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Yearly Archives: 2015
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos unveils plans for rocket plant
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday unveiled plans to build a rocket manufacturing plant and launch site in Florida, a business that will compete against fellow tech billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Bezos taking on Elon Musk.
Tim Cook interview
John Paczkowski had 20 minutes with Apple CEO, Tim Cook, to discuss a number of things while he’s in New York.
Creating complex icons with CSS
Coded CSS icons have some significant advantages over icon fonts or static images. CSS icons are a part of the DOM and unless you’re using a CSS icon library like Icono, they don’t require another HTTP request. Just like font icons, CSS icons can be colored by CSS and You can also animate the icons in an easy, smooth way without much effort.
This should be the rule, not the exception
Google Fiber gives you 1,000 Mb/s (that’s crazy fast) for about $70 per month. This should be the rule, not the exception.
Apple to reopen their Infinite Loop company store this Saturday
A visit to the Infinite Loop company Apple Store has long been a pilgrimage for me. Looking forward to the reopen.
You can’t turn off Apple Music in iOS
Kirk McElhearn makes the point that Apple Music is so well integrated into iOS that you can’t turn it off.
How to quickly transfer your old iPhone’s files to your new iPhone 6s or 6s Plus
Solid advice.
How to prepare your devices for iOS 9
Barring unseen developments, tomorrow should see the official release of iOS 9. Macworld put together this short take on getting ready for the upgrade.
Low: Live video texting [Sponsor]
Low is live video texting you can do from anywhere without being overheard. More fun than plain texting. Less awkward than video chat.
Sponsorships available on The Loop
We have some sponsorships available on The Loop, including a last minute cancellation for this week that I’ll sell at a great deal. If you want to get your product or service in front of the wonderful readers of The Loop, get in touch with me.
The Dalrymple Report with Merlin Mann: Have You Thought About Not Being Sad?
Jim and Merlin talk about procrastination, software privacy, and swap live-performance horror-stories.
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Replacing Google products
I understand that Macminicolo is looking for your business, but this article brings up some good alternatives if you want to get away from Google and its tracking.
Tim Cook on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert tomorrow night
Just a reminder to set your DVR.
The MacBook Air is on the path to extinction
Are the iPad Air’s days numbered? Really interesting article.
Only Apple can make the perfect stylus it once spurned
It’s all about the latency. Make the latency disappear and then developers can really go to town.
Phil, Sir Jony, and Angela
Om Malik was at the Apple Event and had the chance to snap a few photos. Take a look.
Apple: We are on pace to beat last year’s iPhone first-weekend record
Amazing.
Xcode confirms 2 GB RAM for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, 4 GB RAM for iPad Pro
Benjamin Mayo, writing for 9to5mac, explains why this upgrade from 1 GB to 2 GB on the iPhone 6s and Plus matters.
No, Apple TV games are not limited to 200MB
A variety of gaming sites are reporting that the Apple TV limits its apps to a total of 200 MB. That’s just not true. Serenity Caldwell, writing for iMore, lays out the actual limitations.
Here’s the skinny on Apple’s iPhone 6s Upgrade Program
In a nutshell, you agree to pay a monthly fee, to Apple, for a minimum of 24 months. In exchange, you get the exact phone you want and the ability to trade in for a new phone after 12 months. Read on for the math and other thoughts.
Tim Cook to be on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
Stephen Colbert:
“Siri, put Apple CEO Tim Cook on my calendar for Tuesday, Sept. 15. Oh, and come up with some questions to ask him.”
Looks like I’ll be watching Colbert on Tuesday. I wonder if the bar in the resort I’m staying at in Mexico will carry it?
SVALT D Performance Cooling Dock for Apple laptops
Thanks to SVALT for sponsoring The Loop this week. The SVALT D Performance Cooling Dock is for anyone requiring the best performance from their Apple laptops, and wanting to create the ultimate professional laptop workstation.
Jim Dalrymple’s DirecTV commercial
Yep.
The Apple Pencil vs. Wacom Cintiq
It all comes down to latency.
Microsoft is downloading Windows 10 to PCs, even if you don’t “reserve” a copy
That’s 6 GB of your storage consumed, whether you ask for it or not.
New Apple TV drops optical fiber connection
Personally, I’ve never used the optical interface on the Apple TV. I won’t miss it, but for folks who do use it, good to know the deal on this.
Head to head, Apple’s iPad Pro vs. Surface Pro 3
This is a spec table, comparing basic technical specs of the iPad Pro and the Surface Pro 3.
Here are the new emoji coming to iOS 9
Jeremy Burge, writing on the Emojipedia blog, lays out the new emoji embedded in the latest beta release of iOS 9.
MacWorld’s iPhone 6s and 6s Plus FAQ
Most importantly, pre-orders start tonight after midnight.