Talk about a sentence custom-designed to send a chat room off the rails. But the actual topic of discussion was the massive insecurity of the global GPS network, which is totally susceptible to sat-nav jamming. Also, Apple continues to suffer under its terrible, self-imposed burden of censorship, and we are ALL GOING TO DIE FROM …
Read the full post →“BOL 1172: All tanker captains need a sextant”
dek: The pants meme is strong in this episode — so strong we can’t even pinpoint it to a certain topic. Google Buzz is pants, Microsoft may have no pants on, and the IOC is trying to sue the pants off everyone under the sun. And Molly will not be wearing pants to BOL’s SXSW …
In today’s show, more unbelievable details from the top-secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement leak out, and we determine (again) that it’s sheer unadulterated evil and has to be stopped. Also, we explore the winkie defense, discover that naps boost your brain power, and hey, Betty White? We’ll let you host Buzz Out Loud for real anytime …
Today on Buzz Out Loud, fun kills and companies kill fun. Apple kills all the good boob stuff in the App Store, Google’s building its Daemon-Skynet empire by getting into the power business, and Italy thinks 3D glasses can give you pink-eye. Also, Microsoft and Yahoo finally get that search deal done, about a thousand …
We have two awesomely inexplicable voice mails today, we discuss the rise of Zeus (the botnet), and Ubisoft’s new DRM scheme sends us into a synchronized rage. We also chat with Peter Brantley, co-founder of the Open Book Alliance, about the latest twist and turn in the Google Books settlement attempt. Short version: copyright law …
Read the full post →“BOL 1168: All the good porn is on Xfinity”
0Well, ok, 3D might not make you go blind, but we think the issue warrants further study. At least, Molly and Rafe think it warrants further study. Tom’s just baiting us. Also, AT&T gets a Windows Phone 7 victory, Warner is still keeping DVDs on life support, and PDFs are just plain dangerous. Also, our …
Spoiler: it’s Veronica! Also, gambling prostitutes. Ms. Belmont joins us today to talk about Google’s abject apologies and speculate about what’s inside that Google-Aid they’re drinking down there. Plus, we think Windows Phone 7 looks pretty cool despite that odd naming convention, and after that it’s all mobile news all the time. –Molly Buzz Out …
Read the full post →“BOL 1166: What’s in Veronica’s closet?”
The rumor mill has it that Amazon wants to give its Prime subscribers a free Kindle. Like, all of them. We think that fails the sniff test, but we might be hypersensitive because of the ridiculous rumor mill that briefly killed off the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi this week. Oh, and Google’s working on …
Read the full post →“BOL 1165: Kindles for all? The future is cloudy.”
We think, due to the magic of search-engine optimization, that this episode is about to become our highest-rated ever. P.S. Attention, visitors from Google: this is not the Facebook login page. Sorry about that. In other news today, we tear down Google Buzz’s privacy options, Bill Gates can barely be bothered to diss the iPad, …
When botnets do battle for your desktop, you lose. But we still find it kind of cool. Google Buzz on the other hand, we’re not so sure about — mainly because we just want to try it out and it turns out we’ve now been opted in to all kinds of public information and sharing …
