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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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. Buzz Out Loud …
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. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio …
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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. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. …
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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 …
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 memr Buzz Out Loud episodes are released …
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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, S Buzz Out Loud episodes are …
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