Archive | October 11th, 2011
iPhone 4S reviews start rolling in
By Luis Estrada: On Tuesday evening, various media outlets began publishing their official iPhone 4S reviews. This short of it? This phone is poised to be a monster. Some of the more noteworthy excerpts are below: The New York Times: Speech recognition. Crazy good, transformative, category-redefining speech recognition… Apple won’t admit that it’s using a [...]
Continue reading...Jason Snell of Macworld shows off Siri [Video]
11. October 2011
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By Sarah Petit: In the video below, Jason Snell shows us the ins and outs of Siri, Apple’s voice recognition feature which from the sound of it so far, may prove to be a killer software feature. via Macworld
Continue reading...Steve Jobs explains why he wore a black turtleneck every day
11. October 2011
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By Josh Rosenthall: The release of Steve Jobs highly anticipated biography is set for release in just under two weeks. The book is the first authorized Steve Jobs biography and promises to be a page-turner, with Jobs advising friends, colleagues, ex-girlfriends, and even infuriated rivals to speak candidly about him and not hold anything back. [...]
Continue reading...Siri continues trend of Apple products being extremely friendly to the blind
11. October 2011
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By Sarah Petit: Apple’s new Siri app for the iPhone 4S has gotten pretty stellar reviews from those lucky enough to give it a go thus far. Here, in the Apple produced video below, we see some of the many uses of Siri. Interestingly, though not at all surprising, the last use-case in the video [...]
Continue reading...Hands on video demo of Siri – It’s smart, but probably doesn’t love you
11. October 2011
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Check out one of the first in the wild demonstration of Siri, Apple’s new voice recognition feature in iOS 5. Along with some standard questions about geography and the time in various cities, there are also a few quirky Siri interactions here, including telling Siri “I love you.” We particularly enjoyed Siri being able to asnwer [...]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs initiated contact with Samsung to stave off legal standoff
11. October 2011
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By David Goldman: During Apple’s earnings conference call from last April, Tim Cook, who was then Apple’s COO and acting CEO, addressed a question regarding Apple’s then fresh lawsuit against Samsung wherein it alleged the Korean-based electronics giant of copying the look and feel of its iOS devices. Despite considering Samsung a valuable partner in [...]
Continue reading...The lunacy of the “iPhone 4S is a disappointment” crowd
11. October 2011
By John Hiesler: A week ago, Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S, which despite housing a significant number of improvements, provoked yawns from a number of pundits and even technology enthusiasts who saw the update as nice, but nothing special. It seems that many were hoping for a larger screen iPhone with a tapered design. Not [...]
Continue reading...Dr. Dre just wants his HTC phone to be second to Apple
11. October 2011
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By Luis Estrada: Former NWA member Dr. Dre, who achieved in greater acclaim as an individual rapper thanks to hits like Nothin but a G Thang and Dre Day, has transitioned from rap superstar into entrepreneur as of late. In 2008, Dre released a high-performance line of headphones dubbed Beats by Dr. Dre that have [...]
Continue reading...Apple’s share price relative to a new iPhone launch
11. October 2011
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By David Goldman: With the iPhone 4S set for release on October 14, we looked back at previous iPhone launches and compiled a chart tracking Apple’s stock performance in the weeks and months after launch day. As the chart below indicates, Apple’s stock price four months after launch day tends to yield the best return [...]
Continue reading...Apple to hold private ceremony in celebration of Steve Jobs on October 19
11. October 2011
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By John Hiesler: On October 19 at 10 a.m, Apple will hold a special ceremony to honor the life and times of co-founder Steve Jobs who passed away last Wednesday. The function will be a private Apple event and was first brought to light by MacGeneration who obtained an internal email sent out by CEO [...]
Continue reading...iPhone 4S still sporting 512MB of RAM
11. October 2011
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By David Goldman: AppVV got their hands on a pre-release version of the iPhone 4S somehow and are confirming that the device only sports 512MB of RAM. Well, perhaps “only” isn’t the proper choice of words given that early benchmarks of the iPhone 4S are incredibly impressive, with early reports suggesting the 4S is 68% [...]
Continue reading...Group of motorcycle bandits rob Apple Store in Covent Garden
11. October 2011
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By Sarah Petit: In a scene straight out of a movie, a gang of 7 mopeds and motorcycles on Monday morning smashed the front window at the newly opened Apple Store in Covent Garden in London and grabbed as many Apple products as they could. And these crooks came prepared, sporting full face crash helmets. [...]
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11. October 2011
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