Reuters:
Ebrahim was part of a so-called expert-network ring where some employees of specialized firms such as Primary Global Research (PGR) helped funnel corporate secrets from consultants at companies to hedge funds.
It must have been pretty easy to calculate RIM’s sales figures.
Gruber got this right calling the Netflix API changes a “huge shit sandwich.”
With Microsoft news today, I thought we could take a look back at this gem. […]
Neil Hughes:
Developers were asked to indicate, on a scale of one to 10, how difficult it might be for them to change their applications for the new screen sizes. On average, developers at WWDC said the difficulty would be just a 3.4 out of 10, suggesting they don’t see it as a major issue.
I’m not a developer, so I don’t know how difficult this would be, but if they’re not worried, neither am I.
“After investigating isolated reports of WiFi connectivity issues in the HTC One X, we have identified a fix that strengthens the area of the phone around the WiFi antennae connection points.”
I’m sure Consumer Reports is all over this.
Sidecar re-imagines the traditional phone call for your smartphone.
Sidecar lets you call and share:
See What I See Video: Share amazing real-time videos.
Photos: Snap brilliant pictures, or share photos from the phone’s gallery.
Locations: See where you are in relation to others, and share locations.
Contact: Information: Pass along and integrate contacts from their phone’s address book.
Whisper Text: Send a private text message to another Sidecar user during a call.
And the price is unbeatable:
Sidecar users can call each other anywhere in the world for free
Sidecar users can call regular phones numbers in the US or Canada for free over Wi-Fi.
Download the app for free in the App Store:
Available for iPhone, iPad and Mac. I can’t wait to try this out.
No matter which version you choose, you’ll get Slash’s apocalyptic signature sounds and tones. From the Marshall® JCM Slash Silver Jubilee to the Slash signature “Wah-Distortion” pedal, rest assured they’re all Slash certified and approved. We worked closely with Slash in reproducing the sounds that inspire the legendary player himself, and the sound quality you’ve come to expect from AmpliTube.
Rock music such as Jimi Hendrix-style electric guitar excites us because it recreates the sound of primal distress calls and “brings out the animal in us”, scientists claim.
Works for me.
This is hilarious. Joseph Rooks made a Tumblr blog where people can download my beard and put it on other people.
Much respect Joseph.
This is Piezo:
Piezo helps you record any audio on your Mac. Whether you want to record a Skype conversation, save a streaming radio program, or just record a quick voice memo, Piezo can do it. It runs on Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 and it can capture audio from any application (yup, even sandboxed App Store apps).
Download Piezo free, then buy it in the App Store or directly through our store.
Apple on Tuesday confirmed for The Loop that an email posted to the Mac Rumors forums was in fact from company CEO Tim Cook. Cook responded to a customer’s concerns about the Mac Pro and emailed him directly. The email … Continued
I met with Apple after its WWDC keynote today to get one of the new Retina display MacBook Pro notebooks. I thought I’d give a quick rundown on some of the features and my thoughts before posting a more in-depth review. […]
Apple just announced the winners of this year’s ADAs at Moscone West. The winners are as follows: […]
Apple’s WWDC keynote will begin at 10:00 am PT. The Loop is at the event and will bring you live coverage throughout. Updates will be posted in reverse chronological order. […]
This is Piezo:
Piezo helps you record any audio on your Mac. Whether you want to record a Skype conversation, save a streaming radio program, or just record a quick voice memo, Piezo can do it. It runs on Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 and it can capture audio from any application (yup, even sandboxed App Store apps).
Download Piezo free, then buy it in the App Store or directly through our store.
Thanks to Meechu for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed on The Loop.
Headed to WWDC next week? Leave your business cards at home for shimming tables. Take Meechu with you on your iPhone and connect to all the cool people you meet quickly and easily.
When you meet someone, open Meechu and tap the broadcast button. Anyone else running Meechu will automatically exchange information with you. There’s no ceremony, no extra services to sign up for. It’s quick, easy and simple.
Meechu is on sale for $1.99 in the App Store through the end of WWDC.
It’s hard to believe, but three years ago today I started The Loop. We’ve gone through a lot of changes since then, many of the biggest in the last year.
I suppose the most significant change the site has seen was moving from a cluttered ad-filled design to a clean, mostly text site. I removed 99 percent of the ads on the site and joined The Network, which allowed the site to run with only one small ad.
