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. Buzz …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 08/31/2006 – Verizon surrenders”
It seems that no one can keep a secret these days: an ex-Lockheed Martin employee is whistle-blowing on YouTube, AT&T 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 …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 08/30/2006 – Google joins Apple”
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. Buzz Out …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 08/29/2006 – I like Tom Cruise”
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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. Buzz Out …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 08/25/2006 – PlaysForSure? CrackedForSure!”
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 listening pleasure, here are all the breaking news stories of the day. You know, until they …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 08/24/2006 – Patents, batteries, and Pluto on the skids”
Today we realize that computer programs are, in fact, much more hilarious than we initally 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. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 08/23/2006 – Two men in a boat”
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. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 08/22/2006 – Microsoft hearts Firefox”
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 …
Read the full post →“BuzzCast 08/21/2006 – Thanks for the heads-up, Dell”
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!! Buzz Out Loud episodes are released …
