Google wants to control both ends of Internet delivery, Google + traffic may be dropping already, and British police may or may not have arrested a LulzSec leader, depending on whether you believe LulzSec tricked British police or not. Also, Spotify is sued for patent infringement, we dish out Computer Love advice, and the craziest …
Month: July 2011
BOL 1519: Content holders become content withholders
Fox decides to implement an 8-day window and subscription authentication on its content across the Web … which we know consumers love. No really, we love that. Meanwhile, patent wars continue to ruin smartphone innovation — hopefully not so much that it prevents us from getting the transparent gadgets that some genius Stanford researchers. Also, …
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BOL 1518: Daddy particles from the future
On today’s show, Brian Tong offends nearly the entire Internet, so consider that fair warning. HTC is willing to negotiate with Apple, Google is willing to make it easier to get your account back if you’re suspended for not using your real name on Google+, and Netflix is willing to lose a bunch of money …
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BOL 1517: RIM is COO-COO for co-execs
In response to shareholder demands for RIM to explain its seemingly disastrous co-CEO structure, RIM decided to add another COO, too. No, seriously. They’ll have two COOs and two CEOs (and also lay off 2,000 probably perfectly innocent people who thought there should only be one CEO). Wow. Also, be warned: we talk about politics, …
BOL 1516: BOL at Comic Con with Brian Tong
Today, we are coming to you live from high atop the CBS booth at Comic Con 2011 in San Diego, California. Brian Tong discusses the massive event that Comic Con has become and talks with some of the fans who love to show off their swag. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original …
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BOL 1515: There’s something Buzzing in the Digital City
The NYC takeover of BOL continues, as the hardware heads from the Digital City talk about Day One problems with Apple’s new Lion OSX update, the death of Google Labs, and who’s getting hacked next. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for …
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BOL 1514: The 404 crew Takes Over BOL
The 404 crew has taken over BOL today while The BOL crew is out at Comic Con 2011. New Mac Book Airs and Mac Minis are out and in the wild, Anonymous gets frisked, and we discuss Digital Oxytocin which is like heroin for computers. All this and more on Buzz Out Loud. Buzz Out …
BOL 1513: The FBI is coming after Anonymous. Run and tell that.
The FBI rolls out a massive raid across the United States in connection with the Anonymous hacking investigation. Google’s Eric Schmidt will defend HTC at all costs and if you can’t wait for the inevitable Mac OS X Lion release, it’s already out on the internet. Because that won’t get you in trouble at all. …
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BOL 1512: Anonymous starts their own social network!
The World Cup finals now holds the record for tweets per second. GOAAAAAL! If you’re tired of waiting to get into Google+ the hacker group Anonymous is building their own. Wednesday could be a happy day for Apple fanboys, but who cares about Wednesday? Re Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio …
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BOL 1511: No technology in the bedroom
Brian Tong has a rule about no technology in the bedroom. Molly’s not so sure. It’s Computer Love Friday, everyone! Also, Google continues to make piles of cash and says it’s making tons of money (again), and Microsoft may or may not be working on a socia Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their …
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