On today’s show, a rousing discussion of scandal, sex, and giving cover to wrongdoers. And that’s just Oracle hiring Mark Hurd. In other tech news, Craigslist gets rid of its adult services section in the most passive-aggressive manner possible. Google Buzz costs the Goog $8.5 million, the Nokia N8 costs roughly the same, and we …
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BOL Ep. 1301: Apple waves the phishing flag
Turns out, when you announce to the world that you’ve got 160 million users, all of whom are tied to a credit card, you kind of call the phishers your way like a horde of hungry zombies. Hence: Ping comment spam. Also, HP is going to actually produce memr Buzz Out Loud episodes are released …
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BOL Ep. 1300: Is Ping a ding or a zing?
Steve Jobs says he tried to get Facebook integration in Ping, but Facebook made it too hard. Uh huh. Also, Boxee says it can price its box at $100 more and still compete. We’re not so sure. In other news, Twitter plans to record all the links you click, S Buzz Out Loud episodes are …
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BOL Ep. 1299: Apple iPod announcement shuffles the buttons
Steve Jobs revealed today three new iPods, including a Shuffle with buttons, a Nano that can double as a wristwatch (we think) and a razor-sharp iPod Touch. Also: Sony and Amazon have media news of their own, and Zuckerberg wants his privacy. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata …
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BOL Ep. 1298: Forking tired of Android forks
On today’s show, Google does us a solid in the ham-filtering department, we wonder whether Paul Allen might have waited too long to sue the Internet, or whether this is just the beginning, and we speculate whether seven inches is, in fact, the perfec Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. …
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BOL Ep.1297: Facebook wants to own your face
DEK: We’re back from our BOL summer vacation, only to find that Paul Allen is trying to patent-troll the Internet out of existence, Netflix seems to have finally put BlockBuster out of existence, and Foursquare ain’t going down without a fight. Oh, and Do Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. …
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BOL 1296: Booty type coming to a PSP near you
In PlayStation news this week, the PS3 may be jailbreakable via USB dongle, until Sony breaks down your door and takes your PS3 straight out the door. Also, touch-controls on the back of the PSP may be nigh, we show you the 53 steps it takes to turn off Facebook Places, and Apple tries to …
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BOL 1295: Facebook Places knows when you miss the bus
On today’s show, how future generations will know all too well where they were conceived, thanks to Facebook Places–and yes, it’s opt-out and lets your friends check you in, but somehow, I can still find a way to love it. Plus, Intel buys McAfee, Verizon’s bringing TV to your iPad (in bed), and Windows 7 …
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BOL 1294: Web: there’s an app for that
Turns out the Web is dead. Nope, sorry, Chris Anderson from Wired said so, and that’s just the way it is. Nevertheless, we discuss. Also, the Chrome OS is about to hit the tablet world like a meteor, you’re only getting half the broadband you’re paying for, and Microsoft Flight Simulator is back! Darren and …
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BOL 1293: 3-D has arrived!
It’s long-accepted wisdom in the tech world that when the porn industry adopts a technology, that technology has arrived. Sadly for all of us, that day has arrived for 3-D. No, seriously. 3-D porn. Soft-core, thank goodness. Also, how HBO is trying to Benjamin us to death, why Windows Phone 7 might turn out to …