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Monthly Archives: September 2011
∞ The Earth from above time lapse
[Via John Nack]
∞ Apple's hypocritical patent lawsuits
Joe Wilcox writing for BetaNews: I’ve been fairly critical of Apple’s recent patent bullying — what I call innovation through intimidation/litigation. The Apple Fanclub of bloggers and journalists defend the company’s patent and other intellectual property claims as protecting its … Continued
∞ Verizon sides with Samsung against Apple
FOSS Patents: Verizon, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, implores the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to deny Apple’s request for a US-wide preliminary injunction against four Samsung products (the Infuse 4G, Galaxy S 4G and … Continued
∞ Amazon press event
Reuters: Amazon.com Inc, which revolutionized reading with its Kindle e-reader, is expected to unveil a tablet computer next week that analysts say will seriously challenge Apple’s market dominating iPad. Okay, they are having a press event, but I doubt it … Continued
∞ Remembering Jim Henson
Google is paying tribute to Henson on its homepage for the next 36 hours. Truly one of the great talents of our time.
∞ Pixelmator
Many thanks to Pixelmator for sponsoring The Loop’s RSS feed for the past two weeks. Pixelmator is the beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editing app for Mac OS X that has everything you need to create, edit and … Continued
∞ The Business Insider traffic grab
A thoughtful piece from Reuters Ryan McCarthy on the practice of re-publishing entire portions of articles for the sole purpose of keeping pageviews. So why does Business Insider risk undermining all that highly original, distinctive content for what appear to … Continued
∞ Diablo III moved to 'early 2012'
Blizzard Entertainment announced Friday that its launch of Diablo III has been pushed to early 2012, quashing gamers’ hopes that they might get the new game in time for the holidays. Diablo III is the latest installment of Blizzard’s action … Continued
∞ HP's board is like 'a shit fight in the monkey cage at the zoo'
Writing for GigaOM, David Churbuck outlines what he would tell the new CEO of HP to do: Get a better board. It sounds like a shit fight in the monkey cage at the zoo inside of HPs board. The CEO … Continued
∞ Be a publisher, not a republisher
Matt Gemmell on publishing services like paper.li: Newspapers contain editorial. There’s some kind of journalistic contribution, however brief, in each article. With these online “newspapers”, there’s zero. It’s just a wad of links and extracts, styled to appear something like … Continued
∞ Samsung accuses Apple of 'free riding' on its wireless technologies
The war of words between Apple and Samsung is heating up again. In an interview with AP, Lee Younghee, Samsung’s head of global marketing for mobile communications, accused Apple of “free riding” on its patented wireless technologies. Lee also said … Continued
∞ Animated bar graph built in HTML5 and CSS3
So cool. Even if you don’t understand the code, scroll down to the bottom and click to see the finished product. Spectacular.
∞ Original Twitter, Facebook, Google homepages
Yeah, we’ve come a long way.
∞ Wal-Mart selling the PlayBook for $249 in Canada
That’s about $300 too much.
∞ Oracle vows to fight for injunction against Android
Florian Mueller: Damages can be substantial but they are not what Oracle is primarily trying to get out of this case. They are a potentially substantial consolation prize. The grand prize, however, is an injunction, and Oracle’s filing makes this … Continued
∞ Is Meg Whitman the right choice for HP?
Tim Bajarin for Techpinions: Only time will tell if she was the right one to take over at this time in HP’s history but she has the leadership and communication skills HP needs now to keep it from sinking any … Continued
∞ Apotheker takes home $25 million severance from HP
CNN: On the job as chief executive for not even 11 months, Leo Apotheker will leave HP a wealthy man: He has already taken home most of his $1.2 million annual salary, a $4 million signing bonus, and an additional … Continued
∞ Facebook Timeline and other announcements
Macworld: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a bevy of features for its social network, including one called Timeline that allows you to chronologically chart your entire life via pictures, Facebook updates, Likes, and places you’ve traveled to and lived. That … Continued
∞ HP names Meg Whitman President and CEO
HP today announced that its board of directors has appointed Meg Whitman as president and chief executive officer. “We are fortunate to have someone of Meg Whitman’s caliber and experience step up to lead HP,” said Lane. “We are at … Continued
∞ Harman offers Bluetooth portable speaker system
Harman International on Thursday announced its JBL On Tour iBT, a battery-powered speaker system that wirelessly streams audio from your Mac or iOS device using Bluetooth. Its suggested retail price is $199. The JBL On Tour iBT incorporates four full-range … Continued
∞ Wow, this guy really sounds like Freddie Mercury
Great job!
∞ Apple buys more memory from Japan to offset Samsung risk
DigiTimes: Apple has increased its purchases of DRAM and NAND flash from Japan, according to industry sources, adding that Toshiba and Elpida Memory are being pinpointed as beneficiaries of the increased procurement. It’s a defensive move by Apple to reduce … Continued
∞ AT&T ruling, not PSN debacle, forced Sony TOS change
CNN: Last week Sony changed the terms-of-service document for its PlayStation Network, asking U.S. customers to forfeit their rights to file class-action lawsuits against the company and its partners. Customers can opt out by sending the company a letter in … Continued
∞ Company trains adults with Asperger's to do software QA
CBS News: Turns out, traits that make great software testers – intense focus, comfort with repetition, and memory for detail – also happen to be characteristics of autism. Aspiritech, a nonprofit in Highland Park, Ill., nurtures these skills while forgiving … Continued
∞ What moron at NHL Network thought this was a good idea?
I sat down to watch my beloved Boston Bruins play their first televised (delayed) pre-season hockey game against the Ottawa Senators today on the NHL Network. Just as the game started, the ticker came up on the bottom of the … Continued
∞ Mass AG plans to investigate iTunes complaints
Threatpost: Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said on Tuesday that her office would be inquiring into long-standing complaints about fraudulent purchases that leverage Apple’s popular online music store. In a lunchtime address to business and technology leaders in Massachusetts, Coakley … Continued
∞ Facebook founder Zuckerberg worth $17.5 billion
Forbes’ “Richest People in America” list is out and it contains a lot of familiar names including Bill Gates ($59 billion) and Steve Jobs ($7 billion). One of the surprises this year is Mark Zuckerberg who is now worth $17.5 … Continued
∞ iPhone users less concerned about security than Android owners
NPD Research: Among smartphone users, 82 percent have no security products installed on their phones; however, the percentage of users addressing this concern varies by platform, according to NPD’s “Emerging Technology Trends: Mobile Security” report. Although iPhone and Android smartphone … Continued
∞ The Bro Show: A pea fell out of the beard
I did an interview for The Bro Show this afternoon with Myke Hurley and Terry Lucy from the UK. We talked about all kinds of things, including RIM, Final Cut Pro, The Loop 2.0, and more.