason Bourne could love. Also, analysts say Android is poised for 900 percent growth, the University of Missouri gets in bed with the iPhone and iPod Touch, and we give cute nicknames to some of our fave technologies. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 970: Printer porn

Cooley needs a cigarette after a personal moment related to the wonder of band printers and the glory of dot-matrix. Who knew? We also have a good long talk about how soon physical papers will disappear and teach Rafe all about the Konami Code. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 969: Poetry and warp drives

It's a-hole Thursday on Buzz Out Loud today, as we regale you, the listening audience, with tales of cyber douche baggery on Wikipedia, Facebook, and computer fair failures. Also, warp drives (space rant!), the death of Duke Nukem, and Meatspace. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 968: 'Nothing but filth'

On today's show, we have a lot to apologize for, but don't hold your breath because it ain't happening. (It's all just a desperate plea for more voicemail.) The short version is this: Kindle DX is ludicrously expensive, Blu-Ray is catching on but totally shouldn't be, and Craigslist is officially a pimp. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 967: Bill Gates peep show

We speculate even more on the rumored large format Kindle, and get the announcement date wrong right from the start. What, we're supposed to read press releases? Also on the rumor front, we discuss Apple's interest in buying Twitter and Electronic Arts. Somethings just not sitting right about this one. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 966: We're gonna need a bigger e-book reader case

On today's show: thoughts on a bigger Kindle made for reading newspapers (fail), Sprint's earnings report (fail), whether Microsoft will allow downgrades from Windows 7 to Vista (fail) and "silver ooze" (winner!). Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 965: Nobody puts Rafe in a box

On today's show, Molly, Rafe, and Brian Cooley take over for Tom, Natali, and sanity. Between ISP censorship in Minnesota, Faceook phishing attacks, and search on Twitter, it doesn't sound rant-tastic but it really, really is. Enjoy. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 964: Bros out loud

Natali's out, and Jason and I are joined by Donald and Brian Tong, making for a fun-filled episode in which Tom says stupid, guy things, like "touchdown line." But we do talk about the Windows 7 RC and Atom processors getting used in Netbooks. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 963: Gambling in your jammies

We're not sure that Barney Frank gambles in his pajamas, but he's fighting for your right to do so in the United States. Also, Verizon gets a little slutty, looking for an iPhone...and an Android phone...and pretty much anything else. And Blu-ray is on the rise, but so are digital downloads. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 962: Listen, Dutch boy, sit down

Brian Cooley gets mad at the Swiss and the Dutch in this episode and takes up the defense of Microsoft. We also decide to pitch IBM against Wolfram Alpha in a battle royale. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 961: Are you smarter than Google?

IBM is creating a computer that will go to battle against contestants on Jeopardy, and we envision that it will be something like an Internet-connected Google computer searching for the answers in real time. Something tells me this computer will be a little bit smarter than that. Also, Nicole Lee joins us to discuss a slew of cell phone-related news. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 960: Segues with Segways

We get taken to task today for our segues, which, we admit, can be quite forced sometimes. So, we show some examples of the good and the bad. We also have a Cooley rant about the new Segway minicar from a few weeks ago. And I suggest we go clubbing with baby seals, and Cooley and Natali threaten to kill me. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 959: 99-cent sound of silence

One of our listeners is stunned that you can buy a song from John Cage in the iTunes store that is 4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence. In other Apple news, Tim Cook thinks Netbooks suck. And Time Warner says, "Fine, if you don't want to pay our outrageous data fees we won't give you faster Internet. So there." Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 958: My other me knows Jiu jitsu

Scientists have simulated a part of the brain, molecule by molecule, and may possibly be able to simulate an entire brain soon. This has Natali excited, because she anticipates being able to download martial arts into her brain. Jason just doesn't want to meet another one of himself. We also discuss the real cost of bandwidth for ISPs, and Immanuel Kant. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 957: Tweetza Hut!!!!

One of our listeners is upset that Pizza Hut is hiring interns to Twitter for them. We try to show the difference between astroturfing on blogs and hiring someone to Twitter legitimately. We also decide that when GREP is outlawed, only criminals will GREP. And Blu-ray's getting cheap. But do we care? Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 956: Zombie Pirate BotMacs

Macs infected with a new pirate-induced botnet are launching denial-of-service attacks! Do you have your zombie botnet preparedness kit? Also free mobile DTV in DC, an official Windows Mobile 6.5 release date, and Oracle buys Sun. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 955: Wing and a prayer

Today's show may be held together by Duct tape and super glue, but Jeff Bakalar was kind enough to help us cover the day's news. Time Warner cancels its bandwidth cap plan, the Pirate Bay founders are thrown in the slammer, and YouTube is said to launch a pay-per-view model. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 954: Sext cells

Maggie Reardon from News.com joins Natali and me to talk about a host of cell phone news, including new iPhone patents, legislation around sexting, and of course, courier pigeons that deliver contraband cell phones to inmates. I mean, we all saw that last one coming...right? Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 953: Pedestrian road rage

Don't walk slowly and then stop abruptly if you are on the sidewalks of New York City; Natali might show you a new type of road rage. Also, cabbies in New York might have to give up their cell phones while on the job; AT&T has plans to extended its carrier exclusivity with the iPhone; and Zune phone rumors abound...again...and we fall for it...again. Will Goodman, producer for the CBS Early show joins us on today's show. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 952: The Last Gasp of Stupid

NBC and the cable companies are teaming up to make it really annoying for you to watch the Winter Olympics onlione. Brian Cooley sums up their plans well, and it's today's title. We also discuss fiber-eating alien insect and solar power beamed down from space. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 951: Scary and hot

In this case it refers to Jeff Bakalar's face, but it could also refer to Amazon, Steve Jobs, and Skype. Well at least in part. Find out all about all of these things in today's scary and caliente episode. --Tom Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 950: Hackers brave bats and dragons

AT&T had an outage yesterday morning in the bay area due to fiber-optical cables being cut. This didn't just affect landlines, but cell phones as well. Rafe describes the dangers hackers would face in trying to cut those cables. We also estimate the distance to New York as 12 worms, and give a plus-five Holy Avenger sword salute to Dave Arneson. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 949: Leonard Nimoy melts your pants

There is a lot about pants in today's episode. I mean, the French Parliament killed the Net piracy bill, Conficker started adding a key logger, and the AP does more stupid stuff. But really, it's all about pants. The new "Star Trek" movie was shown to a surprised group of Austin fans. Apparently, it melted one man's pants, it was so good. And there are also some robotic pants in today's show. But, the show is far from pants in the British sense. Just listen. Listen now: Downlo ...

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Buzz Out Loud 948: Cyborg vs. mutants

Seeing how the cyborg is real and the mutants are not, I think the cyborg will win this. Yes the cyborg is real. He's a filmmaker with only one eye so he figured he'd put a camera in the empty socket. For now it's only a red LED, but soon it will be a camera. Also Apple gets sued over touch tech and Africa gets fiber cables to it's shores. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 947: Walk this Wii

The DS has a new add-on that includes a pedometer to help you measure your walking. We don't know if it will slim down the Mii that got fat ignoring Wii Fit. Australia is going on an all-fiber diet for their Internet needs, and the AP wants everyone to stop linking to them. OK! Careful what you wish for? Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 946: OpenMoko is NoMo

Rafe and Molly take over the show today (because of travels by Tom and Natali) and, not surprisingly, geek out and argue a lot about things like FM radio transmitters. In the actual news, it's cell phone Monday with lots of talk about the spread of Android, the future of smartphone Internet apps, and the stupidity of illegally pirating a movie and reviewing it on Fox News. Oops. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 945: Born to be WILB

Turns out surfing Facebook at work has a name and it's good for your productivity. A study shows that 20 percent of your time spent Workplace Internet Leisure Browsing (WILB) will improve your output. Texas also says hasta la vista to Vista, and AT&T tries to block movies on its wireless network. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 944: Natali needs a zombie team

We're not talking about a team of dancing zombies; we mean a team of friends to form her Zombie Preparedness task force. Because it is Zombie Preparedness Day. We also bring it with some open-source good news for DVR builders, and the Linux folks talking tough to Microsoft. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 943: Confickrolled

The whole world was fooled into fearing a huge storm of worminess that never happened. Was it because we were prepared or because it really wasn't that big of a deal at all? We also avoid most of the April Foolery and talk some Nehalem processors and BlackBerry App World. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 942: Fill up on Confickerdoodles

A new scanner developed by Kaminsky and friends can help find Conficker-infected machines. We're so drenched in Conficker news at this point that I think the Girl Scouts have started selling Confickerdoodles. We also analyze Netflix's Blu-ray-rate hike, and try to decide why they're fighting over toilets in space. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 941: Urine nation

The Streamy awards made me think of how Hollywood and the video bloggers are starting to come together. It made Natali think about urination. So, maybe they need to rethink branding. We also tell you how violent video games will make you see better. For real. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 940: The legend of black fart

Rafe coins a new name for a port of the iFart application for the BlackBerry. But really the show is much more about variable pricing coming to iTunes, The Pirate Bay rolling out VPN for you, and robot soccer teams one day killing us all. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 939: Blue Brain and buckyballs

While Twitter has announced a sort of a business plan, President Obama is ripping off Digg for an Internet town hall meeting, and Windows 7 may be getting a release candidate in May, we really don't care. Because we have some hardcore physics stories about buckyballs and hardware neuron simulators. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 938: Dork day afternoon

Ron Richards from iFanboy joins us as we finish today's show with a discussion of "geek" vs. "nerd" and decide "dork" is the next wave. We also talk about a cow that poops money, also known as Jonathan Coulton's business model. And we get mad at AT&T. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 937: All's fair in love and Twitter

We actually talk about Jennifer Aniston's relationship problems today, because she allegedly blamed them on Twitter. I think Twitter has officially arrived, if it hadn't already. Plus, the Asus Eee is getting voice recognition. And Nissan is bringing it with the all-electric vehicle. But for how much? Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 936: Natali blushes, Molly rants

Playboy opens up its back catalog of magazines to the Internet for free, and we're all at a loss of words. Tread lightly, buzz brigade. Also, IE8 users are downgrading to IE7 after only one weekend of use. Something smells Vista-ee in here. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 935: Butt out loud

We have finally hit on an appropriate term for very small lightweight laptops: the Buttbook, as in small enough to fit in your butt pocket. We also talk about Gmail's new undo feature for e-mail and Molly ponders that age-old question: should she buy land or a jaunty beret? Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 934: Cockpod block

Apple is apparently suing the maker of an iPhone dock called the Podium because the product name has the word pod in it. Really? So if I refer to the cockpit of my plane as the cockpod, Apple could sue, because the cockpod has a music player in it? Are you blocking my cockpod, Apple? Also lepidopterists may be in trouble because the letters for pod are in there, as well. Of course, we also talk IE 8, and Sony and Google hooking up for free books.Listen now:Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 933: Rocket bat

A bat hitched a ride on the space shuttle Discovery and I think it's going to be a long long time till touchdown brings it down again. Of course, IBM apparently wants to buy Sun too. We also cover the hot new features in the latest software update for the Nokia 5800. Oh, and the iPhone too. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 932: iPhone gets cheap Nokia phone features

The 3.0 version of the iPhone firmware is coming in the summer and will feature copy and paste, MMS, search, and more. All things a cheap Nokia phone can do now, but hey, the iPhone couldn't and now it can. So there. We also review the sleek new Dell Adamo and take Australia to task for a fine for hyperlinks. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 931: Big butt small laptops

The Lenovo Yoga isn't a Netbook; it's a ripoff of the HP Jornada. It also apparently fits in a pocket, but it's a little long for all our pockets, even Jason's. We also cover iPhone 3.0 rumors and the truth about battery life lies. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 930: Live from SXSW - Day Two

Blasted XP didn't warn me that my hard drive was full! Therefor, half of the podcast didn't record. Thankfully, I was able to salvage yesterday's episode from the Ustream recording, so here it is! Special guests include ZDNet's Andrew Mager, SXSW Event Director Hugh Forrest and Blogger's Rick Klau. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 929: Buzz Out Loud at SXSW - Day One

Somehow we packed a conference room with more people than we had chairs for here at South by Southwest. Special guests Caroline McCarthy, Wine Library TV's Gary Vaynerchuk, and The Onion's Baratunde Thurston join us for today's show. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 928: The 404-year-old virgin

Justin Yu is not a virgin, but he plays one on this podcast. And that's just the kind of thing you get when you have a member of the 404 on the podcast. We also evaluate the new nearly-buttonless iPod Shuffle, some online gaming stats, and Google's new ad-targeting system. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 927: Get out of my floveal

Firefox is trying a new blank tab feature that gives you some links but leaves the focused middle area blank to go easy on the floveal area of your eye. We also are very excited about mind control peripherals for your computer. And Natali says pinche again. Which is always good. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 926: Save the opera-singing stripper, save the world

We get a call from a person in Chicago directly affected by the idea of Craigslist shutting down the erotic section of its service. We also have a rousing discussion about the quality of digital music and Rafe comes close to telling a Bris joke. But he doesn't. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 925: Go Team Rush 27

We get tricked into supporting Robot teams we don't know anything about, plus we talk about Pluto's pimps, also known as the Illinois Assembly. And speaking of pimps, Cook County Sheriff's are trying to get Craigslist to stop helping prostitutes. Thank goodness Veronica was here to set them straight. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 924: Live smart die dumb

Riding an electric motorcycle can make you smarter, but as Molly points out, it can also kill you. So six to one, half a dozen to the other. We also can break you off a piece of that Ice Pod bar. As soon as someone sends us one. And Sweden is trying to send us some bandwidth. Thanks, Sweden! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 923: Slumdog smell-ionaire

A company says it has made a virtual reality helmet that will give you sights, sounds, temperature, and even smell. Which makes us wonder if that's a good thing. Would you want to see movies with smell? We also talk about a new Internet TV box that's 50 bucks and carries major studio movies and TV shows. Is it the one? Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 922: Hot and junky

Brian Cooley aptly describes YouTube as hot and junky video today. And that, my friends, is why the president has moved his video off YouTube and is hosting the player himself. Meanwhile, we get a few more jabs in at the Authors Guild/Kindle controversy, and Cooley rants about space. Parking space. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 921: No one likes to be called a moral pygmy

Yahoo is trying to fight off being accused of low morals by protecting some user data from being subpoenaed in Europe. We also have a couple rants involving Amazon caving to the publishers over text to speech and Sony saying they made the PS3 hard to develop for on purpose. Even without Molly, it's a kind of ranty Monday. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 920: Speak for yourself, Kindle

The authors Guild might be afraid of the robotic voice of the Kindle, but Wil Wheaton sure isn't. Neilsen lays a bombshell with the news that job search sites have increased traffic because of, you guessed it, these troubled times. And Hearst is planning their own large format e-reader for their magazines. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 919: Magnets on crocodiles

So, in Florida they're taping magnets to crocodiles heads to keep them from moving back to suburbia. It's also last call for Vista, with SP2 released to developers. And we talk about good sex and how it shouldn't be filtered in Australia. Oh, and flying cars. Of course. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 918: The incredible, edible car

Within 15 years, cars will be made of seaweed, but will they be edible? That's your next task, auto industry. We also make book recommendations, give medical advice, and generally just try to help. Oh, and we talk about exploding donut factories. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 917: It's all bad Apples today!

Brian Tong is here today, but even so, we STILL hate on the new Safari beta and even Snow Leopard...just a little bit. Plus, Tom drops by with his Kindle 2, Microsoft decides its laid-off employees can keep their money, and Vudu is selling HD movies. You know, if you want them. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 916: Fiber to the butt

Natali opens with some rage against Verizon Fios over a billing problem after she canceled the service. She feels somehow, well...Jason explains it best in the show. We also get a Molly rant over Ireland's new content filtering on the Internet and TechCrunch's reporting that Last.FM was giving data to the RIAA. Which it was not. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 915: Braising Arizona

This is a long one folks. We get a little yelly about online video, The Pirate Bay, and HDTVs in hotels. When we get to the space-based solar array that beams power to Earth by microwave, Rafe suggests turning the state of Arizona into a microwave hot spot. Sorry Arizonans. Enjoy. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 914: Natali is all wrestle and no cuddle

In this episode we find out that Hulu might be getting stomped, the government is spying on you through DTV boxes, and Natali prefers wrestling to cuddling. Seriously. She just doesn't like the word cuddling. But when a wrestling match offers to advertise Buzz Out Loud she's all for it. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 913: Purple-footed and pregnant

A new medical wiki will tell you why you shouldn't have painted your sister's toes purple, but apparently all online medical advice pages tell Natali she's pregnant. She's not. Facebook also backed down on its terms of service and Telstra is in trouble with Microsoft. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 912: Where's the sex in 'Highlander?'

That and other important questions are answered in today's show, where we're joined by John C. Dvorak in dissecting the new Facebook Terms of Service, the New Zealand blackout over copyright law, and the last-minute saving of SiriusXM. Also, give your boys the violent video games. They need them. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Classic Buzz 02/17/2006: Is MySpace an evil, Earth-devouring Katamari ball?

It's a flashback to an almost-Presidents Day from three years ago. Molly is out for the day, and Tom and Veronica decide to start numbering the podcast episodes. 169. How quaint. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 911: Giggles per dollar

Nintendo is smashing the competition in game consoles and Rafe thinks he knows the reason why. The G/D ratio will probably become a new economic leading indicator. We also determine just how long you should wait for Windows 7. And by determine, I mean Rafe and I fight over it and I win. And what do you think of the Microsoft store? Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 910: Palm grows a pair

We debate the proper pronunciation of WebOS from Palm. Does it rhyme with Huevos? In any case, Palm has killed the old Palm OS, so may it rest in peace. We also analyze the state of the TV industry. LCD shipments are down, so everybody's getting out of the plasma business? I guess that's why I'm not CEO of an electronics company.Listen now:Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 909: The 404 hacks Natali's computer

While I got a little steamed at the Author's Guild, and Natali essentially admitted she's a runaway bride, the big event in this show is the possessed computer. It appears some 404 friends of guest Jeff Bakalar monkeyed with Nat's computer during the show. Unprofessional, I say! We will get to the bottom of this.Listen now:Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 908: Kids, you're both pretty

To avoid a trademark problem should we call it gnetbook, pnetbook or knetbook? Cooley thinks all the ideas are pretty. Google wants to mind your power for you, but if they treat that data like they do your posts on blogger you may find your dryer deleted without notice. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 907: Sealed mummies (eat as is)

Once again we find something that Natali can't cook: mummies. But she does suggest they be used as jerky. Don't worry, we also have lots of thoughts about the Kindle 2 and Psystar's suit against Apple. Plus, somebody owns the name Netbook. Is that allowed? Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 906: Mail-order mice

We learn that, among other things, Rafe is trained in psychology and yearns to order mice. But we also kick around the meaning of security in Google Earth and Windows 7 and take up the cause of the wireless ISP in your neighborhood. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 905: Buzz off malaria

We were really thinking about calling this episode something to do with prehistoric snake. Because Natali is very into the prehistoric snakes. Although she can't kill them. Instead we discuss Bill Gates releasing mosquitoes at TED, the Congress sort of delaying the DTV transition, and Google trying to steal your health information. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 904: Bat'leth bandit

While there are stories about Windows 7, the FCC investigating Cox Cable, and the Palm Pre launching in March, you really need to listen to the story of the Klingon who robbed a convenience store. Really. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 903: Moons over my HAM radio

While we inadvertently promote a chain restaurant's free luncheon, we also talk a lot about space. Which annoys Brian Cooley to no end. We talk about Google Mars, and contacting the ISS and the NASA-sponsored Singularity university. But he gets his revenge when he announces the retirement of the inventor of the BMW-butt. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 902: How to cook a Wooly Mammoth

Let's be clear: we don't know how to cook a Mammoth. But Natali would like to know, because apparently she eats her pets. That is not true at all. But what is true is Google turned the whole Internet into malware this weekend. And that we can tell you why. And will. So listen in. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 901: Gigabyte in your nose

Our resident nasal storage expert Rafe Needleman is on the show to explain some quantum physics to you. Rafe also schools me in why latency doesn't matter to bandwidth but he still won't admit that he need 60 Gbps. And we realize that the only way to save the world is by drinking more whiskey. Time to get to it. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 900: Jurassic bark

Today's show is full of zombies, Hollywood agents, hungry, overeating robots, and cloned dogs. What's not to love? We also find out a hidden truth about Natali that none of us suspected. It involves her ideal pet. In and among all that good stuff we'll even find time to talk about Net neutrality and ISP filtering. Word. (Thanks to Sam from Melbourne for today's podcast artwork!) Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 899: Beware the suckware

An app for Google Android is allegedly wiping SD cards clean, which has some folks shouting malware! Stephen Shankland points out it's probably not malware, just suckware. We also cheer on the House of Representatives for not delaying the digital-TV transition. And Gmail goes offline, which is good news for those with flaky internet connection. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 898: Fail whale tale

Aye mateys, it is a tale sad and full of woe. It is about Natali Del Conte and the pictures she takes of the unsuspecting public. How will the proposed law to require a clicking-sound in phone cameras affect her? Badly, my friends. Badly. We also kick around the DTV transition some more and IE 8. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 897: Talk to the Palm

Oh snap, as they say. Palm has decided to get all vague in Apple's face about patents. Molly's back and she's hazelnut brown. And we determine that tech is, in fact, pretty sucky. All that and more, if you can get your sucky tech to work long enough to listen. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 896: Watch your asymptote

Scientists have redone the math and found that black holes created by the Large Hadron Collider might last a little longer than they thought. But they're still pretty sure the LHC won't kill us all. Maybe check that math once again folks, just to be sure. We also have lots of White House news around the BarackBerry and whether the tech of the President's house is really up to snuff. And Rafe will tell you about how in Russia the system operates you. Listen now: Download today's po ...

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Buzz Out Loud 895: Is Brian Tong ageist?

We continue to debate the idea of moving the Digital TV transition in the US and Brian Tong comes close to ripping on old people. Which I take exception to of course as I am ancient. In the meantime thousands of people in the tech community are losing their jobs which is no joke and there's more hype aroudn the Palm Pre. Should you believe it? We'll tell you. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Don't hate the camel

Ryan Block joins us from gdgt.com to talk about the high-trafficked Inauguration Day, the SEC investigation into Steve Jobs health, and of course the ubiquity of camels for everyone but me. But I really don't hate camels. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 893: Self-eating soup

We're all predictably aghast at Belkin's fake user reviews, but at least they apologised. Cooley and Tom think netbooks are done, but Veronica disagrees. And finally Cooley accidentally invents self-eating soup. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Classic Buzz 8/05/05 - Apple to the rescue

We flash back to August 2005: Veronica speaks up, Vista has a virus before it's out and here Apple comes to save the day! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 892: Buzz Out Load-bearing

After much thought and discussion, we here at BOL have decided to change the focus of the show from technology to carpentry. We think you're going to like it. Also, botnets 2.0 strike fear into our collective hearts, new cloaking technology seems awesome until Rafe buzzkills it, and it's my last day as a full-time host on BOL. See you in two Mondays! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 891: Jazz hands and a testosterone venti

Leo Laporte joins the cast today to discuss, of course, Steve Jobs' medical leave of absence, the problem with filters (yes, it's the problem you think it is), the future of bendy gadgets, and how to dance like Bollywood. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 890: Mad Molly Mondays

Yahoo's got a new chief, AT&T is spamming Idol fans and non-Idol fans alike, and the Storm Worm has been cracked. That's all big news, but the biggest news comes from me at the end of the show. Be sure to listen all the way through. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Classic Buzz 01/05/06: How big can you make a TV?

It's a flashback to CES 2006. We're in front of a live audience and discussing some of the new toys at that CES. New episodes of Buzz Out Loud fresh from the CNET studio will begin tomorrow! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 889: Introducing the Palm Pepporoni

It's our last show from the CNET stage at CES 2009 in Las Vegas! We compare the battery charging solution for the Palm Pre to a smorgasbord of delicious food and end up hungry for pepperoni. Also, Microsoft fumbles the Windows 7 beta release and Google Chrome gets a Mac and Linux deadline. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 888: Will the Pre Save Palm?

Palm releases a hot new phone and we ask ourselves if the Palm Pre is the company's saving grace or just destined for failure. Also, Ford trucks get remote PC access, and Lexus thinks it's a good idea to spam you while you are driving! What is this world coming to? Tekzilla's Veronica Belmont sits in with us on today's show! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 887: Flip a you-know-what

CES has officially begun and we discuss a slew of offerings from the show floor, as well as the Steve Ballmer keynote. Also, Tom is offered the chance to record his voice for TomTom GPS devices. That's a lot of Tom! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 886: That's our title!

We're coming to you from CES 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada and it's all about Netbooks today. I'm sure we'll get more buzz about 3D TVs and more later this week. Also, Ellie doesn't like it when we call out the title of the show, but that makes it easier for Jason to find them for his special edition! (And please excuse a bit of distortion in today's episode. Sorry! -Jason) Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 885: CES 2009 preview

How about a little preCES prediction? We talk about the things we expect to see at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 884: Hormonal beef

In today's episode, Natali offers her hormones to help out Steve Jobs, but she doesn't do it on the actual show, so we have to tell you about it now. The actual news is that the mystery behind Steve's absence from the Steve-note has been revealed: a hormonal imbalance that's causing massive weight loss. Also, Viacom goes wingnut crazy. Hear all about it! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 883: 2009 Tech predictions

The JaMoTo Analysts throw down a healthy serving of tech predictions for the new year. Are you ready to rumble? Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 882: Results of 2008 predictions

We take a look at our predictions for 2008 and see how many of them didn't come true. Much to our surprise, we actually didn't do half bad! (Except for the whole HD-DVD thing. That was pretty bad.) Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 881: Best of 2008

If there's one thing about doing a daily podcast in 2008, it's this: Clips galore! Check it out. A BIG thanks to all of the listeners that sent in suggestions for this show. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 880: Listener co-host show No. 2

Finally, we get to bring you, the listener, on to the show and tell you how cool you are. Today's co-hosts: Fordo, RogueTess, Gknee, and Dr. Karl! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 879: Cutting Room Floor 2008

You thought we got rid of all of your unplayed calls all year. It turns out, we keep the very best for a show we like to call Cutting Room Floor. Check out some of the best calls that never made it into the show (and one that did) in 2008. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 878: The Titles of 2008

There is usually a moment in each podcast that defines the title that is created for every episode of BOL. Get ready to hear them all, played in sequential order. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 877: Listener co-host show No. 1

Finally, we get to bring you, the listener, on to the show and tell you how cool you are. Today's co-hosts: Frank the Patent Lawyer, Chris the Podcaster, Allen099, and Phatemokid! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 876: A year without lawsuits, how did you know?

