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 Buzz Out Loud (MP3) Buzz Out Loud features Molly Wood, Rafe Needleman and producer Jason Howell, along with CNET's top tech experts reviewing the day's tech news. Each episode, the crew analyzes, interprets, and argues about what all this technology means and what it's doing to us. Fans can take part by calling, e-mailing, or commenting on the blog. Buzz Out Loud 1305: Work for your booty (podcast) by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 10 Sep 2010 at 6:38pm In today's news, Rafe is offended by the lazy criminals who just use Facebook to find out when people aren't home. Also, Nokia gets a new CEO who's apparently a "fine steward;" but is he a visionary? Especially with Android coming up fast? Also, Adobe brings back its Flash-to-iPhone app development tool. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092693',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 1305 Microsoft exec Elop named Nokia CEO Android Will Blow Past Apple And RIM To Become Second Biggest Mobile OS This Year Adobe resurrects Flash-to-iPhone app tool Here you have virus spreads online; shuts down some corporate email systems Microsoft: No, Bing Is NOT Powering All Verizon Android Phones Burglary ring targets Facebook users in New Hampshire Facebook Passes Google In Time Spent On Site For First Time Ever Google’s Utterly Mental retention Bonuses Google: Android 2.2 ‘not designed’ for the tablet form factor iOS 4.1 jailbroken already Craigslist faces new wave of political attacks Make your silent car noisy Email (buzz@cnet.com) Ping is not a social network – it’s a music discovery tool. When you sign up for Ping find some friends, (yes – that part could be easier), follow music journalists you respect, or even selected musicians who don’t use their social networks to always sell their latest release (if you insist on following artists stick to Facebook or Twitter). Now each time you sign into iTunes just see what your friends have been interested in listening to or buying. It’s an online dialogue about music from people you respect. If you look at Ping as if you were browsing your friends record collection I think you’ll get a lot more out of it. Back to the music. Kevin Kertes ********** To the Buzz Crew, I want to say thank you for saving me about 200 dollars. I am a marketing major at Slippery Rock University in PA and currently enrolled in an e-commerce class. The book that we need runs about 200 bucks would be worthless for me to buy it. Listing to your podcast for the past 3 years has made me knowledgeable and up to date to the point that the book is useless for me to purchase. With all of the discussion about online businesses successes and failures I am able to hold a conversation with my proffessor about current events and also pass the tests pretty easily. So thank you buzz crew for saving me some cash so I can buy other super overly prices expensive books and software Keep up the good work, no seriously keep doing a good job my grade depends on it. Andrew ********** Rafe, Jon Cox Listen Buzz Out Loud 1304: Apple: Only professional fart apps allowed (podcast) by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 9 Sep 2010 at 7:22pm Cupertino finally allows apps written in other languages but says No to "amateur hour" and more fart simulators. Also, Verizon may ban Google Search from its Android phones; the New York Times will eventually give up on print; and the Web knows how to dance. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092692',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 1304 Apple relents on Flash-derived iPhone, iPad apps Statement by Apple on App Store Review Guidelines Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines: ‘we don’t need any more fart apps’ Exclusive: Verizon dropping Google from all future Androids Check Your iPhone 4′s Antenna Reception With Field Test Mode In iOS 4.1 Hand-Write Your Searches in Yahoo! Taiwan and Hong Kong Report: Windows Phone 7 to debut Oct. 11 Windows Phone 7 launching 11 October Craigslist removes ‘censored’ bar from site Best Buy to Start Selling Kindle This Fall Facebook Integration Coming To GM's OnStar AP Begins Crediting Bloggers as News Sources Sulzberger Concedes: “We Will Stop Printing The New York Times Sometime In The Future” Scientists tap best lady-catching dance moves Where is Ze Frank when you need him? Voicemail (800-616-2638) Email (buzz@cnet.com) Eric the Proud Monkey ********** Hey BOLers, In yesterdays episode 