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 Buzz Out Loud (MP3) Buzz Out Loud features Tom Merritt, Molly Wood and producer Jason Howell, along with CNET's top tech experts reviewing the day's tech news. Each episode, the crew analyzes, interprets, and argues about what all this technology means and what it's doing to us. Fans can take part by calling, e-mailing, or commenting on the blog. Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1185: I can haz peace? by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 15 Mar 2010 at 9:02pm Veronica Belmont and Ben Huh join us on stage to talk about the brewing war between Apple and Google, pay walls on the web... and we also wage tiny cute little wars on each other as well. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084617',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1185 Gowalla Tops Foursquare at SXSW Web Awards (But Benson Smokes 'em All) Google admits Buzz mistakes, tries again at SXSW Web guru Tim Bray takes Google Android job …blogs about wanting to kill the iPhone Google Product Manager RJ Pittman Defects To Apple HTC shipping CDMA-version Nexus One to Verizon, says paper Pew: readers prefer ad-supported news to pay walls U.S. Broadband Plan details are out …who hates it? Kickers and Science Rock Band Network Is Live Email I work as a server in a restaurant in Richmond, VA. I see all kinds of tech all the time. I see Iphones every once in a while. I saw a Kindle the other day, but one thing I see every day multiple times a day is the Droid. I counted today and I saw 4 different guests with them. Next random thought: Opera whined enough to get the browser ballet into Windows, so they may be the ones up to challenging Apples app store rules. Sounds like I am bashing Apple a bit here, but I have a touch and love it. Now I’m off to play Plants vs Zombies on it. Since your done reading this you should do the same. LOVE THE SHOW! ********** First I must say, I am not an Opera fanboy, and I apologize if I am Apple contacted Opera Software when they first announced Opera Mini The technical difference with Opera Mini and a real webbrowser might Website — (HTML/CSS/JS etc.) —> Opera servers, rendering and This means you can not have a direct encrypted connection with a Opera Mini should not be confused with Opera Mobile, a real Love the show ********** Hi buzz crew, I heart you (geekey voice). Regarding Pink Floyd: What a bunch of whiners! Why don’t they just release the album as two large tracks like Mike Olefeild did for Tubular Bells (many years ago) or BT did for his latest album ( this year – ‘These hopeful machines’). Your loyal minion, in Napa Tony Vertrees Listen Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1184: Warning: BOL may result in loss of toe by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 14 Mar 2010 at 8:51pm Today's BOL happened before a live studio audience at SXSW in Austin, TX. Cali Lewis and Nicole Lee joined us on stage to discuss the state of SXSW Interactive, the on-going Google/China kerfuffle, and pharmaceutical companies' struggles to fit the risks of drugs into a Twitter-friendly 140 characters. Also, Cali Lewis nearly loses a toe.... um, sorry? loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084616',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1184 Digg 2.0 unveiled at SXSW: “faster,” “instant” AT&T’s network up to SXSW iPhone onslaught Google to shut China search engine iPhone browsing could be faster with Opera — if Apple approves Day 1 estimate: 120,000 iPads sold Apple’s iPad battery replacement policy: baby out with the bathwater Privacy concerns derail Netflix contest Classmates.com to pay up to 9.5 million in “phantom friends” lawsuit Pharma faces a character count conundrum #OMGConan: The big Digg party Twitter hoax Email It was featured on the cover of Wired magazine… yeah you guys probably forgot. But that’s ok… the company Local-Motors. ( http://www.local-motors.com ) is going to be there in Austin during SXSW with that specific car. It’s called the Rally Fighter and yes it’s probably –if you allow me to use a Gadgettes’ term– a Gender Gap. It looks amazing! A forrealzzz Hotwheels!! lol Here’s a link to their tour page. http://www.local-motors.com/static.php?p=RFTour Sorry for the long email. Have fun and love the show, ********** World’s oldest whiskey goes on sale in Scotland — This is maybe more for Tom and Cooley, but I give it my vote for the CNET Christmas party or next big BOL milestone. Oh, and even though you’re probably already there and getting this after the fact, I’m looking forward to seeing all of you at the SXSW meetup tomorrow night. Good luck, safe travel and have fun! ********** Hey Buzz Crew! I have been a listener for a long time, and recently with the increased talk about ACTA, I have decided to do something about it. What can a nobody like me do to stop this treaty, you ask? Why, create a Facebook group of course! The link is here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=387879991802 . I think the biggest problem here is not enough people know what ACTA is. I think that a Facebook group might just help with that. Lets fight this thing by spreading the word. Love the show, Matt Weber P.S. Who is Pink Floyd? Listen Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1183: War and peace on the Internet by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 11 Mar 2010 at 8:09pm Patent wars reignite, the Internet is nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, and multitasking may be coming to the iPhone. It's an epic sort of show today. Also, PS3 gets in the game with a motion-controller, and employees like us knowingly violate IT policies like crazy people. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084615',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1183 Apple’s iPhone 4.0 software to deliver multitasking support Verizon to have 4G phone by mid-2011 Amazon’s 1-click patent confirmed after re-evaluation Sony unveils its PS3 motion controller, Move Dell, with help from Amazon and Google, taking on iTunes and iPad Pink Floyd win EMI court ruling over online sales LifeLock fined $12 million over lack of life-locking ability Bad employee! 12% knowingly violate company IT policies Console killer’ OnLive to launch in June Internet ‘in running’ for Nobel Peace Prize There are a number of ways to come see us at SXSW in Austin, TX! VOICE MAIL Email http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/google_gives_city_bikers_bum_steer_ll9XRaiMZUfVMPkc7b3oaJ Love the show. Dan ********** Patent law does have it’s place in society, and we do need it to protect, not only the big company but the small company. While there may be problems with the system, change to the system must be gradual and measured. Wholesale removal of the system re: software patents would result in a host of unintended consequences as well as the removal of billions, if not trillions, of capital assets. Yes, big companies use their patent stick to beat off little companies. But what mechanism would you propose be used by a big company to prevent a little company from stealing something and implementing it quickly and confusing the marketplace. If there was a device that looked like an iPhone and kind worked like one, but which Apple couldn’t remove from the marketplace, the harm to Apple’s reputation would be immeasurable. Both in marketshare and in reputation. Patents are one method that they use to protect themselves. And patents at the corporate level are negotiating tools, nothing more. If Apple is suing HTC, one of the end results may be a revenue stream to Apple. Look at QualComm. They don’t manufacture handsets anymore but they are still making money. Perhaps, the duration of patents with respect to software is too long. And yes, the courts don’t understand this newfangled Internet tubes we use. Congress doesn’t either, to be honest. The debate on the show, which is a little bit one-sided has been going on for a long time and will be going on for a long while. It’s just the nature of the beast. Shakespeare said that the first step in overthrowing the government was to kill all the lawyers. We are here to protect people and society. Some of us may abuse that privilege but most of us are good stewards of it. Cheers, ********** Hey Buzz Crew, On Episode 1182, you talked about a new way for your boss to track what Love.The.Show Carl from BC, Canada Listen Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1182: Where we're going, we don't need rails by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 10 Mar 2010 at 7:53pm We've utterly given up the concept of "on-topic" today, as talk of Apple's Developer License Agreement suddenly turns into a conversation about patent law and nuclear arsenals and our one voicemail is a dirty anagram. What happened!? Also, some bad words. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084614',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1182 Facebook to allow users to share location … And so does Twitter Veil Lifts Slightly on Apple’s Secret Plan to Control the Universe LHC to be shut down for a year for repairs (thanks, Todd!) US Considers Some Free Wireless Broadband Service Pink Floyd Take EMI To Court Over Online Royalties, Unbundling Sony signs up all six major studios for HD movies on PlayStation Network Mobile that allows bosses to snoop on staff developed Google Maps gets bike routing Study Shows TV Makes Kids Fat, Computers Don’t Come see us at SXSW in Austin, TX! Voicemail Email In episode 1181 (@ 3:29) Brian Cooley poo poos the introduction the Cisco CRS-3, saying “They do all this assuming the entire Internet is populated with these. I mean they forget this is the fastest thing on the Internet and the Internet runs as slow as the slowest gateway on the Internet. So until this hardware propagates everywhere this will be sitting around drumming its fingers like a bunch of older hardware.” (Please have Molly read this in her Nerd voice — for this is most certainly nerdy) While the “weakest link” analogy is most often the case when speaking of advancements in IT, where the technology will only work as fast as its slowest component, it isn’t true in a case of this scale. It helps to think of an ISP as an outwardly concentric network comprised of the “core” (the center) and “edge” (the part of the network that actually connects to customers.) — The edge networks have been fast enough for