The Buffalo Bulletin: A Recap of Five Major Stories from Technobuffalo.com

Hello Shiny Happy People and welcome to the Buffalo bulletin, your trusted source for recapping the latest news and trends from technobuffalo.com. I'm Ashley Ska, and today we're counting down our top stories from the past few days.

Google's President of Product Management for Android, Hugo Bara, has left Google to take a position with Chinese handset manufacturer Xiaomi. Despite leaving Google, Bara will still be dealing with the Android ecosystem, albeit from an OEM side. This move comes as a surprise to many, especially given Bara's great onstage presence at Google IO. It remains to be seen who might step into his role at Elgo, but one thing is certain - Hugo Bara will certainly be missed in Mountain View.

Blackberry has launched a landing page for their upcoming Android and iPhone versions of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM). The announcement that BBM would go cross-platform was met with excitement from fans, many of whom had been eagerly awaiting this move. However, the cross-platform launch will only feature messaging at present, with video and voice chat expected to roll out sometime later this year. So, are you on board with using BBM on your Android or iPhone? We'd love to hear your thoughts - have you been convinced by someone in gaming, or do you remain skeptical?

In other news, Nintendo has continued its streak of creating wacky, wonderful, and weird games with the surprise announcement of the Nintendo 2DS. This new handheld console is essentially a 3DS without the 3D functionality or clamshell design, making it look quite bizarre in the process. However, with a price tag of just $129 and a shared release date with Pokémon X and Y, Nintendo might have a hit on its hands. The marketing strategy aimed at young kids could be a recipe for success - after all, stranger things have happened.

Square Enix is having a tough week, to say the least. The launch of their remade MMO Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn has been met with disaster, with gamers unable to log in across the country due to server issues. As a result, Square Enix has completely stopped digital sales until the servers can be brought up to speed. While the game may be an apology to those who played the original Final Fantasy 14, it's not exactly the most effective way to make amends, especially for those who were burned by the first iteration of the game.

Finally, our wild card for the week comes from Tom Hazelton, who reminds us that the Apple iPhone 5S event is likely slated for September 10th. Hazelton runs through what we can expect from the event, including galleries and rundowns of both the rumored iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c. If you're interested in staying up-to-date with the latest rumors and speculation surrounding Apple's upcoming products, be sure to check out these resources.

