Buzz Out Loud 1384: iPhone 4 on Verizon and the CES hailstorm of awesome (podcast)

No time for a CES hangover (although we really needed it) because Verizon is hitting us hard with the iPhone 4 announcement first thing in the morning ... but thank goodness they announced the iPhone, because if they'd punked us, heads would have rolled. But there it is: no LTE, yes to hotspots, white iPhone ... maybe? Get all the details at CNET News.com. Also, we're punch drunk and we apologize for all the delirious yelling. --Molly

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EPISODE 1384

NEWS

Verizon iPhone — it’s real!

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20028073-266.html

Android likely to lose as Verizon gets iPhone

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-11/google-s-android-likely-to-lose-as-verizon-gets-iphone.html

IPhone May Cost Verizon $5 Billion in Subsidies in First Year

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-11/iphone-may-cost-verizon-5-billion-in-subsidies-in-first-year.html

Verizon Wireless Confident It’s Got Muscle for iPhone

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703667904576072110862862244.html

AT&T faces tough year after losing iPhone exclusive

http://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/AT-T-faces-tough-year-losing-rsg-1441691250.html?x=0&.v=1

Intel/NVIDIA bombshell: two rivals team up

http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/01/intelnvidia-bombshell-look-for-nvidia-gpu-on-intel-processor-die.ars

AMD momentum abruptly halted as CEO exits suddenly

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amd-momentum-jolted-by-ceos-abrupt-exit-2011-01-11?reflink=MW_news_stmp

MySpace lays off 500

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20028136-36.html

Steve Jobs to join Murdoch on stage to unveil iPad paper

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thecutline/20110110/ts_yblog_thecutline/steve-jobs-to-join-murdoch-to-unveil-ipad-paper

QUICK HITS

Google Ice Cream landing in time for the summer

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/37819/google-ice-cream-android-2-4

Groupon Raises, Like, A Billion Dollars

http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/10/groupon-raises-like-a-billion-dollars/

Kindle Comes To The Mac App Store, Already No. 5 Free App

http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/10/kindle-mac-app-store/

WoW: Cataclysm Sells 4.7 Million in a Month

http://www.techtree.com/India/News/WoW_Cataclysm_Sells_47_Million_in_a_Month/551-114112-585.html

Bump Raises $16 Million Round Led By Andreessen Horowitz

http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/10/bump-raises-16-million-round-led-by-andreessen-horowitz/

GADGETS

The iPhone 4 on Verizon with Mobile Hotspot

SCIENCE NEWS

NASA spots smallest planet yet discovered outside Sun’s solar system

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/10/nasa.planet.discovery/index.html?hpt=C2

HAPPY ENDING

CES Recap

Molly: Samsung 9 series, smart appliances, Motorola’s press conference

Benito: razer switchblade

Brian: Massage Chairs, Producer trying to taser me, Motorola

Best of CES winners

http://ces.cnet.com/best-of-ces/