years, with most user’s bandwidth needs not scraping the sides of a even a 10 Megabit connection to the ISP. However, as you get closer to the core all those millions of 10 Megabit connections quickly overwhelm (oversubscribe) the core router. With the Cisco announcement of the CRS-3, an ISP could now serve 3,220,000 customers with a 100 Megabit link without oversubscribing and WITHOUT DEPLOYING THEM EVERYWHERE. Put a few of these in key places in the core, and bip-bam-boom, you’ve got yourself a next-gen network capable of downloading every episode of BOL directly into the brains of our future army of Cylon babies. More to the point, as long as there are at least two of these deployed in an Enterprise or ISP-class network, they will never be “drumming their fingers.” Peace, ********** Hi buzz crew here is a story I found over at Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/martin-jetpack-priced-at-86-000-mere-mortals-will-soon-be-able/ JET PACKS! The future is here! I’ve been a listener since Molly announced our first Cylon overlord, and I bow down to Jason and his little Cylon addition. Keep on buzzing. Alex, Middle Georgia Listen Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1181: ACTA: it's bad for the brand by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 9 Mar 2010 at 8:06pm The European Parliament is, somewhat unexpectedly, riding to the world's rescue by demanding that the super evil ACTA agreement be negotiated in the open and that the three-strike ISP provisions be taken out. Well, hot damn! That's big news! I mean, that Cisco router is big news, too, but it just doesn't have the same sexy factor. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084613',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1181 Cisco’s big announcement was a really fast router; AT&T has tested it U.S. eases Cuba, Iran, Sudan sanctions to allow freer Web European Parliament declaring war against ACTA Motorola Backflip doesn’t allow non-Market apps, proves AT&T doesn’t get Android Valve: full “Steam” ahead on Mac OS X with free syncing Ubisoft on DRM snafu: Servers attacked, pirates locked out Newegg probes shipments of fake Intel chips Ford adds firewall, other security to cars in anticipation of mobile apps Amazon is building a better browser for Kindle Cybercrooks surpassed old-school bank robbers in ‘09 Come see us at SXSW in Austin, TX! Voice mail Email Anyway… It doesn’t look like Microsoft was Censoring because iPHone is a competitor, because if you go to bing.com and search for adwords, you will see that Google is actually an advertiser… if Microsoft wanted to censor, you’d think they’d deny Google’s ad. Lastly, Tom you were correct, Amazon stopped the associates program in North Carolina because of the taxes, I was an associate in NC and they cut me off. I fixed it by getting a UPS store mail box in South Carolina(two miles from me) and using that address for my associates account, and viola I’m back in the associates program… Stephen ********** Buzz Crew, Just thought this link would be of interest. http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article7053254.ece Seems like Howard Schmidt is the only one in the world who thinks there is no cyberwar. I have attended NSA briefings from the people who manage the operations/response center and they are very clear about the levels of attacks and the sophistication of those attacks. It is bad and getting worse. These are not independent hackers but nation states. The FBI even says that attacks on government web sites alone are now at 1.6 Billion a month. That is billion with a “B”. The British equivalent of NSA, GCHQ is mentioned in the above article. So much for feeling safe. – Listen Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1180: Egg on Newegg's face by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 8 Mar 2010 at 8:59pm Weren't the folks who ordered an Intel Core i7 surprised when they got a Styrofoam fake instead? Well, yes. But we still haven't heard from Newegg how this happened. However the fake was incredibly well done. So props to that. We also discuss Apple's first iPad ad and Ubisoft's incredible DRM failure. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084612',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) Episode 1180 And the BitTorrent award goes to… Apple airs first iPad commercial during Oscars, Steve Jobs at event More details leak on Microsoft’s ‘Courier’ Microsoft demos game across PC, mobile, and console platforms Ubisoft DRM authentication server is down, Assassin’s Creed 2 unplayable by the law-abiding, perfectly fine for pirates and hackers U.K. carrier O2 updates iPhone plans and reveals that iPhone 4G will do video chat Some Newegg customers received fake Intel Core i7s Energizer USB recharger software infects PCs Internet access is ‘a fundamental right’ Lip reading mobile promises end to noisy phone calls Come see us at SXSW in Austin, Texas! Voice mail E-mail Love hearing the old gang back together again! With censorship being a hot topic in the news lately, I thought you might like to see this. I recently tried to place some Pay Per Click advertisements on Bing using the Microsoft Ad Center. Once the ads were created, I was