New York Times doesn’t understand

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Stewart confuses the Maps app, a software application, with the mapping data that underlies it and the algorithms for driving directions that Apple put in place.

The New York Times should know better, but Glenn Fleishman sets them straight.

Foxconn denies strike at iPhone 5 factory

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Foxconn officials on Saturday issued a statement denying a strike hit the company’s Zhengzhou iPhone plant on Friday, claiming instead that the factory was the site of two small altercations days earlier which had no impact on production.

Apple extends complimentary iCloud storage

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As a thank you to our former MobileMe members who moved to iCloud, we have extended the complimentary storage upgrade they received until September 30, 2013. This extension applies to accounts moved to iCloud between October 12th, 2011 and August 1st, 2012.

Thanks Apple.

Apple’s Maps already seeing improvements

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While there is certainly a ways to go, it is clear that the company is indeed moving quickly to address issues and improve coverage for the flagship 3D mapping and imagery features in the app.

Great news.

Analyst: HP is worthless

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HP this morning lost one of the few Wall Street analysts that was still giving it the benefit of the doubt. Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu downgraded his recommendation to neutral, telling us that HP’s balance sheet is so awful, the company’s stock is really worth negative $2.

Actually, less than worthless.

‘Best iPhone yet’

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The Apple iPhone 5 is among the best smart phones in our Ratings and the best iPhone yet, our completed tests confirm.

I still don’t trust Consumer Reports.

Sidekick

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Geo-intelligent laptop settings.

Great app.

Studiometry

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I’d like to thank Studiometry for sponsoring The Loop’s RSS feed this week. Much respect.

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About Steve

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I am still incredibly sad about Steve’s death. I haven’t been able to read the book published last year and I wonder what he could have accomplished. I will leave you with Steve narrating “The Crazy Ones.”

Cheers Steve.

Vox Active Guitar Headphones

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Headphones with built-in amPlug technology that allows you to obtain full-fledged guitar/bass sounds.

What a great idea. Vox has been doing some great digital gear over the last few years.

Exchange and iOS

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Mike Rose:

The issue manifests as one recipient declining an invitation which mistakenly cancels the meeting for everyone, “hijacking” the meeting out from under the original organizer.

Reports are the bug has actually gotten worse with iOS 6.

Cats in the Cradle

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I worked far too much when my kids were young (and still do). I missed a lot. […]

André the Giant

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In honor of the classic flick, we took a look at one of its biggest stars (literally and figuratively) André Roussimoff — known to the world as André the Giant. The legend himself has been gone for almost twenty years but his name and image are still a major part of pop culture.

Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg

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In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook (FB) from his Harvard University dorm room, hoping to see what his classmates were up to on campus. The following eight years brought international fame, unimaginable wealth, a hit Hollywood movie, a disastrous initial public offering, a sagging stock price—and one unprecedented achievement. On Sept. 14, the company reached 1 billion active users.

It is amazing.