1303, Forte wrote in an email that their convenience store was getting a “”bluebox”". Our chain of grocery stores and gas stations have had them for about a year now and I LOVE them! I have Netflix at home but get my new releases for just a $1 at the blue box. There are constantly new movies, I can browse a for a movie on my phone and see which kiosk has it in stock and reserve it right then. The best feature by far though is that I can return the movie to ANY kiosk I happen to be near on a particular day. They seem to be setup for bluray but have never had any titles so far. An interesting side note is they all seem to be owned by the ATM division of NCR, maybe they just license the blockbuster name? I signed up for their email alerts and get a free or buy one get one free offer just about every week. Jason, God bless on your new job! James the Field Engineer in Michigan Listen Buzz Out Loud 1303: You're gonna love it in an instant (podcast) by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 8 Sep 2010 at 7:26pm Good news: Google says so long to the "Search" button, Mozilla launching an online gaming directory, and a jailed journalist Twitters from his cell. Bad news: Snakebots climb trees! And Twitter has dedicated servers for, gulp, Justin Bieber. Special guest Darren Kitchen joins us. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092691',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 1303 Google instant search Google Scribe Mozilla: Now is the time for browser-based games Analysis: the H-P Suit Against Mark Hurd http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/technology/08hewlett.html?_r=1 Court allows warrantless cell location tracking ACLU, Other Groups Sue U.S. Government Over Border Laptop Searches Blumenthal Pressures Craigslist on Prostitution Ads Piper Jaffray: Android Army's Victory Over iPhone Inevitable Amazon Buys Amie Street's Digital Music Store, Shuts It Down Justin Bieber Has Dedicated Servers at Twitter Tweet of the Day: Journalist Tweets From Jail With Guard's Phone Bioroboticists create a robot snake that can swim and climb trees Today’s featured Buzz Out Loud remix at the end of the show: Email (buzz@cnet.com) I’m writing with regards to episode 1302 in which you discussed the Nokia N8, mainly because you guys only got two things right about it: Love the show, ********** Hey Buzz Crew! My Boyfriend is assistant Manager at a local convience store chain in Wisconsin. He was telling me that they are partnering with blockbuster to get thier box in all thier stores. Also that they were going to provide discounts on food if you rented a movie. Like a $1 off a pizza with a movie rental or $.50 off your ice cream. A while ago you said they were filing bankruptcy, but as far as I’ve heard the boxes are still coming? One last desperate attempt to adapt? Personally I would have rather had a redbox. Love the Show, It’s the highlight of my night shift everyday. Forte ********** BLACKBERRY RESULTS: Tuesday, August 31: Do you think novels should have the same product placement as TV and movies? Listen Buzz Out Loud 1302: Mark Hurd's soft landing (podcast) by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 7 Sep 2010 at 7:19pm On today's show, a rousing discussion of scandal, sex, and giving cover to wrongdoers. And that's just Oracle hiring Mark Hurd. In other tech news, Craigslist gets rid of its adult services section in the most passive-aggressive manner possible. Google Buzz costs the Goog $8.5 million, the Nokia N8 costs roughly the same, and we decide to eat the bear. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092684',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 1302 Craigslist closes adult section How Censoring Craigslist Helps Pimps, Child Traffickers and Other Abusive Scumbags Former H.P. Chief Joins Oracle as Co-President HP's nightmare gets worse -- Mark Hurd joins Oracle as co-president Oracle Loses One Scandal-Tainted Exec, Hires Another--Former HP CEO Mark Hurd Google settles Buzz lawsuit for $8.5M Texas opens antitrust investigation of Google Google logos. Where will it end? Google to start TV service in U.S. this autumn Nokia N8 launches September 30, says senior manager Samsung's new Orion processor brings dual-core power to phones The ad that uses YouTube brilliantly Voicemail (800-616-2638) Email (buzz@cnet.com) Hey dudes, I was curious as to why a beta angry birds on android (that only crashes on Evo) was a story and the release (a week earilier) of a full running webOS version was