Buzz Out Loud Podcast

A listener reports that NFL.com subjected him to a 75-second pre-roll ad. Not funny, NFL. In the news today, the FCC proposes codifying Net neutrality rules, and much as we'd love to leave it to the market and the telcos, well, we just don't trust the telcos. Rules, FTW! Unless it's rules on selling energy-hog TVs. Those aren't cool.

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FCC chief proposes new Net Neutrality rules
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10357411-266.html
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/172316/fcc_net_neutrality_rules_are_a_win_consumers.html
http://www.glgroup.com/News/Net-Neutrality-And-The-Tragedy-Of-The-Commons-43453.html

Facebook Beacon has poked its last
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10357107-36.html

Apple digging into iPhone 3GS battery issues, users say
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10357371-37.html

Sony Ericsson motion-controlled headset probably not “changing music forever”
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/21/sony-ericssons-motion-activated-mh907-headset-could-change-thin/

Zune HD sales seemingly high
http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/09/19/zune.hd.sales.very.high/

Amazon Starts Own Brand Sales With AmazonBasics Name
http://www.pcworld.com/article/172297/amazon_starts_own_brand_sales_with_amazonbasics_name.html

California to set TV energy efficiency standards
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10357390-54.html

Garmin-Asus Nuvifone G60: AT&T Price Confirmed
http://www.i4u.com/article27053.html

Study: Microbloggers are really boring (well, the Jaiku ones, anyway)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10357359-2.html

Computers are killing cursive writing: do we care?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090919/ap_on_re_us/us_cursive_angst

E-MAIL
Hey Buzz Crew!

I was very interested in your discussion about libraries on Friday’s podcast. As a current library employee and student of Library Science, I feel that public libraries need to change their image in order to remain open or get increased funding. There are some great examples of this around the world such as in Singapore wherein the entire physical library structure and image were given a completely modern overhaul. They have gone from a simple book repository to a learning center in order to attract more patronage. Similarly in Fresno County, California the public library has merged with the public schools in order to pool resources and coordinate learning initiatives. Mind you I could talk about this topic forever, but I thought it important to share these examples with you!

Sincerely,

Don, Maryland

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Hey Buzz Crew,

If you thought the pre-roll ads on the new Zune apps are bad, you should check out NFL.com. I went to watch some video highlights and was greeted with a 75 second, yes 7-5, pre-roll ad. I’m not sure if you will be able to duplicate it, but here’s the link.

Love the show.

-Will Pridemore

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Hey Buzz Crew,

I just listened to episode 1066 and heard Natali mention a new internet addiction rehab. facility in the northwest. Being the addict that I am, I had to instantly do a search and find out more about this. I found their website (www.netaddictionrecovery.com) and was shocked!

First of all, if you can afford it, it looks like a beautiful little vacation spot, but I have one big concern. Does it strike you as odd that they have, on their front page, links to their own social network and links so that you can follow them on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube? Oh, and don’t forget to check out their blog and leave a comment! Sounds a lot like kicking your drug habit with the help of your dealer.

Love the show!

Addicted to the cure,
Richard in ID

The new DreamScreen tablet from HP looks like what everyone wants from Apple at first glance. Until we dig deeper and find out it may be what nobody wants. The music publishers also seem like they're full of stupid too wanting to get a performance right for you watching a TV show alone in your room. And Cooley and I get in a knock-down over Kurt Cobain's proper presentation in Guitar Hero.

