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! Buzz Out …
Month: August 2009
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. Buzz Out Loud episodes …
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 …
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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! Buzz Out Loud …
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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. Buzz …
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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 them 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 …
BOL 1047: Stab it out
Rafe and I get in a fight over Windows 7’s loose activation policy. Brian suggests we hug 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. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original …
BOL 1046: Talk to the wrist
LG announced Orange in the UK 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 their phones. And Jason forgets how Tom’s mind works. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original …
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. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in …
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BOL 1044: Back that app up
Palm’s adding more apps to a commercialized app store. They call 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 the resurgence of the PS3? Probably not. Will it help …