Imagine a new genre of tiny implantable sensors, airborne and stationary surveillance cameras and sensors and other devices that operate without batteries on energy collected from the motion of a heart beat and have wireless communications capability. And the power plant for those devices is a "nanogenerator" that could even produce energy to charge an iPod from the movements of a person walking down the street.
Does Adobe's Edge tool signal the death of Flash and the prominant rise of HTML5? Are people already losing interest in Google+, or is it just that the initial gold-rush wave of early adopters is over? A recent study showed that Internet Explorer users are dumber than those that use other browsers; only the study and the company that conducted it were both fake, proving that it's tech journalists that are dumb (or at least lazy and rushed).
If you're a Mac user there's every chance in the world that you have a copy of iTunes on your computer. And if you're any kind of iOS device owner, you certainly do. After all, it's the primary avenue for playing and syncing your Mac's media.
PCWorld Editors Megan Geuss, Nate Ralph, and Jason Cross express their disappointment in the new FX processors from AMD. "Bulldozer" was supposed to get AMD back in the arms race against Intel for high-performance CPUs, but it's not nearly fast enough and draws too much power. The best AMD can compete with seems to be the middle-of-the-road from Intel.
I'm a big podcast listener. On a given week, I'll probably listen to at least several hours of podcasts during commutes and downtime. Due to this, I require a high quality podcast app for Android that makes managing and listening to the content that I enjoy simple and easy. I've been a fan of Doggcatcher for a long time.
We've got three days down, and CES 2012 is slowly winding down. We've seen a number of new devices, heard a lot of promising news from folks like Intel, and had time with some awesome accessories and plain old cool tech. In case you missed any of yesterday's news, here's a recap:
We're back once again with the Greatest Android Podcast in the World! Up this week is the LG Spectrum, Droid RAZR MAXX, Jerry finally gets a Galaxy Nexus, and we talk about Google's privacy policy changes.
We now return you to your regularly scheduled Android Central Podcast, where we finally put CES 2012 behind us and look ahead to Mobile World Congress, talk some in-car Android wishes, figure out what's wrong with Lightsquared -- and answer a few of your e-mails and voicemails.
We're back from the Thanksgiving break and are talking turkey, the ASUS Transformer Prime, Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the ongoing saga of Carrier IQ and your smartphone privacy.
Phil, Cory, Alex and Mickey take on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus -- which might or might not be available where you live -- the new Amazon Kindle Fire, and Google's new Google Music store.
We sift through our Motorola Droid RAZR review, the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, ASUS Transformer Prime and Tegra 3, the eventual end of Adobe Flash on Mobile, and still find time to sneak in a few of your e-mails and voicemails.
We're back! And we brought the latest and greatest in Android news with us, including the upcoming Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, the we go hands-on with the HTC Rezound, and more on the Galaxy Nexus.
We get our grubby hands on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, try to figure out what's bugging Phil so bad about in-app purchasing (while playing the extremely awesome Wind-up Knight), and catch up on a wealth of other news. Plus, more of your questions. Join us!
Phil, Jerry Cory and Alex go live (and big) in London, wrap up the Great HTC Scandal of October 2011, and try to wade through the mess that is the pre-CTIA Nexus rumors.
Phil, Jerry, Cory and Rene brave the wilds of their first video podcast to tackle the Amazon Kindle Fire, the latest Ice Cream Sandwich/Nexus news, plus more of your questions. Listen in!
The Motorola Droid Bionic is finally here! No, really! It is! We have one! Plus, we stop using exclamation points and talk about a slew of new Sony Ericsson hardware, plus your e-mails and voicemails. And we celebrate our 100,000th Twitter follower. Listen in!
We've got more new hardware than you can shake a stick at. In fact, we shook a stick at it, and out popped more new hardware. Join us as we talk the U.S. Galaxy S II phones, what's coming out of IFA, the latest Nexus rumors, and that creepy Droid Bionic bust we got in the mail.
We catch up on a couple weeks worth of news -- and some of it's even Android-related. What Steve Jobs' stepping down from Apple means for Android, the twisted tale of the HP TouchPad, HTC's unlocking bootloaders (sort of), and Verizon's not getting a Galaxy S II. Listen in!
Phil, Jerry and Mickey take on HTC's stake in Beats by Dre, go deep into the Ice Cream Sandwich leak, lament the loss of Google App Inventor and answer a slew of your e-mails and voicemails.
We're back for one monster of a podcast with a major update to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, HTC's bootloader unlocking process, the malware scare, patents in the news and a whole lot more. Listen in!
We talk up the recent Netflix update, more new hardware announcements, and the Droid Bionic brouhaha. Plus, a special guest appearance by Joe from Swiftkey. Listen in!
We take on the Motorola Droid 3, the AT&T HTC Status, Spotify in the United States, and Android's ever-increasing numbers. Plus, more of your e-mails and voicemails, and a good old-fashioned rant against tiered data. Join us!
Phil, Jerry, Mickey and British import Alex Dobie talk up the quiet release of the Motorola Droid 3, Google Maps offline, and where tablet pricing is going. Listen in!
As you've doubtlessly heard, Steve Jobs has resigned his position as CEO and will, instead, become Apple's Chairman of the Board. Tim Cook will replace Jobs as CEO. In this special edition of the Macworld podcast, I'm joined by Andy Ihnatko, Michael Gartenberg, and Chris Breen to discuss what this means for Apple's future as well as how Jobs has shaped Apple's present.
In this week's episode we turn to two subjects close to my heart—iTunes and AppleScript. And who better to talk to about these topics than the mind behind Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes, Doug Adams?
It's Friday the 13th & we are wrapping up CES 2012. Today on the show we discuss the Best of CES winners and losers and discuss some CES disappointments and surprises.
After our first day of CES we discuss what tech is making waves in Vegas. What grabbed your attention and which products will never see the store shelves. Molly breaks down her interview with Google's Eric Schmidt and Brian Tong reflects on his time with LL Cool J live on the CNET stage.
It's our annual prediction extravaganza! Stephen, the All-Seeing Eye, NostraTongus, and Molly the Mage look into 2012 and guess at which companies, which gadgets, and which trends will appear, die, expand, or maybe just go horribly wrong. Spoiler: we all think Facebook will IPO.
It's Microsoft's last CES, we say goodbye, and will it have any major impact on the worlds largest electronics show. Short answer. No. The vote on SOPA gets delayed until 2012, just in time to try to make people forget.
Nekkid Tech host Greg Knieriemen chatted with Greg Schulz of StorageIO and Dell storage evangelist Gina Minks on various topics including the Infosmack mashup mess, how to pitch an ebook and what to do about those pesky IT admins...
On today's Most Epic Buzz Out Loud Episode Ever, we interview the founders of Skout.com and find out there's an easier way to find love and friendship all around you than the way you have to do it in Sweden.
On this week's show, Jessica Dolcourt joins us for some hands-on time with the Galaxy Nexus--and that peek is all you get, since there's still no U.S. release date for that sucker.
Adobe puts their support behind HTML 5 and ends further development of Flash on mobile browsers. Somewhere Steve Jobs is smiling. Warner Bros. takes down files they never even saw, which makes us feel great about the future of the Stop Piracy Online Act.
VidBlogger Nation's founder Marc Scarpa joins us to talk about his Social TV Network and the rise of new media. Buzz Out Loud's own legal advisor Gil Cabrera joins us to talk about Samsung and its reach for something, anything in their patent battles with Apple. Guess what, they aren't winning. But you know who IS winning? Steve Ballmer. It's Gadgets Galore with the Samsung Nexus, Droid Razr and the Lytro camera. Which one is Molly going to buy?
On this week's show, a moment of silence for Dennis Ritchie, the father of the C programming language and co-creator of Unix. Another moment of silence for RIM, and the three-day silence of BlackBerry's email servers. Come ON, RIM. Keep it together! Also, Galaxy Nexus announcement coming Oct. 27? And Facebook wants to own your data for serious--like "it's a trade secret now" serious.
CNET's extensive live coverage of the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is hosted by Brian Cooley and Brian Tong with special guests, including Jay Elliot, former Apple vice president.
Welcome to our first Buzz Out Loud Weekly, which is, ironically, our third show this week! It's a stair-step approach, really. We're recapping and analyzing Amazon's Kindle conflagration, wondering what the new iPhone 5 will look like and whether hidden retail skus do indeed point to a cheaper model, and pondering where to get free coffee on this, National Coffee Day. Plus, your calls and letters -- keep them coming!
Today was a special day because it was the Buzz Out Loud Bonus Makeup Monday Show. Netflix is still in the news while some major rivals show off their goods this week including Amazon, Dish Network & Blockbuster. Facebook is scaring people all around the world with the latest changes. Is logging off of Facebook enough? And we hear from our fans in an extended Feedback Loop Loop Loop. We will be back live on Thursday at 10am PST so please tune in.
Dish and Blockbuster announce their Netflix-killing movie delivery and streaming plan, but it's kind of a letdown unless you're a really happy Dish subscriber. HP puts Meg Whitman in charge and boots Leo Apotheker, which no one seems all that happy about except maybe HP's wildly dysfunctional board. The entire foundation of the world and physics is rocked by the possibility of particles that can travel faster than light, but mostly, you just wish we could go back in time and un-announce that the show's going weekly. Hey, but bonus show Monday! See you then!
Adam Curry joins the show today to discuss Google's antitrust hearing (charade or not charade?), Facebook's redesign backlash, and how HP's board is looking at ousting Leo Apotheker as CEO--which apparently has many more political ramifications than we would have expected. Things you find out when Adam is on the show.
We're looking ahead to Facebook's F8 conference, where we're expecting all new buttons, tons of data porn, and ever more personalized advertising. Google is also looking ahead to Facebook's F8 conference, by opening Google+ to everyone and making hangouts even more awesome. Plus, we imagine a world in which AT&T's ongoing efforts to push through the T-Mobile acquisition could actually result in increased competition and a smaller, less terrifying incarnation of AT&T itself. And then we crack ourselves up. Also, yeah, Fordo's still going.
Netflix rocks our world with the news that they're splitting up into two separate companies: Netflix for streaming and embedded media delivery, and Qwikster (yeah, seriously) for DVD delivery. Best part? Two Websites, two accounts, two queues! What's not to love? Also, Google Wallet and AT&T LTE arrive, Molly tees off on the Droid X again, and be warned, mateys: we do talk like pirates.
Rafe Needleman joins us on the show today to discuss the dropping stock prices of RIM, Netflix and HP.How low will they go? We take a closer look at Scarlett Johansson's hacking scandal and Rafe shares with us a very special video about taxidermy.
The Buzz Crew feels like Facebook is losing its identity after adding the Subscribe button a day after Smart Lists. You guys really don't have to be like Twitter and Google+. Windows 8 embraces HTML5 in their Metro UI, while Flash takes another punch to the gut. And there's a reason why you don't tell Apple internal secrets. You'll be scared for the rest of your life. Just like Donald.
FaceBook brings their own Smart Lists and you might not care about Google+ anymore. The U.S. Department of Justice launches a criminal investigation against eBay and their dealings with Craigslist.org. Plus, we experience a radio dramatization of Return of the Jedi, since the Star Wars Blu-Ray is coming and Brian can't wait!
