Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1104: Microsoft hides its hot new TV service
Bing has taken over MSN video and it has videos from every network. Why isn't Microsoft trumpeting this? We also get really confused by Verizon's unlimited plan that has a limit of 5GB. Does it? Doesn't it? What the hell? And we debate the way Twitter retweets.
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EPISODE 1104
Microsoft disconnects
Xbox gamers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8354166.stm
New Microsoft Project Natal details leak, coming next year for cheap
http://dvice.com/archives/2009/11/new-microsoft-p.php
Google tests skippable ads In YouTube videos
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=117200
T-Mobile moves aggressively into HSPA and HSPA+
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/2009/11/t-mobile_moves_aggressively_into_hspa_and_hspa.html
Supremes wrestle with business method, software patents
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/11/supremes-wrestle-with-business-method-software-patents.ars
Google hopes to remake programming with Go
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10393210-264.html
Microsoft moves MSN Video under Bing umbrella
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10394673-56.html
Twitter changes up ReTweet
http://evhead.com/2009/11/why-retweet-works-way-it-does.html
Google Latitude, now with Location History & Alerts
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/11/google-latitude-now-with-location.html
Google Latitude gets snoopier: Adds location history and alerts
http://www.pcworld.com/article/181907/google_latitude_gets_snoopier_adds_location_history_and_alerts.html
VOICE MAIL
Brannon from Lake Elsinore on Gizmo
Jeremy in Virginia about the cookie law in Europe
E-MAIL
Hey Buzz Crew,
It was funny how you guys talked about hackers blacking out Brazil in previous years and just yesterday (Tuesday) we have suffered another one. A report says that it affected 18 states (4 totally, 14 partially) and also Paraguay (about 90%). The blackout is believed to have been caused by weather conditions and it has shut down 3 power transmission lines, some hydroelectric power plants and two nuclear power plants. The power was totally restored by 3:15 AM (Brazilian DST). More information can be found in the following link (in Portuguese, sorry): http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u650831.shtml
Please stop talking about blackouts here… It appears to have and immediate effect! LOL
Love the show!
Gus, the IT Auditor from Curitiba, Brazil.
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Hey buzz crew love the show! Have heard you guy mention that “unlimited
data” on wireless isn’t really unlimited. I did some checking as I am a
heavy data user and can’t find anyplace on Verizon, ATT or Sprints
website that says theres actually a 5gb limit (and yes I read as much of
the fine print as I could find). I did see that there was a 5gb limit on
there data card plans and tethering but it says that right up front. So
my question is what are you talking about? Oh and when I said I was a
heavy data user I meant that I am a truck driver who uses my Sprint data
card which I luckily got when they had the unlimited plan which I get to
keep. My average usage is… 25gb a month with an all time high of 52gb.
I also have almost no trouble getting 3G service in all the places I go.
Again Love The Show!
James
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Hello Buzz Crew,
Referring to yesterdays episode, you mentioned the Milestone going to
Europe and how you would want to get a phone sent to you from Europe.
Well surprise surprise, you can go on a field trip to your friendly
neighbours up north. Telus is announcing that it will have it
exclusively (unlocking anyone? 
). It’s supposed to come out “early
2010″.
Here is a link to engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/10/motorola-milestone-headed-to-telus-in-early-2010/
Love.The.Show
Carl from BC,Canada
Tom Merritt appears on
CNET TV, specializing in help and how-to and the ever popular Top 5
lists. He also co-hosts CNET's The Real Deal podcast. 
Jason Howell can
often be found producing Buzz Out Loud from the audio studios at CNET,
updating XML feeds from the comfort of his cubicle, and saying "uh-oh"
from time to time. 
Molly, there's no a "big thing" when it come to languages. Perl and Python are scripting languages. They've no replaced C++ anyhow. Yes, Google likes Python and promotes it, but it does not mean that it's a "big thing". Modern developers sometimes have to use 2-3 languages at the same time.
Actually C++ has about somewhat well spread "killers". One of them is called D. :) And by design it's very close to Go. It's actually quite popular.
One modern thing that Go bring to the language design is concurrency. Oh wait.. concurrency is already implemented practically in all languages with use of 3d party libraries. Who needs built-in concurrency!?
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November 12, 2009 9:57 AM PST
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(4 Comments)Sometimes when I retweet, I will annotate to explain why I re-tweeted. Sometimes re-tweets are apparent sometimes not.