The RIAA has given us the greatest gift of all this holiday season, a promise not to sue you. However they are enlisting the ISPs into their fight against piracy. We also talk about how Universal is making bank, Apple fans are planning protests (Shah), and wish a fond farewell to Majel Barrett. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 875: Jazz fingers

On today's show, we have a couple of awkward moments discussing the latest Andy Samberg clip on YouTube. There are giggles. We also attempt to spread some rumors about BlackBerry Storm returns that are quickly debunked by actual fact; we learn which Netbooks can handle OS X (and Brian Tong); and intrepid researchers are playing Christmas music for sharks, just to see if they like it. Yes. Really. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 874: Ruining the economy since 2005

On a very special Buzz Out Loud, we discover that we, much to our surprise and chagrin, are the cause for the ongoing economic crisis in this country. Who knew? Also, of course, we dissect at length the news that Apple is pulling out of future Macworld Expo conferences after this year, and the even bigger news that Steve Jobs won't be giving this last keynote. Heartbreak ensues. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 873: Drunk sexy lunch

Listen all the way to the end of the show in order to understand what this title is all about. Wow, it's been quite the week here at BOL. But in actual news, the latest IE zero-day exploit just keeps getting worse (use another browser, people), the iPhone 3G has been unlocked, and Twitter is making millions...for other companies. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 872: Butt-squeezing death trap

It's a racy Buzz Out Loud as Natali Del Conte and Molly Wood double-team Jason Howell. Yes, by the way, that was the most blatant click-bait I've ever written. We discuss who's the bigger liar: Google or the Wall Street Journal. Plus, mobile news galore, including FCC approval of the Garmin Nuviphone. And then it gets too hot to remain in the studio and we flee to cooler climates. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 871: Pirates on the paradigm ship

In today's show, horrible ship-related pun-crimes are perpetrated and we learn that in Russia, emoticons wink at you and try to charge you for them. Also, we bash a ton of gadgets, like the still-overpriced Sony PlayStation 3, the $99-with-contract Acer Aspire, and the Android phones running apps that turn on roaming and data use without your knowledge. Then we bring it on home with puppies. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 870: Baba-boo! Scareware!

On today's show, we discover that "scareware" is a thing (that never should have been) and that you can tell a bad business idea by the bad name. Also, PlayStation Home comes out (in beta) after a year and a half in development, and it seems kind of lame, and we talk about the few folks making money in TTT (These Troubled Times). Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 869: Linux, the new pot

A high school teacher finds it inconceivable that any software could be free. I wonder if she uses Internet Explorer? We also talk about the failure of not one but two big Internet filters, and get the scoop from Caroline McCarthy on why YouTube isn't in decline. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 867: Of peanut butter and shotguns

It is a tale told down throughout the ages. Google's Internet access is a large jar of peanut butter, and As Natali reminds us, you don't kill bugs with a shotgun. Even if it is fun. If you take nothing else away from this show, at least remember that. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 866: Harsh the mellow

Important revelations on today's show: cigars smell like dog poop, Facebook Connect is going to win, the NFL looks awesome in 3-D, and Barack Obama uses an iPod, not a Zune. Like I said, important. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 865: Solidarity, my ape-hands brother

Tom and Jason have an ape-like bonding moment on today's show; Brian Tong calls "bull" on rumors of a $99 iPhone 3G; we find out that Google went right up against the DOJ deadline before it finally yelled "chicken" and walked away from its ad deal with Yahoo; Apple raises an awesome conspiracy theory in its Psystar lawsuit; and Monster Cable can just go straight to you-know-where. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 864: Crabs in a bucket

In today's show, Molly gets a new favorite metaphor, Apple deletes the very thought that you should run antivirus on a Mac, .Tel gets our wallets at the ready, and poor widdle Windows' market share drops below 90 percent. The horror! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 863: Get me off this orb

News of the Yahoo demographic's searching habits arouses a sudden love for space in Brian Cooley today. Also, the Nokia N97 gets a chilly reception, especially in light of all those delectably cheap Netbooks flooding the market. Pownce disappears, Apple suddenly starts recommending antivirus for Mac users, and Microsoft claims the Xbox 360 pwned Black Friday. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 862: George Bush, Pollution, cardboard, whatever

Today's title is an example from Natali's mind of some tags you might put on a video with Yahoo's new video tagging game. I would like to see that video. We also touch on the myth of Cyber Monday and keep you up to date on Linux on the iPhone. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 861: Ice blue and the hot breaths

We've got a host of Black Friday news today, like Apple retail stores matching online promotions; Sony still refuses to lower the price on the PS3, but they will let you get a PlayStation credit card and a $150 discount (along with whopping interest rates, of course, so pay that sucker off right away, mmkay?); and Nintendo has a couple of new DS Lite bundles on offer instead of the DSi. At least one of them comes in ICE BLUE.Listen now:Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 860: Close Enough for Nuclear War

On today's show, we learn that there's little difference between nuclear war and horseshoes, at least in the "close enough" department. Also, a new segment: This Week in Cooley! Plus, a flurry of online news including mobile scheduling for your TiVo, the travesty of the teacher and the porn pop-ups, and Chrome is the king of speed!Listen now:Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 859: Don't get your flops in a watt

Rafe and Molly square off over the reuse of air conditioning technology, the fail whale sinks a deal between Facebook and Twitter, Gmail is cracked, and an enterprising astronaut creates the ultimate in must-have space tech: a zero-G coffee cup.Listen now:Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 854: Death to the Moon

We thought about calling this podcast graves in space, or delicious Yak, or Jason makes the earth move. But soup_n_salad in the chat room nailed it. A new company wants to send 5,000 capsules full of cremated remains to the moon for burial. Natali and Jason think this is littering, essentially. I think they gotta go somewhere and the Moon has space. We also talk about the new Asus phone, Flash on Windows mobile, and more. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 853: The Netbook and the girl

On today's Buzz Out Loud, sage dating tips from a bunch of old married people. Meanwhile, Microsoft launches an online store where you can go buy things if you like to pay more than you have to; a girl offers to pimp your start-up for a mere $75 a day and we give her about a million dollars worth of grief; and Google loves the iPhone more than Android--at least for now! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 852: Tempest in a Twitter teapot

Turns out a lot of people are all too happy to hand over their password to some unknown Web site just to find out if they're popular. Oh, people. When will you learn? Also, Microsoft Live gets a purpose, Valleywag loses its teeth, the BlackBerry Storm gets a release date, and we're all going to become (a) elves in the Wrath of the Lich King or (b) total buffsters on the new EA Sports Active Wii game. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 851: Boxcar Jack is looking for you at HoboBook.com!

Social networking finally reaches its most underserved niche: the hobos. Look for Tom to officially join the Hobo Nation any day now. In other news of the day, Caroline McCarthy joins us for a rollicking discussion of The Washington Post's war on spam, and Molly most likely gets herself fired from CBS and kicked off TWiT in one fell swoop. So, learn to love Caroline. She might be sticking around. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 850: Cooley hates space

We try to get all sentimental about the demise of the Mars Phoenix lander, but Brian Cooley ruins it with his outlandish assertions about the uselessness of space. Plus, he loses his mind about the crappiness of the BlackBerry Curve. In sum, a good time is had by all. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 849: Who you callin' 'barmaid,' larper?

A friendly member of Buzztown calls up to tell us how he named his Dungeons and Dragons characters after the core Buzz team. It all seems fine and dandy until he gets to Molly. Ahem. Not cool, guy. In actual news today, earbuds can be dangerous to your health (if you use a pacemaker), Circuit City files for Chapter 11, and the iPhone tops the RAZR as the most purchased U.S. consumer handset. Take that, RAZR! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 858: Opportunistic Net-connecting Deer

So we talked about a lot of serious news today including the Justin.tv suicide, the new Google wiki search, and the unauthorized access of Barack Obama's Verizon calling records. But really, Rafe's description of Net-connected Deer is what I'll remember about this episode. How about you? Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 857: Dumber than a robot donkey

In today's show, we find out that the demise of humanity is imminent (or that all of our robot mythology is fundamentally rooted in self-hatred), the RIM BlackBerry Storm takes the world by drizzle, and Microsoft hopes that actually giving you songs will convince you to buy a Zune. Oh, and we don't care about Yahoo Glue. In case you were wondering. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 856: Competition FTW

We discover a fun new tautology on today's show (you know, competition...for the win?), have a fun time goofing off with Brian Tong, rail against Apple's decision to include HDCP restrictions in its new MacBooks, and rejoice at the arrival of Netflix streaming on the Xbox 360 (minus a few select Sony movies, ahem). Also: India takes on Google in the Earth-spying department. Yeah, India! Go, India! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 855: The iPhone changes everything

On today's show, Brian Cooley announces that he's made the switch...I mean, the big switch. He bought an iPhone. The world briefly stopped rotating, and when it resumed, we laid down the smack on poor Jerry Yang, the Justice Department, the XM-Sirius merger, and subsequent channel flipping, and some poor guy who thought it was a good idea to call our show. Good times! Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 840: A box of evil

Hey, this sounds like a good idea! Create an artificial intelligence that's the incarnation of pure evil and immorality. You know, just to "study" it. It'll never get out. (Ugh.) So, that's happening today, along with Microsoft's announcement of its cloud OS, Azure; Chevy determines that hybrid SUVs won't make money no matter how you build them, and Wired tries to say the DMCA has been a good thing. Oh, and in addition to Oprah, Molly likes Martha. Listen now: Download today's podcast ...

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Buzz Out Loud 844: Number one in space junk, USA!

First if you're a U.S. citizen, then go vote on Tuesday. Second, feel the pride of what we suspect to be our country's lead in space junk. We also cover the new Nehalem processor details, uncover a few more details about Windows 7, and of course, give you more details on the space junk that may hit your head tomorrow. I suspect it's the nefarious plot of one candidate or another to keep you from the polls. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 843: Nine legal uses for BitTorrent

We asked. You answered. Our listeners provided not seven, not eight, but nine real legal legitimate uses for BitTorrent. Plus Apple's getting into an old-fashioned spat with IBM. Just like 1979 all over again. Plus Rafe says stop whining about Windows 7. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 842: Forking Google

Google has joined the OpenID crowd, but just like Microsoft and Yahoo, you can't use the OpenID on Google, but you can use Google credentials other places. Unlike Microsoft and Yahoo though, Google has decided to tweak the OpenID implementation a little to make it better. That means that it's nonstandard and won't work for all standards-compliant OpenID servers. Bullies. We also admire the new DRM-free music store from clothing retailer, Hot Topic. Really. Listen now: Download today's ...

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Buzz Out Loud 841: Real-time apocalypse

Microsoft is putting Office online. No time soon, but it will happen. Also Netflix will stream movies in HD. Not until mid-November. And only for Xbox Live paying members. But hey, why would we want to satisfy anyone now. Of course, quantum cryptography has also been hacked. So nothing's sacred. You still need to listen, though, to find out why Dolly Parton opposes Google. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 838: Hot troll-on-troll action

On today's show, it appears that the person who caused Apple's stock to drop like a stone on reports of a Steve Jobs heart attack was just "doing it for the lulz." So, he didn't even short-sell the stock? Wow. Stupid trolls. Also, Oprah declares the Amazon Kindle her most favoritest gadget of all time. Wow. Kindle for President? Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 837: Barkeep, bring me my anticancer beer!

Comcast offers faster Internet speeds, but doesn't raise its data transfer caps; studies show that gamers aren't that nerdy (ruining future punch lines for generations of comedians); Microsoft goes outside the lines to issue a critical security patch (yikes!); and Samsung tries to entice you to Blu-Ray by offering Netflix streams. Eh? Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 836: I would rather get in shape than kill hookers

It looks like Wii Fit will outsell Grand Theft Auto IV this year, Apple's already sold 10 million iPhones, people are lining up for the T-Mobile G1 Android phone (much to our surprise), and just when we started to think the economy might be turning around after all, we got the news about Yahoo laying off some 1,400-plus people. Ouch. Listen now: Download today's podcast

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Buzz Out Loud 835: EFF the DMCA

Several organizations, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation (aka EFF), sent public letters asking the broadcast networks and YouTube to ease up on the copyright takedown notices. Maybe this campaign season will help shed some light on the issues with the way the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is implemented... as long as it's fixed for all of us and not just politicians. We also get into Sony's new, harsh terms of service, as well as LaLa's move to put your music in the clouds. ...

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Buzz Out Loud 834: No like juicy cookies!

There's a new smartphone from LG called the Cookie. It has a little more juice than the Palm Centro. But Natali doesn't like juice in her cookies. But that doesn't mean she doesn't like this smart phone. We also cover the new mobile browsers and... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 833: Adobe, the mad wizards of Orthanc

Anything that nerdy had to come from Tom. And it did. Rafe Needleman joins the cast today to discuss waiting for Windows 7 (Steve Ballmer says it's OK), the fury over FireWire being omitted from the MacBooks reaches a fever pitch--so much so that Steve... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 832: Kauai: one big digital converter box

In today's episode, Patrick Norton joins the gang for a rant-a-thon, IMDB turns 18, we're surprisingly not mad about the Android killswitch, Radiohead proves it made a winner with its digital album giveaway, and YouTube gives the Queen the... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 831: Marginalized whackjob fringe

Tom couldn't decide whether to go with the "marginalized whackjob" wall paint, or just get a marginalized whackjob fringe. Vote? In other news of the day, the McCain campaign discovers that the DMCA can be ANNOYING! Maybe they'll do something about it... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 830: One more thing: one less button

Steve Jobs delivers: he delivers one fewer button, an all-new proprietary display port, annoyingly glossy screens, and a paltry $100 price drop on the new MacBook. Huzzah. We do have some other news to talk about today, luckily, like Microsoft sticking... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 829: No 55-year-old pervert, that's a robot!

On today's show, the world of anonymous chatting gets even more confusing, thanks to the increasing numbers of computers passing the Turing test. Is it a pervert? Is it a computer? Is it both? In other news, Chrome breaks Molly's heart, Sony breaks all... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 828: Things change, suck it!

Financial markets will collapse, venture capitalists will cause a run on start-ups that will lead to even more financial collapses, companies that try to disable their DRM servers will inevitably reverse that bad decision, and Web redesigns will happen... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 827: Unbreakable ... because it's QUANTUM

Natali Del Conte joins us today for a discussion of quantum mechanics, Apple laptop pricing, super satellites, click-jacking, and crowd-sourced baby names. It sounds kind of heavy, but it's surprisingly goofy. We think you'll enjoy it. Also: stop Skyping... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 826: Introducing the Jabra Weimaraner

That's the dog-sized Bluetooth headset you can buy to go with today's real news item, the new BlackBerry Storm: announced but not released. Until it comes out, though, it's basking in the warm glow of the "meeting and maybe exceeding expectations"... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 825: Go toward the light...It's got Wi-Fi!

Apologies in advance for the slightly dirty word toward the end of the show. Now you'll all listen, won't you? In other news, Ford wants to make sure your kids don't speed, that they wear their seat belts, and that they intensely hate your guts. And... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 824: I am the thumb

In today's show, featuring co-host Dan Ackerman, we discuss the benefits of being an independent musician (Dan says it's a great time!), the increasingly furious-yet-futile fight between the MPAA and RealDVD, Delta preemptively filtering porn on planes,... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 823: Sad trombone

Whence comes the sad trombone, and other questions of great worldly importance dominate today's discussions, but there is, in fact, other technology news today. For example, Steve Jobs is OK, but citizen journalism may not be; iTunes isn't going to have... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 822: It's all about the benzenes

Stuck with a stinky new Mac Pro? Good news: it might be toxic! (No proof of toxicity has been determined.) Also, Tom Merritt reveals himself to be a ruthless murderer of Firefox downloads. And the state of Pennsylvania takes it upon itself to make the... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 821: Cloud hippies

On today's show, a big, fat present for long-time listeners (and Veronica Belmont fans): Veronica Belmont joins us! In the news, Real's pre-emptive lawsuit fails to stop the studios from suing over RealDVD, Apple threatens to close iTunes, Dell offers... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 820: Stupid cloud

Richard Stallman says anyone who puts their data in the cloud is stupid. Cooley thinks he's right about some things, but finds other parts of his statement stupid. Find out which is which. We also get into a discussion of why exactly the House of... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 819: Laptop size doesn't matter

Natali says she giggles when she sees guys using the tiny little Eee PC. But she doesn't question their manliness. Engnr_Chik thinks Netbooks are for everyone. Plus we speculate on the rush to release a prebeta of Windows 7, demand Wal-Mart do... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 818: The Zipless Squirt

It's an "in the wild" sort of show today: love on the bus, Zune-style; a Tesla in the wild; an anecdotal Netbook in the wild; and wild assumptions and paranoia about Internet tracking ensue as Rafe Needleman returns to BOL. Also, the birdman flies over... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 817: 3.85G coming soon!

It's an exciting time to be in the market for a confusing incremental upgrade to your wireless broadband speeds, especially if you're into white space. Donald Bell joins the cast today for a rollicking discussion that includes a trifecta of unexpected... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 816: The fog of charm

I bet you think this podcast is about you. Don't you? Don't you!? On today's show, we learn how easy it is to spot a narcissist on Facebook (stay away!), terrible ideas that will criminalize professional eBay sellers and kill eBay even faster than it's... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 815: The HTC Dream and the death of grammar

The introduction of the G1 phone (the HTC Dream) is very nearly overshadowed by the marketing decision to destroy perfect innocent words in the commercials for it. But we do eventually get around to discussing the features, the delay of Windows Mobile 7,... ...

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Buzz Out Loud 745: Spit to spam to Spain

Microsoft and Yahoo are dead, over, done, in the ground, and Yahoo has moved on to Google, and that's the end of it. Or is it!? Also today, spitting crosses the line, cell phones cause serious (like, for real) addiction in some Spanish teens, Metallica... -

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Buzz Out Loud 744: A date with Firefox

Firefox 3 comes out June 17, and that's all we have to say, except we hope it fixes Molly's Flash problems so she doesn't have to get a Mac--or Opera. In other news of the day, you can now find out once and for all whether your car mechanic is giving you... -

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Buzz Out Loud 743: Fablessly 'splensive pigeons

Today's show is a bit of a tongue-twister. Really, the entire show. We just can't get the words out. And in other news, the whole Internet hates Metallica. Again. We find out the truth about Microsoft's Xbox 360 recall, how Disney totally gets the... -

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Buzz Out Loud 742: iPhone hangover day

In the great cycle of technology, today is the day-after-Jobs-keynote when we are bummed about the morsels that were dished out the day before. Witness: iPhone activation, lockdown, and data plan woes. Also, ISPs take one big step down the slippery... -

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Buzz Out Loud 741: 3Gasm

All the iPhone and App Store news you can shake a stick at. Plus, RIM and Palm say they're thrilled about the new iPhone. Huh. Us, too! But it's a delayed, uh, 3Gasm, since the phone won't be coming out until July 11. In other news, Amazon broke itself,... -

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Buzz Out Loud 740: iTunes bombing

How to get to the top of the iTunes podcast list--we think. We'll let you know Monday. Also, breaking news! Amazon goes down midshow! Was it something we said? In other news, we attempt to solve issues of global hypercapitalism, the growth imperative,... -

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Buzz Out Loud 739: One tingly pinky

Microsoft finds that we're all in increasing RSI pain thanks to laptops and mobile devices ... which they continue to support with mobile versions of Windows. Um. Thanks for the info? Also today, the space station toilet is fixed, an iPhone patent filing... -

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Buzz Out Loud 738: OS X 10.6: Liger, lolcat, or Cougar?

Rumor has it that there will be code details about OS X 10.6 at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference next week. Bold prediction, considering it's a developer's conference. Geniuses. Now, what cat to name it after? Also, Bill Gates gives his last... -

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Buzz Out Loud 737: Tom gets lucky with Jason

Oh, come now, we mean in a search on Goosh, the command-line search interface for Google. What were you thinking? Meantime, the Internet has docked in New York and Natali Del Conte is on the show to share the details of what all those Internet sailors... -

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Buzz Out Loud 736: Plurk that Plurkin' Facebook

Facebook comes under attack by Canadian privacy groups, but everyone's already moved on to Plurk. Er...maybe. Also: self-destructing DVDs are back! Yay! They were such a good idea the first time around, we're betting they'll be a monster hit, what with... -

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Buzz Out Loud 735: Ind_na Jo__es

Paramount is dropping sounds out of your movies; Canadian customs guards might be rifling through your laptop for ripped CDs; and aliens are real. See, now, it sounds like today's show is all made-up stories, but the first two things are true, and the... -

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Buzz Out Loud 734: Rev3 gets P2P poisoned

Revision3 goes down under a massive DDOS attack that apparently originated with a company that the entertainment industry hires to poison P2P wells. Nice. Good tactic, guys. Also, we have a good geeky little time talking about itty-bitty little flash... -

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Buzz Out Loud 733: Flying Poop Factory

That is, sadly, the new name for the International Space Station, where astronauts have a real problem to contend with, unlike the New Mexico folks trying to ban public Wi-Fi. In other news, Warner Music is backing a hilariously insane plan to get you to... -

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Buzz Out Loud 732: Make family, not phone

An amusement park in the U.K. thinks you'll have more fun if they confiscate your smartphone. I think I would not go to that amusement park. I don't care if they say I'll have more fun-- I don't trust them with my iPhone. Also YouTube and Viacom are... -

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Buzz Out Loud 724: YOU are!

It's episode 724, wherein we argue, but in a happy way, MySpace wins a $234 million antispam judgment they'll probably never collect, and Google blurs faces in Street view, maybe just to be nice. Also, it turns out seniors are more acutely aware of the passing of time (or they hate commercials more than the youngsters do) and Qtrax makes four improbable deals.

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Buzz Out Loud 723: Best bad idea ever

The military has proposed creating their own botnet to help combat cyberfoes. Kevin Poulsen at Wired thinks this is idiotic. We think there's a certain amount of mad genius to it, and debate the points. Meanwhile 6 million Chileans had their personal data leaked to the Internet. Don't worry it's not all shock and awe. Harvard says violent video games are A-OK! Shoot 'em up, kids!

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Buzz Out Loud 722: Print your own drugs

In today's show, we learn that the future lets us print our own drugs, and robots will drive our sailboats for us. Sailboats? Sailboats. Also, Gmail has a new spam problem, the BlackBerry Bold could be the new iPhone of Summer 2008, and the Rolling Stones have rolled their way right off of eMusic. Bummer.

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Buzz Out Loud 721: Copy an MP3, lose your house

Plus old PowerBook power supplies are sparking up a storm. It's scary legal day today between the Pro-IP act and the Los Angeles County copyright laws. At least R2D2 can safely project legitimate DVD movies on our walls. Even if they're prison walls.

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Buzz Out Loud 720: Lovin' Out Loud

Announcing the launch of our new dating podcast, Lovin' Out Loud! Also, Microsoft may or may not build content filtering into the Zune, by which we mean "probably will." Also, should judges decide the intent of technology in awarding boffo-sized judgments against P2P search engines? And on that note, we're off to order some pizza online.

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Buzz Out Loud 719: Yotta yotta yotta

There's a lot of storage headed your way in the coming years. A lotta, in fact. We'd even go so far as to say it's a yotta. Byte. In other news, no one in the tech industry will be taking a vacation between June 15 and July 12, due to the second coming of the iPhone, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu is getting behind a more democratic music industry. Try that one on for size, RIAA.

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Buzz Out Loud 718: Always worry

We could tell you not to worry, but then you'd email us and tell us why you should. So, new rule. Always worry. And the HTC Touch Diamond ain't all that, but we're not saying the 3G iPhone is going to be all that, either. Don't get your hopes up. This is turning into an Eeyore sort of day, isn't it? Here's some good news: Zune 2.5 offers TV downloads! So ... Yay!

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Buzz Out Loud 717: Dedicated to yo' fat momma

Yo' momma is so fat. How fat is she? She's so fat she has two Wiis, one for each ... ok, never mind. In other news, Microsoft walked out on Yahoo. Is it for good this time? What does it mean for you? (As usual, a big fat nothing, unless you're a Yahoo stockholder.) Also, on the deathwatch today: E3, Cuba's ban on home computers, and Google audio CAPTCHA.

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Buzz Out Loud 716: Hope for old people (like Tom)

There's still time for us to strike entrepreneurial gold, we talk "malicious circuits," and Microsoft blah blah blah blah. Also, Popcorn Hour starts shipping its magical streaming box of wonder and it looks like we're in store for some wiener whistles.

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Buzz Out Loud 715: Fork the Pidgin

As in, stick a fork in the Pidgin forking controversy, because it's forking ridiculous. Also, iTunes Store gets same-day DVD releases and memristors make their debut. In other news, we do get a whiff of vapor, but the possibilities for the new Sezmi set-top box have us pretty fired up, nevertheless.

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Buzz Out Loud 714: Dr. M for mayor

Somehow, DR. M has proven himself so diabolically clever that we kind of love him. In other news, will the next iPhone be unlocked, sell for $199 with AT&T contract, cure malaria, wash your dishes, and defeat Kasparov? It will if you believe the rumors. We like to believe them. It's a happy fantasy world. Also, Wikipedia is broken. Where have you heard that before? Oh, yeah. Here.

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Buzz Out Loud 713: Chore Wars: The Cleanening

There can be only one (see Highlander II, you n00bs) MMORPG that makes you clean your room. And we have found it. Chore Wars. Also, iPhone comes to Canada and we go green: new Prius talk, disappearing ink to save on energy and people, and how to stop buying CDs (uh, once the labels get on board).