The 404's Wilson Tang joins us today to discuss Microsoft's Build Conference currently taking place in Anaheim California. Stephen gives out his random temporary phone number on his new iPhone App called Ring Shuffle and receives around 40 calls within 20 minutes. Good times! Look for those voice mails on tomorrow's show. Also the Kepler Telescope has discovered 6 new Earth like planets giving us more options when we need to get off this rock. All that and more on today's Buzz Out Loud
Amazon wants to be the Netflix of books, and we can't wait. The 9/11 Memorial uses tech to honor the victims memory. If you just use Twitter to lurk, you're not a bot, we're paging Dr. Watson and we want your Android OS name ideas!
On today's show, it's cloudy with a chance of downtime at Microsoft and Google both (I call it a "cloudage," geddit?). A new Facebook app is letting you dedicate your status updates to victims of 9/11, which we love. And Sprint is hoping to grab iPhone 5 customers with 1. the iPhone 5 and 2. unlimited data plans for iPhone 5. And the coolest pair of Nikes ever.
The Yahoo aftershocks continue as Carol Bartz gives an angry, expletive-filled interview to Fortune and employees give Jerry Yang an angry, expletive-filled earful at an all-hands meeting where Yahoo tries to explain what comes next. Also, Apple upholds its reputation as a silent impenetrable fortress that doesn't care much for your security, by failing to patch Safari against fraudulent Web certificates and not saying a dang thing about it.
Carol Bartz is out at Yahoo and the stock is up, which has got to hurt. They're still raking in the cash, but shareholders hate nothing more than a plateau. Plus, Netflix swears that at least this time, its jerk move (restricting users to only one stream at a time) was a total accident, and they're definitely not doing that. Promise. Plus, Groupon's IPO roadshow is off and the IPO itself may be off for good, and the Droid Bionic has finally arrived. Hooray!
The plot thickens on the lost iPhone prototype story: was there a police report? Did police escort Apple employees to a suspect's house and then stand by while those employees searched the place? Did Apple really not have security for its prototypes before the job listings they just posted? But the real question we have for everyone today is this: What is wrong with George Lucas and who will put a stop to his endless "Star Wars" tinkering!?
Just in time to force us all to streaming plans, Netflix announces that its content streaming deal with Starz has fallen apart. Eek. But at least they protected us from the tiered pricing Starz wanted in addition to $300 million per year. AT&T prepares its pro-merger death ray, Dominos announces plans for a pizza delivery joint on the moon (seriously), your responses to our decision to go weekly, and Pastor Luke mans up on Computer Love.
Apple, evidently, has a lot of employees with drinking problems, and it keeps letting those employees take iPhone prototypes out of the building. Really? Wow, dudes. Also, T-Mobile tries to pump up its employees over the merger situation, you can finally legally play Doom in Germany, tablet makers try everything but the easy solution, and China is going to kill us all. Or give us $99 tablets, hard to say. And Buzz Out Loud is getting out of the daily deals business.
Wow, look at the big consumer-friendly brain on the DOJ! The Justice Department files an unexpected suit to block the AT&T and T-Mobile acquisition, and we discuss whether we think that will mean the end of it, or whether AT&T will just start buying members of Congress left and right. You decide. Plus, the TouchPad rises once again, we have a winner in the "what does HP now stand for" contest, and it's not Hypothetical Pandas, although it should be.
The cast of Buzz Out Loud has a message for HP that we hope they'll hear: guys. Seriously. Please stop talking. Don't tell the press you may or may not spin off your PC unit if you can figure out what that would mean for the company, and don't let the EVP of the PC business say HP might get back into tablets. I mean, how hard is that, really? Plus, Wikileaks springs a major leak, and Beyonce's baby pwns Twitter.
The Wall Street Journal devastates Hewlett Packard in one incredibly accurate editorial that compiles all the mistakes of the past year or so. And well ... it hurts. In that "oh so true" way. Speaking of hard truths, Eric Schmidt says Google + is an "identity service" and not a social network, and if you don't want to use your real name, don't use G+. Respect. Less respect for the possibility that Larry Page knew about the rogue Canadian pharmacy ads that were posting on Google. Hmm.
On today's show, Josh Lowensohn joins us to talk about Steve Jobs' departure from Apple, the coming Tim Cook era, and the new org chart. And don't worry, there's other news, too: Google pays $500 million for assisting pill popping in the U.S., GameStop's dirty tricks, CmdrTaco pulls a Steve Jobs, and the best song tribute to Steve Jobs you'll ever hear (listen all the way to the end!).
On today's show, cute-animal-song wunderkind Parry Gripp joins us to talk about his new Baby Monkey iPhone game, and he's represented by the cutest bunny ever. Seriously. We can barely focus. Seriously. Also, Facebook's major sweeping privacy changes mean you can finally erase your ex from your profile, which is actually kind of awesome. And how "2001: A Space Odyssey" apparently constitutes prior art for tablet design. Oh, yeah.
On today's show, an earthquake appears to be headed right for us, and all we can talk about is HP and WebOS some more! Plus, Lenovo's baffling decision to drop the ThinkPad Tablet into the marketplace at $500, when fire-sale frenzy is at its peak. Um. Oops. And would Apple risk fragmenting the iPhone in order to get into emerging markets? We'll see. Oh, and quick hicks!
HP has a winner on its hands, now that it's killed off that particular winner. The Internetorati clamor to buy discounted TouchPads, while HP's stock plummets 20 percent to a six-year low. So, Apotheker, who's right? You or the geeks? Also, Facebook finds out once again that censorship is hard, and the real reason aliens want to kill us: we'll ruin the entire galaxy if we get off this rock!
If you stood by believing all of HP's grand proclamations about standing by WebOS and supporting it to the end, you're finding out the hard way that love really does hurt. A lot. Plus, we discuss whether HP really can make it in the post-PC world, and whether this was or wasn't the best week Microsoft has had in a long time. Also, we invent the Mail Truck Alternative to waiting 8 days for online TV, dish out some love advice on Computer Love, and find out why "kids" is apparently a dirty word.
IBM has created what they're benignly calling "cognitive semiconductors," which are computers that can actually learn, think, and creatively process information. So, that sounds like a good idea, right? I mean, seriously, great work, IBM, but when one of your big backers is DARPA, you can't fool us. We know Skynet is upon us. Also, don't get caught with your patents down!
We celebrate the patent wars with Zynga while Google's stock gets downgraded. TV Studios think its a good idea to pull back their content on the Web and if you've ever faked a phone call on your cell phone, you're not the only one.
Barack, Do you really want everyone to know where you are? In the Googorola aftermath, Microsoft was reportedly one of the comapnies in negotiations with Motorola. And the best way to kill an iPad 3 rumor, is to squash it with another rumor that you made up. Plus, Wilson Tang of the 404 joins us in studio.
Google buys Motorola Mobility! Once we figure out that it's not actually a joke, we grabbed News.com senior writer Maggie Reardon to help break it all down for us. Upshot: patents, patents, and more patents, and a war with its hardware partners. And also, a sea change in the entire industry. So, no big deal. Also, Anonymous rides to war with San Francisco's subway system over free speech, and we're with Anonymous. And did Apple's amazing Photoshop skills kill Galaxy Tab sales in Europe? The plot thickens.
Google gets into the social gaming biz, because it turns out that social gaming addiction is the key to all social media success. Well, and a 5% cut of the profits compared to Facebook's 30%. Nice move, Google. Scotland Yard is using Britain's huge network of spy cams plus facial recognition software to track down looters, DARPA just ditched millions of our dollars somewhere over the Pacific (again), and Computer Love plays it safe.
HTC spends $300 million to acquire some Beats Electronics awesomeness, but we have to admit: we're befuddled. Also, Apple is now officially the world's most valuable company, and we're happy, because they're slightly less evil than ExxonMobil. And in the worst idea we've heard in a while, the British Prime Minister floats the idea of turning off social networks to stem the rioting in London. Dude, do you WANT more riots!?
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, we're planning our visit to the Star Trek resort, and more Bronies than expected listen to BOL!
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 Honey Badger of the world.
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 at DefCon, and if you buy virtual gold instead of earning it, the terrorists win. No, really, that's actually kind of true.
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!
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, though! Also, our government prepares for the next war on terror--cyber-terror--and will HBO Go ever go a la carte? We hope so!
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 Amazon App Store screwing developers, and are you finally getting what you pay for, broadband-wise?
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 a winner on the iPad and the MacBook Air is a winner with our show hosts.
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.
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 singing medley you ever did see.
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, Mango is coming!
On today's show, Brian Tong offends nearly the entire Internet, so consider that fair warning. HTC is willing to negotiate with Apple, Google is willing to make it easier to get your account back if you're suspended for not using your real name on Google+, and Netflix is willing to lose a bunch of money this quarter in hopes of surviving beyond it.
The NYC takeover of BOL continues, as the hardware heads from the Digital City talk about Day One problems with Apple's new Lion OSX update, the death of Google Labs, and who's getting hacked next.
The 404 crew has taken over BOL today while The BOL crew is out at Comic Con 2011. New Mac Book Airs and Mac Minis are out and in the wild, Anonymous gets frisked, and we discuss Digital Oxytocin which is like heroin for computers. All this and more on Buzz Out Loud.
The FBI rolls out a massive raid across the United States in connection with the "Anonymous" hacking investigation. Google's Eric Schmidt will defend HTC at all costs and if you can't wait for the inevitable Mac OS X Lion release, it's already out on the internet. Because that won't get you in trouble at all.
The World Cup finals now holds the record for tweets per second. GOAAAAAL! If you're tired of waiting to get into Google+ the hacker group Anonymous is building their own. Wednesday could be a happy day for Apple fanboys, but who cares about Wednesday? Rebecca Black is dropping her new single "My Moment" on Monday! Yup, it's one of those Monday's.
Brian Tong has a rule about no technology in the bedroom. Molly's not so sure. It's Computer Love Friday, everyone! Also, Google continues to make piles of cash and says it's making tons of money (again), and Microsoft may or may not be working on a social/search hybrid site. RIM may or may not be working on an Apple TV competitor, which we fervently pray is not true. Please, RIM. Please don't do it.
On today's show, we talk to Ken Parks, director of content at Spotify, who lays down the one rule of music licensing negotiations: you don't talk about music licensing negotiations! Plus, Amazon's tablet is incoming, 41 percent of Netflix users plan to take their ball and go home, and girl power at the Google science fair!
Today on the show, we discover that Windows Phone 7 does have a life in the wild -- at least one phone does, anyway. Also, Plants vs. Zombies are taking over the world and BT, Steve, and I are headed for a Tetris showdown. RIM continues to try to defend its co-CEO setup (why!?) and fans rage, rage, against the dying of the cheap Netflix plans. We direct them elsewhere: toward the studios who want so much for streaming content in the first place.
Google + is making some changes, but hopefully it's only going to keep the G+ train going: estimates have it at 10 million users and on track for 20 million by this weekend. Yeah, no, really. Plus, Netflix makes a change that makes us sing and pushes you toward either DVDs or streaming, but probably not both. Plus, happy anniversary, Neptune!
On today's show, Google already runs out of disk space for Google +, and we're running low on disk space ourselves. The first Google eBooks integrated e-reader is landing soon, Apple takes another run at HTC, and we're discovering the most evil cities on the Internetz.
