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A new survey shows the messaging behavior of men and women on dating sites. And it leads Natali to the inevitable conclusion that you shouldn't date dorks. We also talk over the WikiLeaks pager data from the 9/11 events. And BlackBerry gets an eBay app. Why is this such big news? Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1114 Wikileaks offering 9/11 pager intercepts http://911.wikileaks.org http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/25/taking_liberties/entry5770280.shtml Blackberry finally gets official, free eBay app http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-10404316-12.html Your Xbox and Wii could be used as an emergency broadcast system http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/state-emergency-alert-system-now-includes-xbox-and-wii/ http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/11/25/xbox_ebs/ Kindle gets better battery life, native PDF support http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10404507-1.html Comments on Net neutrality irk AT s to play with a Nissan Leaf EV today http://www.nissanusa.com/leaf-electric-car/tour.jsp VOICEMAIL Chris the DJ http://technoblog.com/bol/bol_appl_smoker_vm.mp3 E-MAIL CNET and Roku Hey guys. While it is not the cleanest solution, you can get all the CNET video and audio content using the mediafly channel. You can even link your mediafly and roku box to browse only shows you watch. Andrew Baisden ********** AT t talk and use data while on their 3G. But with the iPhone you can t talk and use data while on Edge or GPRS. So that map that Verizon showed is the only time you can do this on AT t mean SSH is installed. Love the show. Bob

Baked apples: Wilson s favorite! (Credit: Flickr/anjuli_ayer) It's the day before Thanksgiving and CNET's The 404 Podcast has a lot to be thankful for. As we go around the circle from Wilson, to me, then to our special guests Natali Del Conte of CNET's Loaded and Tim Geisenheimer, we realize we all have something in common: we're all very very thankful to Les Moonves for signing our paychecks twice a month! We're also want to give a big shoutout to all The 404 listeners and chat roomies- you guys put up with our idiocy on a daily basis and keep coming back for more, and we can't thank you enough for the support! Natali always brings the best stories to the show, and today (after a very strange confessional to Justin) she tell us that New York might seize control of your XBox 360, Sony Playstation 3, and Nintendo Wii. Similar to the emergency broadcast interruptions on your television, a new notification system will debut next year that will pause your gaming and warn you about imminent dangers, severe weather alerts, and other life-threatening situations. Unfortunately for Tim, it won't help you talk trash back to your 12 year old competition in Modern Warfare. As with most of The 404's episodes that come at the end of the week, today's show skips around and derails a lot. We get into a lengthy debate about Harry Potter vs. The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Ninja Assassin, a man marrying a video game character, and even play a listener-submitted 404 theme remix. Thanks, Same Slim! The most important thing to learn from today's episode comes from Natali and today's episode of Loaded: watch the episode and head over to www.nonprofitshoppingmall.com, where any money you spend through their retail partners will get routed do a nonprofit organization of your choice. It's very easy and only takes a few minutes to set up, so do your part and join the cause! No more shows for the rest of this Thanksgiving week, but we'll be back on Monday so give us a call at 1-866-404-CNET or e-mail at the404(at)cnet[dot]com and let us know how you're spending the long weekend. Have fun and be safe, HAPPY THANKSGIVING! EPISODE 475 Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe in iTunes audio | Suscribe to iTunes (video) | Subscribe in RSS Audio | Subscribe in RSS Video Video coming soon, check back later today! ...

The 404 (Credit: CBS) The holiday season is upon us and we know most of you are struggling to "find the money" to buy gifts for your friends and family, so we make the long trip across the hallway and invite Jill Schlesinger on the show to help us keep our heads above water. Jill is editor at large for CBS MoneyWatch.com and has plenty of experience with financial planning, so listen up! As you might already know from past episodes featuring The Financial Decoder, Jill isn't the biggest fan of credit card companies, or "legalized drug dealers," as she calls them, but this time she has her scope pointed at the dangers of using a debit card. Despite proposed laws that would outlaw overdraft fees, Jill suspects we haven't seen the end of hidden fees and actually recommends budgeting this season with presents that won't leave you with an empty bank account. Your dear old mom doesn't really need that Tiffany's necklace or box of Godiva chocolates! Leave that stuff for Mother's Day, and just go out and have fun together--it's free, and it won't drain your bank account. Jill also drops knowledge on us (in a Bulgarian accent, no less) about how to develop optimistic (and realistic) financial goals for the year instead of frantically scrambling to plan around the holidays. With Valentine's Day coming up, it's too bad Jeff isn't here! Jill tells us the best way to stop the cycle of "hedonic spending" is to play a game she calls "Find the Money." Have fun and play games while balancing your spending and saving money at the same time?! Be sure to listen to this episode of The 404 Podcast to get the whole story! EPISODE 474 Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe in iTunes audio | Suscribe to iTunes (video) | Subscribe in RSS Audio | Subscribe in RSS Video ...

New Netbook chips promise to increase battery life, which sends Molly into a tizzy about battery life. But battery life does not keep pace with chip law, as Rafe states so well. Also the phone ad wars heat...er...lukewarm up, with some arguably limp responses from Apple. And Opera cooperates with China, sort of. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1113 New Apple ads to Verizon: Can Droid do this? http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10403954-94.html Google pacts with TiVo for TV ad data http://www.reuters.com/article/industryNews/idUSTRE5AN2C020091124 Major Intel chip upgrade coming to new Netbooks http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10403768-64.html Google places ad explaining offensive image http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10403931-265.html Opera censors Chinese content http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8376555.stm More Android users get Google Maps navigation http://www.pcworld.com/article/182941/more_android_users_get_google_maps_navigation.html Recession pushes more workers to steal data http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/11/23/1927248/Recession-Pushes-More-Workers-To-Steal-Data Wikipedia volunteers jumping ship http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2009/11/24/wikipedia-volunteers-jumping-ship/ Cern s Large Hadron Collider makes first collisions http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8375486.stm Intelsat launches hardware for Internet routing from space http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/24/1334203/Intelsat-Launches-Hardware-For-Internet-Routing-From-Space VOICE MAIL Nick from Anchorage on why cutting off the Net might violate 1st Amendment E-MAIL After listening to your rant about aol. fail, I thought to myself that they just got it backwards. Maybe the ad agency just didn t understand when they told them to put the . infront of the a and instead edited/corrected it to put it at the end. The brilliant move would have been to make it .aol and then file for a new TLD (top level domain) which I believe will be coming online in 2010. That would have been a home run, everything aol could have been .aol, so it could be engadget.aol, images.aol, email.aol etc. So I m just going to chock it up to advertising ignorance. TechRavingMad ********** You mean to tell me getting hype on unreleased demos is hurting aol. ? Not only are there people talking about it and trying to understand it; but aol is getting free beta testing for a new logo. Success! I look forward to typing in random crap after aol. to get a crazy page, like how users type in messages to google s search to pull up funny search phrases or use mystery google for fun. I only hope for aol.dinosaur.com to pull up some sort of epic dinosaur themed aol page. Plus, AOL is so easier to say than America Online. (think syllables out of your mouth then think of the major leaders for tech {Google, Apple, Sony, Microsoft}) ccarline ********** BOL all (in ep 1112) started bringing up Vlingo, I sez to myself: Hey, I downloaded Vlingo way back when and I swear I heard about it on BOL. And, my self sez, yep : http://buzzoutloud.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_864 Craemmir Washington DC ********** I was hoping you could give a shout out to a webathon for the child's play charity. Its a comedy group out of Vancouver playing Desert Bus the most boring game ever made. They have a website at http://desertbus.org they ve been going for 3 days as of my writing that gives them a total of 9 points in the game. (it takes at least 8 hours for 1 point.) The more money they raise the longer they will play (currently 121 hours) It s for a good cause and with your help we can keep them playing even longer.

