Cranky Geeks

Episode 181 (1x181)

Fecha de emisión: Ago 26, 2009

Outed Blogger Suing Google, iPhone Legally Unlocked, Facebook's Hiring Spree, WiMax Unchained, and more... Guests: Sebastian Rupley, Co-Crank, Editorial Director, PCMagCast.com Rafe Needleman, Editor, CNet's Webware Tom Merritt, Executive Editor, CNET The Topics: Outed Blogger Suing Google Last week, a judge ordered Google to reveal the name of a blogger who may have defamed Vogue model Liskula Cohen. Now Rosemary Port, whose "Skanks in NYC" blog suggested Cohen was a "skank" and a "ho" among other potentially negative descriptions, intends to sue Google for $15 million for outing her. Should Google have complied here? How the Microsoft/Yahoo Deal Benefits Google eWeek has a report claiming that Microsoft's and Yahoo's 10-year search deal could benefit Google. "Not only is Google well-positioned to weather this collaborative attack, but the deal could help Google innovate even faster, add to its market share and perhaps even fly lower under the antitrust radar," claims the report. It also notes that Google can poach many of Yahoo's best search employees Blogger Legally Unlocks iPhone An iPhone blogger has revealed a way of legally unlocking the device after paying off his mobile contract. TheAppleBlog.com's Olly Farshi claimed he legitimately unlocked his 2-year-old iPhone 3G by taking advantage of a European loophole. He paid off a 2-year contract with his carrier, Sonera. The Finland-based firm then forwarded the request to Apple and the next time Farshi synched with iTunes he was prompted to install an official carrier update. The unlock is permanent. Who Owns Transit Data? Commuters are wondering whether their local transit agencies are willing to share that data with others to put it into new and helpful formats, wrote Rafe Needleman on Webware. Some metro areas make scheduling and other data available to developers for mash-ups, but not all. Shouldn't this be freely available, for everyone's convenience and to usher in useful