Antuan Goodwin joins us today to discuss the ISP's agreement to become the Copyright Cops of the internet. Should we fear them? We also talk about driving while talking on the phone and whether or not it is safe. And we continue to follow all of the hacking stories and possible vulnerabilities in our devices. Also the Space Shuttle Atlantis launches for it's final voyage into outer space!
On today's show, special guest Thomas Dolby drops in to talk with us about the state of the music industry and digital distribution, his new album, and the amazing sounding MMORPG that goes along with it. We're pretty overwhelmed by his brilliance. But we recover a bit for tech news, like Hulu's 1 million paid users (and imminent death), and whether the Droid Bionic can catch up to the Atrix 4G.
Today we listened in on Mark Zuckerberg's awesome announcement which we found to be not so awesome. Skype is being integrated into Facebook but I think we are more excited about Spotify finally coming to the U.S! Apple Passes RIM In U.S. Smartphone Market Share and Microsoft wants Samsung to pay a smartphone fee of about $15 for every phone it makes.
Today on Buzz Out Loud, we preview tomorrow's "awesome" Facebook announcement -- and we hope it's not just Skype integration. Microsoft is getting in bed with Baidu in China, but Cisco is getting in a much dirtier bed with China's government, helping build a massive surveillance system that we're sure will just be used to hand out traffic tickets. Plus, is #antisec officially in a world of hurt? We'll see.
Microsoft patents spy tech for Skype which allow users to listen in on private Skype conversations. This does not sound good as our privacy on the internet becomes less and less private. Google's social media site Google Plus begins with little fan fair hoping to cause a mass migration from Facebook. And a clever Foursquare hack turns New York City Into a giant game of Risk!
Myspace has been sold to Specific Media for a whopping $35 million & Justin Timberlake is reported to be one of the investors. Can Justin bring the sexy back to Myspace? Google's Google Plus social media site opens & closes the invites within 1 day & Antuan Goodwin might be to blame. And Donald Bell joins us to give his two cents on the HP TouchPad. It's show 1501... Join us tomorrow as we go back in time for show 1500!
On today's show, RIM responds -- if you can call it that -- to an open letter purportedly from a senior executive calling out the company on all its woes. RIM's response? We're fine. Well, we're fine, but we will also agree to form a task force to investigate whether we need a better CEO and management structure. Ya think? Plus, the craziest Computer Love ever.
On today's show, we're kind of down on Microsoft Office 365 and poor MySpace's future, but we feel a tiny bit positive about the overlapping circles of nerdiness that could be possible with Google's new Plus social networking beta. Also, find out what you love on Google, if you can, and see all the movies you want for $50 a month. Plus: our new favorite word! Philanthrodorks!
Lytro's Founder and CEO Ren Ng Ph.D. stopped by the BOL studio today to discuss his new product the Lytro Light Field Camera which allows you to focus different depths of field within one photograph. We picked his brain about how the technology works and how it will evolve into the art of photography and beyond. We also discuss the FTC's probe into Google's business practices as well as the upcoming possible overhaul of the United States Patent office rules and regulations.
On today's show, why horny Amish guys shouldn't sext while driving their horse and buggies and why somewhere in the world, Martin Short is currently clenching his butt cheeks. Yep, it's a Donald Bell show. Also, ISPs are adopting graduated responses to piracy and Apple gets a patent that may or may not be broad depending on how you define "N."
On today's show, we fall in love with Lytro, the game-changing photo technology that we can't wait to get our hands on. Get in line, geeks. Also, will Yahoo buy Hulu? And can we call it Ya-Hulu if they do-do? Plus, Apple scores the broadest patent ever, which makes us wonder if the patent office is even trying anymore, and Shazam is coming to your TV.
The otherwise staid and professional Jason Hiner joins us from TechRepublic to discuss important issues like the amazing Yonanna machine, which turns your banana into froyo just like that! Ok, ok, in tech news, a 19-year-old is arrested in the UK, but LulzSec says he's just the IRC moderator. Sounds important to us. Plus, your Facebook and Twitter posts will haunt you for seven years, just like your bad credit card purchases.
It's both a fun game and a sad commentary on the state of our existence! On today's show, the average user is caught in the crossfire of the hacker wars, but dammit, even LulzSec agrees that Sega is off limits. Speaking of which, Donald might have been right about Bitcorn, rather than Bitcoin. Ouch. And how to restore the memories of really, really stoned rats. Poor little rats.
CNET's Declan McCullagh reports that Google's access point sniffing ways may also be slurping up Mac address information on mobile phones and laptops ... and can be used to track your information. This is sewious. Also, Pandora's IPO is bubblicious, we go deep inside the psychology of Apple's retail experience, and smell-o-vision coming to a TV near you. Geez, Tong, what are you eating!?
The most common iPhone passcodes are revealed on today's show (no, not by LulzSec), but Tong has a pager-callback suggestion for all of us. A proposal in Congress would force U.S. companies to actually tell us when they're hacked and our data is stolen (yes, please), and Rojadirecta becomes the people's hero in challenging the government's domain-name seizures.
On today's show, it's the Summer of Hackers: Anonymous hits the Spanish police website and threatens the Federal Reserve (which, frankly, we find to be a target that's probably worthy of a little DDoS action). Plus, a nation-state may have hacked IMF, but they're not saying much, and the Bitcoin market crashes (buy low!). Plus, scientists create jellyfish that can shoot tiny, weak lasers ... a stepping stone to the scariest sharks ever.
Carriers are freaking out because they might not be able to keep charging you exorbitant rates to send tiny little data bits over the same network all the other data goes over--i.e., texting is dead. Hurry up and die, testing. Also, how Windows Phone 7 might catch up to iPhone by 2015 (we're skeptical) and why not to tag yourself in 250 pictures of you and your ex girlfriend. We'd have thought the answer was obvious.
On today's show, scientists discover that shocking tiny artificial brains with electricity produces the equivalent of short-term memory. Apocalypse nigh. Also, the Supreme Court rules against Microsoft in the i4i patent case, Apple goes Calvinball with a NEW RULE that says they won't take a cut of in-app subscriptions. Plus, Citibank got hacked ... a month ago.
Steve Jobs pitches the city of Cupertino on a gigantic, circular "office complex" with its own power supply and, of course, a totally gorgeous design. Our question: does it come with its own Arc reactor? Also, World IPv6 Day is actually about preventing riots in the streets. Now do you care? And we found out right after the show ended that the Facebook profile pic tattoo story is a hoax. So now we hate the Internet, but we're still a little relieved.
Brian Tong joins us live from the E3 show floor to try to explain this cool-looking new Wii U console/controller thing. Even Cooley seems at least slightly impressed. Also, Sony delivers an apology but kind of a snoozefest of a press conference, 25% of U.S. hackers may be informants (including Antuan Goodwin) and reasoned discussion of Apple's iCloud, iOS, and OS X updates.
On today's show, an exhausted Molly and Brian Cooley wrap up the longest Apple keynote in years, and try to make sense of the things you can and can't accomplish with iCloud. Plus, the latest from Microsoft at E3, a little bit of cursory science news, and finally time for pizza.
On today's show, we discover that Sony may have stored more than 1 million user emails and passwords in clear text, which LulzSec happily took advantage of. Also, the Gmail hack may have targeted White House employees who were using their Gmail accounts for official off-books government business. And iCloud might only stream iTunes purchases at launch which, if true, would be a massive bummer. We'll see.
On today's show, "worms from hell" a mile or more underground. We get a look at Windows 8 and we dig it, a lot. Google says a Chinese hacker got into hundreds of Gmail accounts, which China (not surprisingly) denies. Plus, Molly gets a new boyfriend to take to the bunker (which gets grilled cheese sandwiches in addition to its chicken and Gaga), and we get schooled on matters of space shuttle transportation.
The World Health Organization semi-confirms what we've all suspected for years: it's probably not a good thing that mobile phones cause the cells in your brain to wiggle and change. Also, Lodsys continues its patent trolling unfettered by matters of conscience or threatening letters from Apple, and the PBS hackers turn their attention to Sony, as if Sony didn't have enough problems, already.
Hackers are targeting everything from defense contractors (for obvious reasons) to PBS (for slightly less obvious reasons related to their journalistic integrity), and frankly, we were sad to hear that Tupac actually isn't alive somewhere in New Zealand. Also, my report from Area 51, what Apple will deliver at WWDC, and the best Lady Gaga/KFC chicken Photoshop we've ever seen. --Molly
Without Molly or Brian, CNET's podcast of indeterminate length is commandeered by indeterminate hosts. CNET's Donald Bell and Eric Franklin steer the Buzz Out Loud ship into the shark-infested waters of poached PayPal employees and Twitter CEOs. Plus, HTC is paying Microsoft for Android phones, the International Space Station reaches completion (sorta), and Mark Zuckerberg hunts for his own lunch.
Donald Bell and Antuan Goodwin stop by the studio for a very special episode of Boys Out Loud with your host Brian Tong. We discuss the future of Google Wallet and whether or not we will spend more money for higher quality apps for the Windows Phone. We also discuss Apples Malware evolution as well as the PayPal founders idea to pay high school grads not go to college and instead start their own tech companies. All this and much more on todays episode of BOL.
On today's show, Apple responds to the Mac Defender concerns with a support forum and a promised OS X update, Google may announce mobile payments via NFC as early as tomorrow (Thursday), and Facebook might launch a music service with Spotify (but no, not in the U.S. -- yet). Also, TiVo makes tons of money from suing people and Brian Tong bids a teary farewell to Oprah.
On today's show, Apple stands up for its developers, but not for the people who might be infected with malware. Nice, Apple. Real nice. Also, Microsoft introduces Mango and Ballmer accidentally introduces Windows 8, and the Falun Gong sues Cisco. Yeah, really. And for a good reason, too.
Sony is expecting $3.2 billion loss for its fiscal year and Sony's BMG Greece music site is hacked revealing more customer data. Google's idea of being a truly open platform goes through more growing pains and HP creates a whole new numbering system. That's "one plus" for you my friends.
On today's show, Eric Schmidt appears to spout off wildly about fighting anti-piracy laws to the death, but frankly, we kind of agree. Also, LinkedIn's IPO goes bonkers, Apple is close to signing all the necessary music labels to its hoped-for Amazon and Google killer, Kindle e-books outsell all print books on Amazon, and it turns out that Apple love really is a religion.
Multiple rage-fits on today's show, as we discuss poor Sony's PlayStation Network being hacked again, patent trolls going after the entire app store market, the Winklevoss twins taking their hurt feelings all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and sweet little elementary school kids unable to have a school talent show thanks to the jack-boot of the culture of ownership.
Brian Cooley invades the studio! Bing uses your Facebook social graph to help you make better...Decisions. T-Mobile lets you make Wi-Fi calls for free, but that will probably go away if the merger with AT&T happens. Another reason not to like it. Plus, the Power Point versus Keynote debate rages on!
Sony is firing up the PlayStation Network again and most of America should have access by now. But the Japanese government says it won't allow PSN back on in its country until Sony can ensure that it's triple-dog-super-secure.