not. Is it because: Thank you, ********** Hey Buzz crew, The boys and girls over at MacLife (Specifically, Robbie Baldwin) have a fix for the Vertical vice Horizontal Red, Yellow and Green buttons on the full screen of iTunes. It’s a terminal command, that goes like this… defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -1 When you restart iTunes, then you have the familiar horizontal arrangement. Love the Show! Listen Buzz Out Loud Ep. 1301: Apple waves the phishing flag (podcast) by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 3 Sep 2010 at 8:23pm Turns out, when you announce to the world that you've got 160 million users, all of whom are tied to a credit card, you kind of call the phishers your way like a horde of hungry zombies. Hence: Ping comment spam. Also, HP is going to actually produce memristors, 4chan is throwing birthday parties for sweet old men, and Boxee CEO Avner Ronen joins us to talk about why Apple TV doesn't scare him one bit. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092498',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); -->Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 1301 Top Stories Avner Ronen on Apple TV and Boxee’s future Facebook blocked API access to Ping after failure to strike agreement Ping immediately barraged with comment spam Other Stories Facebook Testing a "Stalker Button" Facebook adds new remote log-out security feature Walkman outsells iPod in Japan for first time “Hurt Locker” subpoenas finally going out Women did well on Defcon social engineering test Angry Birds arrives on the Android platform HP partners for mass production of memristors Kickers and Science Is 4chan Turning Into Internet Good Guys? Voicemail (800-616-2638) Email (buzz@cnet.com) “I think the answer is simple. We treat online gaming environments like (some) casinos are treated. Casinos are also places that use social engineering to make their environments structured in a way to make you want to stay longer just by being withing them. In many cases they’re required to funnel a portion of their profits to anti-addictive programs, and we find those people before its too late by adding algorithms to their gaming systems to pick up on these kinds of behavior out and give help to the people that obviously need it. Ben @ Nova Scotia “Hey buzz crew! In episode 1300 Molly had a micro-rant about 3D content and how companies are pushing tech no one wants. As a kid in the 80s I remember seeing my first 3D movie at Disney and being wowed. At the age of 13 I figured out how to take home made 3D photos using a polaroid camera. And at 17 I figured out how to make true 3D animation on a computer. Now at the age of 35 I feel like 3D is finally, after all this time, poised to break into the mainstream. So my question for Molly is, do you really want to kill my lifelong childhood dream? Love the show! Sean “Um, Ping? Yeah I logged on. Even found one friend. Now what? I thought you could follow any band you liked. Guess not. Just bands Apple likes and features. There is literally nothing here on the service to use. What is Apple thinking? Maybe it’s just to confuse people with I don’t know….Bing?? Last.FM and MySpace are where the bands are. Ping is just plain lame. Weak sauce Apple. Great show guys! Steve BLACKBERRY READ bol.cnet.com – buzz@cnet.com – 800-616-2638 Follow us on Twitter! @rafe, @raygun01, @mollywood Listen Buzz Out Loud Ep. 1300: Is Ping a ding or a zing? (podcast) by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 2 Sep 2010 at 7:31pm Steve Jobs says he tried to get Facebook integration in Ping, but Facebook made it too hard. Uh huh. Also, Boxee says it can price its box at $100 more and still compete. We're not so sure. In other news, Twitter plans to record all the links you click, Skyfire hopes to bring flash to un-jailbroken iOS devices (for the children!), and EULA rules fall once again. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092497',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); -->Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 1300 Top Stories Jobs on Ping: We tried to get Facebook integration Facebook was there, now it’s not How Boxee Sees the Apple TV Google responds to Steve Jobs’ activation counting accusations Other Stories Twitter announces Twitter for iPad Skyfire Submits Flash Video Enabled Browser to App Store Game-addicted man scores rare win over software lawyers Exclusive deals make 3D audience even smaller Panasonic’s push: Record your own 3D video Sony shows 3D laptop due in 2011 Sony takes on Kindle with next-gen e-readers Kindle to be sold in Staples, Borders slashes prices Kickers and Science Email (buzz@cnet.com) “Hi Molly & Rafe, Thank You, “Hi guys, Rafe said in BOL # 1298 that we need some form of patents to protect intellectual property. I challenge this premise, at least as far as software goes. You cannot patent mathematical formulae. Algorithms are really no different. The result is we get all these patents on obvious things. There is a saying in business: those who can, innovate. Those who can’t, litigate. Innovative companies don’t need patents to protect them. There are a million Groupon clones but Groupon does it better than anyone else so they don’t care. Patents are for the lazy and incompetent. What’s more, many say software patents are a zero sum game where companies grab patents as a defense against others coming against them. This is fine in theory but it leads (and has led) to the creation of patent trolls. Patent trolls differ from companies because they create nothing and thus they infringe in no patents so they have nothing to lose to litigating. I agree with Molly. You cannot argue at this point that software patents don’t stifle innovation. Many countries have outlawed them. The US needs to as well or you will find the entrepreneurs going elsewhere taking their jobs with them. Software is the ultimate portable business. Keep up the good work “Hi Buzz Crew: I admit to being about a 75% Apple fan boy Without going all into the recent announcements, I have to comment on one thing – Downloaded iTunes 10 and fired it up. Ping? Meh. But the thing that DID strike me is that Apple seems to have violated their very own, cast in stone, religious fervor, word of God human interface guidelines. in EVERY OS X app in the world the Maximize, Close and Minimize controls are horizontal in the upper left of the app window. Red, Yellow, Green — left to right. Every app that is except iTunes 10 where for no reason that I can discern, Apple decided to put the buttons in a VERTICAL display. So 10,000,000 hours of muscle memory are undone and confounded in a single instant. The button i want isn’t where it should be. This is so pointless and annoying and if any other developer had done it Steve would have personally punched them out Aaaarghhhh Love the show Lee in Boston So iTunes has taken the same model as the Zune marketplace with the band pages and social sharing and following? ———————– bol.cnet.com – buzz@cnet.com – 800-616-2638 Follow us on Twitter! @rafe, @raygun01, @mollywood Listen Buzz Out Loud Ep. 1299: Apple iPod announcement shuffles the buttons (Podcast) by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 1 Sep 2010 at 9:06pm Steve Jobs revealed today three new iPods, including a Shuffle with buttons, a Nano that can double as a wristwatch (we think) and a razor-sharp iPod Touch. Also: Sony and Amazon have media news of their own, and Zuckerberg wants his privacy. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092386',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); -->Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE1299 Top Stories Paul Allen sues Apple, Google, others over patents Google plans pay-per-view films Netflix soars as Blockbuster files for bankruptcy Other Stories Guess Who Is Trying To Trademark The Word "Face"? (And Guess Who Is Trying To Stop It?) Diaspora project launching Sept. 15 Foursquare Takes Over Times Square With A Massive Display Ad Technology aside, most people decline to be located The Rebellion Against Digg v4 Reddit pwns Digg Kickers and Science imagine-an-android-app-that-automatically-responds-to-texts-while-youre-driving World’s most amazing subwoofer has no woofer Voicemail (800-616-2638) Email (buzz@cnet.com) This is in response to episode 1296 about ads in iBooks. I must say the banner idea is kinda lame, but if ads must come, why don’t they try something interesting like between chapters you have the ad take the whole page, kind of like novels with illustrations every chapter or so or like magazines. That way, if you don’t want to see the ad, you just turn the page and it’s not right in your face. Love the show! - Matthew In episode 1296, you were discussing the potential future of advertising in the currently sanitized of today’s electronic advertising. My prediction is that you may see these types of advertising in the eBook arena, but I further predict that possible product placement will become rampant in published media. While it has already been