∞ Apple begins selling unlocked iPhone 4

Apple on Tuesday began selling an unlocked version of its iPhone 4 from its online store. (more…)

∞ Lawyer says Apple may settle iCloud lawsuit

After announcing its iCloud service last week at WWDC, Apple was slapped with a lawsuit from Arizona-based iCloud Communications. Apple bought iCloud.com from Xcerion and has 11 applications registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Apple also owns the existing U.S. trademark formerly registered to Xcerion. However, that may not be enough.

“If iCloud Communications’ claims are accurate — that it’s used the mark since 2005, and used it widely — Brad Salai, a partner with Harter Secrest & Emery, said Apple would likely settle the dispute out of court. “It’s speculative, but if what iCloud Communications alleges is true, then Apple will be forced to settle,” Salai said.”

Apple likely to settle iCloud trademark lawsuit, says legal expert [Computerworld]

∞ Apple to pay Nokia in patent lawsuit settlement

Apple and Nokia ended their back and forth patent lawsuits on Tuesday with Nokia coming out the victor. (more…)

∞ If you think WWDC wasn't successful, you weren't paying attention

Sometimes I think people just don’t pay attention. A major event like WWDC comes, Apple introduces some great products, and still some people think there is little innovation. (more…)

∞ Only 7% of iOS developers are Mac developers too

Analyst Gene Munster surveyed 45 Apple developers at last week’s WWDC to find out how many developed on other platforms. While the number of developers he spoke with is quite small (considering there were 5,000 registered for the event), there are some interesting results.

Only 7% are also developing apps for the Mac, down from 50% in 2008.Nearly half (47%) write apps for Android, 36% for Research in Motion’s (RIMM) BlackBerry, 13% for Microsoft (MSFT) Windows Phone 7 and 7% for Hewlett-Packard’s (HPQ) WebOS.

iOS developer survey: 47% are on Android too, only 7% on Mac [Fortune]

∞ PlayBook is the 'herpes of tablets'

RIM may want people to compare its PlayBook tablet to the iPad, but journalists have a less complimentary comparison for the device. (more…)

∞ My Living Desktop updated for Mac OS X Lion

Amuse updated its Mac OS X app, My Living Desktop, fixing a few bugs and adding support for Apple’s Mac OS X Lion. (more…)

∞ Download this now: Galaga 30th Collection for iOS

Drop what you’re doing, fire up the App Store and download Galaga 30th Collection. It doesn’t matter if you’re using an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. What’s more, it’s free. (more…)

∞ iMac graphics firmware update fixes wake from sleep issue

Apple has posted a firmware update for the iMac which “fixes an issue that in rare cases may cause an iMac to hang during startup or waking from sleep.” (more…)

∞ Apple blocks DUI checkpoint apps in new review guidelines

iOS applications that alert drivers to potential police checkpoints will not be approved, as per new guidelines Apple has published for its App Store reviews, according to Autoblog.com. (more…)

∞ Apple files motion to intervene in Lodsys patent case

Patent troll Lodsys is going after seven independent iOS developers, claiming that they’re in violation of its patents. Now Apple has filed a motion to intervene in the case, according to the FOSS Patents blog. (more…)

∞ The Loop celebrates its second birthday

On June 8, 2009 during the Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, I launched The Loop. I’m happy to say that two years later, we’re still going strong. (more…)

∞ Infinity Blade iOS game earns more than $10 million in six months

Epic Games and Chair Entertainment on Tuesday announced that earnings from the iOS game Infinity Blade have exceeded $10 million in its first six months of release. (more…)

∞ iTunes in the Cloud now available in iTunes 10.3 beta

Most of Apple’s new iCloud services won’t be ready for consumption until the fall, when iOS 5 is released. But if you’re anxious to try out the iTunes in the Cloud service, you can get a head start by downloading a public beta version of iTunes 10.3 that’s now available from Apple’s Web site. (more…)

∞ Apple posts WWDC keynote video

By now, you’ve presumably read The Loop’s live coverage of today’s WWDC keynote and seen the major news announcements. But there’s nothing quite like watching an Apple keynote for yourself. Now you can, thanks to Apple, which posted the video to its site this afternoon. (more…)

∞ Apple finally unveils iCloud and iTunes Match

After first acknowledging last week that it was launching a service called iCloud, Apple on Monday took the wraps off, during a two-hour keynote presentation kicking off this week’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. iCloud is expected to be fully operational this fall with the release of iOS 5, though some features are available now. (more…)

