Loaded: The godfather of heavy metal Video

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>> T-Mobile launches an app store, the Blackberry comes in blush, and the Godfather of metal is coming to Guitar Hero. It's Monday, August 11th. I'm Natali Del Conte, and it's time to get loaded. ^M00:00:11 [ Music ] ^M00:00:14 T-Mobile may not get the iPhone, but all their phones will be a lot more iPhone-like soon enough. The company plans to launch an application store for all of their phones in the fall. It was inevitable that this would be popular model. And now, 31.5 million T-Mobile subscribers will reportedly get to take it for a spin. This hasn't' been confirmed yet, so we're not sure of the revenue split that T-Mobile will offer developers, but we've heard that it will be based on bandwidth. So, say if it's a streaming video application, they'll take more. I'm excited about this. The one thing that does concern me, though, is the distribution model. It will have to be really clever to compete with iTunes, so I'll be curious to see how T-Mobile figures that out. [ Sound effect ] The Microsoft Zune is ready is for its close-up. Reuters is reporting that Microsoft has been shopping around to TV and movie studios to license original content for the Zune. The company says it wants non-conventional programming that uses the devices social networking platform, and offers something that iTunes cannot. That's gonna be tough, but certainly not impossible. Even though there are rumors that Microsoft will want to scrap the Zune because of lack of market share, keep in mind that CNET editors still gave the latest version an excellent rating, and I hear from several loaded viewers that they watch the show on their Zune, so we shouldn't write it off just yet. [ Sound effect ] Steve Jobs gave a rare interview to the Wall Street Journal. He said that the iPhone Apps Store has distributed over 60 million programs for the iPhone and the iPod Touch. Apple has seen one million dollars in sales per day for applications, even though most of the apps distributed are free. That's impressive, considering this is a brand new distribution method for software. Jobs also confirmed that the iPhone app kill switch does exist. This gives Apple the power to remotely kill applications that may have slipped through the crack. So if you have something on your phone that Apple doesn't want you to, they can kill it. This may seem benign, but think about what would happen if they had that power over your iMac or your MacBook. We would never stand for that. Why is it okay on our phones? [ Sound effect ] Barack Obama has decided to use technology to announce his vice presidential running mate. I received a Twitter last night from Barack Obama -- not a direct message of course, but a public message -- and it informs me that Obama will be making his VP choice public via text message and email. You can sign up to be notified as soon as this happens at the UR Alumnus screen, or by texting VP to 62262. This announcement will happen sometime before the Democratic Convention, and I'll be glad when it does. I am sick and tired of speculation, for goodness sakes. [ Sound effect ] Microsoft will not release a 2009 version of Money Plus, its personal finance software. Microsoft usually releases a new version of Money Plus annually, but the company said that they are finding this to be unnecessary, so they'll hold off next year. The company also said that they're moving away from selling the software on shelves as well, opting for digital distribution instead. The statement said that they don't see this as a sign that shrink-wrap software is necessarily going away, just in this case it is. But I think it is a sign that shrink-wrap software will eventually go away, don't you? Tell me what you think at Loaded@cnet.com. [ Sound effect ] Yahoo is letting you decide if you want to be advertised to. On Friday, the company announced that it would users manage their online privacy by giving the option of opting out of customized advertising on Yahoo.com. The company says that this is a response to a Congressional Inquiry about customization from the House, Energy, and Commerce Committee. This feature will launch sometime this month, and you can find it in your privacy settings. I almost never opt out of ads, though. I want the Internet to be a healthy place for commerce, and a lot of the free content I enjoy is subsidized by ads. But if you just cannot be bothered, well, Yahoo understands that. [ Sound effect ] The BlackBerry may be considered as a business device, but it now comes in pink. Who says pink can't be professional? The Curve and the Pearl are now available in a very light shade of pink for $99.00 and $79.00 respectively, with a two-year contract. [ Sound effect ] The Godfather of heavy metal is the next artist to come to Guitar Hero. Ozzie Osbourne and his guitar Zac Wilde were the latest rockers to strap on the motion sensor suits and rock out for the game. Osborne's game is due out in the fall. You can play in a virtual Ozzfest Venue, although I don't think you can make your avatar bite off the heads of bats. [ Sound effect ] Those are all your headlines for today, but I will be back tomorrow with more. Thank you for watching. I'm Natali Del Conte with CNET TV, and you've just been Loaded. ^M00:04:14 [ Music ]