In PlayStation news this week, the PS3 may be jailbreakable via USB dongle, until Sony breaks down your door and takes your PS3 straight out the door. Also, touch-controls on the back of the PSP may be nigh, we show you the 53 steps it takes to turn off Facebook Places, and Apple tries to …

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On today’s show, how future generations will know all too well where they were conceived, thanks to Facebook Places–and yes, it’s opt-out and lets your friends check you in, but somehow, I can still find a way to love it. Plus, Intel buys McAfee, Verizon’s bringing TV to your iPad (in bed), and Windows 7 …

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Turns out the Web is dead. Nope, sorry, Chris Anderson from Wired said so, and that’s just the way it is. Nevertheless, we discuss. Also, the Chrome OS is about to hit the tablet world like a meteor, you’re only getting half the broadband you’re paying for, and Microsoft Flight Simulator is back! Darren and …

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It’s long-accepted wisdom in the tech world that when the porn industry adopts a technology, that technology has arrived. Sadly for all of us, that day has arrived for 3-D. No, seriously. 3-D porn. Soft-core, thank goodness. Also, how HBO is trying to Benjamin us to death, why Windows Phone 7 might turn out to …

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Happy 15th birthday to Internet Explorer and AT&T says Net neutrality is indeed onerous and it’s all for Verizon and Google’s proposal (um, duh). The Facebook dislike button finally launches, but it’s a scam. WiFi-sniffing aerial drones are the new black, and we celebrate 50 years of broadcasting to the world the following: looking for …

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On today’s show, you can finally tell people that you read Playboy for the articles … and have it be the truth! At least if you shell out $5 for the Playboy iPad app. Also, Oracle sues Google over Android, and it doesn’t look good for Google. Plus, the brewing Apple vs. BBC cage match. …

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Google launches new voice control for Android. Apple breaks over-the-air Jailbreaking. Spock’s coffin has us spinning in our graves. And also, Rafe needs a new TV. Yeah, it’s kind of a slow news day. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for SEO, …

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The social network stands up to Googlezon’s net neutrality proposal, and meanwhile plots Foursquare’s demise. Also Farmville pulling up stakes at MSN, and your car’s tire pressure sensors can be hacked by drive-bys. Everybody panic! Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. Some metadata supplementation and/or correction has been done for …

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On today’s show, we invent a new kind of typing (booty type, QWERTY booty, that kind of thing), and look ahead to the end of the Internet as we know it. Plus, do ethics trump shareholder rights? The Mark Hurd HP scandal rolls on. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in their original audio form. …

Read the full post →"BOL 1288: QWERTY booty and the end of the Internet"

On today’s show, we’ve discovered the secret of the Bermuda Triangle — well, some scientists discovered it. We just call it a giant angry Earth fart, like the one that’s apparently going to destroy us all. Oh, and also, soft-core porn, falsified expense reports, and a vengeful board. It’s the HP Way! Buzz Out Loud …

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