CrankyGeeks 132: Do No Evil?
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Google’s Chrome Browser, Does Apple Have New iPods?, Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia Makeover, and more…
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CrankyGeeks Episode 142
Thursday, July 8th, 2010 Today’s Guests:
Sebastian Rupley , Co-Crank, Editorial Director, PCMagCast.com
Jason Young , CEO, Ziff Davis Media
Jason Cross , Senior Editor, ExtremeTech.com
The Topics:
Imitation New York Times
New Yorkers were truly perplexed when a fake, 14-page version of The New York Times was circulated on a mass scale throughout the streets of New York City this morning. The imitation paper was reinforced by a seemingly professional online version. The headlines announced that the Iraq War had ended and that ExxonMobil has been taken into public ownership. The one thing that was a dead giveaway was the date which read July 4th 2009. The Yes Men, a left-wing activist group, took credit for the prank.
AT&T May Impose Tiered Broadband Pricing
AT&T is testing the concept of restricting the amount of data that subscribers can use. AT&T, also the largest Internet provider, will begin apply the limits in Reno and further consider expanding the operation. AT&T will limit downloads to 20 gigabytes per month for users of their slowest DSL service, at 768 kilobits per second, beginning in November. In order to receive more gigabytes per month users must increase the speed of the plan, up to 150 gigabytes per month at the 10 megabits-per-second level.
Sun Microsystems Aiding Microsoft Get Search Traffic
Sun has announced it will promote a Microsoft toolbar for the Internet Explorer browser to U.S.-based Web surfers as they download Sun’s Java software. The software is necessary to view certain Web sites. Microsoft is focusing on toolbars and default settings because 35 percent of Web searches are conducted from the browser’s address line, built-in search boxes and add-on search toolbars, not the search provider’s Web page.
CEO of Google Denies Techie in Chief
CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, claimed he was not interested in becoming CTO for the nation under President Barack Obama. Schmidt publicly endorsed Obama and supports his plans for more investment in renewable energy but told the New York Times. “I am extremely happy serving the shareholders of Google as the C.E.O., so I have no interest in serving as a government employee.”
Former IBMer gone Apple Forced to Stop Work
Mark Papermaster has been commanded by a federal judge to quit working immediately in his new job at Apple, because he may be violating an agreement with IBM, his past employer of 26 years. IBM filed a “non-compete” lawsuit against him maintaining that as a primary designer and executive Papermaster was “privy to a whole host of trade secrets and confidences” used by Big Blue to design products. The defense upheld that Apple offered a “once in a lifetime ‘dream job’” and that IBM and Apple had completely different tech gear.
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CrankyGeeks Episode 150 – HQ Version
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Show’s Guests:
Sebastian Rupley , Co-Crank, Editorial Director, PCMagCast.com
Chris DiBona , Open Source Program Manager, Google
Jason Cross , Senior Editor, ExtremeTech.com
The Topics:
Steve Jobs’ Exit: Turning Point for Apple?
Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs might return in June, but will consumers, or Apple, ever be the same? asks Lance Ulanoff in a recent article. Lance predicts that Apple will be okay even if Jobs doesn’t come back to work, regardless of Apple’s turbulent history without Jobs as CEO.
Opera Sides With Europe, Against Microsoft
Opera Software, Microsoft’s browser-rival, has welcomed a European Commission statement that the company has broken European competition law by including Internet Explorer with Windows. Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner supports that the browser is the most important innovation within humanity’s history, and because of this, Microsoft should “start competing on merits in the browser market and letting consumers have a real choice of internet browsers.”
Steve Ballmer’s Biggest Regret
Microsoft’s president Steve Ballmer’s claimed in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that his biggest regret of the past ten years is impatience. Eight years after replacing Bill Gates as chief executive, Ballmer resents that Microsoft did not strongly pursue a Google-like paid search business back in 1999. Although Microsoft began a paid search project that year, the project crashed after only two months.
Pope Benedict the Next YouTube Star?
The Vatican is showing strong reciprocity towards technology as Pope Benedict XVI announces Saturday that he will get his own YouTube channel. The Vatican TV Center and Vatican Radio are collaboration with Google on the project. Catholic Church officials believe that it is necessary to use electronics in order to distribute the Bible in today’s world.
Is Google Looking for a Fast Lane?
Google has been discussing a need for a fast lane for its offerings in recent months. If Google is put into some fast lane by itself using a more effective protocol stack including, let’s say, a search engine protocol, could it actually make more Internet bandwidth available?
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Update from the Apple Event, Windows Mobile's Woes, and Google's Bigotry Problem – CrankyGeeks Episode 183
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Today’s Guests:
Sebastian Rupley, Co-Crank, Editorial Director, PCMagCast.com
Sam Levin, Brand Evangelist
Rob Enderle, President, Enderle Group
The Topics:
Apple’s New iPhone OS, Cheaper iPods, and Much More
Google’s Bigotry Problem
France Objects to Google Books
Windows Mobile Must Change Or Die
Chrome to Be Default Browser On Sony VAIO Systems
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Europe Drops IE Browser Case, An AOL Renaissance?, and The Google Phone is Real | CrankyGeeks Episode 197
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Today’s Guests:
Sebastian Rupley, Co-Crank, Editor, GigaOm.com
David Spark, Tech Journalist, Host, The Spark Minute
David Coursey, Columnist, Tech Inciter
The Topics:
The Google Phone is Real
Europe Drops its Browser Antitrust Case Against Microsoft
Can AOL Find New Success?
What’s Coming at CES
Android Spreads Out
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Questioning Google's Dominance, Google Races to Change Buzz, and Is Chrome Your Next Browser? | CrankyGeeks Episode 206 – H.264 Version
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Today’s Guests:
Sebastian Rupley, Co-Crank, Editor, GigaOM.com
Tom Merritt, Executive Editor, CNet
Dan Goodin, Reporter, The Register
The Topics:
Google Scrambles to Change Buzz, Amid Privacy Concerns
Government Defends Warrantless Device Tracking
Is Macworld Dead?
Chrome May Very Well Be Your Next Browser
Is the iPad a Blessing for Publishers?
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