(Credit: Outsanity Photos/Flickr) Jeff is taking the week off to get a head start on Thanksgiving, so Wilson and I invite Mark to help us out on today's episode of The 404 Podcast. After spending a couple days out of the office last week, it feels great to get back in front of the mic. It's no fun being home with the flu, but it did give me an opportunity to check out Twilight. No, not The Twilight Saga: New Moon, I meant the first one, which I never bothered to watch in theaters. I'm glad I didn't spend $12 to watch it, too! Get all the details plus a sneak peek at the new movie in theaters now. Wilson also checked out Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey's new movie, "Precious." The movie also features Mariah Carey and Mo'Nique, who's up for an Academy Award nomination for her performance as Precious' abusive mother. (Credit: Hulu) The first story of the day is about the much-publicized-but-never-materialized Hulu iPhone App. The self-proclaimed "bada**" portable player was first announced in April '09, successfully drumming up hype for a product that never actually came out. Wilson and Mark speculate that it could be because Hulu is preparing to launch a paid version of the streaming video site, which could potentially be holding up development of the iPhone version, which leads us to pose the question: How much would YOU be willing to pay for a monthly Hulu subscription on your iPhone? Do you frequently watch video on your smartphone, and if so, how much does it eat up your battery life? Leave us a comment and let us know. Mark and Wilson know a thing or two about Black Friday after heading out to Best Buy every year to video tape the anxious shoppers waiting in line, but this year is a different story. While those two are fast asleep in their beds, others will be pushing, fighting, and kicking to get the best deals at their local big box retailers. But as Chris Matyszczyk tells us, some of the deals might not be awesome as they seem. Watch out for deceptively low product quantities that give zero hope for anyone NOT third in line, as well as "derivatives," aka products that are advertised as brand name but are actually "inferior models." If you're planning on waiting in line, be sure to listen to this segment for helpful tips on how and where to shop for the best deals this Black Friday. We're only recording three shows this week, but be sure to tune in LIVE tomorrow and Wednesday for a few surprise guests and more turkey talk! EPISODE 473 Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe in iTunes audio | Suscribe to iTunes (video) | Subscribe in RSS Audio | Subscribe in RSS Video ...

Microsoft is apparently willing to pay Rupert Murdoch to block Google from indexing any of his company's Web sites. Are we headed toward a world where the search engine you use determines what news you get? Probably not. We explain why Murdoch may be thinking in an old fashioned limited way rather than in the current infinite Internet way. We also declare the patent office baroque, and ask it to lose weight. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1,112 Microsoft offers to pay News Corp. to de-list itself from Google http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-offers-to-pay-news-corp-to-de-list-itself-from-google-2009-11 http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10403336-93.html Large Hadron Collider progress delights researchers http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8372737.stm http://www.dailytech.com/Scientists+Complete+First+Steps+to+Bring+LHC+Back+Online/article16909.htm Another iPhone worm, but this one is serious http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10403425-2.html B health hazard http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/11/21/smoking_may_void_applecare_warranty.html Spotify expands its reach, but still can't get to the U.S. http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20091123/spotify-expands-its-mobile-reach-but-still-hasnt-landed-in-the-u-s/ Gameloft and others, reigning in Android plans game developers pulling back http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5AJ1EU20091120 Apple s Schiller Defends iPhone App Approval Process http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2009/tc20091120_354597.htm Man to marry his video game girlfriend this Sunday http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/20/man-to-marry-his-vid.html VOICE MAIL Brandon has a way to do hands-free texting Gil in Iraq has a worry about Digital Britain E-MAIL Caroline wrote a great article about the re-branding of AOL as Aol. + the results of typing random crap into Google image search. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10403346-93.html This is so FAIL, I am having trouble wrapping my head around it. 1) America Online, AOL is an acronym, so why Aol ? 2) Again, AOL is an acronym not a fraking sentence, WHY IS THERE PUNCTUATION?? 3) Based on the write-up, there is a finite number of clip art -esque backdrops for the now Aol (pronounced OWL now in my book). So, I m glad that the online company went with an image of Scratchy from the Simpsons with an exploding brain containing tinier Scratchy heads. Marketing GENIUS. Clearly, the marketing team was part of, and stayed with, Time Warner. Not like I d ever use Aol., but this is some serious marketing FAIL. Love, Dr. Karl ********** Buzz Gang I dont remember which episode it was, (1099) but it was when you were talking about the ACTA Treaty. I thought I would send this little graphic I threw together which I will be posing on my sites with a link to the Electronic Frontier Foundation: http://tekpedia.net/files/2009/11/no_acta.png https://secure.eff.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display . Patent Wars (cue Imperial March) Hi all in Buzzington, This has got to be the worst and/or scariest patents I ve seen. Slashdot has a report that some company called Volomedia, got a patent that grants them exclusive rights to create, download, and sync podcasts. Them and no one else. The way it s worded not only spells doom for nearly every online news/media site, but possibly TV shows to an extent. Ok, so I want to patent the rights of creating a sequel work based on an original intellectual property. Oops, there goes the media/entertainment industry. Please tell me I m misunderstanding this patent, otherwise BOL and every other podcast that I love could be wind up on the streets. JoshuaCaleb ********** Hey BOLers, I love you guys, but every time you start to talk about Windows Mobile and the Zune and Microsoft s strategy (or lack thereof), it makes me want to blow a gasket. While WinMo is clearly behind compared to several other mobile OSes, everyone seems to forget that Windows Mobile has had apps available for a long, long time. I have a great Twitter app (Twikini), an official Facebook app, mobile maps with driving directions (Bing), and more. Could it be better? Absolutely. There are still a lot of aspects of the OS that are behind the times. But if you look at the published required specs for WinMo 7 phones, it looks like it s going to be really powerful and full of cutting edge features. Additionally, the Zune platform will reportedly be intergrated into Windows Mobile 7, so why would MS put out a Zune phone when ALL the WinMo 7 phones will be Zune phones? Even though I disagree with your thoughts on Windows Mobile, I still Love the show. George A. Roberts IV President and CEO, Purity Networks, Inc. http://www.purity.net/