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Buzz Out Loud 712: Windows XP: a pre-downgrade upgrade

Dell, HP, and Lenovo will offer Windows XP as a "pre-downgrade," as a convoluted way to get you out of having to buy Windows Vista. Hear that, Microsoft? The bell tolls for you. Speaking of "For Whom the Bell Tolls," Metallica is considering all the "Internet options" for its upcoming album (that includes hoping people on the Internet will buy it).

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Buzz Out Loud 711: Cat co-host

Brian Cooley fills in for Molly and Jason ( tall order). We also meet his kitten Moneypenny, unfortunately she doesn't say much. Even when we talked about kitten captcha. Oh well.

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Buzz Out Loud 710: Operation MAHEM

Ok, the Internet, that was pretty cool. But molten jets of metal hurled through space to destructive effect? I mean, is someone keeping an eye on these DARPA guys or what? In other news today, a DirecTV/DISH conspiracy of awesome proportion, Android coming to T-Mobile this year, and Samsung fanboys prove they are the fanboyest of them all.

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Buzz Out Loud 709: We're gonna need a bigger cloud

We explain Live Mesh, the Ninth Circuit tries to explain why customs can search your laptop without any reason at all, and eBay (yawn) sues Craigslist over some (yawn) stock stuff. Also, Apple buys a chip-maker and that story leads to wild speculation about chips and such. No, really. It's a tech show. Haven't you heard this show before?

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Buzz Out Loud 708: Meat Parade

Mii parades, Sony Home, and growing new limbs. Slow news days make for the best shows of all. Oh, and FCC Chairman Kevin Martin says evidence points to widespread blocking, Netflix's CEO says the company will charge a slight premium for Blu-Ray discs, and Stephen Hawking says primitive alien life is either likely, or rampant on Earth.

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Buzz Out Loud 707: Space is cancelled

The Russians have canceled their space tourism program, because space is too serious to monetize. Also, Skype offers unlimited long-distance on ... phones. VOIP is so dead. You heard it here first. In other news, Microsoft bonanza: Windows predictions, welcoming ethical hackers, and burning down your house.

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Buzz Out Loud 706: "U can't haz Internet" - AT&T

AT&T threatens that the Internet is going to run out by 2010, and apparently, it's because everyone's watching Gossip Girl online. Luckily, the CW has caught on to the danger and is pulling Gossip Girl offline so the hordes won't keep watching it on their Website. Because that would be just plain dangerous. Also, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are all number one! Just ask them!

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Buzz Out Loud 705: Why court the pwnage?

In the news today, Safari saves your bacon with a hole-patching update, and NASA says it's better at math than teen-agers (which we fervently hope is true). Yahoo and Google get closer to a deal, which we fervently hope is just going to happen, already, so we can quit speculating, and we're planning our summer road trip to Pittsburgh.

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Buzz Out Loud 704: Monster in Blue Jeans

I have never had so much fun reading a legal response than I did the note from the head of Blue Jeans Cables to Monster Cable. See the episode for the full story. We also determine that politicians across the world are nuts, and I'm not good math.

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Buzz Out Loud 703: No doughnuts, no peace

If Flickr's not buying doughnuts for the world, then Tom's not buying. But he's in San Francisco, so he won't have to buy his own doughnut anyway. It's a doughnut paradox. Also, Psystar lays down the smack on Apple's OS X EULA and really, we only care about one thing today: rocket racing. For real. Rockets. Racing. Awesome.

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Buzz Out Loud 702: Design to annoy

Yes, Microsoft has come clean and admitted that they design User Account Control, the little popups that happen when you install software for instance, were in fact designed to annoy you. They hoped it would make software better. IO don't think it worked. Also Rafe gets Blockblustery and we take on Virgin Media's load of Bullocks.

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Buzz Out Loud 701: Donut for your hate

Flickr-haters get free donuts. If that's what you get for hating, sign us up! Also, Gartner hates on Windows, and no one gets any donuts for that. Europe rejects plans to criminalize file-sharing, offering donuts in the form of broad exemptions for fair use, and Network Solutions gets a big, fat donut hole for putting ads on your sub-domains.

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Buzz Out Loud 700: Merger-Mania!

Yahoo and Microsoft bring Google, AOL, and News Corp into the ring for a pretty awesome merger-mania that we sincerely hope involves the gratuitous use of Spandex. Sunday, Sunday, Sunday on Pay-Per View! That darned RSA conference continues to scare the sneezes out of us by demonstrating how taking down a national power grid is trivially easy. (Insert nervous giggle here.) We guess it's good to know?

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Buzz Out Loud 699: The smell of pong

It's episode 699, in which we coin a new phrase, "swang pong." You figure it out. Also, video on Flickr and bad news about promotional CDs (and goblins). And if you live in the U.S., it's time to feel good about yourselves and your Internet. A new European study says it's one of the best in the world. Who'da thunk?

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Buzz Out Loud 698: Beacon will kill you

Today, Buzz is on your side, with such gems of wisdom as "don't shop at Staples," "bacon will kill you," and "how to opt out of Beacon." I guess that last one is pretty helpful. In other news of the day, we refuse to talk about the Google App thing, unless you can prove to us why we should. Thanks in advance.

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Buzz Out Loud 697: Men behaving badly

In the news today, men are scamming and being scammed online, Jerry Yang (Yahoo) and Steve Ballmer (Microsoft) are getting nasty (in a legal-sounding way), the official Craigslist blog calls the unofficial Craigslist blog a deceptive text-ad-runner, and we ladies are just over here in the corner being nice to each other. Er, except the ones with the AVPR1a gene.

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Buzz Out Loud 696: So Say We All

Happy frakkin' Friday! BSG is back, we're recording in a studio other than our own, and Madonna sleeps with her BlackBerry. Ew. Also today, Craig cracks down on a Craigslist blog and a UK ISP fights back against the filtering machine.

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Buzz Out Loud 696: So Say We All

Happy frakkin' Friday! BSG is back, we're recording in a studio other than our own, and Madonna sleeps with her BlackBerry. Ew. Also today, Craig cracks down on a Craigslist blog and a UK ISP fights back against the filtering machine.

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Buzz Out Loud 695: Pass the caffeinated rabbit

It turns out that if you give a rabbit enough coffee, it won't get dementia. And neither will you! Long story. We'll explain. In other news, Apple is now the number one retailer in the United States and Comcast launches 50Mbps broadband in Minneapolis/St. Paul, which actually launches us into a big Comcast rant. Sorry, Comcast.

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Buzz Out Loud 694: Know Your Zombies

It's zombie-preparedness day, and may we suggest you also prepare yourself for a barrage of rumors of the eBay and Blu-Ray variety. Also, today, Amazon reaches right inside Molly's brain and launches shopping via text-message (hello, impulse purchase heaven!), and one listener defends the sacred honor of the Chevy Nova.

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Buzz Out Loud 693: We're not April's Fools

Except for this one part right at the end, but other than that, this is a strictly joke-free experience. Well, we make a couple of bad jokes, but that's not April's fault. In the actual news today, Windows may be suffering on the enterprise end, we can't find a good reason for Scribd, and we confess that we think computers should do the driving.

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Buzz Out Loud 692: Shine on, Chumby

Chumby is the wave of the future, Shine is ... shiny? And tomorrow is Molly's Day Without Google--and maybe yours, too. In other news, if you can call it that, Adobe changes its Photoshop Express terms of service, while the rest of the Internet keeps theirs the same.

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Buzz Out Loud 691: The Babies Have WiFi

In the future, we will love the cockroaches, because they bring the WiFi. Sadly, autonomous death-bots will make life unliveable, and that's assuming the Large Hadron Collider hasn't turned us all into strangelets. In happier news, the music industry is floating a plan to tax everyone who uses the Internet so they can prop up the decaying corpse of their business plan! What a fun day.

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Buzz Out Loud 690: Your stupidity saves dogs

The combination of foolish corporate admins and folks who don't read very well actually helps save animals. It's a story about do not reply. And it's a good one. In other news, Comcast and BitTorrent reach a surprising deal that benefits both of them. We boggled, as well.

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Buzz Out Loud 689: Mousetronauts

Please, someone, make a Mousetronauts show. We're begging you. In other news, cell phones on airplanes appear to be coming to European airspace near you. Comcast and Time Warner are lining up behind WiMax, and South Park is coming online -- for free!

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Buzz Out Loud 688: I like your photos

I like that photo of you that you posted on Facebook. You know, the private one? Yeah. I saw it. It was pretty cool, although I'd never wear that T-shirt again if I were you. In other news, Netflix DVDs are coming late! The end of the world is nigh! Also, the DOJ approves the XM-Sirius merger and Sony BMG wants to get on your iPod in a decidedly non-rootkit way.

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Buzz Out Loud 687: ByeMax

I think we're going to have to call WiMax dead. After all, the CEO of a WiMax network said it's a "disaster." Ouch. In other news, Sony decided it's not cool to charge $50 to get rid of something you never wanted to begin with, Comcast maybe does and maybe doesn't want to put a camera in your set-top box, and Tom's gonna win himself an XPrize.

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Buzz Out Loud 686: Muselix of podcasts

Veronica's back, and we do spend quite a bit of time talking about DRM, patent law, the 700 MHz wireless spectrum auction winners and other tech topics. However we finished on someting of a low note regarding fiber.

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Buzz Out Loud 685: Do Androids Dream?

HTC has subtly referenced Phil Dick by naming their forthcoming Android phone Dream. But is it a replicate? We'll never know. And of course Google is crumbling because their search traffic grew. You heard that right. We'll explain that theory and attempt to debunk it on the show.

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Buzz Out Loud 684: Dude, it's not Dell

Dell heard the supposition that they might have a high rate of returns on solid state drives and came out swinging. Nuh-uh! sums up their response. Amazon once again correctly leaked a product release date. How do they get away with that? And of course the 700 MHz spectrum auction is over. Did you win? Let us know!

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Buzz Out Loud 683: Will you marry me?

Well we did something we may regret. We allowed a caller to propose on the show. It was sweet, but then we found out it wasn't even the first proposal from that guy to Kristin. Anyway, other than romantic moments, we also had a lot of flash drive discussion, some economic lessons on volume-selling, and a spate of Microsoft news.

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Buzz Out Loud 682: The murder of CableCARD

TiVo copy protection strikes at the very heart of CableCARD ... and, uh, TiVo. So, maybe they should reconsider going along with that whole HBO lockdown plan, eh? We also learn about how Hulu, Phorm, BT, Google, and everyone else on earth is tracking down all our personal information all the time. Bummer. Featuring Randall Bennett from CNET's The 404 podcast. Enjoy all 55 minutes (hey, I warned you!).

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Buzz Out Loud 681: Pi Not Pie

Today is 3/14, also known as Pi day, and all we can think about is celebrating by eating large amounts of apple pie. Verizon seems to be warming up to P2P technology, and the music industry is proposing a monthly fee for ISPs to offset the cost of piracy. Do you think the RIAA deserves a slice?

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Buzz Out Loud 680: Wherein Rafe explains

Rafe Needleman joins us today for a rant on the MPAA, an explanation of basic economics, musings on mergers in the videogame industry, and managing write times for solid-state hard drives. Jason and I sit back and bask.

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Buzz Out Loud 679: Un-hack my Heart

Hackers have figured out how to hack devices implanted into human hearts. This makes us think, nee demand, that a Jonathan Coulton song and XKCD comic should take up this theme. Plus the hackers aren't done with you yet. They've already hacked iPhone 2.0 software before it's even released. You go clever hackers! Just hands off my heart.

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Buzz Out Loud 678: Buzzkill Tuesday

Hulu's coming Wednesday! Ars Technica says it's lame. Beatles on iTunes! Michael Jackson says no. Sprint's super-fast data! For HTC Mogul only. Get the picture? In other bummer news, Tom's on an airplane, but the good news is that the good ship Jollycast covers nicely. Uh. We hope.

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Buzz Out Loud 677: HD VMD FTW 2.0

HD VMD is making its mainstream debut as the next NEXT-generation high-def DVD format. We're tired of war. But we like the low prices, yes, we do. In other tech news today, the Beatles may finally be coming to iTunes (for real this time) and the TSA doesn't believe the MacBook Air is a real laptop.

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Buzz Out Loud 676: Don't lecture me

We try to cool it on the proselytizing, while also keeping the iPhone SDK hype to a minimum. Both tasks are incredibly hard. In other news today, the Air Force is going to take charge of the Internet, using the sacred "six Ds" principle. Look out!

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Buzz Out Loud 675: Can I pay cash for that?

Microsoft considers switching its bid for Yahoo to all-cash. Because they have a lot of cash. Bill Gates, on the other hand, is practically a pauper, at least per Forbes' annual billionaire list. In other news, the MPAA turns out to have made record revenues in 2007, erasing any and all sympathy anyone might have left for them.

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Buzz Out Loud 674: Pomme not Pom

On today's episode, we have a tiny little misunderstanding vis a vis the French language, and also there's some tech news. Specifically, Yahoo might be plotting a way to become the biggest tech giant of them all, some CEOs get serious with the smack-talk, and Ask.com becomes Molly's own personal search engine. Aw, that's sweet.

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Buzz Out Loud 673: Offline is the new online

Google Gears is the project that allows online apps to be used even when you don't have an internet connection. Microsoft is apparently making noises about Silverlight being used offline as well. So apparently offline is really hip again. Good for it! Plus I get nailed with a pricing analogy, and we decide Alex is the new anonymous.

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Buzz Out Loud 672: Spammer in the slammer

Jeremy Jaynes has been sentenced to nine years in prison for trying to sell you Viagra. OK I really don't know if it was Viagra, but he was a spammer, and he got sentenced to jail time. I guess he's the first spammer top get canned. We also talk about Wikileaks getting it's domain name back, pirates cracking Vista and Woz critiquing the line of Apple products.

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Buzz Out Loud 671: Vista Price Patch 1

Windows Vista may be maligned, enterprise-unfriendly, and seemingly without compatible drivers, but hey, at least it's cheaper! In other not-at-all surprising news, it looks like Apple's iPhone SDK might be a little locked down, they might micromanage the apps that end up on the phone, and don't even get us started on the accessories situation. In sum, your basic Apple stuff.

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Buzz Out Loud 670: Null error

We nuked Yahoo Live. That's it for that. Anyway, what's the fuss with Google Sites and yeah, when WILL the iPhone get more business friendly? In other news, there just ain't much news today, so we're going to spend some time on baby robots and Sprint's awesome new $100 all-you-can-eat plan. Yep, I said awesome.

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Buzz Out Loud 669: Wikileaks got a gun

Wikileaks gets some serious legal firepower to help in its domain-name-takedown case, and Comcast is in trouble for hiring seat-fillers. Not at the Oscars, at an FCC hearing. Insult to injury: they totally fell asleep! Oh, and Microsoft has to pay more money to the EU. As usual.

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Buzz Out Loud 668: A filter three-fer

A "three-fer" means there were three stories about ISP filtering. THREE. Which means ISP is turning into an epidemic, which isn't very cool. Times three. In other news, Apple finally updates the MacBook Pros and Yahoo has decided "Buzz" is cool. But they don't mean our podcast.

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Buzz Out Loud 667: Take-Two gets a bear hug

Electronic Arts isn't taking no for an answer from Take-Two, and Pakistan gives us an object lesson in why censorship is bad: in an effort to block YouTube in that country, they took out YouTube for the entire world (for about two hours) and then got themselves taken offline altogether. Wow. That's a day's work, right there.

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Buzz Out Loud 666: Tickle me and die

Just in time for the devil's episode, the Elmo doll from hell makes the news today. Also, Microsoft's SP1 accidentally possesses some PCs, the UK is threatening to bring Satan's hammer down on ISPs, and yeah, we know they changed the number from 666 to 616, but at this point, we just can't stop ourselves.

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Buzz Out Loud 665: Run, Alex, run!

What's the only thing worse than Vista? Vista SP1. In other news, we wonder what the world is coming to, as Microsoft and Sprint both make big, powerful moves toward openness and interoperability. We feel so off-balance and yet strangely thrilled. Also, are social networks totally over? We investigate.

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Buzz Out Loud 664: JaMoTo lays an egg

In today's news, we adopt a turtle, you should send some money to Larry Lessig (or a turtle), and PC gaming lives on! In your brain! No, seriously! A new PC Gaming Alliance combined with a mind-control gaming headset have PC gaming looking cool again. Also, Wii Fit is coming out in the U.S. on May 19, so start your diets then.

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Buzz Out Loud 663: The power of Blu-Ray compels you

Blu-Ray wins, we try to exorcise our studio of its many demons, and speaking of demons, the digital photo frame infestation turns hellish. In other news, we think we've figured out the mystery of What Made Scoble Cry, and much to our surprise, it wasn't "The Bucket List." It just might be a Microsoft-made map of the universe. Cool.

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Buzz Out Loud 662: HD DVD dies, kills Blu-ray?

Follow my logic here. The only thing keeping you interested in high-def DVDs might be the format war. What if a war ends and nobody cares? Plus, we predict winners in the console war, and we get a turtle named after us! Yay for turtles!

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Buzz Out Loud 661: We'll help you, Rush!

Rush Limbaugh is asking Steve Jobs for help with his Mac Pros. Hey, Rush, give us a call! We'll help! In other news, Microsoft is teaching kids how to crack down on their intellectual property before they're even out of knickers. (Knickers? Knickers.) Oh, and Twitter hits the New York Times Fashion and Style section. Apocalypse is nigh.

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Buzz Out Loud 660: You're Twitter-fired!

Not like, @acedtect, pack up your stuff. More like, poor Yahoo folks are getting pink slips this week, and we're totally reliving it with them on Twitter. Weird.

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Buzz Out Loud 659: Microsoft: No means yes

In the news today, Microsoft says no to Yahoo's no, Verizon says there's no need to degrade P2P traffic, and Bill Gates says no to 8,000 Facebook friend requests. Also, analysts (and Steve Jobs and AT&T's CEO) say a 3G iPhone is coming "soon," which is probably good news for all the BlackBerry owners suffering yet another unexplained critical outage. Get it together, RIM!

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Buzz Out Loud 658: Hostile growth hormone

Perhaps the tech giants of the world are all hopped up on the Clear, and that's why they're trying to create MicroHoo/GooNet super-teams. Actually, Yahoo isn't on board unless Microsoft sweetens the pot, so Microsoft was forced to go buy Danger while it waits. In other news, we saw some Android but it was the Nokia N96 that really made us drool. A lot.

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Buzz Out Loud 657: Is it Yahoo's fate...or destiny?!

By the time you read this, Yahoo--and the world--may know it's fate. However, Steve Ballmer, who likely would call it destiny, says Yahoo will stay around as a brand. What does that mean for poor MSN? And by extension, MSNBC? Will they go the way of Bob? Or Clippy? Only time and a few earnings calls will say for sure. Meanwhile, Congress and the judiciary system in the U.S. are kicking it into high gear in the tech sector.

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Buzz Out Loud 656: Rumor-palooza

Sometimes there's just no news. And sometimes there's just rumors of news. Today is an example of the latter. Half the stories today are rumors of somebody coming out with some products or somebody buying somebody else. Plus, we critique my resume.

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Buzz Out Loud 655: Who cut the cables?

Now, we hear that a fifth Internet cable has been severed in the Middle East. One cable is fine. Even two is not that unusual. But five? Let the conspiracy theories begin! We also review some goings-on with Wikipedia editors, and unveil Sprint's totally-unlimited-everything cell phone plan.

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Buzz Out Loud 654: We care about the artists

The RIAA does what it does for the artists. That's why it sues their fans. It's just trying to help out the artists. Like songwriters. Although songwriters make a little too much money. That's why the RIAA wants the Copyright Royalty Board to reduce the mechanical rate, so the artists get less money per song. Something isn't making sense to me here. But I'm sure I just don't understand the complexities of the music business. Meanwhile the N-Gage is back. Woo-hoo!

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Buzz Out Loud 653: The Wii hates smokers

Nintendo says cigarette ash is causing problems with the gameplay of "Super Smash Brothers Brawl." Funny, I would have thought that would be more of a problem with Wii Sports, and with players' lungs, not the optical drive. Plus, we keep you up to date on the Yahoo-Microsoft merger prospects and how Google is being a third wheel now.

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Buzz Out Loud 652: Microhoo or Yahsoft?

What to name a company resulting from the merger of Yahoo and Microsoft is probably the least of their concerns right now. First, Yahoo has to accept the bid. If they don't, Microsoft may get pushy. Then they have to merge two very different companies. Who does this benefit? You? We'll discuss that on today's show.

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Buzz Out Loud 651: No more duper

Serious news today: A cut submarine cable damages Middle East Internet access, Amazon acquires Audible, and we rail against "super duper" as a serious political news term. In other news, the C Block hits its reserve price, and Verizon and the RIAA agree that the government shouldn't mandate ISP-level traffic filtering. Although the RIAA still wouldn't mind if Verizon did it just to be nice.

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Buzz Out Loud 650: Calculus is bogus

Rounding down to zero? Don't be ridiculous. Forcing ISPs to monitor and filter Internet traffic in order to guarantee that music artists continue to make money, so that the ISPs feel some sort of moral obligation to keep U2 in fancy leather pants. It sounds illogical when you put it that way, right? We thought so.

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Buzz Out Loud 649: How the world ends

According to one scientist, the world is most likely to end due to asteroid impact or a black hole, but either way, we'll be reading books when it happens. Also today, could Automatttic kill Twitter? Qtrax still hasn't launched and is still infuriating artists, and a Norwegian TV show goes on Bittorrent ... on purpose.

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Buzz Out Loud 648: RIP HD DVD

BOL can now predict, based one early returns, Blu-Ray will win the high-definition format war. But tune in tomorrow, there's still a close race for second place! HD VMD could make a surprise showing! In other news, Scientology, for once, is the one under attack, and Qtrax ... well. Poor Qtrax.

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Buzz Out Loud 647: Oops, DELETED

Deletions happen, people. Would you rather look out for crazy employees (like the one who deleted $2.5 million worth of architectural records because she thought she might get fired) and careless ISPs (like Charter, which accidentally wiped out 14,000 email accounts), or just back up and settle down? I bet a Drobo's looking pretty good right now, eh?

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Buzz Out Loud 646: Twitter Novel

Leo LaPorte sits in today, and the next thing you know, the four of us decided to write a novel together. On Twitter. Yeah, we're not allowed to hang out together anymore. In other news, will Google end up buying the 700MHz spectrum (the auction starts tomorrow) or are they just throwing their money around to get the rules changed in their favor? Best guess: both.

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Buzz Out Loud 645: We love you, Matt Mullenweg!

Our good friend Matt Mullenweg (did we mention he's handsome, too?) just got $30 million in venture capital funding! Hey, buddy, can we borrow a $20? Thousand? Nah, just kidding, we're covered, but congrats. In other news, the MPAA admits that its numbers on college campus piracy, which it used to demonize the entire university set and prop up draconian legislation and rules, were SUPER inflated. Just a little "human error." Uh huh. Awesome.

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Buzz Out Loud 644: No Child Left Inside

In the news today, NBC and Apple are kissing and making up--so, is "Heroes" coming back to iTunes or what? Also, we find out how to get kids to play outside and quit watching TV: higher taxes! Robots can lie now, TiVo launches on Comcast in Boston only, and the new fear du jour is "vishing."

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Buzz Out Loud 643: Silicon Valley drink-off

Steve Jobs says Robbie Bach must be drunk if he thinks the Zune is a worthy competitor to iPod. You know what we say? Old Mad Dog should put his shot glass where his mouth is, thereby enabling us to launch a new hit show on CNET TV: Silicon Valley drink-off. Come on, Steve! It'll be great! In other news, iPhone hacking takes a violent turn.

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Buzz Out Loud 642: Monkey see, robot do

This is why we like technology: You can now just think about your robot servant getting you a beer and it will happen. If you're a monkey. And this is why we don't like technology: It's hard. At least it is for some judges who don't understand DNS. Plus, you get to meet Christina Del Ponte?

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Buzz Out Loud 641: Save Aaron's grandpa's house

So the state of South Carolina wants to put a freeway through Aaron's grandpa's house. Sound like Hitchhiker's Guide to anyone? Well, you can help by raising a public outcry. We also determined that it's probably best if you not drive into swamps, even if your GPS tells you to. And of course, don't miss the story on exploding batteries.

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Buzz Out Loud 640: One less thing

Steve weirded us out a little when his Jobs-note ended without "one more thing," but dudes, we totally called the MacBook Air! Well, OK--everyone called the MacBook Air. Also, Tom's Apple TV becomes slightly more useful, iPod Touch owners get a rude little jolt, and Google shows up on the iPhone *and* in a new partnership with WiMax operator Clearwire. It's that last part we find interesting.

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Buzz Out Loud 639: What will happen at Macworld

Forget the Mac rumor sites, the mad speculation, and the patent filing drawings. Just listen to Buzz Out Loud! We're quite sure we've managed, in this one episode, to predict everything that will be announced in tomorrow's Jobs-note. And even if we're wrong, it'll still be cooler than what we saw at CES.

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The 404 BOL: Where we hijacked Buzz's RSS feed

Normally, you'd be hearing Buzz Out Loud, but instead we're giving you a sneak peek at the latest CNET podcast launching next week, The 404. On today's show, we've got Natali Del Conte, our newest member of the CNET New York family, filling in for a missing Jeff Bakalar, plus we talk about designer tazers, booth babes getting fired and much much more, all up on today's episode of The 404.

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Buzz Out Loud 638: The royal Wii

We stole our title directly from Caroline McCarthy's Crave blog post, because, really, it says it all. The Queen plays Wii bowling. Video! Now! We must have it! In other news from CES today, Microsoft goes totally mercenary on HD DVD, WiMax is back with a vengeance, and Macworld rumors. (Hey, why not?) Plus, we're joined by Epic Fu's Zadi Diaz!

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Buzz Out Loud 637: New U.S. currency: Wii

Veronica Belmont and CNET TV U.K. host Nate Lanxon sit in with us today, we save the U.S. dollar by changing our national currency to the Wii, and both HD DVD and CompUSA are--at least briefly--revived from the dead.

