Buzz Out Loud

July 8, 2008 11:52 AM PDT

Buzz Out Loud 761: Debt by data plan

Posted by Tom Merritt 2 comments

No, not death, but close to it. The race is on for who has the most expensive iPhone plan in the world! Plus Microsoft finally gives us a date for XP SP3, sort of. And we have some security news for you as well as a recap of the digital TV transition. So listen up!
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EPISODE 761

FAQ: iPhone 3G launch day is Friday
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-9983810-37.html

iPhone Jonny: world’s first iPhone 3G owner (in waiting)
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/iphone-jonny-worlds-first-iphone-3g-owner-in-waiting/

Spat with Rogers leaves Canadian Apple stores without iPhones
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/08/spat_with_rogers_leaves_canadian_apple_stores_without_iphones.html

Apple’s MobileMe service set to debut
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9985253-7.html

Microsoft hopes third time really is lucky with XP SP3 update
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/08/microsoft_xp_sp3_smb_server/

Civil rights groups hit panic button on DTV transition
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080707-civil-rights-groups-hit-panic-button-on-dtv-transition.html

Skooba makes with the pictures of TSA-friendly bags
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/skooba-makes-with-the-pictures-of-tsa-friendly-bags/

Google powers up users’ Gmail security arsenal
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9985264-36.html

TrueCrypt 6.0 Released
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/08/027220

Geeks get a word in with Merriam-Webster
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9985074-93.html

Kara's stories--Kids Tech camp--Obscura Digital
http://www.cnettv.com/

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July 7, 2008 11:51 AM PDT

Buzz Out Loud 760: 100 penny challenge

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We've offered more than 99 pennies in reward money as a challenge to the first person who can make some e-salt that will stop the snail robots from taking over our planet. Of course, running would probably also work as they are snails. Also Microsoft and Yahoo are fighting and we children don't like it. But Time Warner might. We also talk a little bit about some phone that's coming out this week. From Apple. I think it's called the over-hyped phone. Or iPhone. Or something.

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Episode 760

Microsoft letter backs Icahn, renews Yahoo focus
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9984466-7.html

Icahn letter outlines Microsoft’s support
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9984467-7.html

Yahoo statement in response to Carl Icahn’s latest open letter
http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?&ReleaseID=319847

Yahoo re-enters merger talks with Time Warner
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/technology/article4281977.ece

iPhone 3G: The waiting is getting old
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9984288-36.html

O2 starts 3G iPhone stampede, and runs away
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/07/o2_apple_3g_iphone_upgrade/

Pioneer fits 400Gb on Blu-ray with 16 layers… (Thanks Shalin!)
http://gizmodo.com/5022420/pioneer-pushes-blu+ray-discs-to-16-layers-400gb-capacity

Microwave ray gun controls crowds with noise
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14250-microwave-ray-gun-controls-crowds-with-noise.html

As price of fuel soars, so does a dirigible renaissance?
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/05/as-fuel-prices-soar.html

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July 3, 2008 11:44 AM PDT

Buzz Out Loud 759: Worms on the tongue

Posted by Molly Wood 4 comments

And that, my friends, is how we get you to listen all the way to the end. But in actual news of the day, a judge ordered Google to expose the viewing habits of millions of YouTube users. But it's OK, because only a few people will get to look at them. That's fine, right? Also, we freak out about privacy and identity theft, just in time for a study that acknowledges that consumers are freaking out about privacy and identity theft. Plus, the power of video compels you...to switch to broadband.

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EPISODE 759

Court ruling will expose viewing habits of YouTube users
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/07/court-ruling-will-expose-viewing-habits-youtube-us
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/03/AR2008070300747.html
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/07/judge-orders-yo.html

Source: Protective order will keep Viacom out of sensitive YouTube user data
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9983631-93.html

Report: Some dial-up users wish to stay that way
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9983629-7.html
http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/T/TEC_BROADBAND_STUDY?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-07-03-01-34-39
http://gigaom.com/2008/07/02/pews-state-of-us-broadband-200/

Nvidia cuts estimates, citing product delays and failures
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-9983247-37.html

Roku serves up Netflix Player source code
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/roku-serves-up-netflix-player-source-code/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9983188-7.html

Facebook-advertised boozefest spurs liquor ban
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9983220-36.html

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Tags:: YouTube,; Viacom,; dial-up,; Nvidia,; Roku,; Netflix,; open source,; Facebook,; OpenMoko,; Linux,; Guinness,; Firefox,; Mozilla,; Adobe,; PDF,; ISO,; Microsoft,; Vista,; Internet Explorer

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July 2, 2008 11:41 AM PDT

Buzz Out Loud 758: Return of the living MicroHoo

Posted by Molly Wood 2 comments

The rotten corpse of the Microsoft-Yahoo merger has apparently reanimated itself and is wandering down Wall Street, munching on the brains of News Corp. and Time Warner, recruiting them to its unholy cause. Sigh. In other news, Microsoft has a new Office subscription service, Blockbuster decided Circuit City just isn't worth it, and we debunk the Texas PC repair hysteria that's sweeping the blogosphere.
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EPISODE 758

