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 …
Month: July 2010
BOL 1270: MP3: the gateway drug
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. …
BOL 1269: OMG Higgs Boson!
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 …
BOL 1268: You’ve been served… a microcell
We’re hearing from more folks that AT&T is giving our free microcells to make up for its lousy service. Oh, and so is Verizon. Plus: Apple’s Toyota moment, Windows XP gets a reprieve until 2020, and the undead crash their car. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation …
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BOL 1267: Fix your brain!
Consumer Reports says it can’t recommend the iPhone 4 because the antenna issue can be replicated and is, in fact, serious. Fanboy response: suck it up and buy a case. Molly response: epic rant. Also, the RIAA’s wildly inflated file-sharing damages are smacked down once again, and Reddit begs for money. Buzz Out Loud episodes …
BOL 1266: It’s not the porn, it’s you
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 …
BOL 1265: Perfect Citizen
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 …
BOL 1264: Das Faceboot
Germany says nein! to Facebook spamming non-Facebook users. Also, Amazon gets a patent on the Barnes & Noble Nook dual-screen concept, and Netflix begins closing the window on when new movies are available for streaming. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for …
BOL 1263: iPad getting Flashed?
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. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done …
FLASHBACK! BOL 1262: Apple raises the bars
(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. Seriuosly? 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 …
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