Natali Del Conte fills Justin's diminutive shoes today, and boy it could not be more appropriate with today's stories. Big news of the day is daytime talk show goddess Oprah Winfrey's plans to end "The Oprah Winfrey Show," and we're hoping our very own Natali Del Conte will take over. (Credit: Harpo Productions) According to WholeFitness.com, staring at breasts for 10 minutes will prolong a man's life by 5 years. Yes, this could possibly be the greatest piece of health care news ever, and we're hoping they incorporate it into the current legislation. After some really awesome voicemails, we finally get into some tech talk with high-definition primetime entertainment. The majority of shows have switched over to high-definition broadcasts, but we're particularly disappointed that "Family Guy" and "American Dad" aren't available in high definition yet. Jeff gets really disappointed to learn that almost all cartoons are animated in South Korea. Guess that makes "American Dad" even more ironic. Included in the same list is "America's Top Model." Wilson is particularly disappointed. Jeff will be out next week, so hopefully it won't be Wilson alone curled up in a snuggie talking about Apple and washing machines. In the meantime, be sure to keep sending in those voicemails as we prep for Thanksgiving. If you're in the New York metropolitan area, be sure to check out Ms. Del Conte on WCBS as she hosts the local news for Black Friday. EPISODE 472 Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe in iTunes audio | Suscribe to iTunes (video) | Subscribe in RSS Audio | Subscribe in RSS Video ...

Why the long Face...book? A woman battling depression put some pictures of herself having fun privately on Facebook. Somehow the insurance company found them and cut off her benefits saying she looked happy enough and must be cured. Really? We also get further impressions on Google's Chrome OSD now that we've had more time with it, and YouTube pulls a Hulu, but not in the good way. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1111 Try out Chrome OS for yourself http://gdgt.com/google/chrome-os/download/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/20/google-chrome-os-available-as-free-vmware-download/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10401919-265.html Other Stories YouTube pulls a Hulu yanking API access from Popcorn Hour, other TV-connected devices http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/20/youtube-pulls-a-hulu-yanking-api-access-from-popcorn-hour-ot/ Twitter turns on location. Not for Twitter.com just yet. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/19/twitter-location-api/ http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/twitter_location_api_possible_uses.php Sony unveils its answer to Apple s iTunes http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/nov2009/gb20091119_588376.htm Sony hits snag getting its own game out for PSP Go http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/11/sony-hits-snag-with-getting-its-own-game-out-for-pspgo.ars?utm_source=rss s new Internet law as bad as everyone s been saying, and worse. Much, much worse. http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/20/britains-new-interne.html http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/11/19/1511255/Secret-UK-Plan-To-Appoint-Pirate-Finder-General Law firm contemplates class action suit to recompense Xbox Live modders http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2009/11/20/law-firm-contemplates-class-action-suit-recompense-xbox-live-modders/ Depressed woman loses benefits over Facebook photos http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/11/19/quebec-facebook-sick-leave-benefits.html Kickers and Science LHC dimensional apocalypse from midnight http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/20/lhc_feedback_roundup/ This Google s made from 100 percent virgin pulp, not chrome http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/20/this-googles-made-from-100-virgin-pulp-not-chrome/ VOICE MAIL Derrek points out something very important about this episode Mike the truck driver Shane from Coshocton. Dude! He s from Coshocton! E-MAIL Hi Buzz crew, Chadd the ita in California here. Was just watching the buzz report on my spealy and wanted to let you know that both my sibs use their jejaws while operating their fetches. Recently, despite my protests, I have noticed my parents responding to my text messages while they are driving the fetch. All of them are using Blackberries, is there something I can get them for Christmas that will allow them to text hands free? At least that may be a step in the right direction. Love the buzz report -Chadd Rialto, California ********** Hey Buzz Crew I had heard about your show for a while but only started listening about 8 months ago. After listening to one episode, I decided to listen to all of them. 1,110 episodes later, I m all caught up. In case you re wondering, I m not crazy, I just have a lot of free time at work. Love the show. Jonathan Summerville, SC ********** PC Game moders have created their own Modern Warfare 2 Dedicated Servers. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Modern-Warfare-2-Gets-Dedicated-Servers-Workaround-127188.shtml The problem with insulting Tweakers and Hackers is that motivates them to code you off at the knees, like AgentGOD did. Give them a dedicated server on the PC or Crack down on moders, watch your sales drop and piracy rise. I don t own the game and don t plan on buying it anytime soon, but as a PC Gamer that lives on the Mod and Modding community (when not playing MMO s) I am getting tired of game companies buying into the console market fallacy. Robert Clark Prince Albert, SK

The rumors about the Apple Tablet are getting crazy and special guest Cali Lewis nails it when she calls it a unicorn. We also get the first look at the Google OS, and nobody is very excited about Microsoft Office 2010. Except the one person who never uses it: me. And we get some of the inside scoop behind the FAA outage. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1110 Liveblog today: Google Chrome OS press conference http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10401095-2.html Apple Tablet that has never been more than a rumour now delayed until 2H 2010 http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20091118PB201.html Ian Paul at PC World declares Tablet dead http://www.pcworld.com/article/182571/ ATandT loses first legal battle against Verizon ads http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10401094-266.html http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/18/atandt-hits-back-at-verizons-map-for-that-campaign-with-an-ad/ Microsoft launches Office 2010 beta with social networking in Outlook http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10400648-56.html http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/ http://blog.linkedin.com/2009/11/18/linkedin-microsoft-outlook-connector FAA Computer Glitch Causes Widespread Airline Delays http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/11/19/152243/FAA-Computer-Glitch-Causes-Widespread-Airline-Delays Programmers Guild protests visa extension laws http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/tech-workers-take-h-1b-case-supreme-court-024 California approves new standards on energy-hungry TVs http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-big-screen-tvs19-2009nov19,0,4027697.story Next-gen Flip camcorder to boast Wi-Fi http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/29658/cisco-prepping-wi-fi-enabled-video-camera http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/18/the-next-flip-camera-will-have-wi-fi/ US government using PS3s to break encryption http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/11/18/2149202/US-Government-Using-PS3s-To-Break-Encryption Lab worms are stunned by phaser http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8367081.stm VOICE MAIL Anonymous on Film and Games Brian on the in-dash robot E-MAIL Hey Buzz Crew, Chris the former SNOWMAN HUNTER (and secret robot resister) here to say I too was creeped out by Aida, the backseat driving robot on Episode 1108. A passenger in my car that scolds and nags and guilt-trips? What a clanking piece of Hell in the car pool lane. But then it hit me. Give it a thin British accent, paint it gold and call it C-3P0 and I d buy one tomorrow. Love the show until we re all turned into a warm slurry by the coming robot hoards. Chris ********** Hi Buzz Crew, Watching episode 1109. Tom the circle on you iPhone next to the bars as far as im aware means you have cell data. the bars are the signal strength from the mast. the circle is cell data, and E is Edge, 3G is 3G. Over here in the UK on O2 we have pretty good 3G coverage and every time iv used my iPhone to load a page it loads, what ever i m on (cell,edge,3g), yes on cell it takes a bit longer but it loads, sounds like AT m hoping that you ll put the link in your shownotes. Thanks and Love the show. Hutch from Grand Rapids

