∞ Motorola copies the iPod nano

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Dana Wollman comparing the Motoactv to the iPod nano at Engadget: With its square shape, 1.6-inch touchscreen and raft of fitness features, it’s impossible not to draw that parallel as soon as you even read about the thing. Without the … Continued

∞ Fantastical 1.1

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Included in this update are two of the most requested features by users: editing and deleting events and notes support. Also included in this update is support for iCloud calendars along with various other improvements and enhancements. Great update from … Continued

∞ Apple earnings charts

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If numbers aren’t your thing, these charts may help you with Apple’s earnings. Really well done visuals by MacStories’ Federico Viticci.

∞ Get Siri to pronounce your name correctly

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Leanna Lofte at TiPb: However, many of us have names that Siri does not how to pronounce correctly. Or perhaps you don’t even want to be called by your real name. Great tip to get Siri to either pronounce your … Continued

∞ Big bad iMessage

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Stephen Shankland for CNET: Here’s what I don’t like about iMessage, though: it’s yet another proprietary service. But when it comes to sending tidbits of text here and there, I don’t want lock-in. I want a standard. I’ve been spoiled … Continued

∞ Apple tried to buy Dropbox

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Victoria Barret for Forbes: What Houston does is Dropbox, the digital storage service that has surged to 50 million users, with another joining every second. Jobs presciently saw this sapling as a strategic asset for Apple. Houston cut Jobs’ pitch … Continued

∞ Reply with tact

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Yesterday I pointed out a readers comment to me about how The Loop made him jump through hoops to read the content. I took offense to his comments and posted my thoughts. Today, Davy Buntinx posted his own article pointing … Continued

∞ 14 guitarists that influenced me

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I have very wide ranging musical tastes — from classical to heavy metal. Over the years, there have been many guitarists that have influenced my playing, some to the point that I wanted to know their secrets and be able … Continued

∞ RIM is the Boston Red Sox of technology

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I was reading an article this morning by industry analyst Ross Rubin about how RIM needs something with the impact of Apple’s voice assistant technology, Siri. Of course, Ross is correct, RIM definitely needs a big win like Siri. However, … Continued

∞ 70Decibels Podcast Network

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A new network from Myke Hurley that encapsulates all of his podcasting work, including The Bro Show. Other hosts include Terry Lucy, Patrick Rhone, Dave Caolo, Joshua Schnell and Stephen M. Hackett.

∞ Boogeyman

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“Light, shadows, depth — all perfect!” Such an impressive photo. [Via Veerie’s blog]

∞ Ben Brooks reviews Instapaper 4.0

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In my book Instapaper is certainly a “ridiculously good deal” and that may sum up Instapaper 4 perfectly. I’m a proud paying member of Instapaper and I’m really impressed with what Marco did with version 4.0.

∞ PDFpen from Smile [Sponsor]

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PDFpen is a great application for editing your PDFs. You can add signatures to PDFs and email them back, instead of resorting to printing and faxing. You can even make corrections and edit images. There’s also OCR for scanned documents … Continued

∞ Advertise with tact

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When The Loop relaunched on September 1, it was a completely different site that focused on the content, not advertising or pageviews. It was a major change for Peter and me to stray from the traditional advertising model, but with … Continued

∞ Apple's largest box

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James Stewart writing for the New York Times about Steve Jobs’ accomplishments in retail architecture: In many ways, the retail architecture is simply the largest box in which an Apple product is wrapped, and Mr. Jobs was famously attentive to … Continued

∞ iPhone 4S sales top four million

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Apple today announced it has sold over four million of its new iPhone 4S, just three days after its launch on October 14. In addition, more than 25 million customers are already using iOS 5, the world’s most advanced mobile … Continued

∞ Google's money

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Dan Frommer: About 85% of Google’s net revenue comes from ads running on Google sites. About 10% comes from ads running on other sites. And about 5% comes from “other”…

∞ Okay, you were wrong

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Phil Hornshaw: Like just about everyone else in the tech world, I didn’t expect the iPhone 4S to be nearly as popular as it is… No, only people that believed the rumors thought it would be a disappointment. Like me, … Continued

∞ Daylite for Mac, iPhone, & iPad

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Many thanks to Marketcircle’s Daylite for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed on The Loop. Daylite helps you manage your business and your team. Daylite helps you manage your company’s projects, sales opportunities, contacts, tasks, appointments, meetings, notes, and email — … Continued