Peter Cohen, my best friend and colleague of the last 20 years, has continued to help a great deal on the site with his writing and advice. I can’t thank him enough. This year we also added Your Mac Life’s Shawn King to The Loop, bringing a different perspective to the posts you see on everyday.
With the site design changes I also launched a membership option for readers. I know that $3 a month doesn’t sound like a lot, but it helped me buy new servers and have the site on one of the best content delivery networks in the world. These changes brought page load times down from over 10 seconds to 1 second in many parts of the world.
A membership doesn’t offer you fancy gifts or coupons, but it’s not about that. It’s about supporting independent writing. Thank you for your support.
My biggest thanks goes out to you, the reader. By helping to spread the word about what we do here at The Loop, traffic has increased, sponsorships from companies and independent developers have increased and we are successful.
Thank you.
Jim
City of Cupertino just published the latest set of must see Apple Campus 2 plans, including that of the underground auditorium.
I’m amazed every time I look at these plans.
Laura Hazard Owen:
In a complaint sent to the Department of Justice this morning, Barnes & Noble says that the DOJ’s proposed settlement with HarperCollins, Hachette and Simon & Schuster for allegedly colluding to fix e-book prices “represents an unprecedented effort” to become “a regulator of a nascent technology that it little understands.”
Nice aggressive stance by Barnes and Noble.
Engadget:
RIM will no longer be making the 16 GB model of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The 16 GB PlayBook will continue to be available for distributors and retailers while quantities last. We continue to remain committed to the tablet space and the 32 GB and 64 GB models of the BlackBerry PlayBook continue to be available from our distributors and retailers around the world.
Only two more models to axe and we’ll be free of the PlayBook altogether.
My latest column on Techpinions:
Some people think Apple will release a television with new menus or Siri integration. I don’t believe they are thinking big enough. If Apple enters that market they will disrupt it and change it forever.
We are currently investigating the leak of some Last.fm user passwords. This follows recent password leaks on other sites, as well as information posted online. As a precautionary measure, we’re asking all our users to change their passwords immediately.
Let’s just assume that every password is going to be leaked.
“People might be attracted to some of these shiny devices but technology departments can’t afford to support them,” he told a media and analyst briefing in Sydney. “If you are giving a presentation and something fails on the software side it might take four days to get it up and running again. I don’t think this race has been run yet.”
Listen up Joe. You’re talking about using an iPad, not one of your shitty Dell computers. You shouldn’t talk about things you have no idea about. You just look stupid.
You look stupid Joe.
Wow.
“Mobile devices will compete with dedicated handheld gaming devices, but select consumer segments like core gamers and those individuals who do not want or have a smartphone or tablet will still provide some demand.”
Some demand hardly seems like a positive outlook for the future. Makes sense though since forecasts are down for gaming devices and more people are buying devices like the iPhone. Gaming companies are paying a lot more attention to mobile devices too.
Neil Hughes for AppleInsider:
A new survey of American iPhone buyers has revealed that 73 percent choose the high-end iPhone 4S, while 38 percent of those buying Apple’s smartphone reported switching from Android or BlackBerry.
So, people buy Android-based phones and use them as a trade-in towards an iPhone?
I recommend using a simple four-step process to get your electronic mailbox as close to empty as you can, every day.
I know what Dave says makes sense, but I work in exactly the opposite way. I have email in my inbox dating back many years and have no problem finding anything, at any time.
With the way search works in OS X and in Apple’s Mail app, I can search individual emails by just using a few keywords — that simple method has rarely let me down. I just mark messages I need to do something with as unread and move on with my day.
Granted, that’s probably not the most efficient way to do things, but I’ve tried to be more organized with email in the past and it took more time than it was worth.
The bonus is that I always know where all of my email is.
Matt Brian:
Virgin Mobile USA will offer the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S with unlimited data and messaging plans through Sprint’s Beyond Talk plans, starting at $30, and will be available three separate tariffs.
Impressive.
Unfortunately, Airfoil Speakers Touch can no longer receive audio directly from other iOS devices or iTunes. Read on for more information about this troubling change, as well as the reasons behind it.
I’m glad to see that the app is back, but it’s disappointing that Apple admits the developer did nothing wrong and yet they still have to remove functionality.
CNET: While the Intel representatives wouldn’t allow us to hold the unannounced device or talk about in-depth specs, we were able to pry out some information. How, and in what goddamn world, is that a ‘Hands On’?