Facebook gets busted for actually hiring a PR agency to try to plant anti-Google stories in the press. Wow. What are you guys, like 14? Oh, wait. Kind of, yeah. In other rant bait, an FCC commissioner who blocked any conditions regulating the NBC/Comcast merger got a lobbying gig at Comcast! How ... sleazy. Plus, the sad story of the other Mark Zuckerberg, and I finally finish my Keynote presentation about my spring break to Alaska.
Google keeps the news ball rolling, dropping two new Chromebook laptops and an enterprise-ready Chromebox. Plus, of course, they make Chrome OS official. Oh, and how could we bury the lead? Angry Birds is now available in the Chrome App Store! For free! Plus, it turns out 100,000 Facebook apps were accidentally leaking your data, Apple and Google hit the privacy hot sheet, and a dude jumps out of a helicopter with a rocket pack strapped to his back. We won't spoil the ending for you
Huge news day today, with Google's I/O presentation packing about a day's worth of news into a single hourlong presentation--and this is just the first day. We wonder whether Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Chrome OS can exist in the same world, and whether the music labels will ever again get a seat at the table. Plus, why Microsoft bought Skype, cellphones getting disaster notification texts, and the New Yorker comes to the iPad.
Comcast and TiVo's long-running negotiations (think five years, people) to bring TiVo software to Comcast's set-top boxes is now officially dead. As are TiVo's hopes, as far as we're concerned. Also, CNET may have tipped off Sony to yet another planned attack this weekend, and good news! They stopped it! Bad news: PSN and Qriocity may not be fully operational until May 31. Also, a civil war seems to be brewing over at Anonymous, and you can't pay attention because you have too much brain.
Wilson Tang from the 404 joins us in studio to hack away at all the tech news along with host of the week Mr. Brian Tong. Hackers are threatening a third attack on Sony which may cause consumers to think twice about adding their credit card information onto any site in the future despite the 1 million dollar insurance policy that Sony will take out for every user. The LastPass CEO explains how their system was hacked in detail while video game developer David Braben creates a USB stick sized PC for $25 which we all want. And we find out if the Chrome OS notebook will blend. Will it blend?
NASA proves Einstein is still a genius, just in case you forgot. Anonymous officially denies being involved in hacking the Playstation Network, Facebook and Google want Skype, and we're getting even closer to a world of digital distribution. Apple and EA are going to make sure of it.
It's National Star Wars Day and we celebrate with someone who loves space, Brian Cooley! Spotify sets its sights on iTunes, but its still only available in Europe. The Department of Justice is taking a deeper look at the AT&T/T-Mobile merger deal, and DO NOT rent a laptop from Aaron's unless you want someone spying on you. Plus, how can you not love the Paint for Cats App!
Every company can be hacked, but we didn't expect Sony to tell us that an additional 24 millions users and over 12,000 credit cards were acquired. It's not looking good for you guys.Microsoft and RIM are new BFFs in the mobile space and they need each other, plus new iMacs! Just like we predicted.
Twitter shines in another moment for citizen journalism and the internet. And then there's that guy who live-tweeted the whole raid, without knowing about it. Sony officially apologizes for the PSN outage and they're giving back to the users, but is it enough? And we "Like" what the BOL Menu is serving.
It turns out that no matter how technologically savvy we get in the world, we could always be betrayed by the "meat puppets behind the servers." Thanks for that one, Donald. And human error does appear to be what happened to Amazon, and also the Yankees. DSLReports, on the other hand, just plain got hacked. And it would also appear there's no one equipped to help us with our little data leakage issues, since the FBI's own cyber-security agents admit they're not up to the task. But there's even worse news than that: the white iPhone is 0.2mm thicker than the black one.
Dear every company on earth who's apparently selling our data to anyone who will buy it and/or collecting it in fat, juicy databases that are like candy to hackers: can you just, like, try to be a tiny bit more careful? And maybe we will, too? Ok, thanks, great. Verizon's LTE service is creeping back after an unexplained outage, Barnes and Noble hits back at Microsoft, calling its patent infringement lawsuits little more than extortion, and an enterprising teen-ager honors our fallen soldiers with a digital record of all the graves at Arlington. Now that is a hero.
Sony comes clean about six days after its network "intrusion" and admits that its hack attack actually led to the reveal of tens of millions of usernames, addresses, dates of birth, and maybe even passwords, security questions, and credit card numbers. So, that's a pretty bad day over at Sony. Also, Apple "comes clean" on its location data tracking, claiming that it's not happening, and even if it is happening, it's not that accurate, and even if it is that accurate, it's just so they can serve you better iAds. Wait, what?
Facebook is unveiling, Youtubes going Hollywood, Nook Colors are Flashing, Netflix is growing, The White iPhone is coming, & Location Gate continues with Microsoft joining in the mix. All this while the USA tries to catch up with it's super slow download speeds. I'd like a Tech Wrap Supreme please to help me digest all of this.
On today's show, the iPhone is apparently storing your location data even when you've turned off the location tracking services. And law enforcement agencies and a cottage industry of iOS forensics companies have been taking advantage of these logs for years. Nevertheless, Steve Jobs appears to insist in an email to a customer that Apple is not tracking anyone. Really. Hunch shows you why you love both hummus and Macs, even if you don't love Apple. Plus, Sony is rebuilding its PlayStation Network security after its now five-day outage, and an innocent man is accused of child pornography because it's still just too damn hard to put a password on a WiFi network. --Molly
On today's show, a brilliant solution to the problem of science education, and which tech companies have the best and worst green records (it is Earth Day, after all -- for real this time)! Also, Google and Apple are sending your location data back to the Mother Ship, Amazon is making everyone nervous about the cloud, and AT&T thinks wireless competition is "extraordinary." Uh huh. All that and the best Computer Love success story ever.
On today's show, prep is minimal, but the news is pretty interesting: Amazon's cloud service went down overnight, taking lots of sites with it -- including the Cydia jailbreak app delivery store. Apple blew it out with earnings, and so did Verizon -- and HTC Thunderbolt sales. We continue to debunk the iPhone tracking "discovery," but that doesn't mean we're not worried about the data. And Amazon's increasingly imminent tablet, too.
Tong stood in line all night for Mortal Kombat, while Molly went to bed with her laptop and her brand new Keynote download. Impressive, right? In the actual news, Apple files a major set of patent and trademark lawsuits against manufacturing partner Samsung, Netflix is doing family plans, and what happened to all those 1-800 numbers. Dial carefully children. Dial carefully.
Can you tell Brian Tong is back on the show? Actually, we're legitimately wondering whether a home-brew electroshock like battery licking could produce video game skill improvements like DARPA is seeing with their electroshock research. No, really. Also, Google shuts down Google Video, President Obama wants a universal login that's not Facebook Connect, and Match.com just got a whole lot more trustworthy.
On today's show, we celebrate the dubious holiday that is Foursquare Day (coming tomorrow), Skype has an Android vulnerability that Donald thinks might just be a feature, and Nintendo is going HD just in time for people to stop buying video games. Also, Best Buy says DVD windowing is totally working, if you enjoy manipulating customers into continuing to pay for a dying format. And Priceline founder Jay Walker sues most of the Internet.
On today's show, Donald Bell gives us his in-person BlackBerry PlayBook review, why Twitter is like your freeloading, couch-surfing bum of a brother, and how the FBI's command and control server could end up taking Elvis off life support. What, you didn't know Elvis was still alive? The things you learn on BOL. Plus: the white iPhone is coming! No, really! And your comments on throttling, for good or for ill.
Brian Cooley joins the show today to talk about the new privacy bill of rights--which apparently does nothing that browser Do Not Track buttons don't do, and exempts the federal government while doing it. "It" being "nothing." Also, T-Mobile tries to win new customers with new unlimited plans, Apple may get into the Netflix-killing game, and whether we should ban the "Twilight" books just to save ourselves from Facebook scams.
Two years ago Cisco bought a little video camera maker. Today it's letting it go, sniff sniff. Also lots of legal laffs today: The Winklevii refuse to give up; Microsoft calls out Google on Federal approval of Google Apps; and a blogger hits HuffPo with class-action suit. Plus, future Macbooks to be made from bicycles?
The U.S. Navy demonstrates how it can set a boat on fire remotely using a laser. Which is super awesome as a video, and slightly terrifying as a demonstration of future military capabilities. Also, Steve Jobs finally agrees to an authorized biography, Sony blinks in the George Hotz PS3 jailbreaking lawsuit, smart phone users are wasting hundreds of dollars a year, and Facebook is working on its latest venture: the Socialist Network.
"Hey, Buzz Crew ..." Google seems to be building out a version of Chrome OS for tablets, which we're calling their "double rainbow" strategy: it breaks your brain. Plus, what Epsilon knew about their social phishing vulnerabilities, and when they knew it. Samsung cuts tablet pricing again, why we're never using Pandora again until we get an email from Tim Westergren, and a seriously old-school hacker story.
Netflix reportedly will pay about $100 million to stream every episode of Mad Men: chump change, if predictions of an $800 million streaming TV market turn out to be true. Also, it seems that everyone wants to get in on the tablet market, but given reported XOOM sales of only about 100,000, it's possible the only tablet market there is is for iPads. Plus, AT&T iPhones and their dropped calls, and Obama goes to Facebook.
In the news today, Google is coming under the antitrust microsope, your privacy is breached left, right, and center by everyone from Pandora's mobile apps to the growing Epsilon email breach scandal. The MPAA files the least shocking lawsuit ever (sorry, Zediva), two venerable tech names become one, and the leaky ship of the NY Times paywall gets yet another loophole.
It's the latest internet webcam sensation that has taken over the BOL crew. Google is bidding for some sweet telecom patents, but is anyone bidding on MySpace? We don't think so. Plus, Computer Love returns to brighten up this Monday.
Google's face recognition scares us with its privacy implications, Hollywood gives us $30 dollar movies, and its not an April Fool's Day joke. Honeycomb needs to bring more native apps to the platform, ASAP, and a SmartFart App already exists!
Microsoft tries to poke the European antitrust bear and point them in the direction of Google--ok, guys. Just, you know, beware of karma. Also, Google cracks down on the Android chaos (and hopefully the crapware, too), the +1 button points to, yet again, the all-consuming importance of recommendations, and Samsung did not--I repeat, did NOT--install keylogger software on its laptops. Plus, introducing our new app, Smart Fart.
Amazon is getting some flack after launching their new cloud player from guess who... The Record Labels! -- and Dell said that the tablet will tank in the business world while Google installs an ultra fast internet connection in Kansas City of all places! Great news for Kansas City home property values. Will somebody tell AT&T to flip the switch on there 4G network.... Oh wait. There is no switch!
We're thrilled about Amazon's new Cloud Drive and Cloud Player, but the record labels might not be -- so good for them for potentially forcing that anti-consumer claptrap out into the open. Also, we might complain a lot about our Internet issues, but at least we don't live in Canada. Plus, the Color hack you knew was coming, and our official advice: don't use it. Plus, can the hypnotizing baby blues of Jack Dorsey turn the Twitter ship around? We'll see.
Apple's WWDC announcement could signal the iPhone 5 is coming later this fall. Facebook's movie model is working, mobile phone payments will be the new black, and Symbian phones will be discontinued in 2010...*tear*. Plus, thanks to the Oxford English Dictionary "muffin top" will live forever.
