The cast of Buzz Out Loud has a message for HP that we hope they’ll hear: guys. Seriously. Please stop talking. Don’t tell the press you may or may not spin off your PC unit if you can figure out what that would mean for the company, and don’t let the EVP of the PC …
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BOL 1541: How to kill HP in 15 easy steps
The Wall Street Journal devastates Hewlett Packard in one incredibly accurate editorial that compiles all the mistakes of the past year or so. And well … it hurts. In that oh so true way. Speaking of hard truths, Eric Schmidt says Google + is an identity service and not a social network, and if you …
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BOL 1540: Astronomy is a girl’s best friend
On today’s show, we discover the universe’s biggest diamond floating out there in space. Plus, the FCC is investigating why cell phone networks went down during this week’s East Coast earthquake, especially with Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast even as we speak. Our BOL PSA to you: text, don’t call. And also, …
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BOL 1539: It’s so hard to say goodbye to Steve Jobs
On today’s show, Josh Lowensohn joins us to talk about Steve Jobs’ departure from Apple, the coming Tim Cook era, and the new org chart. And don’t worry, there’s other news, too: Google pays $500 million for assisting pill popping in the U.S., GameStop’s dirty tricks, CmdrTaco pulls a Steve Jobs, and the best song …
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BOL 1538: Bunny Out Loud
On today’s show, cute-animal-song wunderkind Parry Gripp joins us to talk about his new Baby Monkey iPhone game, and he’s represented by the cutest bunny ever. Seriously. We can barely focus. Seriously. Also, Facebook’s major sweeping privacy changes mean you can finally erase your ex from your profile, which is actually kind of awesome. And …
BOL 1537: BOL, Quake Out Loud Edition
On today’s show, an earthquake appears to be headed right for us, and all we can talk about is HP and WebOS some more! Plus, Lenovo’s baffling decision to drop the ThinkPad Tablet into the marketplace at $500, when fire-sale frenzy is at its peak. Um. Oops. And would Apple risk fragmenting the iPhone in …
BOL 1536: TouchPad frenzy ignites the Internet
HP has a winner on its hands, now that it’s killed off that particular winner. The Internetorati clamor to buy discounted TouchPads, while HP’s stock plummets 20 percent to a six-year low. So, Apotheker, who’s right? You or the geeks? Also, Facebook finds out once again that censorship is hard, and the real reason aliens …
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BOL 1534: Cognitive semiconductors: here comes the Singularity!
IBM has created what they’re benignly calling cognitive semiconductors, which are computers that can actually learn, think, and creatively process information. So, that sounds like a good idea, right? I mean, seriously, great work, IBM, but when one of your big backers is DARPA, you can’t fool us. We know Skynet is upon us. Also, …
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BOL 1535: WebOS? What WebOS?
If you stood by believing all of HP’s grand proclamations about standing by WebOS and supporting it to the end, you’re finding out the hard way that love really does hurt. A lot. Plus, we discuss whether HP really can make it in the post-PC world, and whether this was or wasn’t the best week …
BOL 1533: Happy 8,000,000th patent!
We celebrate the patent wars with Zynga while Google’s stock gets downgraded. TV Studios think its a good idea to pull back their content on the Web and if you’ve ever faked a phone call on your cell phone, you’re not the only one. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. …