told that they needed to be reviewed before they would be turned live on the search engine. This is something Google does as well with their AdWords program, most likely to prevent obvious fraud or hate messages. Imagine my surprise when I received the attached message a few days later. All three of my ads were rejected. Why? Because they included the word “iPhone”. We in the tech community are quick to admonish Apple for it’s censorship in the App Store — and rightfully so. It would seem that Microsoft is just as guilty. The iPhone may be a competitor to the Zune and Windows Mobile 7 Classic Pink Phone thingy, but shouldn’t their search engine be unbiased? I see a dangerous trend developing here… - Bryan in Albany ********** Hey Buzz crew, Recently you talked about an increase in android market share this year, and I thought I would share my experience: We allow employees to use their personal smart to sync with our network for email, and calendar. Well last year I help set up pretty much all Iphones (with the exception of one Palm Pre), but this year the only phones I've helped users with are Android based phones, even more astonishing is that they are all different devices, no one is buying the same model android phone, I've set up Motorola Cliqs, Droids, HTC Droid Eris, HTC Hero, and the Samsung Moment. No Nexus one yet, but I think a lot of that has to do with not being able to just walk in to a store and play with it. Love the Show! ********** I checked my email this morning and found I can no longer be an Amazon Associate because I live in Colorado. Essentially, in Colorado if a company has a “controlled group” that makes money in Colorado, then they are considered to have a “presence in this state”. The bill would require Amazon to charge sales tax on all Colorado sales. Interestingly enough I never heard about this from Amazon or locally (and I’m a daily newspaper reader)! If I had a heads up I would have wrote my congress. Are there other companies that will suffer from this, or was it targeted directly at Amazon? http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2010A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/B30F574193882B4B872576A80026BE0C?Open&file=1193_rev.pdf Good thing I don’t depend on making money from the associate program, or I would be out of luck. Thanks, and great show! Alan (BaldDragon in the chat room) loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084625',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'none'});Listen Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1179: The guy who makes OK Go go by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 5 Mar 2010 at 7:55pm On today's show, a special interview with Adam Sadowsky, president of Syynlabs, the OK Go video, "This Too Shall Pass." Turns out making that video was as hard to make as you might imagine. Also, we discuss the pending smellpocalypse coming out of Siberia. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084299',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) Episode 1179 Interview with Adam Sadowsky, president, Syynlabs iPad coming on April 3, preorders on March 12 Apple iPad may delay transition to SSD, say hard-drive makers Microsoft to sell Pink phones on Verizon by spring EchoStar injunction upheld in victory for TiVo There is no cyberwar Ubisoft’s new DRM cracked in one day Massive methane release sparks global warming fears Come see us at SXSW in Austin, Texas! Voice mail E-mail Why would anyone want to develop for the iPhone/iPad? For the same reason that people develop for the Xbox, or the PS3 (particularly services like the PSN and Xbox Live Arcade). This kind of treatment of developers happens all the time in the console gaming development cycle, it just happens behind closed doors most of the time. That doesn’t mean it isn’t wrong, but Apple’s “treatment” of developers is hardly unprecedented and because of that it’s unlikely to negatively impact the number of developers who want to develop for their platforms. Besides, I think all this housecleaning is leading up to something. What? I don’t know, but it seems odd for them to suddenly pounce on certain apps and certain kinds of apps without warning. I foresee some major changes to their app store (and app submission process) coming soon – maybe more clarity on what apps will and will not be accepted? Anyway, love the show, and Molly’s rants! (Oh and also Molly, you mentioned that you don’t think the iPad will sell very well and I have UNDENIABLE, SCIENTIFIC PROOF that you’re wrong! In Mass Effect 2 (which is, in the future) everyone is walking around with an iPad-esque tablety device! SCIENCE.) ********** Hi buzz crew, I was just listening to the episode 1177 where you talking about the new TIVO’s and how if you wanted wifi you would need to buy a $90 add on. I thought I’d share with you what I’ve done to get around buying all the add on adapters companies try to nickel and hundred dollar you to death. I use an Apple Airport Express to extend my wifi to my home theatre and I’ve connected a 8 port switch to it. While this setup is technically more at roughly $125 the Airport Express gives you AirTunes which is a pretty cool feature. I currently have my Xbox, an