Buzz Out Loud 966: We're gonna need a bigger e-book reader case
On today's show: thoughts on a bigger Kindle made for reading newspapers (fail), Sprint's earnings report (fail), whether Microsoft will allow downgrades from Windows 7 to Vista (fail) and "silver ooze" (winner!).
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EPISODE 966 |
NYT says giant Kindle is on the way this week (as Times Co. threatens to shut Boston Globe in as little as 60 days.) (Press event scheduled for 10:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/technology/companies/04reader.html?_r=4&ref=business
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124143635883282991.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-18438_7-10232556-82.html?
BBerry Curve upsets
iPhone in Q1 sales race thanks to a VZW promotion
http://www.npd.com/press/releases/press_090504.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10232697-62.html
Apple submits proposal for new kind of Web streaming, apparently optimized for live-to-mobile devices
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/apple_submits_new_spec_for_live_streaming_to_ietf.php
Sprint’s earnings show continued suberosion, but Boost is strong. Hell of a place for the Pre to launch.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090504-704871.html
When is a wireless network not one: Sprint may outsource its network ops to Ericsson
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN0334714620090504?rpc=44
How bit.ly, tinyurl and the rest might end up making money
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/technology/start-ups/04short.html?_r=1&ref=technology
DTV awareness over 95 percent; time to pull the trigger
http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/05/01/dtv-preparedness-now-more-than-95-percent/
No overlap in availability between Vista and Windows 7? (Not sure if there’s anything new here and comments in the story seem contradictory.)
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2009/05/04/Microsoft-may-soon-drop-VISTA/UPI-13261241442826/
German study: Electric
cars aren’t really all that green. Uh, yeah.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10231102-54.html
“SARS Cams” are back, detecting swine flu. (Not totally news, but listeners may start seeing them in airports.)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-05-01-thermal-swine_N.htm
Ex-Seagate CEO Bill Watkins (all-around good guy and one of Silicon Valley’s *great* drinkers) lands new gig pursuing “silver ooze”
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10231921-92.html
VOICEMAIL
Tony
Why I want autorun on my flash drive
E-MAIL
Dear Buzzards:
Just a quick note. I see that “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” took in
$87,000,000 at the box office over the weekend. This movie pirating
MUST BE STOPPED!!!! It’s bankrupting Hollywood!
– Don
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Buzz Crew,
I’m no fan of IE6 (I use Firefox), but I was amazed to hear you say in Episode 965 that IE6 doesn’t support JavaScript, AJAX, or CSS.
IE first supported JavaScript way back in 1996, in IE3. IE3 also supported the first version of CSS 1.0. IE 6 supports CSS 2.1, although not fully. And IE — with version 5 in 1999 — was actually the first web browser to implement a foundational elements of AJAX: XMLHTTP, which we now know as XMLHttpRequest.
You’re right that IE6 doesn’t support tabbed browsing and that it’s not as standards-compliant as modern browsers, requiring infuriating hacks and workarounds for web developers. More importantly, it’s the most insecure web browser in use today.
However, it’s not quite the technological dinosaur that you make it out to be.
Bruce from Peterborough, Canada
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Hey buzz crew!
I was just watching hulu, and 30 Rock when I saw a comercial for trojan condoms.
A little sensorship please,
Michael
from dc
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Hey Jason, Molly and Brian,
Episode 965 was an awesome episode! The triple rant powers of Molly, Rafe and Cooley was a wonder to behold.
If Rafe and Cooley really go down to Comcast together, could someone please bring a video camera? It would be like watching two super heroes in action. All will tremble in fear at the sight of The Twin Goatees: Grey Beard and Kitty Whiskers.
Here’s a visual for you:
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/8752/goateetwins.jpg
–kevin aka “Ikcor”
As host of the Buzz Report video series, Molly provides a fresh and funny perspective on the latest consumer electronic products to hit the market, as well as commentary on the stories and development that she thinks are truly buzz-worthy. She is also co-host of Buzz Out Loud, CNET's "podcast of indeterminate length," which entertains listeners with a funny and skeptical take on the day's technology news. Her other podcast, Gadgettes, is proof that girls can be geeks too.
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Jason Howell can
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Now the Power Rangers called and they want their Red Ranger suits back. :P
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by Concept
May 5, 2009 6:23 AM PDT
- Thanks for the spin on the curve phone thing. Just face it people, the iPhone was beat by one RIM phone. It doesn't matter how its done, (2 for 1, $99 w/ contract, free w/contract, etc) the fact is that the iPhone has been unseated.
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(5 Comments)And I don't think the 2 for 1 has much to do with the curve winning because the Storm is most often pushed by VZW and not the curve. Why get a curve when you can get a storm for free?
Just imagine if RIM focused its attention on just one phone instead of the seven that are currently on the market and the other three or four they have waiting in the wings right now.