Amazon and Vudu both launch full-featured Web apps for Apple’s iPad to avoid the Apple tax and, in Amazon’s case, so that they can actually have a link to their store in their mobile experience. Is Apple accidentally driving people toward a device-agnostic tech future? I hope so! Also, Nokia is out of North America, …
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On today’s show, RIM’s BlackBerry blog is hacked after it cooperates with police over BlackBerry Messenger’s role in coordinating the ongoing London riots. Also, lightning strikes an Amazon Web server and half the Internet goes down (or was it solar flares?). Plus, coolest use of a zip line ever, as China retains its status as …
Read the full post →“BOL 1527: London’s burning thanks to BBM”
The sun is throwing out magnetic storms that could disrupt your GPS, your cell phone signals, and maybe even cause soda machines to kill you in extremely violent 1980s movie style. Just … Google it. In other news, the World Wide Web turned 20 this weekend, the kids of today are learning to be hackers …
Read the full post →“BOL 1526: Prepare for Maximum Overdrive!”
Google and Microsoft continue their highly public patent-related catfight, which is either raising awareness of the issue of overbroad software patents or just turning into an embarrassing public battle that’s making us all uncomfortable. Also, facial recognition is a trap, and security researchers are rushing to unveil the real Shady Rat. Plus: Computer Love! Buzz …
Read the full post →“BOL 1525: Patent catfights and the hot rod plow”
On today’s show, Google is upset that its competitors are using a giant portfolio of patents to attack Android. Never mind that Google could have joined in the purchase of said portfolio or, more importantly, that it’s got the clout and cash to lead a fight against software patents in the first place. Good try, …
Read the full post →“BOL 1524: The finger wiggle patent portfolio attacks”
On today’s show, security researchers report that Anonymous and LulzSec are, if anything, just distracting us with their antics while the true threat is a years-long cyberwarfare campaign that’s stolen everything from private intellectual property to high-level government secrets. So, that’ll probably lead to some reasoned and logical cyber-security discussions, no? No. Also, is the …
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It’s 8-02-11 (in U.S. style date parlance, we know), and therefore it’s WiFi Day … we don’t know what that means, but Molly’s planning to get some ice cream out of it! Plus, Android malware that can record your phone calls and free WiFi in London, thanks to Virgin Media. Plus, the New Yorker is …
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On today’s show, the sad news that even those of you who are grandfathered in to AT&T’s unlimited plans will be subject to throttling. sorry. Also, Adobe tries to future-proof itself with a new HTML5 Web animation tool, the darknet is not your mom’s social network, and RIM doesn’t make pizzas. Buzz Out Loud episodes …
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Google wants to control both ends of Internet delivery, Google + traffic may be dropping already, and British police may or may not have arrested a LulzSec leader, depending on whether you believe LulzSec tricked British police or not. Also, Spotify is sued for patent infringement, we dish out Computer Love advice, and the craziest …
Fox decides to implement an 8-day window and subscription authentication on its content across the Web … which we know consumers love. No really, we love that. Meanwhile, patent wars continue to ruin smartphone innovation — hopefully not so much that it prevents us from getting the transparent gadgets that some genius Stanford researchers. Also, …
Read the full post →“BOL 1519: Content holders become content withholders”