IBM is working on an artificial brain they think they'll have done by 2019. And we figure once that happens, the robots will rise and we will become your pets. And like cats we'll think that we're in charge. In other news, Modern Warfare 2 beats Harry Potter to a pulp, and Verizon and AT Map for That campaign goes to court today http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2009-11-18-att18_ST_N.htm Did feds uncover most successful Web scam ever? http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10399880-93.html T-Mobile says workers sold customer data http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10400213-245.html Microsoft: mobile apps aren t important http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/11/17/ms.ozzie.claims.mobile.apps.secondary/ Ordnance Survey maps to go online http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8366190.stm No More Yahoo Go for TV http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/18/yahoo_go_gone/ Computing rivaling human brain may be ready by 2019 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10400362-52.html VOICE MAIL Tone on MW2 Ben the Canadian gets pushy E-MAIL Hey Buzz crew.. Your discussion of social viewing on NBC.com s Communicator, had me yelling at my Zune HD, yes it looked wierd. Anyway, I was yelling because I do this on CBS.com now. CBS.com has watch and chat rooms on the site, in flash! I have some old college roommates and we are all NCIS, so when NCIS is showing in one of the rooms we make a point to head in to it, and chat about it. We like it! Last thing, about Rupert and paying for news, does he intend on putting his Cable news sites behind a pay wall? If not then this plan of his won t effect me since I get most of my news from the website of his cable channels..Although i do pay for the Wall Steet Journal online since it's cheaper than the Kindle edition of it. Love the Show, Stephen Charlotte, Nc PS Love my Sprint 4G! ********** Hey Buzz crew, Haven t listened to Ep. 1108 yet, so you may have reported on this already, but the town of Coshocton, Ohio has their Wifi back: http://consumerist.com/5407138/free-muni-wifi-back-after-mpaa-shut-it-down-for-1-download Consumerist links to this story: http://www.coshoctontribune.com/article/20091117/NEWS01/911170301/1002/Downtown-Wi-Fi-connection-back-on FYI: the town name is pronounced Cah shock ton. Keep on keepin on. Tim Dublin, OH. ********** Hi all in Buzzington, Several days ago you reported on that 60 minutes story about hackers taking down the Brazilian power grid. This report was later proven to be false. Well, maybe they were just telling the truth ahead of time. According to Slashdot, a group of hackers were inspired by the 60minute story and actually did hack into the Brazilian power operator using an SQL injection. It s times like these when I wonder if the world wouldn t be a better place if we all just kept our mouths shut. Love the show, JoshuaCaleb P.S. Don t know if caught my mention of it in the chat room yesterday Tom, but I finally got Digital City to introduce themselves .halfway through the show. ********** Hey Buzz Crew, I m writing regarding episode 1107 where Molly said she would be willing to pay for a great newspaper aggregatation service. I remember hearing about such a thing a couple of months ago at a site called pressdisplay.com . They have newspapers from all over the world including (for Tom) the International Herald Tribune, The Washington Post and hundreds of others. Also, they have different subscription plans ranging from a pay as you read option to a monthly unlimited option. Just wanted to shed some light on this service for those who want to read the newspaper online. Love, the, show! Miguel in San Francisco. PS:They have a mobile site to access your subscriptions on your smartphone.

No, no, fellow residents of southern Illinois, not tractor pulling--tracker pulling! The Pirate Bay has pulled out the trackers, but that doesn't mean you can't download anything. The site's still up for now using a different technology. Also, Google's book deal seems to have been changed, but not enough to satisfy its opponents. And Natali and I get into a philosophical argument. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1108 Google book settlement revised, criticized http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/11/google-offers-revised-book-settlement-but-critics-unappeased.ars http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10398995-93.html AOL to spin off Dec. 9, begin trading Dec. 10 http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10399445-93.html Amazon to launch Kindle in Canada http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5AG38V20091117 The Pirate Bay tracker shuts down for good http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-tracker-shuts-down-for-good-091117/ Swedish retailer pirates the Pirate Bay logo http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/piratebay-logo-registered/ Activision denies Modern Warfare 2 Russian ban http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/11/17/russia_mw2/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10399131-71.html Twitter, Orange rock MMS in the U.K. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Web-Services-Web-20-and-SOA/Twitter-Orange-Rock-MMS-in-the-UK-814457/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10399475-2.html NBC Launches all-in-one video player, VoIP and texting tool--and it's ad-supported http://paidcontent.org/article/419-nbc-launches-all-in-one-video-player-voip-and-texting-tool-and-its-ad-s/ Times editor James Harding outlines plans for online charging http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/17/times-editor-james-harding-online-charging MIT robot rides shotgun to make us happier drivers http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/11/mit-robot-rides-shotgun-to-make-us-happier-drivers/ VOICE MAIL Anonymous tip for Xbox 360 isn t true E-MAIL How Google Voice forwards to Skype using Gizmo and no Skypein number is pretty easy. Once you set up your Gizmo account to work with your Google Voice account, you can then go to Gizmo, and by using the forwarding tab, you can enter a Skype ID which is the first option. Since this is a VOIP solution, I don t even think funds are required such as forwarding to phone number. I don t see Gizmo or Google Voice killing this feature, but Skype may have a problem with it. However, in reality I noticed that when it s not a Skype Skype communication, or if you are forwarding your Skype to a phone number, it seems to degrade the quality. Personally, I only use Skype for calls in the event that the cell phone doesn t work, and use a SIP client for Gizmo based calls. However, nonetheless, at least until Skype doesn t like the fair competition, and may try to alienate users, this works just fine. A note of advise. While Google Voice accepts SMS from phone numbers, it doesn t take Short Code numbers (such as Twitter s 40404), so you couldn t set your GV number to show in Skype s CID info, so calls from Skype would still not show a number where you could be reached. Hope this provides some enlightenment, Frank ********** Our cable went out the other day so we had been waiting for HULU to put the latest episode of V online. One thing we noticed while watching it was that it had the WSB-TV Atlanta logo branding in the lower left corner. Does everyone see this, or just people in the Atlanta area? Does this mean they have a HULU server in every market? We went to the abc website, and that branding was not there, just the plain abc logo branding. I just thought this was odd. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Geoff Johnson