On today's show, Benito announces that he's leaving us for his one true love, Gamespot--the good news is, he's still in the family, and more importantly, in the building, to help out the new guy, Steve Beacham.
Sony PS3 jailbreaker George Hotz scampers down to South America to avoid having to turn over his possessions to Sony -- but claimed he's just there on spring break. Um. Ok, dude. Also, Apple's grand plans to take over the Internet completely, the new Color app that either is or isn't the most amazing startup that ever existed, and record labels' attempts to sue Limewire for $75 trillion. Not a typo. Neither is the Duke Nukem delay.
Sprint doesn't like the AT&T/T-Mobile deal, and they plan on doing something about it. Firefox 4 comes out with a strong launch, and Microsoft tries to piggy back on it. Yeehaw! And, we're willing to give our brainwaves away.
On today's show, Brian Tong has an exclusive about the next crop of iMacs: they're on a boat! Also, Kent German calls in from CTIA to talk AT&T-T-Mobile fallout on the show floor, plus a sneak peek at Sprint's new phone announcements. We rant about Microsoft's new strategy of demanding licenses for things like status bars on mobile phones, and Apple takes on Amazon in a war for the App Store (the name). Plus, new research leads the way to Cylons that can feel pain.
The government is planning a new "sock puppet" program that will create fake online personas to play on social networks in countries around the world (but not America -- they say). Microsoft and the feds shut down another giant spam-sending botnet, and HP continues its bold moves: next up, a cloud computing platform. Also, a look inside Amazon's app store (and the continued Balkanization of app delivery mechanisms), and the Nintendo 3DS reviewed. Where's the Mario?
On today's show, Time Warner's new live TV iPad app is too cool to last very long, iOS is slower than Android (but Apple's nit-picking the results, predictably), and Sony is continuing to try to turn George Hotz into a smoking crater for daring to jailbreak the PS3.
We're back in the bunker, everyone, talking the Japan crisis and its effect on tech supply chains. Plus, bid on the SXSW iPad 2, or if you don't have that kind of cheddar, buy Street Fightr and Sonic for iPhone and the proceeds go to charity. Obama's IP czar wants to make unauthorized streaming a felony, and Netflix throws down in a big way for original content. Plus, Microsoft hits it out of the park with IE9. I know, right? Who'da thunk?
Between computer love and our frustration at Apple's capricious review-unit shenanigans, today's show ends up a tiny bit off the rails. However, in the straight dish, Kinect is the fastest-selling consumer device, Safari falls to hackers in record time, AOL has some brutal layoffs, and Discovery lands safely and is headed for the museum. Sniff.
Zynga tries to trademark the use of -ville as a suffix in everything from games (including the games it shamelessly ripped off) to clothing stores. Won't someone stop the madness? Please? Also, Goldman Sachs states from its highly compromised position that Facebook could be a credible threat to Netflix, and credulous reporters and shareholders eat it up. Plus, HP makes a SERIOUS move: putting WebOS on all new PCs. --Molly
Facebook is going to start showing movies (and making you buy credits), Microsoft is staking Nokia $1 billion to distribute Windows Phone 7/Nokia love children, and Sprint may buy T-Mobile USA and create a massive mobile carrier third head.
On today's show, the increasingly scary security battleground that is our mobile phones (and how carriers could be making it worse), Sony's war against jailbreaking the PS3 goes nuclear, and Microsoft announces that IE6 needs to die.
Today we are joined by Rafe Needleman of Reporters' Roundtable and Wilson Tang from The 404 to break down Microsoft's tablet strategy, what a $539 Xoom means for the iPad 2, and all the dirty things you can do with Opera. Oh, and we found a spot for our moon base!
On today's show, we're joined by Eric Franklin of the Crave podcast and Wilson Tang from the 404 for what turns out to be a much more reasonable and serious discussion than you might expect.
Since there's no video available (and we miss you guys), re-live Amazon's special Kindle announcement along with the Buzz crew! We'll be amazed by early reports, astonished by the low prices, curious about Amazon Prime and screen resolution. If you haven't already read all the stories, it's new to you! Enjoy. --Molly
Missed the big Apple announcement Tuesday? Re-live it with the Buzz crew as we recap the live feeds of Apple's iPhone presentation. Spoiler alert: there's no iPhone 5.
The Buzz Out Loud team and Donald Bell get hands-on with the brand-new Kindle Fire and answer all your questions about the device, like Kindle Fire vs. Nook, whether you can side-load apps, and whether Amazon Prime is required for use.
CNET's extensive live coverage of the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is hosted by Brian Cooley and Brian Tong with special guests, including Jay Elliot, former Apple vice president.
Something you might not know about our fearless leader: In addition to being a world-class juggler, Phil (once upon a time) dabbled in old-school Windows Mobile, and even covered the Windows Phone 7 launch a year ago. And so it's little surprise that he's popped up on our sister site WPCentral's Podcast. If you missed the live show, it's an interesting mix of Windows Phone and where it stands in comparison to Android today. Give it a listen.
The Chevy Volt makes fewer sales than GM expected, Fisker issues a Karma recall, and we talk about our trips to the Detroit Auto and Consumer Electronics Shows next week.
Back from CES, we show off some video clips of our favorite products, Ty tells us why OLED matters, and Scott and Dan debate the best laptop for covering trade shows.
We discuss our personal tech hits and misses of 2011; what we loved, hated and was overrated. Also, Scott and Ty weigh in on what will most likely be going on at CES 2012; the who, the what, and the why.
We've got suggestions for those who want more VTEC, try to help a guy with too many gadgets, and find out what happens when tech worlds collide on this week's episode of CNET Roadside Assistance.
This week, we have a giant NES controller perfect for Donald's purely-hypothetical Furry party. Plus, the creepiest robot baby yet, a turntable that plays trees, and a uncut Star Wars along with a cut-worthy Stormtrooper cake. In Geek news, Eric confesses that Star Wars: The Old Republic may be his new World of Warcraft.
Fresh from CES 2012, Eric, Donald, and Bonnie wrap up all the best CES tech they missed during their week in Vegas. On deck is a touch screen window, an R2-worthy 3D projector, Kinect-controlled skateboards, toilet tech, zombie tech, and of course, Geek News.
For our last Crave of 2011, Bonnie and Donald revisit the '80s with a retro Walkman case, bad Apple fashions, and a look at Crave photo submissions that have been Instagrammed into blurry, oversaturated works of art.
In this week's episode of Crave, Eric and Donald break out of the podcast studio and follow the trail of vodka and servos to BarBot 2011, an expo of cocktail robotics. Based on Vienna's annual Roboexotica festival (a government-funded exercise in motor-controlled hedonism that runs four days), San Francisco's BarBot is equal parts science fair and nerd cocktail party. Highlights included the White Russian Hippie Maker, the Drink Making Unit 2.0, iLush 2, and the gravity-defying Cosmobot 2.0.
The CTIA comunnications show is coming up next week. Ginny Mies and Melissa Perenson fill us in on what we can expect. Also, the gang discusses the disaster in Japan and how technology is changing the way we get information about, and respond to, disasters. If you haven't been following the latest on the browser wars, you might have missed the release of Internet Explorer 9 this week, with Firefox 4 to follow next week. Nick Mediati and the whole gang discuss the relative merits and weaknesses of the latest browsers.
Phil, Dieter and Kevin wrap up all the news from CTIA Wireless 2011 in Orlando. (Hint: There's a TON of Android news, including the Sprint HTC EVO 3D and EVO View 4G, plus the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and others!)
The former administrator of a pair of BitTorrent sites has been warned that tomorrow his furniture will be seized in order to pay off a debt he owes to music rights group SACEM. The Frenchman, known online as Blackistef, says he has little else to offer other than his coffee table, a shelf and a carpet to cover the 19,300 euros he owes following two court defeats.
Daniel Abraham, author of the new epic fantasy novel The Dragon's Path, joins us to discuss the advantages of pseudonyms, the economics of fantasy kingdoms, and writing the graphic novel adaptation of George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones.
Between a new Motorola Droid, some slick Sony models, and a powerful punch from Windows Mobile, the Dialed In team was crazy with new phones at CES. Join us as we discuss the hits and misses from Las Vegas.
Jack Wallen describes how he was able to use the WordPress Audio Player plugin to embed a podcast in a WordPress site as a promotion vehicle for his next zombie book.
As more and more people take advantage of the option of buying things online, and especially during the holiday season, cyber crooks continually devise new schemes to trick them into handing over their hard earned money.
That series of rumbles you heard coming from Cupertino last week was the result of the release of Final Cut Pro X, a complete rethinking of Apple's professional video editing application. While many prosumers were intrigued by the latest Final Cut, a significant number of professionals working in the movie, TV, and post-production industries were anything but impressed. To help separate facts, fiction, and fear, I asked Final Cut Pro pro Gary Adcock to join my on this episode of the podcast.
Welcome back to the Game Scoop! podcast, your weekly dose of gaming news and massive LOLZ. Your shepherds this week will be Daemon Hatfield, Greg Miller, Anthony Gallegos, and Jack DeVries. We're about to enjoy a long holiday weekend, but first we have a few E3 predictions to make.
With summer comes such little pleasures as warmer weather, vacations, and umbrella drinks. For some Macworld readers a bigger pleasure is the deluge of Mac Gems reviews that run six days a week through a broad swath of these summer months. In this episode I visit with Gemmeister, Dan Frakes, who gives us the lowdown not only on this year's GemFest, but some of the standout applications it will feature as well as a selection of his "if I were spending my summer vacation on a desert island" apps.
We've blasted through another week of Android news, brought you the worlds greatest Android podcast and gave you all some Galaxy Nexus visuals to hopefully hold you over but the weekend is here we're glad to see it arrive. That doesn't mean the news will stop mind you but things may slow down just a tad bit as our hands will be full of halloween treats. Be sure to get caught up on the blogs and in the Android Central forums if you missed out on anything this week.
So how about that BlackBerry PlayBook? It's okay, but it's not going to knock the iPad 2 off its throne anytime soon. Ed Albro kicks off a discussion about how these non-Apple tablets are rushing to market without the sort of polish and software library necessary to put a dent in Apple's lead. At this point, are they just confirming with the public that the iPad is the only tablet worth owning?
Back in December I had the pleasure of appearing as a guest on the iPad Chat Show with Kevin Wright and Nick Robinson. Kevin knew I was planning to buy an iPad 2 and after reading about my hunt for the elusive device I joined him this weekend on the new TechTalkUK podcast show number 6.
Google TV might not have taken off like some folks expected it to, but those of us who use it know that it can be a great way to get the web into your living room. A cool thing I've been fooling with is watching my podcasts on the 42" while kicked back in my recliner, so I'm sharing my guide for watching the Android Central Podcast on your Google TV with everyone.
Long-time Mac users are familiar with the OS Acceptance Cycle: Apple announces a new version of OS X, everyone gets excited about its new features, the upgrade ships, early adopters either laud or loathe the thing, and then the bulk of the Mac world eventually gives it a shot and responds with a more realistic reaction.
It's not often our day is brightened up by an appearance of L'il Chris but the little blue chap definitely brought a smile Alex, Tom, Daniel and especially Chris's face during the recording of this week's podcast.