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Buzz Out Loud 636: New rule: Press "record"

You'll get most of a really great podcast today, just not quite...all of it. First day of CES jitters mean we sort of lost the first 10 minutes or so of today's podcast, but that's OK--it gets really good after that. Trust us. .. and no, Jason didn't do it!

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Buzz Out Loud 635: Peace comes to CES

The war...is...over! (We think) Warner announced it's going over to the Blu-ray side, meaning HD DVD has an almost impossible road if it wants even a stalemate in the high-def DVD war. And Sony's going DRM-free, or so the pundits say, joining Amazon's music store after the Super Bowl. Peace in our time! And we're at CES, so the gadget news is going to be flooding in! Stay with us all week and we'll keep you in the know.

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Buzz Out Loud 634: iTunes big pimpin'?

The latest Macworld rumors have nothing to do with ultraportable notebooks or iPhone upgrades. It's apparently been "confirmed" that Apple will partner with Jay-Z to turn iTunes into a veritable music label. The what, now? In other news, Sears delivers spyware, record labels are a bad investment, and Microsoft charges you with one hand and gives you the same stuff for free with the other.

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Buzz Out Loud 633 - It's all about the baggies

It's our first show of the new year, and we've already uncovered the core conspiracy of our time: the secret rule of the industrial baggie complex. In other news, check out our new Buzz Town Wiki, get your DTV switchover coupon, and take a moment to bid adieu to Netscape--for real this time.

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Buzz Out Loud 632: Best of 2007

Thanks to our listeners, we were able to scour the past year's episodes to come up with a collection of bits that you might remember from 2007. Here's to another year of Buzz Out Loud!

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Buzz Out Loud 631: Tech predictions for 2008

Allow us to take a look in our future-telling snow globes and share with you everything notable that's to take place in 2008. Now you can't say we didn't tell you so.

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Buzz Out Loud 630: Cutting Room Floor

We get a lot of voice mails every day. Most don't make it on the show. This episode is dedicated to the good, the bad, and the ugly!

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Buzz Out Loud 629: Predictions results show for 2007

We recap our predictions for 2007 and see how they panned out over the course of the year.

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Buzz Out Loud 628: The second listener co-host show!

In our second round of listener interviews, we try to pack in as many calls as possible. Today, we speak with Shalin, Tim the rocket scientist, Alex Brewer and his friend Peter, John McKenna and his mom, and DirtyPirate's voice mail.

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Buzz Out Loud 627: The first listener co-host show!

In this listener cohost episode, we talk tech with Alex from Miami Beach, Dave the psychologist, Remy the postman, and Lisa J.'s voice mail. Sorry, Lisa!

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Buzz Out Loud 626: Fnord

Yes, I have been outed as a fan of the Principia Discordia and the number 23. In other news today, we have a champion who will fight for you against the printer ink industry. We also wave hello to wave power and debate whether Google's getting creepy.

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Buzz Out Loud 625: Whither StarTrek.com?

So CBS decided to lay off the Web site staff. Don't they have a huge fan base to serve and a big movie coming out soon? I don't understand. We also have a story about how it's OK to Google yourself. In fact, it's a good idea. And you have a Fifth Amendment right to keep your passphrase secret. Thank the Constitution!

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Buzz Out Loud 624: I can has monopoly?

So, there we were, just innocently chatting along when we suddenly identified the fact that our current economic order essentially mandates monopolies as the only fix for excessive government interference in free-market forces. It was like, so weird! Oh, and your Wii might be filling your house with cockroaches.

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Buzz Out Loud 623: Mouse ambush on a cat

Today's news was not bereft of serious content. Facebook has decided to open up its app platforms to other social sites. Opera is suing Microsoft over the browser being integrated in Windows. And Laughing Squid won a staring contest with Best Buy's lawyers. However, the story that stymied us the most was the genetic manipulation of mice to make them fearless, and the question posed by Shalin about what you call mice ambushing a cat.

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Buzz Out Loud 622: Do robots sweat like electric sheep?

In today's episode of Buzz Out Loud, we replace sweatshop workers with robots, the record labels allow DRM-free MP3s on Imeem, NBC might offer HD downloads over P2P, and a Vista service pack is in the wild. It's a weird little series of Christmas miracles, is what it is.

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Buzz Out Loud 621: Get Windows for free

Get Windows for free, and get your martinis from Asimo robots. Both are a vision of a terrifying future that we're strangely OK with. Microsoft will give you free software in exchange for just a little tiny information about your activities--er, all of it. In other news, Friendster is back! Remember Friendster? They're back! Maybe.

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Buzz Out Loud 620: Not safe for trademark

"Not safe for work" is a combination of words found very useful when sharing links across the Web. One of my favorite Web sites, Fark.com, wants to trademark that phrase. Why? We have no clue. But it's not the stupidest thing a tech company has done today. Western Digital is selling a network attached storage device designed to make it easy to access your files from anywhere, but they're blocking access to audio and video files. This intellectual property fear is getting out of hand.

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Buzz Out Loud 619: Shake your boot.ini

Hey, man, watch where you're putting that boot.ini! If you find yourself typing it, and you're also not familiar with backslash vs. forward slash, well, then, you shouldn't be writing graphics patches for EVE online. In other news, a politician defends a poorly written law (again), the race to the moon is on, and now you can learn how to use Facebook with a "bookazine." Thank goodness?

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Buzz Out Loud 618: Cranberry juice for copyright law

Best metaphor yet for DRM sparks hilarious podcast title (if we don't say so ourselves). You'll see what we mean. Also, Facebook is really, really sorry and shows the world how to say so--they also let you turn off the Beacon ad program completely. Good call. And is a new House bill the end of free Wi-Fi hot spots?

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Buzz Out Loud 617:Windows apps on a Mac?

Is Apple working to enable native Windows app compatibility in Leopard? Probably not. But that would be sweet. In other news today, Nielsen, of all sources, is preventing piracy via digital watermarking, the DOJ is all for crazy-huge punishments for copyright violation, and one little British village wants off the map.

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Buzz Out Loud 616: Losing faith in Facebook

Wow, it turns out this Beacon advertising thing is really messed up, y'all! Now Facebook has admitted that the ad service would track your purchases on third-party sites, even when you're logged off. That's evil power, right there. Speaking of evil power, it turns out that a small, power-mad cadre of paranoid editors has been secretly controlling Wikipedia via mailing list. Thought so.

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Buzz Out Loud 615: Tase me, bro

Rumors of DRM's demise heat up as Wal-Mart and Amazon both issue demands for DRM-free tunes. That pretty much, at least to us, signals a coming era of unfettered MP3 enjoyment. Meanwhile, Facebook advertisers flee the Beacon debacle, and yes, we're talking about Gamespot firing Jeff Gerstmann, too.

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Buzz Out Loud 614: CyberCommand is go

Today, we're reminded that the Air Force is setting up a CyberCommand in order to deal with online threats. We have two questions: can we work there? And: when is that going to become a television show? In other news, MTV's putting "South Park" online, Google's bidding on the 700MHz spectrum for sure, and good news for TiVo.

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Buzz Out Loud 613: Don't believe the lies

The EFF says Comcast is lying about BitTorrent blocking, users say they're lying about the digital cable switchover, and we're just all fired up about GPS-enabled cameras. In other news today, AT&T's CEO says, um, the exact same thing that Steve Jobs says about how there's going to be a new 3G iPhone next year, and Congress is getting a little scary.

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Buzz Out Loud 612: Judges gone wild

A judge throws 46 people in jail after no one will 'fess up to a ringing cell phone. Well, that's certainly understandable. In other jurist-related news, a more level-headed one orders the RIAA to show just exactly how a digital download can cost the industry $150,000--also understandable. And HD DVD shows off some of the features that actually make it cool.

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Buzz Out Loud 611: Verizon's new horizon

Alternate titles: "Pigs fly: Verizon's new open network." "Hell freezes over at Verizon: Any app, any device by 2008." That's right, big news from Verizon today proves that, in order to change the game completely, all Google really has to do is join the game. Also: Cyber Monday may be a myth, but it's a Web-site-crashing myth just the same.

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Buzz Out Loud 610: Stop killing the universe

We got into a series of debates on today's show about eBooks, DRM, the reliability of the 700 MHz spectrum, and most interestingly, how observing dark matter might shorten the life span of the universe. Of course, we also talked about unlocked iPhones in Germany, too. So it wasn't all cosmology.

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Buzz Out Loud 609: Tech turkeys!

It's Thanksgiving in the US, and instead of reflections of praise or thanks, we plan on exposing the biggest tech turkeys of the year!

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Buzz Out Loud 608: Shorter days and longer eyelashes

It turns out the iPhone isn't really tracking your every move. Just most of them. OK, some of them. It's not a big deal, trust us. In other news, SP3 for XP, Firefox 3 beta, and most importantly, the possible elimination of the leap second. Save the leap second! Also: longer eyelashes made easy.

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Buzz Out Loud 607 - Little purple spies

Is Prince having the Pirate Bay administrators followed? Maybe chasing them around himself in a funny purple cloak? Also, is Sony finally starting to figure out this PS3 thing? Will Kindle rekindle our interest in e-book readers? Will anyone care about a Napster phone, or the Beatles on iTunes, for that matter? Answers within.

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Buzz Out Loud 606: The Kindle is coming!

Oh, boy, kids. No, really. Get fired up. Amazon's e-book reader, the Kindle, may be arriving on Monday! I know, right!? Breathe. In other news, the anti-P2P college bill (you know, "the blackmail of our nation's universities, etc. etc.") has advanced in the House. So, yay for that. And Google might just get all crazy and buy that wireless spectrum after all.

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Buzz Out Loud 605: It's the price point, stupid

Drop the price, introduce a cheaper version, and your little PS3 starts selling like hotcakes! Plus, Leopard: huge in Japan; the first lawsuit is filed over Comcast's BitTorrent throttling; and the people to write to about the blackmailing of our nation's universities by the entertainment industry are Reps. George Miller from California and Ruben Hinojosa of Texas. Have fun!

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Buzz Out Loud 604: School daze

House Democrats propose a bill that would force universities to implement technical barriers to file-sharing or risk losing federal financial aid. Plus, they might be pressured into school-wide subscriptions to services such as Napster. Molly loses what shred of sanity remains. Tom wisely calls in sick.

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Buzz Out Loud 603: Dancing with the Google

Today on BOL, Android hits the streets, Google pays for Android apps, and Androids may soon be dancing with...each other. It's a big Android day. In other news, Apple rumors heat up again, and hey, Tom's back! Hooray!

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Buzz Out Loud 602 (sort of): Interview with Lawrence Lessig

Revisit an interview with Professor Lawrence Lessig about Creative Commons.

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Buzz Out Loud 601: Europe gets its day

In today's episode, the Buzz army (European forces) mobilize to fight back against the rampant generalizations of Brian Cooley. Oh, and hey, you guys have the iPhone now! Which you don't even need, because you get way cooler phones for far less money all the time. Sigh. In other news, Sony's CEO now says the high-def format war is in a "stalemate." That, by the way, is an official tune change.

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Buzz Out Loud 600: TiVo is watching YOU

TiVo plans to give advertisers detailed personal info about you, but it's also offering lifetime service packages. Hmm. Stalemate. In other news, screenshots of the first app for Android phones, and will Digg be sold? Oh, and Brian Cooley offends all of Europe. Get your e-mails ready!

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Buzz Out Loud 599: Et tu, Prince?

Prince. You dear, sweet, funny, crazy, purple little man, you. What are you thinking? Why would you try to force your fan clubs offline by claiming that even pictures of their Prince tattoos violate your personal copyrights? You're killing us! In other news, 90,000 HD DVD players hit the streets, and Target refuses to sell Manhunt 2. And by the way, that game does sound downright oogy.

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Buzz Out Loud 598: Android overlords?

Either Android--Google's phone platform--will take over the world, or the robots befriending our toddlers will. Either way, we're headed for a takeover of the technology variety. In other news, secret Asus sources say they're building an Apple tablet. Huh. Really? OK. If you want to.

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Buzz Out Loud 597: Duh. Google phone

Was there other news today? Sure, there's a little news, but really, the only thing happening is the Google phone. Which is not a phone at all, but rather a platform based on open standards that aims to release the cell phone industry from the shackles in which it's held us all this time. OK. So, that's cool. But where's the pretty?

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Buzz Out Loud 596: The good ship "Jollycast"

It's official: You are now allowed to buy yourself an HD DVD player. It's true. They're cheap enough now ($99 at Best Buy!) that as long as you don't invest in a big, silly, soon-to-be-obsolete video library, we'll allow this purchase. In other news, Sprint's still doing WiMax (w00t!) and Take-Two Interactive is still hiding dirty stuff inside their supposedly "edited" games. When will they learn?

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Buzz Out Loud 595: Has HD DVD won?

Wal-Mart has gone crazy, selling a $98 Toshiba HD DVD player. We'll talk about whether this makes HD DVD the winner over Blu-ray. Also, the Zune 2 shows up in the wild, and privacy groups want a 'do not track' list.

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Buzz Out Loud 594: Phantom of the audio board

Halloween questions abound today: Is Jason in fact horribly disfigured and that's why his face cannot be seen on the pages of CNET? Is Australia foretelling the downfall of the U.S. from 16 hours in the future? Will Google's phone...er...be cool? OK, not every analogy can go on forever, people. That's just scary.

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Buzz Out Loud 593: Resist Melissa's siren song

So, there's a clever piece of malware out that strips for you in order to trick you into entering captchas to help out spammers. In other news, new Google phone rumors are putting Caroline to sleep, and Jason reads the tale of a man who mourns not for Vonage.

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Buzz Out Loud 592: Leopard is the new Vista

The reports on Leopard include the usual new operating system pitfalls. Some things don't work right, and hilariously, some upgraders receive a blue screen. This compels one listener to draw some uncanny parallels between Leopard and Vista. We also get into Sprint's unlocking move and mull over the success of Hulu.

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Buzz Out Loud 591: Senator sees shadow

The signs and portents have arrived, and they point to seven more years of tax-free Net access. And home page e-email. Apparently, that's a thing. Who knew? In other news today, poor Vonage has to pay Verizon $80 million, but Verizon has to pay you $1 million, and that's a little more satisfying. Also, the U.S. continues to kick some serious spam butt. Er, as in, send a lot of it. Sigh.

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Buzz Out Loud 590: What's your brain's bandwidth?

Would you get a chip implanted that would let you access the Internet from your brain? Of course you would. Otherwise, we couldn't connect! Also today, Microsoft wins the hand of the fair maiden Facebook. Aw, we're havin' a weddin'.

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Buzz Out Loud 589: The mother of all patents

OK, so, IBM files an application for the ultimate patent--the one that crushes all other patent wannabes, including trolls and, OK, anyone with a patentable idea. We feel a little dirty for wondering...would that be any worse than the current system? Guest host: Rafe Needleman.

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Buzz Out Loud 588: Touche Tuesday

Touche, Tuesday. You have beaten us again! No, actually, it's just that you, dear listeners, have once again proven that you're smarter than we are. About Canadian copyright law. In other news, the Rockies mistake a "crushing influx of fans" for a "massive denial-of-service attack." That is so cute.

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Buzz Out Loud 587: Xkcd is awesome

It's Monday, we're tired, and we can barely keep it together to get through today's morasse of Zune news, Toshiba-box 360 rumors, AT&T downloads you don't want, and weird European copyright-crossover claims. But one fact emerges triumphant from the rubble: Those Xkcd comics? Those rule.

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Buzz Out Loud 586: We h8t flash drives

This is just our way of warning you that we might possibly have been a little harsh in re: a plan by Universal, Warner, and EMI to sell music on, um, flash drives. Because the kids these days think CDs are dead, and--flash drives? Are cool? Anyway. In other news, a little old lady takes a claw hammer to a Comcast customer service office. We do not condone. We only applaud.

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Buzz Out Loud 585: We love you, too

After all these years, it only seems fair to tell it like it is. We love you guys, too. Except the creeps who think it's like, super l337 to hack 911 systems and send SWAT teams to the homes of, say, parents with sleeping children who are then handcuffed and detained because of your horrid little prank. You, we do not love. You make us want to call Game Over on our big life simulation. We clear? Cut it out.

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Buzz Out Loud 584: Pirate like a monkey

It's not your fault you're a pirate. You've just been trained to download songs from illegal BitTorrent sites, sort of like how you can train a helper monkey. In fact, most likely you are a monkey. Logic. In other news, Steve Jobs says you can have your pesky third-party iPhone applications, but not until February. Why February? Logic.

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Buzz Out Loud 583: The Durka Durka Show

Google unveils its new YouTube antipiracy tool, which those ungrateful media companies instantly pan as not good enough. Apple announces the Leopard release date and upgrade plan, which bloggers pan as not nice enough. And Verizon admits it turned over your phone record data without court orders "hundreds of times," which everyone pans as not cool enough. In fact, not cool at all.

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Buzz Out Loud 582 - Robot love

Sure, Universal Music is taking on iTunes, and the iPod Touch got jailbreaked, but we're more concerned with robot love.

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Buzz Out Loud 581: The final EULA!

Rest easy, friends. You'll never have to agree to another EULA again. We've uncovered one that, with enough wiggle room, could potentially apply to everything you've ever download. Yay? Meanwhile, Tom and Molly debate the merit of the Internet tax ban and WiMax, but it's a happy Friday, and everybody wins.

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Buzz Out Loud 580: (MAWV) Mothers against Windows Vista

One mother's brave crusade against Windows Vista leads to a dramatic showdown with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Or something slightly less dramatic. Also, AT&T's new terms of service reveal that the company is REALLY sorry about appearing to try to censor free speech. And, all four Beatles are now selling music online--separately. Ahem.

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Buzz Out Loud 579: New rule: All music on floppies

Could an artsy-fartsy plan to release music on an "almost obsolete format" turn out to be the surefire DRM scheme the RIAA has been waiting for? Wow, we hope not, or we're going to have to dust off some geezer computers. Also, this one juror really hates Jammie Thomas. Like, really.

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Buzz Out Loud 578: XP best OS ever

Ok, apparently Microsoft is now back-porting the good parts of Vista (like kernel security and easier product activation) into Windows XP. This is just getting weird -- and a few service packs from now, XP will be the best OS the world has ever seen! Until Google's comes out, that is.

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Buzz Out Loud 577: Steve Jobs' pants

I realize that the MacBook isn't really Scottish, but that's no reason Steve Jobs couldn't wear a utilikilt at the next MacWorld keynote. We also have some crazy lawsuits to discuss, and some scientists have created artificial life. You know. In their spare time.

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Buzz Out Loud 576: One man's burning NanoPants

Pants on fire; now that's a headline for you. Too bad the story's your basic lithium-ion battery blah-blah-blah. In bigger news of the day, the RIAA wins the Jammie Thomas case to the tune of $220,000, unless they play nice. Also, rumor mill points to Mac Nano, and Linux boxes are running massive botnets. No, really.

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Buzz Out Loud 575: Reply to all

Breaking news: Reply-all epidemic spreads, hits Homeland Security. Nation at risk. Further updates as events warrant. Sports and weather are next. And later tonight, would you store your health records on a Microsoft server? One podcaster says, "Not if my life depended on it."

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Buzz Out Loud 574: Ripping is stealing

The head of litigation for Sony BMG says ripping CDs is essentially stealing. Well, that makes me wonder if playing CDs is also stealing. At least, playing a CD twice is stealing, right? Where have logic and good sense gone? Meanwhile, we celebrate the launch of new Zunes and some cool features in the Microsoft players, as well as coming tweaks to the Zune store.

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Buzz Out Loud extra: Interview with Grooveshark CEO Sam Tarantino

In this extra special interview edition, we talk with Grooveshark CEO Sam Tarantino.

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Buzz Out Loud 573: Hard out there for a PMP

It's hard to find just the right PMP. Auditioning candidates, trying them out on the street, looking for something that won't dole out tons of abuse. Maybe the Zune 2 can land this coveted position. In other news today, a PS3 price cut is apparently coming, Joost is open to all, and free still doesn't pay. Still. .

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Buzz Out Loud 572: AT&T: Your world, censored

AT&T has changed its terms of service to say that it can cancel your service if, essentially, you say bad things about the company. So, you can consider Episode 572 our official attempt to get ourselves shut off. Meanwhile, Microsoft puts Office online in a limited beta. And we mean "limited."

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Buzz Out Loud 571: From the Podcast Expo

Luckily, the folks at Doubletree didn't mind us setting up our podcast studio in the front lobby.

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Buzz Out Loud 570: Wiki laws are wiki cool

In New Zealand, you write the laws--but in Russia, the law write you! Meanwhile, New Zealand is putting one of its laws up on a wiki for the public to edit. Harmless and organized method for gathering public comment, or harbinger of a complete breakdown of worldwide democracy? You decide. Also, today Verizon flip-flops on censoring texting short-codes, and Verizon may be forcing the FCC to flip-flop on its 700Mhz open-spectrum requirement.

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Buzz Out Loud 569: Queen Elizabeth is a hot elf chick

A Chinese MMORPG refuses to allow male players to play as female characters, which (a) is ridiculous, and (b) sparked Tom to confess that he likes to play 'Civilization' as Queen Elizabeth. And here I thought it was all about the hot elf chicks. Anyway, iPhone unlocks may break the law, but Apple swears they won't break your iPhone...er, on purpose. And Microsoft gets the 'Halo 3' launch right, but not the packaging.

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Buzz Out Loud 568: I'll break your phone!

Why do you have to be so mean, Apple? The company issued a statement Monday saying its next firmware update will likely break unlocked iPhones. That's just mean. You know Apple doesn't have to do it this way, and unlocking is within your rights. Meanwhile there's a new Zune patent, and Google wants you to live in its virtual world.

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Buzz Out Loud 567: Happy Halo 3 Eve!

Get your cookies and milk ready--you'll need them for standing in line. Halo 3 comes out at midnight tonight, and thanks to Shalin, I'll be spending the next three weeks soldering and sewing a tiny, little Master Chief Halloween costume. Plus, who you tryin' to fool with that EULA, Hulu?

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Buzz Out Loud 566: I'm gonna .su you

ICANN is having a bit of trouble with the .su top-level domain. Seems they want to retire it, what with the dissolution of the Soviet Union and all. But their "order" to dump the domain has actually increased sales of .su websites. The Motherland lives on! Also today: "Halo 3" leaks, triggering massive spoiler alerts, and what you don't know about Bluetooth can snarf you.

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Buzz Out Loud 565: NBC ruins free

NBC has introduced a free, ad-supported Web site where you can download some of its shows after they air on television. See, we thought we wanted that. But the shows expire a week after they air, they come wrapped in an NBC-specific player, they don't work on portable devices, and the service is, for now, Windows-only. Umm...fail. In other news, Southwest Airlines dumps the cattle call, Web rises to the challenge.

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Buzz Out Loud 564: Stop saying squircle!

Stop the presses: there's news from the Zune camp! New Zunes dropping October 16! Or, you know, you could continue to drool over all things Apple, even though they've announced that they'll actively block iPhone unlocking efforts and they'll be making you repurchase any of your iPod games if you buy a new Nano or iPod Classic. Your choice. Also: Star Wars comes to the Wii. Wii-saber! Woo!

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Buzz Out Loud 563: AMD's three-legged chip

If your dog loses a leg, you don't take him out and shoot him, do you? Neither does AMD. In a move that's both clever and ecofriendly, AMD has decided that quad-cores with a single blown core can be packaged and resold as triple-core chips. Genius! Also today, Facebook gets all Google, the New York Times sees the power of search, and software goes toe-to-toe with Web apps. Again.

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Buzz Out Loud 562: Mash will save every one of us

Yahoo, ever on the cutting edge with hip new ideas and clever, totally not overused naming concepts, has just introduced a new social networking service, called Mash! Finally! And wow, will it do cool things, like let you create a profile and add applications to that profile and get a little feed of current happenings on the...oh, for crying out loud. You know what's cool? Nokia at work on a standardized removable flash memory format. That, we actually NEED.

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Buzz Out Loud 561: Skip an ad, go to jail

We've already seen lawsuits over skipping commercials on television via VCRs and DVRs. Is the humble pop-up blocker next? Legal experts say, "almost certainly." Sigh. Meanwhile, in other news about overreaching, California says teens can't have cell phones, pagers, or laptops in cars, but everyone else can. Oh, and Google is signing on to fund a $30 million prize to the moon! We won't call it Moon 2.0, but they will.

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Buzz Out Loud 560: Does my kilogram look fat?

The standard kilogram apparently has lost a few micrograms of weight. Not such a bad thing I suppose, but it makes all the other kilograms look fat. Also fair use makes us trillions of dollars a year, so why don't I ever see any of it? I hear fair use has a posse. Maybe they have all the money.

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Buzz Out Loud 559: A darkness descends

Don't worry, Tom and I are actually feeling quite chipper today. We're referring to the darkness of Vista's new antipiracy technique, the "Black Screen of Death." Or ARE we? Hold those e-mails; listen first. We're also hoping the darkness of restrictive cell phone carrier networks will soon be listed by new mobile P2P technology in testing. And an appeals court issues a satellite TV piracy decision that's downright luminary.

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Buzz Out Loud 558: How to turn off an iPhone

Apparently, turning off an iPhone isn't as easy as, um, pressing the power button. But could it be as easy as HTC teaming up with Google for the long-awaited, hotly rumored gPhone? That's the word from one HTC "insider" via...well, via some blog. We'll see. Also: Porn takes on piracy, and a third HD DVD format proves potentially attractive.

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Buzz Out Loud 557: One Linux chaser please (urp)

All that Apple talk giving you upset? Soothe yourself with a nice, eco-friendly Linux story.

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Buzz Out Loud 556: Longest episode ever

There should be a law against this. Apple, Net neutrality, and fair use, all in the same day. As you can imagine, we had some things to say on the trifecta of rant-itude, to the tune of about 46 minutes. But hey, think of it this way: it'll get you through pretty much the entire weekend. Enjoy!

