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∞ The Bro Show: A pea fell out of the beard

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I did an interview for The Bro Show this afternoon with Myke Hurley and Terry Lucy from the UK. We talked about all kinds of things, including RIM, Final Cut Pro, The Loop 2.0, and more.

∞ Study shows $500 billion lost to patent trolls since 1990

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Ars Technica: …Three Boston University researchers have produced a rigorous empirical estimate of the cost of patent trolling. And the number is breath-taking: patent trolls (“non-practicing entity” is the clinical term) have cost publicly traded defendants $500 billion since 1990. … Continued

∞ Obama signs patent overhaul bill into law

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PC World: U.S. President Barack Obama has signed the America Invents Act, the first major overhaul of the U.S. patent system in about 50 years. The America Invents Act, passed 89-9 by the U.S. Senate last week, would allow new challenges to … Continued

∞ Arrington 'decided' to leave TechCrunch

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AllThingsD: He was replaced by longtime TechCrunch editor Erick Schonfeld. The company’s statement said that the high-profile blogger had “decided” to move on, which was adecided understatement, given the negotiations between the pair sometimes approximated a cage match. “You can’t fire … Continued

∞ Dropping 'the' when describing products

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Geoffrey A. Fowler And Yukari Iwatani Kane for WSJ: Nintendo Co.’s website shows gamers “what Wii is all about.” As far back as 1984, Apple Inc. said in a commercial that it would “introduce Macintosh.” Today, an Apple video enthuses: … Continued

∞ Atari founder wants one-year high school

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IndustryGamers: Atari founder and gaming guru Nolan Bushnell believes that educational video games area potential form of synergy that could revolutionize the educational system in the United States.  Bushnell remains confident enough to proclaim that if implemented correctly, the average high … Continued

∞ Bartz: Yahoo 'f***ed me over'

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Fortune: On Tuesday, Bartz was in New York, to speak at Citigroup’s (C) technology conference the next day, when she was supposed to call Bostock at 6 p.m. “I called him at 6:06,” she recalls. When he got on the … Continued

∞ Sometimes it's better to just say no

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Air Users Blog: A week after starting I had to tell her that I was unable to complete the project. I had more chance of growing tits than giving her an album worth pressing. Mixing an album takes a lot … Continued

∞ Android started at Apple

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Florian Mueller: I just provided a detailed update on the current state of affairs in the ITC investigation of Apple’s first complaint against HTC, and I saved a true gem for this separate blog post. It’s a story that’s remarkable … Continued

∞ Welcome to The Loop 2.0

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The Loop turned two years old in June and this is by far the biggest change the site has seen since its launch. I wanted to take a couple of minutes to explain the changes and why they were made. … Continued

∞ Walmart's VUDU iPad service sidesteps App Store

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Walmart announced Wednesday support for the iPad with its VUDU streaming movie service. What’s intriguing is that it’s doing this through a Web app rather than a native app that runs on iOS.

∞ Internet Explorer IQ study was a hoax

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BBC: A story which suggested that users of Internet Explorer have a lower IQ than people who chose other browsers appears to have been an elaborate hoax. A number of media organisations, including the BBC, reported on the research, put … Continued

∞ Apple acquisition rumor roundup

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Technologizer: For years, Apple has confounded the rest of us by not buying things that it should clearly be buying. Not purchasing other well-known companies is so core to Apple’s strategy that it must have a whole department devoted to … Continued

∞ Apple makes Samsung stop selling tablets in Australia

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Bloomberg: Apple Inc. won an agreement from Samsung Electronics Co. that the South Korean company won’t sell the newest version of its tablet computer in Australia until a patent lawsuit in the country is resolved. Apple claims that Samsung’s Galaxy … Continued

∞ Apple TV competitor Roku 2 plays games

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Dan Moren at Macworld writes: “The top-of-the-line XS model also includes the Roku 2’s new Bluetooth motion-capable remote. In addition to using the buttons to control browsing and playback on your Roku 2, you can use the motion sensitivity to … Continued

∞ Borders to close all remaining stores

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Borders, which employs about 10,700 people, scrapped a bankruptcy-court auction scheduled for Tuesday amid the dearth of bids. The chain said it will ask a judge Thursday to approve a sale to liquidators led by Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon … Continued

∞ New pricing plans for Netflix

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Last November when we launched our $7.99 unlimited streaming plan, DVDs by mail was treated as a $2 add on to our unlimited streaming plan. At the time, we didn’t anticipate offering DVD only plans. Since then we have realized … Continued

∞ Apple files another ITC complaint against HTC

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I take it that Apple is skeptical of the outcome of that ongoing ITC investigation and, therefore, wants a second try with potentially stronger patents. In April, the ITC staff (the Office of Unfair Import Investigations, which participates in most … Continued

∞ Thunderbolt RAID beats pants off FW 800

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When connected to the iMac, the R6’s AJA System Test read scores came in at 566MBps—6.8 times faster than the DS4600 using FireWire 800. Even more impressive was the R6’s 644MBps AJA System Test write score, which is 11.5 times … Continued

∞ Tesla Roadster discontinued

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We knew the Tesla Roadster was fast, but not this fast: after just three years on the market, the Roadster is no more. In about two months, Tesla will cease taking orders for the all-electric Roadster in the U.S., marking … Continued