Last week Tom accepted the gauntlet to make some jingles. Has he made good on that promise? Well, not really. He downloaded some free ones to his iPhone, and this week's podcast is peppered with them at the most inappropriate points.
After a short break Tom and Chris return to anchor the IGN UK podcast and reverse the slide in tone and quality. Or maybe not. Chris is slightly close to death in this podcast, you might notice.
As usual we've got that Friday feeling here at the IGN UK office, and it's not just the copious amounts of cake, beer, and bad pop music that's putting us in the mood.
This week Alex, Chris, Tom and Daniel are joined by a bona fide movie star and new best mate of Robert De Niro - Craig Roberts, who last appeared back on Podcast #78 (a vintage week). We even tried to convert Craig into a FIFA fan (we're not biased - he's just a big PES fanboy), but he was having none of it.
And another welcome to Keza, the newest member of IGN UK. She's our fantastic new games editor, and another Northern voice (she's Scottish) to add to our increasingly diverse and inclusive choir.
After a busy night at the Sony press conference, followed by an early morning at Nintendo's, topped off by a day on the show floor at E3, the IGN UK Podcast team wanted nothing more than a bucket of cold beers and a pile of nachos dripping with liquid cheese, to sooth our tired minds into oblivion.
As Lisa Stansfield once sang - "I've been around the world and I-I-I, I can't find my baby..." Well, we've been around the world too, and we've found our babies, just in time for the IGN UK Podcast: International Special.
With bright sunshine flooding into the IGN UK office, clothes and morals have been cast asunder. We've thrown our winter wear onto the fire, and there's more pale flesh on display in the office than you'd find at an albino nudist beach. Not a pretty sight I can tell you.
Crikey, what a hectic week it's been in IGN Towers this week. With Kapow! Comic-Con edging ever closer, we've been rushing around like blue-arsed flies ensuring that the IGN Arena is going to be the best darned arena in any comic-con EVAR!
Following the madness of the Games BAFTAs, normality returns to the IGN UK podcast in episode 79, although this week we have the pleasure of welcoming a very special guest to the show.
It's been a hectic week here at IGN's London chateau. We've been toasting the recently-announced Game Changer winners Ewan and Lydia before dressing them up like penguins and throwing them in at the proverbial games journalism deep-end, by sending them to cover the British Academy Video Game Awards earlier this week.
After last week's thrilling/scary/below par (delete as applicable) live podcast we return to the cosy normality of what we like to call the IGN UK podcast, episode 76. And like a shepherd tending to a flock of lame, three-legged lambs Alex returns, to steer the often-nonsensical ramblings of Stuart, Martin and Tom in the direction of something that's vaguely listenable.
Ahhh, it's lovely to get out of London. We're up in Nottingham at GameCity6, Britain's coolest gaming culture festival (well, according to Keza, anyway). It features Another World creator Eric Chahi, Naughty Dog's Richard Lemarchand showing off Uncharted 3, the transformation of Nottingham Market Square into Hyrule Castle Village for a day, and a lot of people dressed like zombies.
The IGN UK Podcast hits its landmark 75th episode this week and to celebrate we'll be live streaming the recording. That's right, you'll be able to watch the magic unfold right before your very eyes.
Oh Hello. Tune into some podcast magic from the Infosmack team, with hosts Greg Knieriemen and Marc Farley with the Diva of Disruptive Technologies, Christina Weil.
Marc's guest on this show is Roger Strukhoff and they talk about the development of cloud infrastructures in China and the unique political and economic forces that are shaping the future of technology in the region.
A big hello from the Infosmack, the world's best podcast about enterprise tech. Your hosts for episode 102 are Greg Knieriemen and Marc Farley with the Diva of Disruptive Technologies, Christina Weil and special guests this week are W. Curtis Preston ("Mr. Backup") of Backup Central Live and David Chapa of ESG.
Lion has hit Apple's App Store and a lot of your computers. While those first adopters have dived into the Lion's mouth with feet forward, many more of you are waiting to install the latest version of the Mac OS. And because you are, we'd like to lend a hand by talking about the issues you'll face when installing Lion. Macworld senior editor Dan Frakes joins me to do just that.
Using iTunes to manage and play back your podcasts just not cutting it any more? These third-party apps offer a more direct approach for downloading and listening to podcasts.
As you've likely heard, Apple is holding an event next week that focuses on the iPhone. I'm joined by Macworld's Jason Snell, Dan Frakes, and Dan Moren to discuss the implications and expectations of this event. During that discussion we touch on not only the iPhone but also iOS 5, iCloud, and all varieties of iPod.
Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians and The Magician King, joins us to discuss goofing on Narnia, reviewing for Time, and rebelling against your parents when you're 35.
When the call goes out to discuss accessibility and Mac OS X Lion, who better to consult than accessibility expert Josh de Lioncourt? In addition to examining how accessibility has changed with Lion, Josh and I talk about accessibility efforts Apple is making in the iOS.
Mac OS X Lion's been out for several weeks, and by now many of you have developed a feel for it. Meanwhile, we here at Macworld have gone way beyond the "feel" stage and moved to "what small nuggets of succulence can we unearth in this operating system?" In just over 40 minutes we present the fruit of our excavations in the form of a solid 25 Lion-specific tips presented for your listening pleasure by yours truly, Serenity Caldwell, Dan Frakes, Lex Friedman, Dan Moren, and Jason Snell.
If a podcast tackles everything from Mac OS X Lion to the upcoming Steve Jobs biography to the scourge of trees around Apple's proposed expansion in Cupertino, you can bet you're listening to another edition of the Macworld Pundit Showdown.
After appearing before a live audience at Macworld Expo, the Macworld Pundit Showdown returns to the comfy confines of its home studio with a stellar lineup of Mac experts. Senior editor Christopher Breen, senior contributor Glenn Fleishman, staff editor Serenity Caldwell, and soon-to-be Macworld staff writer Lex Friedman match wits and trade barbs on everything from the iPad 2 to iOS location tracking in the latest Pundit Showdown.
In this week's episode we turn to two subjects close to my heart--iTunes and AppleScript. And who better to talk to about these topics than the mind behind Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes, Doug Adams?
Mobile Nations teams up with The Cell Phone Junkie to talk CES 2012 -- all the pre-show news from BlackBerry, Android, iPhone and iPad, and Windows Phone including Playbook OS 2.0, 18 new Android devices -- today! -- Apple's non-presence, and the Titan 2 and Nokia Lumia 900. Listen in!
Kevin, Phil, Derek, Dan, and Rene discuss the future of phone fashion, how to pick a tablet for the holidays, and what happens when all phones are smart.
Kevin, Phil, Derek, Daniel, Georgia, and Rene take at look at the year in mobile, from BlackBerry to Android, webOS to Windows Phone, iPad to iPhone. Highs, lows, great new devices, frustrating delays, devastating losses, and a look ahead to 2012. This is Mobile Nations!
Kevin, Phil, Derek, Dan, and Rene talk Windows Phone from Mango to Tango (and Nokia!), BlackBerry DevCon and BBX superphones, Android's Ice Cream Sandwich and Galaxy Nexus, webOS and the road ahead, and iPhone 4S and Siri. This is Mobile Nations!
Phil, Kevin, Derek, and Rene discuss Apple's iPhone 4S event, the Nexus Prime, BlackBerry BBX and superphones, the Amazon Kindle Fire, and Amazon webOS rumors, and the hierarchy of tablet needs. This is MobileNations!
Mobile Nations 5: A wedding and a funeral Phil, Kevin, Derek, Dan, Georgia, and Rene talk HP dumping webOS hardware, Google picking up Motorola Mobility, RIM's new BlackBerrys reviewed, and what it means for Microsoft and Apple. This is MobileNations!
Phil, Kevin, Tim, Dan, and Rene talk Google vs. Microsoft patent slap-fight, new BlackBerrys (new BlackBerrys!!), waiting on Pre 3 and the TouchPad 3.0.2 update, and Apple eating all the mobile profits. This is Mobile Nations!
The weekend is here and thus another MoTR podcast is available for you to enjoy. Kevin and I had lots to talk about, including tablets, RIM devices, and Windows Phone Mango.
Kevin and I are working on a new recording time/day for MobileTechRoundup and this week we recorded MobileTechRoundup show #244 on Sunday so stay tuned for our new time/day when you can join us on Ustream and interact with us live during the recording. This week we discussed Lenovo's tablet announcements, Android web browsers, new TouchPad apps, some workout headphones, and more.
Summer vacation and schedule challenges kept Kevin and I from recording and posting MobileTechRoundup show #243, but that also meant there was plenty of news to talk about. We covered the new HP TouchPad webOS tablet, Windows Phone Mango, new Spotify music service, new Nosh social dining service, AT&T and Verizon's LTE networks, and more. We also both discussed tablets and if there are any that can challenge the iPad at this time.
It has been a couple weeks since Kevin and I chatted about mobile tech so we kicked off MobileTechRoundup show #239 chatting about BlackBerry World and the announcements that were made there. Other hands-on topics included the Droid Incredible 2, LG G2x, AT&T Infuse 4G, and Nook Color with official Android 2.2 update. I continue to experience LTE WiFi hotspot failures and am not pleased with the ThunderBolt/network experience. We covered a few more mobile topics so make sure to check out the show..
The mobile space continues to keep moving fast and Kevin and I have a few cool smartphones in hand that we started talking about in MobileTechRoundup show #237. These include the Nokia Astound and T-Mobile Sidekick 4G with the G2X in hand, but not discussed at the time of the recording. We chatted a bit about the BlackBerry PlayBook and next week both of us should have them in hand for the show.
Rather than recording from my recent location of Alaska for MobileTechRoundup show #236 Kevin found me relaxing on the balcony of my hotel room in Maui. The show is a bit shorter this week while I was on vacation, but since it has been a couple of weeks we figured it was time to record a show. In this episode you can hear us talking about the WiFi Android tablets that are now showing up, Kevin's new mobile gadget, the Nook Color, my ThunderBolt purchase, and the Nokia Astound we both have to evaluate at the moment. We also responded to some audience comments and questions along the way.
The Galaxy Nexus is shipping from importers and people are enjoying the device and Ice Cream Sandwich experience. Both hosts of MoTR picked one up and share their impressions in this podcast.
Neowin.net presents NeowinCast: Gamers Edition Episode #1, the first in a new series of bi-weekly podcasts relating to the latest gaming news, hosted by John Callaham and Larry "DirtyLarry" Cooney. This week’s episode arrives at about 45 minutes in length as we discuss current news including the launch of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, the launch of Minecraft 1.0 and more.
Neowin.net presents NeowinCast Gaming 005, the fifth in a new series of bi-weekly podcasts relating to the latest gaming news, hosted by John Callaham, Larry "DirtyLarry" Cooney and Tim Schiesser.
Neowin.net presents NeowinCast Gaming 003, the third in a new series of bi-weekly podcasts relating to the latest gaming news, hosted by John Callaham and Larry "DirtyLarry" Cooney. In this week's episode we are joined once again by fellow Neowin writer Tim Schiesser.
Neowin.net presents NeowinCast Gaming 002, the second in a new series of bi-weekly podcasts relating to the latest gaming news, hosted by John Callaham and Larry "DirtyLarry" Cooney. In this week's episode we are also joined by fellow Neowin writer Tim Schiesser.