Listen now: Download today's podcast

Music publishers want more $$ for downloads, movies, and song previews
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10355448-93.html

Skype founders file copyright suit against Skype
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10355258-2.html

Zune HD apps are here… complete with preroll ads
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/09/zune-hd-apps-are-here-complete-with-pre-roll-ads.ars

The long-awaited DreamScreen tablet computer comes from HP, not Apple
http://venturebeat.com/2009/09/16/the-long-awaited-dreamscreen-tablet-computer-comes-from-hp-not-apple/

Clearwire says it’s not married to WiMAX for 4G, would be easy to switch
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/16/clearwire-says-its-not-married-to-wimax-for-4g-would-be-easy-t/

Google lets you custom-print millions of public-domain books
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/09/google-books-publish-on-demand/

1 in 5 offices use Google Docs
http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/google-docs-widely-used-1-in-5-workplaces-132

Audiovox and FLO-TV formally launch in-car TV platform
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS97347+17-Sep-2009+PRN20090917

Hands-on: Haiku, the future of BeOS, is pure poetry
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/09/hands-on-with-haiku-back-to-the-future-of-beos.ars

Bon Jovi supports Cobain protest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8259846.stm

VOICE MAIL
Anonymous about the Android vs. iPhone

Anonymous about Apple taking store down

E-MAIL

Hey Buzzcrew,

Just listening to episode 1064 and had to comment on a quick way to handle turning off your check engine light, without having to even spend $20 on the device Rafe mentioned. Provided you've fixed the problem that caused the light to turn on, you can shut it off (in most cars I've worked on, can't speak for every model out there...) by simply unhooking the negative terminal of the car battery, letting it sit for about 20 minutes, then rehooking up the battery and starting the car. This basically resets the engine computer, and since the car will detect nothing wrong, as you've fixed the problem, the check engine light will stay off. The only downside is, you'll lose all your radio presets. Hope this helps someone out there.

Love the show!
Jeremy Hess

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Regarding the XP issue from episode 1064, here are some additional details from Microsoft available in entirety at http://www.microsoft.com/oem/english/content/software/XPEOL.mspx. I'm looking forward to Windows 7 also.

On June 30, 2008, Microsoft will stop distributing Windows XP as a standalone product that can be bought shrink-wrapped in retail stores. We'll also stop sending it to Dell, HP, Lenovo, and all the other major PC manufacturers to sell on their PCs. This is called ―End of Sale‖.

That said, Windows XP isn't going to disappear overnight.

You may still see copies of the software--or computers preloaded with it--for months as stores and PC makers work through their inventory. Also, system builders can continue to sell PCs with Windows XP until January 2009.

Finally, Microsoft recently announced that computers with limited hardware capabilities--devices sometimes called Netbooks or ultralow-cost PC s (ULCPC)--can carry Windows XP Home until June 2010. (Read about the ULCPC program on Microsoft PressPass.)

Have fun,
Darwin

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This is Dr George, the kidney doc and I was listening to podcast 1064
and thinking “finally, the topic of urine is a subject that I can sink
my teeth into”. Urine that is dumped in the sky can shine because of
crystals in the urine, such as calcium or urate crystals.
Maybe the astronauts had some kidney stones? Ouch!
Luckily urine is usually sterile, so no worries about it showering on
you, unless the urine housed a urinary tract infection. In any case
urine sometimes smells foul, especially if, as Molly suggested, it was
old stagnant urine left standing for months.

Enough about my life, and yes, this falls under the category of “Too
much info”!

Love the show!

Dr George

Lots of stories with buzz today, including a new Archos Android tablet, the launch of Zune HD, and voice chat on Facebook. Of course, Joe the pilot in Honolulu sent us some good, old-fashioned Filipino whiskey and rum. So Cooley makes us pause and do a tasting. Poor Natali gets left out, though. Sad.