The Podcast awards are on, and we're up against TWiT again, so we had to get drastic. We will no longer protect your chicken from Dokken if you don't vote for us. So there. Also Psystar is no longer protected from Apple, and Modern Warfare 2 is no longer available in Russia. Whew. So much less availability these days. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1107 UPDATE: Apple wins important round In Psystar copyright case http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091115-703736.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10397876-37.html Apple relents on Mad artist s caricature app http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10397895-93.html Russia bans Modern Warfare 2, recalls all copies of game http://www.destructoid.com/russia-bans-modern-warfare-2-recalls-all-copies-of-game-155211.phtml Zune to launch outside US http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76f98ae8-d205-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1 Windows Mobile loses nearly a third of market share http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39877964,00.htm Is Sezmi a cable TV killer? http://technologizer.com/2009/11/16/sezmi/ About half in U.S. would pay for online news, study finds http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/business/media/16paywall.html http://paidcontent.org/article/419-one-size-doesnt-fit-all-consumers-want-choice-on-pricing-delivery-of-co/ URL shorteners suck less, thanks to the Internet Archive and 301Works http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/13/url-shorteners-suck.html New dating sites match people through DNA tests http://science.slashdot.org/story/09/11/15/1734238/New-Dating-Sites-Match-People-Through-DNA-Tests Shuttle to haul 27,000 pounds of spare parts http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/science/space/16shuttle.html VOICE MAIL Ted from Berkeley on a Gizmo workaround to avoid paying for Skype Mike from Irvine describes a poorly designed cookie implementation E-MAIL Sudo not violating Microsoft patent Ill be brief since I have written in about patent hate before so Ill just get to the specifics of this instance. I did a quick read of the claims, and I will admit i am not a programmer but i have some experience in it from highschool and college, but my reading of the claims sounds like they are linking different admin accounts using some underlying algorythm and showing the linked accounts in a graphic interface for the user. This does not sound like the way the sudo command is implemented and the Microsoft patent would not prevent people from using the psuedo command. Ill attach the patent language for you to read as i feel grocklaw is a biased observer. Despite the on going patent hate, Love the show. Tim the Patent Examiner PS: Yes I am biased too. ********** Hey Buzzcrew, Today I was listening to episode 1106 and I wanted to comment on the discussion of modified xbox 360 consoles. It was mentioned that the only way to detect a banned console is to connect it to the internet. This is not entirely true. You can pop off the front face (which is totally legit to do) and check if the warranty sticker is still intact. This holographic sticker near the controller USB ports cannot be left intact when performing the mod to allow backups to run. Just because it s broken doesn t necessarily means the console is banned, BUT if it is intact, there is no possible way the console is banned. On craigslist or eBay you could demand a picture of that sticker before considering a purchase, at least adding some confidence to the sale, Love the show! -Chris ********** Hey Buzz Crew, Just wanted to point out that Buzz Out Loud is nominated for The People s Choice Podcast Awards for Best Video Podcast so: DON T LET REVISION3 BEAT YOU! Tell everyone to vote! http://podcastawards.com/ (Vote 1 time daily through November 30th! -Jason) I am not affilliated with the podcast awards, by the way. Somewhat ironically, I discovered that you were on the list when I clicked a link on Revision3 s site to vote for them. But when I saw Buzz Out Loud as an option, I knew I had betrayed you CNET! I immediately voted for Buzz Out Loud! Love da show- Andrew Faulds

Turns out when we blew up the moon a few weeks ago, we found water! Yay! The bottled water companies are presumably planning their trips now. THIS is how we motivate us to get back to the moon! We also hear more from old man Murdoch on blocking Google from indexing his newspapers, and Dell launches a smartphone. Does anybody want it? Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1106 Rupert Murdoch to remove News Corp s content from Google in months http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/6559694/Rupert-Murdoch-to-remove-News-Corps-content-from-Google-in-months.html Google Chrome OS to launch within a week http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/13/google-chrome-os-to-launch-within-a-week/ Google confirms purchase of VOIP provider Gizmo5 http://paidcontent.org/article/419-google-confirms-purchase-of-gizmo5/ Dell smartphone to debut in China, Brazil http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_tec_dell_smart_phone http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10397177-94.html Cheap to good home: Used 360, pirated games, slightly banned http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/11/cheap-to-good-home-used-360-pirated-games-slightly-banned.ars Modders release update to free the 1 million Xboxes banned by Microsoft http://www.dailytech.com/Fix+for+1+Million+Banned+Xbox+360s+is+Incoming/article16823.htm YouTube to get high-def 1080p player http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10396826-2.html? SPDY: Google wants to speed up the Web by ditching HTTP http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/11/spdy-google-wants-to-speed-up-the-web-by-ditching-http.ars http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10396574-265.html Comcast TV Everywhere launch details: December, free for existing subs, really goes anywhere http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/comcast-tv-everywhere-launch-details-december-free-for-existin/ Synthetic Stone DVD claimed to last 1,000 years http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/11/13/019202/Synthetic-Stone-DVD-Claimed-To-Last-1000-Years Using photosynthesis to power hydrogen production http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/11/photosynthesis-proves-to-be-a-powerful-source-for-hydrogen.ars Water. On the moon. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/prelim_water_results.html VOICE MAIL Ken in DC has a solution for the town in Ohio that lost it s WiFi Richard in Santa Monica has a theory Anonymous Verizon user s question about cancellation. E-MAIL Hey guys, I m sobered up now, and the bet about Project Natal is most definitely on. Um the thing is, I only intended to make a bet against any buzz host, not every host. It s possible that I wasn t exactly clear about that (I can t imagine why) but I m not sure I can justify shelling out for 3 or 4 of them, and if I win, then the hassle of ebay or craigslisting the extras ones doesn t exactly smell of victory. So since Natali was the first one to accept, then this is my digital handshake. If Project Natal is available at retail on or before November 30th, 2010, I will buy one for her. If it s not, then she will have to buy one for me. I only ask that you all autograph the box for me (I promise not to sell it!). If Natali decides to back out, then the offer is still on the table for anyone else. /casey ********** Hi Buzz crew, Matt from MN. So whats the difference between what the MPAA is doing to a town and what Microsoft is doing to XBox Live users. There was no judicial oversight in either case. Does this mean that Apple could claim an user violated the EULA on a jailbroken iPhone and then take away their right to use Apple's OS on their phone? Love the show! ********** Hey buzz crew Just a thought.. If you can use facebook status updates to get yourself out of jail, maybe the next thing will be using your google latitude history to show you weren t at the scene of a crime. Just sayin.. Love the show -beth ********** Hey Buzz Crew - I am an Apple stock holder (albeit a fairly small investor - but an investor nonetheless) and I am starting to give a second thought to the whole Psystar lawsuit with Apple. Since they are going about legally purchasing licenses and using them to install on other machines, does Apple really have a case against them or not? I'm concerned that if Apple does not win this suit, this will open the floodgates HUGE to making all types of Hackintosh-style computers, thus taking a potentially huge portion of the market away from them and would begin the decline of Apple stock. I know that Apple is more than just an operating system but still Thoughts? Should I be afraid that Apple might not be able to defend against this? Thanks guys! Rob