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Buzz Out Loud 555: iSuckers out two hundos

Steve Jobs says he had to take your $200 in suckers' rent, because the holidays are coming and he can't move the holidays. Wall Street says it's really not too comfortable with a sudden, 30 percent iPhone price drop that reeks of desperation for sales. Molly says it's just plain mean, and Tom says it's your own darned fault. In other news, there actually is other news today. Check it out.

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Buzz Out Loud 554: iPod Touch for president

Apple unleashes a whole slew of new iPod gadgetry just in time for the holidays. Meanwhile, Tom dials in from an old phonograph machine, and Jasmine France gives her insight into the announcement.

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Buzz Out Loud 553: Interview with Nick Bostrom

We get to the bottom of the idea that we're all living in a simulation with the source of the theory himself.

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Buzz Out Loud 552: Apple's new luggable

Molly's amazed by Steven Jobs Softcon keynote, while Tom is taken with a new 1200 baud modem.

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Buzz Out Loud Extra: iTunes dropping NBC?!

Just when you thought NBC was calling the shots, Apple comes along and says it will not carry any of the fall season! As they say, "ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on."

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Buzz Out Loud 551: NBC = Not Being Cool

NBC is not being cool in several ways today. First, they apparently tried to get Apple to let them charge $4.99 per episode for TV show downloads on iTunes--not cool. Then, when Apple wouldn't cave, they pulled all of their shows off iTunes starting in December--not cool. And they're going to try to get you to buy them from their new site, Hulu, which might be cool someday, but it's not yet. Oh, and they're probably going to be really, really expensive there. Say it with me now: not cool.

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Buzz Out Loud 550: So long, time

That's right. AT&T has finally pulled the ultimate fast one on us and killed time itself. OK, calm down. Its discontinuing the "call for time" service that's still only available in Nevada and California. Other things to calm down about? A possible iCar, cell phones and cancer, municipal Wi-Fi, and Viacom copyright insanity. Actually, get fired up about that last one. We are.

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Buzz Out Loud 549: The warm milk of tech podcasts

DMCA absurdities; an upcoming Apple announcement (new iPod, natch); no drunk pilots on NASA; patent trolls; and the hot, hot, hot new Nokia N95 finally hits U.S. shores--officially. Now that is an exciting day. It's enough to...well, apparently, it's enough to send you into a deep, dreamless, refreshing sleep. Huh--who knew?

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Buzz Out Loud 548: Lightsabers in space

Buzz Out Loud is so comfortingly familiar today. There's Molly, there's Tom, and there's a Sony rootkit to talk about. It's just like the good old days! In other news, teenagers' sleep is just as junky as their food, and cracked iPhones may be secretly longed for by Steve Jobs (but doomed by AT&T lawyers).

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Buzz Out Loud 547: Gigantic hand will kill us all

A gigantic robotic hand has been built that will eventually mean our doom. Plus, new iPods coming soon?

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Buzz Out Loud 546 - Google phone a foney?

Reports say Google will release a phone in two weeks. We don't think so.

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Buzz Out Loud 545 - Veronica loves bacn

We explore the meaning of the new term bacn and hear from one of the originators. We also get the opinion of bacon-expert, Veronica Belmont.

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Buzz Out Loud 544 - Don't work for free!

iPhones set to hit Europe and companies ban Facebook as a time waster.

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Buzz Out Loud 543 - Can you spare $4.6 billion?

The FCC spectrum auction is set and Google's refunding your money for Google video.

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Buzz Out Loud 542 - Internet goes kabloooey

We get under the hood of the Internet and find out if it will really crash.

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Buzz Out Loud 541: Dodos in Denmark

No, I'm not insulting the Danish. The great 1980s band Dodo and the Dodos won a court case against Sony BMG. Plus, guest host Caroline McCarthy joins in to help us speculate on just how many people are actually responsible for piracy. The power company? The bands themselves being so darned good? Could be.

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Buzz Out Loud 540: Bloggers are monkeys?

Brazilian newspaper compares bloggers to monkeys to get attention; Molly doesn't care. British ISPs ask for a two-tiered network; U.K. regulatory body doesn't care. Limewire goes legit with DRM-free music sales from no major labels whatsoever. No one cares. Skype is down!? We care, we care!

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Buzz Out Loud 539: Humanity's runtime error

We're feeling very existential today, because we might not actually exist. Is that a contradiction in terms? I guess it doesn't really matter. None of it does. Well, either that or it really matters, because we survive only as long as we're interesting to our posthuman ancestor overlords. You'll see. In other news, the RIAA stinks in any universe, real or imagined.

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Buzz Out Loud 538: Leo Laporte banned from BOL

It was all going so well. Leo was our guest for the day, we were chatting happily about the dangers of batteries, unlocked iPhones, AT&T rampantly censoring political speech in musical performances, and whether dogs can turn into zombies. And then--well, everything just went so horribly awry. Listen for yourself. It's a tragedy in the making.

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Buzz Out Loud 537: Google kills your video

Are you one of the millions of people who still need an object lesson in why DRM sucks? How about this: Google is nuking all the videos you bought or rented from Google Video, because they're exiting the for-pay video business altogether. As of August 15, they won't work anymore. That's what happens when you "buy" something that content owners don't believe you should or can actually "own." Are we all clear now? OK, good.

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Buzz Out Loud 536: Lawsuits--better in the buff

If at first you don't succeed with your nudie-site lawsuit, try, try again. Perfect10, the site that unsuccessfully sued Google for indexing tiny little not-at-all-erotic thumbnail photos of naked ladies, is hoping it'll have better luck suing Microsoft. Uh, OK--good luck, then. Meanwhile, AT&T censors Pearl Jam, then tries to blame somebody else for it. And you wonder why we always take that "tone" when we talk about them.

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Buzz Out Loud 535: The bubble show

Now that we've been tipped off that we're floating in a dangerous bubble, we can't stop looking for signs of leaks. Today, we've got Blockbuster buying Movielink, Amazon.com looking into dynamic MP3 pricing (cooler than it sounds), and an unnamed venture with no Web site scoring $100 million on the strength of the NBC brand. But we don't care, we're all booking Virgin America flights to the Bahamas.

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Buzz Out Loud 534: Google's huevos grande

Man, Google--so brazen. They're going to let newsmakers comment on news stories right on the Google News results page. Doesn't that make the Google News site, already the target of angry news organizations that feel their copyrights are being infringed, even more of a news destination on its own? Oh, who knows? I'm sure Google knows what it's doing. In other news, what's Kaboodle again?

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Buzz Out Loud 533: SueTube

Google's YouTube purchase is turning into even more of a lawsuit morass than predicted. Sure, we figured Google would get sued, but we never thought it would be buried under an increasingly gigantic class action that brings together such disparate parties as rugby associations and American publishers. What's next, late-night TV commercials? "Have your copyrights been infringed by YouTube? Call this number!" Oh, and some Apple stuff, too.

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Buzz Out Loud 532: Soooo busted

Oh, snap! OK, rule 1: Don't go around thinking you're smarter than the folks at Defcon. You're not, and you're not going to fool them by trying to be undercover after they already know you're coming. Rule 2: All fake CEOs will eventually be unmasked, whether we want them to be or not. Rule 3: Don't throw your Wii-mote, you dumb puppy.

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Buzz Out Loud 531: Censor my face

Congress is asking the FCC to apply the V-chip to everything. That pretty much means the Internet, but where does it end? Will I have to install a V-chip on my face? Also, Google expands its empire by getting into the phone market. Where will it end? With armed robots, my friends. Armed robots.

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Buzz Out Loud 530: Operation Tangled Web?

Apparently law enforcement careers are as close as you can get to superhero living. That's the only explanation for why a raid targeting mass production of game console mod chips would be called "Operation Tangled Web." Oh, and there was a huge raid targeting mass production of game console mod chips, so hack your own consoles, you lazy bums.

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Buzz Out Loud 529: Send us to space

With Molly gone, we actually had three people who would definitely go to space on today's podcast. Jason Howell, Bonnie Cha, and myself all would be willing to ride a rocket. Now we just need a rocket. But we won't have much money left after we bid on the 700 MHz spectrum, which will be partially open, so why wouldn't we want it? Outside of the need for billions of dollars to run

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Buzz Out Loud 528: Mitt Romney hates snowmen

Is a YouTube video with a talking snowman an unseemly way to go about the democratic process? Apparently it is, per Mr. Romney. He and Rudy Giuliani have "scheduling conflicts" with the Republican version of the CNN-YouTube debate, and Romney says the snowman thing is just too silly. Sorry, guys, democracy is on the Internet now. Get with the times. Hey, you can also download songs to your AT&T cell phones now! Oh, no, sorry, not the iPhone. Didn't mean to get you all excited.

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Buzz Out Loud 527: Just the pants, ma'am

What's a more serious threat to national security than BitTorrent? Well, it's either Microsoft or pants, depending on whom you believe (I suggest you believe neither). Also, HD DVD takes the low road -- the low price road, that is -- and Google is for sure, for realsies, no foolin' going to start filtering copyrighted content off of YouTube any day now. For serious this time.

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Buzz Out Loud 526: Over a billion crashed

It turns out Microsoft Windows is a lot like McDonald's hamburgers--over a billion people served, and a surprising number of them feeling slightly ill. Also in the news today, Sprint is hinting at open networks that may turn out to be not-so-open; the digital TV transition is a "digital disaster" in the making; and the button people strike again!

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Buzz Out Loud 525: Attack of the button people!

Apparently, the button people go crazy and gum up gadgets and computers with an almost unbelievable number of unusable and unattractive buttons! At least, that's how you view it if you live in Tom's and Steve Jobs' weird little button-hating heads. In other news, check out Microsoft, making the Xbox 360 HD DVD player the best deal in town! P.S. Congress? Hands off the Internet. We mean it.

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Buzz Out Loud 524: We're totally in the dark here

Well, OK--we were totally in the dark Tuesday during a rolling power outage in San Francisco that took out roughly half the Internet. But did we get to go home early? No! In other news (which we were here reading all afternoon), AllOfMP3's head could be headed for jail, Facebook is headed to court, and Congress is headed to the land of lunacy.

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Buzz Out Loud 523: Could YouTube fix democracy?

If Monday night's Democratic presidential debate is any indication, it actually could! There were, like, concise and hard-hitting questions and, um, they came from the Internets. Weird! In other news, Acer's chief trashes Vista hard-core; and universities almost become slaves to the RIAA and MPAA, then win a reprieve at the last second. Phew!

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Buzz Out Loud 522: Ski Utah, Hack Nevada

As state mottos go, it's not the best we've heard, but that's what Nevada gets for not only failing to reset the password for the governor's e-mail account, but posting it on the Internet! How embarrassing. That and a pickle barrel's worth of new iPhone news, including a security flaw that seems to have some actual teeth.

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Buzz Out Loud 521: Most awkward episode ever

Wow! It's my last official episode of Buzz Out Loud (in the studio, at least)! I hate long good-byes, so just let me say that you're the greatest audience ever, and I'm going to miss the heck out of you. Keep buzzing!

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Buzz Out Loud 520: Save Fake Steve Jobs!

Buzz Out Loud is making an official statement regarding the attempted unveiling of Fake Steve Jobs: Leave him the heck alone! We'd rather enjoy his posts for as long as we can than know his true identity.

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Buzz Out Loud 519: U.S. just not well-endowed

According to a study, the U.S. isn't as "well-endowed" with broadband as other countries because we're poor and not very bright. Gee, thanks.

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Buzz Out Loud 518: Pancakes vs. waffles

If I had a little more time here at CNET, I'd do a 'Pancakes vs. waffles' Prizefight. But as it stands, I alone had to defend pancakes against Tom and Molly. The only reason we talked about this today is because the comment period for Net neutrality is over. Darn.

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Buzz Out Loud 517: Pay to squirt

We're ragging on the Zune today like it's 2006! But hey, it's always fun to revisit old jokes, at least when it's done so tastefully. Oh, wait.

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Buzz Out Loud 516: Ride the lightning

It's proven! If you carry a small, electronic device on you, you're more likely to get hit by lightning. Now that's a total "shocker"! Hee hee! Also today, we take back our pity from Sprint for dumping customers.

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Buzz Out Loud interview: Jim Louderback

An interview with Jim Louderback, CEO for Revision3

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Buzz Out Loud 515: Rootkit is back (in court)

Hey, remember the Sony rootkit? Well, Sony's hoping it can soon rebrand it as MediaMax's rootkit. They're suing the company for developing the technology that landed them in so much hot water. Hey, that's what happens when you get in the way of fair use. In other news, the Wii is still playing hard to get and Whole Foods' CEO proves that trolling happens in every pay grade.

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Buzz Out Loud 514: Veronica leaving Buzz Out Loud?

A vicious rumor cropped up on the Internet yesterday, claiming that our very own Veronica Belmont would be leaving CNET and Buzz Out Loud. What!? Ridiculous. Except that it's true. Veronica reports in from E3 in LA today to let you all know where she's going, when she's leaving, and why she's breaking our hearts like this. But we'll be OK. Change is good. Right? RIGHT?

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Buzz Out Loud 513: Mo' bandwidth, mo' money

AT&T has sponsored new research to show that a non-neutral Internet would require (gasp!) twice the bandwidth of a tiered Internet! The horror! Oh, wait. That's totally true. And, one observer says, providing that extra bandwidth would actually cost less than tiering the networks. Weirdly, that last bit of information isn't in the AT&T research. I guess they just missed it. In other news, Google and Yahoo are planning to unite all social networks... er...separately. Sigh.

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Buzz Out Loud 512: iPhone Liberation Front

The race to unlock the iPhone has truly begun, but what we really want is for someone to let us use the T-Mobile SIM card with the iPhone! Yeah, probably not going to happen, but we can dream!

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Buzz Out Loud 511: Rough day for Microsoft

Microsoft is not having the best week--it's footing a $1 billion bill for extended warranties on the Xbox 360. But at the same time, it fell just short of its shipping goals for the console. Chin up, Microsoft! You could be Sony.

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Buzz Out Loud 510: China unicorn?

Truly, the best way to convince people to use your service is with an ice-cold 12-pack of beer, right? At least, that's what two competing mobile phone companies in China think. Oh, and it's actually "Unicom," not "unicorn," but that's what you'll be seeing after all that beer.

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Buzz Out Loud 509: A rose by any other name

AllofMP3.com has finally closed its doors, but never fear! Another site has magically appeared to fulfill your quasilegal music needs. You don't even need a new log-in name! Now that's convenience.

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Buzz Out Loud 508: RoboRoomba

The future is now, and it's full of tiny robots on wheels packing 50,000 volts. That doesn't sound dangerous or anything! Oh, and more iPhone coverage too, naturally.

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Buzz Out Loud 507: I can't buy an iPhone because...

I have to wax my hot yak, study my frozen goldfish, and move my sneaky hamster. I know, excuses, excuses.

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Buzz Out Loud 506: You down with FTC?

Yeah you know me! According to Tom, it's better to wait and see if anyone takes advantage of Net neutrality before we make any legislation. Also, Apple has put the kibosh on your eBay scheme for the iPhone!

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Buzz Out Loud 505: 2008's hot fashion? WiiWare!

When we first heard about WiiWare, we were sure it was a hip, new Wii-inspired fashion statement. As it turns out, it's actually a new software development tool for the Nintendo Wii.

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Buzz Out Loud 504: Shhh! Day of silence

In protest of the new fees from the Copyright Royalty Board, Web radio is having a day of silence. Obviously, we don't fall into that category, but if you don't want to listen today, we'll understand.

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Buzz Out Loud 503: I declare a brain war

Someday, in the not-to-distant future, the battle for the remote control will reach a new level of sophistication! Will your brain be ready?

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Buzz Out Loud 502 - Big hands, small iPhone

Apple is being accused of using models with enormous hands to make the iPhone look smaller. Gizmodo has a pretty good comparison of two photos that make it look as if large-handed people may be in the employ of Steve Jobs. In other news, you can now burn your trash for power.

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Buzz Out Loud 501 - The N95 will woo you, Wafe

Rafe just doesn't understand. He thinks the Nokia N95 phone is just as ridiculously priced as the iPhone. That's because he hasn't touched one. When he does, it will woo him over to our side--then he will understand. Also, we get into the whole violent video games debate again regarding "Manhunt".

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Buzz Out Loud 500 - 500 years of Buzz Out Loud

For the 500th episode of Buzz Out Loud, we celebrate 500 years of the podcast. Has it really been that long?

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Buzz Out Loud 499 - Buyout rumor Wednesday

Google and Apple? Yahoo and MySpace? The world is going topsy-turvy with buyout rumor news! Even if none of it ever comes true, it's fun to think of a world where it does.

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Buzz Out Loud 498: 800-pound guerrillas

Yes, it's going to be one of those days. We discuss Yahoo, gorillas, guerrillas, secret DSL plans, and the oldest EULA we've ever seen.

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Buzz Out Loud 497: Europe snubs Apple

Hah! Where's your 3G iPhone now, Europe? Apple is having a hard time finding a carrier for the iPhone across the pond. Fortunately for those Europeans, they have a better chance of getting the phone unlocked.

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Buzz Out Loud 496: PS3 price drop coming?

The PS3 might finally get a price drop, but does that mean it will catch on in a big way in time for the holiday season? I doubt it.

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Buzz Out Loud 495: Blah blah iPhone blah

We're totally sick of talking about the iPhone, but what can we do? IT'S EVERYWHERE!! Today is a podcast full of the Big Three - Apple, Google and Microsoft.

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BuzzCast 06/13/07 - How to get an iPhone

We have some tips today for securing an iPhone of your very own, just like Walt Mossberg did! Except he got his from Apple, weeks before the rest of us. Lucky.

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BuzzCast 06/12/07 - Of U-Hauls and glass houses

Google is up in arms over the search features in Windows Vista, saying that they're anticompetitive and difficult to turn off. We wonder if Google should be careful about talking too much about monopolies--you know what happens when you talk too much, don't ya?

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BuzzCast 06/11/07 - Safari for Windows?!

Today was WWDC, and while we weren't overly impressed, there were still a few cool things to talk about. For example, Safari for Windows. That was not something that I was expecting.

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BuzzCast 06/08/07 - Qualcomm quashed

Big changes in the mobile industry could be on the horizon! Cell phones using the Qualcomm semiconductors will be banned from being sold in the U.S. What will this mean for smart phones?

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BuzzCast 06/07/07 - LOL, JK, Whitacre (sry)

Oops! Sorry everyone, we were totally punked yesterday. But let's move on to real news, like porn losing money over user-generated content. We couldn't make that one up if we tried!

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BuzzCast 06/06/07 - Whitacre stinks like tilapia

Former AT&T CEO Ed Whitacre had some choice words about Net neutrality as he made his farewell speech--please, Ed, tell us how you really feel! Also today, Dell sets the record straight about its Linux PC warranties!

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BuzzCast 06/05/07 - Tom is so mad

Tom was so mad today, you could hear the anger radiating off of him, even when he wasn't talking. Trust me, I saw the whole thing. It burned my eyes.

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BuzzCast 06/04/07 - Google: In your face!

Google can tell that a face exists on an image search result--just not whose face it is! That might be a good thing; it already knows too much...

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BuzzCast 05/30/07 - iTunes DRM-free tracks are here!

The waiting is over! The EMI DRM-free tracks are finally available on iTunes today, and Steve Jobs says that he hopes half of all iTunes music will be available by the end of the year. Here's hoping!

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BuzzCast 05/29/07 - Fill 'er up with cornmeal

The future of fuel could be found right in your grocery store, in the form of delicious starch! Also today, our DRM-free tracks on iTunes could be coming this week! Will Tom's prediction finally come true?

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BuzzCast 05/25/07 - Mulligan!

It's the dawn of a new era, with all three of us in the studio today, as well as new podcast producer Jason! It's Lawsuit Friday, so we have interesting cases about Sony, Nokia, and New Jersey. A great holiday weekend to our listeners here in the States--see you Tuesday!

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BuzzCast 05/24/07 - The Internet is for taxes

So you know we couldn't last tax-free on the Net forever, but the ax is coming sooner than I thought. This fall we could see it formalized. Yuck. Meanwhile Bill Gates and Steve Jobs will soon be reenacting the Mac vs. PC commercials in front of a large studio audience.

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BuzzCast 05/23/07 - Joost gets creative

Joost will be working with Creative Artists Agency to bring new content to the service. What will this mean for the middleman? And how will Microsoft's entrance into the IPTV market affect them?

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BuzzCast 05/22/07 - I'm in mah car, stealin' yr Wi-Fi

Should it be against the law to use Wi-Fi in the comfort of your car? One fellow in Michigan learned the hard way that it is--at least in his situation.

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BuzzCast 05/21/07 - Optimus primed for pre-orders

No, we're not talking Transformers! But it is an awesome keyboard that changes, depending on your needs. Say, for example, that you want to have a custom setup for the new Starcraft II!

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BuzzCast 05/18/07 - Alpha is the new beta

Microsoft is coming out with a very Web 2.0-style product called Popfly, and it's in alpha testing right now. That makes it even more cool, because beta is like, so played out these days.

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BuzzCast 05/17/07 - iPhone rumor causes uproar

Engadget's posting of an internal Apple e-mail caused quite a stir in the blogosphere--and the stock-o-sphere--yesterday. Listen in to find out why Veronica can't talk about it!

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BuzzCast 05/16/07 - Amazon goes DRM-free

Amazon is going to offer DRM-free songs from 12,000 labels in the future. We're hoping that more major labels other than EMI will hop on board, but it's a great start! Now they have to work on Unbox.

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BuzzCast 05/14/07 - Microsoft vs. the free world

Microsoft is taking on open source, but we're not entirely sure why. Could it be jealousy, or the innate need to crush all competition? Turn away from the dark side, Microsoft!

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BuzzCast 05/11/07 - Super-happy-fun-turbo podcast

You can call DRM whatever you want, but it's still the same thing--seriously, it's not an "image issue." Stick around for the end of the podcast for "bunnies made of cheese."

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BuzzCast 05/10/07 - Broadband in every pot

We don't have fiber (unlike some people), but if a certain senator gets elected, then all that might change! We'll just continue to whine about it until it does.

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BuzzCast 05/09/07 - Spores in space

The game 'Spore' is clearly a representation of what's going to happen when our bacteria land on a habitable planet. Too bad we won't know how to protect ourselves yet because the game is delayed.

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BuzzCast 05/08/07 - No ID, no CD

The state of Florida wants to require you to present an ID and a fingerprint in order to sell your used CDs! I don't know what kind of operation you're running, but I sell all my copied CDs on eBay, where the big money is.

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BuzzCast 05/07/07 - AT&T mean to VoIP users

AT&T, why do you have to be so mean to your customers? Taking away their VoIP, but not letting them give forwarding numbers and not helping them keep their own personal number when they switch services? Cold-hearted, man. Just cold.

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BuzzCast 05/04/07 - Microhoo? Yahoocrosoft? Merger?

Could the news be true? Is there really going to be a $50 billion merger betweenthese two tech giants? It's frighteningly possible!

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BuzzCast 05/03/07 - Fightin' Harry McCracken

An editor from PC World has resigned over ad pressure--it's sad that it came to that, but we're happy he stood up and kept his integrity. Plus, I get to make "Ask a Ninja" jokes at the expense of his last name.

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BuzzCast 05/02/07 - Digg my grave

Digg complied with a takedown notice and suffered a hex code deluge. Meanwhile the Xbox 360 Elite has some data transfer problems.

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BuzzCast 05/01/07 - Dell picks Ubuntu

Dell has picked the Linux distro that it's going to offer in its computers, and it's Ubuntu! Lucky for us, because that's definitely the most fun word to say ever.

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BuzzCast 05/31/07 - The spam king of zombies

An alleged top-10 spammer has been arrested for fraud in Washington. Have you noticed the reduction of spam yet? Didn't think so. We also have a cartload of Apple stories, including a new higher-capacity Apple TV. And Brian says a bad word. We can't take him anywhere.

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BuzzCast 06/01/07 - Flash cache will save every one of us

Perhaps we're putting too much pressure on NAND memory here, but the idea of instant boot time is pretty compelling. We also look into the controversy of iTunes messing with songs you've converted to MP3. Conspiracy? Or just another buggy iTunes update?

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BuzzCast 05/15/07 - The thrill of open source

Today is another day about patents and copyright, so if that bores you then you might want to skip to all the new product announcements! Nothing too earth-shattering there either, but we'll make it exciting, we promise.

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BuzzCast 04/30/07 - Leo says dead goats are 'offal'

We have one of our favorite guest hosts back today, Leo Laporte of This Week in Tech! Very strange stories today, Leo Laporte of This Week in Tech! Very strange stories today, including the most disgusting PR stunt in history. Thanks, Sony.

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BuzzCast 04/27/07 - Internet radio for the win?

Congress may have the final say on the rate hike from the Copyright Royalty Board, and it seems to be a lot easier on Internet and small radio broadcasters. Another "good on ya" to Stephen Hawking, who got his zero-G trip!

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BuzzCast 04/26/07 - Olde tyme battery recall

Gosh, I feel like it's been months since we've had a battery recall! Acer steps up to the plate this time, and once again the Sony batteries are the culprits. See, Acer? No one is safe.

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BuzzCast 04/25/07 - Sanjaya for president

What is the world coming to today? It seems that MySpace could pick the next presidential candidate. We've seen voting like this go very wrong in the past. ("American Idol", anyone?)

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BuzzCast 04/24/07 - America's bloggiest neighborhoods

The list of the nation's "bloggiest" neighborhoods wasn't compiled from every area of San Francisco (as I was expecting). In other news, there are a lot of good rumors for the picking today! Will Amazon be the new iTunes?

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BuzzCast 04/23/07 - Great Japanese toilet recall

Maybe that wasn't the biggest story of the day, but how could I possibly pass up a title like that? However, if you have cash on the mind and thumbs of fury, we might have the means to make you a texting star.

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BuzzCast 04/20/07 - Windows XP reunion tour

By popular demand, Dell's getting the band back together. Six Dell computers will now sell with Windows XP. That's right. Bad news for Microsoft, but good news for you. Also one thing on the show makes Rafe want to puke, but you'll have to listen to find out what it was.