And that's it for today's Buffalo bulletin - a recap of five major stories from technobuffalo.com. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our YouTube channel. And remember, you can have your cake and eat it too - but in this case, we're talking about having your cake and eating it at the same time without worrying about it getting moldy! See you next time on the Buffalo bulletin.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enon today's show Hugo bye-bye BBM gets across platform landing page Nintendo's 2DS Final Fantasy 14 a realm not quite yet reborn and what to expect at Apple's iPhone event it's Buffalo bulletin time hello Shiny Happy People and welcome to the Buffalo bulletin where we recap five major stories from our site technobuffalo.com a couple of times a week if you're interested in reading more about any story we talk about on the show check the description for links or click on the graphics for each story if you have annotations available I'm Ashley ska here are your top stories Google's president of product management for Android the delightful Hugo Bara is leaving Google to take a position with Chinese handset manufacturer xiaomi he'll still be dealing with the Android ecosystem just from an oem side but it remains to be seen who might step into his role at elgo regardless of what his reasons were for leaving bar was a great onstage Presence at Google IO so he will certainly be missed up in Mountain View Blackberry launched a landing page for their upcoming Android and iPhone versions of BlackBerry Messenger BBM is widely regarded as one of the best and most stable messaging platforms out there so the announcement the service would go crossplatform was a pleasant surprise for everybody crossplatform BBM will only feature messaging though at launch so video voice are expected to roll out sometime later this year my question is are you going to use BBM Android and iPhone users because I don't know if I'm on board yet somebody convinced me in gaming Nintendo continued its streak of wacky wondrous weird creations with the surprise announcement of the Nintendo 2DS yes the 2DS it's basically a 3DS with the 3D toggled off and without the clamshell functionality looks totally bizarre but with a price tag of just 129 bucks a shared release date with Pokemon X and Y and a marketing strategy aimed at young kids Nintendo actually might have a hit on its hands all I'm saying is stranger things have happened Square Enix is having a really tough week as the birth of their remade MMO Final Fantasy 14 A Realm Reborn seemed like it might have needed an emergency C-section Gamers could not log in across the country causing Square Enix to completely stop digital sales until the servers could be brought up to speed while Realm Reborn might be an apology to everyone who played the original Final Fantasy 14 but it's not a really good apology especially for anybody who is burned by the first iteration of the game our wild card for the week comes from to Hazelton who reminds us that the Apple 5S event is likely slated for September 10th and he runs through what we should and should not expect from the folks up in copertino we've got Galleries and rundowns of both the rumored iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c so if you're interested in that sort of thing head on over and check them out that's the Buffalo bulletin for today if you enjoyed the show a thumbs up would be super awesome of you and if you want more great techno buffalo video content please subscribe to our YouTube channel by clicking this giant subscribe button and remember you can have your cake and eat it too otherwise you'll just have some moldy cake of yours sitting around don't be wasteful see you next timeon today's show Hugo bye-bye BBM gets across platform landing page Nintendo's 2DS Final Fantasy 14 a realm not quite yet reborn and what to expect at Apple's iPhone event it's Buffalo bulletin time hello Shiny Happy People and welcome to the Buffalo bulletin where we recap five major stories from our site technobuffalo.com a couple of times a week if you're interested in reading more about any story we talk about on the show check the description for links or click on the graphics for each story if you have annotations available I'm Ashley ska here are your top stories Google's president of product management for Android the delightful Hugo Bara is leaving Google to take a position with Chinese handset manufacturer xiaomi he'll still be dealing with the Android ecosystem just from an oem side but it remains to be seen who might step into his role at elgo regardless of what his reasons were for leaving bar was a great onstage Presence at Google IO so he will certainly be missed up in Mountain View Blackberry launched a landing page for their upcoming Android and iPhone versions of BlackBerry Messenger BBM is widely regarded as one of the best and most stable messaging platforms out there so the announcement the service would go crossplatform was a pleasant surprise for everybody crossplatform BBM will only feature messaging though at launch so video voice are expected to roll out sometime later this year my question is are you going to use BBM Android and iPhone users because I don't know if I'm on board yet somebody convinced me in gaming Nintendo continued its streak of wacky wondrous weird creations with the surprise announcement of the Nintendo 2DS yes the 2DS it's basically a 3DS with the 3D toggled off and without the clamshell functionality looks totally bizarre but with a price tag of just 129 bucks a shared release date with Pokemon X and Y and a marketing strategy aimed at young kids Nintendo actually might have a hit on its hands all I'm saying is stranger things have happened Square Enix is having a really tough week as the birth of their remade MMO Final Fantasy 14 A Realm Reborn seemed like it might have needed an emergency C-section Gamers could not log in across the country causing Square Enix to completely stop digital sales until the servers could be brought up to speed while Realm Reborn might be an apology to everyone who played the original Final Fantasy 14 but it's not a really good apology especially for anybody who is burned by the first iteration of the game our wild card for the week comes from to Hazelton who reminds us that the Apple 5S event is likely slated for September 10th and he runs through what we should and should not expect from the folks up in copertino we've got Galleries and rundowns of both the rumored iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c so if you're interested in that sort of thing head on over and check them out that's the Buffalo bulletin for today if you enjoyed the show a thumbs up would be super awesome of you and if you want more great techno buffalo video content please subscribe to our YouTube channel by clicking this giant subscribe button and remember you can have your cake and eat it too otherwise you'll just have some moldy cake of yours sitting around don't be wasteful see you next time\n"