We accidentally besmirch the reputation of Danica Patrick, come up with some reasons why Bing might actually work (except for how it apparently means disease in Chinese), and take to task the millions of people who are still deliberately clicking on spam. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata …
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On today’s show, there’s tech news, but there’s also the new Sprint Evo 4G, and that’s kind of all we can think about. Its big 4-inch screen, its two cameras, its kickstand. Sigh. It’s my new boo. Also, though, some stuff about Google, the full text of ACTA is leaked, we have a winner in …
Announcing our very first not-even-remotely sanctioned by the legal department video creation contest: make us an awesome video in which Steve Jobs and the Predator work out who has prior art on swipe-to-unlock. We will reward the awesomest video with a Buzz Out Loud ceramic travel mug. Oh, and Google turns off its filters in …
Google and China’s war heats up a bit. Amazon is apparently not going to war against the iPad. But the most compelling news of the day? Swipe to unlock existed long before Apple ever thought of it. It involved Aliens. And Predators. And self-destruction. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. …
Turns out, according to some developers, that the only way to get your hands on a prereleased iPad is to build it a special sealed bunker of its very own, with darkened windows and a chain so it can’t get up and walk away on you. People, we are NOT making this up. Also, we …
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Apparently some auto dealers sell cars to folks with bad credit if those folks agree to allow a box to be installed int heir car that gives the dealer remote access. In other words if they fall behind in the payments the car can be shut off remotely. This led to madcap mayhem in Austin …
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If 3D is the chicken and the Avatar DVD is the egg, somehow we should all get free chickens or 3D is DOA. Or something like that. We’ve all still got a bit of a BBQ hangover from our time in Austin, but at least Rafe’s here to make a little sense. Oh, wait, he …
Veronica Belmont and Ben Huh join us on stage to talk about the brewing war between Apple and Google, pay walls on the web… and we also wage tiny cute little wars on each other as well. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been …
Today’s BOL happened before a live studio audience at SXSW in Austin, TX. Cali Lewis and Nicole Lee joined us on stage to discuss the state of SXSW Interactive, the on-going Google/China kerfluffle, and pharmaceutical companies’ struggles to fit the risks of drugs into a Twitter-friendly 140 characters. Also, Cali Lewis nearly loses a toe…. …
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Patent wars reignite, the Internet is nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, and multitasking may be coming to the iPhone. It’s an epic sort of show today. Also, PS3 gets in the game with a motion-controller, and employees like us knowingly violate IT policies like crazy people. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their …
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