AT&T comes through

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Eric Slivka:

Later that evening, I checked my AT&T online account and to my surprise saw that I was eligible for full subsidy on the iPhone 5: $299. I then canceled my Verizon pre-order and resigned myself to camping out this Friday to buy my iPhone 5 on AT&T because pre-order shipping estimates had long since moved out to 2-3 weeks. AT&T did call back on Saturday to confirm with me that due to my status as a valued customer I was eligible for full subsidy, and I thanked them while sharing just how close they’d come to losing me as a customer.

Lots of bad stories around about how AT&T is handling the pricing of iPhone 5 upgrades today, but there’s a good one too.

German government urges people to stop using IE

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The German government urged the public on Tuesday to temporarily stop using Microsoft Corp’s Internet Explorer following discovery of yet-to-be repaired bug in the web browser that the software maker said makes PCs vulnerable to attack by hackers.

If you had any friends that cared about you, they’ve been urging you to do this for years.

Universal Audio’s Thunderbolt Option Card

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The Thunderbolt Option Card for the Apollo audio interface provides greater UAD plug-in instances, improved performance at higher sample rates, and reduced UAD plug-in latency versus Apollo’s standard FireWire connection.

A great option for those that picked up an Apollo interface.

Pixelmator 2.1.1 and a new healing tool

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Now you can easily remove image imperfections or just about any image element you want, so your pictures look their absolute best.

That’s what I love about the Pixelmator guys. They keep making amazing software with features that everyone can use, not just the pros. Check out the video on their site to see the healing tool in action.

Not only is Pixelmator 2.1.1 out today, but they are also sponsoring The Loop this week.

Samsung users want an iPhone 5

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A trivial question posted on Samsung Mobile’s official Facebook page has produced a ton of unexpected answers favoring Apple’s new iPhone 5.

“It doesn’t take a genius.”

Google’s open is… confusing

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So, let me get this straight. Android is open and freely available until it’s not… and the Open Handset Alliance is even more open, unless you try to use something else — then you get threatened… but openly.

I think that’s it.

Minimal WordPress themes

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Tina Roth Eisenberg put together a list of minimal themes for Wordpress at Swissmiss. Definitely worth a look if you’re pondering a new design.

CSS3 menus and navigation

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I love all that can be done with CSS3. At some point your readers just have to update their browsers.

Canada’s broadband caps ‘almost a human rights violation’

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There’s no love lost between Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos and Canada’s big Internet providers: “It’s almost a human rights violation what they’re charging for internet access in Canada,” Sarandos said during the Merrill Lynch Media, Communications & Entertainment conference in Los Angeles Wednesday.

You said it, brother!

Google acquires Nik Software

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We’re incredibly grateful for all of your support and hope you’ll join us on the next phase of our journey as part of Google.

Using a product or not

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Shawn Blanc’s list of three criteria on whether you should continue using a product or not. I like his list.

Every Yahoo employee can get a free iPhone 5

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Through the program, Yahoo employees will have a choice of phones: iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3, HTC One X, HTC EVO 4G LTE, or Nokia Lumia 920.Yahoo is also going to pay its employees data and phone bills.

Marissa Mayer is making a lot of good moves to make her staff happy.

Oh Google

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Google’s Andy Rubin talking to Aliyun OS’s John Spelich:

So there’s really no disputing that Aliyun is based on the Android platform and takes advantage of all the hard work that’s gone into that platform by the OHA.

You mean like how you stole iOS and built Android? Never good when that happens Andy.

[Via Electronista]

SonicPics

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Sponsoring The Loop this week is SonicPics.

SonicPics is a fun and engaging digital storytelling app for iOS. Turn your photographs into narrated movies to share with your family and friends!

Check out SonicPics today on the app store.

iPhone naysayers

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My latest article on Techpinions talks about how the iPhone naysayers are just plain wrong.

Not relevant

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John Gruber on Dan Lyons’ latest article. The simple truth is, Lyons is not relevant so he posted stupid articles to get pageviews. Higher traffic doesn’t make you relevant, you still sound stupid.

Apple comments on Lightning adapter

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There was some confusion about the which Lightning adapter is included with the iPhone 5. I contacted Apple today to get some clarification. […]

Google strong-arms Acer

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Alibaba said that Acer “was notified by Google that if the product runs Aliyun OS, Google will terminate its Android- related cooperation and other technology licensing with our partner….We regret Google’s action.”

Stay classy Google.

Hands on with the iPhone 5

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After Apple’s event finished I got a few minutes with the new iPhone 5, so I thought I’d give you a few pictures and some first impressions. […]

Apple’s iPhone event live update

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Apple will announce it’s newest iPhone at a special event in San Francisco this morning at 10:00 am PT/1:00 ET. I will be at the event and will bring you live updates as things unfold.