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Microsoft hopes to turn it around with Zune HD
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10352801-93.html
http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2009/09/zune_stops_squirting_and_adds_features_people_might_actually_use.html

Archos store is down--you know what that means?
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/archos-store-is-down-you-know-what-that-means/

Sony Ericsson promises to change things forever on September 21
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/sony-ericsson-promises-to-change-things-forever-on-september-21/

Taiwan Economic News: 9.6-inch, PA Semi Apple Tablet due in February, cost $800-$1,000
http://www.9to5mac.com/tablet-rumor-wintek-300000-month

Times Web ads show security breach
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/technology/internet/15adco.html

Veoh wins copyright case; YouTube wins, too?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10352183-93.html

Microsoft says no TCP/IP patches for XP
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/09/15/0131209/Microsoft-Says-No-TCPIP-Patches-For-XP

Voice chat coming to Facebook via Vivox plug-in
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10352684-52.html

Google opens Data Liberation Project
http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2009/09/introducing-dataliberationorg-liberate.html

Mobile epileptic seizure detector
http://social.thewherebusiness.com/content/mobile-app-detects-seizures

VOICE MAIL
Michael from Chicago on radio personalities.

Michael from Toronto on Coke products

E-MAIL
Hey Buzz Crew,

I know you don’t always cover Australian tech news but in this case something pretty major is happening down here. The government has decided to force Telstra (our largest telco and pay TV/broadband provider) to split and thus break up its monopoly on several markets. This is a pretty major story for us (in fact it was the first item on the news tonight) as it along with the $40 billion national broadband plan will be the biggest shake up to our telecommunications sector for years.

Thanks

These two stories cover the news pretty well

http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,26075552-5014239,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,28348,26076525-5014239,00.html
Gough Kettle

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Regarding the Japanese music industry’s plan to make all cell phone songs check for DRM approval — If all the music is DRM’d, does that mean that if you have a music ringtone then your phone has to ask the server for permission to ring? Best excuse ever to miss a call. “The phone never rang, the DRM sever must have been down”

Daniel
from Knoxville, TN

The Zune HD is coming in colors. But none of them are brown. And do you really care? We also talk about the ePub format. Will it change the landscape of eBook publications? And also, while we're at it, how the heck should we express fuel efficiency in electric cars? So many questions. At least Kernels are now bug-proof.

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China backs off Green Dam
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125013563611828325.html

Now we know what colors the Zune HD will be available in
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/13/zune-hd-color-options-revealed-in-pre-order-email/

Sony adopts common ePub format
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/technology/internet/13reader.html?_r=1

The Chevy Volt mpg claim was nutty, but Nissan can top that
http://blog.caranddriver.com/nissan-leaf-bests-the-volt-with-367-mpg-fuel-economy-estimate-or-does-it/

DoE will have 100 Gbps Ethernet
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39712622,00.htm

NICTA kernel-proof can make software safer and more reliable
http://www.theengineer.co.uk/Articles/312631/Safer+software.htm

Dell: Linux versus Windows Netbook returns a ‘non-issue’
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/12/dell_reality_linux_windows_netbooks/

NASA asteroid-tracking program stalled due to lack of funds
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/08/nasa-asteroid-tracking-program-stalled-due-to-lack-of-funds.ars

Les Paul, inventor of modern electric guitar, dead at 94
http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/08/13/les-paul-guitar-legend-dead-at-94/

Voice mail
Kevin calls back about his check-writing

Tommy in Kingston

Dan has good idea for robot development

E-mail
I ran across this site http://www.listenerdrivenradio.com/ and
thought I'd pass it on to you guys. The concept is that listeners
interact directly with the radio stations automation system to play
the songs people want to hear. It brings crowdsourcing to radio. Being
a radio engineer this was of interest to me. The system covers the big
name social media outlets and adds a website widget that can be posted
on any website, even text messaging when your favorite songs come on
the air. They even boast an iphone app that lets people vote on the
next song to be played and listen to an audio stream on the iphone.
Anyway keep up the good work.

Jonathan Bowen

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Hey buzz crew,

I have an opinion on why some companies might not want to show off their prototypes and early demo models. In projects that I have worked on in the past we have used additional debug tools and command line execution in test releases. It seems possible that marketing would get a hold of a product with similar implementations.

If this is the case they wouldn’t want the slower response time to be documented. It is also possible they wouldn’t want reviewers to accidentally tap a debug button, or a button they know darn well that either doesn’t work or will crash the device.

