∞ iPhone 5 stupid rumor roundup

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ZDNet: You might have noticed in the run up to the new iPhone release (which turned out to be the iPhone 4S and not the iPhone 5) that certain tech outlets spent a lot of time telling you what Apple’s … Continued

∞ Siri is coming to Canada

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After introducing the iPhone 4S on Tuesday, many of Apple’s Web sites around the world updated with information about Siri, Apple’s new voice assistant technology. One that was missing was Canada. Many have become concerned that Siri will not be … Continued

∞ iOS 5, iCloud coming October 12

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Apple on Tuesday announced that iOS 5 and its new iCloud service will both be available on Wednesday, October 12, 2011. iOS 5 is a free update for all eligible iOS devices and iCloud is also free, though Apple offers … Continued

∞ Hands On with the iPhone 4S

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I just spent about 30 minutes with Apple’s iPhone 4S and thought I’d give you my initial thoughts. First the iPhone 4S is exactly the same size as the existing iPhone 4. I laid my iPhone on top of the … Continued

∞ Apple to Samsung: We'll have our day in court, thanks

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Reuters: Apple Inc rejected an offer from Samsung Electronics Co to settle their tablet computer dispute in Australia, possibly killing off the commercial viability of the South Korean firm’s new Galaxy tablet in that market. Last week Samsung agreed to … Continued

∞ Microsoft confirms Zune discontinuation

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WinRumors: Microsoft has officially confirmed the death of its Zune player devices. The software giant removed references to the Zune HD from its Zune site on Monday and later claimed that the removal was “a mistake.” It appears that the … Continued

∞ Macminicolo [Sponsor]

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The Mac mini is too small. The Mac mini is going to be killed by Apple. The Mac mini isn’t meant to be a server. Seven years and thousands of Mac minis later, Macminicolo remains the original and largest Mac … Continued

∞ No live feed of Apple event? Check here instead!

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9to5Mac: In case there was any question, we’ve heard directly from Apple PR that there won’t be a webcast of Apple’s iPhone launch event. That shouldn’t matter, because The Loop will be there, and we’ll be covering the event live. … Continued

∞ Adobe acquires TypeKit

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Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch announced at the company’s MAX 2011 conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday that Adobe has acquired Typekit, a subscription-based online font service. Typekit enables Web designers to legally license and embed typefaces on their Web pages. … Continued

∞ Rhapsody to acquire Napster

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Music service Rhapsody on Monday announced plans to acquire Napster, most recently owned by Best Buy. Terms of the agreement were not announced, but Rhapsody indicated that Best Buy gets a minority stake in Rhapsody after the deal is done. … Continued

∞ Examining the fate of iPad rivals

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Technologizer: More than thirteen months after we ran that iPadversaries story, I decided it might be instructive (or at least perversely fascinating) to follow up on all 32 machines… Spoiler: If you like happy endings, you should stop reading now. … Continued

∞ iOS leads by wide margin in mobile Web use

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Fortune: When measured against other smartphone/tablet operating systems, Apple’s (AAPL) iOS accounts for more than half of the visits to its clients’ 40,000 websites around the world. In fact,the 54.65% share that Net Applications recorded for iOS devices in September … Continued

∞ App Cubby

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I’d like to thank App Cubby for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed on The Loop. Keep an eye on App Cubby, the best is yet to come.

∞ Reader Questions: Avid's Eleven Rack

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I posted my review of Avid’s Eleven Rack guitar amp and effects processor back in August, giving users an overview of my thoughts. Since then readers have been writing, asking all kinds of questions. I’ve taken the most asked questions … Continued

∞ Tap! The magazine for iPad

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Text can be resized, selected, bookmarked and shared with social media, and even read aloud by the iPad. Flick through the images in the easy to follow How to section and the steps change automatically and, if you need more … Continued

∞ Samsung offers Apple a deal

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David Fickling and Ross Kelly reporting for the Wall Street Journal in Australia: It wasn’t clear what benefit Apple would gain from any agreement, as details of the proposed deal were not discussed in full in front of the court. … Continued

∞ The Monty Hall problem

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Chris Martucci: I came across the Monty Hall Problem while reading last night, and initially, I thought the author must have been mistaken. Of course, he made no mistake. He did, however, succeed in proving the common failures of human … Continued

∞ Elements 2 for iPhone updated

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Elements is a beautiful, versatile text editor for iOS. Elements allows you to view, edit and share plain text documents on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. All of your data is stored in a folder on your personal Dropbox … Continued

∞ Head of developer relations latest to bail on RIM

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Reuters reports that Tyler Lessard, RIM’s senior vice-president for global alliances and developer relations, left the company. He’s just the latest in a long line of people that are abandoning RIM. Mike Kirkup, a director of developer relations, resigned in … Continued