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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their …
We rename Google’s boring-sounding Native Client project to let you know what it really is: Java from Google. You know, Joogle. Also, HP unveils flexible paper using e-ink and a roller design that inspires version 3 of the Kindle: the Spindle. In non-funny-word related news, we also engage in a nice long conversation about music …
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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 form this show, at least remember that. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released …
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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. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for …
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 …
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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! Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation …
News of the Yahoo demographic’s searching habits arouse 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 …
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