Nekkid Tech's 14th episode comes to you live from one of London's most venerated pubs, where locals have been swilling down pints through the reign of 14 monarchs.
Podcast Last weekend Greg Knieremen took to The Reg to express his dismay at Amazon's lack of Google loving with the Kindle Fire. He was torched by the readers.
Hello again from Nekkid Tech, podcast about enterprise tech hosted by Greg Knieriemen. This week's episode finds Greg and crew in reflective mode as they consider some of the big stories of 2011.
Greg Knieriemen and trusty sidekick Ed Saipetch have posted another Nekkid Tech classic. This week they chat to Mark Twomey (aka "StorageZilla") and "disruptive tech diva" Christina Weil.
Apple has just refreshed the iMac line—bringing not only faster iMacs, but also ones that come standard with the new Thunderbolt data port, 4GB of RAM, a 720p HD FaceTime camera, faster graphics cards, and—best of all—that new iMac smell. In this episode, Macworld editorial director Jason Snell and senior editor Roman Loyola join me to discuss these new Mac models.
After devoting the last few podcasts to all things Lion, we turn our attention to hardware—specifically, the MacBook Air and Mac mini updates that were announced the same day Mac OS X Lion arrived. Because these days, it all circles back to Lion.
I record the MobileTechRoundup podcast with Kevin Tofel on a weekly basis, but every once in a while other shows invite me on to discuss the world of mobile phones and devices. This weekend I had the pleasure of joining Steve Litchfield and Tim Salmon on Phones Show Chat episode 112.
Our friends over at TiPB have a weekly podcast that they call iPad Live, and this week that has passed they brought CrackBerry.com's Kevin Michaluk, along with our very own Phil Nickinson to the show to talk tablets.
Navigate to your podcasts, select the podcast show you want to listen to (not an episode of the show but rather the entry for the show in the Podcasts screen) and press Play. The episodes of that show will play in chronological order—starting with the oldest first. When the episode finishes, the next in chronological order will play. (With iOS devices this isn't an issue as podcast episodes appear in oldest-to-newest order by default.)
This week the team is joined by the inimitable Pete Donaldson of The Football Ramble fame. He's played FIFA 12, and uses his highly-developed footy brain (it's made from black-and-white leather) to tell us whether it's really the revolution EA have promised or an easily suppressed uprising on the terraces.
PlayStation. Does the word send a chill down your spine? Does it caress your senses with wave upon wave of irresistible pleasure? No? Do you like PlayStation? Then you're certainly in the right place. Welcome to Podcast Beyond, your link to the IGN crew that pushes news, opinions and utter hilarity straight to your ears (and subsequently, your brain).
The super-injunction row that continues on, with names of alleged soccer players and ex-Big Brother contestants, among many other celebrities' names flying around the micro-blogging website, could bring Twitter's closer to legal implications when it brings an office to London later this year.
Have you ever dreamed of being paid to play games? So have we, but after discussing the state of pro gaming in this episode of the PCWorld Game On podcast it seems like playing games competitively is a lot of work.
Those in the entertainment industries would have people believe that it's impossible to compete with 'free', that if someone offers something for nothing then charging a fee for the same product becomes hugely difficult. But for years companies have made a business out of doing just that, selling access to otherwise free file-sharing software. However, with little to no explanation, one of the market leaders has suddenly shut down, cutting off funding to many file-sharing related sites.
Psychiatrist Elias Aboujaoude, MD, discusses the Internet's psychological impact and how our online traits are unconsciously being imported into our offline lives in this podcast.
It’s the end of the year! And we’ve got the week off. But before we left, we convened this all-star panel of pundits to discuss the issues of the year in a forum that we call the Macworld Pundit Showdown. Four pundits enter… one leaves as champion. The other three leave with their heads hanging low.
R. A. Salvatore, creator of the popular Dungeons and Dragons character Drizzt Do'Urden, joins us to discuss breaking into novel writing, bullying, and why a city of evil elves is a lot like Middle School.
It's been awhile since we casted a pod from the PCWorld offices, what with the holidays and CES throwing a wrench in the schedule. But we're back, and ready to blab about all the gizmos, gadgets, computers, and TVs on display at the big CES show last week. Join Nate Ralph, Melissa Perenson, Megan Geuss, and Jason Cross as we think over the major products and trends from the mother of all conventions.
Rumor Has It gets the dubious honor of being the last show live on the CNET main stage of CES 2012, and we use it to cry, "The iPad 3 is coming! The iPad 3 is coming!"
We start off the show today to announce that Karyne is already losing the betting war. The "Twilight" debacle from last week did nothing to deter the Universe from making sure that she loses. Every. Single. Time.
But you know who's really losing the war? Acer, with its ridiculous leaked video promo for the Acer Iconia Tab A200. What's with that barfy piano music?
In last week's podcast, some of us discussed the 100 Things Every Mac User should know. Along similar lines, in this episode of the Macworld Podcast, Jason Snell, Dan Frakes, and Dan Moren join me to offer up some of our favorite tips—ranging from the "well, duh" to the entirely obscure. Regardless of your Mac skills, you're sure to learn something new.
We're now free to talk openly about the iPhone 4S. Our own Jason Snell has had the iPhone for a week and has a lot to say about its performance, the improved camera, and Siri. Is the iPhone 4S for you? Listen and learn.
Spreaker (free) just went live in the App Store this morning and it does for audio what Twitter does for text (and YouTube does for video): it makes it easy to share audio content across social networks.
The weekend's over, and you're headed back to school or work. The dregs. It doesn't get much worse than that. But we can make your Monday morning (or any day that ends in "y," really) a little bit better.
PCWorld Editors Ginny Mies, Mark Sullivan, Nate Ralph, and Jason Cross briefly discuss the passing of Steve Jobs at the age of 56. Jobs was an incon the likes of which comes along only once every few generations, and was both likeable and infuriating in the way only true visionaries are.
As the case for Web censorship moves forward, Twitter announced today that it'll soon block tweets on a countrywide basis when they violate local restrictions, so we can look forward to our government making it illegal for Nickelback to fight back against their Twitter haters.
McDonalds posted impressive quarterly earnings two days ago, but a scoop from the UK Sun newspaper today exposes the astonishing truth behind McDonalds Chicken McNuggets: you shouldn't eat them everyday for 17 years straight.
Jeff almost didn't make it out of court this morning to be on the show, but he squirms out of Lady Justice's grasp just in time to join us, maybe with a few minutes in between to update his Facebook.
Since Jeff can't attend the 26th annual Game Developers Conference on March 5 in San Francisco, we're doing the next best thing and bringing part of the show to him!
We've put it off long enough, and today we'll finally spend time discussing Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), an incendiary bill written by Texas Congressman Lamar Smith that would effectively put an end to any Web site that would "steal America's innovative and creative products, attract more than 53 billion visits a year, and threaten more than 19 million American jobs."
CNET Audiophiliac and general audio diva Steve "Sphere" Guttenberg is back on The 404 Podcast for his last appearance this year, and as usual he brings a list of talking points, like a kooky theory on how to curb population control, and when the iPad will eventually overtake the big screen TV.
Joseph Kaminski fills in for Wilson again on today's 404 podcast to mediate a most divisive argument: "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" vs. "Dumb and Dumber": who did it better?
It's our last week of 404 podcasts for 2011! We'll be back in the new year for a round of LIVE CES COVERAGE, but Wilson's not feeling well today so Joseph Kaminski fills in for an update on kid tech.
To wrap up the penultimate week (for the year) of the 404 Podcast, we're running through Apple's year in iTunes--from the best-selling apps to the most-downloaded movie online.
AT&T earns the "worst carrier in the world" award for the second year in a row, so it's a good thing I just signed up for two more years of service with this new iPhone 4S.
Today's 404 podcast topics include who to blame for the Carrier IQ bug, a digital rape whistle for shaming street harassers, a preview of tomorrow's Xbox Live update, and a quick game of "guess-the-Apple-iOS-dev-code-names!"
Happy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Day! Actually, that probably means none of you are listening to our show today. You're likely at your local Costco, Sam's Club, or other restaurant supply depot stocking up on Twizzlers and Four Loko for the next two weeks of gaming hibernation.
Barnes & Noble just announced three new tablets that could extinguish the Amazon Kindle Fire--tune in to hear why you should care, and how to shop for the best device this holiday season. Also, happy birthday, Wilson!
It's a big day for The 404 as we welcome two big Hollywood names to the CES stage--Eliza Dushku and Wayne Brady drop by for a chat about video games, robots, gadgets, and more!
Welcome to another Yuletide episode from The 404 Podcast! We'll be publishing these podcasts, videos, and rerun episodes all the way up until we return on January 10 for a block of live shows from CES in Las Vegas!
1UP's podcasts have seen many changes this year. We saw the end of long-running shows like at1UP and Active-Time Babble, while the Retronauts torch was passed to a new host and Friday mainstay Games, Dammit! undertook a total relaunch.
In this podcast recorded at the SecurityByte 2011 conference held this year in Bangalore, India, the conference founder Nishchal Bhalla talks about his motivations for organizing such an event in his native country and what he hopes it will achieve.
In this special podcast recorded live at MCM Expo in London, the crowd quizzes Volition's Senior Designer Jameson Durall and Design Director David Abzug about Red Faction: Armageddon, and tries to barter for prizes with MCM freebies.
And welcome to Infosmack 97, a lovely podcast show in which hosts Greg Knieriemen and Marc Farley with the Diva of Disruptive Technologies Christina Weil discuss that Amazon Outage, the first really big Cloud crash since ever.
With their guests they debate the merits of building new technology form the ground up specifically for VMware, versus taking existing technology and bending and twisting it to work well with VMware.
Though April first has passed, there never seems to be a shortage of foolishness. And because there isn't, I've invited the Macalope to return to the podcast to discuss his Fools of the Year piece from late last week. And speaking of foolishness, I do my best to keep you from doing something foolish when dealing with e-mail scams that come courtesy of a recent security breach.
Today is the tenth anniversary of the Apple Retail Store. They've become a very important part of Apple; they not only sell Macs, iPhones, iPods, and iPads, but they promote the Apple image. In this episode, Gary Allen of ifoAppleStore.com and I talk about the why the Apple Retail Stores are successful.
Our April 2011 issue features a cover story on 100 things every Mac user should know. That article is the focus of this week's podcast, as several contributors to the cover story talk about the tricks and shortcuts that separate veteran Mac users from beginners.
Twitter, the 140-character social networking service, is an increasingly big deal. There are scads of Twitter users across the globe and it's anything but uncommon to find that entities from big businesses to government agencies have a Twitter presence. In today's podcast I speak with two Macworld editors, Scholle Sawyer-McFarland and Lex Friedman, who've recently participated in two unique Tweet-ups—one at the launch of the final space shuttle mission and the other, a meeting with the President.
The Open Data Centre Alliance is an independent group of vendors and end users - who seem to constitute the core of the steering committee - that aims to help smooth the inevitable standards wars that emerge with the battle for the Cloud space.
This week on What The Tech: Andrew and Paul play a game of what they would do if they were in charge of a certain company. But first, RIM announces that co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie will step down, and a new CEO will take over.