Keep up the great work,

Brad the Minneapolis programmer

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Hey buzz crew, now this may not seem relevant to the podcast but I’ve been noticing recently since I’ve started experimenting with garage band how common it is for podcasts to use garage band song samples (if that’s even what you call them). I started listening to a few of them and was like “oh that’s the buzz out loud theme” and then “oh that’s the hotspot theme”. So why is this; is it because these samples are cheaper or better?

Thanks for presumably answering my stupid question
Ben Parker
Alameda

The i4i Chairman Loudon Owen joins us to talk about why his company is suing Microsoft to prevent selling Word as it is currently. Sounds like i4i wouldn't mind cash. Also Tr.im is back. And Molly takes them to task for being babies. And Vance gets a Corvette for $14 a month. Or would. If GM honored it's bad math.

Listen now: Download today's podcast

i4i Chairman Loudon Owen
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/August2009/12/c4382.html

Judge: Microsoft can’t sell Word anymore
http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/176223.asp
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10308013-75.html

Microsoft, Nokia plan mobile Office deal
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10307378-56.html

RealNetworks loses critical ruling in RealDVD case
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10307921-93.html

Zune HD’s packaging, release date leaked: September 15
http://gizmodo.com/5335353/zune-hds-packaging-release-date-leaked-september-15th

Xbox gaming platform may soon span Web, console, mobile
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/08/xbox-gaming-platform-may-soon-span-web-console-mobile.ars

Tr.im gets a stay of execution
http://technologizer.com/2009/08/11/tr-im-lives/
http://blog.tr.im/post/160697842/tr-im-resurrected
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-10307615-248.html

FriendFeed purchase and Twitter DDoS have some calling for distributed open source versions
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/11/twitpocalypse-open-s.html
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/is_a_perfect_storm_forming_for_distributed_social_networking.php

North Americans pay more for cell phone service
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10307726-94.html

MS--Dropping IE6 support “not an option”
http://slashdot.org/story/09/08/11/1756248/MS-mdash-Dropping-IE6-Support-Not-an-Option

VOICE MAIL
Vance points out GM’s math issues

Anonymous – doesn’t write checks

E-MAIL
Hey Guys,

Molly was talking yesterday (Monday) about if someone could go through all of the old BOL blogs and find out the most commonly used words. I did just that, I wrote a program that would go through your 1,000’s of blog postings and get all of the written data. Then from that data I analyzed it and posted a real time count on my site. Go check it out: http://www.smithprogramming.com

Also I would like to say I am sorry to your server administrators who probably were going crazy trying to figure out why there was so much traffic on your blogs, it was me fine tuning the machine so I could just run it and leave it alone. If your stats are skewed you know why.

I defined what words I wanted it to look for, and if you guys think of any you want me to add just say the word and I’ll get it in.

Great show and keep up the good work,
Chad Smith
Indiana, PA

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In Episode 1039 Tom mentioned that on Facebook you can choose what you
share with other people, but the problem is what my friends share with
me. I’m tired of all the notices from quizzes, gifts, games, etc. I
can block each each app individually, but there are hundreds of them
and they keep coming. Feels like bopping gophers.

–Charlene
Houston, TX

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Hey Buzzers,

Man! You guys are crazy! WiFi mesh networks with implanted pacemakers… of course you guys would go there!

I have to rain on your parade a little bit, though. I work at a Cardiac Rhythm Management (Pacemakers, Defibrillators, etc.) company and I can tell you these devices are definitely not WiFi. They use medical specific RF frequencies (Such as the ISM or MICS telemetry bands in the US or the SRD band in Europe). I have worked on both the implanted device and on the home ‘base station’ that uploads the data to the web, so I can give you more information if you’d like.

Please rest assured that these devices and frequencies are highly regulated and there’s a lot of security and encryption that goes into these things.