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BuzzCast 04/19/07 - Zombies phone home

For some reason, the theme of zombies plagues this episode. It has nothing to do with the Google phone, the Zune phone, or the iPhone. But somehow we couldn't kill the idea of zombies. It just kept coming back even when we thought the topic was dead. Oh zombies.

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BuzzCast 04/18/07 - CrashBerry!

It may have only seemed like the world was coming to an end last night, when RIM suffered a major meltdown and service to BlackBerrys crashed. I mean, besides all the withdrawal symptoms, everyone made it through OK.

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BuzzCast 04/17/07 - Fight for e-mail rights

How much control should your workplace have over your e-mail? Let's take it a step further: should company officials be tracking your movements if they think you're not properly using company time? One woman has fought back.

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BuzzCast 04/16/07 - Save the bees!

Could bees be dying off because of cell phone usage? Boing Boing has the story, though it could be a hoax. But if they hear your annoying ringtone one more time, they're seriously outta here.

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BuzzCast 04/13/07 - This Leopard is slow

Because of the iPhone, OS X Leopard will not be out until October. This really messes up new laptop purchase plans.

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BuzzCast 04/12/07 - Firefox in Firefox in Firefox

Tom has finally found his favorite link! It's a simple Web app that makes another Firefox browser window within Firefox--over and over and over again. It clearly doesn't take much to amuse us.

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BuzzCast 04/11/07 - Rent a polar bear

Who doesn't have $3K set aside for an animatronic polar bear? Maybe you're more of a robotic collie kind of person? They're perfect for birthday parties and bar mitzvahs!

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BuzzCast 04/10/07 - On lasers, Cylons, and Twitter

The discussion today is heavily weighed on by Battlestar Galactica and its noticeable lack of energy weapons. I know I should suspend my disbelief a little, but c'mon! I'm totally going to Twitter this.

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BuzzCast 04/09/07 - The 411 on Google's voice search

The Internet is a wondrous place. Need to find an Indian restaurant in San Francisco? Ask Google over the phone. Can't find a bathroom in New York? Go online and pick one complete with celebrity sightings.

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BuzzCast 04/06/07 - Apple TV goes nuclear

If you look closely at the Apple TV box, apparently there is a shout out to the National Nuclear Security Agency. Is the little streaming video box powered by the atom? Or is it just an unfortunate side effect of using images from CBS's Jericho. And is "CBS broadcasting" redundant when the 'B' in CBS used to stand for broadcasting? These and other deep thoughts, as Rafe Needleman guest hosts on today's show.

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BuzzCast 04/05/07 - Windmills! In the sky!

It will only be a few short years before my city in the clouds is complete! No, you say? This is only a proposition for a new way to harvest wind for electricity? Smash my dreams to bits, why don'cha!

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BuzzCast 04/04/07 - Unlimited should be unlimited

Verizon, you'd better quit trying to split hairs with this "unlimited data" for your EV-DO service! If you assume that everyone is a criminal trying to download pirated movies, you're going to lose some customers.

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BuzzCast 04/03/07 - Empire falls to browncoats

We're fans of Serenity as much as anyone, but a better movie than Star Wars? Now, that's stretching it a bit much. Also today: is there a possible release date for The Beatles on iTunes?

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BuzzCast 04/02/07 - EMI drops DRM

Well, Tom was finally right about something from his 2007 predictions: a major label has it dropped digital rights management, for iTunes at least. EMI will sell its entire catalog on iTunes, but at a $.30 increase. Hopefully this will be the shape of things to come!

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BuzzCast 03/30/07 - iPhone release date confirmed

That's right folks, we have a confirmed date from Cingular for the iPhone! Now if only they would get around to releasing Leopard, we rumormongers could take a little rest.

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BuzzCast 03/30/07 - Interview with Barry Marshall, Walter McDonough

We interview two guests with very different opinions about the recent royalty increases for streaming radio than most bloggers: Barry Marshall (producer and professor) and Walter McDonough of SoundExchange.

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BuzzCast 03/29/07 - Turn right, then swim 3,462 miles

I knew those people over at Google had a sense of humor, but did they really think they could fool us into swimming to Ireland via France instead of directly? Well, MapQuest probably would have taken us through Spain or something.

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BuzzCast 03/28/07 - Robots move into middle management

Robots are joining the fast-food industry, but not as cooks or servers. They'll be in the back office telling everyone else what to do. Meanwhile, everybody's upping their storage. Xbox goes to 120GB and Yahoo mail goes unlimited.

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BuzzCast 03/27/07 - Is the blogosphere out of control?

Blogger Kathy Sierra has canceled appearances and stopped blogging after several vicious postings and death threats appeared on the Internet. In less disturbing news, YouTube announced its prize winners and Leopard looks like it's on track fro a spring release.

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BuzzCast 03/26/07 - CTIA kills Veronica's phone

Risking life and limb, Veronica overcomes a possibly explosive cell phone battery to report on the latest from CTIA. Meanwhile Google denies they're going to do any phones at all and the Apple TV is already getting hacked.

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BuzzCast 03/23/07 - Where'd everybody go?

OS X Leopard may be delayed until October. Cablevision lost its network DVR case. Molly's on maternity leave and Veronica's off to Disney World. I feel so alone. Thankfully, Rich DeMuro joined me as a guest host. And Bill Gates finally got his college degree!

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BuzzCast 03/09/07 - MySpace to be the new Digg?

I guess it was only a matter of time before MySpace jumped onto the social news bandwagon. Will its sheer numbers be enough to beat the Digg machine?

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BuzzCast 03/02/07 - Sony ready to rumble

It's so clear to us why Sony recently made a big deal about the "rumble" feature in its controllers: it was the old "patent dispute" shtick. Meanwhile, Microsoft had its first win against Alcatel-Lucent in that patent drama. Can everyone just settle down?

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BuzzCast 03/22/07 - Bum-rush this podcast

As podcasters, we feel compelled to promote this movement to get an independent artist recognized on iTunes, but we won't tell you how to spend your 99 cents. In other news, Microsoft has been listed as the "most secure OS" according to a very unlikely source.

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BuzzCast 03/21/2007 - Proud to be a mess

Tom takes pride in his productive messiness, while Veronica marvels that Tom didn't know Ligers were real. Meanwhile Microsoft goes open source and Sprint gives away GPS for free.

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BuzzCast 03/20/07 - Big radio strikes back

I never thought I'd be a supporter of any action taken by Clear Channel (also known as "Killer of Small Independent Radio Stations"), but they're taking a stand with NPR against the new Internet radio copyright ruling. Weird, but good.

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BuzzCast 03/19/07 - And the YouTubie goes to...

We're back! Luckily, we didn't miss too much news while we were gone, but here's a quick rundown: Viacom sues YouTube, YouTube hits back with a video awards show. We're all about Chad Vader getting the recognition he deserves!

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BuzzCast 03/16/07 - Tom's video odyssey

Tom shares with us his trials and tribulations of finding videos of Stargate online!

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BuzzCast 03/15/07 - Web 2.Buzz

What the heck does "Web 2.0" mean anyway? We're not entirely sure of the exact definition, but here are some of the services that we find helpful in our day to day!

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BuzzCast 03/14/07 - Buzz old skool

Travel back in time with us, as Tom and Veronica check out the latest innovations from the 1980s.

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BuzzCast 03/13/07 - Generic podcast 2.0

Insert hilarious intro by Veronica here!

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BuzzCast 03/12/07 - Interview with Regina Lynn

We interview writer Regina Lynn about how pornography will not be the deciding factor in the HD DVD vs. Blu-ray format wars. FYI, we do talk about pornography, so if that bothers you, then maybe skip this particular episode.

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BuzzCast 03/08/07 - Alphabet soup: SXSW and GDC

Sorry for the late podcast! We're so busy running around at different conventions and conferences that the podcast had to (gasp!) take a bit of a back seat today.

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BuzzCast 03/07/07 - Sony PS3rd Life

Sony has released some new advancements for the PS3, and one of them is a Second Life-like feature called Home! Fortunately (unfortunately?) there won't be any poo flinging or naked people running around.

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BuzzCast 03/06/07 - Your cell phone is worthless

According to Apple, if you got your phone for free, well, you got what you paid for. That means the $600 you will spend on the iPhone is totally worth it, right? That's the reasoning, anyway.

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BuzzCast 03/05/07 - Walk-ins welcome!

Patrick Norton and Roger Chang drop by the studio (unexpectedly) and school us on a number of topics. Most terrifying is the thought that genetically altered sheep might take over. That's probably worse than robots.

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BuzzCast 03/01/07 - Stephen Hawking in space

The dynamic duo of Stephen Hawking and Richard Branson are teaming up to someday send the brilliant physicist into space! In other, less heartwarming news, Lenovo is recalling 100,000 batteries that might "irritate" your skin. It's your lucky day, Sony. These were made by Sanyo.

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BuzzCast 02/28/07 - Photoshop for free

Adobe is planning to release a hosted version of Photoshop that you use online. How cool is that? We're one step closer than ever before to that virtual office. My dreams of working in my pajamas will soon be a reality!

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BuzzCast 02/27/07 - No Apple TV for Tom...yet

It's day two of piling on Apple TV. Yesterday there were no cables thrown in with the unit, and today we learn that it'll be yet another month of waiting for it to show up at all! Tom is not pleased.

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BuzzCast 02/23/07 - Sony sticks it to Europe (again)

How come Sony is making a different version of the PS3 for Europe? Is it to make more money, or is there some other reason we haven't yet realized? Whatever it is, Sony's not being very nice.

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BuzzCast 02/22/07 - SETI good for something

SETI was put to good use this week, finding a stolen laptop thanks to the quick-thinking husband of the victim. Contrary to popular belief, the laptop was not stolen by spacemen.

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BuzzCast 02/21/07 - You da Ballmer

That Steve Ballmer is one sly fox! He's keeping those Linux people on their toes by gently reminding them that he could sue at any time. Any time! You remember that...Ballmer's watching you.

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BuzzCast 02/20/07 - Very Sirius merger news

It's a deal-making day! XM and Sirius are planning their big merge, but will the government let it go any further? And Viacom made big news by putting some of their content on Joost, while they've been fighting to get their content off of YouTube! Very interesting.

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BuzzCast 02/16/07 - Got my bionic eye on you

There's almost nothing cooler than bionic implants, and this new eye is right out of Star Trek! Of course, we see some room for improvement, but I suppose it'll be a while before real science catches up with the 24th century.

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BuzzCast 02/15/07 - Ted Stevens and the son of DOPA

Why is this guy still trying to make laws for the Internet? Hasn't anyone sat him down and said "Listen, Ted, I know you really like making laws and all, but maybe you should steer clear of the whole 'Internet' thing. Working on leash laws for moose might be more your speed."

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BuzzCast 02/14/07 - Daylight killings time

It's another Y2K! Everyone run for the hills! The shifting of daylight savings time to a much earlier-than-usual March 11 will wreak havoc on some gadgets and possibly Microsoft Outlook, too. Time to stock up the bunker.

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BuzzCast 02/13/07 - Blu-ray cracked, delusional

We're not sure which came first, the cracked or the delusional. But the truth of the matter is that the HD DVD and Blu-ray encryption has been hacked, and Sony has already proclaimed their victory in the format war after outselling HD DVD--for a month. At least they're staying optimistic!

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BuzzCast 02/12/07 - Photoshop contest winner announced

Well, the votes are in! We've selected our Photoshop BOL winner, and you'll have to check it out! In news today, there's a lot going on with Internet video: MySpace has tools for filtering (are you listening, YouTube?), while Google is making deals for classic TV. Yay for Gumby!

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BuzzCast 02/09/07 - Wacky Wii wumors!

People love the Nintendo Wii so much that they're making up gadgets that would go with it! From Wii phones to Wii weights, the collection of imaginary technologies is growing. I wonder what will be the first "Wii-ality?"

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BuzzCast 02/02/07 - We built our IT on piracy

Sing that title to the tune of "We Built This City" by Starship, and you'll get our terrible, terrible humor. Anyhow, we're lobbying our superiors to send us to Tokyo Game Show. We hear it's the new E3, and we want in! Have a good weekend!

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BuzzCast 02/26/07 - Dear Steve: Send cables

Bad news day: Apple TV has no cables that come with it, EMI won't be going DRM-free after all, and Vista and Firefox are not playing nice. I guess everyone has a case of the Mondays.

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BuzzCast 01/26/07 - Windows Vista, DOA?

The new operating system doesn't come out until Tuesday for home users, but we've been playing with Vista and it has some drawbacks. We discuss those as well as diving again into the moral and ethical debate about torrenst. Best of all, there's a new t-shirt that will absolve you from all EULAs.

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BuzzCast 02/08/07 - Build a better iPhone

iPhone? Call me when it's ready! The Samsung F700 is launching at 3GSM next week, and it's definitely competition for the iPhone in the looks department! We don't know when it's coming to the U.S., but it has to be before June, right? RIGHT?!

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BuzzCast 02/07/07 - Don't walk while you rock

iPods are a hazard to our health, according to one politician: he says you're more likely to get hit by a car in a crosswalk if you're plugged in! He also cited BlackBerrys and cell phones as dangers. Do you think that's a bit much? Or will a ban make us safer in the long run?

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BuzzCast 01/17/07 - Milliajuple your processor

Even though Moore himself said that his law isn't accurate anymore, HP is still determined to beat it. That means chips will have faster or, uh, more transistors? I don't know, something like that. It's too confusing.

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BuzzCast 02/05/07 - Episode 404: Podcast Not Found

The dueling Apples have finally reached an agreement! Does this mean that soon we'll see The Beatles on iTunes? In other settlement news, Turner Broadcasting has paid the city of Boston $2 million for their Aqua Teen hijinks. Those LED signs were a little more expensive than they anticipated!

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BuzzCast 02/01/07 - Be a mindsticker

Finally, we get to bring you the "mindsticker" commercial from yesterday that never made it into the final version of the show. Sony is having some trouble with being a mindsticker, at least with the PS3. Can Sony bring back its fans by pushing the PSP to the foreground again?

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BuzzCast 01/31/07 - Podcast, take two

Suffice to say, we had some technical difficulties today. But that doesn't stop this podcast machine from rolling! Listen in awe as Tom explains CableCARD, we debate Flickr's new policies, and the Wii gets a new coat.

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BuzzCast 01/30/07 - Explode less

We're feeling a little more secure today for a couple of reasons: Bill Gates is letting everyone know that Microsoft Vista is going to be much more secure, and that's always good news! Another company is making new lithium ion batteries that are less likely to, uh, explode. Yay?

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BuzzCast 01/29/07 - YouTube goes commercial

YouTube is not only adding commercials, but they're going to start a revenue-sharing program for creators of original content. That's great, but the program also takes into account how creative the video is! For my sake, I hope they think videos of cats are super interesting.

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BuzzCast 01/25/07 - This is not Buzz Out Loud

Just kidding! But it is Opposite Day, so be prepared for some wackiness. The big news is that researchers are predicting that universal disc players, like the LG BH100, will be the solution to the HD DVD vs. Blu-ray problem. Sounds like a good solution, if they knock down the price a bit!

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BuzzCast 01/24/07 - Why we love Norway

Norway has an ombudsman who seems to understand the Internet and how digital socity differs from real society. That's bad news for Apple but don't weep too soon. Apple is fairly confident they can keep the ombudsman from forcing them to make their fairplay DRM open. Where's Veronica? Somewhere deep in the bowels of Industrial Light and Magic... We hope. If the force is with her, she'll be back tomorrow.

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BuzzCast 01/23/07 - High-impact Vista

Microsoft is already anticipating its first Service Pack update for the new version of Windows--which is pretty funny, considering Vista hasn't even come out yet. I'm all for them being prepared, but maybe they should worry about making it a little less "high-impact."

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BuzzCast 01/22/07 - Attack of the snowflake clones

Apparently, everything we knew about snowflakes is wrong. And if that weren't big enough news, it seems there's a shift happening in the music industry toward DRM-free music! We can take the good with the bad, I suppose.

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BuzzCast 01/19/07 - Apple gets all nickel-dimey

We know the iPhone is going to be pretty expensive, but now Apple wants us to pay two whole dollars to upgrade wireless to 802.11n! Couldn't we just get that as a free firmware upgrade? Please?

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BuzzCast 01/18/07 - Announcing new Photoshop contest

We're having our second Photoshop contest, so stay tuned until the end of the podcast for all the details! In other Photoshop news, we're not sure what we think of the images we've seen of the Google Switch: is it clever digital art or an iPhone killer?

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BuzzCast 01/16/07 - Welcome to Pirate Island

The Pirate Bay, a Swedish file-sharing Web site, is considering the purchase of their very own island to call home: Sealand, an itsy-bitsy plot of space in the middle of the ocean. We may not agree with everything they do, but I have to say that I back this plan completely. Who wouldn't want an island?

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BuzzCast 01/15/07 - Insert title here!

We're on vacation, so it's Generic Podcast Day!

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BuzzCast 01/10/07 - Low expectations for this podcast

If we have low expectations, it can only go up from there, right? That's what people in Denmark are thinking, anyway! We know a lot of people had very high hopes for the iPhone, for example, but are people pleased or disappointed now that it's here?

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BuzzCast 01/09/07 - Apple grants three wishes

We're here at CES once again, but the big topic of the day is Macworld! We've got the Apple phone, the wide-screen iPod, and a tabletlike device, all in one! That's right, the iPhone is here. And yes, it is called iPhone.

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BuzzCast 01/08/07 - IPTV on XBox 360 is coming!

His Gatesness announced yesterday that the XBox 360 will be able to play IPTV in the future. Of course, you'll need to subscribe to an IPTV provider, but it's still a cool new feature. In other news, apparently we found some Martians, but then killed them. Didn't we learn to not violate the Prime Directive from Star Trek?

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BuzzCast 01/07/07 - Super Sunday spectacular

It's day one of Buzz Out Loud at CES! Not only that, but you get a very special Sunday edition. There's a lot of cool stuff coming out this week, but there's also a lot of nongadget news that will have to share! For example, will the Brazilians revolt without their YouTube?

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BuzzCast 01/05/07 - Bring me my terabyte

We were expecting to hear about cool new things next week for sure, but Samsung got the jump on us by developing a new chipset that allows phones and other gadgets to receive over-the-air digital TV! Now you can be a couch potato wherever you are.

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BuzzCast 01/04/07 - Bring it on down to Askville

Amazon is going after Yahoo with their new answer page, called Askville. The citizens of BuzzTown wonder why people couldn't just Google most of the questions we found on there; after all, they're pretty basic. Maybe we just should ask the askers.

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BuzzCast 01/03/07 - To squat or not to squat

It's not too often that all three of us become embroiled in an argument, but if you're into that kind of thing, today is your day. Who is a patent squatter, and who is just protecting their innovations? You decide!

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BuzzCast 01/02/07 - The truth is in this podcast

We're so glad to be back! There's a lot of news that we need to go over today, but more importantly we want you to know that aliens may be among us. Not in that creepy invasion way yet, but we'll let you know if the situation escalates. Happy New Year!

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BuzzCast 12/22/06 - Highlights of 2006

A 12 minute whirlwind tour of the events of 2006 as heard on Buzz Out Loud.

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BuzzCast 12/21/06 - 2006 Results show

Tom and Veronica comment on last year's predictions show and judge who did best in predicting the events of 2006.

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BuzzCast 12/20/06 - 2007 Fabulous Prediction Show!

What will be big in 2007? Find out now! Maybe.

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BuzzCast 12/20/06 - Your Web site makes me sick

No, seriously. It makes me physically ill. We redesigned CNET for a reason, folks! Just kidding. Anyhow, today is a day of class action lawsuits: Sony finally settled their rootkit cases in Texas and California, and Nintendo is facing a suit of their own over the Wiimote straps. 'Tis the season to be suing!

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BuzzCast 12/19/06 - Internet illegal Down Under

Could it be the end of the Internet as we know it? Yes, if certain people (who just don't get it) in Australia have their way! Linking to anything copyrighted would become illegal, which would bring the Internet to a grinding halt. Let's hope that's not how it goes.

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BuzzCast 12/18/06 - Once in a GooMoon

We've got phone rumors up the wazoo today! First, the iPhone isn't exactly what we were anticipating. At all. Second, Google and Orange are planning their own phone together, designed by HTC. Finally, make sure to stick around for the end of the podcast. You won't regret it!

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BuzzCast 12/13/06 - Toasted RFID tag: Yum!

Toasting really does make everything taste better, doesn't it? Today, Skype is really cranking up the deals and services, hopefully to stay ahead of competitor Vonage. But goodwill is being done by the Piratebay, which is trying to stand up for AllofMP3.com. I guess someone has to!

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BuzzCast 12/12/06 - Attitude control

This episode really shows what I know about controlling spacecraft (which frankly, isn't much). But the real news of the day is that Ted "Tubes" Stevens' telecom bill has died, at least for this year. Netizens, rejoice!

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BuzzCast 12/11/06 - Back, and ready for noodles

A special "thank you" to everyone who wrote in and called this past week; it means a lot to us. But the tech news continues, starting with a surprise victory this season for the Nintendo DS. It probably helps that the thing doesn't cost $600!

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BuzzCast 12/07/06 - In memory of James Kim

Our dear friend and colleague James Kim passed away this week. In his memory we're rerunning an episode of Buzz Out Loud he co-hosted 9/28/2005.

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BuzzCast 12/04/06 - No, seriously, don't tax my gnome

It seems as though we're closer to an inevitable MMORPG tax. It probably won't affect your average player, but anyone making real-world money will have to start sending a portion to the IRS. In other news, there are some good Mac rumors today, and Kevin Rose will probably lose his secret contact at Apple.

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BuzzCast 12/01/06 - Copying movies? Get a vault

The MPAA says that they're allowed to make an illegal copy of a movie, because, you know, they're the MPAA. And they're keeping it in a vault, so no one can ever get it. Right. And on a serious note, please read our coverage of missing CNET editor James Kim and family.

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BuzzCast 11/30/06 - Buy yourself a bot friend

Granted, some people may think you're a loser if you're on a social networking site. We won't judge you for that (glass houses and all). However, we might judge you just a little bit if you start paying a service to add hot, fake girls as your friends. It's an all-new low.

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BuzzCast 11/30/06 - Interview with Fritz Attaway of the MPAA

We talk DRM with Fritz Attaway, Executive Vice President and Special Policy Advisor of the MPAA.

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BuzzCast 11/29/06 - Requiem for AllofMP3.com

It's easy to get distracted by naked people, but the real news of the day is the Russian government ousting AllofMP3.com. However, the music site is fighting back--as usual--by saying they're probably legal, even in the U.S.! I don't know--I'd probably just listen to Russia if I were you.

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BuzzCast 11/28/06 - All the video in the world

Google says that someday your iPod will hold all the media in the world! We're not sure if they've included Apple in this idea, but how cool would that be? Better yet, what will those crazy Google guys think of next? I hope it's a fridge that holds all the delicious snacks in the world.

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BuzzCast 11/27/06 - Steve Jobs is the walrus?

The Beatles may finally allow their music to be sold digitally on iTunes, which would possibly end their long-standing feud with Apple! Of course, they could just be trying to get more money before their copyrights run out.

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BuzzCast 11/22/06 - Special guest Leo Laporte

On this day before Thanksgiving, we're very thankful to have Leo Laporte on the show! We talk about more Sony PS3 news, and how the rumor of Google going OS-style is once again popping up. Don't forget to watch us live on the Holiday Helpdesk this Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT on CNETTV.com! If your call gets played on the air, you'll be entered to win one of those fabled PS3s!

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BuzzCast 11/21/06 - A fair and balanced podcast

We usually try to stay out of Bill O'Reilly's way, but now he's gone and really offended us. Apparently, he's never actually "talked to those computer geeks," or else he'd know that we rule! Oh, and way to have a podcast of your show, after saying iPods have a "staggeringly negative effect on America." In the words of geeks everywhere, I'll respond: "o rly, O'Reilly? Srsly? No wai."

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BuzzCast 11/20/06 - Sad little Hobbitses

A little bit of the LOTR nerd died in me today when we learned that Peter Jackson won't be directing the Hobbit movie or any prequels. What a bummer! Meanwhile, Yahoo is in the news a bunch, first with a weird peanut-butter metaphor, then with some newspaper deals. Personally, I prefer jelly. Would jelly be like Google?

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BuzzCast 11/17/06 - The madness that is PS3

Put a bunch of people in a line (perhaps in bad weather), add a superhyped gaming console, and throw in the fact that the stores are completely understocked, and you've got a recipe for disaster. If you missed out on the line, there's always eBay and Craigslist!

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BuzzCast 11/16/06 - 12 million iPhones can't be a lie

Twelve million: you can't really argue with that, right? I mean, maybe if it was, like, 10,000--then I could see how it would be a less reliable rumor. But nope, it's gotta be true. Maybe.

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BuzzCast 11/15/06 - The Internet is not for porn?

I don't believe it either, but apparently the Internet is only 1 percent porn. What could possibly make up the rest of that content? I'm guessing YouTube and MySpace. We also listen to a few opposing viewpoints on the Zune, which made its debut to little fanfare yesterday.

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BuzzCast 11/14/06 - Stinking so Zune?

The Zune has come into the world, and the reception hasn't been so great. The usual suspects are at its throat, like Walt Mossberg and David Pogue, but even some normal users are turning their backs on it when they see it in person for the first time. So this is the iPod killer, huh?

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BuzzCast 11/13/06 - Pod of thieves

You can be labeled a criminal for a lot of stuff these days. According to Universal Music, anyone who owns an iPod is a criminal, because they've got to have some stolen music on there, right? I'm pleading the Fifth.

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BuzzCast 11/10/06 - Speed killed Google Video

Speed kills. In this case, YouTube's ability to instantly post videos from users is what made the site so much more popular than Google Video. Not that it matters now, really. In other news, Sony's PlayStation 3 has arrived in Japan! Big surprise.

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BuzzCast 11/09/06 - Goodbye, Mac guy?