Microsoft seeks partners for new run at Yahoo
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121496732802022117.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9982741-7.html

Office subscription service ready to go
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9982212-56.html

Blockbuster abandons Circuit City bid
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9982618-7.html

PINs stolen from Citibank ATMs
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9982500-7.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25495280/

Researchers: 637 million browser users at risk
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9981954-57.html

Texas PC repair now requires PI license
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2324220,00.asp
http://www.statesman.com/search/content/news/stories/local/06/27/0627computertech.html

Apple orders 50 million iPhone NAND chips from Samsung, rest of world put on hold?
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/apple-eats-first-at-samsungs-nand-table-rest-of-industry-starv/

TV Viewers’ average age hits 50 years old
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/01/2121233

AT&T says original iPhones can be inactivated and used as Wi-Fi iPods
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/07/02/att_says_original_iphones_can_be_inactivated_and_used_as_wifi_ipods.html

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July 1, 2008 11:49 AM PDT

Buzz Out Loud 757: Vista: it's not Stalin

Posted by Molly Wood 4 comments

Big thanks to one of our callers today who offers some much-needed perspective on Vista and...well, everything, really. Also, Netflix saves the profiles (yay!), AT&T releases details on iPhone 3G pricing (ouch if you don't get a contract), and Fiji objects to other things named "Fiji." Just like how we object to other things named "Buzz."

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Episode 757

Happy Canada Day!

Netflix issues mulligan on profiles, won’t eliminate the feature
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9980993-36.html
http://blog.netflix.com/2008/06/profiles-feature-not-going-away.html

AT&T releases iPhone 3G pricing details
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9981676-7.html

McAfee study takes surfers to depths of spam
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/MNFH11HHOU.DTL

On the road: New bag helps laptop pass airport security
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/business/01road.html

Official Google Blog: Google learns to crawl Flash
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/google-learns-to-crawl-flash.html

Netvibes gets all Digg-like with buzz
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/30/AR2008063001658.html

Fiji not happy with Microsoft’s ‘Fiji’
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9981427-56.html

AOL rate increase maybe not as dumb as it looks
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9980905-93.html

Sprint may be making a comeback
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9981044-7.html

Roundest object in the world created
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/01/1230203

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Tags:: netflix,; at&t,; apple,; iphone,; 3g,; tsa,; google,; flash,; netvibes,; digg,; buzz,; aol,; sprint,; microsoft,; fiji

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June 30, 2008 12:30 PM PDT

Buzz Out Loud 756: Dicker caught dickering

Posted by Molly Wood 2 comments

You know how sometimes the punishment fits the crime? In this case the criminal fits the crime. GoDaddy's VP of domain auctions, appropriately named Dicker, was caught bidding (dickering?) on domains on his own auction site. D'oh! Also, Sony starts offering some creative incentives to get you to buy their TVs: their movies. Hmm.
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Episode 756

Save Windows XP
http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/archives/2008/06/editors_blog_sa.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/30/BUDG11GE33.DTL

Google taps ‘Family Guy’ guy for Web series
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9980226-7.html

A movie on your TV at home, before you can rent it
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/technology/30sony.html

GoDaddy VP caught bidding against customers
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/29/0625249

Tech giants form group to buy patents
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9980343-7.html

Get a ticket, get a free gadget
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9979488-7.html

'Unprecedented pent-up demand' for Apple iPhone 3G, RBC says
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2008/6/unprecedented-demand-for-apple-iphone-3g

Princeton University to publish Kindle textbooks
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9979179-7.html

Your online profile actually tells a lot about you
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/30/0043232

Type in a song and make a free music link to share music with friends (Thanks Josh Lowehnson of CBS Interactive's Webware.com)
http://tinysong.com/

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June 27, 2008 12:22 PM PDT

Buzz Out Loud 755: Issues of men and womthem

Posted by Molly Wood 4 comments

Thorny gender issues arise on Facebook, Bill Gates takes his leave, Sony announces movie downloads without any movies but their own, and anyone in North Carolina who's offended by their own, inadvertently rude "WTF" license plate can get it replaced at no cost. But we say: drive it with pride!
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EPISODE 755

For Bill Gates, the next phase begins
http://news.cnet.com/For-Bill-Gates%2C-the-next-phase-begins/2009-1014_3-6242476.html

Sony yet to sign PSN movie download deals
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11133&Itemid=2

Survey: 8 in 10 businesses now using Macs
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/06/26/8_in_10_businesses_now_using_Macs_1.html

Google enters the PC to TV arena
http://www.last100.com/2008/06/27/google-enters-the-pc-to-tv-arena/

Microsoft to buy semantic search engine Powerset for $100M plus
http://venturebeat.com/2008/06/26/microsoft-to-buy-semantic-search-engine-powerset-for-100m-plus/

Facebook ‘gender policy’ has grammar in mind
http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9978875-2.html

WTF? North Carolina offers to replace 10,000 license plates
http://idle.slashdot.org/idle/08/06/26/1730242.shtml

Dual-display e-book concept mimics reading, makes complete sense
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/26/dual-display-e-book-concept-mimicks-reading-makes-complete-sens/

Martian soil ‘could support life’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7477310.stm

ConnectU founders score spots on U.S. Olympic rowing team
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9978934-36.html

Scientific American: 5 3D printers
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/26/scientific-american.html

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June 26, 2008 12:21 PM PDT

Buzz Out Loud 754: Molly.wood, here I come!