One thing I’m kind of blown away about is that this story has been reported all over the net like it’s something that’s never been done before. I believe this is St Jude’s first wireless device, but other companies have had this technology on the market for 5+ years (I was working on bringing our US based home monitoring system to several European countries over a year ago).

Sorry to be such a downer, I hope I let you down easy. I’m happy to have had a chance to finally be one of the knowledgeable audience members.

Love the show,

-kevmo the software engineer from St Paul

We started by reporting on the amazing technology that allows pacemakers to wirelessly transmit diagnostic info to a bedside device making the pacemaker safer and doctor visits shorter. But we found the most compelling fact the idea that this would be WiFi. Which we think should mean hotspots and a mesh network. It solves a lot of problems. Think about it. Also no Apple, Twitter or Google news today. Sorry. There is a robot story.

Listen now: Download today's podcast

Facebook buys FriendFeed
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10306560-36.html

Amazon confirms Zune pricing
http://gizmodo.com/5334801/amazon-confirms-leaked-zune-hd-pricing

Xbox gets exclusive Netflix streaming?
http://gizmodo.com/5334709/xbox-360-scores-exclusive-netflix-movie-streaming

Logitech Harmony 900: Best remote ever?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10307299-1.html

Chevy Volt gets tentative EPA rating of *230* MPG
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10307239-54.html
http://dvice.com/archives/2009/08/chevy-volt-to-g-1.php

HP to sell laptops with top-ups
http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=68286

Bigger flash drives coming from Intel and Micron
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10307018-64.html

Controversial Palm Pre ads judged to be effective, still creepy
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/controvercial-palm-pre-ads-judged-to-be-effective-still-creepy/

New York Woman Receives Wireless Pacemaker
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2351371,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121
http://www.sjm.com/mediaroom/mediakit.aspx?cat=%&kit=productconnectivity

A Standardized OS For Robots
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/08/11/1242217/A-Standardized-OS-For-Robots

VOICEMAIL
Shalin has an idea for tablet users

Leon the army brat on USAA

EMAIL
Hey buzz crew,

I just tested the photo deposit system and all I can say is HOW
COOL!!! The USAA app had me take a picture of front of check, then one
of the back after telling me how to endores it. The first time I hit
submit the app told me the dollar amount was not clear enough and I
had to retake the pic. I submitted it again and was told my funds were
avaible ( might be because check was only $8.10 ) Any way, very cool
system, I hope more banks will use.

Kathryn
From Portland Oregon

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I assume Natali has viewed Alien over the weekend and we will be
hearing her review in today’s episode?

Iljitsch

CNET's Donald Bell previewed the Zune HD and it brought him tears of joy. But the rest of us think it's about three years too late. We also debate the need for Google to get into the video codec game and whether you need a Pico projector in your camera.

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Google acquires On2 video compression company
http://gigaom.com/2009/08/05/google-on2-deal/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10303488-93.html

…and sells off radio automation
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10303498-92.html

Upcoming Xbox 360 Netflix update is still gimped, Microsoft thinks you want it that way
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/upcoming-netflix-update-on-xbox-360-is-still-gimped-microsoft/

Windows 7 XP Mode enters RC
http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-10303288-12.html

Zune HD hands-on look, impressions, tears of joy
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-12519_7-10303243-49.html

Nikon camera has a Pico Projector
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/04/nikon-coolpix-s1000pj-projector-cam-beams-into-reality-with-frie

New Sony E-Readers
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10303031-1.html

Vonage turns first profit ever
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2351215,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121

Some tweets now of out bounds at ESPN
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10303457-93.html

But dead presidents are allowed to Twitter
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10303030-36.html

Psychopaths have abnormal brain structure
http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/08/04/2226218/Psychopaths-Have-Brain-Structure-Abnormality
http://www.examiner.com/x-1242-Science-News-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Psychopaths-have-brain-structure-abnormality

VOICE MAIL
Mike in Dayton on Cell phone laws

James in Pennsylvania fighting the Shack movement

Dwight about tablet on Verizon

E-MAIL
Hey buzz crew,
Just wanted to comment on the high game prices. We have friends over from the UK and they saw the $89 price for Wii Fit and were going crazy. Apparently overseas Wii Fit costs 139 pounds. Maybe it has to do with High demand, or maybe something else entirely.

