500 millionth, actually… but one of the press kits had an embarrassing typo in it. Also, everybody who makes slates is dropping Windows (except HP), we now have lasers shooting down airplanes, and a flashlight for the iPhone is actually a secret tethering app. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. …
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Another decade, another attempt at an almost certainly ill-fated universal DRM scheme. Hooray! This time, it’s UltraViolet, and no, Disney (meaning Apple) isn’t on board. Also, new details on how Google and China reached their license renewal deal. Upshot: diplomacy in action. And Apple is closing in on surpassing Microsoft in actual revenue. Yowsa. Buzz …
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It’s another Monday on BOL, which means breaking news interjections, stumbling analysis, and hilarious Brian Tong jokes that go RIGHT over Molly’s head. Turns out you can not actually search for girlfriends on Facebook using the search term, hot girls. Unless, of course, they self-identify. Plus, a pain ray update! Buzz Out Loud episodes are …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
