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Walt Mossberg leaves WSJ

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Dow Jones & Co. won’t renew its partnership with AllThingsD, the technology news website that rose to prominence covering the players of the high-tech industry and reviewing their products.

As part of the separation, announced Thursday by Dow Jones editor-in-chief and Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker, longtime Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walt Mossberg will leave the paper.

Wow.

Netflix exec: Canada’s broadband caps “almost a human rights violation”

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. GigaOM:

Low broadband caps in Canada put that country close to third-world countries, and overage charges almost amount to human rights violations: Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos blasted broadband caps and usage-based-billing employed by Canadian ISPs during an investor event Thursday afternoon.

Well, That’s embarrassing for us.

Snopes.com and the lost legends

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When I encounter a story on the net that just seems too outlandish to be true, the first thing I do is turn to Snopes.com. Nine times out of ten, I’ll find the questionable story on Snopes, with some background on the origins of the story and a big green or red graphic that says true or false.

Snopes is a great resource. But the site is seeded with a few stories that are just not true. Follow the link above to read the background. Or follow this link for the Snopes lost legends page.

John Gruber on the iPhone 5s, 5c

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Two things that I thought were particularly interesting in John’s review: the part about innovation and the section on 64-bit. Definitely worth a read.

Screens 3 for iOS

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Screens allows you to control your computer remotely from your iOS device. I’ve been using this app since it first came out and it just keeps getting better.

This is Canada

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This is so funny. And all of it is absolutely true.

PDFpen: the powerful, all-purpose PDF editing tool from Smile [Sponsor]

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If you need to do anything with PDFs, you need PDFpen. You can add a signature, make changes, correct typos–and that’s only the beginning.

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Netflix, world-wide expansion, and pirate guidance

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Netflix is a fantastic story. They started by shipping physical DVDs about 15 years ago, then moved heavily into streaming. Over the past few years, Netflix has moved into more than 40 countries, sometimes building custom content for a specific region (Norway’s Lilyhammer is a good example). How do they make the decision on what content to purchase?

This week Netflix rolled out its service in the Netherlands and the company’s Vice President of Content Acquisition, Kelly Merryman, says that their offering is partly based on what shows do well on BitTorrent networks and other pirate sites.

“With the purchase of series, we look at what does well on piracy sites,” Merryman told Tweakers.

One of the shows that Netflix acquired the rights to in the Netherlands is Prison Break, since it is heavily pirated locally. “Prison Break is exceptionally popular on piracy sites,” Merryman says.

Here’s an interview with Reed Hastings. It’s from a Dutch site, but the interview is in English. To skip the intro, jump to :30.

Voila Screen Capture Tool for Mac

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I’d like to thank Voila – Screen Capture Tool from Global Delight for sponsoring this week’s RSS feed on The Loop. Capture your Mac screen, create amazing demos and tutorials and upload them with Voila.

With Voila, you can easily take different types of screenshots, edit and share images, webpages or notes on your Mac.

Organize your captures in smart collection folders or access it from multiple devices using your Dropbox or Evernote account. Record screencasts, webinars and videos for your project or store them for future reference. You can also mail your captures directly from the app with just a few clicks.

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Amplified: Manatee Gray

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Jim and Dan discuss the Apple event, and Jim’s hands-on experience with the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s.

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Reeder 2

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There is nothing better to read your RSS feeds than Reeder. I love this app.

The Loop Magazine Issue 10: The new iPhones are here

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In this issue, Jim Dalrymple talks about his experience with the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s at Apple’s event; Jim also discuss the iTunes Festival being held in London, England this month; Christopher Russell looks at how iPads help in education; Matt Gemmell remembers retro gaming consoles; and Tom Ellis gives you some tips on what you need to make music on your Mac.

“Us too”, said Samsung

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Here’s a quote from Samsung Mobile boss Shin Jong-kyun:

“Not in the shortest time. But yes, our next smartphones will have 64-bit processing functionality,” Shin said, adding he followed the media coverage of Apple’s new iPhone.

I’m sure, in context, this is a reasonable response to a reasonable question. But as soon as I read this quote, in my mind, I heard the followup, “and fingerprint scanning, too, we’ll have that, too.”

Just me?

Girls in tech

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Worthwhile read, especially if you have a daughter interested in technology.

Jim will be in the room

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As if anyone needs reminding, today is the big day. Apple is holding their media event on campus at 1pm ET/10am PT. Jim will be in the room. Stay tune for more from Jim throughout the day. Very exciting!

iWatch and where Samsung went wrong with Galaxy Gear

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We don’t know for sure if Apple is working on a product called the iWatch, but even the hint that they were sent Samsung on a quest to be Apple to market with it. Samsung won the race, but they made several fatal flaws that could cost them dearly. […]