This week on What The Tech: Andrew and Paul give their take on CES 2012, now that it’s finally over. Paul gives his thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus after having used it for a while. Is Android better than Windows Phone?
Andrew and Paul discuss many of the product announcements from CES 2012. Microsoft delivers their last keynote at CES. Nokia officially announces their first Windows Phone for the US, the Lumia 900.
Andrew and Paul run down their wishlist and predictions for 2012. First up is Andrew and his wishlist for the new year which include better internet and TV integration, USB 3.0 devices, a major iPad competitor, and convertible tablet/laptops.
This week on What The Tech: A special year end show. Andrew and Paul discuss what they think were the biggest blunders in tech for 2011. Making the worst of list of companies and products include Netflix, HP, Google, Kinect, and RIM.
Andrew and Paul run down what they think was the best in tech this year. Best tablet: Apple iPad 2. Why does the iPad succeed where other tablets fail? Best phone: Windows Phone.
This week on What The Tech: Paul discusses his experience using iTunes Match, Amazon Cloud Drive, and Google Music, and some of the differences between them. How does the experience compare between?
This week on What The Tech: Andrew and Paul discuss Windows Phone, the Mango update, and Nokia. Why did Nokia release a Windows Phone without a front facing camera? Paul gives his thoughts on upcoming Windows Phone devices. What importance does screen size play in devices these days? Andrew and Paul run down their thoughts on the new Nook tablet compared to the Amazon Kindle. Andrew talks about who might be interested in acquiring Palm's WebOS. Who would benefit the most from WebOS? Andrew and Paul discuss RIM's future with BBX. Are they a sinking ship? Paul talks about the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 game. Is it worth getting?
This week on What The Tech: Andrew and Paul talk about the new biography of Steve Jobs written by Walter Isaacson. How shocked should we be by what's in the book? And was Steve Jobs really that bad of a guy? Andrew and Paul also speculate on where Apple would be with or without Steve Jobs. Nokia is set to have their big conference and Windows Phone unveiling this week. Paul talks up the new Windows Phone Nokia devices. Windows XP officially turns 10 years old. Is it finally time for it to die? And EA releases Battlefield 3. Paul compares the game to Call Of Duty.
This week on What The Tech: Paul compares the internet connectivity from his recent trip to Paris and London, to the U.S. Are we better off or worse? Microsoft finishes acquiring Skype. Will we see Skype throughout Windows now? Andrew and Paul touch on the new Xbox dashboard and the cable programming integration. What sort of content will we see? Apple's iOS 5 and iPhone 4S have been out for almost a full week. What do Andrew and Paul think? Paul explains the difference between Facebook in iOS and Windows Phone. Andrew and Paul also talk about the new Moto Razr, and the upcoming announcement of the Samsung Nexus.
Andrew interviews Microsoft's Podcast Marketplace for Windows Phone/Zune manager Rob Greenlee. Andrew and Rob have a heavy discussion about podcasting from it's early days before it was even dubbed podcasting, including Rob's own experience. They also discuss what the term podcast means.
This week on What The Tech: Andrew and Paul run down Apple's "Let's Talk iPhone" event. Did Apple make a smart move with the iPhone 4S? Paul speculates on Apple's strategy with the iPhone.
This week on What The Tech: Paul takes a look back at Windows 8 now that it's been a week since it was announce. He notes what a revolutionary change Windows 8 is for Microsoft. What does this change really mean?
This week on What The Tech: Google acquires Motorola Mobility. Andrew and Paul run down the acquisition. What does it mean for Google, and us? How does it affect other phone manufacturers that use Android? Andrew questions Intel's move to release a new CPU without a heatsink and fan. Paul brings up the state of Intel in today's market. Andrew and Paul discuss whether or not Windows 8 will be successful. Have we gotten to the point we're being mobile is more important?
This week on What The Tech: Paul compares the price of Mac to PC. Can you say one is better over the other? Andrew and Paul discuss the growing trend of ultrabooks. What constitutes an ultrabook? Paul explains why ultrabooks are a good thing. Paul also talks about going virtual and apps in the cloud. And the internet turns 20 years old. Andrew and Paul take a trip down the internet memory lane. They talk internet connectivity in the 90s, and popular programs like Napster and Kazaa.
Microsoft has finally unveiled its answer to the iPad, and it's... Windows? At the company's Build conference last week, it showed off Windows 8, the next version of its PC operating system and its next-generation tablet interface. So Microsoft's answer to the iPad is also Microsoft's answer to Lion?
I appeared on the latest episode of the Windows Phone Dev Podcast this week. Ryan Lowdermilk and I discussed the Windows Phone news from the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, including the AT&T and Nokia press conferences and Microsoft's final keynote address.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Mary Jo and I join Leo in Las Vegas remotely to cover the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. We discuss the various announcements from final Microsoft CES keynote, the AT&T and Nokia press conferences, Android tablets and Ultrabooks, Windows Phone software updates, and more.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly, Iyaz Akhtar, Mary Jo and I discuss Microsoft's patent win over Motorola, Apple's patent win over HTC, Microsoft and Nokia's discussions about buying RIM, Microsoft's decision to pull out of CES after the 2012 show, Microsoft Hadoop, Windows 8 picture passwords, new SkyDrive functionality, and AT&T's decision to bail on the T-Mobile merger.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly, Iyaz Akhtar, Mary Jo and I discuss the Windows 8 beta schedule, this week's Windows Store announcements, Windows Defender Offline, the Xbox 360 Dashboard Update, new Xbox apps for Windows Phone and iOS, why Verizon hates Windows Phone, and Carrier IQ.
Iyaz Akhtar, Mary Jo and I discuss a slew of Microsoft rumors, the potential folly of Microsoft's Windows-centric strategy, a new beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials, a new milestone for the Windows Phone Marketplace, Dryad and Hadoop, and the future of Silverlight.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo, Mary Jo and I discuss the US retail launch of Windows Phone 7.5, whether Windows 8 will be the basis for Windows Phone 8, a weird new form of Windows Phone criticism, the future of Silverlight and Flash, IE 10 will include spell checking, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 arrives.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo, Mary Jo and I discuss the news from Nokia World, how Microsoft can improve Windows Phone, Microsoft's office productivity vision for 2021, 10 years of Windows XP, Microsoft's Android licensing gold mine, the race to buy Yahoo, Battlefield 3, and System Center 2012 test builds.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Mary Jo, Tom Merritt, and I discuss Microsoft's purchase of Skype and what it means to the various application versions, Microsoft and Hadoop, Microsoft's Windows Phone chief has tough words for iPhone and Android, Blackberry has a worldwide outage at a bad time, a lot more Windows 8 stuff, Surface 2.0 delays, and Microsoft's marketing plans for the holiday season.
In the latest episode of Windows Weekly, Mary Jo and I were joined by special guest co-host Iyaz Akhtar. We discussed more Windows 8 news ahead of BUILD, the DOJ's lawsuit to prevent AT&T from purchasing T-Mobile, a new release of the Azure social gaming toolkit, more Microsoft executive resignations, Steve Jobs' retirement as Apple CEO, and why August 2011 was the biggest month ever in tech history.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo, Mary Jo and I discuss Windows Phone "Tango," smart phone market share, FTC's investigation of Google, a class-action lawsuit against Apple, Windows 7 vs. Mac OS X security, the lack of new "Colorado" server hardware, TellMe integration into Microsoft's many products, Hotmail and spam, and the Microsoft Touch Mouse.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo, Mary Jo and I discuss the Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" RTM and why that doesn't mean it's really done yet, whether Microsoft should sell Bing, Microsoft's business claims for IE 9, new media remote and Bluetooth headset for Xbox 360 coming this fall, Microsoft and Linux, new Windows Live developer tools, Gmail Man, Avatar Kinect, US smart phone market share, Amazon caves to Apple, and Mozilla Boot to Gecko.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo, Mary Jo and I discuss Lion vs. Windows 8, Windows' surprising tablet market share, Windows Phone 7 "Mango," Nokia's big loss, Hulu sale rumors, Lenovo's 2011 tablets, Intel earnings and PC growth, new Microsoft mice for 2011, improvements to Hotmail, BPOS interruptions, and a last-minute look at Microsoft's earnings.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and I are joined by special guest Mary Jo Foley and discuss a ton of news from Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference 2011, including a Windows 7 sales milestone, Windows Intune 2 Beta, MDOP 2011 R2, Windows Phone 7, Windows Server 8, new Microsoft retail stores, more server stuff, Kinect and Xbox, and more, a Netflix price hike, Mac OS X Lion, and Amazon tablet rumors.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and I are joined by special guest Mary Jo Foley and discuss the Windows 8 schedule, Microsoft's pursuit of Android patent licensees, Facebook and Skype, PCs and simplicity, Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, new improvements to Hotmail, Word Web App co-authoring, Xbox brand consolidation, the death of Zune Originals, and Verizon Wireless move to tiered data plans.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and I discuss Steve Ballmer's desire to stay at Microsoft, Windows Phone "Mango" heads out to developers, the Office 365 launch in New York, Microsoft and Mozilla spar over business customers, Internet Explorer 10 PP2 hints at Windows 8 functionality, Office 2010 SP1 arrives, Google+ soft launches, and MySpace gets sold.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and I discuss the history of Windows, developer controversy over the presumed lack of native development tools in Windows 8, a Microsoft exec slips that Windows 8 will ship in Fall 2012, Xbox LIVE will provide the media services in Windows 8, the first anniversary of Office 2010, Nokia and Apple settle their patent infringement claims, Chrome OS and Chromebooks, Duke Nukem Forever, and PIM interoperability.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and I and special guest Aaron Hillegass discuss Windows 8 contentiously and then make up, WWDC 2010 and Apple's platform advances, Joe's B. correct assertion that Apple is copying Windows Phone with iOS 5 features, IDC's revised smart phone growth projections, E3 news including new Xbox 360 and Kinect games, Microsoft fan defacement of an Apple Store, and the US Supreme Court ruling against Microsoft.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and I discuss this week's Windows 8 Start screen revelations in depth and the silly noobisphere responses, the BUILD conference in September, Windows Phone news, Office 365 launching this month, Intel's Ultrabook idea, Google's "gang of four," and coming E3 news.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and I discuss this week's Windows Phone "Mango" revelations, Steve Ballmer's Windows 8 blurt, calls for Ballmer's ouster, Microsoft and Google facing off in the cloud, Google Music vs. Amazon Cloud Player, Microsoft's appeal of a years-old EU antitrust fine, and Q1 2011 smart phone market share.
In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and I discuss how Microsoft can fix what's wrong with Microsoft, Microsoft's blockbuster Skype purchase and what it means, Google I/O and how Google Music, Android, Chrome OS, and Chromebooks hit at core Microsoft products, TechEd 2011, the return of the I'm A PC ads, and a quick LastPass update.
I spent much of this week wading through an unprecedented sea of non-news thanks to the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and the hyperactive, kiddie-driven gadgets blogs, which will--and did--write a post about anything, no matter how uninteresting or nonsensical. So we saw individual posts about every single freaking pair of headphones announced at the show.
Did we tell you that Infosmack is the world's best podcast about enterprise technology? And did we tell you that we are syndicating episodes for our beloved readers? No? Then check this out, Episode 92, with Greg Knieriemen on solo hosting duties.