Despite the fact that you were snarky, and that you may have actually turned people away from switching to a Mac with your attitude, we'll still miss you. It wasn't your fault! The PC was just so...likeable. But we hear Linux is looking for a guy; we'll pass along their number.

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BuzzCast 11/08/06 - Human hamburger turkey shoot

Talk about most disturbing title ever. Anyway, there's a lot of product news today for the holidays: Vista has been released to manufacturers, Sony says they're totally ready for the PS3 launch, and the Macbooks got a Core 2 Duo upgrade! Everyone wins! Except CNET UK.

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BuzzCast 11/07/06 - Google Earth, I kill you!

Microsoft is having a pretty good week. First, it's announced that Xbox 360 will allow you to download movies and TV shows (some in HD) to your console. Then, the company released Microsoft Virtual Earth, which is a supercool competitor to Google Earth. In the words of Borat, "That's nice!"

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BuzzCast 11/06/06 - Warm, fed, and dead

Science tells us that mice live longer when they have a lower caloric intake and a lower body temperature. Personally, I'd rather live my life being warm and full of delicious food. But, that's just me. Those mice might agree, given the choice.

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BuzzCast 11/03/06 - Are you there, Steve? It's me, Molly

We know you're listening to the show, Mr. Jobs, because Molly wanted an 8GB red Nano, and then it happened! While you're out there granting wishes, Veronica wants some recognition for all the fanaticism, and Tom wants to bro down.

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BuzzCast 11/02/06 - Vote for paper

The US elections are only a few days away and it's becoming clear that in many corners of the country, electronic voting could prove to be a disaster. Veronica's out sick, but we found the moon tapes! I'd rather have V AND the moon tapes.

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BuzzCast 11/01/06 - The physics of cow tipping

CNET may not have the fanciest Halloween parties (like Google) but at least we haven't been attacked with a bomb (like PayPal). But luckily for everyone, Comedy Central clips are mysteriously back on YouTube! As for the cows, you'll just have to wait and see.

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BuzzCast 10/31/06 - I'm a scaaaary codec! Boo!

Happy Halloween! The treat today is that Slingbox is now available for Macs, and the Shuffle is finally shipping. The trick is that you might be getting spyware and icky viruses in some video codecs online. Tom's sexy devil costume was also a little frightening.

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BuzzCast 10/30/06 - MySpace is so 2005

Can you ever stay at the top of "cool?" People are now wondering if MySpace is in it's slow decline. Sure, it's a couple of kids from a Washington Post article, but could they be speaking for a larger segment of the ever-fickle population? Yeah, Facebook is totally the new MySpace. Duh.

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BuzzCast 10/27/06 - Vampires vs. werewolves

We've grown tired of pirates vs. ninjas, so we've moved on to vampires vs. werewolves. It's a little more seasonally appropriate. But in other random news, it's also Windows XP's fifth birthday this week!

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BuzzCast 10/26/06 - Wii get a workout

There are rumors afoot that Digg might soon be purchased by News Corp. We're trying to figure out what a MySpace/Digg mashup would look like, and we're having a little trouble visualizing it.

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BuzzCast 10/25/06 - Microsoft says "Let them eat cake"

The Firefox team got a nice surprise this week when the IE team sent them a nice congratulatory cake for shipping Firefox 2! And no, poison was not involved. Also today, do you think the holiday season will be a bust? Let us know!

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BuzzCast 10/24/06 - Show us your drinking thumb

Technology is a wonderful thing. It helps us connect with people across the world, encourages business growth and opportunity, and keeps mean drunks out of your local pub! I bet George Orwell never saw that one coming.

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BuzzCast 10/23/06 - I want my space elevator!

The X Prize Cup has been in full swing for a while, but it seems like more people are being disqualified, or having their projects explode, than are making any real headway. But they're still rocket scientists, so I can't really say anything, can I?

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BuzzCast 10/20/06 - National Brandied Fruit Day

If you can't see us, that's because we have a cloak of invisibility. You also can't see us because YouTube nuked 30,000 videos. Just kidding. You can never see us. Not here. But you can see us on CNET TV.

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BuzzCast 10/19/06 - IE 7 out, gets first bug

We could call it growing pains, or we could just say that sadly, we're not surprised. IE 7 came out today, and with it its first vulnerability. Or maybe you got the superspecial Yahoo release of IE 7 yesterday...you know, a day before it was supposed to come out. Oops!

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BuzzCast 10/18/06 - iPods attack Windows

Windows users, get into your emergency bunkers: the iPods are coming for you, and there's nothing we can do to stop them! That's right, some iPods have been manufactured carrying a Windows virus. We're not ones to start conspiracy theories or anything, but...

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BuzzCast 10/17/06 - Don't tax my gnome!

I've been thinking about getting more into Second Life, but now I'm worried, not so much about losing all my time but losing all my money! The IRS has begun investigating MMORPG economies, and I fear its eye is on all those hoards of gold out there. Don't virtually tread on me!

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BuzzCast 10/16/06 - Dating advice from Steve Jobs

I knew there was a romantic in there: Steve Jobs says that if you want to impress the ladies, share your earbuds. Apparently sending tracks to them over Wi-Fi, like on the Zune, will have them running for the hills! I think he's been hanging around Oprah too much.

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BuzzCast 11/23/06 - Heartwarming Thanksgiving Episode

The Buzz team gives thanks.

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BuzzCast 10/13/06 - Buy the red Nano

Friday the 13th is a lucky day for Veronica as she gets the day off. That leaves us to deal with the new iPod, restrictive Vista license terms and poor unfortunately named uTube.com.

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BuzzCast 10/12/06 - I see brandy

We never said our titles had to make sense. It seems that China is taking steps to open up the Internet to their citizens. It's unblocked most of Wikipedia, with the exception of a few vital bits of information. Also today, Sony is bringing back the MiniDisc. Nah, I'm just foolin' ya! It's the Walkman.

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BuzzCast 10/11/06 - ICANN says I can't

We couldn't resist that subject line. Anyhow, ICANN says it can't comply with a court order to delete Spamhaus's domain name, not because it wants to be difficult, but because it just doesn't have the authority to do so! Also today, pennies are the answer for higher DSL speeds--in my perfect world, anyway.

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BuzzCast 10/10/06 - Who's a moron now?

We're not pointing any fingers, but there were definitely a few people wrong about the Google/YouTube deal announced yesterday (one hint: it was Molly). But now everyone is trying to figure out what's going to happen next. Will other acquisitions follow, or will Google start a legal war?

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BuzzCast 10/09/06 - GooTube!

We just found out that Google is going to buy YouTube. We didn't know that at the time of the recording, but we did make some predictions. Tune in to see who was wrong and who was so very right!

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BuzzCast 10/06/06 - A $1.6 billion rumor

Someone has to buy YouTube eventually, right? Well, the rumor mill is churning today, and people are saying that Google is the most likely company to do just that. If you ask us, Google folks are doing it only to prove to Mark Cuban that they're not morons.

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BuzzCast 10/05/06 - ATT gets it right

You heard it right! Tom and Molly are all excited, because ATT is doing away with its DSL contracts. That's the good news today. The bad news is that there's a PS3 launch party in L.A., and we're not invited. Was it something we said?

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BuzzCast 10/04/06 - Beautiful robot music

So now robots are learning from us how to play music? What's stopping them from learning emotional cues so that they can better blend in with human society? Sure, it may seem cute that they're becoming more like us, but I don't think we're looking at the long-term consequences here. Don't say I didn't warn you.

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BuzzCast 10/03/06 - Et tu Hello Kitty?

We've learned today that it doesn't always take a lithium-ion battery to make a gadget explode: Hello Kitty has recalled its bed-warming kitties because some of them blew up due to the gel used. Also, the Firefox flaws we reported on yesterday were a hoax! Guess the joke's on us.

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BuzzCast 10/02/06 - Aliens don't want to see you naked

Sorry, they're just not that into you. Anyhow, browser developers are scrambling to fix their products for security flaws. Some, like Microsoft, are getting the flaws fixed for them. But at least Microsoft is optimistic about Vista: it says people will adopt it twice as fast as they did XP.

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BuzzCast 09/29/06 - Earwigs in space

I know our title sounds alarming, but we thought it was important for you to know that there are 150-foot-long earwigs roaming the German countryside. Oh, in other news, Sony is doing a worldwide recall of batteries. But we won't need batteries when our earwig overlords take over.

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BuzzCast 09/28/06 - Never say never, Lenovo

See what happens when you get all high and mighty, Lenovo? Yeah, your laptop batteries start exploding. We tried to warn you, but I guess karma is giving you some payback now!

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BuzzCast 09/27/06 - Microsoft protects your porn

We all know that at Microsoft, they're creatures of habit, so we were a little surprised that they actually released a security patch out of cycle! But that probably means that they just have too much pride to let other people fix their problems for them. Whatever works, guys.

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BuzzCast 09/26/06 - Three words: zero-gravity surgery

Surgery...in space! I guess we have to figure it out at some point, but do we really need to test it in 30-second intervals? That's going to be a long surgery. They should probably just test it on a roller coaster to up the "fun" value.

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BuzzCast 09/22/06 - The government's disposable laptops

When I heard that the Census Bureau had lost 1,137 laptops in the past few years, it got me to thinking: where did they all go? Did they spontaneously combust? And in other confusing news, Sony is lowering the price of the PS3--but only in Japan. Gotta win back those fan boys from Nintendo, I guess.

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BuzzCast 09/20/06 - Sorry, Zune, our bad.

We're hanging our heads in shame today for accusing the Zune of terrible, horrible things like being more expensive than the iPod and wrapping non-DRM'd music in its own DRM. We feel bad, seriously. The PS3 is also trying to make us apologize by helping the Folding@home project to find cures for diseases. It's going to take more than that, Sony.

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BuzzCast 09/19/06 - You'll ne'er get me pirate booty!

Arrr, did you know today is Talk Like a Pirate Day? 'Tis harder than ye think. More batteries be explodin', the Zune's price was leaked by those scurvy dogs at Wal-Mart, and Microsoft launches its beta video site, shiver me timbers!

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BuzzCast 09/18/06 - Mmmm... pi

The battle for video online continues! Warner Music gets onboard with YouTube for music videos, but they can also watch for copyright violations in the meantime. And Wal-Mart is going against Apple with movie downloads of its own at kiosks. Kiosks? Well, I guess millions of people go to Wal-Mart every day!

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BuzzCast 09/15/06 - Tom hates hydrogen

Nintendo shocked the console world when they announced that they planned on making money off of the Wii! To us (and Nintendo, obviously) it just sounds like good business. In other "duh" news, Microsoft says that they plan on making a Zune phone in the future. How refreshing to have a company just come out and admit something for once! Also, look for our interview with Steve Wozniak in the feed today!

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BuzzCast 09/15/06 - Interview with Steve Wozniak

We interview Steve Wozniak about the recent Segway recalls and Apple announcements.

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BuzzCast 09/14/06 - Wii want it

Wii are getting way too excited over Nintendo's console news today. Wii can't believe that Wii're getting it before Japan is, and poor Europe doesn't even have a release date yet! But Wii can be certain that it's going to be a huge hit in the States with that $250 price.

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BuzzCast 09/13/06 - Embroidery is a crime

You'd better tell your grandma to stop downloading copyrighted embroidery patterns, or she's getting sued! In fact, we have a lineup today filled with stories of pirated software, DRM, and payoffs. Not too different from any other day, I suppose!

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BuzzCast 09/12/06 - Apple iTV, told ya!

Lots of news from Apple today! We have a redesigned Shuffle, color Nanos, a revamped iPod, movies on the iTunes store, and last but not least? A sneak peek at the product code-named "iTV," due out Q1. Oh, not to forget the new Treo 750 and the TiVo Series3. Wow.

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BuzzCast 09/11/06 - RIAA ain't got nuthin'

Apparently all you have to do to get out of an RIAA lawsuit is fight back! When someone did, they said "Uh...we need more time to gather evidence." I'm sure by "gather," they really mean "invent." Also, we talk at length about our suspicions for the Apple announcement tomorrow.

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BuzzCast 09/08/06 - Stay away from Amazon Unbox

We've never seen Tom this mad about something! This Amazon situation has really gotten him worked up. It almost works like spyware, which is definitely not a good thing. But on the upside today, IBM is shipping chips for the Wii! Hooray!

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BuzzCast 09/07/06 - DRM trumps security

Microsoft needs to get its priorities straight: When there are major security holes, it waits for its precious "Patch Tuesday" to fix things, but when it might lose some money over DRM, it releases a fix right away. Thanks a lot!

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BuzzCast 09/06/06 - Sony ruins Christmas

Once again, there won't be enough overpriced consoles to go around this holiday season: Sony is producing only 400,000 units of the PS3 for the United States! Wait, are there 400,000 Sony fan-boys willing to pay $600 for the deluxe version? Only time will tell.

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BuzzCast 09/05/06 - Coming soon: Gspy

Apple is about to make a big announcement, or so we hope. Will it be the new movie store? Probably, considering the invites say "It's Showtime!" Also, Google might start listening in through your computer's microphone so that it can target ads based on what's going on in the background. Does anyone else think that's totally creepy?

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BuzzCast 09/01/06 - Apple vs. Wal-Mart: Smackdown

There's nothing we love here at Buzz Out Loud more than a good smackdown! Apple's forthcoming movie store might match Wal-Mart's low prices, and that makes the retail giant angry. Will Wal-Mart pressure movie studios to not ink deals with Apple? Let the battle begin!

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BuzzCast 08/31/06 - Verizon surrenders

Verizon has dropped their DSL surcharge; obviously it's because we talked about it. I mean, they had to have felt the pressure we were putting on them. Or maybe it was the FCC. Whatever. In other news, the RIAA is trying to brainwash the youth of America. That's not so much "news" as "obvious."

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BuzzCast 08/30/06 - Google joins Apple

It seems that no one can keep a secret these days: an ex-Lockheed Martin employee is whistle-blowing on YouTube, ATT got hacked and lost the personal information of 19,000 people, and to top them all off, the Federal Student Loan program exposed 21,000 users. We miss the days where the only secret information being exposed was from Paris Hilton's Sidekick.

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BuzzCast 08/29/06 - I like Tom Cruise

The whole "fun with cracking DRM" situation is still going strong today with no end in sight, and now Universal is backing another new subscription service, SpiralFrog, which is ripe for the picking. If you have iTunes, don't worry. Now there's a crack for that, too. Oh, we don't endorse doing that. Really.

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BuzzCast 08/28/06 - Ten consecutive primes

Three hundred shows! Wow. Just yesterday it seems like we were talking about the launch of the PSP, the release of Opera 8, and the beginning of some new Google library project. Those were the days... Anyhow, back in present, remember to be careful about what you drop in airplane toilets (and we're not talking snakes!).

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BuzzCast 08/25/06 - PlaysForSure? CrackedForSure!

It was really only a matter of time before someone broke Microsoft's DRM. The creators of the program, called FairUse4WM 1.1, state that the software is to be used to "improve interoperability," so you could use subscription services like Rhapsody on a Mac. We'll see how quickly before Microsoft attempts to destroy them.

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BuzzCast 08/24/06 - Patents, batteries, and Pluto on the skids

We thought we knew what the top story was going to be today...but we changed our minds when we got to work. An hour later, we changed our minds again when even bigger news came out! So for your istening pleasure, here are all the breaking news stories of the day. You know, until they become obsolete after lunch.

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BuzzCast 08/23/06 - Two men in a boat

Today we realize that computer programs are, in fact, much more hilarious than we initially suspected. Henceforth, all jokes on Buzz Out Loud will be created via advanced algorithms. Hopefully we can get the same program that they use on the Daily Show.

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BuzzCast 08/22/06 - Microsoft hearts Firefox

Microsoft and Firefox, sittin' in a tree! Ewww, they're totally in looooove! Maybe not, but we do know that Microsoft has invited the Firefox crew down for a lunch date. How sweet. Or maybe this is just Microsoft's clever way of getting around the European Union.

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BuzzCast 08/21/06 - Thanks for the heads-up, Dell

We've got some breaking news about the CTO of AOL "resigning" because of the data leak. Man, I guess someone had to take the heat! At Dell, however, they have yet to really own up to their mistakes: they knew months ago that the batteries were a risk, but didn't feel the need to issue a recall "until those flaws were clearly linked to catastrophic failures." Tell that to the guy whose house just burned down.

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Buzzcast 08/18/06 - Snake hangover

We're all tired of these snakes! Actually we're also just tired from attending the San Francisco late-night premiere of the number one movie of last night. Will the buzz bear out? Also, AOL's a gold digger, but the family it's dealing with wants it off their lawn. And...new Treo!!

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BuzzCast 08/17/06 - HDTV is, like, math hard

We know that HDTV can be confusing, and now some hardware companies are recognizing this fact. If they don't clear it up enough for you, Molly is totally willing to explain everything to you personally.

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BuzzCast 08/16/06 - "X" marks the pod

Apple wants to ban the use of the word , because it doesn't want consumers to have brand confusion. So henceforth, because not everyone uses iTunes to listen to our show, we'll be known as "the mp3-cast of indeterminate length." Wow, that sounds terrible. Thanks, Apple--thanks a lot.

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BuzzCast 08/15/06 - Dell's 4-million-battery recall

"Dude, get a Dell" is turning into "Dude, don't let your battery explode!" Dell is recalling 4 million batteries, so if you've got one of their laptops, make sure that you check the model. Also today, do you think a terabyte of storage is too much? It might be now, but give it a few years, and we'll be begging for more.

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BuzzCast 08/14/06 - Let Mad Dog make you happy

Microsoft is putting the power into the users' hands: first, by letting them design games for Xbox Live, then by designing a free blog-editing program that can be used with a lot of different blogging platforms. Despite those efforts, some listeners are still saying, "Let Apple into your heart." Oh, the confusion!

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BuzzCast 08/11/06 - You look good (in pictures)

It's a day of achievement here on Buzz Out Loud: IBM celebrates its 25th birthday, Pluto finally gets the official recognition it deserves (been a long time coming, if you ask me), and the movie industry may finally let you copy that downloaded film to DVD. Oh, and Tom calls the ladies pretty. Thanks, Tom!

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BuzzCast 08/10/06 - NASA "lost" the moon videos

I'm baaaaaaack! I can't believe how out of the loop I am on the news. Molly was trashing Apple, and there was no one here to defend them! Anywho, Creative has high hopes for the MP3 player market, Verizon tries to make good with the gamer community, and Microsoft clearly needs to take another look at WGA. I'd better go listen to some back episodes to catch up!

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Buzzcast 08/09/06 - Nobody owns the batting average

In a victory for obsessive time-wasters everywhere, the courts ruled Major League Baseball doesn't own baseball statistics. Fantasy sports have been freed! We also discuss whether a EULA should trump fair use, and whether cool special features will propel the high-def DVD formats to greatness.

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BuzzCast 08/08/06 - Car-eating robots

It's one thing when robots run amok across the countryside, but they should never mess with a man's car. I'm no robot apologist, but apparently this time it wasn't the robots' fault. It was a nasty software license. Are EULAs more dangerous than robots? We also speculate on the safety of AOL's free antivirus, the fate of Napster, and the health of Steve Jobs. Maybe we should change it to SpeculateFest.

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BuzzCast 08/08/06 - Car-eating robots

It's one thing when robots run amok across the countryside, but they should never mess with a man's car. I'm no robot apologist, but apparently this time it wasn't the robots' fault. It was a nasty software license. Are EULAs more dangerous than robots? We also speculate on the safety of AOL's free antivirus, the fate of Napster, and the health of Steve Jobs. Maybe we should change it to SpeculateFest.

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Buzzcast 08/07/06 - Intel "explodes" onto the Apple scene

It's day three without Veronica, and, well, she didn't miss much out of WWDC. All the wild rumors of televisions and iPhones and video iPods turned out to be, as expected, wild rumors. But hey, Apple's all Intel now, so that's something. In other news, Time Warner is sorry for saying it won't support TiVo Series3, and AOL (owned by Time Warner) is really sorry for releasing half a million people's thinly disguised search records. It's a sorry day to be at Time Warner!

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Buzzcast 08/04/06 - We got your WWDC keynote right here

The Apple WWDC rumours are starting to get boring. Which means they may be true. Plus AOL lays off 5,000 customers. Ah the price of free. At least AOL Video looks good.

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Buzzcast 08/03/06 - iPod monopoly, Now with iPhone!

Apple rumour mill has begun to heat up and the big rumour is the iPhone. Or is it the iChat Mobile? No one but Steve knows for sure. And George Lucas has asked YouTube not to crack down on all you jedi impersonators out there, including our own BOL listener, Alex. Good on ya George!

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BuzzCast 08/02/06 - Buy the girl a plasma

Veronica's leaving for a week, and she's already making me write the intro. Molly had to get her hair done, so we're late recording. Me? I'm just tired. But not too tired to get a little worked up about the x86 days. Listen in.

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BuzzCast 08/01/06 - Announcing SpectacleFest 2008

So E3 isn't dead after all! It's just a small, invite-only press event. Great, I couldn't go when it was open, and now it's invite-only? Oh, well. Today we talk about some bad business decisions on the part of several large companies. Wait, this makes today different from any other day how?

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BuzzCast 07/31/06 - E3 -- Don't leave!

Could this be the end of E3 as we know it?

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BuzzCast 07/28/06 - What does DOPA mean?

Does a law blocking social networking sites do more harm than good?

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BuzzCast 07/27/06 - TimeWarner hates TiVo!

If you have TWC, don't expect to get a TiVo Series3.

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BuzzCast 07/26/06 - Pac-Man has a great metabolism

Has our White Knight come to beat down the MPAA?

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BuzzCast 07/25/06 - Skype founders to kill YouTube?

Is YouTube singing their swan song?

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BuzzCast 07/24/06 - MySpace can't take the heat

AMD buys ATI, and Internet TV keeps making more news.

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Buzzcast 07/21/06 - TV and email are so dead

TV had a bad week, and apparently e-mail is passe. I hope the new Microsoft iPod competitor turns out to cheer us up.

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Buzzcast 07/21/06 - TV and email are so dead

TV had a bad week, and apparently e-mail is passe. I hope the new Microsoft iPod competitor turns out to cheer us up.

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BuzzCast 07/20/06 - DRM in death throes?

Things could be looking up for consumers in terms of DRM, and Yahoo is leading the way!

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BuzzCast 07/19/06 - CinemaNow gets it right

Download movies, and then burn them to DVD. Finally!

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BuzzCast 07/18/06 - Lawsuit Tuesday!

Nothing is more exciting than lawsuits, right?

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BuzzCast 07/17/06 - The sweet smell of podcast

Tiny chips with massive storage.

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BuzzCast 07/14/06 - Jack Bauer saves the tubes

Exploding laptops! Frozen pigs! It must be Friday.

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BuzzCast 07/13/06 - Inflatable private space station

Sony puts foot in mouth over release dates. Hah!

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BuzzCast 07/12/06 - Best game controller EVER

Oh, and not like we care or anything, but Rocketboom is back.

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BuzzCast 07/11/06 - Windows 98, you're dead to me

Microsoft leaves 50 million out in the cold!

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BuzzCast 07/10/06 - Music sounds better from space

A possible solution to the format wars could be upon us!

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BuzzCast 07/07/06 - PrntScrn. Who knew?

Sometimes things are just too easy

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BuzzCast 07/06/06 - Sony goes all in

Could Sony be in trouble?

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BuzzCast 07/05/06 - Rocketbust

Is Bubble 2.0 about to go "pop"?

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Buzzcast 07/03/06 - Insert Title Here!

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BuzzCast 06/30/06 - Cell phones of death

A study tells us what we\'ve known all along. Hang up and drive!

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BuzzCast 06/29/06 - The Google that cannot be named

Google Checkout takes on everyone, ever.

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BuzzCast 06/28/06 - Who is worse? Microsoft or Apple?

Neither. Larry Ellison is the worst.

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BuzzCast 06/28/06 - Who is worse? Microsoft or Apple?

Neither. Larry Ellison is the worst.

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BuzzCast 06/27/06 - Cell phones excite the brain

Beware of 14-year old girls!

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BuzzCast 06/27/06 - Cell phones excite the brain

Beware of 14-year old girls!

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BuzzCast 06/26/06 - RIM and Palm to merge?

Unfounded rumor day!

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BuzzCast 06/26/06 - RIM and Palm to merge?

Unfounded rumor day!

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BuzzCast 06/23/06 - MPAA-gate

Could the MPAA makes themselves look any worse?

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BuzzCast 06/22/06 - ATandT, the wrong choice

Ethical hacking, eh? Is that an oxymoron?

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BuzzCast 06/21/06 - Amazing automated party room

Nothing like a party to get in the mindset for studying!

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BuzzCast 06/19/06 - Peek inside Toshiba's HD-DVD player

Would you take apart a new gadget before even using it?

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BuzzCast 06/16/06 - Bill Gates has left the building

What's next for Microsoft with the upcoming departure of Mr. Bill?

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BuzzCast 06/15/06 - Netscape gets "Digg-ey" with it

Netscape and Digg go head-to-head in the world of social news aggregation!

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BuzzCast 06/14/06 - The Internet is for Smallpox

Google is building an evil lair, and Smallpox is on the Internet.

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BuzzCast 06/13/06 - Music piracy: Mission accomplished!

I guess we'll never have to talk about pirates ever again. Dang.

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BuzzCast 06/12/06 - Propagate the mutate

Still using Windows 98? Stop.

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BuzzCast 06/09/06 - Microsoft: Back to bad

Microsoft is being all sneaky-like.

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BuzzCast 06/08/06 - Buzz off, baseball!

Thumbs down to MLB! Long live SlingBox!

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BuzzCast 06/06/06 - Hot diggity! Google Spreadsheet

Google Spreadsheet vs. Excel: Deathmatch!

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BuzzCast 06/07/06 - Death by rambling podcast!

Lots of music industry news today! Oh, and horror. Lots of horror.

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BuzzCast 06/05/06 - Poor widdle Microsoft

It's true! We pity Microsoft on the show today.

