∞ meta.DJ for iPad

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meta.DJ is targeted at modern DJ-style performances and lets you blend your iTunes music tracks with drum machine beats, sound fx, synthesized instrument parts, mix effects like delays, stutters, filters and more. I’m not much of a DJ, but this … Continued

∞ Having a voice

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I don’t usually link to articles written about me, but this one is different. Chris Martucci emailed me a few questions on how I choose what to post on The Loop. I looked at his site and like it, so … Continued

∞ Remembering John Bonham

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From Wikipedia: On 24 September 1980, Bonham was picked up by Led Zeppelin assistant Rex King to attend rehearsals at Bray Studios for an upcoming tour of the United States—the band’s first since 1977. During the journey, Bonham asked to … Continued

∞ Apple's hypocritical patent lawsuits

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Joe Wilcox writing for BetaNews: I’ve been fairly critical of Apple’s recent patent bullying — what I call innovation through intimidation/litigation. The Apple Fanclub of bloggers and journalists defend the company’s patent and other intellectual property claims as protecting its … Continued

∞ Verizon sides with Samsung against Apple

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FOSS Patents: Verizon, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, implores the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to deny Apple’s request for a US-wide preliminary injunction against four Samsung products (the Infuse 4G, Galaxy S 4G and … Continued

∞ Amazon press event

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Reuters: Amazon.com Inc, which revolutionized reading with its Kindle e-reader, is expected to unveil a tablet computer next week that analysts say will seriously challenge Apple’s market dominating iPad. Okay, they are having a press event, but I doubt it … Continued

∞ Remembering Jim Henson

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Google is paying tribute to Henson on its homepage for the next 36 hours. Truly one of the great talents of our time.

∞ Pixelmator

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Many thanks to Pixelmator for sponsoring The Loop’s RSS feed for the past two weeks. Pixelmator is the beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editing app for Mac OS X that has everything you need to create, edit and … Continued

∞ The Business Insider traffic grab

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A thoughtful piece from Reuters Ryan McCarthy on the practice of re-publishing entire portions of articles for the sole purpose of keeping pageviews. So why does Business Insider risk undermining all that highly original, distinctive content for what appear to … Continued

∞ Diablo III moved to 'early 2012'

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Blizzard Entertainment announced Friday that its launch of Diablo III has been pushed to early 2012, quashing gamers’ hopes that they might get the new game in time for the holidays. Diablo III is the latest installment of Blizzard’s action … Continued

∞ Be a publisher, not a republisher

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Matt Gemmell on publishing services like paper.li: Newspapers contain editorial. There’s some kind of journalistic contribution, however brief, in each article. With these online “newspapers”, there’s zero. It’s just a wad of links and extracts, styled to appear something like … Continued

∞ Is Meg Whitman the right choice for HP?

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Tim Bajarin for Techpinions: Only time will tell if she was the right one to take over at this time in HP’s history but she has the leadership and communication skills HP needs now to keep it from sinking any … Continued

∞ Facebook Timeline and other announcements

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Macworld: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a bevy of features for its social network, including one called Timeline that allows you to chronologically chart your entire life via pictures, Facebook updates, Likes, and places you’ve traveled to and lived. That … Continued

∞ HP names Meg Whitman President and CEO

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HP today announced that its board of directors has appointed Meg Whitman as president and chief executive officer. “We are fortunate to have someone of Meg Whitman’s caliber and experience step up to lead HP,” said Lane. “We are at … Continued

∞ Harman offers Bluetooth portable speaker system

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Harman International on Thursday announced its JBL On Tour iBT, a battery-powered speaker system that wirelessly streams audio from your Mac or iOS device using Bluetooth. Its suggested retail price is $199. The JBL On Tour iBT incorporates four full-range … Continued

∞ Apple buys more memory from Japan to offset Samsung risk

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DigiTimes: Apple has increased its purchases of DRAM and NAND flash from Japan, according to industry sources, adding that Toshiba and Elpida Memory are being pinpointed as beneficiaries of the increased procurement. It’s a defensive move by Apple to reduce … Continued

∞ AT&T ruling, not PSN debacle, forced Sony TOS change

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CNN: Last week Sony changed the terms-of-service document for its PlayStation Network, asking U.S. customers to forfeit their rights to file class-action lawsuits against the company and its partners. Customers can opt out by sending the company a letter in … Continued

∞ Company trains adults with Asperger's to do software QA

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CBS News: Turns out, traits that make great software testers – intense focus, comfort with repetition, and memory for detail – also happen to be characteristics of autism. Aspiritech, a nonprofit in Highland Park, Ill., nurtures these skills while forgiving … Continued