We shall call the iPhone 4 little smudgy (because Rafe calls his iPad big smudgy). Kent German drops by the show to let us get a look at the shiny new toy that comprises, basically, the first half of our broadcast. Then, though, tune in for an update on the Droid X announcement that happened …
BOL 1254: BOL: The college years
Buzz Out Loud: the podcast that carries you through your formative years and even into college. We’ve got a great email about it, in fact. Also, we were totally right about the e-book price war–Kindle is now down to $189. Also, Apple will now collect your precise geographic information and share it with its partners. …
BOL 1253: Google has an honesty problem
Here’s the thing: Google keeps insisting that the data it snared from open WiFi hotspots isn’t a big deal, it’s useless, it was an accident, and so on. But now, some French investigators discovered that the useless data contains obvious passwords and recognizable snippets of email. Which isn’t as useless as Google suggested, you know? …
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BOL 1252: News flash: AT&T is greedy
On today’s show, we counted up all the times AT&T is making you pay them to deliver various bits, and frankly, we’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore. Then again, it’s not like Verizon’s not headed in the same direction, and it’s not lik Buzz Out Loud episodes are released …
BOL Ep. 1251:Captain Obvious issues a memo
From the desk of the big man himself: tablets are gonna be huge. Thanks for that one, boss. Also, iPhone 4 shipments are delayed again, and that doesn’t even address the white iPhone 4 issue (where is that thing?). But Android’s no help, at least not if y Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in …
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BOL Ep. 1250: Sony’s special new toy
It has a blue ball on top. And the ball changes colors. And an ergonomic design. Stop us if we’ve covered this before … it’s the Sony Move and it will rock you. Also, is there such a thing as Strike 4? More importantly, is there such a thing as a transg Buzz Out Loud …
BOL 1249: Yahoo buys a vowell
Flicker.com has finally joined Flickr.com in the Yahoo stable. Also, good luck pre-ordering an iPhone 4 — AT&T can’t keep up with Apple users’ demands. And introducing the Mac Shuffle! Sorry, we mean the new Mac Mini. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been …
BOL 1248: HED: AT&T’s iPad breach blamestorm
AT&T continues to perfect the art of apologizing without actually apologizing, wherein Goatse blames them right back. Some sporadic updates from E3 and the Microsoft press conference (see http://cnet.com/E3 for more), and we discuss whether the Internet h Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has …
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BOL 1247: Inside the Coke Zero and Mentos rocket car
On today’s show, size matters. You’re going to hear that a lot. So, apologies in advance. Also, we have a great interview at the top of the show with Stephen Volz and Fritz Grobe, otherwise known as the Coke and Mentos guys. They’ve got a rocket car, a Coke Zero contract, and a dream. Also, …
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BOL 1246: Stick it to the FCC
On today’s episode, we discover that frenemies make for great collusion, everyone at the White House is suddenly sorry they bought all those iPads, the iPhone 4 doesn’t actually have an eyeball, and only birds are now allowed to tweet.Oh, and everything’s better if you’re naked. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original …