I bet this will be great.

Nice article from Chris Armstrong.

Bryan Bishop for The Verge:

Yesterday we reported on a vulnerability on Samsung phones that could allow a malicious website to wipe a user’s device, but new details are coming to light that indicate the issue extends beyond Samsung’s product line — and that the dialer in some versions of Android may by the cause.

We linked to a report on the vulnerability on Tuesday.

I don’t understand how some analysts could say the launch was disappointing.

From 3D designer Peter Zigich.

Starting today, you can use Google Maps to find a sea turtle swimming among a school of fish, follow a manta ray and experience the reef at sunset—just as I did on my first dive in the Great Barrier Reef last year.

Nice.

OhGizmo!:

Admittedly, the thing is pretty awesome, if only because it’s so ridiculous looking. But it’s also sort of smart. It’s a pillow with an opening for your hands, and for your mouth and nose. Your eyes are covered and your head is cushioned whether you decide to plop your noggin down on your desk or sleep in the airplane.

I’ve always wanted a foolproof “Dork Detector” and, if you’re using/wearing this, there’s no doubt – you are an absolute dork!

The Globe and Mail:

“Who better to lead America than a country already leading America in so many ways?” is just the beginning of Canadian Brian Calvert’s case, made in a YouTube video, for why Americans should vote for Canada to run the U.S. this fall.A scrolling list of things Mr. Calvert argues Canadians do better include healthcare, human rights, and the employment rate – along with big foot sightings, lumberjack fashion and bear attacks.

Seriously, America. Why not let Canada govern you for a while? What’s the worse that could happen?

I must say, that sounds really easy.

Wired:

Usually, the only math required at a bar is tip calculation. But a new algorithm-based program from Miami company Drink Exchange makes ordering cocktails much like playing the stock market.If a particular concoction is popular, the software automatically raises its price. Conversely, the less popular a drink, the less it costs. Bar promotions (such as a sudden “market crash,” when all prices fall) affect prices minute to minute. Television screens and LED tickers display the prices so patrons can follow along—and throw elbows to get their orders in.The system is currently set up in 25 watering holes, and there are plans to be in 300 by year’s end.

Seriously? Would you do this? I don’t want to work this hard just to get a drink.

Relay G55 delivers tour-grade digital wireless in a compact, half-rack format—so you can enjoy wireless freedom without compromising your guitar tone.

I haven’t had a chance to try this system. I use an AKG wireless unit for my guitar.

We’re happy to announce the Facebook SDK 3.1 for iOS that adds support for the Facebook integration in iOS 6. This integration opens up new opportunities for mobile app developers as you can easily build the foundation for a social app, Facebook Login and sharing functionality, into your product.

Nice, I like that.

Congratulations to everyone at Pixelmator as they celebrate their fifth birthday and thanks for sponsoring The Loop.

Remember in my iPhone 5 review I said that developers would be doing more than just making their apps longer for the new screen size? This is a perfect example. When djay got updated they added functionality in that extra space.

I love my Taylor. Love it!

MacTech Conference is a 3-day, immersive, technical conference specifically designed for Apple developers, IT Pros, and Enterprise.

You can register on their Web site.

The design features 3,650 cursor icons to symbolically represent every day the store was live. Printed in 2 hits of black with mirror chrome ‘liquid foil’ printing. Designed at Apple, Inc.

This looks very cool, except the cursor is white (Windows), instead of black (Mac).

Published by Apple, so it’s official.

Click a link and your phone resets. Perfect, open wins.

Funny how people people can take a successful iPhone 5 launch and try to say it’s disappointing.

Kevin Krolicki for Reuters:

Schmidt said Google and Apple were in constant communication “at all kinds of levels.” But he said any decision on whether Google Maps would be accepted as an application in the Apple App Store would have to be made by Apple. “We have not done anything yet,” he said.

Last week rumors surfaced that Google had readied a new Maps app for iOS 6, and that Apple was dragging its heels to approve it. This confirms that the rumor was wrong.

Bryan Gardiner for Wired:

The office of Wendell Weeks, Corning’s CEO, is on the second floor, looking out onto the Chemung River. It was here that Steve Jobs gave the 53-year-old Weeks a seemingly impossible task: Make millions of square feet of ultrathin, ultrastrong glass that didn’t yet exist. Oh, and do it in six months. The story of their collaboration—including Jobs’ attempt to lecture Weeks on the principles of glass and his insistence that such a feat could be accomplished—is well known. How Corning actually pulled it off is not.

A fascinating look inside the company that makes Gorilla Glass, and the story of how the substance came to be.

I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Dave Berners a couple of times. He’s so smart, it’s almost scary.

Good idea if you can do it.

Peter Svensson for AP:

Verizon Wireless said Monday that it won’t prevent its version of the iPhone 5 from being used on AT&T’s network.

This marks the first time Verizon has sold a phone that will work on other U.S. networks without it needing to be unlocked.

What it means for consumers is that if you buy an iPhone 5 from Verizon today and decide when your contract is up to switch providers to, say, AT&T, you can continue to use the same phone without having to jump through hoops to get it to work.