Ryan Floyd
The only listener from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

PS. Bell just announced that Saint John will get the first Fibre rollout in the country. Finally living in Atlantic Canada has payed off!

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Hey gang,

Thinking about your $100 video game concept, my initial thought was “ugh! No way!” I barely buy new games at $60 each, there is no way I’d pay $100 for one would I?

And then I realized…I bought Fallout 3 used for about $50, loved it (which is a testament to that game, because I’m really not a gamer anymore)…and then bought the next three expansion packs at about $10 each. I’m seriously considering the fourth one too which would bring my total to just under $100. I’m still pretty sure that I wouldn’t put $100 down up front for a game anytime soon, but under a model where these “expensive to make” games come out in installments, it looks like I would part with that much money over all.

Note to game industry- take a note from the crack industry and get me hooked first, then nickle and dime me into spending the money. It seems I will reward a good product.

Your BFF,

Frank L

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It seems kind of obvious why at&t doesn’t want huge exposure to google voice : true number portability. If you have a phone number that isn’t linked to the carrier, it becomes ever easier to not only switch carriers, but in fact even switch how you use voice services, including Skype and whatever else comes out down the road, minimizing the carrier’s power to lock people in.

Wayne the Programmer from Michigan

The Jitterbug phone was supposed to make it easy for anyone to call 9111. Seems they left out the people in remote rural areas. Oh, well. Nobody's perfect. It's not like lonely people in remote rural areas need emergency help, right? Also Zune HD is coming in fall and Vista SP2 is here now!

EPISODE 983

Zune HD gets official
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/05/27/zune-hd-gets-official/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10249364-56.html

Microsoft releases Vista SP2
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10249913-75.html

Skyfire mobile browser reaches 1.0
http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-10249579-12.html

First commercial LTE base station being tested in Sweden
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10249578-94.html

Play time: In-game ad spending to top $1 billion by 2014
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-play-time-in-game-ad-spending-to-top-1-billion-by-2014/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10249422-62.html

Mac clone maker Psystar files for bankruptcy
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/26/1942250&from=rss
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/05/26/psystar-filed-for-bankruptcy-apple-lawyers-seen-circling-for-the-kill/

Phony TCP retransmissions can hide secret messages
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/27/131236&from=rss

Kindle notes online
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/26/kindle-notes-and-highlights-now-accessible-on-the-web/

Jitterbug recall because phones can’t dial 911
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2347661,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121

How to use pulsars for interstellar navigation
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/23576/

Voice mail

Thomas from Columbus – Emergency use for accelerometer

E-mailL
Hi Buzz crew…

If I were writing an app for the iPhone, I would most definitely do something to get Apple to reject it from the app store. What better way is there to get free advertising for your app, once Apple reverses course? This could be a new revenue stream for Apple, I’m thinking.

I’m just sayin’. Maybe Apple isn’t the ogre… maybe it’s the developers themselves!

Keep up the good work.

LOVE THE SHOW

Chris (the geeky triplet Dad)
Canton, MI

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Dear buzz crew:
As I know, I'm the only Iranian BOL listener, so I think it's my duty to report that Facebook IS no longer filtered in Iran. Today around 2:00 PM (Tehran time) Facebook was open to Iranian people.

Best Regards

Siavash

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Hey Buzz Crew,

As I sit here cranking through some numbers on my trusty TI-89
graphing calc, I’m thinking how cool and efficient it would be to have
an e-ink display graphing calc. Crunch some numbers, draw a graph,
then the e-ink keeps it there and doesn’t draw any electrons from the
batteries, right?

Idk, what do you think? Maybe Texas Instruments is listening and it
could be a TI-BOL graphing calc!

