On today’s show, how Google biffed the Gmail app big-time, RIM is the saddest little wounded puppy you ever did see (and hear), and CNET News’ Jay Greene joins us to talk about his two-part series on Microsoft killing the Courier tablet and what it means for the company’s future. Plus, when the heck is …
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BOL 1564: Molly’s new iPhone 4 is no Halloween trick
In the tech news this week, Stephen and Brian bust me for buying an iPhone 4 on eBay to tide me over until there’s a phone I really want–or until my Verizon contract is up. Nicole Lee joins us to talk about Nokia and Microsoft’s new baby, the Lumia 800, and Sony’s plans to get …
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BOL 1563: A Nexus, Razr and a Lytro. It’s the tech trifecta!
VidBlogger Nation’s founder Marc Scarpa joins us to talk about his Social TV Network and the rise of new media. Buzz Out Loud’s own legal advisor Gil Cabrera joins us to talk about Samsung and its reach for something, anything in their patent battles with Apple. Guess what, they aren’t winning. But you know who …
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BOL 1562: RIM death-watch starts today
Start of BOL going weekly. On this week’s show, a moment of silence for Dennis Ritchie, the father of the C programming language and co-creator of Unix. Another moment of silence for RIM, and the three-day silence of BlackBerry’s email servers. Come ON, RIM. Keep it together! Also, Galaxy Nexus announcement coming Oct. 27? And …
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BOL 1560: iPhone 5 invite: we’ve cracked the code!
Welcome to our first Buzz Out Loud Weekly, which is, ironically, our third show this week! It’s a stair-step approach, really. We’re recapping and analyzing Amazon’s Kindle conflagration, wondering what the new iPhone 5 will look like and whether hidden retail skus do indeed point to a cheaper model, and pondering where to get free …
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BOL 1559: Buzz Out Loud Bonus Makeup Monday Show
Today was a special day because it was the Buzz Out Loud Bonus Makeup Monday Show. Netflix is still in the news while some major rivals show off their goods this week including Amazon, Dish Network & Blockbuster. Facebook is scaring people all around the world with the latest changes. Is logging off of Facebook …
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BOL 1558: Dish and Blockbuster: meh?
Dish and Blockbuster announce their Netflix-killing movie delivery and streaming plan, but it’s kind of a letdown unless you’re a really happy Dish subscriber. HP puts Meg Whitman in charge and boots Leo Apotheker, which no one seems all that happy about Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata …
BOL 1557: Facebook is not the boss of me
Adam Curry joins the show today to discuss Google’s antitrust hearing (charade or not charade?), Facebook’s redesign backlash, and how HP’s board is looking at ousting Leo Apotheker as CEO–which apparently has many more political ramifications than we wo Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction …
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BOL 1556: Google+ and Facebook: headed for a showdown
We’re looking ahead to Facebook’s F8 conference, where we’re expecting all new buttons, tons of data porn, and ever more personalized advertising. Google is also looking ahead to Facebook’s F8 conference, by opening Google+ to everyone and making hangouts even more awesome. Plus, we imagine a world in which AT&T’s ongoing efforts to push through …
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BOL 1555: Netflix to Qwikster to Regretflix?
Netflix rocks our world with the news that they’re splitting up into two separate companies: Netflix for streaming and embedded media delivery, and Qwikster (yeah, seriously) for DVD delivery. Best part? Two Websites, two accounts, two queues! What’s not to love? Also, Google Wallet and AT&T LTE arrive, Molly tees off on the Droid X …
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