I'm very pleased that LegalTorrents.com has come along to prove that I'm not crazy when I say there are plenty of legal reasons to use torrents. And they even have a torrent of Bible 2.0. Probably with new commandments from the MPAA. We also chat about AMD and Intel making nice, and how long that might last. And Microsoft tries to patent sudo. Yes, they said, "Sudo grant me a patent," I'm sure. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1105 AMD and Intel settle on antitrust and IP disputes http://channel.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=21135 HP acquires 3com http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2009/091111xa.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-10395645-260.html Microsoft exec: Mac OS inspired Windows 7 http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10395980-71.html How we really designed the look and feel of Windows 7 http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/11/11/how-we-really-designed-the-look-and-feel-of-windows-7.aspx MPAA shuts down entire town s muni WiFi over a single download http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/12/mpaa-shuts-down-enti.html Microsoft Patents Sudo s Behavior http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/11/11/2055226 Xbox console ban is permanent http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8356621.stm Twitter issues mulligan on new retweet feature http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10395812-2.html Google SafeSearch now lets parents lock settings http://news.cnet.com/8301-19518_3-10395112-238.html LegalTorrents Launches Copyright-Compliant Tracker http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/11/11/2026244/LegalTorrents-Launches-Copyright-Compliant-Tracker Facebook status update saves man from jail http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10395597-71.html VOICEMAIL Casey in LA has a abet for us on Project Natal Skyler in Bakersfield on SIP EMAIL But here it goes: I told you so! http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp t him who took down the power grid. Now, excuse me, I gotta go find what I need to do in order to immigrate to Canada. Love the show Rafa ********** Hi buzz-crew. Regarding the EU cookie law. How do Local Shared Objects (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Shared_Object) fit in to the equation? Will LSOs have to be approved by the user as well? If not, then all sites will just store all data in LSOs instead and those are even harder to get rid of. To delete LSOs you have to go to the right folder on your computer and delete the files manually or you have to go to Adobe s control panel-site and delete them there. On the control panel-site you can also choose if sites should be able to store data on your computer or not, BUT if you block storage some sites will not work (ustream is one example). If you re using Firefox there is an extension called BetterPrivacy which gives you better control over LSOs. Lllloooooooooove the show. Mauritz, a concerned EU-citizen. ********** Buzz Crew, Isn't anyone a little worried about what Google is doing with all this information they are collecting? Maybe they are developing all these free products just to gather as much information as they can? Example: I am at work, get a Gmail from my boss saying I need to finish a report (and we use Google Docs of course because it's free). My wife calls my Google Voice number and says we need toothpaste. I leave work to go to the gym, and decide to watch a popular YouTube video while on the bike. A 15 second Crest commercial happens to pop up, but I skip it. I usually take the long way back to work (of course Latitude knows this). Then my Droid tells me, "You better pick up some Crest on the way back to work and take the shorter route since you will pass a drugstore. And you better hurry since you are only half done with the report!" And of course due to some error all this ends up searchable on Google. Love the show, Heath Honolulu, HI ********** Hi BOL folks, The reference to the 5gb limit on data is in the fine print from the PDA/Smartphone email plan (which I have for my Droid). It says: The Data Plans and Features MAY NOT be used for any other purpose. Examples of prohibited uses include, without limitation, the following: (i) continuous uploading, downloading or streaming of audio or video programming or games; (ii) server devices or host computer applications, including, but not limited to, Web camera posts or broadcasts, automatic data feeds, automated machine-to-machine connections or peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing; or (iii) as a substitute or backup for private lines or dedicated data connections. This means, by way of example only, that checking email, surfing the Internet, downloading legally acquired songs, and/or visiting corporate intranets is permitted, but downloading movies using P2P file sharing services and/or redirecting television signals for viewing on laptops is prohibited. A person engaged in prohibited uses, continuously for one hour, could typically use 100 to 200 MBs, or, if engaged in prohibited uses for 10 hours a day, 7 days a week, could use more than 5 GBs in a month. For individual use only and not for resale. We reserve the right to protect our network from harm, which may impact legitimate data flows. We reserve the right to limit throughput or amount of data transferred, and to deny or terminate service, without notice, to anyone we believe is using an Data Plan or Feature in any manner prohibited above or whose usage adversely impacts our network or service levels. Anyone using more than 5 GB per line in a given month is presumed to be using the service in a manner prohibited above, and we reserve the right to immediately terminate the service of any such person without notice. We also reserve the right to terminate service upon expiration of Customer Agreement term. http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=planFirst&action=viewPlanList&sortOption=priceSort&typeId=3&subTypeId=49&catId=448 Hope this helps. Lee B Droid owner in Atlanta

Bing has taken over MSN video and it has videos from every network. Why isn't Microsoft trumpeting this? We also get really confused by Verizon's unlimited plan that has a limit of 5GB. Does it? Doesn't it? What the hell? And we debate the way Twitter retweets. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1104 Microsoft disconnects Xbox gamers http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8354166.stm New Microsoft Project Natal details leak, coming next year for cheap http://dvice.com/archives/2009/11/new-microsoft-p.php Google tests skippable ads In YouTube videos http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle It appears to have and immediate effect! LOL Love the show! Gus, the IT Auditor from Curitiba, Brazil. ********* Hey buzz crew love the show! Have heard you guy mention that unlimited data on wireless isn t really unlimited. I did some checking as I am a heavy data user and can t find anyplace on Verizon, ATT or Sprints website that says theres actually a 5gb limit (and yes I read as much of the fine print as I could find). I did see that there was a 5gb limit on there data card plans and tethering but it says that right up front. So my question is what are you talking about? Oh and when I said I was a heavy data user I meant that I am a truck driver who uses my Sprint data card which I luckily got when they had the unlimited plan which I get to keep. My average usage is 25gb a month with an all time high of 52gb. I also have almost no trouble getting 3G service in all the places I go. Again Love The Show! James ********* Hello Buzz Crew, Referring to yesterdays episode, you mentioned the Milestone going to Europe and how you would want to get a phone sent to you from Europe. Well surprise surprise, you can go on a field trip to your friendly neighbours up north. Telus is announcing that it will have it exclusively (unlocking anyone? ). It s supposed to come out early 2010 . Here is a link to engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/10/motorola-milestone-headed-to-telus-in-early-2010/ Love.The.Show Carl from BC,Canada

