Hi, everyone, I�m Molly Wood and welcome to the Buzz Report,
the show about the tech news that everyone is talking about.
This week,
But first, the gadget of AND the big news of the week.
The
gadget of the week is the new iPad, obviously.
And actually, it
appears that �the new iPad� is the only name it�s going to get,
which should embarrass all of us who actually speculated about
what the product would be NAMED.
Yes, Apple stirred up a
media frenzy once again.
Shocker.
As to the iPad, I�m sure you know the specs by now, but let�s
recap: it�s got a super high resolution Retina Display, which is
probably its biggest selling point.
I mean.
Stunning.
There�s also
a dual-core A5X processor with a quad-core GPU.
The new iPad
DOES get 4G LTE, on Verizon and AT&T in the U.S., beating the
iPhone to the 4G punch.
It also gets a 5 megapixel camera on
the back that�s very similar in sound to the one on the iPhone 4,
so it�s very good.
1080p HD video recording.
Although the weight
goes back up to 1.5 pounds, so don�t be thinking you�re going to
record a whole parade or something.
There�s voice dictation built
in on the keyboard, but strangely, the iPad doesn�t get the full
Siri product found on the iPhone.
And Apple says battery life will
STILL be 10 hours, and 9 hours on 4G.
Which is insane.
More insane?
The fact that the 16 gig model will still cost 499
bucks, just like the old 16 gig model.
Pricing is the same across
the board, in fact.
What!?
How??
I can�t wait to see the teardown
on that sucker.
Meanwhile the iPad 2 will remain on sale, but for
100 dollars less, at 399.
Apple also introduced a new version of iPhoto for iPad that looks
very cool, and we know, because we saw every single feature of
it in the world�s longest demo.
But I admit, it does look �
amazing.
Everything was amazing, in fact, just ask Apple!
All the details about the new iPad and its software are available
at cnet dot com and on every single news outlet on the Internet.
In other news, Apple also announced a new 1080p Apple TV for
99 bucks.
Yeah, I know, I didn�t really care, either.
Let�s do some other news real quick before the next round of
iRumors starts up!
The FBI this week arrested five alleged LulzSec hackers, who
they found after arresting and turning the original leader of the
LulzSec group.
Yeah.
Ouch.
Apparently, the hacker known as
Sabu was arrested last summer, and had been acting as an FBI
informant for months, mainly because the feds had threatened to
take away his two young sons if he didn�t.
Yeah.
Nothin� Lulz
about that.
But have you been watching Mob Wives on VH1?
Because I have.
And that sh*t would not happen in the mob.
Amazon might be making its own original content, according to a
very brief moment in time on LinkedIn.
Amazon exec Joe Lewis
briefly listed his title as �Vice President of Original Television at
Amazon,� and changed it to �Vice-President of Production at
Amazon Studios� when Fortune asked for more details.
Amazon
would join Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube in producing content that
could be seen on-demand on connected TVs, the Web, and
mobile devices, and possibly replace all those shows the big
three networks won�t allow to be seen on connected TVs, the
Web, and mobile devices.
And in news that�s far more important than iPads or TV,
scientists say they are closing in fast on the elusive Higgs boson
particle.
So far, all researchers have is some strong hints that the
particle is out there, but U.S.
physicists presented research in
Italy this week that closely matches some of the findings CERN
scientists have recorded at the Large Hadron Collider.
And since
more tests are coming at the LHC at thd end of the year,
scientists are feeling confident a discovery could come in 2012.
And if that happens, we�ll know massively more about the
fundamental workings of the universe, like maybe even how the
universe was BORN.
But really � unless we call it the iBoson �
will anyone care?
And that�s the Buzz Report for this week, everyone!
I�m Molly
Wood, and thanks for watching.
