On today’s show, security researchers report that Anonymous and LulzSec are, if anything, just distracting us with their antics while the true threat is a years-long cyberwarfare campaign that’s stolen everything from private intellectual property to high-level government secrets. So, that’ll probably lead to some reasoned and logical cyber-security discussions, no? No. Also, is the …
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It’s 8-02-11 (in U.S. style date parlance, we know), and therefore it’s WiFi Day … we don’t know what that means, but Molly’s planning to get some ice cream out of it! Plus, Android malware that can record your phone calls and free WiFi in London, thanks to Virgin Media. Plus, the New Yorker is …
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On today’s show, the sad news that even those of you who are grandfathered in to AT&T’s unlimited plans will be subject to throttling. sorry. Also, Adobe tries to future-proof itself with a new HTML5 Web animation tool, the darknet is not your mom’s social network, and RIM doesn’t make pizzas. Buzz Out Loud episodes …
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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 …
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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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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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, …
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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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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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 …