A new law in Europe protects all citizens from the evils of cookies. Instead of relying on people to operate their own browsers, Europe now requires all Web sites to notify users that they will set cookies. That certainly sounds annoying. Come on over to our freedom-loving U.S. sites, y'all! We also check in on Motorola Droid sales and find out that the Milestone kicks the Droid in the butt. And Google has a holiday present for you. And it's free! Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1103 Motorola probably sold 100,000 Droids in first days http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive t missed one episode since. I moved back to China three months ago, and at least in Beijing, the podcast is not blocked right now. When I visited home in 2008, all cnet podcasts were blocked, but it s no longer the case this year. I try to get around the great firewall very sparingly, only when it s absolutely necessary, so I know pretty well among the podcasts I subscribe to, which are blocked and which are not. As mentioned on the show, Radio Lab is blocked. So is This American Life. So is Savage Lovecast by Dan Savage. But sorry guys, BOL is not, not even after the WOW incidence. LOVE THE SHOW alex (no, my name is not alex) ********** Hey BOLers.. This is Vijay from India.. Long time BOL listener.. you guys rock.. We have been talking about Motorola DROID for long now.. but not much about its GSM/UMTS brother the MILESTONE. Now that MILESTONE has been announced in some European countries, I was waiting for it to launch in India too. I guess it will be coming soon. Initially, I was thinking that only the Radio is different from the DROID. But apparently not Here are some of the differences The following features are available in Milestone and not in Droid MultiTouch in Gallery and Browser (Droid only has double tap) Geotaging in the Gallery photos. MotoNav (Offline turn by turn navigation maps) This does not require internet connection (say if you are in some rural areas or in San Fransisco if you are on AT Very cool thing where a webserver runs on the phone !!! The phone can be accessed just like a website from any desktop browser for the gallery, bookmarks etc just like accessing any cloud service.. pretty cool MTP Sync Media Transport Protocol sync for easy syncing of media along with meta data etc. Mysign Gesture based short cuts where certain functions (say calling a specific contact, or turning on wifi etc) can be made into shortcuts based on certain gestures.. I did not get a link with these differences but basically got this information from the motodev podcast.. at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/motodev/2009/11/04/Developing-Android-Applications-for-DROID-and-Mile LOVE THE SHOW.. Vijay ********** Hi Buzz Crew, It s not a given that Murdoch has to loose against Google, because it s not a given everybody would use Google to search for news. Imagine most of the news coporations would opt out of Googles Index and would be searchable on Bing, because Bing would share their revenue. People would move to Bing - at least for search for news. Newspapers would get more revenues. Everybody would be happy, except for Google, which would at some point be forced to pay newspapers to add them to its index. Otherwise, love the show! Regards, Matthias from Germany ********** Tom Richmond, the star caricaturist of MAD Magazine s new generation had a project he worked on rejected by Apple. It was an app that had caricatures of all the members of Congress with their contact information. It was rejected because in in Apple's reasonable judgement may be found objectionable, for example, materials that may be considered obscene, pornographic, or defamatory." I got the information from Mark Evanier s site http://www.newsfromme.com (http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2009_11_09.html#018025) Here s the direct link to the story: http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2009/11/09/apple-rejects-my-caricature-app/ Love the show! PS to Molly ~ Go Cats on 11/21! Jay Huber Bozeman, MT

Libe Goad (Credit: Libe Goad) The much-anticipated and controversial Modern Warfare 2 finally arrives in retail stores today, which gives us an excuse to invite AOL GameDaily.com's Libe Goad to give us some insight into all the action. Although it's definitely not the first Call of Duty game, Libe and Jeff tell us it's the most controversial of the pack, with disturbing scenes that let you take the side of terrorists. It's hard to believe anything can be scarier than making the trip down to Chinatown, NYC, to pick up your "advanced" copy, though. Don't call it a bootleg; the copies they're selling down there are actually legit, a first for Canal St. merchants. And although they cost the same as copies from the big box stores, Modern Warfare 2 has been available at these "select retailers" for the past week! Good to know I live in such a respectable part of NYC. Yesterday's episode sparked such a heated conversation about censorship, video game and movie ratings, and parenting video gamers that we're happy to revisit the topics today, with Libe's valuable industry input, of course! This time, we address the world of online gaming that's brought a new level of offensive material to young people who might not understand the implications of their trash-talking. With no moderators to police Xbox Live or PSN, players are allowed to communicate directly with each other, which often results in racist and misogynistic epithets. Tune in to today's episode to listen to our opinion on what should be done. Finally, we hate to take the spotlight away from Libe, but we've been resisting the urge to announce our guest for the past week. We finally got the green light, so we're happy to announce that Tony Hawk will be in The 404 studio on Monday, November 16, to chat with us about his latest game, Tony Hawk: Ride and maybe even do a live in-studio demo! Start thinking up questions, as we'll most likely be taking questions from the audience as well. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2--photos EPISODE 464 Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe in iTunes audio | Suscribe to iTunes (video) | Subscribe in RSS Audio | Subscribe in RSS Video ...