very rampant in movies, prime time TV and even blogs and podcasts; I believe that print media is going to be a future sub-conscious marketing playground for future marketing giants. Zach ‘z33k3r’ Jeffers Chris Dominey, from So Cal. Listen Buzz Out Loud Ep. 1298: Forking tired of Android forks (Podcast) by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 31 Aug 2010 at 7:58pm On today's show, Google does us a solid in the ham-filtering department, we wonder whether Paul Allen might have waited too long to sue the Internet, or whether this is just the beginning, and we speculate whether seven inches is, in fact, the perfect size after all. Plus, Internet vigilantes on the loose! --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092385',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); -->Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 1298 Top Stories Paul Allen sues Apple, Google, others over patents Google plans pay-per-view films Netflix soars as Blockbuster files for bankruptcy Other Stories Guess Who Is Trying To Trademark The Word "Face"? (And Guess Who Is Trying To Stop It?) Diaspora project launching Sept. 15 Foursquare Takes Over Times Square With A Massive Display Ad Technology aside, most people decline to be located The Rebellion Against Digg v4 Reddit pwns Digg Kickers and Science imagine-an-android-app-that-automatically-responds-to-texts-while-youre-driving World’s most amazing subwoofer has no woofer Voicemail (800-616-2638) Email (buzz@cnet.com) This is in response to episode 1296 about ads in iBooks. I must say the banner idea is kinda lame, but if ads must come, why don’t they try something interesting like between chapters you have the ad take the whole page, kind of like novels with illustrations every chapter or so or like magazines. That way, if you don’t want to see the ad, you just turn the page and it’s not right in your face. Love the show! - Matthew In episode 1296, you were discussing the potential future of advertising in the currently sanitized of today’s electronic advertising. My prediction is that you may see these types of advertising in the eBook arena, but I further predict that possible product placement will become rampant in published media. While it has already been very rampant in movies, prime time TV and even blogs and podcasts; I believe that print media is going to be a future sub-conscious marketing playground for future marketing giants. Zach ‘z33k3r’ Jeffers Chris Dominey, from So Cal. Listen Buzz Out Loud Ep. 1297: Facebook wants to own your face (Podcast) by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 30 Aug 2010 at 7:38pm We're back from our BOL summer vacation, only to find that Paul Allen is trying to patent-troll the Internet out of existence, Netflix seems to have finally put BlockBuster out of existence, and Foursquare ain't going down without a fight. Oh, and Donald Bell gives us his predictions for Apple's Sept. 1 event. --Molly loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50092342',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'}); -->Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE #### Top Stories Paul Allen sues Apple, Google, others over patents Google plans pay-per-view films Netflix soars as Blockbuster files for bankruptcy Other Stories Guess Who Is Trying To Trademark The Word "Face"? (And Guess Who Is Trying To Stop It?) Diaspora project launching Sept. 15 Foursquare Takes Over Times Square With A Massive Display Ad Technology aside, most people decline to be located The Rebellion Against Digg v4 Reddit pwns Digg Kickers and Science imagine-an-android-app-that-automatically-responds-to-texts-while-youre-driving World’s most amazing subwoofer has no woofer Voicemail (800-616-2638) Email (buzz@cnet.com) This is in response to episode 1296 about ads in iBooks. I must say the banner idea is kinda lame, but if ads must come, why don’t they try something interesting like between chapters you have the ad take the whole page, kind of like novels with illustrations every chapter or so or like magazines. That way, if you don’t want to see the ad, you just turn the page and it’s not right in your face. Love the show! - Matthew In episode 1296, you were discussing the potential future of advertising in the currently sanitized of today’s electronic advertising. My prediction is that you may see these types of advertising in the eBook arena, but I further predict that possible product placement will become rampant in published media. While it has already