older PS3 that has wireless G and Slingbox connected this way all thinking they`re wired with plenty of room to expand my wireless living room. If you wanted to save some money you could always configure a $50 wireless router as a wifi extender and use the 4 wired ports in the back. Hope this helps, love the show!!! ********** Buzz Crew: On episode 1178, the discussion about Apple’s patents made me think what would have happened to the According to wikipedia, Ford was the first to place the steering wheel on the left, in the Model T, That may too trivial an example … so what if Ford had patented the idea of an assembly line? Bruce from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Listen Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1178: Steve Jobs smash by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 4 Mar 2010 at 8:10pm On today's show, Apple wants to wipe all HTC phones from the face of the earth, apparently because Steve Jobs is just grouchy about this whole business. Donald and Molly engage in a nice long talk about the validity of software patents, and then we wonder whether anyone would actually line up to buy a new 3D HDTV. Meanwhile, the well-meaning House of Lords is probably going to destroy the Internet. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084298',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) Episode 1178 Apple: HTC phones caused ‘irreparable injury’; asks for ban on importing Nexus One RealNetworks surrenders in RealDVD case Valve games coming soon to a Mac near you Apple yanks Wi-Fi detectors from iTunes Android marketshare growing, iPhone shrinking says Quantcast Former Infinity Ward execs sue Activision Lords copyright change ‘could block YouTube’ Who will buy the first Panasonic 3D TV? Blackberrys effectively add 10 days of work a year Latest MacHeist bundle brings even more software on the cheap First shots of Microsoft’s secret project Pink Phone Come see us at SXSW in Austin, Texas! Voice mail E-mail I know you guys aren’t big fans of the Blackberry Storm, but I think this newly reported form factor is pretty interesting. As a former BB user (Storm – terrible, Tour – sweet, Droid – well, does!), I think that this hardware combo could be huge. It’s also reported to be running OS 6.0 (but fails imo with an expected 360×480 screen resolution). Was it Tom that predicted Palm will be bought out in 2010? Hmm WebOS + BBEmail could be the spark RIM needs to drive more handsets into the consumer bases, outside of enterprise. If RIM were smart, they’d pull a MS and work from the ground up. These photos have been out for a day or two, but hadn’t heard you mention anything. http://crackberry.com/first-photos-blackberry-slider-emerge-scrapped-or-real-deal http://crackberry.com/more-blackberry-bold-slider-photos-emerge Dana the Structural Engineer from Richmond, VA. PS – Love the Show! ********** Hey BOL Gang greetings, Wow – I can’t believe this – after this long wait and all the excitement – guess what – we loyal DirectTV subscribers - over 13 years and I'm still nursing along my Directv Standard Def Tivo units and have been patiently waiting for the New DirectTV HD Tivo based units well guess what , us sheep are right back where we started….. Rogers the CEO of was quoted in a Light Reading article as saying: "The new platform won’t be available to DirecTV Group Inc. (NYSE: DTV) subscribers, since the satellite TV giant uses an older version of TiVo software in its DVRs. But Rogers said TiVo is creating a new software for DirecTV DVRs that will add some new functions. “Their [DirecTV's] next implementation of us is not going to have this look and feel. It’s based on the classic TiVo,” he said. See: Lightreading post at : Oh well..... ********** Hi JaMoTo. I’m Rodrigo from Chile (Santiago) and i wanted to send you information for future natural or human caused disasters. from fayerwayer: http://www.fayerwayer.com/2010/03/kenia-ayuda-a-chile-usando-internet/ Listen Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1177: Nerd freestyle by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 3 Mar 2010 at 8:34pm We stayed on the rails pretty well in this episode, but there's a whole long thing about cake toward the end that the chat room dubbed "nerd freestyle" and, well, we love that. In other news, new TiVo underwhelms a bit (other than the remote) and Viacom goes all anti-Internet with "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report." That's the cake part. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084297',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) Episode 1177 TiVo unveils Series4 ‘Premiere’ DVRs with enhanced online integration Viacom will take Daily Show, Colbert off Hulu Maybe they want to move to ivi.ru? Facebook could surpass $1 billion in revenue this year Google asks US for WTO block on China censorship A Second Lessig fair-use video is suppressed by WMG $1 million prize for finding Cause of Unintended acceleration iPhone ego clash costs Flash at Virgin America Secret messages embedded in Portal update Chile quake moved Earth’s axis, shortened days: scientist Turn your arm into a phone with Skinput Come see us at SXSW in Austin, Texas! Voice mail E-mail New listener and loving the show! Sean ********** OK, so the violin analogy wasn’t perfect! So, at the risk of being re-mocked, here’s an improved analogy: Let’s OK, same problem… that may not help the show! But I stand by the - Waldron in Boston ********** Dude buzz crew get your history straight. WWI was started because some Serbian nationalist guy shot a Duke from Austria and then everyone had deals with each other so as soon as the two countries went to war all of friggin Europe went to war. Although this would be a perfect analogy if then Google, (and possibly other Android manufacturers who are worried about getting sued) jump in, where as if they wait to be sued before entering, then it is more like WWII where a lot of countries didn’t really get involved until they were attacked or threatened. Anyways love the show p.s. Welcome back Jason, glad you enjoyed your break! ********** I hate to nitpick, but Modern Warfare 2 is not the best selling game in history. New Super Mario Bros on the DS has outsold MW2. Nintendogs, Pokemon, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Bros. Wii Sports, Wii Play, Wii Fit, and a whole lot more. Sure it's sold a lot, but it is not even close to being the biggest selling game in history. Please don't say such things if you don't know if you are correct or not.. Enjoy the show Listen Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1176: F1 is now FU by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 2 Mar 2010 at 8:08pm Microsoft's latest security measure involves telling everyone not press F1. Well that's reasonable. If you read everything Microsoft says. Also the juiciest weirdest firing ever happens to the developers of the most successful video game ever. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50084296',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1176 Top Stories WELCOME BACK JASON!!!!! Picnik acquired by Google Google wins patent for location-basedadvertising Apple Sues HTC For Stealing iPhone Technology Top Infinity Ward devs fired for ‘insubordination,’ lawsuits’ expected’ Other Stories PlayStation Network Service Restored Major ACTA Leak: Internet and Civil Enforcement Chapters With Country Positions Microsoft: Don’t press F1 key in Windows XP AT&T removes Google search from Android in favor of Yahoo Money sharing comes to Facebook Kickers and Science Topeka to be Google, Kansas’ TigerText Deletes Text Messages From Receiver's Phone —— Voicemail Javier challenges Steve Jobs —— Hey Buzz, —— Last week I submitted an application to the Apple App Store called “DuckPhone”. The application is simple, you can tap to hear the sound of a Duck quacking, and you can send the sound as a ringtone. It is based on a meme that arose from a television show, but that detail is somewhat irrelevant. Admitidly, the application is of limited functionality, but I think there are many people who would enjoy it, so I submitted it to Apple. To my surprise, I received the following email: “Dear Atlantia Software LLC, We’ve reviewed your application DuckPhone and we have determined that this application contains minimal user functionality and will not be appropriate for the App Store. If you would like to share it with friends and family, we recommend you review the Ad Hoc method on the Distribution tab of the iPhone Developer Portal for details on distributing this application among a small group of people of your choosing or if you believe that you can add additional user functionality to DuckPhone we encourage you to do so and resubmit it for review. Sincerely, iPhone App Review Team” Seriously? My jaw literally dropped as I read this. Yes, the application is limited in functionality, but it does not violate any of the terms I agreed to when I became an iPhone Developer. This application harms nobody, but rather than let it live or die on it’s own merit, Apple has decided to now move into an even more gray area, where it can approve or reject applications based on its subjective view of what is or isn’t useful. How is this application more or less useful than the hundreds of fart applications, some that have sold millions of copies. How is this application more or less useful than the countless re-distribution of single books as applications. How is this application more or less useful than countless other applications that provide limited functionality, but were still graciously approved by Apple? This is a line I had hoped would not be crossed, but sadly it has been. I’m not sending this email because the world will be deprived if they can’t experience this application, but rather, in hopes that some or all of you will publish this story so that the public at large continues to hear about the ridiculous behavior of Apple in matters such as these. As time goes on, this platform is becoming more of a burden on developers, this will in turn lead to talented people moving on to more open platforms. In the end, the customer loses, and I sincerely hope Apple will realize this. Thank you for listening, —— Hey guys, I was surprised to hear you mocking the Twitter-resistant musicians - Waldron, in Boston —— Come see us at SXSW in Austin, TX! Listen Newsfeed display by CaRP |
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