Bing has taken over MSN video and it has videos from every network. Why aren’t they trumpeting this? We also get really confused by Verizon’s unlimited plan that has a limit of 5GB. Does it? Doesn’t it? What the hell? And we debate the way Twitter retweets. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their …
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A new law in Europe protects all citizens from the evils of cookies. Instead of relying on people to operate their own browser, Europe now requires all websites to notify users that they will set cookies. That certainly sounds annoying. Come on over to our freedom-loving US sites, y’all! We also check in on Motorola …
We get an email telling us our podcast RSS feed is now blocked in China after talkign abotu the dispute over World of Warcraft between two Chinese government departments. Really? THAT is what got us blocked. We also get a kick out of good old Grandpa Mu Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their …
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Apparently the Large Hadron Collider is doomed. It can’t even survive a bread bombing by birds. The Droid arrived on the scene though, and people actually lined up. However tethering is gonna cost you on the thing. Are you still in love? And Gwen Stefan Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio …
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The European Commission has decided that every citizen has a right to the Internet but still made it fairly easy for the media industry to cut it off. We also see that Intel is in hot water again. And we ask that perennial question, why can’t I own a Canadian. And Google answers. Buzz Out …
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Leaks from the secret negotiations of the ACTA treaty allege that ISPs worldwide would be required to lose safe harbor protections, implement three-strike anti-piracy policies and worse. We think this is outrageous. AT&T thinks Verizon is outrageous for their commercials and they’re taking them to court. Also EMI finally got around to suing BlueBeat.com for …
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The mystical city of Argleton in the UK appears on Google Maps but presents a face of green empty fields to people in person. What is it hiding? Druids? Wizards? Copyright protection? We also discuss the hot new XPERIA X 10 and the less hot Droid Exchange data plan. Also, we can tell you when …
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Over at BlueBeat.com, the best MP3-selling Website you’ve never heard of, has got it all for your listening pleasure, the entire Beatles catalog in MP3 form for just 25 cents each! Get them while you can (which won’t be long). In other news, file sharers might buy more music, Bittorrent might save the Internet, and …
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Turns out those terrahertz scanners in the airports are mostly safe, but they do a little unzipping of your DNA. Derek says it’s nothing to worry about. You won’t grow a third arm in the airport. Even if it would be handy in carrying baggage. We also find out email isn’t private. Did we need …
Amazon’s trying to compete with PayPal with a new service that brings one-click shopping into the rest of the non-Amazon world. We also kick around a rumor of Netflix coming to the Wii and discuss Google and Yahoo music searches. Oh and then Cooley and I get deep about business models and copyright. That’s near …
Read the full post →“BOL 1095: The Phrase that Pays from Amazon”