Posted by Molly Wood Post a comment

ICANN approves its plan to totally overhaul the Internet domain structure, but all we can do is make fun of the name "Winklevoss." Hee. "Winklevoss." Also today, Microsoft wants to shut off your gadgets from afar (or at least, their patent filing suggests that they do), the Samsung Instinct is totally the new iPhone, and torrent freaks think JJ Abrams' new show, Fringe, will be a hit. Phew!
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EPISODE 754

Judge Ends Facebooks Feud With ConnectU
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/judge-ends-facebooks-feud-with-connectu/

Facebook suspends app that permitted peephole
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9977762-7.html

Internet overhaul wins approval
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7475986.stm

Samsung Instinct flies off Sprint’s shelves at record pace
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/26/samsung-instinct-flies-off-sprints-shelves-at-record-pace/

Chrysler vehicles to offer Wi-Fi
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121448112930106809.html

T-Mobile rolls out home phone plan
http://www.informationweek.com/news/telecom/voice/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208801023

BT starts threatening music downloaders with internet cut-off
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/26/bt_bpi_letter/

I’ve seen the future, and it has a kill switch (Thanks, Fabio!)
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2008/06/securitymatters_0626

This fall's TV shows: Now on P2P networks
http://newteevee.com/2008/06/26/this-falls-tv-shows-now-on-p2p-networks/

Only one quarter of the planet to be online by 2012
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/26/1224252

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Tags:: facebook,; connectu,; sprint,; samsung,; instinct,; bt,; kill switch,; microsoft,; p2p,; t-mobile,; voip

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June 25, 2008 11:34 AM PDT

Buzz Out Loud 753: RIAA killed the radio star

Posted by Molly Wood 1 comment

OK, now this is weird: the music industry is trying to undermine the way the music industry distributes and promotes music and has always distributed and promoted music. They're calling radio piracy. What has the world come to? Also, RIM totally biffs it with the BlackBerry Bold; hackers crack the London Tube and ride around for free; and Microsoft sets a date for Windows 7. Somebody reserve the church.
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Episode 753

Internet provider halts plan to track, sell users’ surfing data
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/24/AR2008062401033.html

RIAA declares that AM-FM radio is a ‘kind of piracy’ (thanks Mark!)
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/recording-indus.html

American Airlines’ Wi-Fi debuts tomorrow; Glenn Fleishman’s analysis
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/24/american-airlines-wi.html

BlackBerry Bold delayed on AT&T until at least mid-August!
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/06/25/blackberry-bold-delayed-on-att-until-at-least-mid-august/

Hackers crack London Tube’s ticketing system
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/06/hackers-crack-l.html

Two trojans For Mac OS X
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/25/0032226

Real-world Firefox 3 memory usage leads the field
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/24/2012204

No XP reprieve; Windows 7 release set
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/24/2358210

Clueless video game bill nears passage in New York
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080624-game-law.html... Read more

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June 24, 2008 11:54 AM PDT

Buzz Out Loud 752: This episode is not called 'BOLympics'

Posted by Molly Wood 1 comment

There's no way we'd bait the International Olympic Committee like that, knowing how notoriously aggressive they are about controlling their content. They hardly want anyone to see it. That's why all the digital content is Vista only this year. Rimshot! In other news of the day, Nokia bought Symbian, leading analysts to predict everything from global market takeover to complete and utter destruction.

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EPISODE 752

Nokia buys Symbian, turns software over to Symbian Foundation
http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/nokia-buys-symbian/
http://news.cnet.com/Symbians-new-role-in-mobile-apps-drama/2009-1039_3-6242423.html
http://mashable.com/2008/06/24/nokia-acquires-symbian/

The high-tech job capital is the Big Apple?
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/the-high-tech-job-capital-isthe-big-apple/

Microsoft pledges Windows XP support through 2014
http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208800494

NBC Olympics on-the-go download service is Vista only
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080623-nbc-olympics-on-the-go-download-service-is-vista-only.html

Radio digital switchover proposed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7470460.stm

Co-founder shares surprises, letdowns, morsels from early Microsoft days
http://news.cnet.com/2009-1014_3-6242276.html

T-Mobile to prorate cell phone termination fees
http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208800463

New brief on DARPA’s Vulcan engine
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9975240-7.html

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