Siri in iOS 6 has learned a few new tricks. She can tell you scores, make reservations and (Awesome? Who cares?) launch apps. Old Siri is out of touch and only knows how to perform the most basic of functions. While Apple's new upgraded tech still isn't perfect, New Siri promises to act like what the digital assistant should've been from the start, which is to say an actual helpful...
Apple events can’t be ignored. They’re hyped, anticipated, endlessly talked about and absolutely demand our attention. They are stages of theatre that have introduced some of the most widely used products in the world today. But lately, they’ve felt a bit unsatisfactory. They’ve lacked that One More Thing-level of excitement. First there was the iPhone 4S, which was essentially an...
The HTC Sense user interface is one of the most popular skins for Android, and one of the main reasons why Android users become attached to HTC devices. Sense 3.5 works wonderfully under the Gingerbread operating system, providing users with a seamless link to all of their favorite features directly from their home screen. So it's no wonder fans are anticipating HTC Sense 4.0. And...
Apple's iOS 5 software offers some pretty awesome features that make using an iOS device all the more enjoyable. Features like wireless iTunes syncing, iCloud backups, Notification Center, and Twitter integration are all things that make iOS users wonder how they ever got by prior to iOS 5. But those who are still rocking the first-generation iPhone (iPhone 2G), the iPhone 3G, or the...
Google has issued another update to its recently released Gmail application for iOS that adds a number of new features and quashes various bugs. Version 1.1 of the free Gmail app now offers a new notification sound to those running iOS 5, custom signatures, a “scribbles” feature, and more. Within the application’s settings menu, users can now create a custom mobile signature that will...
This normally happens to me … after a month or so after a new mobile phone release, I start to question if the manufacturer has done enough. We all know that many expected Apple to announce the iPhone 5, but that is old news now. I have learned to live with the fact that the iPhone 4S might well be my daily mobile for the next year. Of course there are many things I am happy with, but...
A hacker has uncovered a bug in Apple's new iOS 5 firmware which allows certain iPhones locked to AT&T to be unlocked for use on T-Mobile. The hack works with the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4, and Apple's latest iPhone, the iPhone 4S. The biggest advantage to this trick is that you do not need to jailbreak your device or make any alterations to its hardware or software. Instructions...
Did you catch "iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed The World" on Discovery Channel recently? No? Well, don't worry — there's another special coming up, courtesy of PBS. The one-hour program — which will be the latest documentary about Jobs since his passing — will feature interviews with Jobs, as well as those from people who knew him personally, including Ronald Wayne, Steve Wozniak,...
In my previous post, I called out some of the best stand-out features of Apple's iOS 5. But along with those pros, there are also some cons here as well. Most of these have more to do with holes in the operating system, but there are definitely some missed opportunities here. Doing a "Best of" or "Worst of" list for operating systems is always kind of strange, considering that things...
There’s so much packed into Apple‘s iOS 5, it can be kind of hard to pinpoint the best features in it. The company singled out a number of things at the media event, but I think there are a few aspects of this update that stand out above the rest for impacting iOS users’ lifestyles on a daily basis. Here are my five picks for which ones they are: Notifications: There’s only one word...