In October, Apple released the iPhone 4S and highlighted the Siri Voice Assistant as one of the main features of the new phone, allowing users to dictate messages, emails, and even search the web and make calls simply by speaking to the phone. With Siri already leading the Voice recogniton technology in mobile phones, other companies are bound to follow … Read More
Apple Hires UI Designer Who Designed Leaked iPhone 4S Siri UI
Apple introduced its Voice Assistant, Siri with the introduction of the iPhone 4S in October. However, prior to the announcement of the iPhone 4S and Siri, Jan-Michael Cart, UI concept designer created a mock up that closely resembled the final product. Jan-Michael Cart, University of Georgia student officially announced on his new blog on Tuesday, that he is headed to Cupertino … Read More
Airtel Begins Taking iPhone 4S Pre-Order, India Price Revealed
Airtel earlier today started taking iPhone 4S pre-orders on it’s website. Apple’s fifth-gen iPhone is coming to the Indian market after just over a month and will be available in stores on November 25th. Unlocked iPhone 4S will be available in India from Airtel and Aircel, Apple’s carrier partners for the iPhone launch. However, if you were thinking about the … Read More
iOS 5.0.2 to fix Battery Issues? iOS 5.1 to Add New Siri Commands?
German news site, Macerkopf reported on Wednesday that Apple is currently working on iOS 5.0.2 to address battery life issues in the iPhone 4S. Just last week, Apple released iOS 5.0.1 which worked for some users, but failed to fix the serious battery issue. iOS 5.0.2 coming very soon, solving the battery bugs. Should arrive before the end of next … Read More
Airtel Begins iPhone 4S Registration in India
Apple’s iPhone 4S was launched on October 14 in the US and during the announcement event the company claimed that this would be their fastest international rollout. iPhone 4S is expected to be available in all major markets internationally by the end of 2011. Earlier today Airtel, India’s largest network provider, sent out emails to its “platinum customers” to register … Read More
iPhone 4S Teardown Reveals Infrared LED for Siri’s “Raise to speak” Feature
Apple introduced Siri personal assistant with the new iPhone 4S. Siri, which is activated by a short press of the home button, also gives users the option to activate Siri using a feature called Raise to Speak. On Wednesday, a tear down from iFixit revealed that Apple has embedded an infrared sensor close to the ambient light sensor in order … Read More
‘Unlimited’ Non-Streaming Data Coming to iPhone 4S on C Spire
With recent buzz surrounding the iPhone 4S, and its introduction on America’s third largest carrier, Sprint, another carrier has swooped in and claimed the number four spot. C Spire wireless, a regional carrier, located mainly in the Southern states has confirmed that it will be receiving the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 on November 11th. C Spire is selling the … Read More
iPhone 4S TV Ads Highlight Siri, Camera and iCloud
Apple announced the new iPhone 4S on October 4th and since then has experienced a large number of sales, more than any quarter in the past. On Thursday, Apple aired the first iPhone 4S TV ad on select networks, highlighting the new personal assistant feature, Siri. The first ad aired begins with a woman who tells Siri that she has … Read More
iPhone 4S Breaks AT&T and Sprint’s One Day Sales Record
Apple’s iPhone 4S went on sale on Friday, with an improved camera, dual core A5 chip and Siri. This year the iPhone was made available on three networks, adding on Sprint as the new carrier. Demand for iPhone 4S is now being reflected by sales records for both AT&T and Sprint, who have reported that their one day record has … Read More
iPhone 4S Pre-Order Figures Revealed
Earlier today, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced that iPhone 4S pre-Orders have topped one million, in the first 24 hours. That’s a new record for any iPhone, since the introduction of the original in 2007. Phil Schiller released a statement mentioning that this is a new record for any product launch that has Apple managed. We are blown away with the incredible … Read More
Apple Unveils iPhone 4S With A5 Chip, 8MP Camera and More
Apple on Tuesday October 4th unveiled the long awaited iPhone 4S. The iPhone 4S was rumored to receive a major design upgrade, but instead kept its iPhone 4 design, with drastically updated internals. The iPhone 4S is now packing the heat of Apple’s A5 chip, currently available in the iPad 2. It now holds a much faster processor, an improved … Read More
Nuance / Siri Voice Features Already in Apple’s iOS 5?
Nuance and Siri integration failed to make an appearance at Apple’s WWDC keynote, although a slide showing a host of iOS 5 features shows features related to VoiceOver and text-to-speech: “Option to speak text selection”, “VoiceOver item chooser”, and “VoiceOver action support”. It is unclear whether Apple really did integrate Siri and Nuance into iOS 5 or if they made … Read More
No Flash On iPhone 5 / 4S Camera Parts, Photos Hint At Alternate Placement
Apple.pro released photos of what they claim to be camera components of the new iPhone 5. The photos show what appears to be an updated camera module for the fifth gen iPhone that does not contain an integrated flash, giving reason to believe that the flash may be in a separate location than in the iPhone 4. A few photos … Read More
Apple Acquires Poly9. Another Mapping Company
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has apparently added to its mapping company portfolio today as we are hearing reports that it has picked up the Quebec based mapping company Poly9. Poly9’s staff are said to have been moved to California, and their website is now no longer available. One of Poly9’s products is a “cross browser, cross platform 3D globe which does not … Read More