We get an email telling us our podcast RSS feed is now blocked in China after talking about the dispute over World of Warcraft between two Chinese government departments. Really? THAT is what got us blocked. We also get a kick out of good old Grandpa Murdoch's latest ramblings. And happy birthday Firefox. You're vulnerable. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1102 Murdoch: We'll probably remove our sites from Google's index http://mumbrella.com.au/murdoch-well-probably-remove-our-sites-from-googles-index-11366 Murdoch Making News Invisible To Search Engines? Not So Fast http://paidcontent.org/article/419-video-murdoch-making-news-invisible-to-search-engines-not-so-fast/ New Verizon ad calls iPhone misfit toy http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10393072-71.html http://gizmodo.com/5399850/verizon-wireless-launches-three-more-anti+att-3g-network-commercials Apple said to be working on world-mode iPhone http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10392936-94.html First iPhone Worm Discovered, Rickrolls Jailbroken Phones http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/slashdot/eqWf/~3/Zk3O3lh2r0U/First-iPhone-Worm-Discovered-Rickrolls-Jailbroken-Phones http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/09/2737673.htm Happy 5th birthday http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/09/AR2009110901228.html Firefox Tops Vulnerability List http://www.internetnews.com/software/article.php/3847461 Nvidia CEO says no to Intel-compatible chip http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10393045-64.html Nook e-Book Reader on Back-Order http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703808904574523994119321648.html Massive Brazilian Power Outages In 2005 and 2007 Caused By Hackers http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/slashdot/eqWf/~3/wi_T-0ljnAw/Massive-Power-Outages-In-Brazil-Caused-By-Hackers First look: Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Eris are risky for business http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/first-look-motorola-droid-htc-droid-eris-are-risky-business-434?source=fssr Comic Books Improve Early Childhood Literacy http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/slashdot/eqWf/~3/N-w3O-DaOFI/Comic-Books-Improve-Early-Childhood-Literacy VOICEMAIL Anonymous thoughts about free speech Terry on the bus Teaxed twice by subsidies EMAIL Hey Buzz Crew, I know from an earlier episode that many of you no longer use the actual Google homepage, opting for search bars and other fancy means. But, as someone who uses the homepage everyday, the things that Google chooses to put on their home really makes an impact on me as a Google user. Much to my surprise, this morning when I login, what do I see? A shameless plug for the Verizon Droid phone. Now, I think this phone is great and I would even purchase it myself if I was not broke. But, I feel that this kind of promotional advertising on the Google homepage crosses that line from normal to extremely sleazy. I tend to be ok with Google and their enormous corporate clout because they typically are innocuous in their products and launches. More like Hey, here is a really cool product, do what you want with it instead of Yo, yo, yo, check out this sweet product that you need to have to change your life . But, this advert on the homepage seems more like the typical marketing tricks by a very large company. What do you guys think? chris the computer science grad student *********** So, I had been wondering why the last couple BOL s weren t coming down through iTunes, so I decided to check the blog and see what s up, and I see the story about the infighting between the Chinese Ministry of Culture and the GAPP over WoW. Apparently somebody didn t like the way you guys talked about it. I have seen other podcasts mysteriously stop downloading (happened to Radiolab after they did a piece on a Chinese zoo that does live feedings), but oddly I wouldn t expect it to happen to Buzz, since you ve covered China s censorship before without getting blocked. Could just be coincidental, after all, I would really expect the Instance to get blocked because of Scott s Ding Pong act, but it hasn t. Anyway, no reason to shut up about it, your pod is still accessible from the blog page, so China listeners aren t totally out of luck. Also, I posted a rough overview of WoW s China troubles here: http://gacorley.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/chinese-government-departments-fighting-over-wow/ doesn t say much new, though one huge question I still have is why skeletons are such a big deal to China s censorship regime. I was hoping someone would eventually give me a good cultural answer, but it may just be that moral authorities have strange fetishes. GAC in China *********** Hey buzz crew in episode 1101 you were talking about whether or not Netscape was free or not. As someone who is greatly interested in the browser wars past and present I feel I can settle this argument. Netscape was free for educational and personal use and they charged for enterprise accounts. This may have changed at the end, but the primary way that Internet Explorer won was by making it default on windows, and they also made a deal with Apple to make internet explorer the default browser on Mac OS (late 9 and early X). Love the show, hopes this helps! -SamsNotUnix

Just before it got out of control (Credit: Wilson Tang, Justin Yu/CNET) Now that we've had ample time to recover, Wilson and Justin take a few moments out of today's episode of The 404 Podcast to attempt to retrace the events of Wilson's Friday night birthday bash. The night started with a stomach full of Korean Fried Chicken, which you should definitely check out if you live in New York--it's addicting, for real. After that, Wilson surprised us all (not really) with a night of karaoke, which started off innocently enough with Aqua's Barbie Girl and Enrique Iglesias' "Escape," but quickly turned into a rockstar-wannabe free-for-all as Justin and Wilson laid waste to their dignity and belted out that awfully addicting Black Eyed Peas song "I Gotta Feeling." MAZEL TOV! Check out the show to hear all the details and follow the photo slideshow to witness our humiliation. (Credit: Facebook) If you've ever wanted to show a Facebook friend how much you despise their mundane status updates and links, a "dislike" button might be your dream feature come true. French developer Thomas Moquet created a Firefox Extension that adds a dislike button to Facebook pages, but other Facebook users must have the extension installed as well to see the note. If you're not a fan of the open-source browser, there's also a Facebook Group that you can join to petition for the absent feature. The question is, should we really bring that element of negativity to our beloved social network? Listen the entire episode to hear our point of view. In atypical Monday fashion, we actually dig deep into Internet censorship and the age that kids should be allowed to play games rated "Mature." The conversation is sparked by a very informed 13-year-old who left us a voicemail bringing up a great point about the different maturity levels that exist within a specific age bracket, and we're happy to discuss a topic that raises so many questions about maturity level, parental responsibilities, censoring Web content, etc...it all goes down in the second half of the show, so listen up and leave us a voicemail (1866-404-CNET) or e-mail the404[at]cnet[dot]com to voice your opinion! EPISODE 463 Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe in iTunes audio | Suscribe to iTunes (video) | Subscribe in RSS Audio | Subscribe in RSS Video ...

A young Wilson G. Tang celebrates his 68th birthday. (Credit: CNET/The 404) Wilson G. Tang is happily celebrating his 25th birthday tomorrow, so we take a few minutes at the beginning of today's episode of The 404 podcast to congratulate the man on making it this far. Can you believe this fool has only been on Earth 25 years? I always assumed you could tell Wilson's age by counting the highlights in his hair, but the consensus is that Wilson is certainly an old soul. He also brings in a very special birthday present that he got from his boo-bear this morning: a brand new Apple Mac Mini to add to his Apple museum brewing at home! Don't tell Wilson, but we've also arranged for a naughty Steve Jobs look-alike to pop out of his mooncake later tonight. iMEvil iPhone Soundboard App (Credit: TechPad Productions) Speaking of scary things, just because Halloween is over doesn't mean you can't still creep out your friends with this new iPhone app from TechPad productions called iMEvil. On today's episode of The 404 Podcast, Jeff manages to get his hands on a free copy of David Sobolov's (the voice talent behind Halo Wars, Call of Duty 4, Diablo III, Unreal Tournament 3, and more) soundback app that has 32 hilarious lines like "Prepare yourself to serve me" and "I'd buy that for a dollar." Since we're all about giving here at The 404, Mr. Sobolov and Tech Pad Productions were nice enough to provide our listeners with 5 free codes (normally priced at $1.99 in the iPhone App Store). If you'd like a free download, e-mail us at THE404CNET[DOT]COM and put only "iMEvil" in the subject and we'll pick five random winners to announce on Monday. Good luck! In the spirit of all things Apple, we present to you the typical dating profile of the average iPhone user. A new study from Retrevo reveals the absurdity behind what makes iPhone users tick. Among other things, one in five iPhone owners has admitted to watching "adult material" on an Apple gadget, which happens to be twice as many as the average BlackBerrian. And well...judging by Wilson's constant fixation on his iDrone, we ain't too surprised. Many more stories to get to that won't fit into this blog post, stuff like this Twitter-only handset and the most impractical, irresponsible, and dangerous accessory ever for your laptop, so be sure to check out today's full episode. Have a great weekend, everyone, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILSON! EPISODE 462 Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe in iTunes audio | Suscribe to iTunes (video) | Subscribe in RSS Audio | Subscribe in RSS Video ...