AOL says it’s hiring hundreds of journalists, which they seem to do all the time, and then they’re never heard from again … hmm. In other news today, Pulse seems to have a pulse again, while the New York Times is on life support and doesn’t even know it, and we’re putting together a little …
BOL 1244: Several fights with Adam Curry
On today’s show, Podfather Adam Curry joins us for gloves-off battles about everything from whether Apple should put out the iPhone for Verizon (Adam says no) to what Nokia used to produce (boots, turns out), and just what exactly is wrong with Nokia. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some …
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BOL 1243: iPhone 4 unveiled
After two solid hours of live coverage of the Steve Jobs keynote at WWDC, we dissect the announcement and offer you all the takeaways. Oh, and that’s not the only tech news. How about HTC Evo’s record breaking launch, HP printers getting their own email addresses, and a look into the mysterious insignia printed inside …
BOL 1242: Mucho Bogo, AT&T
You’re going to have to listen to the show to understand the evolution of our favorite new phrase, mucho bogo. Speaking of evolution, the HTC EVO 4G is officially available, just in time to be stomped into dust by the forthcoming iPhone. Maybe. Also, Google’s going to hand over its intercepted WiFi data, to make …
BOL 1241: Facebook needs an adult…and a towel
Poor Mark Zuckerberg has an almost-literal meltdown on-stage at All Things D and it makes us wonder: is it time for a grownup to take over there? Or just time for Zuck to throw his privacy boss under the bus? Also, HP doesn’t want to make smartphones with its new WebOS toy, the Dell Streak …
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BOL 1240: Barnacle on the butt of the internet
Now that the Facebook Like button is all over the darned Internet, it’s turning out to be both a privacy nightmare (shocker) and a security risk, to boot. Look for tortured nautical analogies about halfway through the show. In bigger news, though, Steve Jobs takes the stage at All Things D (we dissect) and AT&T …
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1239: Google bans Windows
If Google told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it? And if you did it, would you seriously try to sue Google for telling you to do it? Oh, America. You’re so messed up. In other news today, Google unofficially banned Windows from its campus. anonymous sources say the DOJ is expanding …
BOL 1238: Smell the light?
On today’s show, it turns out flies are getting smell-o-vision before we do. Whatever. Also, the next Apple TV is coming, and you won’t believe who thinks it’s a dud (hint: Brian Tong is on the show). The iPad launches globally, Skype Mobile is coming to Android just in time to save us from the …
BOL 1237: Facebook privacy hangover
Our verdict on Facebook’s privacy retool: well … we’re tough graders. Also today, will Steve Ballmer show up at the WWDC keynote? Palm loses its mobile UI design guy to Android, which is good news for Android, but continuing bad news for Palm and WebOS. Also, introducing Darth Vader’s Dog. Buzz Out Loud episodes are …
BOL 1236: Let the healing begin
Facebook rolls out its new privacy changes live during our show! How nice of them. In a nutshell, near as we can tell, everything is going to be simpler and Facebook is really sorry that they really mean it about the whole privacy thing. And we get that, but we need some time to get …