GARMIN GIVES US A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NUVIFONE,
APPLE DOES NOT LIKE DIRTY WORDS, AND USERS IN THE UK CHOOSE
BROADBAND OVER FOOD. ITS THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH. I'M NATALI DEL
CONTE AND IT'S TIME TO GET LOADED.
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MAC USERS, PATCH UP YOUR SOFTWARE TODAY. APPLE RELEASED AN OS
X SECURITY UPDATE THAT FIXES 18 VULNERABILITIES, INCLUDING
SEVERAL THAT HAD YOUR MAC VULNERABLE TO REMOTE CODE
EXECUTION. SO DON'T RUN AROUND SAYING THAT MACS ARE
IMPERVIOUS. JUST BE CAREFUL AND UPDATE THAT SYSTEM.
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GARMIN SAID THAT THE OH-SO-ELUSIVE NUVIFONE WOULD BE HITTING
SHELVES IN Q4 OF THIS YEAR. UH HUH. WE'VE HEARD THAT FROM THEM
BEFORE. THEY ANNOUNCED THIS PHONE IN JANUARY OF 2008. THAT IS A
YEAR AND A HALF AGO! THIS IS OF COURSE GARMIN'S TOUCHSCREEN
SMARTPHONE THAT IS HEAVILY GEARED TOWARDS GPS. IT BETTER BE
WORTH THE WAIT.
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GOOGLE LAUNCHED A NEW BETA VERSION OF ITS CHROME BROWSER
TODAY...FOR PC ONLY THE MAC VERSION IS STILL NOT WORTH TRYING
YET. THE PC VERSION IS SAID TO BE 30 PERCENT FASTER AND HAVE A
CUSTOMIZABLE HOMEPAGE, CUSTOMIZABLE THEMES, AND A DROP-DOWN
OMNIBOX THAT SUGGESTS URL'S AS YOU TYPE IN A FEW KEYSTROKES.
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APPLE IS GETTING A REPUTATION FOR BEING RATHER ECCENTRIC WITH
ITS APP STORE. THEY REJECT CERTAIN APPS FOR UNEXPLAINED REASONS,
WHILE LETTING OTHERS THROUGH. I PREDICT WE WILL SEE SOME KIND
OF CLEAR POLICY ON THIS SOON. UNTIL THEN, WE WILL KEEP REPORTING
ON INCONSISTENT APP REJECTIONS SUCH AS THIS: THE NINJAWORDS
DICTIONARY. IT WAS REJECTED FOR DEFINITIONS FOR THE WORDS ****
AND ****. APPLE EVEN SENT DEVELOPERS OF SCREENSHOTS OF THOSE
WORDS DEFINITIONS. DEVELOPERS REMOVED THOSE WORDS BUT GOT
REJECTED A SECOND TIME FOR THE WORD ****. IT IS BACK IN THE
APPSTORE NOW BUT HAS A 17 AND OVER MATURE RATING. THIS GOT ME
THINKING: YOU HAVE TO SEARCH FOR THOSE WORDS TO KNOW THAT
THEY ARE IN THE DICTIONARY. WHY ARE APPLE EMPLOYEES SEARCHING
FOR THE DEFINITION OF ****?
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HERE IS SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY DON'T NEED. A STEERING WHEEL
FOR YOUR IPHONE. THIS IS OF COURSE FOR RACING GAMES ON THE
IPHONE AND IPOD TOUCH. IT IS A LITTLE RIDICULOUS BUT IF YOU CAN
USE IT WITH A WIIMOTE, WHY NOT AN IPHONE. IT COMES FROM A
COMPANY CALLED CTA. THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS: ONE WITH A
SUCTION CUP MOUNT AND ONE WITHOUT. WE DON'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL
PRICE ON IT YET.
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ANYONE WORKING FOR ESPN CAN NO LONGER SHOW TEAM SPIRIT ON
THEIR SOCIAL NETWORKS. THAT IS BECAUSE THE SPORTS NETWORK HAS
RESTRICTED ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES FROM POSTING ABOUT ANYTHING
SPORTS-RELATED. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE AN EXTREME CASE OF
CONTROLLING THE MESSAGE. ESPN DOESN'T HAVE THE MARKET
CORNERED ON SPORTS INFORMATION. NO ONE HARBORS INFORMATION
ANYMORE. THIS IS THE INFORMATION AGE. WE GO TO ESPN BECAUSE WE
ENJOY THEIR BRAND. WHY LIMIT YOUR BRAND LIKE THIS AND
DISCOURAGE COMMUNITY? I CALL FOUL PLAY.
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TUMBLR ANNOUNCED "TUMBLUPON" YESTERDAY. HM. SOUNDS LIKE THE
SERVICE STUMBLEUPON AND DOES BASICALLY THE SAME THING. IF YOU
LIKE CERTAIN POSTS ON TUMBLR, YOU CAN CLICK A HEART ICON.
TUMBLR WILL USE THOSE HEARTS TO LEARN THE KIND OF THINGS YOU
LIKE AND THEN RECOMMEND MORE THINGS TO YOU THAT FIT YOUR
TASTES. SOUNDS REASONABLE ENOUGH BUT REALLY WAS THERE NO
OTHER NAME FOR THIS SERVICE?
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WHEN TIMES GET TOUGH, DO YOU CHOOSE FOOD OR BROADBAND?
HOPEFULLY YOU NEVER HAVE TO MAKE THAT CHOICE BUT WHEN GIVEN
THE HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION, BRITISH CONSUMERS CHOSE
BROADBAND. A MARKET REPORT FROM A COMPANY CALLED OFCOM
SHOWED THAT UK USERS WOULD RATHER EAT OUT LESS THEN SKIMP ON
THEIR HOME BROADBAND. THEY DID FIND THAT CONSUMERS WERE
BEING MORE SAVVY ABOUT FINDING BROADBAND THOUGH, LOOKING
FOR DEALS AND BUNDLES. SO HOPEFULLY NO ONE HAS TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN FOOD AND INTERNET. CAN YOU GUESS WHICH ONE I WOULD
CHOOSE? NEITHER CAN I ACTUALLY.
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BEFORE WE GO I HAVE ONE CORRECTION FROM YESTERDAY'S SHOW.
FIRST OFF, I MISPRONOUNCED MARINE CORP. SORRY ABOUT THAT. ALSO, I
MIXED MY JOHN ADAMS WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THE TWITTER
ACCOUNTS. THE JOHN ADAMS THAT IS TWITTERING IS JOHN QUINCY
ADAMS, THE SIXTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. HIS FATHER JOHN
ADAMS, THE SECOND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, IS NOT
TWITTERING. YET.
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THOSE ARE ALL OF YOUR HEADLINES FOR TODAY AND THAT WRAPS UP
YOUR WEEK OF GETTING LOADED. BEFORE I GO I WANT TO WISH A HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO DESHANDRA, ERICK, DANIEL, RANDY, DAVID, AND ALEX.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. I'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. I'M NATALI DEL
CONTE WITH CNET TV AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
