Buzztown Archive

Facebook denies that it’s building its own phone, despite its own claims of how great it would be. Captchas get replaced with ads (evil?). HP invents the tablet-powered printer. And Jason joins us on the other side of the board! Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for SEO, clarification, or as a produ...

The news that Windows Phone 7 won’t be coming to any CDMA carriers just yet has some of you close to suicide. That’s extreme. Just wait for LTE. It’ll happen. Also, the HDCP master key turns out to be legit (whoa!), notebook sales growth goes negative in a widespread iPad fallout pattern, and there’s a new Yahoo Mail Beta coming! Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their...

Samsung Galaxy Tab pricing shows up on Amazon UK, and it’s well over a thousand dollars U.S., presumably to force you toward subsidized prices so you’ll end up paying the same amount or more for with-contract tablets. Which … seriously? No. Also, Craigslist says the adult services section is gone for good, and Google’s music service appears to be imminent–much to Spot...

On today’s show, it turns out that people and not just computers are looking at some of the super-private data you give to Google. And some of those people are hipsters in ironic t-shirts. Yeah, scary. Also, the new Twitter debuts, and it’s better than the iPad version. Plus, IE 9 and Nokia’s new attitude (and personnel): too little too late? Buzz Out Loud episodes are released i...

On today’s Buzz Out Loud, Jason confesses his noob security mistake, Consumer Reports wants the world to know they STILL don’t recommend the iPhone 4. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg’s Hollywood moment isn’t going to be as fun as he hoped, and we predict the MPAA will go nuclear if rumors of a permanent HDCP crack are true. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio...

Today on Buzz Out Loud, the deadly dashboard of patent pendencies, YouTube’s new live-streaming test (which we hope will eventually include CNET!), and Halo: Reach launching at midnight. Plus, could Apple launch an iPad with camera in time for the holidays? Rafe’s money is on the line. And a Stanford student gets the best tweet ever. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their origina...

In today’s news, Rafe is offended by the lazy criminals who just use Facebook to find out when people aren’t home. Also, Nokia gets a new CEO who’s apparently a fine steward. but is he a visionary? Especially with Android coming up fast? Also, Adobe brings back its Flash-to-iPhone app development tool. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadat...

Cupertino finally allows apps written in other languages but says No to amateur hour and more fart simulators. Also, Verizon may ban Google Search from its Android phones. the New York Times will eventually give up on print. and the Web knows how to dance. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for SEO, clarif...

Good news: Google says so long to the Search button, Mozilla launching an online gaming directory, and a jailed journalist Twitters from his cell. Bad news: Snakebots climb trees! And Twitter has dedicated servers for, gulp, Justin Bieber. Special guest Darren Kitchen joins us. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has bee...

On today’s show, a rousing discussion of scandal, sex, and giving cover to wrongdoers. And that’s just Oracle hiring Mark Hurd. In other tech news, Craigslist gets rid of its adult services section in the most passive-aggressive manner possible. Google Buzz costs the Goog $8.5 million, the Nokia N8 costs roughly the same, and we decide to eat the bear. Buzz Out Loud episodes are releas...

Turns out, when you announce to the world that you’ve got 160 million users, all of whom are tied to a credit card, you kind of call the phishers your way like a horde of hungry zombies. Hence: Ping comment spam. Also, HP is going to actually produce memr Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for SEO, c...

Steve Jobs says he tried to get Facebook integration in Ping, but Facebook made it too hard. Uh huh. Also, Boxee says it can price its box at $100 more and still compete. We’re not so sure. In other news, Twitter plans to record all the links you click, S Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for SEO, c...

Steve Jobs revealed today three new iPods, including a Shuffle with buttons, a Nano that can double as a wristwatch (we think) and a razor-sharp iPod Touch. Also: Sony and Amazon have media news of their own, and Zuckerberg wants his privacy. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for SEO, clarification, or as...

On today’s show, Google does us a solid in the ham-filtering department, we wonder whether Paul Allen might have waited too long to sue the Internet, or whether this is just the beginning, and we speculate whether seven inches is, in fact, the perfec Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for SEO, clarif...

DEK: We’re back from our BOL summer vacation, only to find that Paul Allen is trying to patent-troll the Internet out of existence, Netflix seems to have finally put BlockBuster out of existence, and Foursquare ain’t going down without a fight. Oh, and Do Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for...

In PlayStation news this week, the PS3 may be jailbreakable via USB dongle, until Sony breaks down your door and takes your PS3 straight out the door. Also, touch-controls on the back of the PSP may be nigh, we show you the 53 steps it takes to turn off Facebook Places, and Apple tries to climb in your window and snatch your jailbroken iOS device up. See you all in a week! Buzz Out Loud episodes a...

On today’s show, how future generations will know all too well where they were conceived, thanks to Facebook Places–and yes, it’s opt-out and lets your friends check you in, but somehow, I can still find a way to love it. Plus, Intel buys McAfee, Verizon’s bringing TV to your iPad (in bed), and Windows 7 is killing it! Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original a...

Turns out the Web is dead. Nope, sorry, Chris Anderson from Wired said so, and that’s just the way it is. Nevertheless, we discuss. Also, the Chrome OS is about to hit the tablet world like a meteor, you’re only getting half the broadband you’re paying for, and Microsoft Flight Simulator is back! Darren and Rafe are so excited! Molly and Jason are also here! Buzz Out Loud episode...

It’s long-accepted wisdom in the tech world that when the porn industry adopts a technology, that technology has arrived. Sadly for all of us, that day has arrived for 3-D. No, seriously. 3-D porn. Soft-core, thank goodness. Also, how HBO is trying to Benjamin us to death, why Windows Phone 7 might turn out to be cool after all, and the RIAA trying to force FM radios into all cell phones. No...

Happy 15th birthday to Internet Explorer and AT&T says Net neutrality is indeed onerous and it’s all for Verizon and Google’s proposal (um, duh). The Facebook dislike button finally launches, but it’s a scam. WiFi-sniffing aerial drones are the new black, and we celebrate 50 years of broadcasting to the world the following: looking for a good planet to plunder? Call Earth. Bu...

On today’s show, you can finally tell people that you read Playboy for the articles … and have it be the truth! At least if you shell out $5 for the Playboy iPad app. Also, Oracle sues Google over Android, and it doesn’t look good for Google. Plus, the brewing Apple vs. BBC cage match. Our prediction: Apple wins. Apple always wins. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their ori...

Google launches new voice control for Android. Apple breaks over-the-air Jailbreaking. Spock’s coffin has us spinning in our graves. And also, Rafe needs a new TV. Yeah, it’s kind of a slow news day. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for SEO, clarification, or as a product of data migration. P...

The social network stands up to Googlezon’s net neutrality proposal, and meanwhile plots Foursquare’s demise. Also Farmville pulling up stakes at MSN, and your car’s tire pressure sensors can be hacked by drive-bys. Everybody panic! Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for SEO, clarificatio...

On today’s show, we invent a new kind of typing (booty type, QWERTY booty, that kind of thing), and look ahead to the end of the Internet as we know it. Plus, do ethics trump shareholder rights? The Mark Hurd HP scandal rolls on. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for SEO, clarification, or as a prod...

On today’s show, we’ve discovered the secret of the Bermuda Triangle — well, some scientists discovered it. We just call it a giant angry Earth fart, like the one that’s apparently going to destroy us all. Oh, and also, soft-core porn, falsified expense reports, and a vengeful board. It’s the HP Way! Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. So...