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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.

Founded in 2000, AssistiveWare has established itself as the worldwide leader in innovative assistive technology software for Mac OS X and iOS.

I got a demo of the voices from CEO David Niemeijer in June. I can’t tell you how impressed I was.

On this week’s episode of Amplified, Jim and Dan discuss advertising for mobile devices, Nokia’s financial woes, untold stories about Steve Jobs, growth of the tablet market and the rumored “iPad Junior”, the iPhone 5’s vibrations, AT&T’s coverage and dead zones, Apple Maps, Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues, guitars, and more!Sponsored by Shutterstock (use code DANSENTME10 for 30% off any package), Squarespace (use code DANSENTME10 for 10% off), Shopify (three months free on signup), and CacheFly

A new study says bald men are perceived as more masculine but less attractive.

Dave Grohl took to the Foo Fighters Facebook page Tuesday with a note confirming the band will take a hiatus just a few days after his onstage comments at the Global Citizen Festival in New York led to rumors of a break-up.

One of the last shows they did was at the iPhone 5 launch, and I was there.

More bullshit, this time from Forbes’ “The Street” blog.

They say that those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Good advice. […]

Samsung claims the foreman of jury responsible for the $1 billion Apple patent verdict is guilty of misconduct.

The Weather Channel:

During the upcoming 2012-13 winter season The Weather Channel will name noteworthy winter storms. Our goal is to better communicate the threat and the timing of the significant impacts that accompany these events. The fact is, a storm with a name is easier to follow, which will mean fewer surprises and more preparation.

Winter is coming.

Hurricanes have been given individual names for years and those fancy pants Europeans have been naming winter storms since the 1950’s. The list of names is interesting too – I can’t wait for that storm with the K name so we can all look skyward and scream, “KHHAAAANNNN!!!”

Om Malik talking about Color and Airtime:

I added up all those random quotes from Gannes’ post so you can see what he is saying: absolutely nothing. Airtime really is a house of cards standing on a handful of matchsticks.

I love it when smart writers get angry and say what they are thinking.

The second-generation Nest Learning Thermostat is 20 percent thinner and has a new all-stainless steel ring that mirrors your wall color or pattern to create a chameleon effect and blend into any décor even more effectively

It’s those small details that matter so much.

[Via GigaOM]

A U.S. judge says that Samsung can sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US – for now.

Rian van der Merwe looks at ways developers can make confusing behavior in their apps easier for users to understand.

First, we are introducing a $5/month Member plan. Some folks have been asking for a monthly plan since day one, and given all of the progress that has been made in the App.net ecosystem, we think now is a good time to introduce it.Second, we are dropping the Member price from $50/year to $36/year.

A new report says that Ultrabooks – the PC clones of the MacBook Air – haven’t exactly set the sales world on fire.

TechHive:

The new Kindle Paperwhite is a dramatic update inside and out, one with fully redesigned software and an appealing integrated light that makes the Kindle more usable in any environment.

While I prefer the iPad, Amazon is doing a great job with the Kindle line. The reviews for the Kindle Paperwhite have all been quite complimentary. I’ve recommended various Kindles to any number of people who don’t need the full feature set or functionality of the iPad.

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The compact disc player turned 30 today, and this retrospective offers a history lesson about the format and the medium.

My thanks to Pixelmator for sponsoring The Loop’s RSS feed this week. Congratulations on your fifth birthday of making the best image editing software on the Mac.

Got fired from Facebook. Ouch.

“Gangnam Style” is much better in the original Klingon.

AdSense for Feeds was designed to help publishers earn revenue from their content by placing ads on their RSS feeds. Starting October 2, we’ll begin to retire this feature—and on December 3 we’ll close it. Publishers can continue to use FeedBurner URLs powered by Google, so they won’t need to redirect subscribers to different URLs. For more information visit the AdSense Help Center.

Can FeedBurner’s death really be far off?

A pundit who writes for Byte declares that the iOS 6 Maps never would have happened under Steve Jobs’ watch because of some imagined “no betas” rule. He’s wrong.

T-Mobile has entered an agreement to lease its towers to another company for 10 years, for $2.4 billion – which it will use in part to fund its LTE build-out.

Mayer’s rule: If a new product can’t be shipped in six months, and if it doesn’t have a realistic shot of reaching 100 million users or generate $100 million toward the company’s top line, then Yahoo will no longer bother.

It’s no secret that I like Mayer and it’s because of things like this. Tell your employees what you want and expect them to meet those expectations.

Future has reported £5 million in sales of its iPad digital editions since first bringing them online a year ago.

BuzzFeed:

Home decor for the inner nerd in all of us.

Come on, admit it. You’d like at least half of these in your own nerd pad, wouldn’t you? I love #2 but #6 would make me break the door down.