∞ iOS 5 comes this fall loaded with new features, and untethered

Apple on Monday introduced iOS 5, which will be released this fall A beta version is now in the hands of iOS developers. The software has more than 200 new features, and is less tethered than ever from the constraints of being connected to a Mac or PC. (more…)

∞ Lion coming in July for $29, only from Mac App Store

Steve Jobs and company showed off the latest innovations coming to Mac OS X 10.7 “Lion” on Tuesday at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), which kicked off in San Francisco. Apple revealed that Lion will be released in July for $29.99, and will be available exclusively through the Mac App Store in a 4GB download, suitable for installing on all authorized Macs. (more…)

∞ WWDC 2011 Steve Jobs keynote live update

The Loop is at WWDC and we’re getting ready to bring you live updates from Steve Jobs’ keynote. The keynote starts at 10:00 am PT (1:00 pm ET). (more…)

∞ Weekly Loop podcast roundup: YML, AMB, IMP and Sci-Fi Cast

If you want to listen to The Loop founder Jim Dalrymple, make sure to check out this week’s Your Mac Life podcast, where he joined Ian Schray, Bill Reynolds from A/V Awakenings and host Shawn King. (more…)

∞ NetNewsWire sold to Black Pixel

Brent Simmons sold NetNewsWire, one of the most popular RSS readers in the Mac market, to NewsGator a number of years ago, but that’s not the end of the story. Simmons told Ars Technica on Friday that he was behind the initiative to sell the software again to Black Pixel.

In an exclusive interview with Daring Fireball’s John Gruber, Simmons said he’ll have “some more news next week” about what he’ll be doing. Apparently, he won’t be going with NetNewsWire.

The Future of NetNewsWire: An Interview With Brent Simmons and Black Pixel’s Daniel Pasco [Daring Fireball]

∞ Meeting Spot app aims to make WWDC easier for meetings

There was a new app released yesterday by Selligy called Meeting Spot that is going to help out a lot of people at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference being held next week. (more…)

∞ Apple tops RIM in U.S. mobile market share

Market research firm comScore on Friday released its latest report detailing mobile market share in the U.S. It’s good news for Apple, but continued bad news for RIM. (more…)

∞ Gruber, ice water, hell, and Windows 8

Here’s a lesson for people that want to write for a living or even for a hobby — if you are going to quote somebody to make your point, make sure they actually said what you claim they do. Time Techland’s Jared Newman made the mistake of wrongly quoting Daring Fireball’s John Gruber and Macworld’s Jason Snell in a recent article and Gruber sets the record straight.

Here are a few excerpts from Gruber — you can just tell Newman got it wrong:

[Disdain] is utterly the wrong word

bear no resemblance to anything Snell or I actually wrote

Neither Snell nor I wrote anything resembling that

neither Snell nor I described the iPad

What I wrote is

And people in hell want ice water

It’s just a classic article. A must read.

Ice Water Enthusiast [Daring Fireball]

∞ Legendary Apple exec Guy Kawasaki to headline MacTech Conference 2011

MacTech Magazine has announced that Guy Kawasaki, Apple’s first evangelist, will deliver the keynote speech for its upcoming MacTech Conference 2011. The event happens from November 2-4, 2011 at the Sheraton Universal hotel in Los Angeles, Calif. (more…)

∞ J.P. Morgan: iPad competitors failing

After the release of the original iPad, companies crawled out of the woodwork to announce a tablet of their own. However, those companies are finding that consumers don’t just want a tablet, they want an iPad. (more…)

∞ Motorola says 70% of returns are because of bad Android apps

There was some startling news from Motorola on Thursday as the company’s CEO spoke at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Technology conference. (more…)

∞ Apple releases official WWDC app

Apple on Thursday released an app for developers of next week’s Worldwide Developers Conference. (more…)

∞ Classic X-Men arcade game comes to iOS

Konami and Marvel announced Thursday the release of X-Men Arcade, the first mobile adaptation of the classic coin-op cabinet arcade game that made its debut in 1992. It’s a universal app that runs on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch and costs $2.99. (more…)

∞ Apple's Tim Cook sees tablets outperforming PCs in several years

If you’re Tim Cook, it’s pretty easy to see how the iPad could outsell PCs in the next few years. (more…)