- Bob, The Nuclear Engineer

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We learn that Donald is a one-man polka band, Twitter people are never satisfied, and it may be getting slightly easier out there for pimps. It's all tech related though, we swear.

Episode 973

Twitter users ticked off over feed settings tweak
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10239517-36.html

Intel hammered by EU, faces $1.45 billion fine
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2009/05/intel-hammered-by-eu-faces-145-billion-fine.ars

AMD gains market share from Intel as Atom slumps
http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2009/05/idc-intel-and-atom-down-amd-up-in-first-quarter.ars

Ill. AG: Craigslist dropping ‘erotic services’ ads
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090513/ap_on_re_us/craigslist_attorneys_general

Zune phone specs
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2752

Apple confirms WWDC keynote time, Phil Schiller leading the way
http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/13/apple-confirms-wwdc-keynote-time-phil-schiller-leading-the-way/

Hands on: Canonical aims for the cloud with new Ubuntu One
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/05/hands-on-canonical-aims-for-the-cloud-with-new-ubuntu-one.ars

Verizon selling landline operations in 14 states
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10239539-94.html

Clearwire selects Cisco to help build 4G network
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10239541-94.html

Credit card code to combat fraud
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8046492.stm

220-mph solar-powered train proposed in Arizona
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/12/1811201

Voice mail
Mike the truck driver
Postal police “just wanted to let you know”

Justin from Gainesville
Speed traps

E-mail
Hi Buzz crew,

I just went to the Carphone Warehouse, here in the UK, to try to get
my iPhone screen fixed. They told me not to bother because a new
iPhone is coming out in July, with 64 GB storage, video playback and a
3.2 MP camera confirmed and possibly more to come. This new iPhone is
going to be deemed as a gaming device as well as a phone and the
Carphone Warehouse have been told to push it is a gaming device when
it is released in July.

Just thought you guys might want to know,

Matt from London.

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Hi Buzzcrew,

I usually refrain from emailing since I am in Hong Kong and I get the
podcast a day later than broadcasted. By then, any “Well actually’s”
have usually been already addressed by other members of Buzz town.

In relation to episode 971 and 969 regarding turning phones into wifi
hotspots, Joikuspot has long been a reliable way to turn any Symbian
phone into a wifi hotspot. I tried the program and it works exactly
as advertised. It has wep but not wpa, but setting it all up is easy
and it simply works. You have full control over who is active on your
hotspot.

The only complaint is that on my Nokia E66 it eats up a whole day’s
worth of battery in about 4 hours.

I have to add, I am a little surprised that the tethering on the Palm
Pre is so often discussed, all Sony Ericsson and Nokia phones comes
with PC Suite which allows you to access the internet on your computer
via the phone’s 3G connection. Are you talking about so other kind of
tethering? Or is this feature disabled on US phones?

Love the show,
Brian in Hong Kong, originally from Manchester, UK,via Tako, Japan.

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Hey folks,

Indeed, some professors do use simple things like wordpress and twitter:

(cue Dvorak voice): http://people.auc.ca/brodbeck/blog

There are almost 400 podcasted lectures of mine there. This helps my
students (I have data on that, their marks have gone up about 5.5 percent
since I started podcasting my classes) and, it give Algoma University free
PR.

Speaking of the TWIT network, a psychologist you might know will be on
Futures in Biotech live at http://www.twitlive.tv on Friday, May 15 at 4 pm EDT.

Dave (the psychologist).

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Listening to episode 970. I’m not a trucker, but I’ve known a few in my life. You’d be surprised how many of those guys and gals have laptops as their only computer and it’s right there in the cab with them. Since there are cabins in the back, some even have full desktop machines built-in to the bunk area with an inverter for power. I don’t know how things are in California, but here on the East coast, those folks are quite wired. They’ve been using GPS, mobile phones, etc., because they have to have communication with the home office and their homes.

Love the show!

Smitty