been very rampant in movies, prime time TV and even blogs and podcasts; I believe that print media is going to be a future sub-conscious marketing playground for future marketing giants. Zach ‘z33k3r’ Jeffers Chris Dominey, from So Cal. Listen FLASHBACK! Buzz Out Loud 1262: Apple raises the bars (podcast) by buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) 27 Aug 2010 at 8:41am You say Flashback, I say Unicorn of Rock! Go! There's a fix coming for the iPhone 4's antenna problems: Apple will make the signal strength meter go higher, no matter what. Seriously? Yes. Also, Steve Jobs did not say, "It's just a phone," Microsoft doesn't care which way you insert your batteries, and there is no space dust on Hayabusa. loadUniversalPlayer({playerType: 'ces2010-small',lumiereQueryType: 'id',lumiereQueryValue: '50089583',useCurrentPageUrl: true,relatedVideo: false,preRollAd: true,hideLeftTab:true,wrapperFloat:'left'});Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) | iTunes (320x180) | iTunes (640x360) | RSS (MP3) | RSS (320x180) | RSS (640x360) EPISODE 1262 Apple discovers reason for iPhone 4 reception issues Apple Says Software Update Will Fix iPhone Glitch Tests Confirm iPhone 4's Antenna Flaws Apple calls at least one reported Jobs e-mail fake Jobs email with customer said to be a fake Exclusive conversations with Steve Jobs up for sale T-Mobile to halt Sidekick sales TV business kisses HDMI goodbye New MS tech allows batteries to go in any way OnStar users now sending Google Maps directions to their cars Goog acquires ITA, look out MS Bing Google Takes On Travel Sites, Courts Regulatory Action With ITA Acquisition Best Buy Trying To Fire Employee Over Those Hilarious EVO Versus iPhone Videos Judge “rejected all of the EFF’s arguments” on P2P cases Likely no asteroid dust on Hayabusa Today's featured Buzz Out Loud remix at the end of the show: Voicemail (800-616-2638) Matt the safe driver in Orlando. Email (buzz@cnet.com) Listeneing to Episode 1261 where you talked about the death of the kin. Just wanted to point out there was 1 product with a much shorter life span. The Palm Foleo. Announced, produced, and not released… Could a product lifespan be shorter than that?! Love the show, Adam from MD ********** Hello Buzz folk– Just caught the podcast of episode 1261, in which there seemed to be consensus that class-action lawsuits benefit lawyers, punish companies, and leave consumers without recompense. While that may be the case for consumer tech, I know of at least one example in which a company sold a faulty product and as a result of a class-action suit had to make it right for affected consumers. That example is polybutylene pipes, a plumbing product that eventually leaked when exposed to the high temperatures found in hot water delivery. Exposure to even very low concentrations of chlorine, such as that used to disinfect many public water supplies, also weakened the piping and led to leaks. The settlement of the class-action suit, Cox vs. Shell Oil, led to formation of a billion-dollar fund that completely covered the cost of re-piping homes that were flooded by the leaking pipes. While the suits against Apple for performance of the iPhone 4′s unique antenna design may be specious, not all class action lawsuits are wrong-headed, nor are they merely money-makers for lawyers. What I wonder, though, is where are the lawsuits on behalf of residents of New York and San Francisco against AT&T? Paul the Tucson Tech Writer ********** Hey Buzz crew, This is in response to Apple’s customer support script forbidding giving away bumpers to appease iPhone 4 owners and making them buy them. They also do this with Xserves. Xserves do not have a regular VGA or DVI port to hook up a monitor. They have a display port that you must plug a VGA or DVI adapter dongle into. They used to include a VGA dongle with the previous generation Xserve, but now with the current generation, they have changed the display port to a mini-display port and no longer include a dongle. You must now buy one for $40. http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=1601050 You don’t really have a choice because you can’t use your server without setting it up first. And to set it up, you need a monitor. Also don’t forget, on the first iPhone they had a recessed headphone jack that you could only use Apple earbuds with or buy an adapter (but at least they included earbuds with the phone). Love the show, Listen Newsfeed display by CaRP |
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