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BuzzCast 06/02/06 - The Internet is watching you

Who will be the first to break down and give the Feds your info?

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BuzzCast 06/01/06 - Nintendo Wii launch date?

Looks like the Wii might trump the PS3 in both price and launch date! Good deal!

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BuzzCast 05/30/06 - Death by video game

Will Microsoft buy eBay? What's the reserve price on that?

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BuzzCast 05/26/06 - Dudes! Rocket racing!

Symantec antivirus has security hole? Oh, the irony!

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BuzzCast 05/23/06 - How to make money on music

EMI made money off of downloads? Astonishing!

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BuzzCast 05/22/06 - On PERL and Pearl Jam

Sometimes people get it, sometimes they don't.

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BuzzCast 05/18/06 - Are you ready for Vista?

Because Microsoft isn't.

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BuzzCast 05/25/06 - Get your Wii for cheap

"Arrrrrrrr! We're sorry for your low-quality DVDs" says pirates.

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BuzzCast 05/19/06 - We are against tiered Internet?

Why won't anyone believe us?!

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BuzzCast 05/31/06 - I am wrong. Love, Tom

Strange torture, brought to you by Apple.

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BuzzCast 06/20/06 - Everybody's pickin' on MySpace

The worlds fastest (and coldest) chip ever!

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BuzzCast 05/24/06 - Ballmer monkeys with Vista release

Control robots with your BRAIN!

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BuzzCast 05/17/06 - RIAA: Not funny anymore

I can't think of enough horrible things to say about the RIAA right now. Sorry.

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BuzzCast 05/16/06 - Watch where you surf!

New McBooks! I mean, MacBooks... Oh, and Creative still wants to kill the iPod.

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BuzzCast 05/15/06 - RIP AllofMP3?

A new Palm, some bad news for telcos, and the possible death of cheap Russian MP3s.

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BuzzCast 05/12/06 - Slingshot to the moon!

We (kind of) get Molly back, and what do we do? Fight.

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BuzzCast 05/11/06 - Ninjas know net neutrality

Microsoft gets snarky with Playstation 3.

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BuzzCast 05/10/06 - Hacker finds UFOs

Even when hackers try to use their powers for good, they get busted.

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BuzzCast 05/09/06 - Hot news from E3 gaming conference

The Wii sure looks more fun than it sounds!

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BuzzCast 05/08/06 - Molly Wood goes to Hollywood

Our coverage of E3 begins! Well, for Molly at least.

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BuzzCast 05/05/06 - Electric cars are lightening fast

Even Microsoft should know that throwing money around won't fix all your problems!

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BuzzCast 05/04/06 -QI no, E61 YES!

Jaded as we are, even we can get "gadget lust" once in a while!

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BuzzCast 05/03/06 -Why banks are like King Kong

Clearly porn is the answer to all of technology's tough questions.

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BuzzCast 05/01/06 - Free songs from Napster

Super rocket-powered Bugs are awesome! And look hilarious.

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BuzzCast 05/02/06 - Robots: Taking it to the streets

If I can make real money playing role-playing games, I'm soooo quitting.

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BuzzCast 04/28/06 - How to fake an entire company

Matt Mullenweg from Wordpress tries to set Molly straight!

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BuzzCast 04/27/06 - Wii are the Revolution

Will the Nintendo Wii go down in history as the "Worst-Named Gaming Console?"

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BuzzCast 04/26/06 - Yahoo! Go! For TV!

You mean I'll be able to control my video games with my BRAIN? That's almost too intense.

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BuzzCast 04/25/06 - TiVo Series "Boo"

Please don't shoot me because I love video games.

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BuzzCast 04/24/06 - We're all going to jail

The end is near! The booms! The booms!

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BuzzCast 04/21/06 - Tom is lazy

Your iPod could save a life!

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BuzzCast 04/20/06 - Digg done got dugg

Our favorite user-driver site may not be so user-driver after all?

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BuzzCast 04/19/06 - Buzz off, Philips!

If I can't change the channel, then I'm not buying your box. That's that!

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BuzzCast 04/18/06 - The Internet is not TV, or is it?

Would you watch people playing video games?

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BuzzCast 04/17/06 - 28 minute podcast = 1,680 blogs

Happy birthday to the videotape recorder!

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BuzzCast 04/14/06 - Camp Boot Camp

Molly, Veronica, and Tom take an in depth look at booting Windows on a Mac with special guest David Pogue.

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BuzzCast 04/14/06 - Print me a liver

Apparently the Geek Squad is geeky enough to pirate software!

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BuzzCast 04/13/06 - Make a date with Google Calendar

Did you remember to pay your Net taxes?

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BuzzCast 04/12/06 - I'm gonna build my own Internet

Unfortunately, none of us have the best job in the world. Do you?

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BuzzCast 04/11/06 - The sky is falling!

Real Networks tells Linux to add DRM or die... what weirdos!

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BuzzCast 04/10/06 - Buzz like my pants!

The dangers of being a geek

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BuzzCast 04/07/06 - More fun than a barrel full of monkeys

Time to put on your tinfoil hats once again!

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BuzzCast 04/06/06 - Free Wi-Fi for all! SF only

Don't you dare tell me that podcasting is just a blip!

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BuzzCast 04/05/06 - What else? Windows on a Mac!

Pigs have taken off for flight! Apple lets people boot XP on their Intel-based Macs.

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BuzzCast 04/04/06 - LinuxWorld is on FIRE

Is Google really networking, or planning an iTunes killer?

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BuzzCast 04/03/06 - Movie downloads: thumbs down!

Would you trust a spyware company to make your personal homepage?

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BuzzCast 03/31/06 - AllTunes is the new iTunes.

Apple announces the iZilla! JK.

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BuzzCast 03/31/06 - Interview with Craig Newmark.

We talk with Craig Newmark of Craigslist about citizen journalism.

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BuzzCast 11/09/05 - Interview with Jason Schultz from eff.org.

We talk about Sony with Jason Schultz of eff.org, and learn some shocking things!

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BuzzCast 03/30/06 - Gone phishing!

Would you get cell service six feet under?

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BuzzCast 03/29/06 - Buzz off, Blizzard!

Molly is back! We rant at Blizzard, and Google makes a boo-boo.

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BuzzCast 03/28/06 - Open source should put on a tux.

Computer chips for brains and bacon that is good for you! I love the future!

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BuzzCast 03/27/06 - Apple sues Apple? Go figure.

Microsoft battles bloggers, and Apple battles The Beatles. Weird.

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BuzzCast 03/27/06 - Interview with Shannon Coulter of Magnatune.

We talk with Shannon Coulter of Magnatune about podcast-safe music and new distribution models.

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BuzzCast 03/24/06 - Vista needs a little work

Can Michael Robertson beat Microsoft and Google?

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BuzzCast 03/23/06 - Dellienware? Dellienware!

PayPal goes mobile, HD-DVD delayed again

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BuzzCast 03/22/06 - IRS sells you out

Windows Vista delayed and PC makers aren't happy about it, nor is Apple happy with the French.

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BuzzCast 03/21/06 - G-men on Gmail?

We review rumours of the 60-gig iPod's death,but is Microsoft the killer?

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BuzzCast 03/20/06 - Mea culpa-fest with David Pogue

Google gives up data, and takes some, Nebraska shuts down, and David Pogue clarifies.

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BuzzCast 03/17/06 - March Madness for CBS and David Pogue.

We marvel at streams, dreams, and ethical challenges.

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BuzzCast 03/16/06 - Incendiary bats.

Does the future hold explosive butterflies and zombie nano-humans?

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BuzzCast 03/14/06 - Microsoft re-takes over the world.

Microsoft is back in full effect with some major competition to Yahoo and Google.

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BuzzCast 03/13/06 - McAfee's killing spree.

McAfee update nukes Excel and other programs; response? "Just restore from your backups!" Oh, ok.

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BuzzCast 03/10/06 - The trouble with telephones.

Why you should apparently NEVER trust a Beta. Ever.

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BuzzCast 03/09/06 - Ori-bore-me.

Molly and Veronica play video games, and they're not violent. Right? RIGHT?!

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BuzzCast 03/08/06 - The search saga begins! Well, continues.

Microsoft rolls out their new search, all Web 2.0-looking. How "with it" they are.

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BuzzCast 03/08/06 - Mythbusters Interview.

We talk to the Mythbusters to figure out how dangerous cell phones on planes really are!

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BuzzCast 03/07/06 - Save your existence on GDrive.

What is your Google comfort zone?

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BuzzCast 03/07/06 - Save your existence on GDrive.

What is your Google comfort zone?

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BuzzCast 03/06/06 - Go to the movies, OR ELSE!

How dare the Oscars try to push their movie-going agenda on us!

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BuzzCast 03/03/06 - Robosharks... need we say more?

We have a guest from across the pond: Guy Cocker of cnet.co.uk. Also, robosharks and REAL snakes on a plane!

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BuzzCast 03/02/06 - Microsoft Origami buzz already folding..

Is Microsoft going to crush Google like a bug? This would make a good death match.

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BuzzCast 03/01/06 - Cell phones on a plane? Bad idea.

And is MySpace really the devil, or are we just starting another Web "witch hunt?"

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BuzzCast 02/28/06 - Apple's fun new...yawn.

Can you tell we're a little bit let down? Maybe Microsoft will make us feel better.

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BuzzCast 02/27/06 - Yahoo against DRM?

Also, more fabulous speculation on the Apple event tomorrow!

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BuzzCast 02/24/06 - Crackberry lives to see another day.

Your thumb can't rest just yet!

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BuzzCast 02/21/06 - Microsoft: You broke it, you fix it..

Ordering fast food just got easier! Like we need more fast food.

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BuzzCast 02/21/06 - Apple? Fun. OS X security holes? Not so fun.

Are the telcos just a bunch of "girls?" We'd take that as a compliment!

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BuzzCast 02/17/06 - Is MySpace an evil, Earth-devouring Katamari ball?

Apple gets poetic, Microsoft gets vulnerable (as usual).

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BuzzCast 02/16/06 - RIAA says EVERYTHING is illegal!

Say it ain't so! A Mac virus?

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BuzzCast 02/15/06 - DRM delays Blu-ray. Dang.

HBO says NO to saving the shows you've already paid for. Huh?

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BuzzCast 02/14/06 - Gates shows no love for passwords!

No love in the tech world today!

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BuzzCast 02/13/06 - Netflix throttles its customers.

The new Nano: fact or fiction? Who do YOU believe?

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BuzzCast 02/10/06 - Buzz Off Red Cross??

And prepare for some major Mpeg-4 drama.

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BuzzCast 02/09/06 - The one true video iPod?

Not like we buy into rumors or anything!

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BuzzCast 02/08/06 - Telcos: Hands off my gas pies!

Verizon says "No free lunch for you, Google!"

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BuzzCast 02/08/06 - Special Guest: Shelby Bonnie.

We welcome CNET CEO Shelby Bonnie to the show!

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BuzzCast 02/07/06 - Another day, another new iPod.

What? We might have been wrong about something? I guess it's possible.

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BuzzCast 02/06/06 - Does iTunes help TV ratings?

Only gamers want to play games? Now there's a crazy thought!

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BuzzCast 02/03/06 - You don't steal music, you just don't buy it.

Survey says: You really will pay for good, legal music if given the option. Good on ya!

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BuzzCast 02/02/06 - Special guest: Leo Laporte.

Leo Laporte of "This Week in Tech" joins Tom and Molly in going over today's tech news.

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BuzzCast 02/01/06 - Security leaks sent to your door!

And how Microsoft could totally protect you, you know, if they felt like it.

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BuzzCast 01/31/06 - Tom and Molly test drive IE 7.

Goobuntu? GOOBUNTU!

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BuzzCast 01/30/06 - The Queen totally loves us!

We also talk about what we have and haven't watched on the Internet and TV lately.

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BuzzCast 01/27/06 - Google censorship-apalooza.

AND why those annoying emoticons may vanish from your cell.

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BuzzCast 01/27/06 - Google censorship-apalooza.

AND why those annoying emoticons may vanish from your cell.

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BuzzCast 01/26/06 - Molly gives the TV execs the what-for.

Sony gets richer, kills Aibo anyway.

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BuzzCast 01/25/06 - Steve pwns Mickey!!

Spam: As American as apple pie.

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BuzzCast 01/24/06 - Snakes on a podcast!

More on search, less on DRM. We promise.

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BuzzCast 01/23/06 - RIM going down, DRM on the rise.

And what do the Pope and the porn industry have to do with everything?

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BuzzCast 01/20/06 - Cancer free calling, at last!

Also, happy birthday, PC virus!

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BuzzCast 01/19/06 - Google: Fight the feds, fix the video.

$1.99 is too much to pay for no video.

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BuzzCast 01/18/06 - The big bandwidth LIE.

Molly and Tom delve deeply into the newest drama to hit the block.

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BuzzCast 01/17/06 - Crazy Google ad plan, and Bell South attacks!

How many times will YOU pay for your internet??

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BuzzCast 01/13/06 - Dell, AMD, get a room

Typical day in tech-land.

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BuzzCast 01/12/06 - New rootkit from Symantec??

Some Macworld follow up, and more about Google Video.

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BuzzCast 01/11/06 - Live from Macworld: iTunes has problems

Live from Macworld, iTunes has problems

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BuzzCast 01/10/06 - Live from Macworld: black turtlenecks for everyone!

Live from Macworld, black turtlenecks for everyone

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BuzzCast 01/09/06 - Back in the studio for one day only!

Our pre-Macworld, post-CES show, featuring Lindsey Lohan, Walt Mossberg, and Foxtrot.

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BuzzCast 01/07/06 - Special Saturday show from CES!

A few "spoke too soons" from CES on our very special Saturday show.

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BuzzCast 01/06/06 - More from CES 2006!

What's hot and what's not at CES.

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BuzzCast 01/05/06 - How big can you make a TV?

We're in front of a live audience, and discussing some of the new toys here at CES.

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BuzzCast 01/04/06 - Day one of CES We're baaack!

We're here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas! What is 2006 going to bring to the tech world?

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BuzzCast 12/20/05 - The fabulous prediction show!

What is in store for the coming year? Listen to find out our predictions!

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BuzzCast 12/20/05 - Hollywood bad, hackers good.

Don't click attachments! Even if they ARE from Santa.

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BuzzCast 12/19/05 - TMV to Google: You're evil, deal with it.

Want an XBox 360? Go to Japan!

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BuzzCast 12/15/05 - The solution to the music DRM problem.

Sony is taking a loss of 1 billion on PS3, and our VoIP may no longer be tax free.

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BuzzCast 12/16/05 - Google buying AOL?

HBO coming for iPod? Also, soon some Potter technology might come true!

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BuzzCast 12/14/05 - Wireless iPod?

Corporations pay it forward. Kind of.

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BuzzCast 12/12/05 - Telcos take their Internets and go home.

Not one, but TWO Internets! And why this is a bad thing.

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BuzzCast 12/12/05 - Legal woes of file sharing cont.

Are Google users wealthier? I beg to differ!

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BuzzCast 12/08/05 - XBOX 360: Not conspiracy, just incompetence.

Wow. Seems like everyone is mad at Apple these days! And do you really want TV on your phone?

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BuzzCast 12/09/05 - Don't get podjacked!

The MPA jumps into the suing game, and Intel disses on the $100 laptop. Poor form!

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BuzzCast 12/07/05 - Don't chat with worms. Ever.

Who knew you could catch a virus just by chatting with someone? Also, Mad "Pig" Steve Jobs?

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BuzzCast 12/06/05 - Buzz Report video coming soon!

NBC joins up for iTunes, and some more dirty Sony rootkit info.

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BuzzCast 12/05/05 - Got Bell South? Get rid of it!

Bell South sinks to all-time corporate lows.

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BuzzCast 12/02/05 - Some "Real" drama.

No company is safe from scrutiny.

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BuzzCast 12/01/05 - The Internet could be in DANGER! Again.

Some companies are trying to build road blocks on the information superhighway! Who calls it that anymore, anyway?

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BuzzCast 11/30/05 - There's a BOL group for every different taste!

More in the rumor mill today, and also a gross out.

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BuzzCast 11/29/05 - Which new rumor will prove to be true??

Will it be the Apple DVR? Or the new Firefox update?

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BuzzCast 11/28/05 - Buzz off, Sony.

The Helpdesk Aftermath. Plus, we invent another new segment!

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BuzzCast 11/23/05 - More XBOX 360 snafus?

Join us Friday on the Holiday Helpdesk, and enter to win an XBOX 360. Hopefully one that won't crash.

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BuzzCast 11/22/05 - Interview with Kevin Rose of Digg.com.

Tom and Molly talk to Kevin Rose about his social bookmarking site Digg.com.

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BuzzCast 11/22/05 - XBOX 360 Day! Guess who's giving them away?

Did you camp out all night? Here are some ways you can get your hands on an XBOX 360.

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BuzzCast 11/21/05 - Google Internet may appear shortly!

The Grid from Google probably isn't as sinister as it sounds.

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BuzzCast 11/18/05 - EMI is the unofficial mouthpiece of Apple.

And have you gone on any Match.com dates lately? You may want to do some background checks.

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BuzzCast 11/17/05 - Nasty showdown over DVR ratings.

Just because you wait to watch a show on TiVo doesn't make it any less important.

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BuzzCast 11/15/05 - Free Windows apps? Maybe someday!

Microsoft is turning over a seriously new leaf.

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BuzzCast 11/16/05 - Relax, the Internet will not die.

And what is the only thing more popular than p0rn on the Internet? You might be surprised.

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BuzzCast 11/14/05 - Countdown to XBox 360!

Something to look forward to other than more Sony drama.

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BuzzCast 11/11/05 - The spyware company suing the spyware detector?

Things just keep getting weirder and weirder.

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BuzzCast 11/11/05 - The spyware company suing the spyware detector?

Things just keep getting weirder and weirder.

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BuzzCast 11/10/05 - Get music without DRM.

Is there no end in sight? Also, some other ways to get videos.

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BuzzCast 11/09/05 - Apple sabotage? I doubt it.

Lots of good response from listeners, don't forget to visit the forums!

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BuzzCast 11/08/05 - Motorola Razr V3 comes in new colors and Grokster says good-bye

Motorola Razr V3 comes in new colors and Grokster says good-bye

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BuzzCast 11/07/05 - TiVo makes friends.

EMI claims innocent, Sony DRM calls home, and the war of the cheap computers begins!

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BuzzCast 11/07/05 - Interview with Ravi Jain of DriveTime.

Tom and Molly interview Ravi Jain of the video podcast DriveTime!

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BuzzCast 11/04/05 - Microsoft plays nice.

Who's the bad guy now?

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BuzzCast 11/03/05 - Guess what? It STILL sucks.

The DRM battle continues.

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BuzzCast 11/02/05 - Why DRM sucks.

The end is near, and its name is DRM.

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BuzzCast 11/01/05 - Interview with Ted Schadler of Forrester Research.

Interview with Ted Schadler of Forrester Research.

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BuzzCast 10/31/05 - SBC owns the Internet, didn't you know?

The laptop saga continues. Also, Google hiring for OpenOffice?

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BuzzCast 11/01/05 - Cell phone lawsuits can proceed! Yikes.

Also, Apple reaches one million video downloads, and this is good. We think.

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BuzzCast 10/27/05 - Girl gamers are HAWT!

Nanos are totally taking over the world!

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BuzzCast 10/28/05 - Blogosphere backlash.

The blog mob could be out to get you!

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BuzzCast 10/26/05 - Interview with Cory Doctorow.

Tom interviews Cory Doctorow of BoingBoing.net.

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BuzzCast 10/26/05 - What the heck is Google Base?

Your guess is as good as ours!

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BuzzCast 10/25/05 - Bloom off the PS3 rose?

Buy Molly a laptop... or a PC for every room!

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BuzzCast 10/24/05 - Will copyright law mean the end of search?

Even a different studio can't stop the brutal banter of Tom and Molly!

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BuzzCast 10/21/05 - Apple, you are soooo sued!

Tiny cars and tiny MP3 players: nanos make headlines.

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BuzzCast 10/20/05 - Spamtastic Spamalanche!

Making up words and answering questions!

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BuzzCast 10/19/05 - Blu-ray wins! Or does it?

Are we jumping the gun on new formats?

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BuzzCast 10/18/05 - Interview with Rick Munarriz from Motley Fool.

Why is AOL the prettiest gal at the ball lately?

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BuzzCast 10/17/05 - Everyone wants a piece of AOL

Everyone wants a piece of AOL

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BuzzCast 10/13/05 - Special guest: Jason Calacanis from Weblogs, Inc.

Jason Calacanis talks about the future of blogging and business.

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BuzzCast 10/14/05 - Interview with Esther Dyson

Happy Birthday Windows, Brazil goes open source and what's the deal with ICANN?

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BuzzCast 10/12/05 - Video iPod! Rejoice!

The new iPod is revealed, and no one is that surprised.

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BuzzCast 10/11/05 - Can your genes get you FIRED?

Lots of listener emails, and a little trifecta talk.

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BuzzCast 10/10/05 - Molly reports from DARPA.

Molly talks robots.

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BuzzCast 10/06/05 - Video iPod or no video iPod?

What will the NEXT Apple announcement be? Say it ain't another iPod, Steve.

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BuzzCast 10/07/05 - Lawrence Lessig interview.

Tom and Molly interview Professor Lawrence Lessig about Creative Commons.

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BuzzCast 10/05/05 - Special guest: John Battelle.

John Battelle of Searchblog joins Molly and Tom for an interview on todays podcast.

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BuzzCast 10/04/05 - Introducing: Google World Domination Watch!

Our new segment is unveiled. Also, some new product alerts.

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BuzzCast 10/03/05 - Molly returns! We Google talk.

Molly and Tom, together again.

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BuzzCast 09/30/05 - Death of the PC.

Are laptops taking over the world?

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BuzzCast 09/29/05 - Firefox hits the wall.

Firefox growth stalls, much to the dismay of people who hate Microsoft.

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BuzzCast 09/28/05 - The scoop on iPod Nano scratches.

James Kim, editor at CNET, talks about some issues with the iPod Nano screens with Tom.

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BuzzCast 09/27/05 - Plucky RIAA won't give up.

Without Molly around, Tom takes the opportunity to dicuss the RIAA and all of its intricacies.

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BuzzCast 09/26/05 - DRMapalooza!

DRM in some of its wonderful forms, and also a little minor censorship on JetBlue that doesn't seem so bad when you really think about it.

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BuzzCast 09/22/05 - Molly hearts Treo FOREVER!

New Treo on the horizon, and JetBlue shows some interesting programming.

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BuzzCast 09/21/05 - Put down the DS while driving, please.

RFID is already crackable, and maybe some certain companies should listen to us before their next big product line.

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BuzzCast 09/20/05 - Mobile music. Who needs it?

Steve Jobs doesn't want you to pay too much (since when?), and Microsoft is losing the war for world domination.

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BuzzCast 09/16/05 - Wave your hands in the air!

That new Nintendo Revolution controller is crazy. Also, super Nanos on the horizon?

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BuzzCast 09/15/05 - You win this round, Microsoft.

And you guys thought we were biased.

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BuzzCast 09/14/05 - TiVo Revolt!

After the rumors we've heard about TiVo, it looks like we may be crawling back to good ol' VCR (we never stopped loving you).

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BuzzCast 09/13/05 - Tom's Technology Monologue.

A smorgasbord of news from Tom, including our impending robot takeover.

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BuzzCast 09/09/05 - Your in-flight complimentary podcast.

Molly and Tom fly to Georgia, and dicuss some of the more amusing news of the day.

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BuzzCast 09/08/05 - TV talk with John Falcone!

Special guest John Falcone talks TVs, more Apple and Google news, and Yahoo! getting more evil.

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BuzzCast 09/07/05 - Nano Nano!

New iPod, new iPod phone, new iTunes! Oh, and some other stuff too.

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BuzzCast 09/06/05 - Will Apple be good? Because Yahoo's been bad.

Big Apple announcement tomorrow! Yahoo gives us reasons to cringe. Also, help Molly pick a laptop!

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BuzzCast 09/02/05 - More Apple speculation, and the NARCBOX.

Molly bashes various technologies, and we make up words.

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BuzzCast 09/01/05 - The Internet is alive in New Orleans.

Blogging from within NOLA, VoIP on the rise, and Creative's virus issues.

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BuzzCast 08/31/05 - What you can do to help victims of Katrina.

Steps on giving aid to hurricane victims, and why it's not a good idea to wait on putting a patent on something.

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BuzzCast 08/30/05 - Is it an iPod cell phone? Special guest Lee Koo.

Looks like it might be the cell phone after all for Apple. Also, discussion about the CNET Community.

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BuzzCast 08/29/05 - Molly phones home, and everyone speculates over Google and Apple.

What will Google and Apple think of next? Also, we are the healthiest people ever! Find out why.

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BuzzCast 08/26/05 - Measles, iPod batteries and meltin' DVDs.

If anyone from Microsoft sends you an attachment called measles.exe, don't open it.

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BuzzCast 08/25/05 - Of spam, piracy and porn.

Tom and Tim dicuss the pressing issues of the day.

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BuzzCast 08/24/05 - Google, Google and more Google.

More Google than you could probably ever hope to hear about.

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BuzzCast 08/23/05 - Google IM and fishy firmware.

Discussion about the Google IM rumor, Google Desktop update, and more.

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BuzzCast 08/22/05 - The triumphant return of Tom!

Tom is back! A lively discussion on violence, mice, puppies and beans ensues.

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BuzzCast 08/17/05 - Not even Apples are worth peeing over.

Molly and Veronica discuss the new virus alert, Apple mob mishaps, porn and the White House.

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BuzzCast 08/15/05 - What's the deal with the iPod patent? You tell us

We get confused over the iPod patent, Google and Apple (maybe) combining their powers? And some of the frightened masses head back to IE.

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BuzzCast 08/10/05 - Special guest Brian Cooley!

Special guest Brian Cooley!

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BuzzCast 08/05/05 - Here Apple comes to save the day!

Here Apple comes to save the day! Special guest appearance by Veronica

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