Buzz Out Loud 742: iPhone hangover day

In the great cycle of technology, today is the day-after-Jobs-keynote when we are bummed about the morsels that were dished out the day before. Witness: iPhone activation, lockdown, and data plan woes. Also, ISPs take one big step down the slippery slope, the SUV takes a nosedive, and Stewart and Colbert hit Hulu. Rejoice!

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EPISODE 742

Apple may soon be free from AT&T
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-9964695-17.html

iPhone 3G: AT&T memo to retail managers shows iPhone 3G policy
http://gizmodo.com/5014909/att-memo-to-retail-managers-shows-iphone-3g-policy
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/06/09/3g_iphone_to_be_in_store_activated_free_upgrade_for_recent_buyers.html
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/the-cost-of-the-199-iphone-10-more-per-month-for-data/
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/0,39029453,49297337,00.htm

3G iPhone ‘free’ on £45-per-month contract, says O2
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4102376.ece

Mac OS X 10.6 details leak out
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-9963979-37.html

Why users should be scared of Apple’s new notification system
http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9964040-2.html

ISPs agree to block access to child porn sites, newsgroups
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9964432-7.html

Judge orders teens to post apology on YouTube
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2008-06-08-youtube_N.htm

Rising gas prices finally kill the once-mighty SUV
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/06/rising-gas-pric.html

Out of the frying pan and into the power grid
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9961038-54.html

SanDisk acquires MusicGremlin for alternate music delivery model
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-sandisk-acquires-musicgremlin-for-alternate-music-delivery-model/

Surprise! Stewart and Colbert have come to Hulu
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9964430-36.html

VOICE MAIL

Anish Vestal
So…about that iPod Touch

Martin Estonia
Games? You want games on the iPhone

E-MAIL

England hates the Moon

http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/british-scientists-create-moon-missiles/

Dear “scientists”,

Please don’t accidentally blow up the moon. We like it.

Best regards,

Humanity

P.S. Are you freaking kidding with ‘Penetrator’? If I was a missile named ‘Penetrator’, I’d bloody look forward to exploding.

--Nate.

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One more thing…

You see? All the rumors, all the hype, all the anticipation as June 9th got closer, for what? Only to know you will have to wait yet another month to get that… phone?

I have a suggestion to all the media covering Apple rumors (and normal people):
- One rumor is enough, and is somewhat cool. After that, it gets really boring. So next time, after the first rumor, don’t come and tell me you saw a pile of boxes waiting to be delivered to an AT&T store. Just wait for the keynote.

Regards,
--Bernardo the Reservoir Engineer

P.S. Can I edit Excel files on that… phone? Because if I can, I’m getting one. Whatever, I can only display them, I’ll still might end up getting one. Sorry Xperia X1.